UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
Summerfield Finalists Chosen
Thirty-five High School Seniors Will Compete in Two - Day Exams for Scholarships
Thirty-five Kansas high school seniors chosen from more than 300 competitors, come to the University tomorrow for a two-day examination for Summerfield scholarships.
From this list, chosen after the greeding of papers from preliminary examinations in six Kansas cities, 10 to 12 will receive the final award—a four-year scholarship at the University.
More than 50 men now attend the University through these scholarships, the gift of Solon Summerfield, New York manufacturer and alumnus of the University. Frederick Wirth, of Brewster, who completed his college work in three years and was named a member in 1932 as the first Summerfield scholar. Since then more than 50 others have been graduated.
A total of 114 young men, from 60 high schools in 55 Kansas cities have been awarded the scholarships, according to a recent study by Prof. Olin Templin, chairman of the Summer-field committee. Wichita led in total number of these students, with East High School supplying 12 students. Wichita and its neighbors have come from Kansas City and a like number from Topeka. Salina and Hutchinson have had six each; McPherson has sent four; and El-Dorado, Lawrence, Junction City, and Larned have had three each.
The list of finalists:
John Zimmermann, Climax; Albert Wieland, Norton; Ulysses Suebler, Wyandotte H i g h, Kansas City; Frank Spalding, Salina; John Spurlock, Russell; Russell W. Baker, Larned; James L Baldwin, Ness City; Maurice Baringer, Arkansas City; Paul Cufford, Louis Lougton; Robert D. Cowin and Keith S Spalding, Wyich North; Harold E Killing and Fred H. Higdon, Wyich East; Paul C. Diege' Atchison; Fred Eberhardt, Salina; Doyle Foley, Edmond; Alexander M. French and Clyde Hinrichs, Toppeka High; Edward Vettar, Topea Catholic; William Katterfield, Dighton; George Kettner, cotton沃芬; James N. Kirdwood, ElDorado; Hurst Majors, Mahut-Hirsch, Toppeka Springs; Rolland Montgomery, St John; Donn G. Moser, Summerfire; Chester Nelson, Hutchinson; Clarence R Feterson, Larned; John M Peterson, Monument; Al伯德 Reed Salina; Fred Robertson, Osawatonie; Richard Rupp, Dodge City; John R Ruskin, Paola.
on the SHIN by Mitchell and Wire
Let us join with the merchants of Lawrence in welcoming you back to school. Won't you join us in trying to remember and forget another vacation. Everyone seems to be tired out, or maybe it's spring fever?
This weekend the Senior Cakewalk... Dance Manager Kihm tells us that every effort is being put forth to make this last all-school, formal party a real treat for the outgoing class as well as the young blood. Bobby Meeker has a fine band from 'way in' kits and worn well before. My crew we warn you that everyone is trying to borrow white coats and tux trousers, so its time to be looking around.
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Ira "Curly" Layton got his first dose of spring one night during vacation when he went out with his whiskers and a cute witch from around. When the damselfaced encountered the bristles she surprised Curly with this crack out of the dark "Oh, I just love strong m-e-n"
Since last time—Preston Johnson, Delt, has been called “Beanie” all his life… Daisy Hoffman is the subject of more SHIN contributions than any other co-... The “grapevine” has it that Jack Lafler and Lucile Gaynor found out the truth about Easter rabbits. ...
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1938
Dean Crawford Is Author Of Bulletin on Engineering
Continued on page 3
Ivan C. C. wford, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, is the author of a bulletin, "The Engineering Professions and Architecture," which has been distributed to interested persons.
The bulletin, with illustrations from the laboratories in the University, points out the advantages a young man might find in each of the various branches of engineering. 300 graduates and former students of the University who are now listed in "Who's Who in Engineering."
Nipponese Repulse Raids
Three Chinese Armies Make Daring Offensive Attempts
NUMBER 136
Shanghai, April 19 (Tuesday)—(UP) A Japanese army spokesman revealed today that three Chinese armies had been repulsed in a series of daring onslays on Nanking asked to relieve Japanese pressure on the Chinese possession in South Shanxi province, northeast of Sichuan-Fu.
