UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1940
NUMBER 105
'No' To A. and M. Request
W.S.G.A. To Back Musical Comedy Late Next Month
Speaker Here For Rest Before Talk
Wilfrid L. Husband, student of world affairs and graduate of the department of journalism in 1922, will arrive in Lawrence this afternoon for a short rest before taking the stage of Hoch auditorium at 8:20 o'clock tomorrow night to speak on "Sweden, Where Human Values Count."
After lecturing in Tulsa Monday,
Mr. Husband spoke last night in the
Manhattan Town Hall.
To Show Pictures
Supplementing the political economist's discussion of Sweden's success in the financial and educational worlds will be several reels of color motion pictures, taken by Mr. Husband during two visits to the Scandinavian country.
For eight years following his graduation from the University, Mr. Husband occupied himself with journalistic work in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and New York City. Since 1930, he has spent his time touring the world and getting first hand information on international problems.
To Stay With Sister
Because he has kept in close touch with world affairs, one can well believe the speaker's statement that: "But for the internal failures of one proud nation after another, the world would not be facing war today. Sweden knows her greatest strength lies in a strong internal (Continued on page five)
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Y.W.C.A. to Hold Annual Election
The Y.W.C.A. election will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, in the basement of Frank Strong hall, Edna Mae Parks, c'40, president, announced today.
The nominees include:
The nominees include
For president: Viola Knoche, c'40;
Jean Stouffer, c'40; Mary Janes, c'40.
Evans, c'43; Colleen Poorman, c'43
For treasurer: Mary Ann Cook
c'42; Myra Hurd, c'43.
For secretary: Mary Elizabeth
Ewans, c'43; Colleen Poorman, c'43;
A spring musical comedy will be underwritten by W.S.G.A., it was decided in a meeting of the executive council last night in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building. Nuckles to Direct
The W.S.G.A. council estimates the cost of the show to be about $500. All money taken in above this amount will be turned over to the W.S.G.A. scholarship fund. Production dates for the musical, to be directed by Rolla Nuckles, instructor in speech and dramatic art, will be April 23, 24, and 25.
The K.-Book bill, passed by the Men's Student Council Feb. 26 and tabled last week by the W.S.G.A. council after discussion of an amendment added by the M.S.C., was passunanimously last night.
The bill provides a permanent committee of six composed of the executive secretaries of the Y.M. and Y.W., one representative each from the W.S.G.A. and M.S.C., and the retiring editor and business manager. The amendment makes a representative of the Business office chairman of the committee, replacing the Y.M. secretary.
The W.S.G.A. election will be held in the basement of Frank Strong hall from 9-5 pm. March 14. Ruth Olive Brown, c'40, will be in charge. Graduate women may vote only for officers of the executive council.
A tea will be given Wednesday, March 13, in the Men's lounge at the Union to introduce all candidates to University women.
Formal installation of the new executive council will take place at 6:15 p.m. April 2 at Evans Hearth.
Movie Aspirants Asked to Return For Tryouts
In true Hollywood style, Prof. Allen Crafton, film director for the University and head of the department of speech and dramatic arts, has issued another call for aspirants to flicker fame via the movie on University Life to be filmed this semester. Crafton said that the cameras would roll for film tests at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
Films from the tests given at the first session of tryouts have returned and the following persons are asked to tryout again tomorrow: Kathleen O'Sullivan, c'43, Al Decker, c'42, and Mary Frances McAnaw, c'42. All persons chosen to act in the movie must be eligible to participate, as in all University activities.
Says No to A.-M.--ing a 'short fat man'
ten ears if I do not
Dr. F. C. Allen, chairman of the committee on arrangements for the fifth district in the N.C.A.A. tournament, refused Oklahoma A and M's request that the playoff dates be set up in order that the Cowboys could go back East to compete in a New York tournament.
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Con' Man Gets $90
Carlos A. de Janon, c'40, is going to think twice before he vouchers for any of his acquaintances again. The last time he took someone into his confidence, it cost him over $90.
