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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVI
Z-229
NUMBER 124
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939
Mt. Oread Set For Conventions
First Session For Academy Delegates Today
- Meeting to Last Three Days; Former Faculty Member to Lecture Tonight
By Robert Ward, b'39
Delegates to the seventy-first annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science began today for the three day session. The Kansas Academy of Science in cooperation with the Kansas Entomological Society and the American Association of University Professors, Kansas and Nebraska chapters, began the conference at 2:30 this afternoon with a meeting of the Executive Council in Haworth hall.
From 4 o'clock this afternoon until 9:15 this evening delegates will register in the Union building.
Tonight at 7:30 in Fraser hall, Charles A Shull, former assistant professor of botany at the University from 1912 to 1915, and now at the University of Chicago, will lecture on "The Plant in Relation to the Water Plant of its Environment."
A general reception for all members and visitors at 9 p.m. in the Union building will be the last thing on the program today.
Friday from 8 a.m., until 5 p.m.
registration will be continued in
Snow hall. The time from 9 to
10:45 a.m. will be devoted to sec-
tions of the laboratory, and in
october hall, Frank Strong hall, and the Bailey Chemistry Laboratory.
At 11 a.m. Friday announcements by President Schoewe will open the first general hall in room 206 of Marvin hall. The reports of the recipients of the 1938 research awards will be heard next. Award winners are: F. C. Gates, "Distribution of Flowering Plants and Ferns in Kansas"; Mary T. Harman — "Development of Pigment in Hair and Skin of Guinea Pigs"; Harry B. Bryson — "Elateridae of Kansas"; Roger E. Ranger — "Designation of Zones of Middle West Grasshoppers" (Represented by J. B. Tuck); D.J. presented by J. B. Tuck); A. Cowan — "Test Methods of Determination of Constitutional Type"; and John Brockelman — "Distribution of Kansas Fishes."
The remainder of the session will be devoted to reports of officers; report of H. A. Zinser, delegate to the Richmond Academy conference; report of Miss Margaret Newcomb, delegate to the University of Koln, 550th year; a "Demonstration Lecture on Color Photography," by Oren Bingham; and a "Demonstration of Good and Bad Drawings for Typographic Reproduction" by W. S. Burggartner.
At noon there will be committed meetings in the Union building and from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. there will be another session of sectional meetings
Dr. Jenkins To Address Y.M.-Y.W. Easter Assembly
Dr. Burris Jenkins, pastor of the Linwood Community church in Kansas City, Mo., will speak at the annual Y.M.C.A. and W.Y.C.A. Easter service on April 4th at 4:30 o'clock in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building.
ON THE SHIN
bv jimmy robertson
Nearest trick of the week was execu-
tion by Sue Henderson Tuesday
night when Harry Winkler insisted
he was ready to leave. The telephone before he'd hang up.
Theta's have surrounded their spacious back yard with a high fence and a fancy assortment of no trespassing signs to keep Beta's and
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Band Plays Modern Music In Spring Concert Tonight
By Betty Coulson, c'41
The annual spring band concert,
postponed from March 13, will be
presented tonight by the University
band under the direction of Russell
in Hoch auditorium at 8:20 o'clock.
Chief attraction on the program will be "Oread Symphony" by the student-composer, Bill Ward, 'f40. Built around Hill tunes, the number is in four movements. The Techalkowski "‘Piano Concerto,’ previously scheduled will not be played because of the illness of Jan Chiapuso who was to play the accompaniment for the band.
The overture to "Oberon" (von Weber) will open the program. It will be followed by "Bride of the Waves," torr for corombs, (Clarke) featuring the Jayhawk Trumpeters, the Mets and the Nets, faa-28, and Eagler Crabb, faa-41.
In the presentation of the "Oread Symphony" the composer will conduct the first two movements. Lynn Hackler, fa'30, will conduct the third
King to Address 300 Educators
- General Session to Open Tomorrow in Fraser Hall At 7:30 p.m.
Approximately 300 high school educators will hear L. W. King, superintendent of the State Department of Education at Jefferson City, Mo., open the Spring Educational Convocation tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in Fraser theater. Dean Raymond A. Schlegel of the School of Education will introduce the speaker.