Meantime, other raids also were attempted in the Shanghai area and Japanese military ambulances were active all night bringing wounded into base hospitals in the Hongkew area of the International Settlement.
The Chinese attempted a triple drive on Nanking, and the attacks might have met a measure of success, at least temporarily, had it not been the effectiveness of the Japanese aerial scouting forces.
A Hankow war office spokesman admitted that the Chinese offensive in South Shantung had been called off "because of the necessity of shortening our lines before the Japanese drive starts."
Washington, D.C., April 18—(UP)
Dr. Francis E. Townsend's plan to become an imprisoned martyr for his old-age pension movement was unveiled in a presidential portrait, which arrived in the provokative nick of time.
Pension Martyr Receives Pardon
The gaunt, white-haired messiah for the aged had just surrendered to U. S. Marshal John Colpows to serve a 30-day sentence for contempt of a congressional investigation committee, when the White House telephoned that President Roosevelt had granted Townsend a complete pardon. A few minutes later, a department of justice agent arrived with the document and Townsend was freed.
The President extended clemency at the behest of several congressmen and senators, including Senator William Gibbs McAdoo (Dem, Cali) and Representative C. Jasper Bell to testify in a committee which Townsend defended by refusing to testify regarding his pension movement.
April 'Esquire'
Reviews History
Of Basketball
Some 40 years ago, the boys of Wheaton College had to play basketball in overall because the Bloomington Normal thought the knee-length gym pants were "too immodeal."
rthis, along with other interesting facts about the court game, are revealed in "Thar's Gold in Them Hoop" by Leo Fischer in the April issue of Esquire magazine. Tracing some of the changes in basketball since it was invented by Dr. James Naismith in the Springfield, Mass., Yale, and Michigan, he says the Big Ten drew close to a million spectators in the 1963-64 season and expected more this past season.
Fischer estimates that 700 colleges and 15,500 high schools support basketball teams with admissions ranging from 40 cents to $1.50. Notre Dame alone is supposed to have had 145,000 spectators at ticket prices ranging from $1 to $3.50. While Promoter Ned Irish has "packed 'em" in Madison Square Garden, other cities, particularly the Chicago Coliseum, found basketball a "flop."
Students should exchange activity book coupons for reserved books. Students must be in the next few days. This may be done at the athletic office.
NOTICE
Abandonment of Gold Program Is Followed by Roosevelt's Spending-Lending Drive
Washington, D.C., April 18—(UP)
The treasury tonightumbert gold sterilization its deflationary gold sterilization program, opening the way for sweeping increases in available credit and bulwarking President Roosevelt's new $4.312,000,000 spend the blundering attack on the depressions.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morganan, Jr., in announcing the reversal of a policy instituted in 1936 as a break on credit inflation, said that in the future gold acquired by the government will be poured into the credit arteries as needed. The result is an increase in gold acquired gold in excess of $100,000-000 per quarter was taken out of circulation.
Morganthau acted after a conference with the federal reserve board officials who last week swung behind the recovery drive by increasing the amount of lendable bank money done by reducing the amount of money which banks are required to keep in reserve against deposits.
The credit expansion moves by the treasury and by the Federal Reserve board are psychological. Their objectives are to make available at a cheap rate large supplies of cash in the event both large and small enterprises need funds for expansion. The bank may purchase all or part of the borrowed for revival of trade.
Earlier the treasury had desterilized its entire fund of inactive gold and that made $1,400,000,000 additional financing the new recovery formula.
However, fiscal officials agreed that an adequate amount of money was available to prospective borrowers before the new monetary move, and that there was little or no call for it. If the same situation occurred the recovery push the move by the reserve board will be of no avail.
Blame Union For Shutdown
Flint, Mich., April 18—(UP)—Approximately 4,800 employees were thrown out of work today by a shutdown of the Buck Motor company's assembly line and a Fisher body plant.
