UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVI
Recommends 500 Millions For Armament
*Is Largest Regular Army Appropriation Since World War; a Port of Roosevelt's Defense Program
It was the largest regular army appropriation since the World War. This action initiated another phase of President Roosevelt's broad national defense program, of which an air force, expanded to at least 5,000 planes is a key part. The committee recommended immediate expenditure of 50 million dollars, mostly for air corps expansion.
Washington, March 1—(UP)—The House Appropriations Committee today reported to the house a 499,875.936 million dollar bill for the war department for the year beginning July 1.
The cash appropriation was 39,656,686 above the 1939 fund and with the contractual fund the bill carried only $941,944 less than President Roosevelt asked. Salient features were:
1. Provision for 784 planes in the regular and 563 in the emergency budget raised to 1,890 the number of planes to be delivered within the next 18 months. The balance of 414 has been authorized or ordered.
2. Increase of 8,731 dollars in ordinance funds to $479,925,455, included authorization of eight million dollars of contracts. This fund would make $37,000,000 available for purchasing armaments and equipment
These estimates, it was expected would be submitted in conformance to the President's advice that $110.00 should be spent for equipment.
Fine Arts Students Present Recital
Seven Fine Arts student will take part in the regular student recital this afternoon at 3:30 in Hoch auditorium.
Agues Romary, fa4, 10 will sing "Pur Diciesta, O Bocca Becca" by Lotti. A violin song "Etude" by Scribania will be the contribution of Jaina Patchen, fa4 28. Betty Kopp will sing Countz "Praver of the Norwegian Child."
The program will close with a vocal solo, Mary Turner Sailer's "The Cry of Rachel" by Arlene Mellech, fa'41, and a violin duet by Paul Stone, fa 40, and Eugene Niniger, c'42 with *Play* concerto No. 2" by De Beudt.
Marshall Butler, 'fa'42, will play three numbers on the piano "Fantastic Dance No. 1" by Shostakovitch, Cavetta in F. Minor" by Prokofiev, and "March of the Tin Soldiers" by Petrick.
Whitney Lecture Postponed
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Cold weather and deep snow were responsible for the postponement of *Miss Marjorie Whitney's lecture on "Modern Hand Crafts in Sweden," scheduled for last night. Miss Whitney will give the talk, Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 in Spoone-Thayer Hall. The event will be Delta, business sorority, will meet at the home of Dorothy/Blue, fa'39, for a buffet cup. The group will attend Miss Whitney's lecture in a body.
ON THE SHIN
by jimmy robertson
Among things I am unable to understand is an audience in Hoch auditorium. Two or three thousand persons will gather there to hear a world-famous artist and then apllaud the guy who raises and lowers the piano lid. Monday night when Bob Briggs left the stage after adjusting the harpsichord at Gorin's concert he got such an ovation that he should have come back to take a bow.
A practical jokerist shuffled some cards at the Delt dinner party Friday night and the boys who didn't know their Emily Post were in a bit of a difugale. Not a victim, however, was Prexy Harry Wiles, who was escoring Julie Henry — comely daughter of Gwinn Henry. It was
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Success of Prom
To Determine Bands
For Future Parties
The success of the Junior Prom Friday evening will determine whether or not any other "name" bards will be hired for future class
parties. Don Woods, b39, said today that the party was being conducted much as an experiment. If the Prom is well supported and the University does not lose money, other expensive bands will be contacted for class parties. If the party proves to be a financial "fop" any use of "name" bands in the near future is highly improbable.
The Junior Prom, only formal class party of the year, is to be played by Count Basie, well-known Negro orchestra leader. No advance on success of ticket sales to date is now available.
Theater Joins Contest Sponsors
- Advertisements May Be Taken in for Signatures When Entrant Desires
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1938
The Dickinson theater last night joined with the sponsors of the Daily Kansas-Lawrence Merchants' $100 Awards Contest and will offer awards of three dollars in passes to weekly runners in the contest. The theater will also offer a season pass to one of the runners-up for the grand prize of the eight weeks contest.
