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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
NUMBER 100
Kansas City Philharmonic Plays Today
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938
Well-Known Orchestra Under Direction of Katr Krueger Will Give Two Performances
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Karl Krueger, who obtained his Master of Arts degree in music at the University, will present a concert this evening in North auditorium.
Through the efforts of Mr. Krueger, the orchestra has commanded national recognition. Krueger himself ranks as one of the nation's leading orchestra conductors. Impressive Program Arranged
After intermission, the orchestra will play "Aandante from Third Violin Sonata" and "Preludio from Sixth Violin Sonata," Johann Sebastian Bach); prelude and finale from "Tristan and Isolde" (Richard Wagner); "Impressioni dal Vero," suite for orchestra, part one (G. Francesco Malipiero); Siofried's "Rhine Journey" to "Gotterdammerung" (Richard Wagner); and the final number, "Bachanale and Finale," from the Tanhhauser" overture (Wanner).
The evening performance will begin at 8.20. The overture will be the "Overture to Cenerentola" (Gliocastro Antonio Rossini). After the overture the orchestra will play the "Symphony No. 2 in D Major" Op. 43 (Jan Sibelius) and the symphony "A melody by the composer's early maturity, written in 1901-02, and produced in Helsingfors the year of its completion.
A new type of concert, introduced to this region by Karl Krueger, will be given in Hoch auditorium this afternoon by the Philharmonic, for the young people in and about Lawrence. It is a type of concep't depending largely on the personality of the conductor, for so close is the contact established between conductor and juvenile listeners that there is never any difficulty about youthful behavior or quiet.
Children Guess Instruments
A feature of the Kansas City Philharmonic concerts for young people that has captivated grown-ups and children alike is the gay ceremony of getting acquainted with the instruments, presented one by one—violin, cello, piccolo, bassoon, horn, and harp.
The young listeners are apt to be hotly competitive as to who will be the first to recognize the voice of the flute, the viola, and double-bass, or the rat-a-tat of the snare drum. The conductor asks the musicians to play a phrase or brief tone, each by himself. The children guess the name of the instrument.
Beging Program Open in Public
First Program Open to Public
Mr. Krueger allows the children to hum with the orchestra certain tunes that they recognize. Last season, the orchestra played the Finale to Tschaikowsky's Fourth Symphony in one of the children's concerts in Kansas City. The children participated first by raising their hands whenever they heard a fultune that they recognized. Then, at the suggestion of the conductor, they honed the tunes with the orchestra.
Activity Tickets Admit
Hundreds of school children from Lawrence and nearby towns will be seated in sections especially reserved for them in the auditorium for the matinee concert today. Each year many adults wish to visit full advantage of the orchestra during the afternoon perusal also. Dean D. M. Swarthout, manager of the Concert Series, is offering adult tickets for 50 cents apiece. The program will begin at 2:15 o'clock.
The program of selections, chosen by Karl Krueger, has been studied by the children in their music classes.
The following numbers will be played:
Prelude, "Hansel and Gretel"
(Humperdinck); Allegretto from the
Eighth Symphony, (Beethoven)
"False Taste" (Sibilius); "Night or
the Bare Mountain" (Dovrak)
Overture, "The Bat" (Strauss).
Tickets for the evening performance are on sale at the fine arts office, the Bell Music company, and the Round Corner drug store. University students will be admitted upon presentation of activity cards.
WEATHER
Kansas: Fair Wednesday and Thursday, warmer Thursday and in east and south portions Wednesday.
Charles Scott Says-vice-chairman.
The Red Inquiry
Iola Daily Register:
If the Kansas Legislature wishes to investigate alleged Communist activities at the state university or elsewhere in the state it probably will do no harm. But it will do no good and it will not disclose anything of importance to the state or to the government.
The investigation will be held on the alleged ground that a student, Don Henry, was induced by influences brought to bear upon him at the university to go to Spain, where he enlisted in the government army, and was killed. It probably will be discovered that the young man was an extremist when he went to the university, that he soon became the leader of a very small group of political radicals, that he was much more likely to have induced others to go to Spain than to have been induced by others to take this step. The discovery will be made that instead of there being several hundred of these political extremists among the student body there are not probably to exceed a score, and that they have no following and little influence.
