OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXVI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1939
Commencement Honor To Grads
NUMBER 159
Varsity Dance Manager Still Unconfirmed
- Hold Littooy Approval Until Position Is Legally Recognized As Open
Leo Johnstone, c'40, today called a meeting of the Varsity Dance Manager committee for 4:30 p.m. to unsnarl the tangle that has arisen since the selection of Fred Littoy, c'39, last Saturday as Varsity Dance Manager.
The relatively simple procedure of selecting a man for the Varsity Dance Manager position has become involved for several reasons. First, in naming the committee no one was designated as chairman. This fact confused the committee and led them to the erroneous belief that Henry Werner, chairman of the Union Operating committee, who was not at the meeting when the dance manager was chosen last Saturday, had the final authority in approving the selection of Littooy. Werner, in reality, is just a member of the committee and final approval of Littooy came from the Union Operating committee of which Werner is chairman.
Willis Waits
Second in the reasons causing the mix-up is the fact that Clifford Willis, gr., secretary of the old M.S.C. had not delivered the Dance Manager bill and others to the Chancellor until Tuesday for his signature. The bill until today has been published in the Kansan which permits that the bill becomes law, according to the constitution.
Back to Committee
Solution to the problem lies in having the bills signed by the Chancellor and published in the Kansan today. At the meeting this afternoon members of the committee will be asked if they have changed their minds in regard to the selection. If they have not, Littoy's name will be used on the bill. Mr. Union Operating Committee and if they approve him, he will become officially next year's Varsity Dance Manager.
Authorized Parties-bv jimmv robertson
Saturday. May 27.
Friday, May 26
Christian Student Council, party at Rollerdrome. 12 o'clock.
Delta Sigma Theta-Kappa Alpha Psi, spring party at ballroom of Memorial Union building. 2 a.m.
Saturday, May 27,
Farewell Varsity, ballroom of
Union, 12 o'clock.
Named for Phi Beta Kapna Post
Sigma Nu, buffet supper and dance at Hotel Eldridge, 12.
Monday, May 29 University Band, picnic at State Lake, 12 o'clock.
ELIZABETH MEGUAR,
Adviser of Women, for
the Joint Committee on
Student Affairs.
Named for Phi Beta Kappa Post
U. G. Mitchell, professor of mathematics has been nominated by the Kappa chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for senior faculty position district. He is one of seven candidates to be voted on at an election, the date of which will be decided by letter ballot.
ON THE SHIN
This is certainly silly, but it bears repeating if you're not too particular.
Tuesday night Beta Johnny Bernat sat beside Peggy Chromley on a couch. "I can't feel feeling good, Johnny said "Peggy I yam going to kiss ya."
"Nossir," said Peggy, "I won't letcha."
"Ha," said Johnny, "Bob Tibbet (Continued on page two)
Five Kansans Remain During This Semester
After today's issue, five more Daily Kansan's will be published before the student editors turn over University news dispensing to the publication. Hard-working Addington, c33, publisher, announced today.
The Kansas will appear tomorrow and Sunday before the regular schedule is broken up or final week. The next issue then will appear Wednesday, May 31, followed by a Sunday, June 4, edition and a Commencement number on Saturday, June 10.
Sunday's Kansan will be the 38 page special 75th Anniversary ediition.
Lawrence Clubs Give Banquet For Lindley
Chancellor E. H. Lindley was the principal speaker at a banquet given in his honor last night by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, and Lora Holtz, Kiwians, Co-op, and Liona Holtz at the Lawrence Country club.
Doctor Lindley gave an informal speech based on reminiscences of his University administration. He was presented with a movie camera, projector and screen, and a color film by the five organizations expressing their gratitude for the work he has done here.
Charles Radcliffe officially took over the presidency of the Chamber, succeeding John Brand.
Among the crowd of 200 was Carl Friend of Lawrence, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and three members of the State Board of Regents, Ralph T. "Dykc" O'Neil, Topeka M.D., John B. Miller, T. Markham, Wates Center.
The 18-voice boys Episcopal church choir under the direction of John R. Haines, both bandmates and Don Wood, b39, played the piano during the banquet.
William Allen White will write the lead article in a combination souvenir and commencement program booklet which will be released soon Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, announced today.
The booklet, which is edited by J. I. Kistler, assistant professor of journalism, and Ellsworth, will carry the general program and details of commencement services. Also included with its pages will be sections devoted to the 75th Anniversary of Ellsworth's college and his administration. Pictures of campus buildings and commencement exhibits also gain space in the booklet. Ellsworth hopes graduates and alumni will retain as a souvenir.