Numerous inquiries on the part of the students have been made regarding how often ads need to be taken down town to obtain a merchant's signature. Contestants may take the ads in as often as they please, or they may save all the blanks for every issue and take them down town at once on either Friday or Saturday.
All signed blanks must be in the possession of the Granada theater by midnight Saturday at the end of any one week of competition. The advertiser's stamp may cover his entire section in the ad-blank.
If pressed for time contestants may still obtain one vote without going to the store for every inch not already stamped by merely signalling their approval per half of a section, making sure to sign his own name beneath it.
This procedure gives only one vote for every inch ad as compared to triple votes when ads for registration are signed by those sponsors.
Civil Service Announces Exams
The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that it will accept applications not later than March 27 from states east of Colorado, and not later than March 31 from states west of Colorado, forward the following positions:
Senior pharmacologists, $4,600;
pharmacologists, $380; associate
pharmacologist, $3,200; assistant
pharmacologist, $2,600 a year.
These positions are in the bureau of chemistry and soils, and food and drug administration, department of agriculture. Applicants for Pharmacology must not be over 53 years of age,
for the associate grade not over 45 years of age, and for the assistant grade not over 40.
The commission also calls attention to the fact that the announcement of the examinations for associate and assistant aeronautical inspectors has been amended to modify certain requirements and to provide for the filling of air carrier engineers at a salary of $3,800 a year. The closing dates for receipt of applications have been extended to March 20 if received from states east of Colorado, and to March 25 if received from Colorado and states westward.
Full information may be obtained from Don F. Carlos, secretary of the U.S. Civil Service board of exponents, at the Lawrence post office.
Phi Alpha Delta To Hold Banquet
The members of Phi Alpha Delta national legal fraternity, will hold banquet at 6:30 Thursday evening at the School Law Building (fiscal man of the School of Law, will protest on "Criminal Procedure,"
Phi Alpha Delta To Hold Banquet
Flight Training Agreement Not Yet Reached
- No Further Developments in Misunderstanding Between Robertson Aircraft and Local Airport Man
An understanding between Maj. William B. Robertson, president of the Robertson Aircraft Co. St. Louis, and Donald J. Ashcraft, of the local airport, to the rights of the mu-
tuals; to University men under the Civil Aeronautics Authority plan had not been reached today.
J. B. Wilson, attorney for the Roberson company, said late this morning that no further developments had taken place. The situation is still at as much of a stand-still as it was yesterday.
The misunderstanding between the two firms came up when it was announced that the government had awarded the contract to the Robertson company rather than the Ashcraft brothers, who thought they would get the contract, or at least no one would who was located more than 20 miles from Lawrence. Robertson said he would gladly come and speak to him every way possible and offered to employ him in the flying instruction.
A contract was drawn up specifying that 15 per cent of the gross income from persons teaching flight instructions or operating commercial aircraft went to the city. The St. Louis official has not signed the contract as yet.
Earl D. Hay, professor of mechanical engineering, sent a telegram to Washington, D.C., this morning explaining that the University student in likely be ready Friday to start flight training at the airport.
United States Cardinals Present To Elect Pope
Vatican City, March 1—(UP)—The college of cardinals with three from the United States present for the first time, met in solemn conclave today to elect a pope to the throne of St. Peter.
The cardinales were imprisoned in a triangle of the Vatican bounded by three courtyards. They will remain there until the traditional column of white smoke rises over the city from the chimney of the cistine chapel, indicating the election of a successor to Pius XI, who died Feb. 10. With the cardinals behind sealed doors and white washed windows were 200 aides who will minister to their wants.
The cardinals, dressed in purple mourning robes marched into the conclave area at 3:30 p.m. The first note will be taken tomorrow morning.
NUMBER 103
"Saturday has unofficially been declared Sadie Hawkins Day." Louis Focke, c. 29, president of the Independent Students association, announced after a meeting of the Council last night.
