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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
Z-229
NUMBER 68
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY JANUARY 5, 1839
Favored Teams To Clash Tonight
Movie Course To Be Taught Next Semester
★ Class Will Be for Two Hours Credit, Meeting Monday and Wednesday; Crafton To Teach It
The motion picture will become an object for study rather than entertainment for the University student next semester when the new two-hour course. The Motion Picture, recently approved by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is offered second semester in Fraser theater. Allen Crafton, professor of speech and dramatic art, will be the instructor.
Professor Crafton plans to make use of the nearly 2,000,000 feet of film belonging to the bureau of visual instruction of the Extension Division in showing the theory used in the narrative film, the news reel, travel film, animated cartoon, and documentary film.
The combination lecture-laboratory class, open only to juniors and seniors, will meet on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 to 5 o'clock. A $2 laboratory fee will be charged to cover expenses of films used in the course. Possible students may be unable to obtain auditing privileges are being considered.
Use Extension's Films
Specific topics to be included in the course are the development of techniques evolution of the silent story film, the acquisition of style, movie as a propagandist, foreign contributions, the industry as big business, the addition of sound, social significance, educational potentialities and limitations as an art.
Varied List of Movies
The development of narrative—six early films from 1895 to 1912.
Films which probably will be shown include:
Discovery of new narrative techniques—D. W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation." 1914.
Post-War German Influence—"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" 1919 and "Sunrise," 1927.
Silent film and social import— Von Stroheim's "Greed" 1924
Epic Film — Cruze's "Covered Wagon," 1923.
Post-War film in France—pictures of Dulac, Leger, and Clair.
Silent pictures without titles- "The Last Laugh" 1924.
First talkies—scenes from "Jazz Singer," 1928.
Popular film and contemporary life—March of Time No. 2, 1935 and "Cavalcade." 1933.
Gangster film-"Little Caesar," 1930.
Musical Talkie—"Love Parade," 1920.
Film in education.
Evolution of newsreel—from inauguration of McKinley, 1897, to bombardment of Shanghai, 1937 Evolution of travel film.
History of animation—the cartoon from animated paintings, 1879, to Walt Disney's "Three Little Pigs."
Documentary film—British, "Today We Live": German, "Die Kamera Fahrt Mit": America, how Flow That Broke the Plains."
O. K. Botany Course
"Fungi!" a new course in the department of botany was also approved by the faculty of the College of Agriculture Sciences at its December meeting.
English proficiency examination requirements were changed to give students five instead of four opportunities to take the test without penalty. The 30 hours that formerly had to be spent in residence work after the student had taken the test was reduced to 24 hours, and juniors will be permitted to take the test instead of waiting the specified number of semesters after completing their English grammar courses
Buildings Boss Busy
Bayles Supervises Everything From Heat to Snipe Hunting
On the shoulders of C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, falls the job of caring for $8,500,000 worth of University buildings and property. He is responsible for the general looks of the University, including the stupefishing task of picking up after almost 5,000 students.
The maintenance of the power plant, Mr. Bayles said, is the biggest task of all. The power plant's job is to supply heat, light, and water to the entire University. Each year $70,000 and 28,760 hours of labor are expended in this one division.
Heat. Light Cost High
Last year $39,000 was spent in purchasing fuel and electricity for the power plant. Kilowatts of electricity used last year totaled 1,800,000.
In addition to all this, 8,800 light bulbs were burned in one school
Dean's Choir Sings With Philharmonic
term.
Appearing with the Kansas City Apparring with the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra for the second consecutive year, the Westminster A Cappella chair made the first scheduled presentations last night in Kansas City Municipal Auditorium.
The 70-member chorus went to Kansas City in city special busses Wednesday, and held a final rehearsal with the orchestra yesterday afternoon. Besides conducting the symphony orchestra, Karl Krueger led the chorus in singing two compositions by poet Joseph Duplantier "medroide" and "Chorus Number 10 for Chorus and Orchestra" (Villa-Lobos) were the choral numbers. They will be repeated in a similar concert tonight.
Included in the concert program was Pro. Charles Sanford Skilton's arrangement of "Suite in E Minor" in the orchestra and were arranged for the full orchestra.
Smoke Ban Adds Work
Dean D. M. Swartwhot, director of the choir, attended the concerts. The choir sings regularly at a Lawrence church.
Blackboards by the hundreds of feet, acres of roofs and windows, and 30,000 pieces of furniture in department offices and classrooms that must be cared for daily, make necessary the issuance of 5,500 work orders every year in order to carry out division of the University's unkenn.
