UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Z-229
VOLUME XXXVI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939
NUMBER 138
Henry Werner Reveals New Union Set Up
★ The Operating Committee Will Be a Permanent Body To Supervise the Memorial Union
Establishment of the Memorial Union operating committee as a permanent body to supervise the University Memorial Union and the election of 21 alumni, faculty members and students as directors of the controlling corporation were announced today by Henry Werner, adviser of men and vice-president of the new board.
Meeting for the first time in 10 years, the board of directors last Saturday revised the Memorial Union setup to provide for the operating committee as a permanent supervisory body and defined its functions. Proceedings of the meeting were made known today by Werner.
Formerly, Werner said, the operating committee has worked in the dark as to its true fuctions. The board of directors defined these activities and supervised the student activities and the building welfare and development of the Memorial Council. The operating committee will confine its building efforts to internal improvements, Werner added. External additions to the building are outside of the committee's jurisdiction.
The operating committee is made up of the president of the Memorial Union corporation, the director of the building, five University staff members chosen by the Chancelor and led by the Board of Directors of the Alumni association, the student president of the Union Activities Board, four students chosen by the Men's Student Council, the president of the M.S.C. to be an ex officio member, and four women students chosen by the W.S.G.A. with the president of that body as an ex officer member.
To increase efficiency and decrease the number of committees that overrun the building the executive committees of the Board of Directors and the Union Operating Committee have created, the university is originally to preserve members: Irving Hill of Lawrence, Henry Werner, Elizabeth Maguier, adviser of women, Klar Klooz, University Burars, Hermina Zipple, director of the Memorial Union and J. G. Blocker, professional professor of economics.
New Board Elected
The new Board of Directors of the corporation elected at the meeting Saturday is composed of the following persons: Irving Hill, F. C. Allen, Richard F. Allen, Topeka, W. B Jaumpartner, professor of zoology, University of Kansas, J. G. Breedthein, Bounda, e4, M. L. Breidthein, Kansas City, Kansas, Thornton Cooke, Kansas City Missouri, Porter Fone, Kansas City, Mo., B. S. Jeffrey, Topeka, Klar Klooz, Chancellor-elect D. W. Malot, Elizabeth Meguiar, C. H. Mullen, c39, H. L. Snyder, member of the board of regents, C. C. Stewart, Lawrence, Eather Twente, H. W. Cohen, sociology, Henry Werner, Velma McKinney and C. P. Woodbury, Kansas City
New Chancellor On
Chancellor-elect Malott's election to the Board. Werner explained, was made in view of the fact that by virtue of his office the Chancellor rightly merits such a position. Since Chancellor Lindley will be away during the coming year his name does not appear on the list of those who have been appointed a letter of commendation to Chancellor Lindley for his fine leadership in bringing about the construction and operation of the Union.
A report read at the Board of Directors meeting by Werner, disclosed the fact that the $1.53 per book fee is lowest for books fees is the lowest such amount
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'Come on Chilluns,' Kyser And Ish Kabbible Greet Us
By John Narnomore, b'40
"Come on chillin', let's dance."
This is the greeting University dancers will receive at the Senior Cakewalk from Kay Kyser and his band. They'll be the genial master of ceremonies of the Lucky Strike radio program who was signed last week, will bring his full organization to the University, including lovely Gimmy Sims, Harry Kabbabble, long-faced医 cadian, and scat singer Sully Mason.
Kyser will come here directly from a Sunday night engagement in Ohio. After the Tuesday night dance, he will go to Kansas City for his weekly Wednesday broadcast and then to the West Coast.
The Senior Cakewalk is the first dance, beside mid-weeks, ever held in the middle of the week at the
Rock Hunter's Corporation Hoodwinks a New Partner
Aided by feminine influencer, the Rock Hunters' corporation has hoodwinked a new partner into ownership of the once famous Corbin Hall "Model-T"
University. Passage of a bill in congress is simple compared to the "red tape" that had to be waded through to obtain permission for a Tuesday night dance. The Cakewalk is also the first dance ever held in Hoch auditorium in the history of the University. It was only through the co-operation of the administration that it was possible to get sanction for an authorized dance on that night.
