Spring Swing Tuesday and Wednesday
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Men Plan To Vote Thursday
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
Dispute Not Settled In Conference
Both Campus Political Parties Present Ideas Regarding Issue; Lindley To Rule Later
After deliberating for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon, three P.S.G.L.'s, three Pachacamas, two faculty members and Chancellor E. H. Lindley had agreed on what was the question at stake, but reached no decision concerning the disputed League petition to the Men's Student Council.
1. Identification card.
2. If the student is registered "unclassified," he must have a classification slip from the registration notice indicating his classification.
The question on which Chancellor Lindley will rule is: "Is Section 7 of the amendment, providing for redistricting, in operation prior to the
Men students who want to vote in the University election Thursday must have:
The identification card is necessary before the ballot will be issued to the voter. If the identification card is lost a duplicate must be obtained from the office of the student's student adviser before Thursday. Classification slips may be obtained by those registered "unclassified" at the registrar's office on election day.
The matter was taken under advisement by the Chancellor.
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election of 1938 insofar as it applies to a change in districts not affecting the election of 1938"
After a meeting last Tuesday night of the Council, difficulty arose when Moe Attenon, b28, M.S.C. secretary, petitioned to redistrict, presented by the Progressive Student Government League, Attenon, basing his charges on the opinion of County Attorney Charles Springer, who said that in his opinion the amendment is not in force until after Thursday's election. The committee presented to him in compliance with the constitutional requirements.
Members of the arbitrating committee which met with the Chancellor yesterday afternoon were Eddie Rice, T38, Charles Alexander c38, and Ettenson from Pacachamac Lawrence Birchy, c39, Don Voorhees, c38, and Phil Ruap, c38 from P.S.G.L.; and Prof. W. R. Maddox and Prof. E. O. Stene of the department of political science.
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Tonight is the night that several weeks of hard work on the part of quite a number of willing students comes to an end. It's "Spring Swing" night. Advance ticket sales show a sell-out, with student opinion expressing a desire for the show to be given Thursday at 10am. Much like Director Rolla Knuckles for whipping the show into a smooth unit. Producer Jim Coleman can feel proud of his work. We'll give odds that you'll enjoy the show.
One of the most effective April fool jokes was the announcement of Dick Grayum's engagement in the Kansas Friday. One of his brothers down Pi Kappa Alpha way called in and gave the item which appeared. So far the cuprit has not been found. Dick is wondering if he actually has a girl of that name among his acquaintances or if there really is such a girl. If there is a Miss Edith Wentwitboy (it's a corker of a name) in Lyons, Dick preferts that she doesn't bubble over with joy, because it was a joke.
Those little white lies can make red blushes sometimes. Keith Freizer invited Ki Ki Heinlein, the Thera prep, to dinner at the Deltie房 Thursday night. After dinner Ki Ki explained that she had to get right home to study for a quiz. Fraizel said all rights required he needed his campaign Pachaemac. He took her home and then tore over to the Gamma Phi house for a date with Continued on page 3.
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Prepare Grounds For Spring Season
The balmy weather of spin, tends to bring forth lovers of nature. Under the supervision of A.C. Elson, head gardener of the University, the Campus grounds are being made more beautiful by the planting of blue grass, trees, and flowers all of the parkings.
The loop in front of the Chl Omega sorority is being planted in salvia, vina, petunia, and tulips. The grounds back of Marvin hall are bordered with a row of iliac bushes. These bushes represent several kinds of iliacs and are expected to be in full bloom in a few days.
A new storm sewer is being installed around the Bailey chemical laboratory.
The doors of Frank Strong hall are being painted black.
Ratner Club Takes Form
Plan Banquet April 26:
Select Committees a n a Directors
The first "Ratner for Governor" club organized in the state held a meeting last night to select the board of directors and committees to carry out the activities of the club.
The club and its organizers were announced last Friday, supporting Senator Payne Ratner, Parsons, for governor.
Five directors and a chairman were selected to direct the activities until the "Ratner for Governor" banquet, to be held April 26. At that time a new board will be drawn up to continue the functions of the club through the summer and through primaries in August.
Quentin Brown, '138, was chosen chairman of the club and the five directors are: Howard Immel, '138; Bertha White, c'138; Elton Carter, c'138; Herbert Sizemore, '138; and Wilbur Leonard, c'19.
Petitions are to be circulated this week to secure charter members of the organization.