The new rule, voted by the faculty last year, goes into effect now. Incomplete made in the fall must be made up by April 1 of the spring semester. Incomplete of the spring semester must be in by Dec. 1. If the student is not in school the following semester may be must be made up by the middle of the first semester that he attends school.
"University women will have their opportunity to follow the tradition of Dog Patch and ask the men for dates to the LTJ Abner dance in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building that evening. It will be in attendance to some of them on the Hill to find out how popular they are."
Midsemester Is Deadline For All Incompletes
All incomplete must be made up by the middle of the following semester. Lawns Davis of the College of Arts and Sciences announced today.
Stags Scattering As Women Ask Dates To Li'l Abner Dance
Clyde Smith and his band will play for the dance which is the organization's first big affair. Only members have membership cards may attend.
Kansas - Missouri
Game Over WREN
Thursday Night
WREN, Lawrence broadcasting station, announced last night that it would be on the air with the Kansas-Missouri basketball game Thursday night. The Game will be broadcast in Cumberland Brewer field house in Columbia.
Vernon H. Smith said that the announcer had not been picked yet. In all probability the play by play description will be handled by Ronnie Ashburn, WREN's ace sports announcer.
WREN will go on the air at 7:45 and pre-game color description. The actual play will start at 8:00 o'clock.
"The people of Missouri and Kansas City are not going to stand for lawessness much longer," Sturk said. If the business men of Kansas City get behind this thing, as a group the situation could be cleaned up in six months or at least by the next election."
Seventeen More Indicted by Jury
- Three of the Group Are Members of Pendergast Organization
Kansas City, Mo., March 1—(UP) The county grand jury today returned 17 indictments bringing to 110 the number returned in two days in the investigation into crime conditions in Kansas City and Jackson county. Three highly placed members of the T. J. Pendergast democratic organization were indicted yesterday. There was no announcement concerning those named in the new indictment. The jury handed the true bills to Judge Allen McDermott, and then returned their chambers to resume the investigation. There was no comment from Pendergast leaders but Gov. Lloyd C. Sturk of Jefferson City said he was "deeply gratified that the grand jury is accomplishing something."
Relays Candidates To Meet Tuesday
Students desiring to become members of the Kansas Rangel committee were asked to come back to Robinson gymnasium Tuesday for their interviews. Cal Sutton, senior manager, announced that the interviews were supposed to have been held yesterday, but they had to be postponed because Ed Elbel, assistant Relays director, was sick in bed.
The Relays committee has already sent out post cards to over 600 Kansas high schools informing them of the need, and which are to 'be held' April 21 and 22.
Sutton reported that there were about 25 applications for the committee were already in. All students who applied to the committee were asked to come back Tuesday.
of their existence. The department
In an interview with C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, it was learned that the department is running at high speed to maintain a service which has been unbroken for 11 years.
Wishing 'Phog' Luck? -las divided into electricity, landscape architecture, plumbing, painting, steamingf, carpentrying, janitor service, the power plant and general
By Ruth Sanders, cunel
The recent snow wave, with the mercury hitting new lows and snowballs hitting just about everything, has made the students more or less conscious. The power plant operators have to get up more steam than is needed to blow the whistle. In fact the number of pounds of steam to combat the cold on a day like this runs into such trifling figures as 353.380.
It requires a staff of 75 to 100 men to operate the nine different divisions of the department of buildings and grounds. They cover every room and furnish them, forming their duties so smoothly that the average student is scarcely aware
"During one day of a cold spell of the recent type," said Mr. Bayles "the University burns 8,350 gallons of oil, generates 7,290 kilowattes of electricity, uses 99,000 gallons of water for drinking fountains and laboratories besides the 655,380 pounds of steam for heat."
