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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXV1
English Team Will Debate Here Tonight
rKansas Speakers, Voss And Smith, To Argue Affirmative; Forum To Follow Speeches
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The University debate team, Omer Voss, 139, and Eldon Smith, c. 39, will meet an English team at 7 o'clock tonight. In Fraser theater, the U.S. premiere of the teacher Puger Mayhew of Oxford and Philip R. Noakes of Cambridge.
The Kansas team will take the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved: That whilst holding firm to the principle of Anglo-American co-operation, the conception of an American alliance is **rejected**.**
There will be no decision after the debate. An open forum in which the audience will be given a chance to participate will be held, marks of the debates will be held.
Mayhew has traveled extensively abroad and in this country. He is a Socialist and a member of the British Labor Party. Noake is a Conservative. Their arguments will express their own views.
Smith is a senior with four years of debating behind him. He was recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholarship fraternity. Voss is a senior in the School of Public Affairs at Sigma Rho, national debating fraternity, and is freshman debate coach.
Set Intramural Entry Deadline
Intramural basketball entries have been pouring in this week to the office of Dr. E.R, Elibel, director of intramural athletics. Deadline for entries is this evening. Play starts Monday, Dec. 5.
Last year 44 teams and three divisions constituted the class "A" division. There were 24 teams and two divisions in class "B." The Galloping Ghosts walked off with class "A" championship last year as they humbled the Sig Alphs in the tournament finals. Both the Ghosts and the Sig Alphs were prompt in submitting entries this year.
ON THE SHIN
by jimmy robertson
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 1, 1938
I was lying in bed last Sunday morning trying to decide whether I should get up and eat breakfast or lie there another half hour and then go eat lunch when it occurred to me that if a dinosaur had stepped on the first cave-man ever to grant a word of greeting to his fellow man, I, at least, would have much more respect for dinosaurs when viewing their mortal remains in museums today.
It's not that I am against an exchange of cheery greetings upon meeting a friend. It's what the greetings have degenerated into that grates on my one raw nerve. Even as late as 1292 "hello" was considered suitable. Of course it didn't really mean anything, but that was excusable. Personally I like just plain "hello" very much.
Since it was in vogue, however, a whole lot of greetings have evolved including "What's new?", "Whadaayasy?" and "Whadakayaway?" and "How things" . A few old people knew that nobody has been able to say it and make it sound like they really care, so we'll just let it go.
Now I am a simple peace-loving citizen who tries to mind his own business. Until last evening it had never occurred to me that life would be infinitely sweet if other people wouldn't ask me what I say and why. I'll be waiting for me to tell them what I saw and what I know.
Orman Wannamaker, for example,
me sees me or two three days a day and
every time he says "What do you
know?" That is, he used to.
Last night I saw him coming am
got ready for him. I took a firt
trip on myself, so when he wake
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Will Direct Cossacks
Serge Jaroff, who will direct the Don Cossack Chorus tonight.
Ralph Miller Re-Injures Knee; Out For Year
Ralph Mellier is out of athletics this year and may never be able to play again, Dr. F.C. Allen said last night after the brilliant Chanant sophomore had re-injured his "football knee" during a very mild dummy scrimmage at yesterday afternoon's varsity basketball practice.
Miller came out for his first cage drill of the year with his knee altruised and was taking warm-up shots with apparent case. But the ball came out of place while running plays and he had to be carried from the floor.
Coach Allen had left practice for a short while to address the Jay James in regard to the ticket drive when the injury occurred. Trainer Dean Neismith was trying to slip the knee back in place when Allen returned to finish the job. The coach said the pain was relieved completely, but it will take a long lay-off for the joint to mend.
Allen advised that Miller not practice or put strain on the leg any more this year .
Miller was a triple threat back on the gridiron in high school, averaged better than 19 points per game during three cage campaigns, and during his senior year established a state record in the low hurdles.
Last year he starred on the *Fresh*
quintet and was rated a cinet bet for
a varsity bersh this season. He was
a regular on the football team until
the Iowa State game when he in-
jured his knee for the first time.
