1940 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS VOLUME XXXVII Z-229 LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940 NUMBER 124 Chamberlain Says Britain Will Give Aid to Norway May Have All-Big Six Peace Parley Peace moves which led to the recent K-State-University peace treaty may result in an All-Big Six student coucil conclave this spring, C. H. Mullen, I'42, said today. The Men's Student Council last night authorized Mullen to send invitations for such a conference to student councils in all Big Six schools. Mullen said he was working on the convention together with Russell Leeper, student council president from Kansas State. Ratify Treaty The Council also ratified the recent treaty passed at a peace banquet in Manhattan. The new goal post ceremony accepted at the peace banquet will mean $5 in the pocket of some University student. Mullen said that a prize would be given here on the campus for the best design submitted for the new goal posts. The goal posts will be give to the winner of the annual State-University football game. A similar contest is being held (Continued on page five) Kansas Also Takes A Second at Texas The Kansan wishes to correct its story of Sunday morning on the Texas relays in which it said the Jayhawker team captured only one fourth place. The four-mile relay team placed second in addition to Jones' fourth. See story on sports page. Elmer Hackney's Baby Son Dies Manhattan, Kan., April 9β€”(UP) The two-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hackney died at a hospital in Manhattan late yesterday. Hackney. holder of the national intercollegiate shot put record and a star fullback on the Kansas State football team, was in Austin, Tex., when the baby was born prematurely. Mrs. Hackney's condition was reported as satisfactory. First Nighters Agree 'Holiday' Is Big Success How About a Job? Charles S. Stevenson, general manager of Hall Brothers, Inc., of Kansas City, will speak at 7:30 tomorrow night in Frank Strong auditorium on "Your Employer, What Will He Want?" (See story on page 3). Eight Coeds Vie For Queenship Eight comely coeds were in the running today for the coveted honor of Queen of the 1940 Kansas Relays. The deadline for the submission of photographs was yesterday. Photographs of Helen Jenkins, fa'43, Alpha Omicron Pi; Becky Trembly, c'43, Kappa Alpha Theta; Jane Krehbiel, fa'40, Corbin hall; Helen Johnson, c'41, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Barbara Smith fa'41, Miller hall; Marjorie Heimbrook, fa'41, Gamma Phi Beta; Gail Little, fa'40, Gamma Phi Beta; Tildie Fowler, c'40, Alpha Chi Omega, will be sent tonight to an unannounced destination to be judged as to which shall be Queen, Dr. E. R. Elbel, manager of the Kansas Relays, announced today. In order to make the selection as fair as possible, Doctor Elbel said that he was not revealing the name of the visiting university track squad that will do the judging until the winners are announced. By Jim Bell, c'40 They moved Philip Barry's Westchester set into Fraser theater last night and, surprisingly enough, it didn't look a bit out of place. Quite the contrary, the Dramatic Club's production of "Holiday" was a major triumph in campus theatricals. Director Rolla Nuckles uncovered two important contributions to dramatics on Mt. Oread in Reola Durand and Conrad Voelker. Both of the newcomers, playing their first roles on the Fraser boards, conducted themselves with finesse and understanding through a pair of difficult parts. Didn't Mimic La Hepburn Miss Durand played Linda the smart way. She didn't try to copy Katherine Hepburn, who had carried the role in the screen production. Realizing that she would be compared to Hepburn, Miss Durand went serenely about the part in her own way. The result was more than favorable. Voelker, who looks like basketball players Fred Pralle and Bob Johnson, was so convincing as Johnny, the lad with ideas, that the audience felt it shared those ideas. It is rare that there comes to amateur dramatic circles a beginner with the ease and poise of Voelker. David a Scene Stealer Larry David continued his career as a scene stealer as he drank his way through the three acts as Ned, the pathetically disillusioned brother. At first he looked and talked more like a gangster than the scion of a tradition honored family, but as the play progressed, he warmed to the part. David's special ability is never overplaying his character. He goes at it with professional assurance and confidence. Martha Alice Horner's Julia was at times the best thing in the play. She was especially good in the fine second act. The cold stare she gave Voelker late in the scene caused the temperature to drop 20 degrees. Fey Out-Clowns Himself Bill Fey clowned his way through his lines in the play with effectiveness that exceeded even himself. The way he read the famous bottle speech did credit to the best Scotch and seltzer tradition. Marvin Moon, Sally Connell, Arlouine Goodjohn, Harold Long, and (Continued on page five) Police Return 38 Cents on Dollar To Robbery Victims Personal property and money taken from the Delta Chi, Sigma Chi and Kappa Sigma fraternity houses by Gentry North last Feb. 11, is being returned to the owners by the Lawrence police department. As more money has been claimed than was found at the time, the cash is being pro-rated at 88 cents on the dollar. Approximately $40 of the $64.22 found has been called for, and the greater part of the personal property has yet to be claimed. All property can be obtained from the police department upon identification. Men's Glee Club A Hit at Parsons By Harry Hill, c'40 Parsons, April 9β€”(Special)β€”The University Men's Glee Club displayed its vocal wares before an enthusiastic audience at Parsons Junior College this morning, as the sun and climbing temperature greeted songsters on the second day of their tour. Sent out by the University to "concertize and advertize," the glee club was doing the former splendidly, and it wasn't its fault that the latter was falling short. The four day tour opened last night in Oswego, where, due to lack of publicity, fewer than 50 persons heard the concert. But today's listeners, including students from two Parsons high schools and the junior college, numbered 1,800. After lunch, the "singing ambassadors" were to leave for Mound Valley for an afternoon appearance. After this afternoon's stop, the group of singers will go to Chetopa for an 8 o'clock appearance tonight. The glee club will stay there all night and then go to Coffeyvile tomorrow for morning and afternoon concerts. Tomorrow night the University singers will exhibit their wares at Mulvane. Fair and warmer today and tomorrow according to government weather reports from Kansas City. Power Units Of the Navy Now at Sea London, April 9 β€” (UP) Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced today that Britain had given assurances of aid to Norway against Germany's invasion and that "powerful units of the British navy are at sea." Describing Germany's occupation of Denmark and part of Norway, the Prime Minister declared: "This fresh and rash and cruel act of aggression will rebound to Germany's disadvantage and contribute to her ultimate defeat." Chamberlain disclosed that Germany had demanded the surrender of Norway and had been refused despite threats that the nation would be "crushed." "The British government has learned that the German minister at Oslo made a formal demand for surrender by Norway to Germany and said that in event of refusal all resistance would be crushed," he said. "This demand was refused by the Norwegian government." The Prime Minister continued: "We have now heard that fighting has started and there are press reports that Oslo and Kristiansand have been bombed. German troops landed in Norwegian territory at various places." He said that Germany's claim that the Nazi invasion was in reprisal for the laying of Allied mines in Norwegian territory "will, of course, deceive no one." The Prime Minister said that German plans for the invasion of Scandinavia were elaborately worked out before the Allied mines were laid. "So elaborate an operation, involving simultaneous landings at a number of ports by troops accompanied by naval forces, required planning long in advance," he said. He said that "the members (of the House) realize that it would not be in the public interest to give details at this stage of any operations in which they (the British navy) are now engaged" to aid Norway.