Steam Blows Whistle; Keeps Students Warm
BOB WORDWARD - COACH ALLEN - BOB O'NEIL
The dean of basketball coaches in the United States, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, has on his freshman team this year the sons of two men who played under him when he was first starting in the coaching profession, "Bob Woodward of Salina is the son of Earl Woodward, who captained the 1909 KU team and scored 25 and lost only three games" played under Dr. Allen in KU at Baker when the latter was teaching there as well as at KU.
Mano Stukie, ed'39, will speak or "Current Legislation Before Congress" is a joint meeting of the Current Action committee of the Y.M.C. house plus House Action group at Henley house 4230 Wednesday afternoon.
Joint Meeting To Discuss Congressional Legislation
The lecture, which is one of a series of three, is made possible through the will of Dr. J. L. Porter of Paola. D. Dr. Porter provided in his will that each year three lectures by a medical specialist should be given the medical students of the University. Two of the lectures are to be given in Kansas City and one in Lawrence.
Elijah Cole, c'40, will preside as chairman of the combined groups. The meeting will be partially conti- nued for future activities of the two committees.
Flu Victims Increase As Slushy Weather Continues
An illustrated lecture on "The Evolution of the Kidney" will be given April 19 in Fraser theater by Dr. Honer W. Smith, professor of physiology at New York University.
Medics To View Illustrated Lecture by N. Y. Professor
Nineteen new patients were ad-
mitted to Watkins Memorial hospital
Tuesday, bringing the total number
of patients in the hospital to. Most
of them are children.
In 1929 it was necessary to close the University when 400 cases of flu occurred in a week.
If the Hill parties and damp weather continue, there will be many more cases of influenza, according to the Centers for director of the student health service.
One hundred miles of wire for telephone and lights lies concealed in underground tunnels which connect all the buildings of the University. Heat and water pipes are likewise out of sight in these tubes which are large enough for a man to walk through.
from the ledger of the expenditures for the fiscal year of July 1937-38 figures for some of the more important items of maintenance are learned. To keep the students warm through winter days, 5,000 tons of coal, and 14,000 barrels of fuel oil were used. Fifteen hundred dollars worth of gasoline, or 10,263 gallons, were used to keep the trucks running. An item which might seem small—paper towels—amounted to $1,300 while furniture for the University in general cost $2,500.
The operation and maintenance of the University is on the same order as that of a small city with a central management. All of the affairs of the university include the buildings and campus go through the office of Mr. Bayles.
Twenty Men Pass Air Course Exam
Twenty men have passed the final physical examination for the civilian air training course at the University, and three were then sent to Washington authorities.
- Confirmation of Names
Necessary for Further
Activity Here
The examination was given by Dr Lyle S. Powell of Lawrence, but final confirmation * is be received from the Civilian . eronautics Authority.
The date for beginning the actual flight instruction will be set after confirmation of the 20 names has been received, according to Earl D. Hay, professor of mechanical engineering.
The five-hour course in meteorology, air commerce regulations and navigation has started under the supervision of a mechanical engineering department.
The tentative list of cadets is as follows: George D. Carter, e'39; George H. Gordon; Robert W. McLeed, e'39; Lester Haug, e'39; Lester M. Combs, b'38; Glenn E. Price, e'39; Charles E. Godfrey, e'39; William J. Cordes, w'39; Tharp e'39; William J. Cordes, b'39; arn Russell Chitwood, e'40.
Jacob E. Wyatt, e'40; William C Snyder, e'40; Diaryl W. Eagner, e'40; Jack S. Nessley, b'39; Clyde W. Pace e'uncl; Dwight D. Kurth; Paul A Marriott, c'39; Lester E. Hay, e'40; and Robert L. Gill, phunel.
Clendening Gives Kansas a Museum
A library and historical museum housing a collection of books, tools and equipment pertaining to medicine will be installed at the University of Kansas City, Kan. through the efforts of Dr Logan Clendan, Kingston City, Mo.
