UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
Five States Plan To Enter Music Festival
Wiley Expects 3,500
High School Students
To Register for This
Year's Events
Thirty-five hundred high school students from five states are expected to attend the fourth annual mid-western music competition festival on the University Campus this three days, May 5, 6 and 7.
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"In times past," says Russell L. Wiley, festival director, the "festival has been limited strictly to band instrumentation. This year's program has been broadened to include other phases of music. Orchestra, chorus, string ensemble, small vocal ensemble, solo events in strings, and piano have been added to the regular band, brass ensemble and solo, and woodwind ensemble and solo events."
Mass Band To Be Feature
Outstanding musical men from various part of the United State have been carefully selected to judge and conduct various contests.
A 700-piece massed band, the crowning feature of the three-day program, will be under the direction of Harold Bachman of Chicago: A Austin Harding of the University of Illinois; and Professor Wiley. It will play Saturday evening, May 7, in Hoch auditorium. A new 250-piece massed orchestra under the direction of Dr. Howard Hanson of the Eastman conservatory in Rochester, N.Y., and Kary Kauer瑟伦, of the School of Fine Arts faculty, will also be hearslated into the hall. Hanson will spend the entire music week in Lawrence speaking at the annual School of Fine Arts banquet, addressing student groups, and conducting a presentation of the University Symphony Orchestra.
Phillips To Attend
Homer E. Phillips, one of the nation's greatest trombone soloists, will be presented in recital, Herbert Rifkind, woodwind expert from Chicago; Claude B. Smith, outstanding bandmaster from Evansville, III.; and Ludwig William Hesheitstrut from Dallas, are other major figures who will be in Lawrence for the competition.
Other program features will be the Wentworth Mortuary Academy band, Westminster a Cappella Choir the University Symphony Orchestra the University Band, marching competitions demonstrations under flood lights.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Dean D. M. Swarthout, Karl O. Kuersteiner
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Starting today a free ticket to the Dickinson theater will be given on alternate days, with the Granada ticket. The winner need only present his or her identification card at the ticket office at either theater to receive the ticket. Contributions can be put in boxes in the library or the Journalism building. The writer's name must be on the ditty.
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Brother Willie Shakespeare
Wrote the tannin' of the shrew
But I'm here to tell you boys
 that tannin' it won't do.
I read that first chapter
And went home to my wife
And she chased out of the
house.
Mary Lou Borders is a firm believer in miracles. We quote, "The funniest thing happened to me last night. You know that Sour Owl stuff picture in the College Humor. Well, my picture was simply awful, but last night I got a special delivery letter from two Princeton fellows asking me to come East to be their weekend guest for the Princeton Prom. I had a quit this morning and I couldn't eat or sleep or nothing. I'm going to write and tell them that my plane has broken down for the weekend and I can't make it." We have heard of fancy
At the point of her butcher knife —Dick Martin.
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Eleven Students To Give Recital This Afternoon
The regular student recital will be held this afternoon at 3:30 in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall. The following program will be presented:
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAV, MARCH 17, 1938
Piano, "Valse Brillante" (Manu Zuca), Rosalys McCreary, fa'41. Cello, "Sonata in f Major" (Marcelo) Sarah Moiher, fa'41.
Violin, "Concerto No. 9" (De Ber-
t) Helen Pierson.
Ensemble, "Valse Viennois" (Carl Parrish), Eva Ruth Meinke, fa'40 pianist, and Agnes Romary, fa'40 pianist.
from (duet), "Every Flower,"
"from 'Madame Butterfly' (Pucinci)
Helen Campbell, fa'39 and Mary
Elizabeth Bear, fa'38.
NUMBER 116
Enassemble, "Quartette No. 2." (Mozart), Algae Eitner, fasp, first violin; Mary Etta Wallace, fa29, second violin; James Whelan, fa31, viola; and Sarai Mohler, fa41, cello.
England Acquiesces
Halifax Says Britain
Must Accept Hitler's
Coup in Austria
London, March 16. —(UP) -Britain must recognize Austria as a mere provincial state of the German Reich and "nothing short of war can turn back the clock". Visit Capitol Hallifax, British foreign secretary, announced in the House of Lords tonight.
At the same time, Prime Minister Neville Chamberland, standing up against an avalanche of bitter attacks in the House of Commons, admitted that Germany's seizure of Austria had shattered his plan for direct dealing with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler.
Lord Hallifax, who succeeded Anthony Eden as foreign secretary when the latter resigned rather than "narrender to the threats" of Europe's dictators, said Britain must recognize that Austria no longer is an independent entity, but has been absorbed by Germany.