The department of speech has invited all high school students in the vicinity of Lawrence to a debate Tuesday evening at 7:30 in Fraser hull between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri. The national high school debate for the year will be held by Federal Government should own and operate the railroads" will be the subject.
David Rice, c'41, and Leo Rhodes,
b'40, Kansas speakers, will take the affirmative. The chairman for the organization is David Rhodes, bats coach of Topeka High School
A panel discussion by J. C. Pettez and Ross Robertson, instructors in the School of Business, will follow the main debate.
Another item on Mr. Bayles's list is drinking fountains. Records show 380,000 pounds of ice were used for the University drinking fountains in 1938-39. Thirsty students consumed more than 30,000 gallons of water.
The recently passed anti-smoking bill adds one and one-half hours work to the daily schedule of each junior, for he finds his duty to go "snip hunting" in the 10-minute period after each class.
Thepkins Play Hosts To Friends
A modern one-act play dominated the program at the Dramatic Club meeting held in the Little Theater last night. Friends of the club members were guests at the meeting.
Goering Given Power Over Nazi Economics
Berlin, Jan. 4- (UP) -Field Marshal Hermann Herman W. Geoaring, No. 1 Nazi picked by Adolph Hitler to succeed him as救夫er, has become supreme director of Germany's wartime economic policy under a set of strong struggle against Great Britain and France it was disclosed today.
Goering, an official announcement said, has assumed new wartime economic powers "in order to meet the British blockade with a superior chess move." It was revealed that into his hands will be gathered economic powers now held by other Reich ministers.
Malott's Article Gets Recognition
Chancellor Deane W. Malott today received reprints of his article, "Does Futures Trading Influence Prices?" dealing with the marketing of the nation's chief agricultural products, which has been published in the winter issue of the Harvard Business Review.
Chancellor Malott found that organized futures exchanges do not cause any dislocation of prices, and that prices for commodities in which they are traded are very from the fluctuations common to other agricultural products.
The article is based upon the results of a study by the Chancellor while he was a member of the faculty of the School of Business Administration.
These Six Will Be Fighting Hardest--schedules for the current semester must be presented by all applicants.
A book, "The Agricultural Industries," of which Chancelor Malott is co-author, was published late in 1939.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech and dramatic art, was elected vice-president of the National Collegiate Players, honorary dramatic fraternity, at the annual convention of the National Association of Teachers of Speech in Chicago during the holidays.
Professor Crafton was appointed chairman of the research committee for the revision and adaptation of his high school and college production.
Crafton Elected To Drama Post
Coach Bruce Drake and the five he men he plans to start against Kansas in the opening game of the Big Six conference tonight in Hech auditorium. The game starts at 7:30 and promises to be one of the best on the
DACH BRUCE DRUME JIMMY MCNATT HERB SCHEFFLER DALE CARLILIE HUGH FORD MARVIN MESCH
MARVIN MESCH
May Apply Now For Scholarships
Two fellow ships and two scholarships also are open to graduate students. These include the Edwin Emery Slosson scholarship in science, a $200 stipend; the Seldon Lincoln Whitcomb fellowship in comparative literature, which has a stipend of $180; A. Spung memorial fellowship, a stipend of $500; and the Ida M. Hyle scholarship, with stipend of $100.
All fellowships and scholarships are awarded on a comparative basis. Announcement of awards will be made April 1, Dean Stouffer said.
★ Graduate School Accepts Applications Till March 1 Stouffer Announces List
Five Kansas industrial fellowships, which provide stipends of about $800 a month for half-time service, are open to graduate students qualified by the State Department's approved projects concerned with industrial development in the state.
Applications for second semester vacancies under the National Youth Administration are now due at the NYA office in the basement of Frank Strong hall. Approximately 50 students have applied for the few v-1s that will be open after the withdrawal, a small number of NYA students.
Included among the scholarships and fellowships not directly awarded by the Graduate School are the following:
NYA Applications Are Due at Once
Applications for fellowships and scholarships in the University Graduate School, carrying stipends from $100 to $720, may be made from now March 1, E.B. Stouffer, dean of the Graduate School, announces today.
Six or seven graduates this yea will be awarded University scholarships, carrying stipends of $250 for the academic year. The scholar is expected to give full time to graduate study and research.
The Graduate School offers four fellowships, which are open to graduate students who have completed at least one year of study in a recognized graduate school. Mr. Stouffier's fellowship is $400 for the academic year.