The chief problems to be discussed will be centered around more effective aid to the state schools by the department of education.
L. W. King, an authority on public school administration, will present his views in an address entitled, "Teachers Look to the State Department of Education." King is head of one of the highest financed and best organized school systems throughout the Middle West.
Executive Councillor
The first general session will begin tomorrow evening at 7:30 in room 206 Fraser hall. Cancellor E. H.Lindley will give the opening address which will be followed by "Education and Public Welfare," by Supt. W. K. Wing. Music will be wished by the School of Fine Arts.
movement, and the finale will be under the direction of Professor Wiley. Bennett's "Saxophone Symphony" for four saxophones will be played by Russell Chambers, fla 187. (For more information see fa 40; and James Berkson, fa 42.)
Saturday morning Dr. John G. Rockwell, State Commissioner of Education at St. Paul, Minn., will speak on "Educational Programs That State Departments of Education Should Sponsor." Two discussions, "What is the Function of the State Department of Education as an Agency of Research and Information" and "What Service and Leadership Should the State Department of Education Provide for the Schools of the State?" will conclude the morning program.
The last session of the conference (Continued on page three)
Professor Wiley has chosen the remainder of the numbers for the enjoyment of students interested in the modern trend of music. They are "Mood Mauve," tone poem (Howland) with Robert Boyle conducting "Skyline" descriptive marche (Alford); "Rhythms of Rio," a modern South American raphody (Bennett) "Deep Purple," tone poem, (Peter Rose) played by the band with James Moyles; fa 42 at the piano, and a saxophone quintet consisting of Russell Chambers, fa 41; Joseph McAnurey, fa 40; Eldred Balzar, fa 40; James Berkson, fa 42; and Art Olsen, e' 42.
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Two numbers, "Bravada" (Curzon) and "Pictures at an Exhibition" suite (Moussorgsky) complete the concert.
A canvas frame strapped to the hips of William Baisinger, [14], and autographed by all his visitors is an ingenious device set up by the Watkins Memorial hospital stuff to make the accident victim more comfortable. Baisinger received a broken pelvis in the automobile accident at Sixth and Massachusetts which cost the lives of three University students.
Friends Autograph Canvas Support of Accident Victim
The canvas frame holds his hips about one-eighth of an inch off the bed and makes it possible for him to move around without injury. The frame is held in place by sand bags.
League Against Goldfish Gulpers
Mulcathy's feat brought a sharp protest from President Robert F. Sellar of the Boston Animal Rescue League who said "steps will be taken" to curb such contests. Asked why he opposed goldfish-gobbling, Sellar commented: "Nobody knows how a fish feels."
Boston, March 30 — (UP) The Boston Animal Rescue League campaigned today to end collegiate goldfish gulping contests, now that the title has returned to Massachusetts. Donald V. Mulachy of Brockton, a Boston College junior, snatched the championship from Jules Aisner of the University of Michigan yesterday by swallowing 20 live goldfish before 400 cheering students. Aisner recently sued down 28.
Jensen to Rosedale Hospital
J. P. Jensen, professor of economics, has entered the University of Kansas hospital at Rosedale for observation and treatment. Other members of the stuff are conducting his classes during his absence.
Last night John Randolph Tyne dreamed of achieving everlasting greatness. Glimping the glory-blazed path to fame, the short, erudite Kansan Columnist started the sporting world for the first time by announcing his candidacy for the national goldfish eating championship.
Hold Tye!! Hold Tye!!
Fresh Fish Is John's Dish
Charles W. Felson, University of Illinois Independent leader, will conduct a roundtable session Saturday morning on "The Underappropriate Organization to the University Administration."
But the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley, and the column—being that a combination between the two—a awake this morning to discover that his astute manager, Marvin Goebel, had been forced to throw in the towel, or seine, as the case may be.
The scarlet-haired Tye had openly declared his intention of making an assault on the present record of 24
Sidney Reagan, member of the Executive Board of the University of Texas, who will preside in a special session of the Union building tomorrow night.
live goldfish in succession at Brick's cafe next Monday evening.
"I do not think the championship should remain in the East," he said simply.
Illinois Prexv--
Tye revealed he had first considered eating tudples—a Kansas product—but decided on goldfish in the water and would receive official recognition."