The activity committee selected includes: Pete Farabi, T38, chair; Howard Immel; Harry Hill, c'40; Wilbur Leonard.
Members of the banquet committee are: Harry O'Riley, 73; chairman; Charles Alexander, 63; David Condeman, 139; and *How a w* d was born.
A committee was also chosen to furnish biographical information of Rattner, which includes Bitton Carr, the founder of George Alexander; and George Clasen, c. 1920.
The next meeting will be held in the men's lounge in the Memorial Union building, Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1938
Welding Conference Ends in Kansas City Session
One hundred forty engineers and executives interested in welding problems attended the fourth annual welding conference at the University last weekend, closing their session. The Kansas City for a meeting of the Kansas City section of the American Welding Society.
P. G. Lang, Jr., president of the American Welding Society, addressed the closing session here, and also the dinner meeting in Kansas City. Following his address, J. A. Hall, engineer of plate construction for the Kansas City Structural Steel company, was elected president, and Prof. A. H. Siuss of the University, vice-president, J. Preston Edwards, a university of Kansas graduate, now chief engineer of the Darby corporation, was elected to the executive committee.
One of the substituted features for the conference at the University was a slow-motion picture of electrical flash welding.
Evelyn Swarthout To' Give Recital in Leavenworth
Miss Evelyn Swartout will give a recital this evening at St. Mary's College at Leavenworth, where she has been accompanied by her parents, Dean D. M. Swartout and Mrs. Swartout.
newpaper reviews of Mis. Swarthworth's recital before the Music Club of Rockford, Ill., recently recorded her the highest praise.
After the rectal she will return to her work at the Masters School Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
There will be a meeting of the Young Democrats tonight in the Pine room of the Memorial Building. Everyone is cordially invited.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
Explosion Injures Men
New Orleans, April 4 — (UP)—Three explosions in rapid succession late today rocked the public grain elevator here on the uptown water tower, at least 21 men working in a fourth floor drying room for corn and wheat.
Twenty - one Workers Burned in Fourth Floor Elevator Mishap
Hospital authorities reported many of the injured suffered second and third-degree burns.
Most of the elevator's 200 employees were working in the seventh structure at the time of the explosion, and hours later firemen wearing gas masks were searching for a building filled with firefighters for additional victims.
Rene Stieglar, dockboard executive agent, described the blast as "striply a dust explosion." Flames shot from the fourth floor with the explosion, that died down almost immediately.
Stairways were destroyed and nearly every window in the four blocks along the storage terminal was shattered.
Discuss War Tonight at Union
"The Individual and war" will be discussed by Robert McNair Davis, professor in the School of Law, and the Rev. Carter Harrison, rector of the Trinity Episcopal church, in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building this evening at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Mr. Harrison will advocate absolute pacifism in case of war, Professor Davis will speak from the viewpoint that the individual should support every action that collective security of all nations
This is the second of a series of four forums which are sponsored by the United Student Peace committee for the purpose of directing sentiment toward the peace strike to be held soon.
Dean Frank T. Stockton of the School of Business left yesterday afternoon for Fargo, N.D., where he was called by the death of his brother, Dr. Fred E. Stockton, secretary for the Northern Baptist convention for the state of North Dakota. Stockton, while visiting his brother, preached sermons at the First Baptist Church in Lawrence.
Dean Stockton's Brother Dies in South Dakota
Dr. Fred Stockton was a graduate of the Allegheny College of the Rochester, N.Y., Theological Seminary. He held pastorates in Madison and Watertown, S.D., from 1907 to 1935. As secretary for South Dakota, and fifteen years ago, secretary for the state of North Dakota.
Blonde, graceful Maze Miller of Pi Beta Pi last night led Betty Butcher by only eight votes as the dark-haired Kappa actress experienced a sensational camp in Cameron's Sour Owls' "most alluring she."
That's why an ordinary wolf wouldn't have had a chance in a predator's sights on her. Tuesday night. Dinner and bed became the two most important things
Early returns from ballots cast at the Granada theater had given Miller a wide margin, but results of the voting on the Hill last Thursday and Friday cut sharply into the Pi Phi lead. Miller's appearance in "Spring Swing" tonight and Wednesday, however, will do her no harm. When the guys see Maxine in the abgrieved choreum costume, they will see her allure presented to the best advantage.