The original stockholders who bought the car from the girls were "Juice" Josselyn, "Pinky" Brown, "brushstop" MacFarachrut, Benny Ewers, and "Tomcat" Limon, all of the department of geology.
Students have danced to Ted Weems, Anson Weeks, Count Basie, Bob Crosby, Fletcher Henderson, and Ben Follack in the past, but on Saturday night they are the music of the biggest "name" band to appear at the University.
Lamon, however, had to drop out of the organization so he suggested that Cliff Willis buy his holdings
Tickets for dancing will sell at the regular price of $2.00, and seats for those who just want to look and listen will be 50 cents.
The following seniors were initiated: George Cobb, John Frier Richard Graber, Charles Greensleew Willis Harstur, and Arthur Lorenz
Seventeen Enter Sigma Tau
Prof. Engel To Present German Program on Radio
Order Commencement Invitations
New members of the fraternity are chosen from the top third of the junior and senior classes. The selections include scholarship, leadership, and sociability.
a banquet in the Old English room followed the initiation ceremony. Henry Werner, adviser of Men spoke on "Roads."
Prof. E. F. Engl, professor of German, has just completed his seventh year of broadcasting regular lessons in elementary German over KFKU. Tuesday and Thursday at the regular hour of 2:30 will give two extra broadcasts on "Mother Goose Rhymes in German" and the "Value of Knowing Modern Foreign Languages."
Seventeen students were initiated into Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, last evening at 5 Pine Woods of the Union building.
The juniors were: Tom Aturbuck, Myron Harries, Rudolph Kovach, Dwight Kurth, Robert Mitchels, Robert Moore, Brewster Powers, Kenneth Rosebush, Leonard Schroeder, Harold Sells and Edward Sheard
Tomorrow, members of Prof Engel's German II class will broadcast a German musical program of songs in observance of music week. These taking part are Hortense Harris, fa'41; Arlene Merchant, fa'41; Spencer Bayles and James Bradley, members of the KU Glee Club. The quartet will sing the popular German song "German Music." They will also play a piano and a German version of the University alma mater. Miss Harris and Miss Melchert will sing well-known songs. Miss Lois Worrell, fa'42 will be the accompanist.
Seniors should go to the business office as soon as possible to place orders for invitations to commence exercises, Charles Pierson, chairman of the invitation committee, announced today. Sample copies of the invitations, from which Seniors may take their choice, are now at the business office. Pierson has officially announced that no orders
officially announced that no order may be placed after May 10.
for $2.00. It was rumored that Willis didn't like the idea until his girl friend promised to turn into an bicycle if he didn't buy into the firm.
The threat was good and Willis came across with the two bucks and became a part-owner of the car sight unseen.
Reports are that when he finally got a look at what he paid to help own, he screamed, "censored!"
The firm is now seeking more stockholders to increase its capita to purchase a beach umbrella for the ear.
Law Students To Discuss Utility Service Problems
Seven advanced students in the School of Law will speak on public utility service problems over radio from 9:30 to 10 to tomorrow night.
"Legal Characterizations of Conduct Within the Scope of Regulatory Statutes and Contracts of Public Authority. In all title of the speeches to be given."
More Than 200 Students Attend Fine Arts Banquet
More than 200 students and faculty members attended the annual School of Fine Arts banquet held in November to commemorate the Memorial Union building.
The persons who will speak are Edward Beougher, '739, Bill House, '739, Burton Mader, '738, Marcel Ruddle, '736, David Riddell, '736, Ormer Vos, '739.
Acting as toastmaster, Robe, Boyle, b'39, introduced guest speakers Karl Krueger, director of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, and Chancellor E. H. Lindley, director of the Hawk Quartet composed of Don Wood, b'39; Art Wolfe, c'39; Bill Hayes, b'49; and Fred Lake, c'40.