The publication will be free.
Senior Invitations Now Ready
Senior invitations have arrived from the engravers and may be picked up at a desk across from the Business Office tomorrow or after, Charles McCright, accountant at the Bursar's Office, announced to-
Ratner Denies Parole To Boyd in Bond Case
Topeka, Kan., May 25 — (UP)—Gov. Payne Ratner said today that he had denied a parole to Tom Boyd former state treasurer serving a prison sentence for permitting illegal access to the treasury vaults Ratner had been studying Boyd's case since the parole application was made in February. Former Gov. Walter Huxman, Ratner's predecessor, also turned down a parole plea by Boyd.
Boyd was convicted of allowing Ronald Finney, later convicted of bond forgery, to enter state treasury bills and remove bonds stored there.
Three Editors Named to Kansas Hall of Fame
\* Pictures of Harold Chase, T. E. Thompson, J. C. Mack are Unveiled in Newsroom
Thomas E. Thompson, John C. Mack, and Harold T. Chase, late Kansas editors, today were named to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame and their pictures were unpublished as a ceremony at the University building.
Prof. L. N. Flint, chairman of the department of journalism, spoke concerning the newspaper careers of the journalists and presiding over the unveiling of their photographs. The three were nominated by the Quarter Century Club, an organization of editors who have been active in Kansas newspaper work for 25 years or more.
Sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi
The Hall of Fame is sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity, and the University department of journalism. Balloting is conducted annually to select new names for the honor. To be added an editor, must be dead three, and must have served his community, the state and the nation with honor. The additions bring the list to 18.
Thomas E. Thompson, late editor of the Howard Courant, was a widely-quoted paragrapher and author of the well-known "Pot-pourri" column. He was born May 23, 1860 in Iowa and died Oct. 1, 1935 at his home in Howard. Starting as an apprentice printer at the age of 13, Mr. Thompson acquired the Elk Falls Signal in 1880 and later became owner and editor of the Courant.
Served as Mayor
ite was mayor and councilman at Howard and served eight years as postmaster. He directed the community band for 42 years and sang in the church choir for nearly half a century. A son, Clad Thompson, is the "Starbeams" columnist for the Kansas City Star. Thomas Thompson, grandson of the late editor, is a freshman at the University. John C. Mack was born Jan. 2. John B. Indin was born Newton on Jan. 29, 1930. Active manager of the Newton Kansan for 32 years, he also was a postmaster at Newton and was a member of the state legislature.
Harold T. Chase, for 48 years editor of the Topeka Capital, was born April 13, 1864 and died June 22, 1935. William Allen White once estimated that his editorials, believed the largest number ever written by any newspaperman, were the equivalent of 131 full-length novels. Mr. Chase always told with pride that during the years he served on the Capital never once did Senator Carter Vestriga do anything to his part of the editorial page. One of his chief interests, was farming.
Joseph K. Hudson, Kansas Farmer and Topeka Capital; Solomon Miller, Troy Chief;
The Hall of Fame was started in 1931 when a list of six editors were nominated. The original members included:
Parade and Chancellor's Address Highlight Annual Senior Luncheon
Daniel R. Anthony, Leavenworth Times;
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Four Classes Will Observe Anniversaries
A colorful parade and an informal spirit marks the University Lunchon program on June 12 as one of the highlights of Commencement Week, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, said today.
Past Frank Strong hall will go to the parade with the Chancellor and his group consisting of the Commencement speakers, Regents, and his officials of the University falling in directly behind the band.
Gathering at Fowler's grove, this year's graduating class and those of former years will form a parade with the University Band leading.
Ater the Chancellor's band will be the classes, arranged in line in accordance with their seniority. Las Vegas will have its group, which group will have its banner waving,
Classes Parade
Reaching the Memorial Union building where the luncheon is to be held at noon, the Class of 39 will go up the fireplace to facilitate entrance of the large group into the building. The remainder of the parade will go into the regular entrance, Ellsworth said.
On the luncheon program, everything will be conducted as informally as possible, the Alumni secretary said. The teatmaster and the waiters will cooperate as best they can bring on to the delight of the guests.
Innormality Stressed
Twelve chosen members of the Men's Glee Club, under direction of Professor Joseph Wilkins, will sing several numbers. The following is the musical program as announced by Ellsworth:
"I'm a Jayhawk" (Bowls) "To-orear Song from Carmen" (Bizet) a solo by Jack Laffer. "Spirit of Kansas" (Laffer and Allen Crafton). This number is dedicated to the University's Seventy-fifth Anniversary Celebration. And finally, "Crimson son and the Blue."
