UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVI
NUMBER 146
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 7. 1930
Full House Hears, Sees 'Stage Door'
- Human Drama Walks the Boards of a New York Rooming House; Racy Dialogue, Good Acting
By Betty Coulson, c'41
Students and delegates to the Kansas Theater Forum packed Fraser the教室 Friday night to witness the University of Wichita players production of "Stage Door."
Edna Ferber and George Kaufman's contribution to Broadway, Hollywood, and the radio seemed to go over well. The few who got up and left would probably have walked out on Sarah Bernhardt, but maybe they didn't because they knew it was free and wanted to get their money's worth.
The well-known play contained some of the rarest dialogue ever spoken at Fraser theater. The scene for the entire production was that of an inexpensive theatrical rooming with the Footlight Club, in New York.
Boy-Girl Romance Is Theme
The plot of the play might be condensed to read: A lot of girls live in a boarding house, which resembles a glorified sorrority house. All of the girls are actresses. Some of them are good and some of them aren't. Some of them want to get ahead, some of them don't. All of them suffer. The heroine meets a man—only he's the wrong man; then she meets another man, and he's the right one. They both find it out. Final curtain.
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Anyone who saw the production will remember Kathryn Larsowanda as Terry Randall, who turned her back on Hollywood and a fat contract for hit parts on Broadway. She believed that motion picture life was better than film, stardom; four year, oblivion, six years, back to Sweden."
Also not to be forgotten were Linda Shaw, the girl who liked ermine more than virtue, like Bean Frisbie; and Keith Burgess with the egg-beaten hair, the unpressed trousers, and the ability to forget that drama should be "thunder and lightning and power and truth."
Landlady In Play Is Sweet
Gail Frank was convincingly sweet to the point of syrup as the landlady, Mrs. Orcutt, who would allow men in the house "only until 11:30." Kaye Hamilton was so completely traced that the audience was awestruck. The screen-side would come with a gun rather than poison, Mary Else Roser was tall blind and terrific as the silver-footed Hollywood success.
To be marveled at in the production were the appetite of one of the rooming house array who must have consumed 500 calories in bananas during just one show, and Olga Brandt, interpreted by Bula May Schwartz who played the piano completely by dischords.
Outstanding in the play was the traditional Forerer dialogue, a little sordid, but thoroughly human, the agglomeration of personalities who make up the human society selfs distinct, and the human psychology running through it all.
ON THE SHIN
by jimmy robertson
Ye Shinster was tearing his hai the other day during the strenuous effort to glean a few items when Richard MacCann practically promoted a nervous breakdown by saying, "Just be column."
Yes, doesn't it! ,
Boya who called the Pi Phi house last Thursday were annoyed to hear the phone answered with:
"This is an active at the Pi Phi
house.
Answered by (name), a little louse
All the freshmen are little dares,
For them we'll give three royal
Rah! Rah! Rah! May I accommodate you?
And the freshmen proved they were little dears (1) by making the actives sup at the freshman table on bread and water and (2) by passing out jelly beans after Mary Jane Shartel painted her father's Sig Ch
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Lindley Sets Example
Student Fingerprinting Begins for Civil Records
Voluntary fingerprinting of University students and professors will begin tomorrow in the center lobby of Frank强 Hall. Hes Lixin, cunel, fingerprinter, has announced that operations will begin at 8:15 am, continuing until 5 p.m. Hixon will arrive at the room, Tuesday, and Wednesday. He will move to Green hall Thursday, and to Marvin hall on Friday.
The purpose of fingerprinting civilians is for positive identification in cases of accidentes and disappearances. Alpha Phi Omega, national service institution, will be providing ment here, and is receiving the aid of the local police and University
Spring Grads To Have Busy Day Tomorrow
- Plans for Final Agenda Will Be Made at Last Class Meet; Jeffreys To Represent Alumni Association
Seniors are in for a big day tomorrow when they meet at 10:30 in Fraser theater to decide upon action to be taken concerning caps and gowns, the senior breakfast, dues, and other graduation activities.
The meeting has been changed from Wednesday as previously announced. Seniors will be excused from classes at 10:30.
According to Clyde Smith, b39 president of the class, all senior students will this meeting; for it will be the only one held before graduation exercise.
Chancellor Lindley will address the group following which the class members will vote on the class materials to be leaved on each person.
The Alumni association will be represented by Ballour Jeffrey, 28 of Topeka, who will inform the student membership into the organization.