De Janon, from the Republic of Panama, told police yesterday afternoon he had met a Mexican youth last week, vouched for his credit at a downtown clothing store.
Relay Posts Interviews Start Tuesday
Interviews for the freshmen applying for the six posts on the student committee in charge of the Kansas Relays are to be held Tuesday, March 12, according to an announcement today by Burr Sifers, c'40, student manager of the Kansas Relays.
More application for the committee position were received this year than last year. The letters of application are to be checked this week by Sifers and E. R. Elbel, faculty head of the Relays. All of the applicants will then be interviewed in order to ascertain their ability to do the work.
Add 69 Names To N.Y.A. List
An addition of 69 students on the N.Y.A. payroll during the month of February was reported today by Miss Martha Tillman, executive secretary of the C.S.E.P. A total of 373 students and 14 graduates worked a total of 16,569 hours and earned $5,-609.40.
The relays are to be held the weekend of April 20. The upper classmen were selected two weeks ago from members of last year's committee. They have met several times for the preparation of invitations to the many high schools and colleges which will send teams. Besides the student manager, two juniors, four sophomores, and six freshmen make up the committee.
The total of new jobs, however only equalled the amount of withdrawals and decreases of individual earnings, Miss Tillman said.
Lonely Hearts Department 'Clean Looking Boy', 34, Asks Coeds to Write
A United Press story bearing a Lawrence dateline stating that University coeds were not as particular of the looks of their men as they used to be, inspired Bryan W. Franks of Honolulu, to mail to the Daily Kansan a letter addressed to any "Betty Coed", asking for some of the "not-so-particular" ones to correspond with him.
The letter is dated Feb. 18, 1940 and reads, "Dear Betty Coed last off my qualifications while waiting ing a 'short fat man' for the next steamer out.
"When I was a growing lad back on the Lucky Strike farm in North Carolina I was considered a 'clean looking boy,' (after the Saturday night bath) and now at the age of 34 I have a fair chance of becoming a 'short fat man'
ten ears if I do not
out of the ice box. Ask the chef.
"I will be glad to correspond with any of you not so hard-to-please girls if you have a million or so (Continued on page two)
Ags Want To Go East For Tourney
Oklahoma A. and M.'s request to have the Big Six-Missouri Valley playoff moved up in order that the Cowboys might go East to compete in the Madison Square Garden invitational tournament, was refused today by Dr. F. C. Allen and now the matter rests entirely with the A. and M. athletic heads.
If they still keep their date at the Garden, the Big Six conference will have it all its way in the fifth district.
To see which basketball team represents the fifth district in the N.C.A.A. semifinals in Kansas City March 22 and 23, the winners of the Big Six and Missouri Valley conferences are scheduled to meet in one game March 15 at some place yet to be designated.
Oklahoma A. and M. the kingpins of the Valley with 25 consecutive victories, want to go back to New York next week and asked Doctor Allen, chairman of the committee on arrangements in this district, to move up the Big Six-Valley clash until March 18 or 19 in order
The final selection of the 12 girls who will receive the awards will be made directly following the test. The definite choice of the 10 or 12 Summerfield scholars won't be announced until April 22 and 23, when 30 or 35 boys will come to Lawrence for the final examinations.
The highest ranking high school seniors in the state will participate in the "weeding out" trials in cities already selected by the scholarship committee. This list of locations has not been made official yet, pending approval by the principals of the schools.
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Midweek Tonight
400 High School Seniors Apply For Scholarships
More than 400 high school seniors have already applied for the Summerfield and Girls' Honor scholarships. The Endowment Association said today that 284 and 118 girls have signified their intention of taking the preliminary tests March 23.
Dale Brodie's band will play for the Midweek dance tonight from 7-8 in the Union building, said Leo Johnstone, head of the Union operating committee, today. Identification cards are required for entrance. The 200 stag limit will be enforced.