Applicants must have a definite need for work, scholarship above a "C" average, and references attesting their character and ability. Students on the payroll at the present must maintain an average above "C." Candidates who have made earlier applications should renew them at the earliest opportunity. Class schedules for the current semester
Thief Cuts Off Victim's Water, Grabs His Jewels
Whether he is the victim of honest- to-gooodness thievery or someone played jackalsmur in his possessions is a puzzle to John Covey. c. 42 Covey lives in the old Brynwood Place at the top of Fourteenth street. Yesterday he noticed that his room brightly out of order and investigated.
Included in the set are a phonegraph with a chair-side and speaker cabinet, records, a card index set according to composers and titles. A compartment has been set aside for albums of operas, ballads, suits, and succeeds. Also included in the gift was a music dictionary.
He found missing: Two fraternity pins and a typewriter ribbon.
The meddelder administered the final touch by turning off Covey's water supply. Now the pipes are frozen in the market for a plumber.
Open Music Room In Union Building
Open house for the new music room in the Memorial Union building will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 this afternoon and from 7 to 9 on clock time.
The music room will also be open from 2 to 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Bysom To Play At Varsity
There will be a varsity dance in the Union ballroom tonight, from 9 until 12. Clyde Bysom's orchestra will play.
A gift from the Carnegie foundation, New York, of a phonograph, 600 records, albums, and indices, valued at $2,500, furnishes the studio. Plans are now underway for informal musical appreciation programs in the room.
The remedial classes for increasing speed and comprehension in reading are about over for the semester, but they will be continued again next semester, according to A. N. Ash, professor of education.
Reading Classes To Be Continued
The best readers to begin with are now reading a thousand words a minute.
Professor Nash believes that anyone can improve his reading speed and comprehension when he begins to read systematically.
The two classes of students during the spring semester *will* be limited in number and more intensive work will be undertaken. There were 120 students enrolled in two classes this semester, Nah said.
The readers ranged from those who read with the ability of a good eighth grader to those who read 450 words a minute, this semester. The average for a college student is about 350 words a minute.
The courses attempt to bring out the disabilities of the reader and then help him to overcome the difficulties.
- Professor Nash Promises
More Intensive Work
Next Semester
Those interested may sign up at enrollment time, the first part of February, and the classes will be held in room 18. Fraser hall.
Award Fire College Co. cates
**Award Fire College Co.** **cates**
Certificates for active participation in the fourth annual Fire College, held on the campus, Oct. 3 to 6, have been awarded to firemen in more than 20 Kansas towns. He CG. Indiana director of the extension division, announced yesterday.
Third More Freshmen In U. S. Take Engineering
Cincinnati, Jan. 4—(U.P.)—Freshman engineering students in the colleges and universities of the United States increased 341 per cent last month. $\nabla$ D. Raymond Walts, president of the University of Cincinnati.
Woollcott Is Both Critic and Actor
Walters said in his twenty-first annual survey of college registration statistics published in School and Society, weekly educational journal, that the engineering gain was "most significant."
"Freshman choices," he said, represen more immediate popular reaction to economic conditions that do the fields be pursued by upper
He said, however, that freshman choices did not necessarily indicate trends.
New York Herald, New York World, and the theatrical stage.
After his program on the Columbia radio network, the cosmopolitan wit became popularly known as the Town Crier. He terminated his radio work in 1937 and has engaged in public speaking and lecturing since then. According to critics it is a moot question whether Woolcott is a polished actor. In 1938 he took the part of Binkie in "Wine of Choice." Offered a part in a play written especially for him, he declined to take the role and instead started the lecture tour which brings him here.
With the boards creaking under his poly-Poly frame, Alexander Woolclott, aerid dramatic critie and master of the anecdotal art, will step out on the stage of Hoch Autumn in New York, Jan. 10, to start the 1940 lecture season off with a bombardment of wit and bon mots.
Woollott's lecture, "The Confessions of a Dying Newspaperman" is a condensed version of a week of lectures and conferences which he gave last year before the University of Chicago's school of journalism. It is a resume of more than two decades spent on the New York Times,
Wooloft's trans-continental tour began with his lecture in Newark on Nov. 1. His itinerary ends in the Middle West on Jan. 15. Up to the start of his tour the ponderous paragon of wit has failed to observe the "See America First" tradition and is viewing for the first time how the other half of the United States lives.
The Saturday Review of Litera
ture in reviewing the reviewer says "to the telling of a story, written or cral, he imparts all the zest and guote of one consciousness of the ability to transfer to the reader or listener his own lively interest."
