SUNDAY. JANUARY 28, 1940 PAGE THREE Society Swings Out--an account of Mt. Oread society by Elizabeth Kirsch KU-25 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS $_{5,7} \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star \star$ Celebrating the fifty-eighth birthday of President Roosevelt, five hundred Lawrence couples danced to the music of Dale Brodie and his orchestra from 9 until 12 o'clock last evening in the Crystal room of the Eldridge hotel. In the Grill room down-stairs were more dancers who heard the music through a public address system. Proceeds from the celebration will be used to aid in a national fight against infantile paralysis. O. D. Lile, head of the committee in charge of arrangements for the evening said that advance tickets had paid all expenses of the hall and the money taken in at the door would be used directly in the fund. absence was due more to the son guest at the Ft Beta Phi house yesterday. University students were conspicuous by their absence at the ball last evening. But their $ ^{1} $ prejudices. --for your Between Semester Reading They're in our RENTAL LIBRARY 15c for 5 days THE BOOK NOOK 021 Mass. Tel-66 Gevene Landrith, gr, was a dinner guest at the Pibta Phi house Thursday evening. Math Club Dinner Mrs. Marguerite. Kingman of Kaunas City, Mo., was an overnight guest at Miller hall Thursday evening. Meeting in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building, members of the Mathematics Club held a dinner last evening from 7 to 9 Mary Frances McAnaw, c'42, was a limcheon guest at the Chi Omega house Wednesday. Dick Amerine, c'40, was a lunch- WANT ADS ROOM. For Boys, well furnished basement room with bath. 122 Oread. -8 ROOM FREE to any boy who brings two other boys to board and room. $21.00 each, per month. 74 Main, Mrs. H. W. McCarter. -83 BOYS: For rent, one pleasant south, single room. Also a comfortable, west, single room. 1416 Tennessee, phone 1555. -83 ROOM AND BOARD for 2 boys, also board by month, 2 meals $14. 3 meals $18. 1345 Vt. Phone 2744. APARTMENT: Modern furnishie apartment for 3 boys $21.00. Bill paid, everything furnished. Also modern furnished apartment for 3 newly decorated bills paid. Phone 2292J. -8 WANTED: Roommate at 1217 Tennessee Street. Room has 3 windows, 2 dresses, and tables. -83 GIRLS: Room, nicely furnished, newly decorated, twin beds, with kitchenette if desired. Reasonable. Apartment and garage. 1340 Verm. -86 I WOULD LINK TO have another stoker or fire to fire next master. Call Bob Ramsey. 1145 Indiana. Phone 1002 or 177. ROOM AND BOARD for boys who want a quiet place to study. Private home with homelike atmosphere. West end of campus, 1325 West Campus Road, phone 1445 - 84. BOYS: Rooms for 4 during second semester. Board optional. Harrison's, 1142 Indiana. Phone 2685. -85 TWO STUDIOS FOR RENT: 1 Baby Grand piano, 1 Upright piano. Phone 3197. 1709 Mississippi. -84 GIRLS: Approved rooms, board optional. Phone 3197. 1709 Mississippi. -84 BOYS. Room and board, family style, large rooms and closets. New low prices. Phone 2788. 1238 Mississippi. -41 BOYS; Rooms and board (for second semester). Warm, well furnished rooms, double or single, twin beds, good meals, midway between KU and town. 810 Ohio, Phone 2180J, -85 BOYS: Room and board $22.50 per month, 1 single; I double, twin beds; large closets; plenty of heat, good food, family style. 923 Indiana, Phone 1788M. -84 BOYS: 1 single room, $15.00 each 1 large room and use of garage, single $15.00, for two boys $18.00 1602 Crescent Road. -83 EXTRA NICE FURNISHED ROOMS for rent to refined students or faculty men. Quiet private home. Large sunny, single room, also double room with twin beds. If you are particular these should please. See at 1417 Kentucky. Phone 2842. -88 NOTICE Students interested in enrolling in a three-hour non-credit course in reading improvement for the spring semester are requested to enroll in room IS Fraser hall during the enrollment period. Bette Nash, professor of education, will conduct the program. Irishmen Stick Together Waupun. Wis. (U.P.) — Thomas M. McShane of Milwaukee believes good Irishmen stick together. When he was stopped for speeding he pulled a four-leaf clover out of his pocket and it is to the officer with the remark: "Will this help any?" The officer took one look and replied: O. K., Buddy, it'll work this time." BOYS: Large front room, single or nicely, double, nicely furnished, good heat board if desired or kitchenette adjoining. Phone 2711R. -84 BOYS: 1 single, 1 double room, nice- furnished; twin beds, plenty of heat. Board optional. Prices reason- able to hill to climb. 963 rooms. 1788M -8* BOARD AND ROOM for girls, Twint or double beds. 1235 Oread. -83 GIRLS. Room and board, exceedingly reasonable. 1620 Tennessee. Phone 24023. -84 BOYS: 2 large double south rooms, $6.50 per boy; new mattresses, modern. Hot water at all times. Also roommate for good boy; $6.50. Close to hill and town. 1305 Vermont. -84 BOY. Board and board for second semester. Good food, family style. Reasonable prices. Phone 2453, 1022, Alabama. Just north of stadium. -84 FOR RENT. Furnished housekeeping apartment. Three medium-sized rooms with sink and private shower. Two additional reasonable. 1325 Vermont St. - 84 ROOMS; Nice rooms, good meals Rates to group. 1138 Mississippi. Phone 1115. -84 FURNISHED ROOM--Summy south- east room in private home on the hill, near campus No other roo- mers. Boy or boys preferred. Phone 1089J. -87 APARTMENTS: 2 or 3 rooms, 2nd floor, newly decorated. Modern. All bills paid Garage and laundry privileges. 1691 Rhode Island. -83 .APPROVED room for boys, girls or faculty office. Bedroom study, private both and garage. Breakfast if desired. 2229 West Drive (42½ street off Tennessee). Phone 3088. Co-eds Take Lead For Week Baldwin, Jan. 27 — (UF) — Coed will pay the bills, make the dates, and take the boys home during a "Leap Week" celebration at Baker University here beginning February 2. Students adopted rules for the celebration which included: 1. No boy shall make a date with any girl. 2. Any girl who accepts a dates from a boy will be registered as a slacker. 