Halifax also said he saw no good to be obtained by bringing the question before the League of Nations.
"Nothing short of war can put back the clock, and the League of Nations is not going to go to war," he said.
"The League can do nothing at this moment to compel Nazi Germany to turn back from the course on which she has embarked."
State Meeting Here Next Week
The water and sewage school of the University will combine its annual meeting with the Kansas Water and Sewage Works Association this year, to be held on the Campus, March 24 to 26. This will be the first time the group and the fourteenth annual session of the University学校.
Prof. Earnest Boyce, director of the water and sewage laboratory at the University, is secretary-treasurer of the state association and D. H. Rupp, Topka water super-invented, is president.
A special laboratory school will be set up for operators March 21, 22 and 23.
The feature of the conference will be an illustrated lecture, "Practical Fisheries Management on Municipal Lakes and Reservoirs" by A. D. Aldrich, fish culturist for the Tulsa, Okla, water department. He speaks of the success of this fishing and will tell of Spavinw lake, where Tulca gets its water.
Aside from subjects dealing with the technical operation of water and sewage disposal plants will be papers on "Career Service for Technical Personnel"; "A Utility Board Management Institute"; "Stream Control Pressure"; "Financing Sewage Treatment Costs" "Disposal of Industrial Wastes."
Speakers will include: T. H. Marshall, associate professor of chemical engineering; B. L. Ulrich, Manhattan; J. A. Boyer, Fort Scott; William O'Day, Coffevilley; FrANK E. Willey, Lawrence; John P. Harris, Chicago W. C. Purdy, Cincinnati; John G Stutz, Lawrence; H. C. Dills, Topeka C. B. Rankin, Pittsburg; R. J. Paulette, Topeka; J. D. Donavan Kansas City, Kan.; R. E. Lawrence Kansas City, Mo.; Paul D. Haney Topeka; and A. D. Aldrich, Tula Okla.
W. C. Pardy, biologist in the U. S.
Public Health Service, and H. T.
Cowing of the Monsanto Chemical
industry with the laboratory instruction.
Late Wire-brooks, a golddollar, appears first beneath the daughter's window, and crops a boating song. When he hears 'White singing as he approaches, Brooks hides quickly behind the garden wall. White comes on dressed as a cowboy and conceals himself behind the same wall when he notices the approach of Ramsay. The latter shows up in a loud checkered suit, and starts to sing "Watint" at the gate for Katy."
German Czechs Request Support
Prague, March 16—(UP)—Ka Heinlin, leader of the Sudeten German (Nazi) party in Czechoslovakia tonight issued a manifesto calling for the "support" of all Germans in the most far-reaching importance.
The manifesto followed a series of attacks on the government which were viewed with grave fears as German troops poured into Austria below the Czech border and threats of "further Germanic penetration" into central Europe became more pressing.
The Czechoslovakian government has appealed to France and Great Britain for assurances, and has announced its determination to oppose with arms any penetration such as was effected in Austria.
London, March 16- (UP) - Great Britain's prime investment securities were dumped overboard today in the wake of the collapse. London's stock exchange since 1831.
London Stock Exchange Suffers Severe Break
Frightened investors from continental Europe hastened to convert their holdings into liquid capital. They arranged to take their funds from London and the conversion operations sent the pound sterling down sharply in terms of all units except the Netherlands guilder, which vie with the British market as a financial feature.
So heavy was the selling and so sloomy the atmosphere that a delegation from the British Chamber of Commerce called on Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain late today and requested him to issue a statement to "arrest this inexplicable decline in confidence."
Chamberlain said he would consider the matter.
Plans Being Drawn For 51,000-Ton Battleship
Washington, March 16. (UP)—Plans for 51,000-foot lighthouse, the largest ever built, will be submitted to President Roosevelt soon in connection with his billion-dollar naval program, it was learned tonight.
It is understood that three sets of plans, calling for vessels of 43,200, 45,000 and 51,900吨, have been ordered by the President on size rests with the President.
First Test Won
The 20-year-old girl, victim of spastic paralysis since birth, moved one leg, frowning at the effort but not moving. After collated, said the girl was recovering.
Kansas City, Mo., March 16—(UF—Sylvia Eugenia Davis today shows herself in the first test of the success of the hazardous spinal operation which she underwent in a gamble and uses her of her paralyzed arms and legs.
First Test Won
In Gamble With Death
"Ernie" and "Tl." briefly, are Erie Sanders, cuncl, and Tildie Fowler, cuncl, one of the snappiest tap dancing pairs in these parts. Besides being skilled performers of tap dancing, they are interesting to know and, as a dancing team, seem destined to go much farther than a college revue.
