UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVI
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1939
NUMBER 136
Marks Tumble Before 12,000 Fans
Fifth Annual Music Week Begins Today
- Four Thousand Expected To Attend Mid Western Music Festival in Week Of Activities
Four thousand high school musicians and instructors are expected to attend the fifth Mid-Western Music Festival held in conjunction with the annual Music Week of the School of Fine Arts which begins today.
Many outstanding musicians including Karl Krueger, director of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl King, president of the American Band Association, Henry Veld, choral director of Rock Island, Ill., and Frank Simon, band director of Cincinnati, Ohio will act as guest conductors and judges of the contest events.
Music Week will open today with special observances in the churches of Lawrence. The Pro-Arte String Quartet of Brussels, Belgium, wi" present a concert at 3:30 .m. in the auditorium of Fraser ball. At the same time Monday they will present their second concert. The quartet's program will include compositions of Haydn, Bovehaven, Brahms, Schubert, Mozart, Debusny, and several other works. Tickets are available without charge in the office of the School of Fine Arts.
Glee Club Performs Tonight
Tonight the Westminster A Capella Choir under the direction of D. M.Swarthunt, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will give a concert in the First Presbyterian church. The University Women's Glee Club will sit at 7:30 the same evening in the auditorium of Haskell Institute.
One of the high lights of the Festival will be a marching demonstration and baton twirling contest of all class A and B bands at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Haskell Stadium. Another important event is to be the gala concert featuring performances by the 80-piece cello choir under the direction of Raymond Stuhl, professor of cello—the University of Kansasland, the University of Oklahoma, and the Westminster A Cappella Choir. The concert will be in Hoch auditorium at 8 p.m Thursday.
Orchestra and Bands Mass
The final event of Friday night will be the Festival concert featuring a 500-piece band and 300-piece orchestra conducted by Karl Kruse. The event will be held at Karl King, King Prescott, Russell L. Wiley, and Karl Kurteiner.
High school students will register Wednesday morning in Hoch auditorium, following which the contests of brass and woodwind ensemble will begin. Six University buildings will house the contests.
Music Week will close Saturday night with the annual banquet and initiation of members of Pi Kappa Lambda, the academic music fraternity Horns.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the Ku Ku's to elect new officers tomorrow night, 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union building.
ALAN SLEEPER.
President
ON THE SHIN
by jimmy robertson
Two weeks ago Ye Shinster publicly predicted in this alleged column that Misses Martin, Bell, and Beverly would reign at the Relays. Overjoyed with his success, he now predicts that Kappu's Betty Bell
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Thumbs Are Down--seen from any part of Hoch auditorium. Seats will also go on sale Monday and are available at the Business office, Memorial Union lounge desk, Bell's Music store, and the Round Corner Drug store. There will be no increases in price for spectators' seats if they are bought at the door.
Cakewalk Passes Denied; 'Scalping' Is Ruled Out
No passes will be issued for the Senior Cakewalk May 16
This ban will hold only for the Cakewalk and will not revoke asses at future parties.
According to Moe Attenson, 140, this measure has to be taken because of a clause in the contract with Kay Kyser's band which prohibits free tickets being given out where Kyser's band is playing.
Tickets for the dance go on sale Monday at the usual price of $2 per couple. These bought at the door cost $10 each. The ticket will be sold to each buyer.
Since the Cakewalt is primarily for students, this measure will keep persons from buying blocks of tickets and selling them to outsiders who would crowd students away from the dance. For this reason, tickets for dancing are being sold only at the University business office and the Memorial Union building lounge desk.
Spectators will be charged 50 cents and seats are not reserved, but Kyssen's musical organization may be
Potter's Lake Nears Flood Level; Shore To Erect Levees
Unofficial reports reveal that the water in Potter's Lake has reached its highest stage in the past seven
The lake, fed by drainage from the southern slopes, has risen three feet during the recent rains, and now has a maximum depth of approximately 10 feet. An additional four foot rise will run the water over the spillway, according to the flood control plan for the pond. Shore is preparing to erect temporary levees to prevent a possible flood.
"There is no immediate danger of the lake's spilling over, but I believe it necessary to take every precaution to prevent loss of our prized resources," he said, recounting in the running track in the stadium, the warden said today.
★ 170 High School Students Meet at University For Annual Play Day
Girls Play Games In Disneyville
Approximately 170 girls from 1 Kansas high schools participated in the seventh annual Play Day held yesterday in Robinson gymnasium. The event was sponsored jointly by the women's physical education department and the Kansas Women's Athletic association.
