UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1940.
NUMBER 112.
Huff Is WSGA Prexy
Cagers Leave For Oklahoma City Women Cast
Meet the Aggies Tomorrow Night
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen and 11 of his Jayhawker cagers left this afternoon for Oklahoma City where they will face the Cowboys of Oklahoma A. and M. tomorrow night for the championship of the N.C.A.A.'s fifth district. The winner of the battle will meet Colorado U., Rice, and the University of Southern California for the Western title in Kansas City March 22 and 23.
The game will be the third between the two schools Kansas won the first at Lawrence, 34-30, but dropped a tight 26-24 decision to the Ibamen at Stillwater recently. Aggies Play Tonight
Following their defeat by the Jayhawkers in the season's initial counter, Oklahoma A. and M. went on to win every contest until they fell before Duquesne in Madison Square Garden, New York, Wednesday night.
The Aggies will play DePaul. of Chicago, for third place in the Garden tourney tonight and hop a plane for Oklahoma City. They are scheduled to arrive four hours before gametime.
Tickets at Carl's
Four hundred tickets for tomorrow night's game, to be played in Oklahoma City's Municipal auditorium, are available at Carl's clothing store downtown. The game will get underway at 8:30 p.m.
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Britain Believes Hitler Will Seek Peace Soon
By United Press
London, March 15 - Great Britain believes that Germany and Russia may start a new "peace offensive" timed to coincide with under Secretary of State Summer Welles' return to Washington, it was understood here today.
Britain and France were prepared to reject any such move as premature and they were prepared also to counter any German or German-Russian moves in southeastern Europe which might be started as a follow-up to the Russian victory in Finland.
There was a belief here that Germany and Russia might start a drive intended to end the war speedily and leave them with their gains in eastern Europe.
Welles was told plainly when he was in London, it was understood, that the Allies would reject any
attempt to make peace now. British leaders made it clear to him that they would consider peace only when Germany withdrew from Czechoslovakia and Poland and gave solid guarantees against further aggression. Despite this, it was feared here that during Welles' second visit to Rome there might be the first move in an attempt to draw President Roosevelt into a peace drive. There was widespread belief that German Foreign Minister Joachim v Rippentrop had conveyed some kind of information to Premier Benito Mussolini calculated to encourage President Roosevelt to mediate.
Though the British would hate to rebuff the President, there was every indication that they would reject any of his peace attempts if offered in the belief that the Allies must reject them.
Winn is New Kansan Sports Ed
Larry Winn, c'41, has been named new sports editor of the Daily Kansan, effective Monday, it was announced today by Jim Bell, c'40, managing editor.
Winn replaces Jay Simon, c'40, who has held the position since the beginning of the basketball season. Winn was a sports writer for the Kansan last spring and has been a regular contributor since the beginning of this school year.
Winn is from Kansas City, Mo.
Pep Telegram To Go to Team In Oklahoma City
A drive was under way today for student signatures on a pep telegram to be delivered at Oklahoma City, Okla., tomorrow night just before the Jayhawker basketball team takes the court against Oklahoma A. and M.
Members of the Kansan's staff in cooperation with C. H. Mullen, president of the Men's Student Council, were actively sponsoring the move. The idea was receiving spontaneously eager support, the leaders said.
Training Here---
Glenn Cunningham, the world's fastest miler, and former Kansan, again trained at the stadium here this afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock, under the tutelage of Coach Bill Hargiss.
Bridge Finals Are Tonight
Out of the 40 teams entered. ten teams play this afternoon at 3:20 in the final round of the bridge tournament in the Memorial Union building.
The victors in yesterday afternoon's and last night's play who compete today, are Don McKay, c'42, and Bud Mallonee, e'43; Emmet Park, b'41, and Fred Lake, b'41; Bill Sorenson, e'40, and Bob Bradley, e-'41; Walter Krause, c'40, and Bill Largworthy, c'41; Leroy Fuggr, gr.
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Sing in Joint Concert Monday Night
The Men's Glee club, directed by Joseph Wilkins, which will appear in a joint concert with the Women's Glee club, under the direction of Irene Peabody, at 8 p.m. Monday in Hoch auditorium. The club will offer in addition to vocal numbers, a skit written by Jack Laffer, '39.
Women Cast Largest Vote In History
3.4.10
By Marty Boyle, c'41 With the largest vote in the history of University women's politics, yesterday's W.S.G.A. election placed O'Thene Huff, c'41, in the president's chair. More than 750 ballots were cast.
Betty Kimble, c'41, Miss Huff's opposition, snagged 335 votes in the presidential race. In the vice-presidential contest, Rosalys McCreary, fa'41, with 466 ballots, nosed out Lillian Fisher, ed'41, by a margin of 48.
The polls were closed at 5 yesterday afternoon, and the ballots were taken to the office of Miss Elizabeth
Doris Twente, c'42, eliminated Nancy Carey, c'42, for the office of executive council secretary.
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Meinke Is New Fine Arts Prexu
Eva Ruth Meinke, fa'40, yesterday was named president of the School of Fine Arts in the annual class officers election. Vice-president, secretary, and treasurer positions were filled by Michael Andrews, fa'41, Helen C. Fincke, fa'40, and Howard Harms, fa'40, respectively.
Artell Matcalf, e'43, last night underwent the eighth appendectomy that has been performed the past week at Watkins Memorial hospital. His condition is satisfactory, hospital attendants said today.
Appendectomy Last Night Brings Total To 8 in Last Week
The duty of the new officers, according to Dean D. M. Swarthout, will be to plan the Annual Fine Arts day fete on April 30, which will start with an all-University convocation in the morning, a banquet in the evening in the Memorial Union building, and a concert at night in Hoch auditorium. Paul Musikonsky, violinist, of New York City, will appear on the program in the evening.
Besides Metcalf, Milton C, Jaegli,
c'43, Virgil Courtright, b'40, Hazel
Scheer, fa'uncl, Arlene Auchard, c'43,
Virginia Ruse, c'41, Earl Robert Wallace,
c'42, and Edna Anderson, c'43,
have been operated on since last
Thursday.