However, as already remarked the investigation may as well be held. There has been a lot of talk at intervals to the effect that the faculty at K.U. is honeycombed with Communists and radicals of other breeds and the truth may as well be known. There is always danger of course that such an investigation may result in having the impression given out that academic freedom is threatened, that members of the faculty will be restricted in their expression of political opinion unless they conform to the conventionalities; but that risk will have to be taken. The principal objection to the inquiry as we view it is that it will advertise the Communists, the few of them who may be at K.U. and who dearly love advertisement. It will give them the impression that they are really important, which as a matter of fact they are not. But that risk will have to be run.
Britain Backs Chamberlain
House Gives Confidence Vote to Prime Minister On Bargaining Policy
London, Feb. 22. — (UP) The House of Commons tonight voted overwhelming confidence in Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin's direct bargaining with European dictators after he warned that the swift toward war by the "shams" of League of Nations policies.
The vote was 330 to 168, with National Liberals joining with the Conservative majority in giving a mandate to Chamberlain to pursue negotiations with Premier Benito Mussolini and later with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler on a plan of general European appeasement.
The Prime Minister had been accused in wild debate of "stabbing Anthony Eden in the back with an Italian dagger" and forcing the latter's resignation as Foreign Secretary after the government's failed deal with the dictators will bring enormous war preparations.
Dangerous for Dictators
Chamberlain Assails League
"If conliliation is achieved, our people, when rearmed, will be in a position to make it difficult and dangerous for any dictator to attack," F. Murcia, pouncer Conservative, in the last speech of the debate.
Chamberlain Assails League The vote of confidence, taken shortly after 11 p.m. following hours of bitter attacks upon Chamberlain by such fiery orators as David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill, consisted of rejecting a Laborite motion of censure.
The house adjourned at 11:15 p.m.
The highlight of the debate climaxing the cabinet crisis precipitated by Eden's resignation was Chamberlain's experience in questioning the weakness of the League.
Chamberlain warned gravely that the nation must act without delay to make friends with Europe's disease be drawn into another war.
A.S.M.E. Meeting
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers will meet at 8:15 tomorrow evening in room 110, Marvin hall. Prof Raymond H. Wheeler of the psychology department will speak.
K. W. Willey,
Sad tale: About the fellow who finally got his Phi Beta Kappa key, and then bought a double-breasted suit.
Winner of the Y.W.C.A. Scholarship Announced
the winners of the Estes Registration Scholarships which were awarded for the most money brought in in the recent finance drive of the Y, W, C, A. are: Ruth Knoche, e'40; Robert Browne, Hibaye Rhodeau, f38. Am Browning, c'unl, will receive a book for having reached her quoted in the drive.
Ruth Olive Brown, c'40, was chairman of the drive, which lasted from Feb. 15 until Feb. 18. The captains of the three teams were Betty Boddington, c'40; Edna May Parks, c'40 and Pauline Snyder, c'40.
Chicago Train Wreck Kills One
Students Give Recital Tomorrow
The next regular student recital of the School of Fine Arts will be presented tomorrow in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall.
ium of Frank Strong hal
The program follows:
Hal Kemp's Bandman
Ae Among 50 Injured
When Fast Flier Hits
Truck
Voice:
Amarari 9 Cacina
Donzello, Fugite  Cavalli
Vera Carruthers
Piano:
Polonaise op. 9  Paderewski
Luther Cortelyou
Voice:
Nachtgang  Richard Strauss
Alfred Gallup
Cello:
Air  Lally-Spalding
Sarai Mohler
Voice:
Villaselle  Dell'Acqua
Angel Gabriel ... arr. Pochon.
The Mill ... Rafi
Worth, III., Feb. 22, (UP) -A cracker of the Wanash railway was derailed today and nearly 50 of its passengers were injured after a crash which reduced a heavy payload to matchwood and kill its driver.