Senior dues last year with membership to the Alumni association included $3.85 which was $4.1 lower than 10 years previous.
The class of 37 followed the example of the class of 32 by rejecting the proposal of joining the Alumni association en masse. Other classes have voted to join the association as a group rather than individually.
The second annual Theater Forum held on the University campus this weekend closed yesterday with the presentation of "Ali Baba" and "Swing Band" at 11 o'clock by the Washburn pep bands, and the performance of "Hay Fever" by the Dramatics club at 2 o'clock.
Theater Forum Closes Two Profitable Days
More than 110 persons, from 20 schools over the state were represented at the forum which was unanimous in approving the chairman of the executive council.
Mrs. A. B. Joder, editor of the Player's magazine and author of several successful plays, was the speaker at a banquet given in honor of the delegates on Friday night at the Memorial Union building. Mrs. Nolan, who now resides in Peru, Nicaragua, taught at Kansas. Chancellor E. H. Liudlay gave the welcoming address at the linner.
Millard Bryan, Washburn instructor, directed the marionette show which is declared one of the finest ever to be presented in Kansas. The production stars Players in "Stage Door." The large cast handled the play successfully.
"Hay Fever" was directed by Allen Crafton; and Lucille Wagner winner of the 1939 acting award played the lead. This marked the fifth presentation of the comedy by the group this season.
Official business of the forum was finished Saturday morning and plans were made for another meeting next spring in Manhattan. Attendance figures show that the number of delegates attending the forum rose from 54 to 110 in the two years.
officials. All the necessary equipment and instructions have been furnished by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley received special fingerprinting services in his office Friday and became the first volunteer on the Campus.
Kansas University is among the first 10 schools in the country to conduct a campaign, according to Ken Cedarland, b'uclel, president of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Nebraska University was the first school to promote the idea. There, the drive was carried on for one week last year, and 2,300 students were fingerprinted. In two months, five more colleges carried on the work, namely Illinois University, Iowa State, Spurru University, Omaha University, and Central Missouri Teachers College. All fingerprinting was voluntary and the F.B.I. in Washington became flooded with records of college students.
In a letter to Alpha Phi Omega, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FI.B.L.wrote: "There is one stigmat attached to having one's fingerprints on file at Washington. On the contrary, I feel that it is a privilege to have mine included in our records so that should any disaster betall me, my family and friends will be saved the anguish and suffering which accompany unexplained disappear-."
All citizens are invited to place their prints on record in the civilian files of the identification bureau in Washington. These prints are kept entirely separate from those in the criminal files.
Violin Prodigy For Next Year's Concert Course
Paul Musiksonk, the 17-year-old violinist who has been giving sensational performances this year, has been secured for the final event of the University Concert course next year, it was announced today by D. M. Swarthown, dean of the School of Fine Arts and the series
Muskokinny appeared as soloist with the Manhattan Symphony orchestra in Carnegie hall when he was eight years old. Following this concert he toured Canada receiving high praise from music critics.
After a period of study with concerts given at Carnegie and Town halls, Musikonsky went on a concert tour to Europe where he appeared in Warsaw, Warsaw and Palestine. He will appear here April 10, next spring.
Robert W. Neal, 68, graduate of the University of Kansas, died yesterday in Springfield, Mass. He was born in Columbus, Kan., and received his A.B. and M.A. degrees in 1898 and 1900.
Other persons appearing here in next year's concert series will be Marcel Dupre, well-known French concert organist who will give a live Rev. 6; the Eva Jessie Negro Concert Orchestra, with James Zino Francescati, French violinist, who will perform here Dec. 4. The Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra, under the direction of Karl Kruger, will give a concert Feb. 19. Walter Gieskeing, concert pianist, will give a performance Mar. 4, and Lawrence Tibbett, one of the world's leading baritones, will sing April 29.
After graduating from the University, he taught in the University of Cincinnati and Rutgers. From Rutgers, he went to Massachusetts State College as instructor of journalism. During the last four years, he has served as director of the correspondence school in Springfield.
University Graduate Dies In Springfield, Mass.
Jane Cheyke, fa'39; will present her senior recital at 800 Monday evening in the auditorium of Frank Chinapiso. She s a pupil of Jan Chiapuso.
The first part of the program will consist of "Vienna Carnival Scene" (Schumann); "Noturno" (Respighi) "Sonata in D Major" Scarlatti) "The Islad Spell" Ireland); and "Ballade in A Flat Major" (Chonin).