He was in the open and starting to pivot when the knee went out and was of little use to the team for the game. He was then played several plays against Nebraska.
Miller didn't suit up for the last two football games and was giving his knee a good rest. The coaches thought it would be okay by the time the season opened, but today's match put an end to their expectations.
Dave Shirk. Jayhawker end, was placed at right end yesterday by members of the George Washington University football team when they made up their mythical all-opponent team.
Geo. Washington Places Shirk On Opponent Team
University of Mississippi's Parken Hall, a backfield man, was nominated as Washington's outstanding opponent of the year.
WEATHER
Kansas—Some cloudiness today and tomorrow; continued mild temperature.
Pre-Medic Aptitude Test Will Be Given Tomorrow
An aptitude test will be given at 2:30 tomorrow in room 101, Snow hall, for all pre-medic students who plan to apply for entrance into medical school next fall. This test is given annual to pre-graduate students of American Medical Colleges. No test will be given in the spring.
Each student who takes the test will be required to pay a fee of $1.
Baldwin Names R.O.T.C. Officers
★Commissioned, N o n Commissioned Men Are Chosen for Next Year
Col. Karl F. Baldwin, in command of the R.O.T.C. units here, yesterday announced the appointment of commissioned and non-commissioned officers to the University's two battalions.
Due to increased enrollment in the department, it was also announced that an additional company has been formed. Both battalions now have a full strength of three companies each.
The appointments are as follows:
First Battalion Headquarters
Battalion Commander, Cadet
Major Richard Kane. c'39.
Battalion Executive, Cadet Captain, J. W. Gore, c39.
NUMBERS 54
Non-Commissioned
Cadet Staff Sergeant, Color Bearer, Donald D. Dannenberg, c39 Company "A" C. A. C.
batman James W. Caps. 39
Battalion Adjutant, Cadet Captain James H. Sund. b39.
Non-Commissioned Staff
Company Commander, Cadet Captain Alexander C. Mitchell, c'39.
Company Officers: Cadel t1st
Lieut. Harvey S. Steele, c3rd t1st
Lieut. Robert B. Doolittle, c40
Cadet t2nd Lieut. Warren K. Fisher,
bus*39; Cadet t2nd Lieut. George D.
c40; Cadet t2nd Lieut. Jesse E.
Gamber, c48
First Sergeant, Cadet 1st Sgtr Clarence C, Hammond, c.40.
Cadet Sergeants; Linden W. Hornsby; Leonard S. Lehner; bourg, 40; Leonard L. Schroeter; c40; Robert K. Leipinger; c41; Lester A. Wooter, jr.; c41; Oliver J. Bueke.
Cadet Corporals: George R. Wiszneauack, c#41; Jerome G. Hellings, c#41; Russell R. Girsch, c#41; Marvin B. Allen, c#41; Raymond W. Leonard B. Allen, c#41; Raymond W. Leonard man, bus #40; Clement A. Durna, c#40; Billy B. Lash, c#41.
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Tickets Available For 'Hay Fever'
Students who wish to see the play "Hay Fever" may exchange their activity books for reserve seats. They will be instructed to leave of Green Hall beginning at 9 o'clock.
this morning. The exchange will be open every day except Saturday and Sunday until Dec. 6, the day of the opening performance.
Don Dixon, stage manager for the production, said, "It is the type of play that everyone enjoys and we expect to have a sellout. It is a good example of smart, modern English comedy with an all-student cast that has had much experience in other campus productions."
Serge Jaroff Leads Cossack Chorus Tonight
The Jayhawker magazine, under the editorship of Bob Pearson,'38.
Student Groups Spend $141,323.36 Last Year
*Russian Singers, Former
Cavalrymen for Czar,
Tour World Fifteen
Nineteen classes and more than 65 organizations were represented in the recent report which was audited by Charles McCreight, accountant in the office of the University Bursar. The Business Office handled several accounts for each of 10 organizations.
