Ted Fio Rito Mav Take Littooy Bait For Sophomore Hop
It's almost like saying that Franklin Roosevelt will seek a third term—or like predicting the date of the nation's Thanksgiving, but if you like to gamble lay down your instrument, you should orchestra will play the annual
By Harry Hill, c'40
Sophomore Hop here Friday, Dec 15.
Dance Manager Fred Littcoy, who next to Henry Werner is the University's biggest fisherman, has been dangling at the Fio Rito band and the nibbles last night were coming fast enough to justify an am-
The hook isn't tightly caught yet, however, and bigger fish than Fio Rito have gotten away before a contract was signed. But Fisherman Littoe is starting to wind in the reel and already has attended to
such formalities as building a fire, greasing the frying pan and setting the ticket price.
nouncement that the catch would be landed.
If Fio Rito is signed, ducks. Littoo will said, will go on sale Monday. Although crowded out of extra-session halls at the convention, the coming of swing. Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, Fio Rito for many years has maintained a "name" orchestra, featuring specially numbered. His style has been the subject of swings but sweet with much emphasis on a large violin section.
The dance, according to tradition.
is semi-formal, which means that you women wear long dresses and you men don't have to rent a tuxedo. Reville will be blown that evening at 9 p.m. and the curfew will ring at 1 a.m.
To get back to gambling, it's not probable that you could get a taker
either way. Dance Manager Littcoy might wager he expects to have a wife and children to support someday. Everybody else has all his ready cash bet on Kansas to make an un-All-American out of Paul Christian in tomorrow's football contest in Memorial Stadium.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939
VOLUME XXXVII Z-229
Tigers Are Homecoming Foes
NUMBER 51
Eighty Expected For Instructors' Annual Meeting
★ Economics and Business Professors of Kansas Will Attend Sessions Today and Saturday
The fifteenth annual conference of the Kansas instructors in Economics and Business will meet here today and tomorrow. Approx. 80 instructors from Kansai colleges and junior colleges will be present.
the first session of the conference will be at 2:30 this afternoon in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall, Rolla Clymer, director of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission, and Sain Wilson of the University of Kansas. The committee will speak on industrial development in Kansas.
Harold Howe, Kansas State College, Prof. D, G. Daigliard, University of Kansas, and Frank Neff, Wichita University, will lead a discussion on the same topic.
Dinner for Guests
A dinner for the guests will be held in the Sunflower room of the Memorial Union building this evening at 6 o'clock. The general topic for the evening's program will be: "The Current War and Its Effects". Waldo Grimes, Kansas State College, will talk on the effect of the war upon agriculture, and J. H. Taggert, professor of economics, will speak on the effect of the war upon finance.
The third session of the conference will start at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Ralph Pickett, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, will preside in the discussion which will be held in room 210 of Frank Strong hall. The general topic will be: "Curricular problems relating to courses in economics and business."
Cayanaugh to Speak
Wm. J. Cavaaugh, Coffeeville Junior College; and Iva James, Dodge City Junior College, will speak on curricular problems relating to courses in economics and business in the junior college. H. W. Guest, Baker University, and Harold Baker, Friends University, will speak on curricular problems relating to courses in economics and business in the liberal arts college. At 2 o'clock the delegates will attend the Missouri-Kansas football game in the Memorial stadium.
Bridge Engineer Here for Meeting
Victor H. Cochrane, designer of the Kaw river bridge here, will speak at a combined meeting of the student branches of Kansas State College and the University, and to alumni members of the American Society for Landscape Architecture and the Sunflower room of the Memorial Union cafeteria at 7:30 tonight.
"Design and Construction of the Penicaua Dam," will be the subject of Cochrane's speech. The Penicaua River, the Grand River, Danville.
Motion pictures illustrating the phases of the design and construction of the dam will be shown Prof. T. D. Jones, department of design, will give a historical sketch of the Grand river.
Hopkins To New York Teachers' Convention
Prof. E. M. Hopkins of the department of English will be a guest at the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the founding of the National Council of Teachers of English in New York today and tomorrow.
No Jelly Joints Here Country Clubs Are Revived To Wash University's Face
More than 70 county chairmen met last night in room 102 of the Journalism building to renew activities of the County club move-
Kuruner emphasized the necessity of getting into the harness immediately and lining up programs, banquets and window displays for the Christmas holidays outed that the work of the County clubs is to replace any idea the populace of Kansas might have that the University is a glorified "jelly-joint" having nine months of continuous weekends with the truth that this is one of the finest institutional in the Mid-West.
