UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
NUMBER 136.
VOLUME XXXVII
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940.
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Nazis, Allies Battle
By Joe Alex Morris German and Allied expeditionary forces struggled for advantage today on two important fronts dominating central Norway.
In the Trondheim sector, which is the first big Nazi-occupied port to be attacked by the British, fighting continued north of the city in the Steinkjer sector. German bombardment and infantry attack drove the Allied troops from Steinkjer yesterday but today British sources said a severe battle was in progress in the vicinity of the village of Meiri, where the British and Norwegians dug in six miles to the north.
In the Dombas-Lillehammer sector, dominating the vital communications lines of central Norway, both sides were still fighting for position preliminary to what was believed likely to be the biggest battle of the Scandinavian campaign. But Nazi motorized forces were reported to have slashed their way northward to Roeros.
British bombing raids on German bases in Norway, Denmark and Germany were denounced by the Nazi high command as attacks on towns which are of no military importance. That was interpreted by authoritative Nazi sources as "perhaps a final warning" of impending Nazi air fleet retaliation.
Many military experts in Stockholm and London believed that the success or failure of the Allied expeditionary forces in opposing the northward thrusts of the Nazis through the central sector might decide the outcome of the battle for Norway.
Star of Music Week-
Richard Crooks, Metropolitan tenor, who will present a concert in Houch auditorium Wednesday night. Mr. Crooks replaces Lawrence Tibbett, who was forced to cancel his engagement because of illness.
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Eugene Buchanan, I'40, who yesterday received a $1,500 fellowship for graduate work in law at Columbia University.
Army Officials Inspect R.O.T.C.
The climax to a winter's drilling practice came yesterday when the University R. O. T. C. units staged a dress parade and inspection reviewed by federal inspecting officers here for the occasion.
The official rating will not be known for some time, but statements of the inspecting officers would indicate that the units will be classed as excellent.
Although the lack of inside drilling space during bad weather has been a decided handicap, the execution of the drills on the field were considered very good by the instructors in the department of military science. Only four outside drills have been possible since Dec. 11.
The review was followed by a parade and inspection. Trooping the line of inspection along with Col. Raymond W. Briggs, administrative inspector, was Dean Paul B. Lawson, acting representative of the Chancellor, Dean F. T. Stockton, Dean F. J. Moreau, and Col. K. F. Baldwin. The public seemed to show a greater interest in the parade and inspection than usual. Both the east and the north roads bordering the drill field were lined with the automobiles of spectators.
The instructors of the department commented most favorably on the spirit shown by the cadet officers and privates, and also upon the cooperation of the University band.
The last proficiency examination in English composition for this year will be held at 8:30 Saturday morning. May 4, J. B. Virtue, chairman announced this morning.
Last Proficiency Exam To Be May 4
Only juniors and seniors in the College will be allowed to register for the examination. Registrations will take place in the College office April 29, 30, and May 1.
Businessmen
Engleman Wins;
Faculty Beats
Junior Team
Business took a back seat to fun and hilarity yesterday as the School of Business took the day off to celebrate its sixteenth birthday. It was Business School Day for students, faculty, and alumni, who indulged in guest lecturing, an election, a baseball game, and finally a banquet last night to observe the occasion.
Howard Engleman, b'41, in much the same manner in which he scored the winning basket against Southern California, salvaged the presidency of the School of Business election with a "basket"—two points—in the last few minutes of voting. Engleman's margin was 135 to 133 over Lee Huddleston, b'41, marking the second straight year the Commerce party has triumphed over the Coalition forces.
In a race, which because of the narrow victory margins, paralleled the M.S.C. election, Ray Buzzell,
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Luhnow Praises K.U. Graduates
Members of the School of Business heard a bit of sound philosophy and advice, had a few hundred laughs, and relaxed to some outstanding musical interpretations last night at the annual Business School Day banquet in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building.
Hal W. Luhnow, of the Wm. Voelker Furniture company, of Kansas City, Mo., guest speaker at the banquet, told the dining audience of 200 students, faculty and alumni that the world needs a businessman who possesses two attributes: "training in the knowledge of getting ability to give it" to the community, and "mastery of self," which Luhnow termed, "mental discipline." Luhnow, a civic leader in Kansas City, cited the success of the Wm. Voelker company as an example of the success of this principle and stated that no alumnus of the University's business school who has worked for that company has ever had to leave because he lacked these qualities.
The banquet, which began at 6 o'clock, was marked by the humorous remarks of W. W. Davis, chairman of the department of history, whose defense of the present economic status of the South rocked the assemblage with laughter. "If you would go where the frontier is freshly broken and opportunity
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Velma Wilson, c40, past president of W.S.G.A., was elected Regional Representative of the Central section of the Intercollegiate Association of Women Students at the Regional convention in Iowa City yesterday.
Wilson Gets Regional Post
Miss Wilson became the first person to hold the office after its creation by the revised Constitution of the Association. The office is held for two years and will entitle Miss Wilson to preside over the next Regional convention.
The Central section includes 60 colleges and universities from Kansas east to the Atlantic. Forty colleges were represented at the convention with 152 delegates. During the three-day convention, Lubbock, Texas, was selected for the National convention to be held next year.
O'Theene Huff, c'41, president of the W.S.G.A., also representing the University at the convention, nominated Miss Wilson for the office.
Pachacamacs Make NoMove On Election
P. S.G.L.'s Bill Farmer was still in possession of the M.S.C. president's chair today and indications were that nothing would happen to displace him.
Seth Gray, b'40, head of Pachacamac, said he had made no attempt yet to carry the controversy to any higher authority and was not sure he would take such action.
Farmer was accepted as the new president by the Council Monday night, despite efforts of Pachacamae to stall the approval of election results. Rising Sun spokesmen indicated at that time that they would carry the matter to "a higher authority," probably Chancellor Deane Malott.
Gray said today that if any further action were taken on the matter it would be placed in the hands of the Chancellor. The council's decision, however, still stands, Gray said.
Jay Janes Choose Sixty Candidates
Sixty candidates for membership in the Jay James, women's pep organization, were chosen after a tea in the Old English room of the Memorial Union building yesterday afternoon. Miss Maude Elliot, Jay Jane adviser, poured.
Of these candidates, twenty will be elected as pledges of the society at a closed tea next Tuesday afternoon. This unusually large number will mean that 50 per cent of the membership for next year will be pledges.
New Dorm Plans Include Sun Decks
Floor plans for the $50,000 Battenfeld memorial dormitory, scheduled for completion in September, reveal that independent student residents next year will play bridge in a special card room, will acquire a sun tan on either of two sun decks, will live and study four in a room, will
The Memorial dormitory will face east. Blueprints show that at the south end of the first floor will be the maid's room, the laundry, and the card room.
The center of the first floor will be the living room, 36 by 24 feet. The matron's apartment will open into the back part of the room. The apartment will consist of a bathroom and dressing room in addition to one large room.
The front door will open into an entrance hall. The door in the north wall of this hall will open on the large dining room, 36 by 20 feet. The kitchen, pantry, and machine room will be in a unit opening into the back of the dining room.
The second floor of the dormitory will be reached by steps from
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