The gymnasium was a miniature city of Disneyville, with Donald Duck, Pluto the Pup, and Mickey Mouse much in evidence. After registration there was a short time for the girls to get better acquainted before the general activities started. Girls from the same town were invited to participate as possible. In this way there were no schools competing against each other, and every one had a chance to meet more of the contestants.
With a total of 54 points the Clara Cluck team, with Virginia Bell, ed-41, leader, placed first out of the 14 teams competing in hit pin, track, center basketball, volley ball, and folk dancing.
One member from each team was selected to represent the team in competition for Posture Queen. The first place was awarded to Molly Hands from Haskell Indian Institution. The second member of the Pluto Team member
Carlabele Cow, the team led by Ruth Mercer, c'40, placed second with 47 points. Third place went to Mickey Mouse with 41½ points, under the direction of Miriam Cheeseman, ed'42. Fannie Marie Kerns, ed'41, in charge of Plutu the Pup which placed fifth with 36 points.
The high schools entered were: Dodge City, Tonganoxie, Shawnee Mission, Effingham, Nortonville, Ottawa, Lawrence Memorial, Oredal Haskell, Atchison, Wyandotte, Rosedale, and Argentine.
Tickets should be bought at an early date, Etonnism went yesterday, for the limit on the dance dues will be held to 750. A study of blue of Hoch auditorium revealed that the capacity of the floor, he said.
Men's Glee Club Back From Tour
Ten Concerts Given In Three-Day Trip Through Northcoast Kansas
The University Men's Glee club returned late Friday night from a three-day tour during which 10 well-received concerts were given. Arrangements for the tour were made for Classics b24, business manager of the club.
Highlights of the concerts included numbers written or arranged by members of the club. These were: "Trouble," arranged by Don Wood, b'39, who also sang the solo part; a novelty, "The Cruise of the Sally B," written by Jack Laffer, '39, with Doug Tasherb, fa'29, singing the solo; and "Spirit of Kansas," also written by Laffer.
"The Serenaders," a musical skit written and directed by Laffer and played by D. R. Damsey, c'40; Bob Brooks, c'40; Dawnt Kurth, c'40; Jack Nelson, gr; and Laffer was given enthusiastic reception.
The club sang three groups of numbers. The first group was religious, the second, spirituals, and the last, semi-classics. Solos were sung by Wood, Tarbet, Laffer, Lou Foucake, c'39, and Gray Dorsey, c'40; Bob Glotzbach, b'39; accompanied the singers.
the dayhawketer quartet, composed of Art Woll, c39; Fred Lake, c40; Bill Hayes, b40; and Don Wood, was popular with all audiences. The musicians who performed bers arraigned by Wood, who also accompanied the group.
Concerts were sung at Wyandotte High School, Kansas City; Kansas City Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at which Chan-E. H. Lindley was a guest of honor; St. Joseph, Mo.; Horton; Holton; Hiawaiworth; Atchison; and Leavenworth. An electrical transcription of the program was made in the studios of KMBC in Kansas City Wednesday afternoon and broadcast from that station at 11:15 p.m.
Chem Engineers Entertain Four Midwestern Schools
- Last Two Events Turn Tide for Tent Attached Entry In Tightest Finish in Relays History
Todd Whips Odell By Scant Margin In Decathlon
E Lee Todd, unattached entry from Imperial, Neb. put on a driving finish in the last two events to become the winner of the ninth annual running of the Missouri Valley A.A. U. Decathlon.
The University chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering played host yesterday to delegations from Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and the Rolla
Clarence Odell, of Oklahoma A. & M. finished the tenth event only five points behind Todd. Todt's tute points behind Odell's tute finish. total of 552.
At the end of the first day's events on Friday, Todd was in second place behind W. L. Clapham, another Oklahoma A. and M. athlete. Through out the morning yesterday, Todd figured out that he had went out in front after the javelin.
Alex Cain f.om Arkansas City
Junior College finished the ten
event grind in third place and Bob
Ballard was university of Oklahoma
was fourth.
Guest speaker of the conference was Dr. H. A. Curtis, dean of the school of engineering at the University of Missouri. Dean Curtis also spoke at the banquet in the Pine room of the Memorial Union build-
Odell made a strong bid for the top position during the later part of the morning when he turned in the best javelin mark and finished with the second best time in the 1,500 meter run. At the finish of Friday's events he was far down in sixth place.
Todd's 6557 points fell nearly 300 points short of the winning total amassed by Dick Kerns of Colorado last year.
Three of the 15 original entries withdrew from the meet. Dunn dropped out at the end of five vents.