Ed Barton, former president of the Men's Independent Association at the University of Illinois, who will preside at the national banquet. He is a member of the national executive board.
Texas Delegate--
He Crawfishes on Goldfish
The columnist set his goal at 32 and was anxious to try for a record before other seafood lovers gulp to a higher total.
"If a guy in Pennsylvania can say it, I don't see why a Kansan can," he declared after reading news stories of contest that culminated in a two-day competition of two dozen goldfish by a University of Pennsylvania student.
Under rules of the National Inter-collegiate Goldfish Eating association, each fish would have to be at least one and one-half inches in length and official judges must be on hand to insure compliance with the regulations.
Hearing of his intentions, Tye's land-lady pleaded with him, remonstrated with him, and finally threatened to call his parents. A downtown doctor finally convinced him that such a feat might result in dire gastrohemical effects. In the meantime, Tye went into conference with several friends and talk of chloroforming the little rascals ran riot until 3 am, when it was decided perhaps a gentle tap with a tack
Convention Programs
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Kansas Academy of Science Today.
4:00 to 9:15, registration, main floor Union building
7:30, Dr. Chas. A. Shull, Frank Strong auditorium.
9:00, general reception, Union building.
Friday
8:00, a.m., registration, Snow hall; Senior Academy, room 321; Junior Academy, room 323.
9:00 to 10:45, section meetings: Botany, room 417, Snow; Zoology, room 101, Snow Hall; geology, room 101 Haworth hall; psychology, room 9, Frank Strong hall; Junior Academy, room 305 Bailey Chemical laboratories.
11:00, general session, room 206, Marvin hall
Noon, meeting of committees, Memorial Union ballroom and cafeteria.
1350, sectional meetings as above, and: Chemistry, room 206,
Bailey; medical science, room 502 Snow; Physics, room
210 Blake.
6.30, Senior Academy dinner, third floor Union building.
Junior Academy dinner, cafeteria, Union building.
8.15 Dr. Gould lecture. Hoch auditorium.
Independent Student Association
12 noon Registration in Men's Lounge of Memorial Union building
7:30 p.m. National Executive Board meeting in Pine Room.
Friday
8 a.m. Registration continued.
10 a.m. Open meeting in Hoch Auditorium, Chancellor Lindley and Marco Morrow speakers.
jey and Marco Motrow speakers.
12 noon, Luncheon in Union Cafeteria.
1:30 p.m. Roundtables: (1) "Independent Newspapers" in Frank Strong auditorium. (2) "Dating" Marvin hall, room 206.
3:30 p.m. Roundtables (1) "New Projects" (2) "Developing Understudies"
6 p.m. Dinner, Union building.
8 p.m. Hay Fever, Fraser theater
10:15 p.m. Reception, Coronin hall.
Friday
Spring Educational Conference
4 p.m. Education Convocation in Fraser theater.
7:30 p.m. General Session, Fraser hall, room 206.
Saturday
Saturday
9 a.m. General Session, Fraser theater
12:15 Luncheon in Memorial Union.
2 p.m. General Session in Fraser theater.
Luncheons, Teas, Dance Crowd Union's Weekend
By Jean Boswell, c'41
By Jean Boswell, c'11 The Memorial Union building today was prepared to become the center of seething activity and had perhaps its greatest entertainment of three separate conventions that will occupy the building and the time of Miss Hermina Zipple, director of the Union.
Confusion will be the keynote in the building and "delegate" the password. A super force in the cafeteria and fountain have been primed for the invasion. Miss Zipple expects her unit to carry a busket for the Union in some years.
Delegates to the meetings of the Independent Student Association, the Kansas Academy of Science, and the Spring Educational conference will be entertained by various luncheon, dinners, and dances until Sunday morning. Registration for the I. S. A. will begin today at 1 p.m., before the beginning of the week keep open all night for this purpose. The Kansas Academy of Science members will begin registering at 4 p.m. today.
