UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXVII
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1939.
NUMBER 64.
DAN HAMILTON TO RECOVER
Funeral Set For Victim Of Accident
- John Battenford To Be Buried in Kansas City After Services Tomorrow; No Inquest Planned
Battenfeld died of a fractured skull on the way to the hospital. Hamilton was slowly regaining consciousness last night in Lawrence Memorial hospital where he was suffering either concussion of the head or skull fracture. X-rays will show the exact nature of the injuries.
Dan Hamilton, fs, who was critically injured in the auto crash which yesterday killed John Battenfield, c'41, will recover "unless something unexpected develops," Dr. H. T. Jones, Hamilton's physician, said last night.
The accident occurred early yesterday morning when the car bearing the two men skidded out of control into a lift on highway 10 one and one-half miles east of here.
Battenfeld's body, which was taken to Funk's mortuary after the accident, is now in Kansas City Mo., where Battenfeld lived. Dr. Louis Zimmer, county coroner, said he might that no insult would be made.
Funeral Is Tomorrow
The funeral will be at 11:00 to tomorrow morning at the McClure funeral home in Kansas City, Mo.
The car, a 1938 Ford tutor deluxe, was completely demolished. Sheriff Charles E. Banning said the car was apparently headed east when it lurched on the skid on the left side. The machine skidded 200 feet in the ditch and rolled over and for over 80 more feet.
Both men were thrown clear of the wreckage. Hamilton was 10 feet east of the machine while Battenfeld's body was found 75 feet west of the wreckage. A car seat was found 40 feet away.
One headlight was burning and the radio operating when the wreck was discovered. All four tires were still inflated after the accident. Sherif Banning said that the car, which was Battenfeld's, showed no mechanical defects prior to the crash. No other car was involved. Battenfeld was driving the car at a high rate of speed.
Hamilton's luggage was found in the car. Both men had just left the Beta house and were heading for Kansas City.
Battenfeld's watch, torn from his wrist, had stopped at 6:30.
Luggage in Car
The men may have planned to stay in Battleton's home in Kansas City but it was considered possible by friends that the two were trying to catch a California-bound plane out of Kansas City.
A ticket office worker in the Municipal air terminal in Kansas City said that a man identifying himself as the son of John Hamilton called shortly after 6 a.m. yesterday and asked plane reservation for himself and a friend. The tickets reserved were to Los Angeles but were never called for.
Elder Hammer Arrives
John D. M. Hamilton, Republican national chairman and father of the injured child, arrived here last night by plane from Washington. D.C. Mrs Laura Hall Hamilton arrived yesterday morning from Topeka.
J. R. Battentfield, president of the Battentfeld Grease and Oil corporation, came to Lawrence yesterday morning when he was notified of
Both victims were members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Hamilton had left the University earlier in the fall. At the time of his withdrawal he was a senior at College. Hamilton has been in Teopema. He came to Lawrence Friday afternoon and had dinner at the Beta house.
Price Cut Seen as Aid to Dorm
Crumpled Car in Which Student Rode To Death
Wreckage of the car in which John C. Battenfeld, c'41, was killed and Dan Hamilton, fs, was critically injured at 6:30 o'clock yesterday on Highway 10 about one and a half miles east of Lawrence. The car left the road apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, the Douglas county sheriff's office reported.
S.M.U. Brings Colorful, Hot And Tall Team for Series
Kansan Extra
Scoops All Others
On Accident Story
An extra edition of the Daily Kansas, carrying a complete story and a graphic picture, appeared only a few hours after the accident in which a University student was killed yesterday morning.
The picture, showing the mangled Ford car which carried John Battenfield to his death, was taken by Duke D'Ambra, who rushed an engraving to the Kansan. With the issuing of the extra edition at noon, the Kansan was several hours ahead of all other newspapers in bringing a complete account of the tragedy to students and townpeople.
Six to Topeka S.D.X. Meeting
John J. Kistler, assistant professor of journalism; William Jensen, gr; Harry Hill, c'41; Stewart Jones, c'40; Gene Kohn, c'44 and Jay Simon, c'40, representatives of the University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity, attended a luncheon meeting of the Topeka alumni chapter of the organization Friday in Topeka.