Court Star and Chorin Lead in Owl Contest
'Winterset' Cast Has Fun-- But Actors Also Get Worked
All-American Fred Praille, maintaining a steady lead throughout the Campus balloting, continued to set the pace in the contest for the "most fascinating he" despite a temporary public splurge for John Peck, directed by that candidates' son. And the last night showed Praile leading Bob Packard, Tom King and Peck, in that order.
That just about covers the reaction of the Kansas Players toward the recently completed "tour of the province" with Maxwell Anderson's "Winterstet." That and what Don Dixon said to the innocent reporter asking for news from the dromatics department: "Yes, there's some news. Dixon got some sleep last night."
Acting a part takes as much energy and hard work as cutting a load of wood, according to the dramatic handbooks. Concentration on being someone else for the duration of an act is a tough job and sometimes leaves the actor with a feeling of weariness that is surprising. But add a scene-moving workout, and you've got something.
And the keynote of the whole trip was this business of carrying twenty-odd scenery flats for two settings and a thousand-odd pieces of furniture and properties in and out of five auditoriums. Wonderful exercise. At Parsons the schedule includes 15 minutes for dressing and make-up, two hours for the show, and two hours to tear things down.
Photograph CSEP Projects
Hendaye, France-Spanish Frontier
April 5 (Tuesday)-(UP)-Generalissimo Francisco Franco today tightened a death grip on the southern part of Tortosa in preparation for a final blow to insecure the life line of Loyalist Spain and end the bloodiest civil war in modern times.
Franco Drives To End War
"Oh, we had lots of fun. But we're tired."
Photographs of representative types of CSEP projects will be taken sometime in the near future.
An army of Italian brigadiers and foreign legionaries entered the outskirts of Tortosa, frontier dispatches said, from the mountains on the northwest. Insurgent warships assembled in the Mediterranean and trained their guns on Tortosa. It was reported that they might move in close with landing parties to aid in cutting the coast road to isolate Catonia—seat of the Loyalist government—from the rest of Spain. Tortosa lies 98 miles south of Barcelona, along the coast.
Italian Soldiers and the Foreign Legionaires Concentrate on Tortosa
Much Scenery Necessary
Such projects as constructions of models for the architecture, chemistry, engineering and anatomy departments will lend themselves easily to photography. Designs of laboratory equipment for chemistry and engineering, charts, materials and specimens for the museums of zoology, entomology, and mammals will be photoreduced.
It is also planned to photograph the testing of household utensils conducted under the supervision of the home economics department.
After that no matinees. Neodesha provided a small stage in the gymnasium. Chanute was found to have a brand new high school with all the fixings. Cottey College—a girl's school—was the locale in Nevada. Mo. And the recently built Cornons building at Wichita University witnessed the final appearance of the play advertised by the extension division as a "sensational melodrama."
The scene at Nevada after the show, with Jim Bradfield as Simon Legrese, and Allan Marks carrying trunks and saying, "Yes, sir" . . . The scene in a Nevada restaurant with a dozen voices raised in song of the picture of him, related to the idea of him wearing some Nebraska alumnus was interested enough to send over a masty note. McFarland Sisters Fad
in life-except for Gordon Brigham and Paul Wileox, of course, who were out winning friends.
But there were a lot of other notes besides the keynote.
Mr. Calderwood leaving out a couple of sentences and then reshuffling his speech with perfect ease . . . Kay Holmes deciding not to put on her eyebrows that parachute from the ceiling them with his one line . . . "Unexpected" curtain calls and really unexpected autogatherseekers . . .
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Student Board Meets
Appoint Four Students to M. S.C.'s Proposed Relations Council
The Men's Student Council brought its proposed Student-Faculty Relations Board a step near reality when Paul Moritz, c39, chairman of the Student-Faculty Relations Committee, and Betty McVey, c'unc1, member, brought the four newly-appointed student members of the board together yesterday afternoon.
The four members are Ima Goebbeler, 14; Lola Ress, 89; John Lintner, c'39; and Bob Brooks, c'40. Lintner was elected temporary convenor. The members were appointed to their respective governing councils.
The first step of the board, Moritz announced last evening, would be to circulate a questionnaire drawn up yesterday afternoon, investigating student attitudes toward curriculum methods. Within the next two weeks the questionnaire will be circulated during a single hour of the day to all junior-senior classes.
In compiling and tabulating the information thus obtained, the board will have the assistance of F. P. OBrien, professor of education, who has conducted such questionnaires during the last 11 years.
At the regular meeting of the University Senate today, Don Voorhees, c38, and Gevene Landrith, c29, will ask for the appointment of two faculty members to the Student-Faculty Relations board. The board, composed of four students and two members of the faculty, will then elect another faculty member to serve as chairman of the board.
