UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. SUNDAY, MARCH 5. 1939
Germany Asks No Meddling In Affairs
- Sami-official News Agency
Criticizes Roosevelt's Talk
Before Congress Defending
Democracy
Berlin, March 4(UP)-Nazi Germany tonight in a semi-official comment on President Roose speech before congress today asked the American President, "not to meddle this in our business."
Germany doesn't want the kind of freedom which means 10,000,000 unemployed," the semi-official news agency. Deutsches Nachrichten Burgerhaus nezellew's address defending democracy and hitting religious persecution.
"Certainly we take him at his word that in a country with 10 million un-employed and without adequate support pleas for assistance from the people in distress must be the most shattering kind of comment.
"Roosevelt proudly counts up the points of freedom which can't be shaken in his democracies." D. N. B. said sardonically. "Roosevelt proclaims that Americans may freely deliver petitions to Congress.
The President said that in lands where democracy had been snuffed out "the right to worship God in the way is circumcured or abrogated."
New York, Mar. 4- (UP)—Glen Cunningham, king of the milers, stepped out and won himself a two-mile race tonight, a special event which featured the 18th annual IC-4A, track and field championship A crowd of 13,000 saw the race in Madison Square Garden.
Cunningham beat Don Lash, the tireless man from Indiana, to the tape by a yard in a driving finish.
Glenn Takes Lash In Two-Mile Race
Cunningham was clocked in 8:11.8 far short of a world indoor record for the distance which Lash set at 8:58 in Feb. 1937. A step behind Lash was Gregory Rice, a tiny runner from Notre Dame, Tommy Deckard, a former teammate of Lash's at the University of Indiana, was fourth and last in the picker field.
Cunningham, unbeaten this year at the mile ran his usual race. He let the others set the pace almost all the way. Then with four laps to its finish line he flew a few kicks from powerful legs, he took over third place from Lash.
ON THE SHIN
Friday, that was the day after the ill-fated night before, half a dozen boys were using Sergent Kolllender of the R.O.T.C. for a snowball target when Sarge noticed "Phog" had deputied痘疾 down the Campus.
by jimmy robertson
"Hey, Phoq," cried Kolleren, "I want you for a witness. We should report the belligerent attitude of these boys to the Y.M.C.A. and get an investigation started. They're the kind of fellows that start wars. Why six of them threw at me and three made direct hits."
"Quick," replied Dr. Allen, "give me their names. I want to get them on the basketball squad."
The Junior Prom was a perfect party all around, including personalities present. Psychology Professor R. H. Wheeler was there, probably to glean material for a thesis on "Abnormal Conduct of the Jitterbug". . . Jack Harrison and Dorothea Ferguson, together as usual and giving observers a very pleasant dance combination to observe. . . Maestro Clyde Smith, taking the evening off to take a music lesson, and avowing Bowie's rhythm he ever heard on his Hilfstrum which he became so abounded in listening that he forget he had a date with the beautiful Jean Eichenberger. . . Only casual was that of Joe Brown who fell on the floor so hard he bounced but luckily his partner, Liliane Roe Cloud, made a remarkable recovery and did not go down. . .
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Coleman
Coleman Chases Snake, and Swears C
"Bring 'Em Back Alive" Coleman snaker charm extraordinary open yesterday afternoon wrestling with a six-foot (Gene Coleman's version) blacksnake over in the department of zoology. The snake is back in captivity after tasting a few minutes freedom but those few minutes were packed with excitement for two men in that room.
Films Portray
Movie History
Then the chase started. The snake glided under a locker with Coleman in close pursuit but he lost out by inches. Coleman poked and pushed to get the reptile to leave its dark corner but the snake just stayed there and hissed. Then Coleman raised one corner of the locker and out darted the snake and started across the room for a bookcase.
Illustrative motion pictures revealed the development of the use of the narrative starting with the thirty-second motion pictures of 1895 and continuing through 1910 with the use of the complete narrative. The last reel gave the history of the animated cartoon which began with the use of successive "still" slides.