3. Girls are to use "their own technique" in making dates. Local Botany Club Selects Graduate As Candidate 4. All afternoon dates must be arranged and paid for by the girls 5. Girls must return boys to their school minutes before the date hour limit. Neal Wherry, principal of the Lawrence Memorial high school and a graduate of the University, has been selected by the Lawrence Rotary Club as their candidate for president, twenty third district of Rotary International. This is the first time the Lawrence Rotary club has presented a candidate since the granting of its charter in 1872. The election will be held in April. Woman 92, Son 62 Obtain Citizenship Papers Detroit (UFF)—A 92-year-old woman has obtained citizenship in Detroit, and following her in the line of building was her 62-year-old son. Mrs. Griffith, said to be one of the oldest applicants for citizenship even to appear at the Detroit Federal court, is the widow of a Canadian who came to the United States to fight in the Civil War. He died in 1914, and the family came to the United States. Horseshoes in Demand For English Women East Suffolk, Eng. (UP)—Horses have come into their own since the outbreak of the war, but they aren't responsible for the boom in horse- Horseshoe have always been considered lucky and now they're in great demand by mothers, weetheaters and wives. Blacksmiths in Suffolk report that the demand exceeds the supply. Hundreds of houses have a horsehoe nailed outside "for luck." Approved Rooms List Available A complete list of the approved rooms for women students for the next semester is available in the office of the adviser of women on the second floor of Frank Strong ball, according to Miss Marie Miller, assistant to the adviser of women. All women who are changing rooms next semester are asked to All women who are changing rooms next semester are asked to notify the adviser's office as soon as possible. BOOKS Winter has ONLY BEGUN Inside Service, Body and Fender Work Towing Service, Winter Accessories so if you are one of many students who has put off getting his car in proper shape: SUPER 1000 Mass. so if you are one CARTER'S SERVICE Call 1300 Death Takes Devoted Alumnus The death of William H. Reynolds in Erie, Pa., Jan. 12, marks the end of one of the University's most devoted alumni. Since his graduation from the University in 1890 Reguprals has traveled some 31,000 miles to attend the commencements and other outstanding programs of the University. He was present at the commencements in 1891, 93, 96, 98, 1900, 02, 05, 08, 15, 17, 19, 22, 17, 22, and 27. After his graduation Reynolds secured a position with the General electric Company in Chicago. From there he remained until his death. His widow has offered Mr. Reynolds' complete file of the reports of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers University. These files date back to 1890. 'Rock Chalk'— (Continued from page one) many are there of you in San Francisco?" Carruth: "Thirty-five." At Lawrence: "Hello San Francisco and New York, here is Chancellor Strong." Carnrath: "Hello Dr. Strong. How many are at the meeting at Lawrence?" Thus for the first time in the history of the University, "Rock Chalk, Jay Hawk, KU." echoed from coast to coast. The New York alumni, through the courtyard of the Bell Telephone Company, devised this novel entertainment for the alumni at Lawrence and San Francisco at its twelfth annual reunion April 8, 1916. Alder: "Chancellor we want to start our program. Go ahead with that opening address." Chancellor Strong: "Five hundred." A telephone receiver was connected at each place at the tables so that the conversation could be heard by everyone. The transmitter was placed at toastmaster Alder's chair. Highlight of the evening's entertainment at New York was an opening speech by a representative of the telephone company, W. F. Schmidt, accompanied by motion pictures showing the route and the hardships in the construction of the transcontinental line. then followed the "roll call of cities" which was the establishing of connections at stations from New York to all coast, so as to "through wire". When connection was established BLUE HILL BLOODS ARE MEETING AND EATING IN THE NEW at Lawrence, Chancellor Peace Strong, gave a five minute address on the growth of the University. "The University of Kauai has arrived at a respectable age; it is now finishing its fifteenth year. . . The first catalog (1868-67) shows three teachers of the rank of professor and one with the rank of lecturer with a total of 25 women or 29 men . . . The value of the University's plant is now about two million dollars . . . "The development of the University in scholarship has been continuous and sound . . . The University has become the intellectual leader in Kansas . . . It has sent its people to all parts of Europe and many parts of Africa and South America and to the islands of the sea . . ." 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After the Chancellor's remarks excitement ran high when members were allowed to exchange greetings with friends in Lawrence and San Antonio and the Blue" was sung, one singer by the alumni in each city. Pref. L. N. Flint of the department of journalism who was prescit at the ceremony and at that time secretary to the Chancellor, reminisced: "I remember it well—it was a great moment." George Fosser, Registrar, who also was present recited "it was one of the greatest events in the history of the University." Guy M. Pennock of The Daily Kansas remembers "you could even hear the waves swishing against the Cliff House—clear in San Francisco." Get ready for that "after finals" celebration ROGERS Fashion CLEANERS EIGHT EAST EIGHTH STREET Call 498 See our new stocks just received from the green house. Our prices are reasonable. POTTED PLANTS Large Selection Every love of beauty appreciates receiving flowers. 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