Jone Chesky To Present Senior Recital Tomorrow
The Martin's and the Coy's ain'
got nothing on the miner's and
the geologists of the University.
The engineers' feudain', however, is limi-
ted to the sebelfish diamond of South
Park at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Geologists To Meet Miners In Annual Grudge Ball-Game
This is the second annual game between the two factions, the geologists winning last year 12-14. And, incidentally, this is the second game this year, the first called unofficial because the miners didn't have a full team. But today Manager Ferry of the miners expects a full team to play. Playing is ready for who desires to watch a blood feud 'tween the feudiest men on the Campus—and it's free, too.
Anti-Aircraft Show at Haskell
★ R.O.T.C. Officers and Coast Artillery To Give Demonstration Tomorro
Col. Karl F. Baldwin, head of the R.O.T.C., and officers of the sixixti- first Coast Artillery regiment completed plans Friday for the anti-aircraft demonstration to be staged on the Rockwell Institute grounds tomorrow.
The 350 men and officers of the regiment will arrive in Lawrence at 1:30 Monday morning and parade from Rosemont Park to campus site攻 Haskell stadium.
At 4 a'clock airplanes from Marshall Field, Ft. Leavenworth, will begin flying over the stadium and demonstrations of anti-aircraft shooting will be given. One bomber and four or five pursuit planes will be used in the demonstration.
To Repeat Demonstration
After dark the demonstration will be repeated with three 60-inch search-light picks out the bomber and planes. One of the searches, at Haskell's stadium at Haskell; the other two will be located about two miles away.
Chief of Police Jude Anderson, in charge of traffic and parking arrangements, with coordinated forces of the state, county, and city police Parking space will be provided free at the Haskell grounds.
Persons attending the demonstration will be seated in the stadium free of charge. They will see the arrival of one of the big anti-aircraft guns and will watch the crew put it into machine guns, fire control boxes, and noose locations. Will also be set up in the stadium.
Open To Inspection
The regiment encampment at the cost end of the stadium will be open for public inspection during the day. At 6:30 tomorrow evening the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the University R.O.T.C. will entertain the members of the regiment, the national guard, and other invited guests at a barbecue super-
The program will be divided into four parts. The first part will be famous European folk dances from Russia, Denmark, England, and Germany. The second group Spanish-American, and the third early American. The last part will be western cowboy dances. Each dance will be costumed according to the country represented.
Tickets for the Kansas University Folk Festival Tuesday night at 7:30 are limited to 250—125 for women and 125 for women.
Tickets Limited For Folk Festival
After about an hour of demonstrating various folk dances the troupe will scatter about the arena to help various groups from the audience learn the dances. They will start the beginners off with a circle two step, then form a star with vight hands crossed.
Tickets are on sale at the men and women's gym offices, dean of women's office, and Y.W. and Y.M offices. The dance will be an "old affair for the university students. Anything goes in dress or costume.
Library Open Sunday Evening
Library Open Sunday Evening
Starting today, Watson library will be open from 7 to 10 on Sununda
day. Please check the semester in view of coming finals.
The regular Sunday prior
from 2 to 5 will continue as usual
Johnstone Is New Head of Union Operating Board
- Werner Announces New Plans for Union Building Which Includes Completion of North Wing
Meeting yesterday, the Union Operating Committee appointed Leo Johnstonate to succeed Jim Bounds, e39, as its president, and at the same time made preliminary plans for completing the third floor north wing of the Memorial Union building.
Bob McKay, was named as vice president, and Maurine Mong, c'40 secretary.
Henry Werner, adviser of men... announcing the officers, said that the new organization will work from the ground up instead of from the top down as it has in past years. That would still will only be formed when needed instead of having a large assortment of committees that seldom meet.
When the north wing of the third floor has been completed, Werner said, the last room of the Union building will have been finished. The present proposal is to make the room into a small dancing floor that will be available for meetings and small parties.
The new room which will be built at a cost and yet undermined will make it possible for groups to hold parties that the size and rental cost of the large ballroom prohibited, Werner said.
Last Proficiency
Exam Saturday
The last proficiency examination in English composition this year will be given Saturday at 9 a.m. All students in the College who expect to graduate next spring must pass the test for their senior work in the fall.
Before taking the examination students must register in the College office, room 121 Strong Hall on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and then be permitted to take the test without having previously registered.
