Z229 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas VOLUME XXXV Chemists Elect Kraus Society Head Early Kansas Graduate To Direct Organization Of 25,000 Members; To Take Office Next Year Selection of Dr. Charles A. Kraus, a University graduate of 1898, and now professor of chemistry and director of chemical research at Brown University, as president-elect of the American Chemical Society, has just been announced. He is the fourth Kansas graduate, and the sixth of a list of graduates and former faculty members who have headed this organization of 25,000 members in the. members in the past 40 years The American Chemical Society chooses its president a year in the past. It takes office, taking office, so that he may meet with the executive board and become ac- the problems of the society Dr. Kraus' term as president-elect follows immediately upon the retirement from the active presidency of Dr E. R. Wetlain, also a professor at the 90, and director of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. Other Kansas University graduates to head this society were the late John Harper Lung, 1877, who headed the society about 1900, and Dr. E. C. Franklin, Kansas graduate of 1888 long a member of the faculty here, and for still more years on the faculty of Stanford University. Dr Franklin was president of the chemical society in 1923. Receives Many Honors The former faculty members to head the society within the past decade were Lawrence V. Redmond, assistant professor of chemistry here 1910 to 1913, and Edward Barto, a teacher here from 1897 to 1905. Dr. Kraus, who is a native of Indiana, came to the University from Hays in 1893, and was graduated in 1898. He was on a research fellowship here until 1901, working under Dr. Franklin. He received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was also a member of the faculty, and taught also at the University of California, at John Hopkins University, 10 years at Clark University, and, since 1924, at Brown. Recall Student Days In 1924, Dr. Kraus received the Nichola medal from the American Chemiical Society for outstanding research of the year, and in 1935 the Willard Gibbs medal from the same society. Drs. Cady and Dains recall well the work of Dr. Kraus as a student at the University, and as a member of the staff. While Dr. Kraus had received an engineering degree from Kansas, he had been interested in chemistry, and his research has been in that field, particularly with ammonia compounds. He has written numerous papers including dissertations on vacuum seals, metals and their solutions, and electrolytic and non-aqueous substances. When it was found that tetraethyl lead prevented "knocking" in gas engines, Dr. Krusa, in three months, discovered a new production that is still in use. "His success has been due to his keen mind and his ability as an original thinker," said Doctor Cady. "It is due also to the fact that he is a good mechanic and a good glass blower." HAY by WIRE Modi Avanti Mullerian. Loosely translated, this means "How a boy translates, this means "How a boy kisses a kiss on the first date," according to Donald Randolph, Sig Alph freshman, who used it as the title for a rhetoric paper. The teacher did not consider him a serious enough student on class formatting, but the following quotation from the paper shows how deep Donald went into the subject. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938 "Now there are two types of woers, the bold type and the subtitle type. The first attains the desired goal by assuming the offensive (far too offensive to suit some girls), th Fine Arts Students Will Give Recital Today Continued on page 3 Students from the departments of piano, violin, and voice will be heared in the regular Thursday afternoon School of Fine Arts recital today, in Administration auditorium. The program is as follows: or Iumoresque Rachmaninofi- doryth Dorothy Hendrickson, fa'41 rotkton No. 1 Sjogren Aculeia Hams, fa'41 "JOIN" Lucile Hams, fa'41 VIOLIN: Concert in G-minor (adagio)... VIOLIN: Concerto in G-minor (adagio) ... Homer Dodge Caine, fa39 PIANO: Reflections on the Water ..Debussy Reflections on the Water. Debussy Elizabeth Hertzler, c'uncl VOICE: Swainsh Gold Fischee Spanish Gold Picture Richard Stark, c38 VIOLIN: Concerto in F-sharp minor, No. 2 Third movement) .vieuxtemp Charlene Barber, fa'39 NUMBER 71 Ticket Sales Brisk for Hop Pollack's Band Will Win Favor at Sophomore Party, Manager Says Paul Kihm, c'38, varsity dance manager, said