The library and museum, the only one of its kind in a hospital in the city, is on the second floor of the Hixon laboratory building. Work on the project is sched-
ing. Work on the project is scheduled to begin in a month.
The library will contain about 1,000 volumes. The museum will house numerous pieces of equipment used hundreds of years ago in medicine. Many of the instruments to be placed in the collection have great
historical value. The collection is valued at more than $20,000 and affords a full history of the field of medicine and related sciences.
Y.W.C.A. Commission to Visit Kansas City Industries
A field trip to Kansas City will be taken Saturday by the social service commission of the Y.W.C.A. The tour will include a visit to the Forc plant, Board of Trade, Armour's packing plant, and the headquarters
of a labor union. The trip will be made on the train. The women will leave early Saturday morning and return at 6 clock, in the evening. Anyone interested in going is asked to call Mary Jones, c41, chairman of the commission, or Ellen Payne, secretary.
Jayhawkers To Columbia Today
By Clavelle Holden, c'40
- Need Win Over Tigers Tomorrow Night To Take Share of Title; Game To Be Broadcast
A determined Jayhawker basketball team, championship bound and 21 strong, will embark at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Columbia where they have a little matter of a Big Six title to settle with the Missouri Tigers tomorrow night in Brewer Field House.
The winner of tomorrow's fray will be assured of at least half the 1939 conference crown. If Oklahoma should lose either one of her remaining games with Nebraska or Kansas State, the best team in the Jayhawker-Tiger scrap will be in undisputed possession of a typical Kansas-Missouri athletic contest. The Tigers, will enter the game as favorites, but no one would die of shock if their adversaries from Lawrence should upset them. In other words, predicting the outcome of a battle between these two schools is just like foretelling Kansas weather.
Kapsas Takes Opener
Coach George Edwards has a well balanced quintet; speed, experience and height with a capital H. In the first meeting between the two teams, played here in Lawrence, Kansas won by a score of 37-32. Perhaps in that game the Tigers were afraid to win against their rivals, the wrath of the sport gods that have ruled it poor court etiquette for a visiting team to win. Thus far these two schools are the only ones in the conference to win away from home. Statistics show that, for this year anyway, a Big Six tea mis 10 points better when playing on their home field than when playing to Missouri on a silver platter by a margin of five points. Figures don't lie, but liars figure.
Missouri Tough at Home
Kansas has always had a tough struggle with the Tigers when they meet them in Columbia. Some fans will remember the 1835 catastrophe when the Jayhawkers met Missouri twice at the end of the season and needed but one victory to win. Evidently the Tigers didn't hear the call, and their team that year because they knocked the Jayhawkers off twice in a row, and incidentally won the court title for 'owa State.
The Jayhawkers, who will travel by bus, will arrive in Columbia some time this evening. Allen also stated that he would not work the team out tomorrow on the Missouri court. The veteran Kansas coach believes that a team loses its edge over a team with more of a play. A work-out would undoubtedly prove of aid to the sophomores, but Allen has ruled against it. Regardless of the outcome the squad will return to Lawrence immediately after the game. The entire squad will make the trip.
Kansas Debaters Leave for Iowa Debate Tourneu
Twelve members of the University debate team left this morning to attend the invitational debate tournament held March 2, 3, and 4 at the University of Iowa by Delta Sigma Rho. national debate fraternity.
the members who will make the trip are: Keith Schuerman, b'40; Emmet Park, c'39; John Stewart, l'40; Bob McKay, b'40; John Linton, c'2; Donald Haymen, c'unc; Irving Kuraner, b'40; Max Wymre, c'40; Bobby Cail, b'41; Bob Sullivan, c'40; Bob Hedges, b'40; and Irving Kass, c'39.
The debaters will be divided into negative and affirmative teams to participate in 36 debates. The question to be used at the journey is: “Resolved that the Federal Government public funds to stimulate business.”
Twenty schools and universities from the Middle West are expected to take part in this meet. According to E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, schools with outstanding debate teams are invited to take part in this meet.