Radio Class Play Tuesday Evening
In addition to the regular KFKU studio, Rolla Nuckles, instructor in speech and dramatic arts, and his radio class will make use of two rooms for the presentation of "Fall of the City," wellknown play of Archibald MacLeish, Tuesday a 9:45 p.m.
The play, which is entirely in verse, was produced for the first time by CBS and broadcast by the Columbia Workshop. Its superior performance starred Orson Welles, Meredith, and Adelaide Klein.
The cast for the Monday night encement will include James Meredith, c'41; Eileen Little, c'40; Jack Laffer, c'39; Jack Nison, gr.; Don Reed, b'40; Robert Calderwood, assoc professor of speech and dress; Caufton, professor of speech and dramatic art; and Rolla Nuckles.
The entire radio class will be the antiphonal chorus, citizens, and orphets.
Unknown Vandals
Wreck Valuable
Tulip Bed
A tulip bed of 3,000 bulbs, valued at $140 lay in a shambles yesterday. According to C. G. Bayle, superintendent of buildings and grounds, vandals entered the bed, which faces the Chi Omega secrecy house on West Campus some time Friday night and picked a great number of the flowers, destroying the foliage and stalks.
Had the flowers been picked without destroying the stalks, Bayles said, the loss would not have been extensive and extensive bulls would have survived.
Many students and teachers expressed regret over the marring of the beauty spot.
Johnstown Wins Kentucky Derby
By Clavelle Holden. c'unel.
★ Eight From University See Heavy Favorite Take First Place
Louisville, May 6 – (Special)—Johnstown, the heavy odds-on favorite today tipped the scales of fate to the low bet gambler when he galloped through lengths ahead of the field in the sixty-four running of the Kentucky Derby.
The big powerful Belair stol col from the stables of William Woodward demonstrated he was a thoroughed through and by through by increasing it foot in running the classic mile and a quarter in 2034.
Challenger best mudder in the field, came home second and Heather Broom, trainer Earl Sande's fast stepping three-year-old, was a close third. Training throughout most of the race, Technician, the highly-trained last year's winner, Lawrin, moved up in the strace to fifth finish.
But the race was strictly Johnstown's. Carrying most of the money, Johnstown became the first onds on favorite to capture the blue-ribbon games since 1965 when Agile舍urance a victory on the short end of 1 to 3.
Although today's field of eight-top-flight three-year-olds was the smallest Derby field since the World War, the classic event lacked nothing of its usual glamour. Under a *bathroom* spectators—including eight University students watched Johnstown breeze home in the seventh race.
The Woodward entry, bumped slightly by Technician as the crack field left the post, immediately moved across to take the lead.
El Chico, last year's two-year-champion, and the long-shot T. N. Dursettt ran second and third along the course, while a lightly lost ground behind Johnstown.
The University students who so sai
the race were to leave tonight for
Lawrence. They arrived in Louisville
early today by motor car, having left
Mount Oread at noon Friday. Those
who made the trip are:
Virginia Anderson, ed. 40; Cora Hepworth, c'41; Jack Townsend, b'23. Leone Hoffman, c'40; Wally Siffran, Manki Samifs, c'40; and Clavelle Holden, c'40. Melvin, instructor in Spanish, accompanied the group as chaperon.
NOTICE
Deadline for senior pictures in the Jayhawker is Wednesday, May 10. All pictures must be in the office by 3:30 p.m.
The Bushong Musical Mariioneteen will present "H.M.S. Pinafore," famed Gilbert and Sullivan operaetre, at 4 o'clock this afternoon in Fraser Bay by Mu Phi Epilation, honorary musical seriety, is free to the public.
The puppetsters, Margaret, Ione and Rachel Buochong, have been on tour at different times with their puppets in Cleveland, Kansas City. The sisters make films. The sisters use 24-inch dolls, made and costumed by themselves.
Gilbert and Sullivan Take To Wooden Performers
The sisters have been working with puppets since their graduation five years ago from the School of Fine Arts of the University. Mar-17, 2013 we are teaching matrience making at the Art-Ped school in Kansas City.
The men's voices during the performance will be taken by Arthur Ellison, who is with the Resident theater in Kansas City and is playing this week with Walter Hampden in "Our Town." The production will include an elaborate puppet chorus of sailors, sisters, cousins, and aunts. Recordings will furnish the music while the speaking and voice parts will be taken by the Bushhons and Ellison.