Olga Eitner, 1st violin; Mary Olta Wallace, 2nd violin; Carroll Nickels, viola; Sara Mohler, cello.
The School of Engineering faculty members met yesterday afternoon in Marvin hall to pass on the qualifications of those students who completed their course in engineer-ing last summer.
The driver was identified as Frank Gregson, 40, Chicago.
Engineering Faculty Meets
BARCELONA, Feb. 22 —(UP)—Five Nationalist war ships and three airplanes shelled and bombed Valençis tonight, the war off is announced
Members of Hal Kemp's band which had completed a one-night appearance in St. Louis were among the injured.
H. E. Chandler, associate professor of education and director of the teachers' appointment bureau, will attend a state conference of the North-Central Association Committee in Topeka this afternoon.
Tracks were torn up for a distance of half a mile along the right of way as the heavy engine plowed from the rails and jolted down the track more than 600 yards before coming to a halt still erect. The five passenger cars topped into the ditch.
Chandler Will Attend
Nationalists Bomb Valencia and Sagunto
The truck was so badly demolished that it was not until more than two hours later that its identity was established. The company name on the side of the truck was erased completely.
Nationalists Bomb
Attendants at the little Company of Mary and St. Bernard hospital said some of the injured were in critical condition.
State Conference at Topeka
Carl Beetting, Milwaukee, a passenger on the train, said he felt a perceptible jar as the locomotive hit the truck and the "next thing I knew steel rails were flying past the windows."
Carnival Plans Completed
W.S.G.A. Also Discusses Possible Changes in Way Of Electing Members
Eight o'clock was set at the W.S.G.M. meeting last night as the opening time for the W.S.G.A. carnival to be held Friday.
The committee to select a prize reported that a silver platter had been chosen as the reward for the house having the most original booth. At the close of the carnival the prize will be presented by Doris Stockwell, c38, president of W.S. G.A.
Act Against Beauty Contests
A complete list of boots includes: Kappa Alpha Theta, Big Baby show; Sigma Kappa, ballon darts; Alpha Gamma Delta, rings and hoops; Chi Omega, Smoky Joe's bar; Alma Omitron II, shooting range; Alpha Chi Omega, Beile It or Not; Corbin ball, bingo; Watkins hall, matrimonial bureau; Alpha Delta Pi, fish pond; Kappa Kappa Gamma, penny throw; W.S.G.A., juggle and food. A resolution was passed against University women entering beauty contests sponsored by business firms, the Women's Health Council, passed by the Women* Pan-Hellenic Council. The two councils agreed that such contests were not in keeping with academic pursuits.
Grace Valentine, c38, chairman of a committee to investigate methods of electing members of the W.S.G.A. council, made the following sug-
(2) Any woman who wishes to be a candidate for election to the W.S. G.A. council should make application to the nominating committee of the council two weeks before election, stating her qualifications, which would include activities and experience.
(1) That there should be set up a nominating committee composed of five seniors, to include three members of Mortar board, the past-president of W.S.G.A., and one selected by the council.
Suggestions for New System
(4) The list of candidates should printed in, the University Daily Kannan several times, the list to include the activities of the candidates.
(3) Those petitioning for the office of secretary should be able to type, and those petitioning for the office of treasurer should have knowledge
Such a nominating committee would take the place of the present system of presenting petitions having a specified number of signers. The final decision on the report of the committee will be made at the
next meeting of the council.
Tucson, Ariz. Feb. 22—(UP) General John J. Pershing is in a "very dangerous condition" as the result of a "complication," which caused a relapse of a rheumatic aid disease, Dr. Roland Davis, said tonight.
Dr. Davison would not excuse the nature of the complication. He said the 77-year-old general's blood pressure rose "very high" last night but dropped today.
"General Pershing is resting as comfortably as can be expected but his condition is very serious," Dr Davison said.
The World War commander of the American Expeditionary Forces was taken by ambulance from his hotel to a cottage at the Desert sanitary
Lt.-Col. Shelly U. Marietta, chief of medical service at the Ft. Sam Houston (San Antonio, Texas) base hospital, left by plane for Tucson late today upon the orders of Gen. Joseph Giehig, chief of staff of the U. S. Army.