Flil an Experienced Tupper
Til has been dancing now about
investigating the cultures in
various amateur productions and
was in several student shows at
Perhaps Producer Jim Coleman, boss-in-chief of "Spring Swing," is lucky Ernie and Til didn't meet in high school, for the two were even then veteran performers and might have caused them to overlook such a minor point as a college education.
Fil an Experienced Tapper
'Spring Swing' Revue Adds 'Til' and 'Ernie' Tap Features
They will be introduced to students April 5 and 6 as "Ernie" and "Ti", in the two-day run of the Sigma Delta Chi musical show, "Spring Swing". And chances are an impressive one. Production will be an impressive one.
Cecil Howes Will Speak On 'Mexico' Today
1924 - Senior - School
Sixteen years old. h attends,
Rodeoalle High School in
Kansas City, Kan., but each was unaware of the other's existence. Today both are in the University, and each knows very well of the other's press-
Mr. Howes has been the Star's Topika correspondent for a number of years, and has had a wide experience in writing in the political field. His speech this afternoon is the third in a series of informal lectures to journalism majors.
"Snappy" Dance Team
"Some Observations in Mexico" will be the subject of a speech by Cecil Howes, manager of the Topica bureau of the Kansas City Star, which will be given at 2:30 this afternoon in room 102. Journalism building. The attendance of all journalism majors is required, and anyone else who is interested is invited to attend.
Tickets may be reserved, starting today, for "Wintercry," the play by Maxwell Anderson to be presented Tuesday. Players Tuesday through Friday.
The production will be taken outside of Lawrence the week following the run here. The production will be seen in Neodesha, Parsons, Chanute, Fredonia, Nevada, Mo., and in Wichita.
Bv Harry "Scoon" Hill. c'40
The parts of Mio and Miriamine, who meet in the evening under Brooklyn Bridge, are played by Rula Nuckles, instructor of speech and dramatic art, and Betty Butcher, c'41. Prof. Robert Calerwood is the judge, and Prof. Allen Cafron the father, Edsras.
Trock, the gangster, is portrayed by Alpha Perry, c'38, and his follower, Shadow, by Joe Myers, c'38. Richard Macam,C'46, is Garth Erdas. Mignane's brother, Robert Kieser, has the part of Carr, Mio' friend.
The play was one of the outstanding productions of an unnually outstanding New York season two years ago, and was later made into a motion picture, which was chosen as one of the year's ten best. It treats of the tragedy of injustice in a modern world.
Around this climax the play is built, and it proves to be a thrilling melodrama, which yet has moments of poetic exalitation.
The murder of a paymaster during a robbery is saddled on an innocent person, who goes to the electric chair. Years later the son of the accused, the gangster actually responsible, the man who might have told, and the judge at the trial—all find themselves gathered in one room, with Mio, the son, determined to find out the truth.
Play Tickets Are Available Maxwell Anderson's Play. 'Winterset' Will Open Tuesday
The ticket office iGreen Hall will be open from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. today, tomorrow, and as well as all next week. Gerhart Tonn c'39, in charge of ticket sales urges students to attend on the first two days of school. Crowded and it is sometimes impossible to get seats on those nights.
Kansas City University. Her professional experience includes a week's engagement at the old Coca-Cola plant in Kansas City, night spots which she did not name.
Ernie is in his eleventh year of dancing, during which time he has taken only three lessons. He has appeared at the Continental Club in Kansas City, and spent one summer with a traveling minstrel show. During two years at Bakehouse, he was a professor at the University. Ernie danced in various student productions, including one show 'that was taken on a tour.
He is at present contemplating a business career, although he has not yet definitely decided to give up taming when he finishes school.
"One thing I won't ever do." Till declares, "to sit to a blind date. I'm always getting someone who will be my shoulder." Only Three Lessons
She sweeps that her Christian name is not "Matilda" and insists Til is a nickname she picked up during her high school days. Her professed hobby is "sculpturing—molding men" and she delights most in the rhythm of "Sophisticated Lady."
Since they formed the dance team, Ernie and Till have been ganged with "invitations" to club meetings and other social affairs, and openly envy a student juggler who charges $1 per minute for his performance.
James Coleman, c38, producer,
last night announced an addition to
the program for "Spring Swing" that
completes the entertainment list for
'Serenaders'
Ski Completes
Revue Program
The new number is a musical sketch, "The Serendaders," written and directed by Jack Laffer, c.39, which was acclaimed enthusiastically on the recent tour of the Men's Glee Club.