Alumni and students from the var-
Kansan Gives First Prize for Floats In Parade Tonight
For the second consecutive year, The Daily Kansan will give the first prize of $10 for the best 25 nominees annual Homecoming parade.
Second prize in the parade will be $8 with a $7 third award and eight $5 prizes. Merchants are giving awards of $2 and $2 for the organizations having the largest membership members purchasing in the parade.
jous counties will be asked by the chairman of the County clubs to help put over the program of making the University first in the hearts of every high school senior student and his parents in the state. A pamphlet prepared by Kuraner and a committee stated that the aim of the organization was not necessarily "grabbing student" but attracting to the University the most desirable students.
House decorations will compete for three prizes, $8, $7 and $2.
The following 32 University students will try to win a turkey the hard way when they participate in mountain bike race tomorrow morning:
Men; Earl Olson, e'43, Phi Gamma Delta; Frances Moore, b'40, independent; Carlyle Dawes, e'42, independent; Jack Hawley, e'43, Acacia; Jerry Fiedler, ed'40, Jayhawk Co-Op; Hartwell Jewell, e'42, Independent; Cairn, e'42, Independent; William Walker, ph'41; Dick Rice, f'41, independent.
The administration has declared a concession Dec. 7, for a meeting of all students in groups by their home counties in designated rooms. The chairmen will notify the room from whom they will meet, but they will meet, Kurnur said.
Thirty-two Enter Homecoming Race
Women: Lenore Grizzell, ed'41,
Corbina hall, Placida Koelzer, ed'40;
independent; Dickson, c'40,
Kappa Alpha Thea; Ireia McAdam, ed'40;
independent; Betty McVey, c'40;
Gamma Phi Beta; Helen Wilson, c'42;
c'42; Helen Willis-Harper, ed'42, alpha Omron Pica Mary Lynn Tuley, c'42, Sigma Kappa; Helen Markwell, c'41, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Ed O'Bryon, c'41, Theta Tau; John "Cyclees" Weatherax, c'24, Delta Tau; Deltia Tull, b'40, Alpha Kappa Pi; Jack Wassmer, b'40, Alpha Kappa Pi; George "Iron Man" Godding, c'42, Kappa Sigma; Tim Macy, ph43, Phi Kappa Alpha; Mystery Rider, Phi Kappa Pi; Bill Reed c'43, Sigma Chi; Lee Wayman, c'41; independent; Elbert LaMont, c'42; independent; Harry Smith, c'43, independent.
Margaret Barber, ed 40; Pi Beta Phi, Betty Bridges, c 41, Alpha Chiro Oroegi, Mildred Oglie, c 41, Alpha Chi Omega, Justin Jean Milan, c 42, independent.
Ellsworth announced that speakers from the University will be available for programs during the Christmas vacations at high schools throughout the state. It will be necessary, Ellsworth said, for the schools in the counties to arrange their programs so that one speaker can serve a number of schools on one trip.
More entries were expected to be in before the deadline last night a 12 o'clock.
MASSACRE MISSOURI!!!
Starry Released From Hospital
- No Arrests Have Been Made on Student's Story of Robbery. Abduction
George L. Starry, c'43, was released yesterday from Watkins Memorial hospital, where he was taken late Tuesday night after telling police he had been abducted, robbed, and thrown into the Kaw river.
Starry, who said he was tossed into the stream by several men, was unharmed, his physician said, and suffered little from exposure.
Starry said he was seized by the men as he neared his rooming house at 1140 Mississippi street. robbed of a
George L. Starry, c'43
Homecoming Is Featured In Graduate Magazine
Starry was a P.S.G.L. candidate for representative to the Men's Student Council in the recent freshman election. He was defeated.
billionl containing about $5, and thrown into the river behind the Lawrence Mill and Elevator company building, 210 West Sixth street.
The November issue of the Graduate Magazine has been released with special Homecoming features including a program of events for both today and Saturday; an article on new events of the occasion; a sports write-up; and an article on Leonard Axe, '29 of the School of Business, chairman of the Homecoming committee.
No arrests have been made. Lawrence police said last night.