Lindley Views Present Art
Opinion That Beauty Is Replacing Utility Given By Chancellor
"From the curbstone, art has its place in the world in the fine art of living," said Chancellor E. H. Lindley last night in the second lecture of the series being presented by the department of adult education of the Museum of Science and Technology presented in the museum of Spooner-Thayer museum.
"The artist should reflect the life of his period. If the artist dissociates art from the life of the people, that are which he produces is likely to die young." Artists because because he painted life as it was.
Great Art Advance in Kansas
"It do not believe that we could have a great artist if he did not feel the surges of life; the dual wails of time," asserted Chancellor Lindley.
Contrasting the art to be found in Kansas in pioneer days with that now found, Chancellor Lindley said that the advance of fine arts to be found in Kansas is so tremendous that he chapters in the history of the country.
"Utility is no longer the goal," he said, "but beauty it. The competition in the auto industry is not utility, but the beauty of artistic design. Now the effusion of beauty can be had by an eye. It can be had at the 10-cent stores, while years ago only classes of the leisure had the money to have things of beauty."
A table was placed in a corner of the museum containing 10- cent articles which were designed so well that they couldn't have had them years ago.
Speaking in defense of the crazypatchwork art design and murals of American artists, the Chancellor believes that they reflect the new work of an artist who is breaking away from the old traditions, and is clicking.
Admitting that the art of contem-
pary Americans startled him when he first glanced at it, he said, "Some new trends deserve to live."
Prof. Raymond Eastwood of the department of painting and drawing will be the next speaker of the series. He will speak on "What's the Difference?"
Hold Two Kelly Suspects
Sheriff Roy A. Boat of Topeka announced yesterday that two men are being held for questioning in connection with the fatal beating last September of Russell Kelly, engineering student.
The pair of suspects were taken into custody in Arizona by Sheriff Boast, who, with Paul L. Harvey, Shawnee county attorney, returned the case to the extended through the southwest on an investigation of the case.
The Topeka office declined to give the names of the two captured but stated that they were also wanted elsewhere on highway 8 robbery charges. The police last night that deputies were out of the city investigation clues.
The Russel Kelly reward fund originated at the University after Kelly died in Watkins hospital as a result of an attack three and one-half miles west of Stuhl, on the road between Seaford and a minor automobile accident.
Student Leaders Go to Topeka Today
Eleven Representatives Drafted by Joint Committee Will Observe Action on Proposed Muir-Carper Resolution Which Will Be Considered by the Senate In Topeka Today
A committee of 11 leading University students will go to Topeka today to witness senate action on the proposed Muir-Carper resolution to investigate alleged communistic activities here.
They are as follows: Don Voorhees, Dori Stockwell, Quentin Grimes, Dorothy Trekell, Harry O'Riley, Kathi
he students were chosen yesterday by the Student's Emer- committee in a meeting in the Pine room.
A concert by the University Band will be broadcast over station KFKU this evening from 6 to 6.30 o'clock
The following numbers will be played: The Frescoes Suite consisting of Venetian Waltzes, The Sea Shanties, and Bystanders (Haydn Wood); Valle Lulse (Roberts) played as a solo by James Van Dyck, first bartone and assistant director of the band; Rhapsody in Rhumba (Bennett); and Children's March (Goldman).
Moritz Wins In Oratory
Voorhees Takes Second Kass Third, in Junior Senior Contest
Paul Moritz, c'39, was chosen best junior-senior orator in the annual contest in Fraser theater last night. Donald Voorhees, c'38, placed second, and third prize went to Irving Kass, c'39.
'Turn Us From War Forever'
Moritz' speech, "We Believed and Believe," treated of the power of propaganda. "You don't hate the Yellow Peril," he said, "but—you may. Did we remember 'the real character of the German people in the last war? Did we remember Beethoven and Goethe and our friend the German baker? No. We only heard one band music and the marched with us, already beading to lose sight of the true character of the Japanese people We believed in 1914-16. Will be believe again?"