The costumes for "Pinafore" will be of the late eighteenth century, in the time of Lord Nelson. Many companies, in presenting this show, use costumes of the time when the operee was first presented, 1878; but others discovered that Gilbert and Sullivan used an earlier costume period.
Kansas Loses Meet;Hackney Sets Record
★ University Drops Triangular Contest to Nebraska As Wildcat Weight Man Breaks Collaiate Mark
By Larry Winn, c'41
Mumbai, Manerba, Meghalaya—Special—Fighting against a strong wind, the University of Nebraska Cornhorkens defeated Kansas and Kansas State trackmen today in their annual triangular meet here. The Nebraskans won only five first out of a possible 15 events.
The Huskers finished with a total of 61 points while Kansas and Kansas State followed with 53 1-2 and 49 1-2 points respectively.
The Kansas State putter's record will be turned in to the National A. U. track committee for accept- ing, but put will also have to e weighed.
Jayhawkers Take 6 Firsts
Elmer Hackney, Wildcat weight man, broke the American and National Intercollregate shot put records when he tossed the pellet 55 feet 11 inches to eclipse the marks of a famous Fashion of Louisiana State in 1934. Huckey's toss also set a new meet record—one of five which fell today.
The Jayhawkers won six victories and tied for another first in the high jump. Lyle Foy, Kansas captain, came through with a victory in the 102-yard dash to break the meet record. Foy ran the century in 9.6 seconds to crack the 8.8 score of Jacobi Nobraska, set in 1935 and达里昂 Nobraska, in 1937. Don Bird, veteran Nobraska peluva, sailed 13 feet 3 inches to break another meet record held by Ray Noble, Kansas, set in 1937. Noble's mark was 1 7-8 inches. Bird had been out since the Kansas Relays with an injured ankle.
Ray Prochasea, Nebraska, broke the fourth record of the afternoon, when he tucked the discus 152 feet 9 inches. The old mark of 148 feet inches was established by Sam Franca of the same school set in 1937.
Richard Hotkiss, Wildcat hurdler, took first in the 120-yard high hurdles in 14.9 seconds to smash the meet record of 15 seconds flat set by Knappenberger, Kansas State in 1934. Hotkiss was about eight yards ahead of his closest competitor. Ferris is Jackson Smith.
Ray Harris, Jayhawk distance star, was the star of the Kansas team winning the mile run and coming back a half hour later to defeat the favored Charles Mitchell of Kansas State in the two-mile distance. The time was poor in both events because of the stiff wind.
Fen Durand, 1937 Big. Six javelin champion, came through with a victory in that event to score five points for the Jayhawkers. Fen tassed the 188 feet 3 inches to beat the edsel Wibbels. Neh.
The Kansas mile relay team posed of Greene, Brandt, Graves, and Cox finished well ahead of Nebraska win that event. Bob Stoland of Kansas first in the high jump with McHaley, Kansas State, at 6 feet even.
Mile-crue-Won by Harris Kansas; second, Clingman, Kansas State third; third, Kansas; fourth, Leeland, Kansas State Time-4.37.
440-yard dash-Won by Simmons,
Nebraska, second, Coch, Kansas;
third, Pankton, Nebraska, fourth,
Graves, Kansas. Time-51.6
100-yard dash-Won by L. B. Foy,
Kansas; second, Wright, Nebraska;
third, Mathes, Kansas; fourth,
Toole, Kansas State. Time-9.6
120-yard hard hurdles—Won by Hotchkiss, Kansas State; second, Dodge, Kansas State; third, Clark, fourth, Fourth, Foy, Gansas Time—145.
High jump-Won by HsianLD, Kansas, and Mheaffey, Kansas State lacrosse-Lorensen, Kansas and Day Kansas State tied for third. 4-6 ft.
Shot put—Won by Hackney, Kansan; Wibbel, Nebraska; naked; Mills, Kansas State; Vanderbilt, Kansas State. Distance —55 feet 11 inches (Breaks Nanae biologist and the American record bears its currance, Louisiana State set in 1934).
890-yard run—Won by Kruper, Nebraska; second, Brown, Kansas
third, Klass, Kansas; fourth,
Hamaker, Kansas State. Time—1/9. 8.
220-yard dash -Won by Simmons, Nebraska; second, Wright, Nebraska, third, Greene, Kanas; fourth, Toole, Kansas State. Time-23.6
Discus throw -Won by Prochaska,
Nebraska; second, Wibels, Ne-
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