After registration, the delegates attended an open house in the Bailey Chemical laboratories from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., where members then attended the Relays.
Total points were as follows:
1. E. Lee Todd, unattached,
Imperial, Neb. 6557
School of Mines in an all day conference. More than 100 students and faculty members attended.
2. Clarence Odell, Oklahoma A. & M., 6552.
3. Alex Cain, Arkansas City Junior College, 6418.
Total points were as follows:
4. Bob Seymour, University of Oklahoma. 6310.
5. W. L. Clapham, Oklahoma A. & M., 6255.
8. LeRoy Floyd, unattached,
Stillwater, Okla., 5921.
6. Eric Friesen, Bethel College, 6164.
7. Vern Sumner, unattached,
Emporia, 6144.
10. Allen Scisco, Tuskegee Institute, 4752.
9. Forrest A. Todd, unat tached, Grant Neb. 5874
"Only three applications for student directory management for the 1953-40 school year have been received by the committee in charge of appointments," said Clifford Wilson, a member of the committee yesterday.
"Most farmers don't have a very good knowledge of fertilizer. They think a good sort of fertilizer is something that fills a big bag, and has a bad smell," said Doctor Curris.
11. Kenneth Cole, unattached Norris City, Ill., 4123.
Deadline for the applications in 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Directory Manager Applications Due
ling last night His subject dealt with technical material, involving the processing of calcium florens and calcium oxalate as the soil (e) for use in fertilizing plants.
Applications must be turned in a the C.S.E.P. office.
Curtis explained that by processing the natural compound, calcium florene phosphate, all inhibiting combinations may be broken up to produce an invaluable fertilizer to meet food demands. Doctor Curtis, more than a million tons of this fertilizer are made every year.
Beats Own Mark----
Belus Bryan, hefty Texas University star, saddened 14 feet, 2 inches in the pole vault beating his own Relays record of last year by more than two inches.
Kansas Speedster--
Gleem Cunningham, famed Kansas runner, who showed his heels to Wisconsin's Fenske in an exhibition mile run yesterday.
Honorary Awards Will Be Presented At Speech Banquet
Honorary awards to outstanding members of the department of speech and dramatic art will be the feature at the Speech Arts banquet tomorrow night in the Memorial Union Pine room at 6:30 p.m.
The acting award of the University presented in 1936-37 to Betty Ruth Smith for her presentation of Ann in "This Thing Called Love," and in 1937-38 to Maribeth Scheiber for her part as Elizabeth in "Elias," who was chosen to be the person judged most outstanding for acting ability this year.
The division of debate will give awards to the best man in all-around debating and to the honor man in debate. Last year the honor man was Dean Moorehead, who was the last year's University honor man.
Officials in the department expect more than 80 persons to attend the banquet. Guests will include members and apprentices in the Dramatics club, majors in the Drama department, and member members of the forensic group, including debaters, orators, and extemporaneous speakers.
New Library Head Is Elected Here
Miss Henrietta Alexander of the Traveling Libraries commission in Topeka* was elected new chairman for the northeast district of the Kansas Library association at a meeting here Friday.
Approximately 80 members were present at a general meeting in the morning, presided over by C. M. Baker, director of libraries at the University. Holton was chosen for the site of the district meeting next year. The annual state meeting will be held in October at Excelsior Springs, Mo., in conjunction with the Missouri association, Mr. Baker said.
A public library round-table was held in the Lawrence Public Library in the afternoon, and a round table for college and reference librarians was conducted in Fraser theater.
Track Stars Set Six New Records In Fast Meet
By Jim Bell, c'40 Kansan Sports Editor
vitation college sprint medley relay and the junior college sprint medley relay. The last two contests were new events this year.
A record-breaking crowd of 12,000 rabid track and field fans saw six meet marks fall at Memorial Stadium yesterday afternoon in the seventeenth running of the Kansas Relays.
Big Elem Hackney of Kansas State heaved the 16-pound shot 52 feet 1-12 inches to break the mark with Sam Francis of Nebraska in 1837.
The year old pole vault mark was broken by Beef Bryan, Texas ace who was defending his championship. Bryan sailed over the bar at 14 feet 2 in... the inches high when the record he set last year.
Rideout Twins Fly
The great North Texas State distance medley relay team, paced by Wayne and Blaine Rideout, flew through the college distance medley relay in 10.06.9 to break the old record by nearly 17 seconds.