"Via Hygrophilogy" was the title chosen by Donald Voorhees, who explained the necessity for propaganda for peace. "Now, for the first time," he pointed out, "the non-combatant world can see what war really is—in pictures. When the common soldier goes to war he has to go back a million years emotionally and in memory of Marvin Apari, a military madness only weapon is emotion. So when we lay our head on the block again, may the camera record such horror as will turn us from war forever."
"Our civilization has changed us from self-helpful to self-heless individuals," was the contention of Irving Kass, who spoke on "The Cave Man in the City." "Biologically we are the same as the cave man, but our environment restricts us. We need a better distribution of medical facilities and probably some birth control to prevent a degeneracy which sends 1 out of 22 to some kind of asylum at least seven years."
Protests Venereal Disease
All of the four other speakers were members of the junior class, David Angweine, in "An Answer to the Boycott," referring to the proposal of such action against Japan, declared: "Let America judge not that she be not judged. But her denied security bill will do what we intended this one to do." His topic was "Mama From Heaven."
C. H. Mullen protested against "condemning future generations to die of venereal diseases that are preventable." Kari 1 Ruppenthal, in "Death Drivers," asked a "vivid and sustained realization that when you put your foot on the gas, Death sits beside you."
Judges for the contest were John E. Hankins, associate professor of English; the Rev. Harold G. Barr, instructor in the school of religion; and Mrs. Jessica Crafton, wife of Professor Crafton, head of the department of speech and dramatic art. Chairman and master of ceremonies was Rolla Nuckles, instructor in the department of speech. Prizes awarded were 15, 10 and 5 dollars to the respective winners.
*erine Hurd, Clark Howerton,
O. J. Connell, Ted North, and
Martin Maloney.
Quentin Brown will act as chairman of the group.
Appointment of the group was made by the Joint Committee yesterday afternoon when members expressed the opinion that some authorized representatives of the student body should be selected. Selection was made upon recommendation of members of the Joint Committee. ---
"The purpose of the visit is merely to be present during the discussion of the resolution by the senate and to hear for ourselves specifically what the charges are against the University and other state educational institutions," according to a statement made last night by Chairman Brown, speaking for the committee.
Four of the delegates drafted were members of the Joint Committee.
Decision to send a student group followed word from Topeka that action by the senate committee of the whole would be taken today.
The delegates met last night in the Pine room to formulate plans for the trip.
W. S.G.A. in a meeting last night approved that action taken by student leaders which resulted in a letter of protest against the "red" investigation being sent to each senator in the legislature and to support the Committee of Thirteen in any future action.
Speech Contest Tomorrow Night
All entries for the extemporaneous speech contest must be in before 12 o'clock tomorrow, according to an announcement by Prof. E. C. Buehler of the department of speech and dramatic art.
Seven persons have entered the contest, which will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Green hall. Their names have not been made
The first prize of $10 is offered by Martin Maloney, 37, instructor of English. Maloney and department of mathematics make to make the contest an annual affair.
Group To Discuss Situation in England
Sensing the critical situation in England, the World Co-operation Commission will discuss this topic at a meeting to be held this afternoon at 4:30 at Henley house. Ermer Lee Brewer, c39, chairman of the commission, will lead the discussion. A resource person for the faculty will be present to answer questions about the policies of Neville Chamberlain, prime minister of England, and Anthony Eden, who recently resigned from the position of foreign secretary.
Other questions of contemporary readiness will be discussed. This meeting is open to anyone who wishes to come.
King Leopold Entertains Former President Hoover
Brussels, Feb. 23 — (UP) – King Leopold III tonight was host at a dinner given at the royal palace for former President Herbert Hoover.
Sixty persons participated, including Prince Charles; the retiring American ambassador, Hugh Gibson; Premier Paul Emile Jansen, and other cabinet members and notables. There were no speeches.
Relays Committee Meeting
Relays Committee Meeting
A meeting of the Student
Committee for the Kansas Rel-
eys will be held on Saturday,
"K-2" Club room in
Robinson gym. All members are
urgent to be present.
James Gillispie. Senior Manager