Rally, Parade And Bicycling Head Program
- Order of Events Is All
Set for Influx of Old
Grads; Two Dances Are
Scheduled
By Roscoe Born, c'41
BY ROSSELL BARN, CV
When in Rome do as the Romans do and the same goes for Lawrence on Homecoming.
On the other hand you can't help yourself. If once you catch up in the Homecoming crowd you won't have a chance to do anything else.
You'll find yourself down on Massachusetts street at 8 p.m. tonight watching 30-odd floats, the Homecoming queen and her peers, and university Boid parade by. You might even be matching with them.
And then before you know it you will be on the air, but your speech will already be written for you. You'll be screaming "Kansas Fights" or lifting the voice you always know should be on the radio in the Crimson and Blue." But don't be unaware you'll have plenty of company. You'll have plenty of amusement.
On Radio Show
By this time your clothes should be sufficiently tattered so that you can pass for a hobo at the ISA. Hobo Varsity. There, with some 500 other bums, you will find the Joy-
HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
TODAY
TODAY
6:00 p.m.-Homecoming broadcast from KFKU.
8:00 p.m.-Homecoming parade down Massachusetts street.
8:30 p.m.-Annual rally broadcast from station WREN.
9:00 p.m. - Homecoming reception, Memorial Union, with KU Camera Club display as a feature in the lounges of the Union.
9:00 p.m.—L.S.A. Hobo Night dance in Memorial Union ballroom.
9:15 p.m.—Annual Varsity-
Freshman basketball game, Hoch
auditorium.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
9:00 a.m.-Annual meeting Kansas
house for members and friends,
Eldridge hotel grill.
Missouri's Masterminds Confer---
10:00 a.m.-Meeting of members of
1915 of the Memorial Union.
10:00 a.m.-Women's bicycle ce
building at Memorial Union
11:00 a.m. - Second generation students and parents, group picture, front steps of Frank Strong hall.
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hawkers, formerly Clyde Byson's hand, holding forth from the platform in the Memorial Union ballroom. And you will see a hobo king and queen crowned for being the worst of the ill-dressed.
10. 15 a.m.-Men's bicycle race begins at Memorial Union building.
2:00 p.m.—Game, Missouri vs.
Kansas, Memorial stadium.
At 10 the next morning, if you get up in time and dare to venture forth again, you will go up to the Memorial Union building and watch several score legs ped half that many bicycles around in the women's wheel race. And if you ever drag yourself away from this you might possibly watch the men do the same thing.
Queens On Parade
Who knows, if you really get into the spirit of the thing you might even find yourself in the 1915 class whether you belong there or not. And you might even get your picture taken in front of Frank Strong hall, standing with a lot of strangers all who themselves "second genera"
Left to right are Herb Bunker, Phil Bergstant, and Dan Fauret, the Missouri coaching staff, who are shown discussing tomorrow's game.
Britain No Longer Leads In Navy, Dominions, Kansas Debaters Contend
By Russell Barrett, c'42
Criticizing the "blundering, short-sighted foreign policy of Great Britain", Bob McKay, b'40, led off for Kansas last night in the annual debate between teams from English universities and the University.
The Joychaewn uphold the affirmative side of the question: "Resolved that England has lost her former greatness." The contest was held in
10,000 Reserved Seats Available
Incoming grads won't have any trouble finding good seats in the Memorial stadium. Neither will they have any trouble finding out who else of the 52,000 former students has come back for Homecoming.
Earl Falkenstein of the athletic office announced lost night that there were still 10,000 reserved seats available for Saturday's game. There are also 5,000 general admission tickets left on sale on 10 a.m. Saturday morning in Robinson gymnasium.
Alumni are expected to register in the Memorial Union building when they get to town. To get the names of those who don't each fraternity and security has agreed to turn in a list of all grades in this manner. This manner, any grad can find out if some special classmate has come back for the celebration by looking him up in the lists in the Memorial Union.
Alf Landon Talks On KFKU Tonight
Alf Landon will speak tonight at the Homecoming hour-dinner rally at 6 o'clock over station KPKU. Ross Robertson's choir will also be featured in the half hour broadcast.
Other special Homecoming broadcasts for today will be the rally at 8:30 in front of the WREN building at the conclusion of the Homecoming parade and a broadcast at 10:30 from KMBC in Kansas City.
Saturday morning WHB will broadcast a transcribed program of the Friday night alumni meeting in Kansas City.
