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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
NUMBER 137.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940
Allies Battle German Drive In Norway
Stockholm, April 26—(UP) A battle to block the German drive northward up the Oesterdal valley was reported north of the town of Roeros today as Allied forces struck back at the Germans on three main Norwegian fronts.
Dispatches from the frontier to the newspaper Allehanda said that time fighting was in progress this morning north of Roeros, where a German motorized column arrived yesterday but was reported to be awaiting reinforcements before attempting to push on toward Stoeren and Trondheim.
The magnitude of the fighting in the Roeros sector was not definitely indicated, but the Allehanda dispatch said that there was lively artillery fire from both sides.
The Nazi advance up the Oerstedal valley was one of three main actions. A second Nazi column which had advanced from Lillehammer up the Gudbrandsdale valley to Ringebu was reported facing reinforced Allied troops in the Otta sector and additional Allied troops, including part of the French foreign legion, was said to be moving from Namos southward on the Germans entrenched at Kninkjer, in the Trondheim zone. Arrival of anti-aircraft guns and British fighting planes was reported to have helped offset the German air advantage.
The Allehanda published a dispatch from northern Norwegian headquarters which said that German attacks in the Steinkjer sector, where the Nazis hold the village, had been repulsed "with heavy losses" in the last two days.
The battle is still in progress, the dispatch said, with the British holding out at the town of Maare, south of Steinkjer, while Allied Reinforcements move from Namss against the German lines north of Steinkjer.
Cooler temperatures and a cloudy sky are forecast for this evening. For Saturday, partly cloudy and warmer.
Fewer Students Flunk
Fewer students were down in their grades at midsemester than in the previous term, it was announced today.
There was a noticeable decrease in the number of students failing in over 40 per cent of their work in the College this semester," J. H. Nelson, associate dean of the College, said today. "This change seems to us highly encouraging," he added, "We explain the decrease largely on the grounds of a stricter reinstament policy being followed by the reinstament committee this year. We admitted fewer failing students in February, and many of those who were not admitted would probably have failed again and increased the number of scholastically deficient," Dean Nelson said.
Retreat Tomorrow For Y Cabinets
Members of the new cabinets of the Y.M.C.A. and the W.Y.C.A. will go to a private cabin south of Lawrence tomorrow morning for a training retreat preparatory to the installation service Sunday.
The cabinets will be divided into groups to evaluate the work done by the Y's during the past year and to decide whether that work should be continued. These groups and their directors are as follows: reinterpretation of religion, Marjorie Cook, c'42, Lloyd Estes, c'42; social action, Margaret June Gray, c'41, George Kettner, c'42; freshman commission, Mary Ewers, c'42, Ernest Klema. c'41; personal relations, Shirley Jane Ruble, c'41, Al Decker, c'41.
Cabinet members will be accompanied by Miss Eda Paddock and John J. O. Moore, executive secretaries of the Y's.
Seniors who wish to have pictures in the Comencement issue of the Jayhawker Magazine must fill out information cards at the Jayhawker office and make appointments at Lawrence or Hixon's Studio before the end of next week.
NOTICE
Sunday Concert Will Begin Week of Music
When the curtain rises at 8:20 Monday night in Hoch auditorium, the 1940 edition of the School of Fine Arts' Music Week Festival will be under way.
and the three programs by the Pro Arte String Quartet of Brussels, Belgium.
Following a hectic week which saw cancellation of the Lawrence Tibbett and Paul Musikonsky programs, Dean D. M. Swarthout has secured as features for the week, Richard Crooks tenor, and Evelyn Swarthout, concert pianist of New York City.
Accompanying high-lights for the week will be the presentation of Bach's "Magnificat" by the Westminster A Cappella choir,
The Music Week opens at 11 o'clock Sunday morning when all the churches of Lawrence will have special programs, in connection with the Festival. The Westminster choir of 70 voices, under the baton of D. M. Swarthout, will sing the anthem, "Now Shall the Grace" (Bach), at the First Presbyterian Church. On the same program, Olga Eitner of the School of Fine Arts faculty will sing "Berceuse" (Zsolt), accompanied by Betty Buchanan, fe'42.
At Haskell Institute the band will
Pro-Arte Quartet
There still was music, but not much comedy to be found in "Sing 'n Swing" today. At least, that is the viewpoint of W.S.G.A. officials who learned that their venture into the entertainment world would cost them at least $125 and possibly $150.