★ Douglas L. Baxter of the Modern Art Library Shows Reels in Fraser
Films portraying various phases of the development of the motion picture were shown Saturday morning in Fraser theater by Douglas L. Baxter, representative of the Museum of Modern Art film library.
--snake chasing
opened the cage and removed the reptile out onto one of the tables. It happened to be a table near Ed Fischer, c'41, who was in the room studying. As soon as the snake was inside, the snake grabbed your finger you could snap your fingers. Fischer took the snake's place before the snake hit the floor.
Baxter said that the library sent him to the midwest to determine the status of visual education and to instruct his library's service known to this section.
Pastors, YM-YW Secretaries To Meet Monday in Emporia
Student pastors, ministers, and M.J.C.A. and W.Y.C.A. secretaries from all over the state will meet in Emporia Monday to discuss areas in education groups and the 'Y' can cooperate more closely on college campuses.
Those who will go from here to Emporia to participate in the conference are the Rev. Charles Thomas student pastor of the First Baptist church; Dean Edwin F. Price of the School of Religion; the Rev. Joseph King of the Plymouth Congregational church; the Rev. Theodore H Aszman of the First Presbyterian church; John Moore, secretary of the Y.M.C.A.; and Miss Ellen Payne, secretary of the Y.W.C.A.
The film library was founded as a non-profit making institution in 1935 with the aid of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The library collects and preserves representative motion pictures of all types, as well as related material, with the objective of making them available for study through its circulating library. As a member of an international federation, it has all of the outstanding films of the nations of the world. The films are edited and made available to the public for a nominal fee.
This time the chase ended in a tie.
Paullin to Speak on Books At Fireside Forum Sundav
William T. Paulill, instructor in history, will speak on the topic, "Books Which Have Influenced My Thinking," at the meeting of Fireside Forum, Congregational Church student group, Sunday evening.
A musical saw number by Earl Stuckenbruck, c'39, will be a feature of the program The meeting in Concord, 6:45 am, at the Congregational church.
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(Coleman managed to get his hands on its tail just as it was disappearing beneath the case. It looked like the black snake, and that the blacksnake was captured.
Cole Announces Speakers On World Peace Program
But Coleman didn't know very much about snakes. As he sat there trying to remove the other half of the snake from beneath the case, he saw a small piece released itself from his grasp by the simple method of shedding its skin. So once again the chase started. For some unaccountable reason the snake did not remain under the bookcase but continued on through. As he tried to reach the wrapped head, grasped it firmly and flung the snake back into the cage.
Henry J. Haskell, Kansas City Star editor, and Dr. Joel Seideman, secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy, will speak here March 9 as part of thEl world Crisis series, according to Elijah Cole, c'40, chairman of the Youth Anti-War Committee.
The program will be a continuation of peace propaganda begun recently by the Student Board board Mr. Haskell's subject will be "Politics and the World Crises" and Dr. Seidel will discuss "Economic Aspects."
Ruppenthal Gives Recital Sundau
Arrangements are being made by Cole in an attempt to secure Fraser hall for the lecture.
Fischer then got off the table.
The first senior recital of the yea, will be given by Ethel Rupenthal, fa39, soprano, this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall. Miss Rupenthal, who is an avid theater critic, Neeb Peabody, associate voice professor, will be accompanied by Winifred Hill, fa'41.
The program is:
"Vergin, Tutto Amor" (Durante)
"U 'Nom Dio Miga' (Mozart), "Pert la Gloria D'Adoravit" (Bonomic)
"O Cor Flu. Non Mi Stent" (Paisel)
"Der Neugierige" (Schubert)
"Gremchen Am Spirmade" (Schubert),
"Der Schmied" (Brahms),
"Maria Auf Der Berg" (Kienzl).
"Il Neige Des Fleures" (Fourdrain),
"Apres un Reve" (Faure), "Le Pap-
ment," (Papillon), "Le Loroux),
"O Ma Lrye Immortelle, from
Sappho" (Gouned).
"The Little Shepherd's Song"
(Winter Watts), "My Heart Is a Lute"
(R. Huntington Woodman),
"Life" (Pearl Curran), "Wind and Lyre" (James H. Rogers), "Visions"
(Erno Balog).
