UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1940
NUMBER 8
Make T.B. Exams a Must For Faculty
Moving for the safety of the student body, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today that all faculty members and University employees would be required to take an annual tuberculin test.
This regulation is part of the general health program to further the protection of students against tuberculosis. Tests must be taken at Watkins Memorial hospital between the hours of 8 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive or from 8 to 12 a.m. on Saturday.
The test consists of a minute skin injection. A slight irritation will be produced if the tests is positive. Positive reaction does not at all necessarily indicate tuberculosis. Those having positive reaction, indicating sensitivity to the tubercle bacilli will be X-rayed as a further check.
Faculty and employees must return to the hospital in two days for observation. No charge will be made for the tuberculin, X-ray, or laboratory tests necessary to establish diagnosis.
Dorsey Tickets Go Slow
Ticket sales on Tommy Dorsey's appearance at the Freshman Frolic here Oct. 11 are moving slowly, with a total of 214 tickets sold at noon today.
The business office has sold 100 tickets, the Memorial Union 95, and Bell's Music store 19. Ticket sales are expected to pick up considerably the first of next week according to Fred Littioo, dance manager.
F.B. Jenson Gets USC Ph.D. Degree
Finn B. Jensen, instructor in economics, recently received word that his Ph.D. degree had been awarded him at the University of Southern California, it was announced this morning.
His thesis topic was "Norwegian Labor Courts."
Men's Glee Club Tryouts To Be Held Tonight at 7:30
Finland To Permit German Crossing
Try-outs for the Men's Glee club will be held at 7:30 tonight for those candidates whose names fall into the N to Z bracket. Auditions will be held in the office of Joseph Wilkins in Frank Strong hall.
Washington, Sept. 25.—(UP) — Hjalmar J. Procope, Finnish minister to the United States, said today that the German-Finnish agreement allowing transit of German troops through Finland "does not imply in any way" that his country has abandoned its policy of neutrality and independence.
State Department officials declined to comment.
Procope said that the legation had received no reports from Helsinki other than news dispatches that Finland has agreed to permit transit of German troops on leave and Geman supplies between northern Finnish territory and northern Norway.
These reports, stating that the transit will be under control measures and precautions, points out the arrangement is like the agreement between Sweden and Germany of last July," Procope said in a formal statement issued early today.
"The arrangement, as reported, does of course not imply in any way a giving up of the policy of neutrality, independence and peace that Finland is following. The Finns, determined to follow this policy, are concentrating every energy in the reconstruction and rehabilitation work to which they have devoted themselves since the March 12th peace treaty with Russia."
A legislation spokesman pointed out that Finland and Russia agreed a few days ago to permit movement of Russian troops to the port of Hango in southwestern Finland which was ceded to Russia at the conclusion of the Russo-Finnish war.
"White Wings" To Be Played
Madrid, Tokyo May Enter War
The department of speech and dramatic art has done a quick reversal—decided not to give the Kaufmann-Connelly show, "Beggar on Horseback," as the season opener in Fraser theater, and instead, the first play will be Phillip Barry's "White Wings," a comedy of several seasons back.
"White Wings" was more than a success on Broadway—it made history. It's whole plot is based on the life and times of those right hand men of every city—the street cleaners, more generally known as "white wings."
Preliminary tryouts for casting the play will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the little theater in the basement of Green hall. The play will be directed by Prof. Allen Crafton, head of the speech department.
May Take Few Draftees
"We were sorry we had to drop 'Beggar on Horseback,'" said Crafton, "but there were too many factors against presenting a play which has been given only three years ago. The novelty and surprises in the play would, we feel, fall flat."
Cards were sent out yesterday from the Dramatic club offices informing 22 students that they have successfully qualified for membership in the club. Nearly a 100 applicants did a stint of pantomine and vocalizing on the little theater stage before the judging committee.
WEATHER
"Despite the rather small number which we took into the club," commented Professor Crafton, "I saw more outstanding and usable material this year than I have ever seen before in these annual try-outs." He also said that a greater number of men had shown ability and were taken into the club this year.
Continued cool weather and clear skies were forecast for Lawrence and eastern Kansas tonight and tomorrow. No immediate change in weather was indicated.