Principal spender listed in the 82 page report is the Memorial Union whose disbursements totaled $55.,363.4 or more than one-third of the total expenditure. But the Union, with $7,778.75 from the activity book fund and substantial profits from the cafeteria and fountain wound up the year with a balance of $9,314.43.
Years Giving Concerts
Formerly members of the Czar cavalry, the 36 exiled Russians have toured the world for the last 18 years. During this time they have more than 3,750 concerts on a record of performances for choir groups.
The Don Cossack Chorus under the direction of the small but dynamic Serge Jaroff will appear in a concert this evening at 8:20 in Hoch auditorium.
This evening's program includes three distinct types of music. The first group is secular, the second consists of Russian folk songs, and the final group is descriptive of the Cossack's life.
Student organizations at the University spent a total of $141,1336 during the 1937-38 terms according to the fifteenth annual report of the treasurer of the student organization that completed by the Business Office.
"The Creed" (A. Kastalsky) ("Praised Be Thou, O Lord") (Tachakiwsky); "We Sing of Thee" (A.Kastalsky); "The Respondry from the Evening Liturgy"; "Have Mercy Upon Us, O Lord" (Lovosky). The last is a phrase sung in the hymn of St. Peter. The diminuendo of the voices suggests the lowering of the cross; the gradual crescendo, the elevation.
The final group includes two soldiers' infantry songs and two White Russian songs, all arranged by Serge Jaroff; "Llegnasia" (Schwed-off); and "The Song of Ataman Platov," also arranged by Jaroff.
The program follows;
By Harry Hill, c'40
The first number in the second group is "A History in Song of S. Jaroff and His Don Cassock Chorus," written by K. Schwedow in celebration of the three-thousand confor-
mation of Carnegie Hall, New York, 1936. Other songs in the group are: "Just One Note of the Horse-bell Rings Softly" (arr, by S. Jaroff); "The Captive Cassocks" (P. Nitschinky) "The Lady" (K. Schwedow) "The Lady About Steskin, Raisin" (Schwedow).
Dressed fleas, handwoven Zapotec hand towels, rings and pins and gayly painted wooden trays, are some of the exhibits which have been arrived from a Mexican shipment that arrived at Henley house yesterday.
These articles will go on sale in the Christmas Bazaar which the Y W.C.A. is sponsoring Dec. 8-10. The bazaar will, for the first time, be a memorial Union building, where it will be displayed in the main lounge.
Mexican Exhibits
To Be Displayed
In Y.W.C.A. Bazaar
Other gift articles in this latest shipment include Mexican blown glass ware, of which there is one set hand carved wooden book ends hand woven knitting bags and concho belts. The next shipment which is expected at Henley house will be one of sweaters and bracelets.
and the business management of Bill Seitz, c39,纳入 a profit of $706.62 on its five issues. The annual magazine and the varsity dance fund were major accounts handled by the Business Office.
The Sophomore Hop, for which two bands were booked, almost cost the dance moguls their pants. Through a series of misunderstandings, the orchestras of Ben Pollock and Arlie Simmonds appeared in the ballroom for the party. Although the management
Dances, including four class parties, 13 varieties and several affairs promoted by student groups provided a large item in the total expenditure. The management made a profit on the Senior Cakewalk and the Freshman Folic, but had to dig into its jeans to make up deficits encountered in the Sophomore Hall of $43474 in the varsity dance fund was paid to the Memorial Union, as is customary.
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Army Will Swing, Not Drill Tomorrow At Annual Ball
Seababbies will add brushes to hurting feet when cadets in full uniform swing out at the annual R.O.C.T. Military hall to be held tomorrow night.
Weary hours spent at drill in the center of the Campus every Wednesday afternoon will be compensated at the ball from 9 to 12 o'clock in the Memorial Union ballroom to Clyde Smith and his orchestra.
"Arrangements are complete," announced Col. Karl F. Baldwin yesterday. "The affair is to be attended
Henry and Getto Open 'Gravy' Circuit With Speeches
Mike Getto, Jayhawker line coach, speak at a banquet in honor of Garnett football warriors at Garrett Tuesday night as the "gray" circuit season opened Saturday. Garnett also hosts a guest speaker at a banquet given in honor of Shawnee Mission's football team.