Forrest Frease, assistant instructor in English, will discuss "The Poetry of Thomas Hardy" Tuesday, March 7, at 2:45 over station KFKU. This discussion, which will be supplemented by the reading of Hardy's poetry, comes one in which Archibald Address, Author of *Country and its Folk.* These programs are sponsored by the department of English.
Christian Science organization at the University is sponsoring a free lecture on "Christian Science" by William Wallace Porter, C.S.B., of New York City to be given in Fraser theater Sunday, 3 p.m.
'Christian Science' Is Topic Of Lecture in Fraser Hall
Porter is a member of the board of lectureships of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scien- tian, and the University. The lecture is open to the public.
Thomas Hardy's Poetry Over KFKU
Legislators Will Hear Debate
- McKay-Rhodes To Meet U. of Texas at Tepeka Wednesday Night
A joint meeting of the Kansas senate and house of representatives will hear the University squadder deposition on Wednesday at Wednesday evening at Topeka.
The University squill will be Bob McKay, b4; and Leo Rhodes, b40. Last year the Rhodes-McKay combination won 21 out of 23 contest debates. Rhodes was a member of the University team which won the Southwest Conference Tourney at Austin, Texas, last week.
The University of Texas debate rivalry has lasted over a period of 20 years. Fred Elsworth, secretary of the university, made arrangements for the debate.
The question will be: Resolved—That the federal government should cease the use of public funds for the purpose of stimulating business." Texas will take the affirmative and Kansas the negative.
The Texas team is Herbert Petry Carrizo Springs, Texas; and Edd Miller, Houston, Texas. Petry is a third year letterman on the varsity debate squad, a senior law student, and a member of the Delta Sigma Rho debating fraternity. Miller, also a senior letterman on the varsity debating squad, is a senior in the College and president of Delta Sigma Rho.
Recital by Senior Organist Tuesday in Hoch Auditorium
The senior recital of Gerald Cole, fa 39, organist, will be given in Hoch Auditorium Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. Cole, a pupil from the studio of Laurel Everette Anderson, professor of organ, has appeared on a number of recitals at the University as organist.
Try-outs for membership in the Dramatic Club will be held in Green hall bassament. Tuesday afternoon may apply. Interest may apply for an audience.
Cole, who often plays his own compositions at is present organist of the Kansas City Symphony and is a member of the Kansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Come prepared to read a selection of your own and to give a pantomime of your own.
The recital by Cole is the only senior organ recital of the year.
Dramatic Club Tryouts Tuesday
Whitecomb Scholarship Notice
Women interested in applying for the Edna Osborne Whitcomb scholarship should make application immediately to Miss Persis Cook, executive secretary of the Committee on Aids and Awards, in room I, Frank Strong Hall. The committee has also funded an institution established in 1931 for the benefit of needy women students who are majoring in English.
Moritz Addresses NYA Conference At Topeka
- Chancellor Lindley Spokes on Advancement of NYA; Many Schools Present at Meeting
Faul Moritz, c39, occupied the position of main speaker at the NYA banquet held last night in Topeca. The dinner marked the climax of the opening day of the Kesha Youth conference, sponsored by the National Youth Administration. Moritz voiced the feelings of the student delegates that represented 45 schools and colleges at the NYA conference, which was in session last Friday and Saturday.
"America is greatest and best, but in justice, and happiness, and human welfare, but she cannot compare at present with Denmark, Sweden, and Norway," asserted Moritz, adding that he still believed that America in the future should strive to prepare youth for its duties, and preserve the opportunities, which are the heritage of American youth.
The University students who attended, besides Moritz, are: William Farmer, 142; Velma Wilson, c'40; and Edna May Parks, c'40. The farmer was elected secretary of the group when it met on Friday.
Chancellor Lindley, a member of the NYA Advisory Committee, in the opening speech of the evening described the National Youth Administration as a stop-gap—an effort to preserve the opportunities which American youth has in normal times. It will be remembered that the Chancellor was mainly responsible for the NYA to higher education. In 1933 he built a foundation of aiding deserving students in American colleges and universities to the President anti congress of the United States.
The purpose of the conference was to consider questions vital to the younger generation.