Schenectady, N.Y.—(UP)—Mrs. C. C. Herkind recited fairy stories to quiet her two "imprisoned" children. The youngsters had locked themselves in the bathroom of their home. While the mother reacted the door closed, she locked a hood through the door and snapped the lock, freeing the children.
Company officials said the plant was closed "because of lack of man power" resulting from a union drive to collect dues. United Auto Workshops, which had closings was ordered by the management without explanation.
Approximately 3,600 workers were left idle by the Fisher body plant shutdown and 1,200 were told to go home at the Buck plant.
Fairy Tales Allay Fright
Six Graduates Appointed To Teaching Positions
Six new appointments of University graduates to teaching positions in the state were announced yesterday by Prof. H. E. Chandler, director of the teachers' appointment bureau.
F. W. Oysterhout, $^{21}$ will be superintendent of schools next year at Bern, and J. A. Eastwood, $^{34}$ is the new superintendent of schools for Mound Valley. Other appointments are Lodge with O. F. Farnard, $^{32}$ principal of the high school at Bendena.
Bai Cassiv, c'38, will teach mathematics and typing in Vilain high school next year. Another student who will receive a degree this spring, Rhamona Harner, fa38, has trained music supervisor at Reading.
Desire
Directory
Applications
Applications for the position of manager of the student directory for next year are now receivable under the first use of the new appetitive system adopted by the M.S.C, and the W.S.G.A. Application blanks are now available at the CSEP office in the basement of Frank Strong high hall and must be returned to that office by April 27. Both men and women who are interested are urged to apply.
Selection of Student Manager To Be Made by Non-Partisan Group Under New Plan
He'll Pull the Trigger
Under the old system it was possible to play politics in making the appointment, but the new method is designed to remove any political considerations and to put the selection on a basis governed entirely by the ability and need of the candidates.
The new method of choosing the manager decrees that a committee shall be appointed, consisting of two members of the W.S.G.A., two from the M.S.C., and a fifth member, chosen from the faculty by the other four. W.H. Schowe, associate professor of geology, has been selected to fill this place. A sixth, non-voting advisory member is Miss Martha Tillman, executive secretary of the CSEP.
Points to be considered unkempt ability are salesmanship, familiarity with advertising layout, executive writing, scholastic average of at least 1 point.
After the April 27 deadline on applications, the committee will meet and choose the candidate it feels shows the greatest need and the most ability. The choice will be announced not later than May 1.
Under need, the income of the student and whether or not he is self-supporting will be the basic considerations.
Kansas: Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Slightly warmed in south and cast portions, cooler in north. Tuesdays Cooler Wednesday.
The job pays the manager 15 per cent of the advertising revenue Council members said this usually led the manager between $30 and $75.
WEATHER
Clyde Littelfield, of Texas, who will be the starter for the 8th annual university next Saturday.
Perrine Will Use Huge Speaker
Delicate Instrument Does Tricks With Rachmaninoff's *Preadek*; To Feature Microphone
A massive but delicate "four-throated" loud-speaker will be used by Dr. J. O. Perrine in a lecture-medieval "Waves, Words and Wires," to be presented Friday night at 8 o'clock in Fraser theater.
Doctor Perrine will use this 600- pound loud speaker to reproduce the sounds of speech and music, presenting also during the electrical demonstration its novel ability to hand Rmannhaini's famous "Prelude in C Sharp Minor" inside or upside down.
The "eight-ball mike" or, more technically, non-directional microphone, will be featured in the speech and demonstration by the scientist Doctor Perrine has been on the engineering faculty of Yale University and since receiving degrees from Iowa Cornell and Michigan universities, he has become as noted a speaker as a scientist.
Doctor Perrine's voice recorded by the "hill and dale" method will be played into the loud speaker in frequencies varying from 50 to 9,000 cycles a second. The fact that some members of the audience are unable to hear sounds over the 7,000-cycle park will be proven.
The lecture is being sponsored by the University chapter of Sigma Xi and the student branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
Mexico Makes Secret Oil Sales
Mexico City, April 18—(UP)—The Mexican government, seeking an outlet for the petroleum expropriated from foreign companies, has signed a contract with Francis W. Rickett, British promoter, and Bernard E. Smith, New York broker, for the sale of at least 15,000,000 barrels of oil, the United Press learned tonight.