Gwinn Henry, director of athletics, speaks at Junction City tonight. Tomorrow night he will go to Kansas City to speak before the Wyndock high school team. On Dec. 8 the Chanute Junior college will have Henry as guest speaker, and Dec. 10 he will attend the Emporia high school banquet at Emporia.
Roosevelt May Address Peruvian Conference
By J. Alan Coogan
Lima, Peru, Nov. 30—(UP)—President Roosevelt may address the 8th Pan-American conference by radio telephone from Washington at its opening session. Dec. 9, it was thorped in hopeful be might visit Lima personally before the parley ends.
Reports were circulated that Mr. Roosevelt planned a last minute announcement of a fast trip by warship to this city to attend the inaugural session. The short time still remaining until the opening of the conference, however, was believed to preclude any such voyage. Diplomats said they were absolutely uninformed regarding any trip to Lima by the United States chief executive. They added that they would not be surprised if he decided to come before the meeting adjournies Dec. 30, however, first be expected to meet with the president and a growing world wide interest in its deliberations, and second, because it might possibly be the last opportunity for Mr. Roosevelt to visit the South American West coast while in office which he so often expressed a desire to do.
Speculating on the possibility of his coming here, diplomats agreed it would be a master stroke from the standpoint of psychology and its effect on Europe, as well as further evidence of good邻居iness.
Failing in a personal appearance, it was said Mr. Roosevelt would address the conference by radio telephone stressing the need for inter-American solidarity in the face o' present world unrest and outlinin his plan for a common defense of thw western hemisphere.
Authorized Parties
Cosmopolitan Club, Unitarian Church, 11:30 p.m.
Friday
R. O. T.C.Dance, Memorial Union building, 12.
Wesley Foundation Kid Party and Taffy Pull, Methodist Church, 11:30 p.m.
Saturday
Alpha Delta Pi, Formal at house. 12.
Alpha Tau Omega, Hotel Eldridge, 12.
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Memorial Union building, 12.
Ricker Hall, party at hall, 12.
Triangle fraternity, party at house, 12.
Watkins hall, party at hall, 12.
Haal, Ibai, Yashua MEGUAN
Adviser to Women, for the
Joint Committee on
Student Affairs.
by an estimated 700 persons who will include faculty members, an ranking officers of the regular army the national guard and reserve officers corps in this area. No invitations issued are to be transferred'
The receiving line will include Chancellor and Mrs. E. H. Lindley, Colonel and Mrs. Baldwin, Major and Mrs. Carlton Smith, Major and Mrs. Carroll Riggs, Major and Mrs. Raymond F. Edwards, Cadet Majors Richard Kane and Norman F. Koenig, Cadet Captains James H. Sun, James W. Caps, Charles H. Fore, and Walter Rippeato.
Missouri Paper Accuses Forum
Says It Is Front for Anti-New Deal Activity On Campus
Columbia, Mo., Nov. 30. — (UP)—The Missouri Student, weekly publication of the student body at the University of Missouri, charged today that the "Collegiate Forum of Americanism" is a front for Republican political activity on the campus.
Robert Black, student president of the forum immediately responded: "The charges are false. Certain of the wives have definitely proven that radical nature. The student government association will investigate."
The editorial exposing the forum which was organized by Black last May, charged that Republican from Kansas City including Justin D. Bowersock, chairman of the Jack-Kennedy and Grant Steffler, Afl M. London's Kansas City manager in 1936 were backing the forum.
The organization allegedly was formed to "combat Fascism and Communism," the paper said, and added that the only chapter in the country was at Missouri although organizers were working at Wash- ington University, and hoped to have at least 25 chapters in universities of the nation.
"The facts are clear," the paper said, "anti-New Dealer sponsors the forum. Well-known Republicans have invested money so that the forum principals can be found on the Missouri campus. It is just a small town. The Republicans, the纸 also charged that the Republicans paid the bills for a speech by Channing Pollock, well-known author, here recently.