J. howard Rusco, 38, was electe president of the Topeka alumni chapter of Sigma Delta Chl.
ization Friday.
At the meeting, Professor Kister presented Kirke Mechern, secretary Historical society, dramatist, and novelist, a key signifying Mechern's official initiation as national honorary member of Sigma Delta Chi for 1939-40. Professor Kister, as a national executive councilor of the fraternity represented the national organization in making the award.
J. Howard Rusco, '38, was elected
(Kansan Sports Editor)
By Jay Simon (Kansan Sports Editor)
The state of Texas is sending to Mt. Oread a basketball team as hot as its climate, as colorful as its history, and as tall as the stories told about it.
Southern Methodist University, with players fleet as the Mustangs for whom they are nick-named, will meet Dr. F. C. Allen's claass jay-love Wednesday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.
Besides being fast the S.M.U. garers are built like the football players who have made the Dallas school nationally famous. Only one man in the starting lineup is under 183 in weight and 6 feet 2 in height.
Ringleader Is 6 Foot 4
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A pair of buries will start at the forward bench. Grover Keeton spins the dial to 190 and stands 6 foot 2, and his running mate is Arvil Jones of 3. Both Jones and veterans, Jones rounding out his third campaign.
Coach Forest Bacus, one of the youngest basketball coaches in the country, is building this year's team around Virgil "Country" Wilkerson, a Mustang who is 19 heights and blocky. Wilkerson took fifth in the national championship of the Southwest conference last year and is a clever floor man.
The starting guards will be Charley Sprague, football star who weighs in at 215 and is 6 foot 2, and J. W. Coppedge, the only small man on the team. Coppedge is 5 feet 10 inches and more than 155. Miller's Killer Improves
Doctor Allen was not quite sure yesterday he will start in two positions. Ralph Miller, junior star whose knee seems to be getting stronger day by day, will get the call at one forward. Bob Allen will
New K.U. Flag Flies From Tower Of Fraser Hall
The new flag of the University, designed several weeks ago by Eleanor Grider, fa 43, was raised to the pole atop the north tower of Fraser hall yesterday morning for the first time.
The flag has a blue field with crimson border and crimson letters. K 'U' Air slots in each corner of the flag, the probability of damage in high winds.
Acacia Bondsmen Reduce Figure On Alumni Place
Miss Grider's design was selected from a group of 250 student designs.
Bill Douce, e41, succeeded Greta Gibson, f41, as president of the University's Young Republican Club at an election of officers yesterday in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
Other officers elected were John Crouch, 'I41, first vice-chairman; Charles Stutz, c'43, second vice-chairman; Maurine Mourn, c'40, third vice-chairman; John Sumnur, c'42, minister; and Reginald Baxton, c'46, secretary.
- Endowment Association
Still Needs Assist $5,000
To Purchase and Remode
Proposed House
Wilbur Leonard, 142, state president of the collegiate political clubs, informed the young Republicans of a banquet to be held in Baldwin, Jan.
Bill Douce Heads Young Republicans
In his acceptance talk, Douce presents plans for an intensive membership drive, which will start in January, with a minimum goal of 200 members. Memberships can be by seeing any of the club's officers.
By Gene Kuhn, c'40
A men's dormitory, envisioned last spring, yesterday appeared a step nearer realization with the announcement that Acacia fraternity bondholders of the property had made an unexpected and substantial reduction in their selling price.
Fri. Olin Templin, secretary of the Endowment association and chairman of the committee which has been seeking to restore the old Acacia fraternity house to a dormitory for self-supporting men students, said "much more favorable terms" had been made by the property owners. He declined to state the exact amount of the reduction. It was understood, however, that the price of $15,000 from the original selling price of $15,000. **Bid:** $10,000
Prof. Templin said that more than $4,000 is needed before the committee can take definite action in purchasing the property.
More than $10,000 already has been pledged to the committee, but the additional funds are necessary before the grounds and house can be purchased and the building restored.