Four members of the glee club, besides Laffer, are included in the cast of the sketch. Bob Brooks, c#1; J. D. Ramsey, c#4; Dick White, c#3; and Laffer are seen as ambitious young actors. The dean's daughter to sorenade her. By accident, they all arrive on the same night.
Four Get Invitations
The concealed suitors interpose whistled phrases to Ramayana's confusion but are finally discovered by the third admirer. Lafter is the last to come on the scene and his aparer-hip asks four to compare their invitation notes.
When the quartet decides to sere-nade in unison, the dean, Dick Sturk, c18, dressed in a dark shirt and carrying a shotgun, drives them off
"The Serendaders" will be presented by the Men's Glee Club when it makes a special trip to Humboldt, Friday night.
Program Runs Two Hours
"Because of the tremendous reception this number was given on the glee club trip." Coleman said in commenting on the addition, "we felt it an opportunity we could not "in- to pass up."
With the addition of Laffer's musical sketch, the completed revue program will run slightly less than two hours. Coleman said.
Coroner's Jury Rules 'Suicide'
"Self-strangulation," decided the six-man coroner's nurse after hearing evidence in the death of Mildred Stuart, ed38, at an inquest in the district court room yesterday morning.
The jury took only fifteen minutes to come to a decision after listening for two hours to evidence and the testimony of 15 witnesses who discussed every phase of the girl's life. The members of the jury were: L. Hallberg, Dr. Leroy Allet, L. Hallberg, Scott Underwood, Al Elot, and C. W. Mertz.
Dr. L. K. Zimmer, county coroner, presided at the inquest and County Attorney Charles Springer was in charge of questioning the witnesses.
After all of the witnesses had taken the stand and offered evidence indicating suicide, the last person to appear for questioning was the girl's father, David C. Stuart, tree surgeon and pain contractor. The father, who with him the daughter received from his daughter which he wished to read. Springer agreed to give the letters to the court, but it was decided they had no bearing on the evidence. Father Discounts Suicide
Mr. Stuart was asked if there was anything that he could relate to the jury as proof of murder rather than evidence of a crime, and convinced she did not kill herself."
Dr. Zimmer asked on what he based his opinion, and Mr. Stuart said: "Why, she loved her father and mother too much to do it. Why should she do it? She told at least three parties that day she was coming home that afternoon. Why should she come home? What privilege of this personal belief?"
should take care of our own Outside of this personal belief the
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APPLY FOR COMMITTEES
APPLY FOR COMMITTEES
All students wishing to serve on committees set up under the new Memorial Union activities plan are asked to apply at the office of Jack Townen, student manager of the Memorial Union Committee. Every student who desires to help will be given an opportunity to aid on some committee.
HENRY WERNER, Chairman Union Operating Committee
University To Debate Oklahoma Team Today
The Lawrence Co-operative Club will hear a debate today between members of the Oklahoma debate team and John Lintner, c'39, and Paul Wilbert, 128, who will represent the University.
Also this evening Leo Rhodes, c'40,
and Irving Kass, c'40, the negative
team, will debate with the other
representatives at Haskell
Institute.
On Tuesday, Robert Sullivan, 'cunl', and Robert Hedges, c'40, clashed with Nebraska debaters before the Rotary Club in Lincoln and at Beatrice High School, Beatrice, Neb.
ToInaugurate Training Class
Director of Girl Reserves Opens New Education Course for Women
The 1938 Girl Reserve training course for women students in education will be inaugurated at 9:30 Saturday morning in Spooner-Thayer museum when Miss Werner, director of Girl Reserve work in Tepeka, will talk on "The Philosophy of the Girl Reserve Movement."
Letters have been mailed to all women students in education announcing the 1938 training course. Eight meetings have been planned, which will be held in the basement of Spooner-Thayer museum.
Regular attendants who complete the work satisfactorily will receive a certificate testing her fitness to the Girl Reserve work in high schools.
Other programs will be as follows: Tuesday, March 22, 4:30 p.m.—"Physiological Developments During Adolescence" by Dr. Gail McClure, of the University health service.
Tuesday, March 29. 3:30 p.m.
"Psychological Adjustments During Adolescence" by Mrs. Joseph F. King, of Lawrence.
Tuesday, April 5, 4:30 p.m.—"Religion in the Girl Reserve Program" by Mrs. Namie Gander of Baldwin
Thursday, March 31. 3:30 p.m.- "Psychological Adjustments During Adolescence" continued by Mrs Joseph King.