Erudite is as apt an adjective to apply to Woolooft as any. He received a Ph.B from Hamilton College in 1909, a L.H.D. in 1924 and did graduate work at Columbia University in 1913. From Columbia he to the Times as a dramatic critic and for a novel and behind the footlights since that time, interrupted only by the World War.
Although Woolcott is known as critic, author, commentator, and actor, it is of his work as a newspaperman which he thinks most. "Who's Who" classifies him as a journalist.
Among the 254,337 freshmen enrolled in American institutions of higher learning, those who chose agriculture increased 8.5 per cent Following a decrease in the commerce and business administration divisions last year, a fractional increase in freshman enrollment was shown for 1939-40. Freshmen planning a teaching career increased 4.8 per cent.
classmen. They constitute the present, rather than two or three years in the past."
Total college and university attendance maintained its upward trend, Walters said. Registrations mounted to a grand total of 1,328-874 students in 648 approved institutions, 875,697 full-time students.
The 401 colleges of arts and sciences showed a 3.4 per cent increase in registrations of full-time students, while 55 universities under public control showed an increase of only 2.5 per cent and private universities, numbering 51, showed a decline of 1.3 per cent.
However, teachers colleges showed the largest gains. The increase in 71 institutions of that type was 7.9 per cent. Technical schools had an increase of 6.3 per cent in the number which were considered in the survey.
The leadership for increased full-time enrollments has shifted to colleges and universities in what Walters calls the East South Central University. The other ones arenesse, Alabama, and Mississippi. The increase was 5.58 per cent
Jayhawkers Suoners Open Big Six Race
★ Basketball Game in Hoch Begins at 7:30 p.m.; Winner May Go Places in Conference Competition
The probable starting lineups:
The probable starting lincaps:
Kansas   Pos.  Olahoma
Elling    F      McNatt
F        F      Carlson
Allen     F      Ford
Harp (C)   G      (C) Mesch
Kline     G      Scheffler
By Jay Simon (Kansan Sports Editor)
Officials—Ted O'Sullivan, Missouri, and Parke Carroll, Kansas City.
There's a long, long trail before them in the Big Six basketball ball, but the league curtainraiser between the Jayhawkers and Oklahoma at 7:30 tonight in Hoch auditorium will go a long way toward deciding who will win the championship.
The teams are rated slight favorites over Missouri and Iowa State in the race and tonight's winner will have a good start along its way.
Recall Last Year's Thriller
Just like a western serial—including the thrill—this game will pick up the Big Six play where Mt. Oread left off last year when the Jayhawkers scuttled the Sooners, 39 to 45, in a red hot battle.
But sadly lacking in the Kansas lineup will be Howard Englandson, last season's sophomore scoring sensation who led the attack on the
E. L. Folkstein, secretary of intercollegiate athletics, announced yesterday that students must present their activity tickets along with their regular season tickets in order to get into the game.
"Boy Scab" with 27 points. He has been suffering a sprained knee for some time and will be in no condition to play with the fast-traveling Oklahomaans.
Coach Bruce Droke of the Sooners will also be minus a valuable coog as Marvin Snodgrass is recovering from an illness, but both teams will be at full strength in the starting lineup.
O.U. A 'Dream Team'
The Jayhawkers have waded through six of seven non-conference opponents, but they have yet to meet a club with anywhere near the power of the Sooners. Drake has a "dream team" in the words of Dr. F. C. Allen, despite the fact that he is an experienced Sooner. The Sooners have speed to burn, plenty of size and height, and lots of experience.
Jimmy McNatt, probably one of the classiest players in the country, and Marvin Mesch are both playing their third year together. They are the last word in fire-wagon basketball and both are fine scorers. McNatt is setting the pace in the loop with a 13.2 average and Mesch is hitting better than nine. Two Big Boy scors.
Two Big Boys
Hugh Ford, 6 foot 6 inch center, and Herb Scheffler, 6 foot 4 inch guard, give Coach Drake worlds of rebound power. Much of the time on offense he moves Scheffler into the front line and employs the double post style of attack. Scheffler is a skilled hitter, but it is a fine scorer besides being one of the toughest rebounders in the conference.
To team with these foyr, the young Sooner coach has come up with a sensational sophomore in the person of Dale Carile, a small forward who roams over the court with amazing speed.
The Sooners have been scoring at a 47 point clip, but Coach Allen will throw a team at them that has yielded no more than 34 points in any game this year and is getting better every day.
At the important sentinel posts will be Dick Harp and Johnny
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