Brynwood place, near the summit of Mt. Oreed on Fourteenth street, will be rechristened "Alumni
Student Vacation Period Starts Wednesday Night
John Noble's painting, "Morning in the Flint Hills," has been purchased by the University for permanent display in Spooner-Thayer art museum, the Chancellor's office announced yesterday.
★ Purchase Will Be on Permanent Display in Spooner-Thayer
influence yet another.
The Flint Hills scene was purchased by the University from a balance in grant made several years ago by the Carnegie fund for art education. The selection was made by Chancellor Deane W. M. Malot, Miss Minnie S. Moodie, curator; and Prof Alberto Bloch, director of the department of painting.
University Buys Noble Painting
Concerning Noble's work, Pro-
Unless some of the 48 U. S. state governors have political beliefs that conflict with those of Santa Claus, the whiskered Arctic gentleman's decree that Christmas will be celebrated on Dec. 25 will stand. And, unless they stay in Lawrence to study, or are afraid to go home, or just don't want to, the University's 4,800 students will start their holiday vacation Wednesday evening.
With the Wednesday morning edition, the Daily Kansan will complete its publications until students return after the holidays.
The vacation period starts after a full day of classes Wednesday and ends Jan. 2. 1940. Classes will be reserved at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 3.
Alumni Place, whose present owners have slashed their original price from $125,000 to buying purchase by the Endowment as soon as appear more imminent.
Place" and presented to the University during its Seventy-fifth Anniversary next year, if the necessary funds can be raised through the efforts of the alumni committee.
The original Brynwood place was built shortly after the Civil War on grounds acquired from Governor Charles Robinson, then governor of Kansas. Later, the property was sold to Brinton W. Woodward, a Kansas City wholesale druggist. The house was remodeled, and in 1919 the Aecia fraternity purchased the grounds, consisting of about three acres, and house. They added several other rooms. In 1937, the fraternity moved to its present house, 1541 Tennessee street.
House Has Long History
This Soph Hopper Firmly Believes
lessor Bloch said, "He is the finest, and in many respects, the most interesting painter whom Kansas thus far has produced.
"Our Flint Hills painting is small in size, modest and unpretentious in scope, and of extreme simplicity in treatment, but filled with lyrical charm that characterizes all of John Sloan's typical work," said Professor Bloch.
Variety Fio Rito's High Entertainment Note
The painting is now on display in Spooner-Thayer museum with several other pieces of Noble's work as the December exhibit. The display will remain unchanged until after the Christmas holidays.
Closing hours are 12:30 o'clock Tuesday night for all University women.
NOTICE!
"Fio Rito plays it sweet and we
By Dolores Hiller, c.42
A medium sized flock of Soph Hoppers journeyed to the ballroom of the Memorial Union building Friday night a bit dubious about the "line hatch" in the Ted Poor Liftoo, Liftoo, 3rd super-fisherman, had cooked up for them. They stayed to enjoy one of the finest musical feasts ever served by a dance manager.
want it hot," shouted the jitterbug followers of "hot" swing before the dance. Well, Fio Rito did play it "sweet" and he also bleit him "He mixed it up in exact proportions until both the jitterbugs and the "sweet" conservatives were having the time of their lives.
"Candy," the bass fiddler with the triple larynx, kept the crowd in a hilarious state with his one-man duet and trio conditions of such
By Dolores Hiller, c'42
numbers as "Oh, Johnny," and "The Three Trees."
Next to "Candy," Regina Travers reigned in popularity as the evening's featured entertainer. Each time the singer, rumored to be only 10 years of age, approached the microphone the males dragged their formalized partners near to the rostrum.
Fio Rito had more evidence that his band had class than the fact
that he spotted two pianos. His Ravel's "Boloer" would have convinced the most skepetic of skeptics. Probably the real reason of the party's success was that Fio Rito did not wear his dancers down with an unvaried program. There was a surprise in every set. Now it was "hot" and then it was "sweet." First "Candy" would appear to put the crowd in stitches and then Miss Trawvers would put over a number.