A crack half-mile team from Southwest High School its race in 1.31.9 to chop nearly two seconds from the old record set by Northeast
Records that faded before one of the finest fields ever to compete in the annual Kansas meet were the shot put, the pole vault, the college distance medley relay, the Kansas City, Mo. high school halfpipe relay, the in-
Baker University of Baldwin became the first team to win the trophy for the invitation college sprint medley relay, and Fort Scott took the new junior college sprint medley relay.
The Kawasan team made one of the best showings in the recent history of the relay. The Jayhawkers garnered second place during the afternoon.
Stoland is Second
In the university distance medley Kansas was nosed out of first place by Missouri after the Jayhawkers lead most of the way. Don Bird placed second to Beefus Bryan in the pole vault. Bird missed 14 feet 2 inches by a gnat's eyebrow.
Stocked in Second.
Big Bob Stoland, K.U.'s ace high jumper was second best in his favorite event. Bob cleared,6 feet 4-3-4
The summaries:
Fenlon Durand placed second in the javelin.
100 yard dash—Won by Eilberne
Institute; second, Greer, Michigan
State; third, Piker, Northwestern;
 fourth, Koothel, Oklahoma. Time 9.5
120 yard hard hurls—Won by Willecot; Rice; second, Cope, Colorado; third, Wright, Oklahoma A. & M.; Dreiss, Texas A. & M. Time: 14:34
University half-mile relay—First Oklahoma; second, Texas; third Texas A. & M; tied for fourth in Iowa; fourth at State University State University. Time: 1:26.6.
Two mile college relay—Won by K. S. T. C., Emporia; second, K. S. T. C., Hays; fourth, Yankton college, Time, 7:59.8.
Two mile University relay—We by Oklahoma A. & M. (Gordon, E.ew, Dail, Dahl, second, iowa, fourth, fourth
Special mile race—Won by Glenn Cunningham, (Kansas); second Chuck Fenske, (Wisconsin). Time 4:29.2
kansas City, Mo., high school
half-mileule run. Won by the
Rockwall High School, Mulcahy
Joggerst, Wood); second, East high
north, Northeast high; fourth,
Central. Time 1.319. (Breaks record se
in 1873 by Northeast high which was
Four mile University relay. Woo by Michigan State (VanAuken Mansfield, second Drake; Bird, Kansas state, fourth Drake). 18:09.9
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Quarter mile University relay—Won by Oklahoma (Coogan, Trucledow, Koetelter, Birdo); second by Arkansas State; fourth by Arkansas. Time: 41:43.
Mile King Boats Fenske In First Outdoor Meet of Season for Bath Men
Glenn 'Connie'chan, world 'mile' king, came from behind on the last turn yesterday afternoon to triumph over "Chuck" Fenke of Wisconsin in the Relys' special mile event in the slow time of 4:29.2
The great Kansas was content to let the Wisconsin flyer set the pace throughout the race. Cunningham followed close at Fenske's heels until the race went into the final stretch. As the two men rounded the last turn, Cunningham cut loose with a dazzling burst of speed. Fenske matched strides with him for about 10 yards and then faded. Glenn pulled away to finish five yards in front.
At the end of the first lap, the time was 68 seconds. The half mile marker was passed in 2:20 and as the two runners went into the gun lap they had been away from their marks for 3 minutes and 31 seconds.
The crowd didn't mind the slow time for this was both men's first outdoor appearance this year. A tremendous cheer went up when Cunningham started his famous stretch "kick." The ovation grew as the Kansan sped down the straight-away and braked the tape.
This race was the first that Cunningham has run outdoors this season. He recently closed what he would to be his greatest indoor season.
Vocational Guidance Draws Interest
High school students from 504 towns in Kansas have filled out 18,000 vocational guidance questionnaires sent out by the University
The required information also in
their training are a specialized
tered type of work, and in addition
helps the various schools to plan
their guidance programs. The
answers indicate that students have
need of vocational guidance in high
Students were requested to indicate their vocational preferences, whether they plan to attend a college or university after graduation, or whether they are interested in correspondence study.
Swimming Pool Problems Viewed
Every phase of swimming pool operations from administration to methods of keeping pools clean were discussed in the Public Swimming Pools conference, held on the campus Friday and Saturday under the University, and the division of sanitation of the state board of health.
The session opened Friday morning with registration at the Eldridge Hotel. in the afternoon the group met in Marvin hall, where they were welcomed by Dean I. C. Crawford of School of Engineering and Architecture.
In his talk on fungus diseases and their control, Friday evening, Arthur L. Nichols, industrial hygienist on the state board of health, defends that athletes food is the most prevalent fungus disease in America today.
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