Influenza Epidemic On Downgrade
The flu epidemic, according to Dr R. I. Canuteson, seems to be lessening, although the decrease in the number cannot be definitely known until the results of the past week can be ascertained.
Eighty-six cases of influenza have been treated in Watkins Memorial hospital since Feb. 17. Thirty-seven cases have been in Watkins hospital this week.
Last year at this same time there were 46 patients in the hospital for the week. Twenty-five patients, the largest number to enter the hospital, were discharged day this year, came in last Tuesday. Six were suffering from influenza.
Los Angeles Art Institute Display at Frank Strong Hall
A display of work from the Chauvin Art Institute of Los Angeles may be seen at the department of departhouse floor. Hard Rock hall, room 316.
The collection consists of 48 pieces of work. Many of them are in color, and others are in black and white. One example of special interest to students is the set of progressive drawings done by a former student of the Institution who is now working for Walt Disney. The display is more for the purpose of displaying illustration work than for pure design. Outstanding are two repeated patterns, one of an American Indian motif, and the other of the Cuban Rumba theme.
Anyone interested may see this display between 9 and 5 o'clock on school days and between 2 and 5 o'clock on Sunday. *
False Fire Alarm Due to Steam
- Overheated Motor Makes Smoke Seem Real; Sirens Wake Students
An overheated refrigeration plant motor, located in the basement of the Memorial Union building, became jammed and failed to function early. The fire raging, raising a general alarm and many students, but causing no fire.
An employee, noted a strong heated odor, apparently coming from the basement, at 7 o'clock. Smoke was also observed coming from the roof, hence Albert Gish. Hill night watchman, turned in the alarm.
Upon entering the basement, Gish and R. W. Parker, Union janitor, discovered that the smell was coming from the refrigeration motor, which was not in motion although the electric current was still passing through it. Parker threw the jammed switch and shut off the motor. As yet the damage to the motor is undetermined.
Steam mistaken for smoke coming from several places on the roof was caused by hot ventilation pipes opening to the cold outside through the rain gutter which circles the roof of the building.
Shades of New York's Famous Door! Count Basie lived up to all expectations at the Junior Prom Friday evening. Many students found watching the master musicians from vantage points around the band stand as fascinating as dancing to the tricky rhythm turned out by the much publicized negro organization.
Firemen blocked off Oread street from Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets and conducted a thorough investigation, finding no traces of fire.
No official check-up had been made late yesterday on the success of the Prom from a financial stand point, according to dance manager Don Woods. b39. However, the party appeared to be well supported without being uncomfortable crowded. Negro students were admitted to the balconies around the dance floor.
Two From University Faculty To Attend Meeting in Emporia
Prof. Carroll D. Clark, head of the department of sociology, and Miss Esther Twente, assistant professor of sociology, will go to Emporia Tuesday to attend a meeting of the board of directors of the Kansas Conference of Social Work. The conference will be a programual program of the conference which meets April 13, 14, and 15 in Emporia.
Miss Jane Chandler, assistant secretary of the National Conference of Social Work, will be present at the meeting to assist in the program planning and other matters of conference organization.
Psychology Club To Meet Monday in Frank Strong Hall
The first spring meeting of the Psychology club will be :sid or Monday. March 6. The meeting will take place in room 21 o Frank Strong hall.
No Official Check Made on Profits Of Junior Prom
Dr. R. H. Wheeler, dean of the psychology department, will be the principle speaker. He will talk on the "Non-Trace Theory of Memory." Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
NOTICE
Important meeting of Ku Kua Monday at 9 p.m. in Union building. Attendance of all members required.
ALAN SLEEPER,
President.
Don't Kick the Coach if Kansas Loses---Blame it on the Weather
Football "wolves" stop your howling! It isn't bum coaches that put the team behind the eighth当 when thevikings of the north come down andclean our plow: it's the weather.
By Reginald Buxton, c'40
At least Dr. Clarence A. Mills, former University instructor and new professor of experimental medicine taught at the School of Medicine the belief that teams from the cross
rugged climate of the north have it over the southern teams when it comes to vim, vigour and vitality. He would solve the problem of unequal teams by placing schools with similar climatic conditions in the same conference.