Flo Rito didn't take enough cheiruses at the piano to suit a lot of persons, but then there is just so much you can crowd into four hours.
The. Sophomore Hop was two things: an entertainment success and a financial flop. Too many students relied upon her, but she stayed away. Litterty had it for them but they wouldn't bite—the poor suckers.
Expect Larger Audience For Vespers
★ Program Features Choir,
Symphony Orchestra and
Tableaux. To Give Two
Performances
By Russell Barrett, c'42
Audiences expected to exceed 8,000 persons will fill Hoch auditorium today to see and hear two performances of the sixty-third Christmas Vespers service, presented by students and faculty members of the School of Fine Arts.
Performances will be given at 4 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m, with the former intended primarily for out-of-town visitors. Combining efforts to produce the program will be a 100-voice chair under the direction of Dean D M. Swarthout; the 100-piece University Symphony orchestra, conducted by Karl Kuersteiner; the University string quartet; and a group of seven soloists.
Four Tableaux On Program
Twenty minutes before each performance a brass quartet will play a group of Christmas carols from the balcony of the auditorium. Eugene Crabb, fa'41, and Leo Horecane, fa'41, cornetists; and Lloyd Reist, fa'41, and Dean Brooks, c'40, trombonists, make up the quartet.
A group of four Christmas tableaux, planned by the departments of design, will be presented. During the tableaux a group of Christmas carols will be sent by a quarter-Chapel noirnoir; Mrs. Alice Moncriéff, contrato; Rolland Maddox, tenor, and DeLloyd Tibbs, bass. Director of the quartet is Mrs. Moncriéff, associate professor of voice.
Orchestra in Spotlight
Written by Laurel Everette Anderson for this year's vespers, "Hodie Christus Natus Nativus" will be his first concert choir, directed by Dean Swartz. Meribiah Moore and Minerva Davis will take a soprano solo with a trumpet trio and composer Andersen at the organ accompanying.
For the first time since the series of Christmas vessers was started, the orchestra will play a separate number. Karl Keuserstern will design an orchestra as they play the romantic Symphony' (Haward Hanson).
An arrangement by Prof. Charles Sanford Skilton of Stokenin Nim's "Villancico Vaco" will be presented by soprano solen Merthiër foore, laurel quintet and string quartet and Laurel Everett Anderson at the organ.
The vesper program ballet 'Bulletin' choreographed by Tate Cune tune 'Hyrtyrod' (Vaughan-Williams), Laurel Everette Anderson, organist; Cedar-lighting, Whittledale; and the ballet 'Ave Maria' (Bach-Goodn) , by an ensemble composed of Waldomar Gelfch, colmist, Roymond Studi, choreographer; John Henderson, vin Anderson, harpist, with Anderson at the organ; "O Come All Ye Men" (anonymous), University Theatre.
"Bodie Christus Natus Est" Lauterre (Everette Anderson); University Press; Swarthout; Meribah Moore and Miracopoulos; soprano soloist, uncompeted by Horacec, and Eugene Whestone, cornetists with the composer at
"The Carolers" (tableau) Rose Richardson, fa2'42 Don Fitzgerald, fa2'42 Alice Schwartz, fa2'42 and 43 John A. McKee and Lily Brown and Joe Crow; "Romanic Symphony" (Howard Hanson) University symphony orchestra conducted by Karl Rueckerstein; "What Perfume Says" (University) Weiner, Sally
"No Room for them in the Inm"
(tablue), Mary, Justine Hopper,
Mary Hopper, George Leather,
imkeeper, George Leather, fa 40
imkeeper's wife, Freda Lawson,
fa 42; Charles McDonald
fa 41; Robert Sudlow, fa 41; Robert
Sudlow, fa 42
"Septet, Opus 65" (Saint-Saure), by an ensemble composed of Wal-
ters, Schallergaert and Kuerstiner, second violin; Olga Eitner, viola; Raymond Stubl, cell;
Keneth Johnson, contra bass; Loo
Hawke, piano. **Howard C. Tayor,**
piano
"The Shepherd's Story" (Clarence Dickinson), chorus, Joseph Wilkins,
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