William Macklin, editor of the weekly student newspaper, which is not connected with the Missouri University school of journalism, said "We are not radical-nothing like it—but we don't like hypocrisy."
The paper said the organization had 600 members who pad no dues and went to no meetings and were organized when Black approached each and asked if they believed in the American system of government. They were signed if they answered yes, the paper said.
Women Athletes Will Get Awards
Letters and awards will be presented to members of the Women's Athletic Association Thursday, March 26, sponsored by the organization.
Members of the varsity volleyball and hockey teams will be presented awards by Ruth Hoover director of women's athletics. Blazers will be given to Lois Wilsner and Erica Dugan. The hoops, bib points, intramural games.
An initiation of the new girls will complete the program. To be initiated, a woman must attend the University at least one semester, maintain a "C" grade average, and collect a total of 125 points attained by participation in intramural sports. Points may be transferred from other schools for the same amount of credit. W.A.A. members of hockey players are eligible to receive a letter.
Anyone interested in attending the dinner must sign the paper on the bulletin board in Robinson gymnasium before next Wednesday. Women eligible for membership should have the intramural points checked at the education office in the gymnasium.
Mind Your Own Business Says Butler
★Former Marine Corps Commander Continues Campaign Against War In Speech Last Night
“Mind your own business,” said the colonists in 1786, let’s try following that today,” said Gin Smedley D. Butler last night as he spoke before some two hundred persons in Hoch auditorium. This speech was the second program in the student forum series.
General Butler is a former commander-in-chief of the United States Marine corps. He enlisted as a private in 1898 and before he retired in 1931 rose to the highest post in that branch of the service.
"When the colonists set up a federation government in 1786, they coined some money, and on the most common coin, the penny they put their slogan, 'Mind your own business.' We never have."
"To begin with," the speaker, "all wars are rackets. And a racket is something that has two meanings. One which the dumb cluck pubble causes, and another which the true meaning, which is known only to a few shrewd individuals.
Youth Needs Education
General Butler pointed out that the only way to mind our own business is through education. "The youth must be educated so they won't gobble up the propaganda that is put out for them. And I am here to debunk the war racket," stated Butler.
"The best example of the United States not minding her own business was when Colonel House, roving ambassador, signed an agreement with England which demanded Germany attend a peace table. If they failed to attend the conference or wouldn't agree to peace terms, the United States would enter the war in Europe and then leave from the allies." General Butler stated that he believed that this one instance of "medding" had more to do with us entering the World War than any other single thing.
He pointed out that we entered that war with the understanding that we were to furnish nothing but money, ammunition and sympathy. And yet within three days the allies were asking for troops. General Monroe said that they would other similar European war would cost this country five million men and would bring about the downfall of Christianity.
No Invasion Possible
The speaker went to great lengths to "debunk" any possible invasion of this country. He stated that it was utterly impossible, as he gave statistics to back up his claim, pointing out that all the ships in the world will only carry 600,000 men and that number would only represent a fighting force of about 150,-000 men.
He furthered his assumption by pointing out that if any dictator ever invaded this country, his home was under siege. But he over by some loathen adversary,
General Butler stressed one point to his listeners and that was his own views concerning war. He stated that he would defend with his life this country, as long as he was pro-communist, and that never will I go to Brazil to protect the shores of this country," he emphatically said.
America Is Invincible
He concluded his speech by stating that an army of determined Americans, defending their homes, are invincible. Saying that there is absolutely no threat of invasion of the United States of what the newspapers tell us.
At the conclusion of his speech General Butler invited his audience to ask him any questions that they would like to have him answer.
The speaker was introduced by Bob Shaffer, b'40, chairman of the Student Forum Board.
Three To Speak On KFKU
Dean R. A. Schweiger of the School of Education; Carroll D. Clark, professor of sociology; Beaulah Morrison, professor of psychology, will discuss "This Business of Growing Up in a Democracy" during the regular program of round table discussions over station KFKU
from 9:30 to 10:00 this evening.