Cavert Heads Frosh Pep Club
William Cavert was elected president of the Freshman Pep Club at a meeting held in the Memorial Library following the midweek variety.
MASSACRE MISSOURI!!!
McKay list four points of former British superiority and followed these with the contention that Britain no longer possesses them. George Bean, presenting the opening position of the negative English team, argued that McKay's points were not true indications of greatness. McKay listed as indicative of Britain's former greatness her navy's domination of the seas, her economic superiority, the prestige given her by the dominions, and her position as the bank of the world. It was McKay's belief that England no longer can boast superiority on any
Presenting the initial viewpoint of the negative side, Bean, a graduate of Liverpool University, contended that England had declined but placed emphasis on the cooperation of the other members of the British Empire.
He asserted "The dominions are elf-governing units and therion lies he greatness of the Empire."
Bean listed the greatest of Great Britain on three points: freedom of speech, press, and of equality, and said that these were far more important than having "seventeen billion dollars lying in Kentucky."
Adding the second constructive argument for the affirmative, Lee Rhodes, b. 1940, characterized Great Britain as the "eye-sore of the Atlantic." He said, "The British navy is essentially at the base of the financial, political, and empirical power of Great Britain."
Again emphasizing Britain's cooperation as an indication of greatness, Victor Parkinson, student at Manchester University, presented the "British Commonwealth of Nations" as desirable in political organization and marked it as a "good pattern for other nations to follow." He also emphasized the tendency among Americans to estimate everything in terms of dollars," stating, "In England we are still aiming at what we consider to be a true indication of a nation's greatness," which he said was "the nation's ability and determination to work for the people's happiness."
DONT MISS THE RALLY AT 10:23
TODAY IN FRONT OF ROBINSON
GYMNASIUM. "KAW" WAUGH
AND THE BOYS WILL BE THERE
Missouri Has Title Chance At Stake Here
Bv Jav Simon. c'40
- Although Underdges, the Jaynews Rest Hoes on Many Upsets in 45-Year Rivalry
One of the olds and most bitterly conteste, football rivalries in the great Middlewest will have its forty-ele 'bth renewal at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when an expected crowd of 25,000 Homecoming fans throng into Memorial stadium for the annual Kansas Missouri classic.
There are so many angles to this prolonged civil war that a student of geometry should be handling the varn.
Missouri has a great team this year. The Tigers are way up in the national rankings after outpointing Oklahoma last week, and they will be gunning for their first undisputed Big Six championship and a possible bid to one of the post-season bowl games.
Tigers Unbeaten In Loop
Missouri is undefeated in the loop and has lost only one outside; that to Ohio State in the season's opener. Kansas can no in way match this with a win, would be assured of a successful season by winning this "big game."
Plenty of times through this series which began in 1891 and had been added to yearly lists D108 the underdog has been able to rise to the top and beckon down the hierarchy On this slender thread rides the Kamas hopes.
Whether or not the Jayhawker twists the Tigers' tail tomorrow depends on how well "Rifling Ralph" Miller can match "Pitchin' Paul" Christman in the passing game, and whether or not the usually decile Kansas line catches the Gwinny Penry desire to win and suddenly transforms itself into a toultry and studious team. The recently coached at Missouri and has been pointing toward this game all year.
Henry To Meet Pupil
One of the big angles of tomorrow's contest is the meeting of coach and pupil. Back in the middle 20s when Henry was the man of the match, he fell back into fullback of the 155-pound variety by the name of Den Fauret.
This same Fausto, obtained by many as one of the finest young coaches in the business, leads the Missouri Tigers to Mt. Orca to meet the Jayhawkers, playing their first campaign under Henry.
Faurot made a name for himself at Kirkville Teachers by winning seven titles in nine years and pulling stakes for M.U. with an unfinished winning streak of 26 games. This year he has projected the Tigers and Paul Christman into the national limelight.
Expect Christman, Miller Duel
The highlight of the context is expected to be the passing duel between Christman and Miller. Christman has clipsings to prove that he is about the greatest passer than ever walked, and will in all probability show them to you if he can get you in a corner.
Miller has records to prove his claim to passing greatness. He has played only 34 minutes in three games this season, but has completed 19 out of 26 passes for an almost unbelievable .730 percentage. The remarkable thing about this record is that Miller has been passing
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