To Railroad Retirement Board
Student Work Is Shown In Chicago Ceramics Display
The students represented are:
Dessa Jane Bush, gr; juanita
Brown, fa'39; Josephine Dalton,
fasp; claar Hagen, fa'39; Robert
Kaln, fa'38; Alberta Waid, fa'
Walter Yost, fa'39. All are under
the supervision of the Whitney
of the design department of
the School of Fine Arts.
Miss Whitney also will have some of her work on exhibition along with Mr. Norman Plummer, assistant in the design department, and Bernard "Poco" Frazier, Campus sculptor.
William A. Murphy, b'29, f31, recently resigned from the position of Director of the Kansas Unemployment Compensation Division to become regional director of the Kansas City area of the Railroad Retirement Board.
Pottery designs of seven University students are on display in the exhibitions at the annual meeting of the pottery society in Chicago this week.
Heads Music Week-
WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Thurs day; little change in temperature.
D. M. Swarthot, dean of the School of Fine Arts, is in charge of the Music Festival this week, and he will act as musician to pick his A Cappella choir in concert.
Conducts Concert--it back to the cream factory and reappeared at the ball game with two boxes, one under each arm. Apparently he had run all the way down and back and his face was a falls of perspiration. He didn't have any salesman jargon, they were just cream bars for a more five cents.
Karl Kueerstel, director of the University Symphony Orchestra, who conducted the Spring Concert last night.
Three Faculty Members Attend Combined Meeting
Three members of the University faculty left today to attend a combined conference of the American Association of Immunologists, the American Society of Physiologists, and the American Association of Experimental Pathologists held this week at Toronto.
The men who are attending the meeting are: O. O. Stoland and Major Swen of the department of bacteriology at Louise Loughlin of the department of bacteriology.
K.U. Symphony Orchestra Tops Past Concerts
Ellen Fayne, W.Y.C.A, executive secretary, and John Moore, Y.M.C.A, executive secretary, will lead the discussion on "Good Companionship" at the Freshman commission meeting tomorrow afternoon.
Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. To Meet
Willis Accepts Summer Position
Clifford Willis, assistant instructor in geology, has accepted a summer position in the geophysical division of the Carter Oil company, a subsidiary of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
The freshmen of the Y.W. and the Y.M. will meet jointly for the discussion in the Fine room of the Memorial Union building at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all freshmen.
- Excellent Renditions Are Given to Few Spectators; Krueger and Kuesterdirect the Performance
By John Randolph Tye, c.39
BY John Kandolp Yye, Carr
For some time there has been on the campus an idea that it is the great thing to sing to the orchestra and to poke fun at it on every possible occasion. The feeling has become so endemic that for the last year the two annual concerts of the organization have been poorly attended while, paradoxically, the orchestra has grown in strength and artistry with every appearance.
The results of such an unhealthy state of affairs were clearly seen last night when the organization presented a remarkably fine concert—much more interesting in content than the March concert of the Kansas City Philharmonic—to an auditorium almost completely filled with empty seats. Even the Fine Arts Up section had to apologize. Readers Mark Murphy
Last night the orchestra, under the direction of Karl Kuesteiner, reached as high a mark in excellent achievement as it has ever attained The organization of 85 musician presented a difficult program with an authority that at times seemed all most professional.
Reaches High Mark
The vivid and poignant Overture-Fantasia "Romeo and Juliet" of Tschakowski, originally scheduled as the last number of the program, was next heard in order that Karl Nixon, a professor of the conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic on campus yesterday as speaker for the Fine Arts day convolution enabled Mr. Kuertsteiner to persuade the former student of the University to take over the orchestra's hour rehearsal yesterday afternoon and to direct it last evening in this dramatic and difficult work.
