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University Daily Kansan
Page 0002 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/160455

Title: Dorms Show Force in Engine School Election
Summary: Freshman class in School of Engineering and Architecture elects Claude White to Engineering Council, marking shift in campus political dynamics.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student elections; engineering school; campus politics
Named Entities: White, Claude [student]; Surface, Jim [reporter]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Registration Plans Take Shape
Summary: University of Kansas prepares for October 16 registration with plans for R-Day board of nearly 50 volunteers to assist students.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; student registration; academic planning
Named Entities: Foster, George O. [registrar]; Gerhart, T.R. [university official]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Axis May Hit at Balkans, Africa, Orient
Summary: Axis powers and Japan threaten new military operations in Balkans, North Africa and Far East, with intense fighting reported over Germany and British Isles.
Category: national news
Subjects: world war II; military operations; Axis powers
Named Entities: Morris, Joe Alex [reporter]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Phelps Speaks in Hoch Tonight on Truth, Poetry
Summary: Yale professor William Lyon Phelps delivers lecture on 'Truth and Poetry' at Hoch Auditorium, known for advocacy of free speech and literary criticism.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: literature; lectures; academic events
Named Entities: Phelps, William Lyon [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Few Frolic Ducats Left; No Corsages
Summary: Only 15 tickets remain for Freshman Frolic with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, with no corsages available for the event.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student events; dance management; ticket sales
Named Entities: Littooy, Fred [dance manager]; Dorsey, Tommy [musician]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: WSGA Wants Pepleaders in Skirts
Summary: Women's Self-Governing Association endorses skirts over slacks for feminine cheerleaders, with Men's Student Council expressing opposing view.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; cheerleading; campus policies
Named Entities: Yankey, Paul [student council member]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: William Lyon Phelps
Summary: Portrait of William Lyon Phelps, Yale professor and literary critic, accompanying his lecture announcement.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: academic figures; literature professors
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Tommy Dorsey
Summary: Portrait of Tommy Dorsey, bandleader for the Freshman Frolic event.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: musicians; orchestra leaders
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Swarthout Talks in Kansas City to MacDowell Club
Summary: Dean of Fine Arts D.M. Swarthout speaks to MacDowell Study Club in Kansas City about university arts programs.
Category: informational content
Subjects: academic lectures; fine arts; university events
Named Entities: Swarthout, D.M. [dean]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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