The student members yesterday afternoon pledged themselves to co-operate with the dean's advisory committee and the Y.M.C.A. freshman council's student-faculty relations board established in December,
The All-University Beauty Queen and her court of four attendants will be chosen from a group named yesterday by the Jayhawker staff. The Queen will be announced in the middle of the Jayhawker early in May.
Beauty Queen Group Is Chosen
the fifteen contenders for the crown are Isabelle Bash, c'39, Betty Butcher, c'41, Eleanor Cavert, c'uncl, Betty Coulson, c'41, Sally Jo Demose, c'28, Jean Eichinger, fa'39, Tidie Fowler, c'41, Heaven Hearn, c'uncl, Julie Hembrook, c'uncl, Doris Lippman, c'41, Maxine Miller, c'40, Mary Noel, c'uncl, Patti Payne, c'41, and Juliette Tremble, c'uncl.
Judges of the contest are Raoul Walsh and LeRoy Prinz, director and dance director of Paramoun's new collegiate production, "College Swing," who will select the top five from the two pictures which each of the 15 hopefuls will send to Hollywood for approval.
Dorothy Rumbeck Gives Graduate Organ Recital
A large audience gathered Sunday afternoon in Hoch auditorium to hear the graduate recital in organ given by Dorothy LavonRumbeck, a candidate in June for the Master of Music degree. Miss Rumbeck is a student of Prof. Laurel Everette Anderson.
Miss Rumbeck presented entirely from memory a number of organ selections including such exacting numbers as the "G Minor Factasia," and "Fugue" from Bach and "Fifth Symphony" for organ by Vierne. The latter took 40 minutes to present. This number is in a modern mood as to structure and harmonic formation.
Other selections included a "Fantasia and Fugue in B Flat" from Boely, which was followed by "Gavette," from Martini, presented with the instrument. Another other number was the Bach chorale, "Christ Lag in Todesbanden."
Pachacamac Meeting
There will be an important meeting of all the members of the Pachacamac party tonight in the basement of Brick's at 10.30. Members are requested to be present.
Ushers for the afternoon were Orene Yowell, fa'38, Helen Marie Hull, fa'38, and Celeste Vedder, Yunel.
(signed)
Blaine Grimes, Secretary
Tibbets and High Present Senior Recital
Helen Tibbets and Corrine High,
fine arts students, played their
senior recital in the auditorium of
Frank Strong hall last night.
Miss Tibbets, a pianist, played the following numbers:
"Prelude in G Sharp Minor"
(Rachmaninoff); "Increase in G Major"
(Rachmaninoff); "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 12" (Llasz); and "D concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor"
(Tschakowski).
The other pianist, Miss High played the following pieces: "Concerto No. 2 in D Minor" (MacDowell); "Spinning Song from the Tale of Oz" (Chopin); "General Lavine" (Debussy); and "Scherzo in B Minor" (Chopin).
Orchestral parts in the two concertos were played on the second piano by Prof. Carl A. Preyer, of the School of Fine Arts. A receptee to the rocival was held at the Oli Omega house for Miss Tubes.
Formulate Union Plans
Organization Activities Are Started by Student Committees
The newly selected members of the Student Union committee met yesterday to formulate its plans and start the activities of the organization.
The activities board includes Presiden-
t Bounds; Proctor Ritchie, c'39;
service-president; and Jeanette Janu-
ary. c'39; secretary.
Jim Bounds, e 38, president, presented information concerning the activities of the student union committees in other universities.
Although the personnel of the committees and sub-committees is not to be chosen immediately, the activities of the various committees were outlined and discussed by the activity board and the five student committees. The students in the Student Council and the Women's Self Governing Association.
Three members of the W.S.G.A. and two members of the M.S.C. make up the student directors' board, which includes: Roberta Mattia, fa38; Joanna Masy Shuaffer, fa38; Robert Jesses, fa38; and Wilbur Leonard, c39.
The only committee chairman selected at this time is Charles Alexander. c38, who is to direct the public unity committee.
Students Broadcast Play Written by Prof. Crafton
The radio speaking class under the direction of Rolla Nuckles presented the play "Johnny Frey of the press" last night over station KFKU.
The characters were Rolls
Nuckles as Johnny Frey, Marjorie
Crume, c30, as Lizzle, Robert
as Ben, as Jot
Mevers as Melt
The play was written by Professor Allen Crafton of the speech department and has been presented in Junction City and Lawrence Memorial High School. The play was broadcast by request.