Although the National Petroleum Council, which is in charge of operation of properties seized from American, British and Dutch companies on March 18, refused to confirm or deny the deal, it was learned that the contract was signed last Thursday. It was understood that the affair remained a secret because of Great Britain's protest to the confiscation and Mexico's flat refusal to restore the properties of the Mexican Eagle Oil company, subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.
Nevertheless, the United Press in formant said the sale was a "cerain fact."
France To Use Hadrian Arena
Faris, April 13 - (UP) - Visitors to France can summer take their drama and music in an 1800-year-old setting. Jacques Rouche, director of the Faris opera, has been chosen to manage the open air Roi Jean which was established by Emperor Hadrian about 120 A.D. in Orange.
M. Rouche declares that it will be his aim to make Orange, a picturesque provincial city overflowing with ruins, a second Salzburg or Stradford, or both. It is part of plays, concerts, and opercs to be presented this summer.
The theater has withstood the rigors of the ages with remarkable fortitude, but is being restored and rebuilt. Fine Arts department of France.
It is expected that the theater, which once seated Roman soldiers during the occupation in Gaul, will be able to welcome more than 8,000 spectators this year. It has served as a theater ever since the days of the French Revolution and have not elaborate plans for its use been formulated.
Russell and Vetter Present Duo-Piano Radio Recital
Alice Russell, fa39, and doye Vetter, fa29, presented a duo-piano recital Saturday over KFKU. Their motueq:
“Minuet,” from Sonata for Two Planes (Bach); “Andante” from Sonata for Two Planes (Brashts); “Dark Eyes,” paraphrase on the famous Russian gypsy air, (Gregory Stone); and “Enchantment” from “Tropic Night Suite” (Olive Dungan).
Ruth Rice To Give Graduate Recital Tomorrow
Ruth Rice, gr. pianist from the studio of Prof. Carl A. Preyer, will be presented in her graduate recital at 8 p.m. tomorrow night in Frank Strong auditorium. Miss Rice was graduated from the School of Fine Arts and then she then has maintained a private teaching studio in Winfield.
At Winfield, Miss Rise is director of the junior and adult choirs of the First Baptist Church and for two years at a 40-piano concert ensemble.
Her program will be in four groups featuring the works of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.
Peace Group Meets Today
Fate of Proposed Convocation Rest s With Meeting
The fate of the proposed University convoitation in recognition of the world peace movement rests with a meeting today of the United Nations community as which final action on the demonstration will be taken.
The University conversation committee, conferring with Chancellor E. H. Lindley, has approved a convocation Friday and the student committee meets this afternoon to accept or reject the proposal.
As soon as final decision is made concerning the convoitation, announcement will be made from the doctor. Doctor Lindley said yesterday.
In the event a convocation mobilization is called, the program will be formulated by the Student Peace committee, subject to the approval of a subcommittee of the faculty group headed by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor.
Jayhawkers
Lose Close Meet
To Huskers
Under a sky that alternately shone brilliantly with sunlight and poured rain, the Nebraska track and field crew beat the Jayhawk team, $74\frac{1}{2}$ to $56\frac{1}{2}$, last Saturday afternoon. The track was wet and heavy. A moderate breeze blew from the south and made possible some fast times.
There were some fine individual performances, and much promise was shown by both teams. Foy of Kanasa, Mills and Gils of Nebraka won doubles. Foy took the 100- and 220-yard dashes. Mills then hid the ball and Foy, Gils win, both of the hurdle events. Other Kansas first went to Klamar in the mile, Bird in the pole vault, Durand in the javelin, and the Kansas mile relay team. Captain Harry Willes was beaten in the 220 low hurdles. His injured heel prevented him from taking Gish and Durand into the final performed well, and as the season progresses no one in the Big Six should touch him.
