UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 19
NUMBER 154
Start Canvass For Dormitory Funds Today
Sixty-five men students, members of the 12 team drive for funds for the new mens dormitory, begin their house to house canvassing today, it was announced by Donn Mosser, c'42, chairman of the dormitory fund committee.
With $155 indicated on the dormitory drive sign in front of Watson library toward the $750 goal, the team captains, Jim Burdge, c'41, and Ed Price, c'42, started the drive members on the house to house calls.
Besides the campaign for contributions from independent houses, the committee hopes to secure additional contributions from the Men's and Women's Pan Hellenic Councils.
The following men are members of the 12 teams convassing independent houses:
Seward Fleeson, c'43, Wendell,
Tompkins, c'43, Jim Hauptl, c'43,
Don Cayler, c'43, Charles Eckert,
c'43, Clyde Dinger, c'41, Russell
Mosser, c'40, Jim Arnold, b'41, Oliver
Edwards, c'41, Fred Robertson,
c'42, Bill Farmer, l'41, Lerdre Crad-
walader, b'40, Charles Weber, e'43,
Presson Shane, e'41, and Joe O'
Connor, e'41.
Bill Conroy, c'40, Toby Brumback, Louis Thompson, c'41, David Rice, c'41, Gerald Tewell, c'41, Roger Montgomerie, b'41, Dave Oberlin, c'41, Ralph Shenman, c'43, Bob White, c'42, Paul Wise, c'42, Maurice Baringer, c'42, James
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Dean Havenhill Retires July 1
Dr. L. D. Havenhill will resign from his position as dean of the School of Pharmacy at the end of the present school year, it was announced.
A banquet honoring Doctor Havenhill's 40 years of service as a teacher in the University will be
L. D. Havenhill
held on May 23. He will retire as head of the School of Pharmacy on July 1, but will continue to teach.
Germans Smash To Channel Port
At a Glance Here's the War
GERMANY - High Command reports German troops have smashed through to English Channel, cutting off 1,000,- 000 Allied troops in Belgium. Germans claim to have broken up French ninth army between Sedan and Namur on main fighting front in northern France and to have captured its commander, Gen. Henri Giraud, and his staff. Germans claim capture of Arras, Amiens and Abbeville, the latter on the coast 70 miles from England.
FRANCE — Germans drive along Somme river towards coast in lightning thrust, aided by power-diving planes, parachute troops and motorcycle columns racing ahead of tanks. French admit loss of Laon, 80 miles from Paris. French and British air forces inflict heavy losses.
BELGIUM — British - French - Belgian army continues strategic withdrawal, seeking to fall back into France. Belgian government preparing to flee to Lisieux, France.
GREAT BRITAIN — British military sources say French have begun counter-attack against blitzkrieg in northern France. British planes report destruction of German supply bases and stores of oil behind lines. British telephone communication with continent severed.
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ITALY — First anti-air raid and blackout exercises held as Italy makes apparent preparations to enter war.
THE BALKANS — Russian troop movement reported near Rumanian and Hungarian borders. Balkan capitals believe Russia preparing to enter war if it spreads to southeastern Europe.
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R.O.T.C. Laying In Stock For Barbecue Tomorrow
If smoke is seen curling from under the east side of the stadium tomorrow morning, Sergeant William Kollender says not to get excited, for he will be cooking the beans for the spring R. O.T.C. barbecue to be held tomorrow evening at 6 o'clock.
The last drill day this semester for the R.O.T.C. will be closed with the presentation of awards and barbecue. The units will form in front of Fowler shops at 4:30 p.m. and march to the stadium behind the University band. Awards will then be presented to the various organizations and individuals for outstanding accomplishments during the year.
year.
Following the presentation of the medals, cups, sweaters, and certificates, Sergeant Kollender, the chief cook, and his volunteer helpers will serve the food to 500 persons.
fair which, will include members of R.O.T.C., officers of the National Guard, officers of the Reserve Corps, invited members of the faculty, and members of the University band who play for the parade.
The menu includes barbecued beef and pork sandwiches, baked beans, pumpkin pie, onions, radishes, ice cream bars, and coffee. To feed the 500 persons the R.O.T.C. has 350 pounds of beef and pork, 75 pounds of navy beans, 100 pounds of onions, 12 gallons of catup, 1000 buns, 150 pumpkin pies, 8 gallons of pickles, and 50 gallons of coffee.
Nazis Break One French Army in Drive
By Joe Alex Morris United Press Foreign Editor
A dolf Hitler's blitzkrieg struck its greatest blow of the war today in a paralyzing knife-like drive to the English channel at the French port of Abbeville.
Confirmation and consolidation of the Nazi gains would make the Allied position in France one of the utmost gravity, but from London came a British statement that the long-awaited counter-attack had begun with the French army "fighting magnificently" in a do-or-die attempt to save a vast part of the Allied forces from disaster.
In what the German High Command called "the greatest attack operation of all times," the Nazi mechanized armies, bombing planes and parachute troops officially reported that after 11 days of furious fighting they had:
1. Raced 60 miles through northern France to Abbeville—only 70 miles across the Channel from England—to cut off and threaten with disaster perhaps a million British, French and Belgian soldiers in Flanders.
3. Captured Rethel and Laon on the fighting front some 60 miles north of Paris; and taken Amiens and Ar-
2. Broken the 9th French army and captured its staff and commander, Gen. Henri Giraud, who was wounded and captured in the first weeks of the World War.
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On This Side---
Chaos in the science of physics was imanded by Dr. Albert Einstein (above), famous physicist who is a virtual exile from Germany, his fatherland.
E. H. Lindley Dines With Manila Alumni
Ex-Chancellor E. H. Lindley was honored the week of April 8 at a dinner held in Manila, Philippine Islands, at the home of Colonel E. M. Koenig, former Commandant of the R.O.T.C. at the University, according to a letter receive yesterday by Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association.
More than 25 alumni of the University were present at the dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Lindley are leisurely traveling to Peking, China, to stay for the spring months.
Waiters Strike In Hill Cafe
With a motto like the three musketeers, "all for one and one for all," the waiters at the Cottage, Hill hangout and cafe, staged an organized "walk-out" Saturday night after closing time. They had all agreed to "forget" to come to work Sunday morning and left in the cash register an "ultimatum" to the manager stating the reasons for the move.
So then came the dawn of a busy Sunday morning the patrons of the Cottage found that service "was kinda bad" and Managers Harry Akers and L. A. Guffins were just as perturbed to find themselves with "labor trouble" on their hands.
The latest reports of the uprising are that the Cottage "ex-crew" are now eating at other food establishments and that their former employers are now carrying on with a new group of waiters.
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