Representatives of the classes of 39, '29, '14, '39, and '89 will have remarks to make when called upon Also the "Senior Alumni", all of them, passed their Golden Anniversary and will have a representative present.
Medal to Oldsters
To those who have returned 50 years after graduation, the Gold Medal of the University will be awarded. Distinguished guests will be presented at the will of the toastmaster.
Crowning event of the program will be a talk by Chancellor Lindley, "has led us safely and well, and what is said in his heart to say."
The Physiology group dinner planned to be held tonight in the Old English room of the Memorial Union building has been cancelled. The dinner will be held at a later date.
Department Dinner Cancelled
Four years of feuds, political, social and personal, will be forgotten when members of this year's graduating class smoke the "pipe of peace" at the senior breakfast on 7:15 a.m., Monday, June 12, in the Memorial Union building.
Puff Peace Pipe
Feuds Will Go Up In Smoke At Senior Class Breakfast
This hopeful prophecy was expressed today by Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, in announcing the annual event. The "pipe of peace" is a cairnoc off campus academic class inscribed on the bowl.
Graduate Student Uses Ultra Violet Rays and Electric Fan to Purify Air
In addition to smoking the pipe which erases all memories of bygone feuds, the program of the breakfast includes the following numbers Campus foursome: Don Wood, b'39, c'39 Fred Lake, c'40 Bill Hayes b'40. Class History: Tom Yoe, c'39 and Lola Ross, c'39 Class Prophecy Louis Fockele, c'39, and Robert Cook, c'39. Presentation of Class Memorial Clyde Smith, president of the Memorial, Chancellor Lindley Crismon and the Blue and the Rock Chaik led by Jack Nessy.
Miss Wagner, a piano student in the School of Fine Arts, also is an outstanding actress, having won the University Dramatic Club's annual award for the best portrayal of the year for her part in "Hay Fever."
It was this fact that started A. L Nichols, gr. State Industrial Hygienest on his present work—the purification of air by means of ultra-
Aspects of the new general corporation code will be the subject of F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law, when he speaks at the annual meeting of the Kansas State Bar association tomorrow and Saturday.
Lucile Wagner To Play Preyer's Prize Composition
Professor Preyer will play the second piano accompaniment for Miss Wagner's solo presentation of his composition. Other numbers on the sheet music are also performed by the well known "Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra" (Rachmanninoff).
Other faculty members and the Junior Bar association will also attend. The meeting is held each year in either Topeka or Wichita. The Hotel Kansan is to be the center of activities this year.
First place winner in a national composition contest this spring. Prof. Carl A. Preyer's "Sonna in E Flat Major" will be heard by a University audience Monday evening when Lucille Wagner, gr., plays the number in her spring piano concert in Frank Strong auditorium.
The dean will speak at 9:30 to tomorrow morning. At a lunchroom for University alumni at noon Sat. Steve Stleger, gr. will act as chairman.
The normal human being consumes approximately five and one-half pounds of food and water each day. For years this fact has been recognized, and consequently considerable attention has been given to the purification of food and water supplies. What has not been recognized, however, is the fact that the normal person also takes about 25 pounds of air into his body each day; air that is saturated with bac-
Moreau To Speak At Bar Meeting
Outstanding delegates to the meeting will include: Judge Harvey M. Johnson, retiring president of the Nebraska State Bar association; G. Dexter Blount, president of the Colorado bar; Ingraham D. Hook, president of the Missouri association; and Logan Stephen president, president of the Oklahoma Bar association.
1 violet radiations.
His experiments are conducted with such simple equipment as an ult lamp and an electric fan. Air is driven by the fan across the lamp at a rate of 30 cubic feet a minute. The rays pass through the air before and after it has been subjected to the rays Present data, while insufficient for an accurate estimation, show that the rays cause between 89 and 90 per cent reduction
Accident Victim in Hospital
Stanton Meek, c'41, in Watkins Memorial hospital for treatment of minor injuries received in a motorcycle accident a few days ago.
Ultra-violet rays are already being used extensively for sterilization purposes in restaurants, and in hospitals. They are also used in houses for the prevention of mold-
Nichols expects that in the near future, air in theaters, school rooms, and all public buildings will be purified by these rays, in conjunction with air conditioning apparatus. Several hospitals have already installed the necessary apparatus.
In connection with this study, an attempt will be made to correlate some basterial index for air, similar to the present one for water.
Nichols is conducting his experiments in the interest of the Kansas State Board of Health, and he will work with his work in the graduate school.
Master of ceremonies will be Jack Laffer, c.39. Robert Jessee, b.39, is chairman of the committee on arrangements.