Thursday, April 21, 4:30 p.m. "Social Adjunctisms and Vocational Guidance" by Dean Raymond A. Wagner of the School of Education.
Tuesday, April 26, 4:30 p.m.
Meeting with the L.M.H.S. Girl Reserve cabinet.
Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m.—Breakfast for Lawrence Girl Reserve.
anyone interested in the course may call Ellen Payne at 1315, at Henley house; or the School of Education office, 103 Fraser, and sign up for the course before 5 p.m. Friday. March 18.
The committee in charge of ar-rangements is: Dorothy Treckell c38, chairman; Margaret Babcock Slaten, Slaten, c38; and Alice Hess, c38.
KFKU Announcers Selected Today
Judges who will make the selection are Allen Crafton, professor of speech and dramatic art; Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, associate professor of voice; and Robert Calderwood, professor of speech and dramatic art.
Trouys will be held at 1.30 this afternoon in the studio of KFKU to select the station's two student announcers for the following year Those trying out are Harold Mulligan, c'encl; Edwin Brown, c'c88 Kai 'al Ruppenthal, c'c88 Karl 'al Ruppenthal, c'c88 Sullivan camel; and Lloyd Fosse, c'c88.
The six who will be heard this afternoon are the survivors of a preliminary tryout held earlier in the year, and since that time each has handled several of KFKU's programs.
Authorized Parties
Saturday, March 19
Varsity, Memorial Union, 12 p.m.
Saturday, March 19
Phi Gamma Delta, Chapter house, 12 p.m.
Friday, March 18 Limited Date
Pi Kappa Alpha, Picnic, 10:30 p.m.
ELIZABETH MEGUIR.
Advisor of Women, for the
Joint Committee on Student
Affairs.
Far Eastern Student Aid Is Requested
Moritz and Lord Head Local Unit of Nation-Wide Drive for $25,000 Emergency Fund
The Men's Student Council has already endorsed the drive and contributed to it.
Paul Moritz, c'39, and John Lord, b'39, have been appointed co-chairmen of a local committee organized to co-operate in the nation-wide campaign which has been launched in the colleges to raise a Far Eastern Emergency fund of $25.000.
Appeal by Won-Han Kiang
A number of prominent college presidents are serving as sponsors. Among them are Chancellor E. H. Lindley of the University, President Beo M. Chernington of the University of Denver, President Midland J. R. Gaines of College and President Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford University.
The initial appeal for assistance came by cable from Won-Han Kiang, executive secretary of the student Y.M.C.A. in China, who reported that students are in deserate straits, needing housing, clothing, food, and scholarships to carry on their work. The training of China's and Japan's future leadership is at stake, he asserted.
Moritz, who was one of the University's delegates at the National Assembly of Student Christian Association which met at Oxford, Ohio, over the New Year, reported that the fund was launched enthusiastically there. More than $4,000 had already been raised before that meeting.
"People don't realize that college work in China will come near being wiped out unless help is secured. But the most impressive thing of all was to have a Chinese and Japanese on the platform together, speaking in behalf of the fund," one of the delegates said at the meeting.
Because of experience in handling similar funds, the Christian association and church groups are taking the initiative in this undertaking. The appeal came directly to them. Moreover, they are affiliated with the WYCA-W. China which are reliable organizations and in a position to make the best possible use of the money secured, according to Moritz.
Fund for Student Solidarity
This fund is a move to strengthen student solidarity, not to inflame anti-Japanese prejudice. Student groups in Japan who are critical of their government's policy are under constant pressure. Mortz said.
Twenty-five thousand dollars can meet only a fraction of the need. British universities have undertaken much of their work. Other countries are helping.
The following are the types of aids to be distributed.
Five thousand dollars will launch one self-supporting emergency hostel to house students.
One hundred dollars will bring ten students from the war zone to a temporary university in the interior.
Thirty dollars will give a student a work-scholarship for one semester.
Three dollars will provide a suit of winter clothes.
Nine dollars will pay for a room for one semester.
One dollar will give a student one week's board.
The funds will be administered by a committee of the leaders of the student Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. with whom the organization here is affiliated, together with outstanding students in the Chinese university work.
Davis Completes Lecture Series April 5
Prof. W. W. Davis of the history department will conclude the A.A.-U.W. lecture series in Independence when he speaks there April 5.
The American Association of University Women has sponsored during the winter a series of five lectures which were given by the following persons: Ivan Crawford, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture; Dr. L. S. Powell, dean of the psychology department, and Donald M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Dean Swarthout spoke March 8 in the junior high school on "This Thing Called Classical Music," and his illustrations playing his illustrations on the piano.