The professor, in a speech before Prof C. J. Posey's World Geography class Friday, explained the supremacy of Minnesota over Nebraska and
Kansas' exhibition of a rug getting cleaned when it plays Notre Dame through the climatic differences of the schools. The professor's $^{12}$ years of research had led him to the conclusion that man's physical and mental development is directly determined by the climate in which we live.
Dr. Mills, after two weeks of re research in Watkins hospital, finds
About a week ago, everything seemed settled—Major William B. Robertson, president of the Robertson Aircraft corporation of St. Louis, Mo., had been awarded the government contract to train the 20 Uti-tennis team. He has given flight training under the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
University students about the same height as those of schools farther north but of less weight due to the influence of our severe summer heat. According to the professor, the temperature of its energy while the remaining 75 per cent must be given off into the environment. Extreme heat
makes the efficient disperson of energy impossible. Intellectual activity requires 20-30 times as much
Robertson had indicated that he would co-operate with Donald J. Ascraft, who holds a lease on the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
energy as physical activity. This might lead one to the conclusion that instead of giving the perspiring Kansas quarterback a cussing for dumb mistakes one should give him a fan in case he were throwing and demonstrate that at the present time we are entering into a period of increasing heat and consequent decline.
But then difficulties arose—among them was a clause in a contract with local officials which would give to the city 15 per cent of the gross income from persons teaching flight or operating commercial flights.
Robertson, who was in the city two or three days last week, left without signing the contract.
Twenty University students are ready for flight instruction, but obstacles remain before the program gets under way. From present indications student pilots will not redirection before the middle of the week.
So football prognosticators, while you're predicting next year's winners, don't forget the weather!
Yesterday city officials reported that the contract would be signed tomorrow and indicated that everything would proceed as scheduled. Ashera, who has expressed his willingness to co-operate, said that he had seen no signatures on the contract. He also about the outcome, but believes a satisfactory arrangement will be worked out.
Flying School In Difficulty Over Program
★ Present Indications Are That Student Pilots Will Not Receive Training Before Middle of Week
Professor Earl D. Hay, professor of mechanical engineering, who is in charge of the air program at the University, said that he was proceeding with his end of the program just as if everything has been definitely finished; a bit bawledier by the rapid succession of events during the past week and hoped that details would be ironed out early this week.
They're still up in the air about the University flying school.
Even if the matter is straightened out Monday, a head of the program is appointed, and the 20 boys are ready to go—the weather is still to be considered. No flight training can be given until weather conditions Expire. Experiential that conditions may be suitable early this week, however.
Yesterday the program took another step forward, however, when professor Hay received official approval of a tentative list of 20 students who will take the civilian air training.
The students who have been approved are:
George D. Carter, c'39; George H. Gordon; Robert W. McLeod, c'39; Lester Haug, c'39; Lester M. Cambis, c'39; Glenn E. Price, c'39; Charles E. Godfrey, c'39; Wilfred W. Wortm, b'uncl; James W. Tharp, c'39; William J. Cordts, b'39; and Russell C屯坪, c'49.
Jacob E. Wyatt, e'40; William C.
Snyder, e'40; Daryl E. Wagner, e'
Jack S. Nessley, b'39; Clyde W. Pace,
b'39; Stephen M. Wagner, b'39;
Marriot, b'39; Lester E. Hay, b'40
and Robert L. Gill, ph'uncl.
Joyce Vetter
Plays Tomorrow
Joyce Vetter will present her senior piano recital tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall. She is a pupil from the studio of D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
She sings with the Westminster A Cappella choir. She has appeared frequently in musical programs at the University as soloist, and has given two piano recitals with Alice Russell, fa 39.
The program follows:
*Prelude and Fugue in G Minor for organ* (J. S. Bach), *"Allemande" (Greene). "Andante Favori in F" (Greene). *Ballade in G Minor* (Chopin).
"Pagodes" (Debusy) "Francesco"
(Widor), "Allegro Appassionato"
(Saint-Saens), "Variations
Symphonies"
(Cesar Franck).