Expect Record Camp Attendance
\* Wiley Believes 200 Student Musicians Will Attend Mid-Western Course
More than 200 students and supervisors, double the number of any previous year, are expected to attend the fourth annual Midwestern Music Camp at the University starting June 19. it was indicated today by Prof. Russell L. Wiley, director of the Camp.
Wiley said arrangements had been made to use three Greek letter houses and "more if necessary" to house the student musicians. He said Camp officials had leased the houses owned by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, which owns the Cronon Pi sorority, 1144 Louisiana; and Triangle fraternity, 1116 Indiana.
Meals for the visiting players will be served for all three groups at the Pi K. A. house.
The Camp will bring to the Campus some of the most important figures of the musical world. Among those who will be here during the summer are: Karl Kruger, conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic composer and director of the Kansas City Orchestral Training School; Dr. A. A. Harding, conductor of the University of Illinois bands; Ralph E. Rush, director Cleveland Heights high school band; Cyru Dewar and Hale Pharaes of Kansas City Philharmonic; director of Topeka high school band, and associate director of the Midwestern Music Camp.
The University School of Fine Arts faculty will be represented by Dean D. M. Swarthout; Dr. W. Otto Meissner; Prof. Howard C. Taylor, Prof. Raymond Stubi; Prof. Karl Kuesterstein; and E. Thayer Gagston.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley Addresses Graduates
Speaking on the subject "Hands and Wings," Chancellor E. H. Lindley made the annual commencement address at the Central Missouri State Teachers' College at Warrensburg this morning. Doctor Lindley left Lawrence early today and will return this evening after speaking tonight at the Leavenworth High School graduation exercises.
The Chancellor will address seniors of Cherryvale High School tomorrow, speaking on "Democracy in Public Schools." Washburn College seniors will hear him June 21, and the campus will attend to attend the Pembroke Country Day School commencement program at Kansas City. Mo.
Former Kansas,Publisher And Legislator Dies
Wakeeney, Kan, May 25—(UP)—H. S. Givens, western Kansas pioneer and former member of the state legislature, died here last night. He was 78. For 25 years he published the Western Kansas World before selling it in 1919. He was Wakeeney postmaster for 13 years.
Simple Service Will Be Tribute To Late Alumni
From the lowest in life's stations to the highest, those graduates who have died in the past year will be honored for their services to the University by a commemoration service on Sunday, June 11, at 2:30 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
The services as described by Fred Elsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, are to be "simple and real." They will last only briefly.
Started three years ago by Miss Kate Stephens, a graduate of the University in 1875, the services have increased in popularity, Ellsworth, who announced the event, said. Miss Stephens died last year. The services are sponsored by the self-affiliated University graduates who have passed the fifthieth anniversary of their commencement.
The program will consist of three of Handel's compositions played by Prof. C. S. Skilton, on the organ. As music of "I Know that My Redemder Liveth" is played, a woman dressed in academic costume comes out upon the stage. No words are uttered.
Then as Professor Skillton plays "Largo," Allen Craftman steps out upon the stage and reads the names of those graduates who have died in the past year and also those whose names were not included at last year's services. No comment is made; nothing but the names of those who have helped to make the University great is mentioned.
Following this simple ceremony, Jack Lafferty, c39, angels the conclusion number. Hoodie's "Whereer to come" and thus, tribute to the dead is paid.
Push Search For Sub Victims
Portsmouth, N. H., May 25—(UP)—The navy ordered a diver 40 fathoms down to the ocean floor today in the forlorn hope he would find some living among the 26 believed dead in the sunken submarine Squalus.
"We in the navy never give up," Admiral C. W. Cole, commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard, said aboard the cruiser Brooklyn.
"One of the men who came up from below said it was 27 degrees down there," he continued. "One couldn't live very long in that temperature, even with air."
He pointed out there was the "hazest possibility" there might be air in the flooded after compartments of the submarine—where the crew were trapped—but added that "the cold makes it virtually hopeless."
Attention, Mr. Foster
Fredonia, May 25—(UP)—A four year college scholarship providing for complete expenses was given to Valle Schoesser, 1939 high school graduate, by an unnamed donor to day.
The scholarship provided trust estate support to maintain one member of the graduating class each year in an accredited college for four years. The scholarship offers not less than $1,000 and not more $50 per month.
A.I.E.E. Election Tonight
Election of officers for next semester will be held at the regular monthly meeting of the University Library on Thursday night at 7:30 in room 200 Marvin hall.
After the meeting the members will go on a field trip to the newly completed Lawrence Power Plant.