UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1940
NUMBER 144
Typhoid Vaccination For Students
Following the infection of three students with typhoid fever thought to have been contracted in the University bacteriology laboratory, Dr. N. P. Sherwood, head of the department, announced today that in the future all students enrolling in the course would be "strongly urged" to be innoculated before being admitted to the course.
Doctor Sherwood said that no strict rule would be made to this effect, but intimated that if any students failed to comply with the department's request the matter would be taken up with their parents.
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said that the Chancellor was well pleased with the new move.
we please use Chester Lessenden, m'43, Alexander Shifrin, c'40, and Galen Fields, m'sp, are the three students who have contracted the fever.
Lessenden was taken ill at his home during Easter vacation and
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Cakewalk In Union 600 Limit
Since only 175 tickets were sold for the Senior Cakewalk by noon today, it will be necessary for Will Osborne to play the dance in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building, Fred Litttoy, I'42, announced this afternoon.
If 450 tickets had been purchased by yesterday noon, students would have danced to Osborne's "slide music" in Hoch auditorium Friday night. Ticket sales will now be limited to 600. Littioy said.
Police Still Seek Clue In Robbery
City and county police officers today are still looking for a lead in the robbery of the Granada theater Sunday night. No clue to the identity of the lone bandit who forced two theater employees to hand over about $647 in cash has not yet been found.
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Teke's To Get Acacia House For Next Year
M.S.C. Requests More For Money
That youngster of the fraternity world has found itself a home. Tau Kappa Epsilon, the new social fraternity better known as "Teke," next fall will move into the house now occupied by Acacia fraternity at 1541 Tennessee street.
For the past week "Teke" alumni from Kansas City, Mo., have been looking over available sites for the fraternity's home. The selection was announced Sunday night at a dinner-meeting of local, Kansas State, and Kansas City "Tekes."
Acacia fraternity has lived in the house since 1937 when it moved there from Brynwood place which is now the site of the new men's dormitory, Alumni place. Acacia has not yet selected a house for next year.
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Editors Play 'Teacher for a Day'
At noon today six Kansas editors paused in their arduous task of teaching journalism classes to pose for a group picture and discuss teaching.
teaching.
These editors comprised the "editorial faculty" which celebrated Editors' Day today by taking over the reins in the department of journalism.
"My classes are getting darned tired of seeing me," was the only remark Drew McLaughlin, editor of the Miami Republican, Paola, ventured.
The other editors were more subdued. W. A. Blair, editor of the Oswego Independent and state director of printing, said that of his three present vocations, including teaching, he would rather appear in his familiar role as editor. "It's more in my line," he explained.
"These youngsters are good to me," said Carl Brown, editor of the Atchison Daily Globe. "A few more classes with them and I'll feel like doing a spring dance out amidst the lilacs."
nett Review said that although most of his education was gained through practical experience he could "see now some persons would like to teach."
Karl Knauss, editor of the Gar-
Ed Abels, editor of the Douglas County Republican, said that teaching was different, at least, from his regular work.
The sixth editor was L. B. Dobbs, publisher of the Williamsburg Enterprise. He said his preference would still be publishing, but that it was fun to take a day off to mingle with young people.
Six Substitutes and Five Regulars--the Athletic Association of its just share of the higher fee.
Kansas editors who taught classes in the journalism department today: front row, left to right, Ed Abel, Douglas County Republican; Drew McLaughlin, Miami Republican; Earl L. Kanuss, Garnett Review; and Carl Brown, Atchison Daily Globe, Second row, W. A. Blair, state director of printing and publisher of the Oswego Independent; Prof. L. N. Flint, chairman of the department of journalism; and L. B. Doggs, Enterprise Journal, Williamsburg. Third row, Professors Ray Heady, R. B. Eide, J. Kistler, and H. L. Smith, all of the department of journalism.
[Photo by Garich]
Men's Student Councilmen moved last night to give students three new benefits from the increased activity fee they will pay next year.
Jim Burdge, c'41, P.S.G.L., introduced a resolution asking that the Jayhawker, the Daily Kansan, and reduced basketball prices be included in next year's $12 activity fee.
The resolution will be sent to the Board of Regents.
Burdge's proposal met with stiff opposition from Pachacamae. Rising Sun spokesmen insisted that the resolution might deprive
Jim Burdge
fee and not give the students something tangible for their money.
The Association gets $3.50 (less 3 1-2 per cent) from the present fee. This is more than any other group or organization on the Hill receives from the activity fund.
P. S.G.L. councilmen pointed out that the activity fee, according to Regent head Fred Harris, was raised in an attempt to equalize fees between Kansas State and the University.
Presson Shane, e'41, was elected vice-president of the council at its initial meeting last night. Jim Burdge was named secretary and the treasurer's post went to Lee Huddleston, b'41.
The League insisted that if our fees were made to approach the higher fee at State, students here should receive more benfits. P.S.G.L. felt that it would be unfair to raise the
A Pachacamac-fostered bill to give Cakewalk passes to councilmen if the dance makes sufficient profit was defeated by the council.
Weather
W.S.G.A. Meeting Postponed Until Next Tuesday
Restore Stone Wall On Alumni Place
The old stone and iron fence along the north edge of the Alumni Place at the top of Fourteenth street is being restored as it was originally 70 years ago, according to Olin Templin, secretary to the Endowment Association.
The W.S.G.A. meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been called off, according to O'Thene Huff. c'41, president. The regular meeting will be held next Tuesday.
The stone base of the fence has been completely torn down, and is now being rebuilt. Although several of the picturesque iron sections of the old fence have been broken or lost, it is planned by those in charge of the work to mold the needed sections in the University shops.
Increasing cloudiness was forecast for Lawrence and eastern aKnsas tomorrow. Scattered light showers over the state.
MacCann, Fox Win Carruth Poetry Honors
Marking the initial time that the first prize has been withheld, judges selected Richard MacCann's "Soap Box Manifesto" and Maynard Fox's "Kansas Corn" winning poems in the 1940 William Herbert Carruth poetry contest, it was announced today by Prof. W. S. Johnson, head of the department of English.
The winners will divide the $60 second and third prize awards. Kirk Farris, third place winner last year, received honorable mention with "Conversation in an Empty House" and Peggy Smith received the other honorable mention award with "I Lived Through January". Kenneth Lewis, c'39, three times winner of the contest, was last year's winner with "Sonntes From a Dairy."
The committee of judges is made up of Professor Johnson, Carl Niemeyer, alumni judge from Chicago, and Ridgeley Torrence, nationally
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