Chet Friedland performed well in spite of his injured hand. He was second to Mills in the shot and third in the discus. In the latter event a newcomer, Milt Sullivant, showed himself as a threat when he pushed him for a second. Sullivant has been out for practice only once during the year.
One record fell in the meet. Simmons of Nebraska lapped the 490 in 49.5, taking 2 of a second off England and winning. England was also from Nebraska.
Lindley Will Address Fredonia Commenceme
When Fredonia High School celebrates its fiftieth annual commencement May 25, Chancellor E. H. Lindley will be the principal speaker. The services will commemorate the bicentennial of the University, 1818, 1888, at which Chancellor J. A. Littencott, head of the University, gave the address.
ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS UNTIL THE KANSAS RELAYS
Featuring the great Glenn Cunningham, Don Lash and many other stars of track and field.
Honors Convocation Next Monday
Outstanding Scholars and 'Honor Man' To Be Announced; Dr. Nietze of Chicago U. To Speak
More than a hundred students of outstanding scholastic attainment will be honored at the annual Honors Convocation to be held next Monday, April 25, in Hoch auditorium. In addition, the department of romance languages at the University of Chicago, will be the speaker.
One of the features of the convoction is the announcement of the "Honor Man" of the previous graduating class. Even the recipient of honor letter left unassisted until the public announcement is made at the convoction.
The honor is bestowed upon some man of "outstanding character, who has excelled in leadership, scholarship, breadth of interest, and unsell-fish service to the University." Selection of an "honor man," at the University was instituted in 1924 when Paul Endacott, Lawrence, of the class of 1823, was named the first honor man.
The complete list of "Honor Men" to date:
1923 Paul Endacott, Lawrence
1924 Howard Firebaugh, St. John.
1925 Wallace James, Pratt.
1926 Malcolm Lee, Bartville,
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1927 -Raymond Nichols, Larned.
1928 -Baird Jeffrey, Topka.
1930 -George Fitzgerald.
1930 -Arthur J. Crombie, Ellis.
1931 -Marshall Gale, Larned.
1932 Claire L. Wood, Liberal.
1932 Harold Denton, Jewell.
1932 Elkhart, Gunnar Mykland, Chapman.
1936 Sol Lindenbaum, Ordosor.
To Demonstrate Rock Porosity
A series of tests that will demonstrate the porosity of rock, the permeability of oil sand, the oil content of oil-well cores, will be one of the features of the petroleum engineering exhibit at the Engineer's Exposition to be held here, April 22 and 23.
The petroleum engineering department is a new one at the University, and has been gradually equiping its laboratories. In the past, it was not permeable of rock, it has been designed and constructed locally.
Other exhibits of the department will include a gas measuring device, a "gas lift" in operation, tests of drilling muds, and a demonstration of a natural water-driven oil field in operation.
Prof. Eugene Stephenson, head of the department, has made a particular study of the spacing of oil and gas wells, a problem in which the permeability of the rock is a factor, and is to present a paper on the subject at the meeting of the mid-continent section of the American Petroleum Institute at Wichita, May 23 to 25.
He advocates wider spacing of wells than is commonly prevalent, and he points out that overhead cost of a number of wells should be compared with the overhead cost of fewer wells which will produce cill over a longer period with a greater total number of barrels.
The petroleum exhibit is only one of nearly a dozen to be presented by the various departments of the College of Engineering and Architecture.
New R.O.T.C. Staff Member Moves to Lawrence
Major Carleton Smith, recently appointed to the R.O.T.C. staff of the University, moved to Lawrence with his family over the weekend.
Major Smith, who was attached to the 15th infantry in China, succeeds Major Earle A. Johnson, who was transferred to the command and brigade.
The 15th infantry is the regiment which recently was ordered back to the United States after spending some thirty years in China. Major Smith will live at 1314 Louisiana street.
Inefficiency Advertised; Marriage Is Proposed
Cleveland. — (UP) — Irmal Saxton,
20, a stenographer, wrote this news-
paper advertisement;
“Stenographer, unattractive, inefficient, indigent, wants big opportunity for little effort.”
The idea, no longer new, nevertheless brought four possible jobs, a marriage proposal.