Here, briefly, is part of what is causing the Union director's anticipatory headaches: Tonight there will be a reception for the Academy of Science, Friday at I. S. A. lunchroom; a reception room; a University Womans Club will hold a tea for senior women; a luncheon will be served the Academy of Science, junior and senior groups, in the ballroom; the junior Academy will have a supper in the cafeteria and the Senior Academy in the ballroom; two dinners are scheduled for the I. S. A. in the Old English room and the Pine room, a second reception for the Academy in the men's lounge at 9:30 p.m. and a breakfast at 10:45 a.m. The A. delegates at 10:45 a.m. The schedule for Saturday is equally as heavy: a lunchroom for the Girl Reserve Training group in the banquet room; a luncheon for the
The schedule for Saturday is equally as heavy: a lunchon for the Girl Reserve Training group in the banquet room; a lunchon for the I. S. A. in the cafeteria; an Educational conference luncheon in the
Pine room, a luncheon for the American Association of University Professors in the Old English room; and a dinner and dance for the Independent Students Association representatives in the ballroom in the University Sunday will be a breakfast for the Students Christian Federation.
I.S.A. Delegates Register Today For Big Meet
★ Cancellor Lindley Will
Greet Opening Session;
Marco Morrow a Keynote
Speaker
According to reports reaching here from the national office at the University of Oklahoma at Norman, 113 students and faculty members had officially registered by 8 o'clock Monday evening. Fourteen of those were women.
By Agnes Mumert, c'40 Delegates for the I. S. A. National convention which opens tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in Hoch auditorium were arriving this afternoon as registration for the convention began in the Memorial Union building, headquarters for the conclave.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley will greet delegates at the opening session tomorrow morning which is expected to attract several hundred local members.
Executive Board Meets
Macro Marrow, vice-president and assistant publisher of the Capper Publications at Topeka, will give the keynote address. David Gam-
bill, chairman of the National Executive board, and from the University of Colorado, will preside.
The National Executive Board will meet tonight to work out last-minute details of the conference and elaborate on plans for the discussion meetings. The local I.S.A. will be presided over by c39, president of the organization.
All independent women students are urged to call the date bureau in the Memorial Union building for dates with delegates to the independent Student Association convention.
Membership cards will admit Uni- university members to all discussion groups, and entertainment.
Following the dramatic production
"Hay Fever, which begins at 8
o'clock tomorrow evening in Fraser
theater, local members and delegates
are reception at Corbian
hall. It is slaked to begin at 10 p.m.
Date Bureau Set
A dating bureau has been set up in convention headquarters at the Union Activities office in the base- (Continued on page 12)
Hitting the High Spots in World News
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- By the United Press
Mussolini Calls 250,000 Men
rome, March 30 - Premier Benitl,
Mussolini, calling 250,000 more men to
the colors, prepared today to proceed
with his drive for concessions
from France.
The 250,000 men whom Mussolini called to the colors—180,000 of the 1918 class—and 70,000 of the 1919 class—were moving to their barracks even before he left Rome. They carried banners inscribed "Tunisia - Dijibouti - Suez Canal," "The Mediterranean Is Ours" and "More Cantons, More Battleships, More Airplanes." They were given uniforms and sent by train to their destinations.
Hollywood, March 30 - Grinning from ear to ear, Clark Gable gobble triumphantly toward Hollywood today with a bride, Blonde Carole Lombard. It was 6:15 last night when Mrs. Elizabeth Peters picked
The men are those born in 1918 and the first four months of 1919. It was understood that their call was a normal one, but when they had received notifications of their liability for training service several weeks ago.
Newlywed Gable Grins
up her telephone here and heard a boisterous laughing male voice exclaim: "Hello, Mom, this is your new son-in-law."
Her son-in-law and her daughter Carole were in Kingman, Martha. He had the Rev. Kenneth Engle who had just made them man and wife.
Relief Debate on in House
Washington, March 30—The House begins debate today on President Roosevelt's request for additional relief funds. Economy advocates will seek to reduce the bill even below the $1,000,000 to which it is required by law. The committee. Mr. Roosevelt had asked for $150,000,000.
The economy bloc claimed the support of farm representatives, who are disgruntled over failure of the administration and big-breil advocates to support an unbudgeted program for agricultural, rental payments.
Administration leaders assailed the subcommittee's reduction and said they would fight to restore the $150,000,000 figure through an investigation. The chairman Adolph J. Sabbath, D., HI, of the rules committee.