THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Darn the Weather Man Chilly Winds Dispell Hopes for Spring
Contrary to Kansas' usual warm March winds, the state is suffering from a change in temperature ranging from 20 to 50 degrees almost every day. If things don't change, many of the fashion exhibitionists are going to be disappointed Easter day.
The recording apparatus of the gas office thermometer has been consistently keeping itself in the colder sections of the chart, prompted by a flurry of snow and rain, which affords an excellent opportunity for "cold-catchers."
mist kept the air drenched Tuesday and ruined many
An unusually fine mist kept the .. a newly-pressed suit of clothes. The rain appeared in such insignificant amounts that a person could be fooled for the first three minutes he was outdoors. But after that period had elapsed, the realization that you and your clothes were wet promoted an impudent feeling that you must make a change.
intermittently, a day resembling the ideal ones in May, is blown in to encourage the natives of brighter prospects, putting them in a mood to forgive the past weather.
The weather man has been more favorable today and the wind has lost some of its sting. Possibly, with three or four of these days in a row, Kansans might believe there is going to be a spring after all.
Decorators Suggest Various Colored Walls
French Lick, Ind. (U.P.)—Pattern the home after Joseph's multi-hued coat and paint no two walls the same color is the advice of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America who convened here.
They advocate decorating walls in such a manner that you may have at least four different colors from which to choose to coincide with your mood. For example, if melancholy, turn your back on the gray wall on the south and gaze upon the warm, gay orange on the north.
Merons Found Gaining
Philadelphia (U.P.) — The United States is going to the morons, according to fears expressed by Albert Edward Wiggam, psychologist. "Unless some changes take place, the moron will inherit the country through the failure of superior people to have children," Wiggam told the New Century Club. "Half of America—the educated half—is dying out."
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pate in a contest measuring the charms of the modern girl against the legendary charms of the immortal Cleopatra.
The expedition will begin in the main lounge of the Sigma Chi lodge at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Arriving alone and unheralded these potential rivals of the Egyptian queen will have to discover the names of their dates as this information has been solely in the hands of a committee.
The details of this masque will be kept as secret as the former parties, the South Sea Island party and the On to Moscow theme and none of the guests will know the plans for the evening until they arrive for the contest.
Musical interest at the party will center around Clyde Smith and his orchestra. The chaperons will be Mrs. Charles D. Howe, Mrs. C. L. Miller, Mrs. N. K. Thompson and Mrs. Ed Charles.
Group to Discuss Religion, Philosophy
"How Can Philosophy and Religion Meet Today's Needs?" will be the topic of the "Town Meeting of the Air" program which will be heard at 8:30 o'clock tonight in the Memorial Union lounge. The broadcast will be followed by a student forum.
Speakers on the radio program include Irvin Edman, professor of philosophy at Columbia University; Harry Overstreet, philosopher and educator; Reinhold Nebuhr, professor of the Union Theology Seminary; and a fourth speaker who has not been announced. George V. Denny, Jr., president of Town Hall, will act as moderator.
At the student forum following the broadcast, Bob McKay, b'40, will conduct the discussion as moderator, and the Rev. Harold G. Barr will be
Crafton, Nuckles To Judge Contests
The University speech department is furnishing two judges for speech events over the state this week-end.
Rola Nuckles, instructor in speech and dramatic arts, will go to Dodge City to judge in the annual dramatic festival held there. On Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Nuckles will present skits from the Taming of the Shrew, and a one act modern comedy The Sound and the Fury before the assembled contestants.
Allen Crafton, head of the department of speech and dramatic art, will judge a play contest at Eudora Friday.
Co-eds' Sphere Invaded
Kingston, R. I., (U.P.) — When 200-pound Borden L. Chase of Newport is graduated in June, he will be the first man ever to receive a home economics degree from Rhode Island State College. The husky 6-footer took the course so he can become a chef or restaurant manager when he graduates.
Lawrence and University students make up these forum groups, Rowland Raup, e'41, head of Public Relations at the Memorial Union, said today.
These weekly gatherings of the "Town Meeting of the Air" are sponsored by the Union Activities committee of the Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W. C.A.
What Do You Know, It's Joe!
Eerie wails from cavernous depths in the kingdom of lights and shadows! "Cavernous depths" refers to Joe E. Brown's mouth. The "kingdom of lights and shadows" is the screen at the Patee theatre.. The picture is "Beware, Spooks" which starts a first-run showing Sunday.
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Solar Gazers Fooled By Bright Star, Sirius
Berkeley, Cal.—(UP)—Sirius, or the Dog Star, heretofore regarded as the "brightest star that shines" has been put in the dog house by Dr. William F. Mayer, professor of astronomy at the University of California.
He just reported to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific that all the best dictionaries which describe the star as the brightest one in the stellar system are wrong.
In fact, he said, the Dog Star is not even included in astronomy's list of the 10 brightest stars.
Dr. Meyer, speaking on the distances and luminosities of the stars, declared there is only one direct method of measuring the distance of the stars from the earth, and two indirect methods for allowing the exact luminosity to be determined by mathematical calculation.
The direct method, he explained, is by triangulation, computed on the basis of the distance between the earth and sun, but this permits the
exact measurement of only 2,500 stars.
There are about 7,000 others whose distance has been fixed by the two indirect methods.
The difference between degrees of luminosity—and the difference is startingly great, he said—permits of further calculations which exactly measure the distance of the stars from the earth in miles or light years, calculations, however, he
These calculations, however, he said, are so complicated that it is impossible to explain them simply.
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