In the Overture to "Egmont" by Beethoven the group showed a unity of purpose and skill in interpretation which was not equated with his masterpieces when Karl Kreuer; guest conductor from the Kansas City Philharmonic took over to direct the "Romeo and Juliet" overture-fantasia. The number, which was written by Beethoven for an overture to an opera while he was a picture of liberty-loving people struggle against oppression.
Orchestra Responds
The results last night were highly successful. The orchestra responded to the magnetism and interpretative skill of Mr. Krueger's baton and after the concert Krueger spoke enthusiastically of the orchestra's ability. The overture, played in one movement, consists of four main sections denoting the four important episodes of the famous love story. The selection is one to challenge the skill of orchestra but has not yet been presented on the weeks careful training had not gone amiss for the difficulties of the number had been carefully studied and worked out.
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Persistent Whistle Breaks Up First Period Classes
A few weeks ago the whirlbe failed to blow on schedule. An a result an angled student body remained in classes a few minutes ext
The whistle's at it again!
Last Monday the whistle caught a cold. Its pipes were stopped with steam. First it blew normally, then faded out. An excited student body clammered, "Make up your mind. Will va, or will 'cha'?"
The electric clock in the electrical lab that announces convocation wasn't shut off yesterday; consequently the whistle blew 15 minute early this morning breaking up 8:30 classes.
Celebrated Poet Here Monday
k Robert Frost, Eminent Contemporary Poet-Author, Visit Here
A happy student body shouted 'Good ole whistle!'
Works of Frost are on display at Spooner Thayer museum. Prof.W.S.Johnson, head of the department of English will give an informal talk on the poet and his works tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.
Robert Frost, contemporary poet,
subject of numerous biographies,
and author of several books of verse,
will visit the University Monday.
Although Frost's name is Scandinavian, his fame comes from his work done in spare moments on a New Hampshire farm. A critic has remarked that "his elitismes has remarked that the world of the New England fields."
"Common in experience; uncommon in writing is the true formula for practically all Froot's poetry," written by B. Munsion in his biography.
Outstanding among modern-age poets for his simplicity in contrast to their elegant elaboration, Frost's poems reflect sensibility, the quality of speaking in human tones, and a sense of drama.
Works of Frost include "North of Boston," and "A Boy's Will" published in both New York and London. Works by Edna Hampshire, "Sequel Poems," and "New Hampshire."
Hill Leaders To Attend Estes Park Conference
Approximately 125 leaders in student activities have been invited to the Estes Park conference rally Saturday afternoon at Smith's timber
Ruth Olive Brown, c 40, and Ray Nesmith, gr. in charge of the rally. The purpose of the rally is to interest students who are leaders on the Hill in attending the conference June 9 to 19 in Eatles Park, Colo. The group will meet at Henley house at 4:30 Saturday afternoon and hike to Smith's timber for the picnic and rally.
Paul Moritz, c30, is a conference regional co-chairman and will have an active part in the conference. Elen Payne, Y.W.C.A. executive secretary, will be in charge of the creative leisure program and John Hunt former Y.M.C.A. executive will be hike leader.
'Chris,' the Young Opportunist Doesn't Need The Help of 'Y' Boys to Sell Ice Cream Bars
"Chris," the freckled-faced ice cream, pop, candy, and apple salesman extraordinary, has decided he can get along plenty okay without any affiliations with the University Y.M.C.A.
The super-salesman (who looks like Mickey Rooney) has made quite a hit around the Campus this year while selling his wares, but has been forbidden to cut in on the Y.M.C.A's concession monopoly in the school. He boxed a box of ice-cream bars to the base-ball game to try his luck, and (sticking to his old price of a nickel) dispensed with the whole lot before he could cover one section. Being a modern opportunist prompted him to replainish his stock, so he beat
Chris' competition made their appearance at the baseball game yesterday. It was the Y.M.C.A. selling for 10 cents a whack! The "Y" boys took quite a booing, but did manage to sell a few bars.