Washington, Sept. 25.—(UP)—Selective service officials expected today that voluntary enlistments after registration day would make it unnecessary to draft many men for the first contingent of 400,000 conscripts.
On the basis of inquiries at headquarters here by men seeking to volunteer, officials believed that the entire 400,000 might be raised by that way before the end of the year. Since the Conviction Act was
Since the Conscription Act was
signed by President Roosevelt, 261 men have visited or telephoned conscription headquarters here to find out how quickly they con enlist for one year of military training. Officers pointed out that although the 261 was a low figure, few persons know the location of their offices here.
apply to local draft boards. Then they may not be accepted if they have dependents or are engaged in essential industries.
Unemployed youths, young doctors and lawyers about to begin private practice, and others about to embark on business careers after completing school predominate among those seeking to enlist. Officials said those persons would rather enlist now than risk interruption of their careers later.
Most inquirers are surprised to learn that they cannot enlist immediately. They must wait until after Oct. 16—registration day—to
Snow Hall Gets Unique Collection Of 'Walking Sticks'
A sight seldom witnessed was seen yesterday in Snow hall. It was a cage of several hundred "walking sticks"—not the kind the senior laws carry but that unusual jointed bug.
This collection was obtained Sunday by Dr. Raymond Beamer, who caught the insects in a woods near Garnett, Kan.
The insect measured eight inches from antennae to posterior of body; the body proper measured five inches.
Up to Snuday the Snow collection contained only five specimens of this insect—now it has several hundred. Among the number there are only four or five females. This, Beamer said, was very unusual and he did not know what the explanation might be.
Beamer said that he would like to start a colony of them here but that he wouldn't want them to become a pest.
Lawson Has Big Speaking Tour
Eleven speeches in three days have been scheduled for Paul B. Lawson, dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences, the last of this week.
Dean Lawson's tour begins Thursday when in the morning he will speak to the high school students of Russell, at noon to the Russell Kiwanis club, to the high school students at Osborne in the afternoon and to a group of K.U. alumni at Beloit in the evening.
An early morning appearance Friday will be made before the Beloit high school and a similar meeting at Jewel just before noon. A third student convocation will be addressed at Smith Center that afternoon.
Dean Lawson will address another group of K.U. alumni at Mankato Friday noon and appear at the high school that afternoon.
His circuit will be completed Saturday with two speeches at Norton, one before the Norton County teachers' association.
Chinese Army Strikes Back
Shanghai, Sept. 25—(UP) - A Chinese army has attacked the Japanese in the Lunchow area near the Indo-Chinese frontier in a move to hinder the Japanese invasion of Indo-China, authoritative dispatches from the border asserted today.
It had been known that China was massing big forces of troops in the (continued to page eight)
Axis Hints Satellites Are Ready
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press News Editor
Adolph Hitler struggled desperately to offset powerful British aerial and naval counter-blows against Germany today by coordinating an unparalleled military, diplomatic and propaganda offensive against the British Empire in Europe, Africa and the Far East.
With the conflict surging closer to United States interests in South America and in the Pacific, Germany and Italy appeared to be attempting to rally Japan and Spain to aid in their assault or at least to give the world the impression that both the Tokyo and Madrid governments were cooperating
In a day of frenzied action on all fronts, these developments stood out: 1. JAPAN was reported to have agreed in principle on a defensive alliance with Germany, to become effective if the United States and Great Britain should collaborate on defense bases, such as Singapore, in the Far East.
The indirect nature of advices concerning this "provisional" agreement left uncertain the extent to which Germany had been able to swing Japan toward such an agreement, but empahsized at least a desire to make the world think that Tokyo and Berlin were cooperating closely. In Berlin, officials said they had no knowledge of the agreement.
Japan Lands Troops
2. JAPAN, seeking to take advantage of every war development to further the "new order" in east Asia, was reported landing troops at the French Indo-China port of Haiphong and fighting French Colonial forces on the northern frontier of Indo-China. Chinese troops were reported counter-attacking the Japanese in the nearby Lungchow area and in Shanghai there were increasing fears that Japan would seize the French concession.
3. IN AFRICA, an expedition of British and free French forces continued their battle to seize the French colonial port of Dakar, where it was estimated that 1,100 had been killed or wounded in three days of severe and almost continuous fighting between airplanes, warships, landing parties and shore batteries. French defenders, including air units,
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