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SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940.
Houses To Entertain Tonight
War Puts Its Stamp On Fashions
They have gone back to 1914 stiff materials, alpacas, failles, surahs and tie-silks. They borrowed khaki from the British Tommies and teamed it with olive green and black. Other army-officer fabrics, whippedcock, gabardine, and covertcloth, in military colors have been pressed into service. Other war time colors are red, white and navy.
The European War has influenced fashions in many ways, excluding the novelty styles such as pitch-black suits with luminous paint glossed over the pockets and cuffs to increase visibility in London's war-dark night.
With the declaration of war, many Paris coutures closed their famous houses, only to reopen them when the French government convinced them it was their duty to continue to cater to American trade.
Schiaparelli, Figuet, Bruyere, Le-Long and others offer spring collections that show the influence of war on fashion styles.
Navy, always a spring color, is even more prominent this season and uses lingerie touches of white in cuffs, collars and blouses. This costume will replace, to a certain extent, the flowered prints in the Frenchwoman's wardrobe, but American women are too fond of prints to give them up and they will be seen as much as ever on this side of the Atlantic.
Schiaperelli has used the war as an excuse to contribute large practical pockets. There are large ones, called kangaroos, pouchy ones, slits and invisible ones featured against molded silhouettes.
The designers have made pouce bags to tuck all a woman's belongings in and still have extra space. Some of the new ones are made in the shape of boxes carrying gas masks.
The war has made Paris more practical and their clothes reflect it.
Authorized Parties--are not all right. Combining all types of students, almost half of them-48 per cent—expressed unqualified disapproval of hazing.
Friday, Feb. 16
Varsity, Memorial Union building 12 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17
Delta Upsilon, chapter house, 11 p.m.
Roger Williams Foundation at Baptist church, 8 to 11 p.m.
Delta Tau Delta, Memorial Union building. 12 p.m.
Alpha Chi Sigma at chapter house. 12 p.m.
Kappa Sigma dinner-dance, chapter house. 7-12.
Elizabeth Meguiar, For joint committee of student affairs.
Takes Leave to Complete Ph.D.
Harold Jenkins, instructor of English, is taking a half-year leave of absence this semester. He has returned to Yale where he will complete work on his Ph.D.
A date dress which features a high waist line with a lingerie touch of white in the lace collar and cuffs.
From Oklahoma Daily
Poll Shows Collegians Disapprove of Hazing
AUSTIN, TEXAS—A majority of American college students themselves, even members of fraternities and sororities, disapprove of the good old campus tradition of hazing.
The most recent national poll of the Student Opinion Surveys of America indicates that only 32 per cent of all students approve of the pranks and punishments to which initiates and freshmen have been subjected for generations. The Oklahoma Daily is one of the co-operating members of the Surveys, which conducts the only scientific samplings of United States campus thought.
It is important to point out that of the 68 per cent who declared they were against hazing, 20 per cent specified that they frowned only on corporal punishment. Harmless tricks, this group declares, are all right. Other practices that many schools have attempted to ban, such as paddlings and electric shocks, however.
The canvass produced strong evidence that the "popular" initiation customs that have long existed on most campuses are on the decline, showing that there is disapproval even among a majority of members of Greek letter societies which sponsor the annual "hell week." Non-fraternity men and women were more vigorously against, only 30 per cent approving, as compared with 38 for organized students. Surprisingly, no one
singly enough, a greater
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Choir Sings at Midweek; Phi Chi Theta Entertains
By Virginia Gray, c'40 Kansan Society Editor
Last night the mid-week crowd, including the usual 200 stags, heard Ross Robertson present his Modern Choir in a program of two numbers, "The Cat Fell in the Well" and "Now and Then". Pattye Jayne Wadley, c'42, was the soloist in both numbers. Dale Brodie and his band played for the dancing.
Members of Phi Chi Theta, business sorority, entertained Miss Phyllis Buck, the organization's grand vice-president, yesterday with a luncheon, tea, and dinner.
Tonight will be guest night at the organized houses where Hell Week is not being conducted and several of them are giving buffet suppers and hour dances.
The luncheon was held in the Old English Room of the Memorial Student Union building and the officers attending were Doris Coleman, b'40, president; Margaret Stratton, b'40, vice - president; a and Marguerite Jones, b'40, secretary.
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Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Ruble of Parsons were dinner guests at the Gamma Phi Beta sorority last night.
The tea was given in the Old English Room yesterday afternoon and alumnae of the organization were guests.
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The activities concluded last night with a dinner at Evans Hearth.
Corbin hall will hold open house from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight.
Alpha Chi Omega announces the engagement of Frances Jones, e'40, to David Holmen of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
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Phi Alpha Delta, honorary law fraternity, will hold a banquet Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Evans Hearth. Chief Justice Dawson of the Kansas supreme court will be the speaker.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. T. U. Smith, 1008 Maine street, announce the birth of a seven pound son yesterday afternoon at Memorial hospital.
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Members of Phi Kappa Psf fraternal held initiation services for the
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Plan Big Varsity Tomorrow Night
A Varsity, with the American way of living as its theme, will hold sway in the Memorial Union ballroom Friday night from nine until twelve. Clyde Smith's orchestra, and the lyrics of Barbara Edmonds, will be featured. High school debaters, who will attend a preceding dinner in the Union dining room will be guests.
April 4. Periodic Physical Examinations, Dr.R.W.Buck.
Fred Littooy, dance manager,
states all dance passes will be honored. Lacking fortunates will be required to pay the customary 75 cents, date or stag.
March 7, Acne, Dr. E. A. Gaw vain.
March 28, Appendicitis, Dr. J. M.
Gibson.
KFKU To Sponsor Health Talks
April 11, The Doctor's Scotland Yard—The Laboratory, Dr. R. A. Kilduffe.
The programs for the next nine weeks are as follows:
Today, Sinus, Disease, U. B.
Public Health Service.
February 29. Some Facts about Moles, Dr. J. A. Hookey.
February 22, Cancer, the Disease,
Dr. J. C. Aub.
March 14, Common Eye Troubles,
R. H. Pino.
March 21, Research in Abdominal Surgery, Dr. T. S. Cullen.
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