Then along came Chris, the opportunist. The demand for ice cear bars took such a tremendous lurch, that the "Y" boye' heads took a swim—not because the demand was for ice cream bars as such, but because it was for the freckle-face kid's at five cents a whack.
Chris claims the competitors took him aside and offered him a "cut" if he would connive to raise the price to 10 cents and sell for that. That might sound like a good idea to a non-opportunist, but since Chris is an opportunist, the offer didn't receive any consideration. He wanted it to be the reason he mentored his business-like charm, "ice cream bars!" They were still the usual five cents and boasted the same ingredients.
Well, the Y.M.C.A. profters retired to the bench to watch the ball game. And Chris, the super-opperman, got a pair of square denier, sold more than 25 dozen bars. He got more cheers than the "Y" got jeers.
Band Festival Attracts Over 1000 Stvits
★ Four States presented
In Today's Contests;
Five Hundred Rooms
Reserved
More than 10% high school musicians had registered by noon today for the Mid-Western Band festival being held here this week. Students from high schools of four states were represented. The registration is expected to grow until Friday.
Solo and small ensemble contests were held today with the contestants off to an early start this mornin g at 8:30 in Hoch auditorium, Frank Strong Auditorium, Marvin hall, Fraser theater, and the Memorial Union ballroom.
The contests will continue all day and will end this evening with marching demonstrations and baton twirling contests in taskell stadium at 8 o'clock. Inskell To Onen Competition
The Haskell Institute band will open the competition with Indian dances and a parade. Other bands competing in the demonstration will be those from Wentworth Military American Legion Junior Drum Corps from Acklinson, and the Girl's Drum Corps from Boonville, Mo.
Bands from Athetich Country Community High School, Mulvane High School, Athetich High School, Southwest High School of Kansas City, Mo., and Shawnee Mission Judge Claude B. Stevens, Waterson, Ill., and Lorraine E. Waterson, Des Moines, Iowa.
Twenty-six drum majors from high school bands of Kansas are entered in the baton twirling contest following the marching bands exhibition. Included in this contest are the drum majors, lighted batons. The program will end with a mass parade of all entries in the contest.
Parade Tomorrow
Tomorrow all class B and C bands and orchestras will give stage and sight reading performances in Hochschule Marvin hall, and Fraser theater.
Bands from Liberty Memorial
High School, Haskell Institute, and
the University will parade down
Massachusetts street at noon to-
morrow. The day will close with a
concert of the University Band, the
University Symphony Orchestra,
Westminster A Cappella Choir, and
a cello choir of 75 at 8 p.m. in Hoch
auditorium.
The contestants were rated in divisions. Division 1 is superior, division 2 is very good, and division 3 is fair.
Results of the contest this morning and the contestants ratings are as follows: Tuba solos.
Mary Jean Anderson, Platte City,
Mo., Division 2; Alice Pope, Platte
City, Mo., Division 2; Elwin McClure,
Ellingham, Division 3; Max
Krueger, Division 4; Alexandra
Lasley, Belton, Mo., 1; Ruby Arrington,
Osawatomie, M.; Mary Cochrain,
North Kansas City, Mo., 3; Donald
McMillan, Kansas City, Mo., 2;
Lawrence Krofa, Humboldt, Nebri,
2; Rebuff Pugh, Yates Center, 2; Laura
Hunt, Yates Center, 2; George
Mabry, Lees Summit, Mo., 3; George
Ewing, Brookfield, Mo., 1.
Paul蔡, Greensburg; 2; Jules Banning, Brookfield, Mo.; 2; M. Strandberg, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Mo.; 1; Bob Barnett, Kansas City, Mo.; 1; Kansas City, Mo.; 2; Dick Loomis, Council Grove, 2; Dick Thompson, 2.
Brass Sextets: Brookfield, Mo.
High School, Division 2; Greensburg
High School, 2; Wyandotte High
School, Kansas City, 1; Southwest
High School, Kansas City, Mo. 1,
Horn quartets: Lawrence High
School, Division 1; Council Grype
High School, Division 2
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