'Sing 'n Swing' Isn't Very Funny From One Angle W.S.G.A. May Lose $150 On Show
observe Music Week Sunday afternoon with a concert by the Haskell band under director Phil Cato, on the school campus. At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon the public schools of Lawrence will present vesper program in Hoch auditorium.
Pending complete checking of both sides of the ledger, the exact loss was not determined, but it didn't take an account to forecast that the important figures would be entered in red ink. In fact, the deficit became a strong possibility after Wednesday night's attendance did no
The concert Monday night will star Bach's "Magnificat" for orchestra, chorus and soloists, with the University A Cappella choir singing. Solo parts of the work will be taken by Marie Wilkins, Meribah Moore, sophanos; Irene Peabody, mezzo soprano; Joseph Wilkins,
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better than gain a draw with the small crowd at the opening performance.
To back their musical comedy gamble, the W.S.G.A. coughed up approximately $500 and hoped that "Sing 'n Swing" would draw more than 1,400 paid onlookers. The production attracted less than 1,200, however, and the loss will run into three figures.
Things like this have happened to W.S.G.A. councils before, but never to this one and the women don't have a ready explanation for the
While the W.S.G.A. was searching for a "why", there was one point on which no speculation seemed likely. The certainty was that the women politicians hereafter would leave stage productions to the Dramatics club, which has the activity ticket to keep its treasury warm.
show's financial failure. Critics found it an "up and down" affair, some of it excellent entertainment, some of it poor. The audiences, although small, applauded the acts heartily, however, and seemed to enjoy the production.
Witan Confab Begins Today
About 50 members of the Witar will learn about college life here today and tomorrow and Sunday when the Lawrence chapter of the group plays host to the third annual regional conference. Delegates from Kansas City, Emporia, and Leavenworth will attend.
Registration will begin at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. A bowling match will be held from 7 to 9 and an open house at the home of E. E. Bayles, 1408 Kentucky will close today's activities.
Tomorrow morning there will be a general assembly in the Memorial Union building at which time new conference officers will be elected.
Faculty men who will speak at the various groups Saturday are Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College; Ivan Crawford, dean of the School of Engineering; F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law; Frank Stockton, dean of the School of Business, and Henry Werner, men's student adviser.
Parents' Day Plans Made For May 4
When Mom and Pop come to the University a week from tomorrow to see how John and Janice are getting along at school and to participate in Parents' Day activities, a calendar of plans will be carried out culminating in a banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building. Chancellor Dean W. Malott, will deliver the Parents' Day address.
Preceding the scheduled entertainment for the thousand or so parents expected, registration for attending guests will take place in the lounge of the Memorial Union building Saturday morning. Following that, visitors will be free to visit dormitories and sorority and fraternity houses on the campus. Access to University buildings and professors' classrooms has also been arranged.
To Tour City
A tour of Lawrence has been planned for Saturday afternoon, so that parents coming to Lawrence for the first time will have the opportunity to visit some of the homes and gardens of the city. The tours will last from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. An insight into the women's dormitories may be gained from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. when Corbin, Watkins, and Miller halls hold open house. Parents visiting these houses will be shown the living quarters and the dormitories' system of operation explained.
In Spooner-Thayer museum, tea will be served from 4 to 5 p.m. Proceeding from the museum to the (Configured on press night)
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Thirty Fox Hunters Will Ride to City
Tallyho' to the Show---
The Kansas Hunt Club which came to Mt. Oread last fall will leave next weekend, but it will only be for a canter to Kansas City and back for the purpose of showing at the annual Sportsmen's Horse show and exposition.
Joe Cheskey, president of the group said today that he expected 30 to take the two day ride to the city. Besides members of the Hunt Club, Cheskey said some of the members of the equitation classes would go along.
The horsemen plan to keep away from the highway, taking the side roads and trails as much as possible. They will go to Ellinwood the first morning, stop for lunch and go on to Bonner Springs to spend the night.
The trip on in to the City will be made the next morning.
E. B. DeGroot, instructor in physical education, will accompany the riders.
The entire ensemble will be decked out in the University's colors of red and blue. Shirts and saddle blankets will carry out the color scheme.
Two New Members Elected To Fill I.S.A. Vacancies
Two new I.S.A. council members will take office this week with the election of Bill Hogle, b'41, as District I representative and the appointment of Donn Mosser, c'42, as representative at large. Hogle replaces Lee Huddleston, b'41, and Mosser will take the office vacated by Jim Burdge, c'41.