Bourassa Elected
New El Ateneo President
At a recent meeting of El Ateneo Philomene Bourasso, c39, was elected president of the organization Merle Simmons, c'unel, and David Holmes, c41, were selected to be first and second vice-presidents with William Belt, c'unel, as secretary-treasurer.
Appointments were made to the important committee posts as follows: Refreshment, Burrie Dalton, c39; Faith Seeley, c40; Virginia Rodriguez, c4; Leon Reynolds, c4; membership, Martha Morgan, c4; Lorraine Murphy, c4; uncl; program, Mary Louise Kanaga, c39; Betty Ann Jones, c39; and Helen Cooper, c38.
Plans for an all-University peace strike to be held soon were discussed at a meeting of the United Student Y.M.C.A. office yesterday afternoon.
Members of the publicity committee are: Roscoe Born, c14; chairman; Eleanor Candell, c39; Do a Mossman; John Dudley; Clayton Conner, b38.
Committee Will Meet To Plan Peace Strike
Members of the program committee are: Eljah Jole, c40; chairwoman, Eljah Wilson, c8; Eloy Brubaker, c38; and n Durose Borre, c81.
'Spring Swing Renearsal Hints Success
Numbers Show Results of Careful Preparation and Practice: Curtain Rises at 8:20 Tonight
Far, far into last night went dress rehearsal of the all-University musical revue, "Spring Swing." In fact, when your reporter took his rain check, it looked as if the hours might be weeing before each number had been ironed out and the whole woven into the show it promises to be when it opens in Fraser theater tonight at 8:20.
All the numbers show the results of careful preparation and long practice. The problem last night, however, was that of welding the numbers into the smooth flow of a finished production.
Top-notch among the numbers previewed last night by a small, closed-rehearsal crowd and many busy directors and stage hands, was the "Uncle Jimmy" number, a rollicking "boy and girl" dance novelty built about the traditional heckling and the ta-de-a theme of the laws, critically surveying a passing crowd. The clips of this number come when Emie McCormack Uncle Jimmy, stars from his pedal-and begins to tap while the chorus swims for the rest of the number.
The Sanders-Fowler tap speciality is definitely on the big-time build with clever steps used to pleasing advantage by two fine dancers. The Silent Four presented an amusing interlude pantomime chucked with whismy and interspersed with the blackest of black magic. The choir numbers, "Halfway to Heaven", is a smooth and impressive number with Keith Davis shining in the tenor section.
The usual dress rehearsal edges were of course present . . . it would have been a bad sign had they not been there. But in spite of ragged nerves, shouts of "Quiet" calls and yellings of "Dear God," the Delta Chi and the many students who have worked hard on "Spring Swing" have "really got a show."
Miessner Makes Keynote Address
Prof. W. Otto Miesner, of the School of Fine Arts, delivered the keynote address at the Music Educators National Conference held in St. Louis last week. His subject was "Forces Affecting Musical Progress" and he spoke to the officers of the conference to give this address in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the introduction of music in public schools. In his address Professor Miesner paid tribute to pioneers in all musical fields who have contributed to music and its present state in the curriculum.
Professor Miemner also spoke on "Areas of Appreciation," differentiating between the enjoyment of music and the understanding of music. Professor Miemner said that birds, like bats, have a sensuous enjoyment of music. They enjoy rhythm and beauty of tone.
Everyone responds emotionally, but when the critical and analytical powers of the mind discriminate in taste and prefer the better to the bad, it signifies that the person is capable of real appreciation of music. Music grows in value to the listener as he cultivates it.
Faculty Members To Attend Chicago Meet
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, H. E. Chandler, associate professor of education, and E. B. Stouffor, dean of the Graduate School, are leaving this evening to attend a university graduation ceremony of Colleges and Universities in Chicago, April 6 to 9. This association is the main accrediting agency of the colleges and universities in this part of the country. Dean Stouffor is a member of the college on institutions of higher education.
Dean Lawson will attend the meeting of Deans of Colleges of Laboral Arts, to be held at Ann Arbor, Mich. April 11 and 12. This organization is composed of 21 state universities of the Middle West. An alumnite meeting has been planned to honor Dean Lawson at Milwaukee, April 8. A reception has also been planned for Dean Lawson by the University of Kansas alumni on Sunday evening, April 10.