yesterday that the advance sale of tickets for the Sophie and Marcow night had been unusually brisk. "Ticket sales have been unusually favorable since the dance was announced Tuesday, and seem to indicate that University students are anxious to support a good band." Klim said. Has 14-Piece Band "All reports I have received concerning Pollack's group have led me to believe it will be one which will favor the flavor of the most critical flavor." O. J. Connell, president of the Men's Pan-Hellenic Council, who heard the orchestra during Christmas vacation, believed the group's unusual swair style will prove popular among dancers at the Hop. "I heard Pollack's band while in Dallas during the holiday," he said, and am convinced it will make a gig hit at the University." Pollack, whose 14-piece band will make its first Hill appearance at the sorty, has been credited with numerous "firsts" in the dance world. The orchestra leader, who before he organized his own group in 1924 won wide recognition as a drummer in swing bands, is the inventor of the syllabal symbol, which now become indispensable drumming equipment. Started Rhythmic Swatters It was while he was a drummer with the New Orleans Rhythm Purveyors in 1921, that Pollack introduced music for rhythmic drumming effects. Pollack's invention enabled drummers to use both feet as well as both hands, adding greatly to the variety of drumming style. Pollack played the first commercial radio program of any band in 1927 in Chicago as the Henry C. Lytons Collégians, and his was the first orchestra ever to synchronize sound in a motion picture. While he usually directs in front of the band, Pollack occasionally takes a turn at the drums and provides a special exhibition at the Hop. Students from the School of Fine Arts in the department of Prof. Joseph Wilkins, professor of voice, and Prof. Waldemar Gelch, professor of violin, presented recitals over KKU on campus when on the air from 6 to 15 and the violin program was on from 6 to 15 to 6.30. Voice and Violin Students on Air Arlouine Goodjohn, f'auncl, sang "Virgin Tuto Amore," by Durante; Dorothy Hawes, f'auncl, sang "Green Branches," by Watts; Virginia Varga, c'unel, sang "Dost Thou Know That Fair Land!" by Thomas; and Richard Starn, Topeka, sanger "Spanish Gold." The program presented by the violinists included: "Canto Amoroso" by Sammartini-Elman; "Song Without Words" by Rudolf Rossfeld; "White Donkey," by Ibert-Hoerce; and "Pierrot Screnade" by Randegger. Appoint Chinese Mobile Head Shanghai, Jan. 6 (Thursday)—(UP)-Gen. Kung Ho-Cheng, former commander of the sixteenth Communist army, was appointed head of all mobile Chinese detachments in north China today to carry on guerrilla warfare against Japanese Buffalo Wallows Hid Clues To Early American Culture The so-called buffalo wallows of western Kansas and other High Plains regions are in reality often the sites of houses built by an ancient people which inhabited the Missouri Valley area, Prof. Loren Eiseley told his general anthropology class Wednesday. Pottery and other traces of the inhabitants of these houses are often found by archaeologists digging at these sites, said Professor Eiseley. His description of them was given in the course of a lecture on how the amateur hunter of "Indian Relics" should proceed in order that his work might have the greatest scientific value. The houses were built half-undrground and roofed over by earth supported by poles. When these poles decayed or were burned, and the site had weathered for a time, the result was the shallow circular depression often seen by early travellers in this area and still to be McGee Talks On Oil Fields Continuing the series of lectures on the oil industry, Dean A. McGee'26, vice-president and part owner of the Kerliy Oil Company, dealt with the problems of Oklahoma City and Other Fields this afternoon at Haworth hall. Geologist Discusses Some Features of Oklahoma Fields in Lectures In his discussion he included the general geology of Oklahoma oil fields as it was known before any drilling took place. According to the speaker the original drilling of the TLT0A was a well of 6,100 feet, which produced 6,000 barrels of oil. He also pointed his points of interest with slides and charts, which made his lecture much clearer to his audience. It has been the practice of the oil industry, according to the lecturer, to pass up shallow oil wells which would produce a small quantity of oil and to drill deeper for the much larger wells. The oil is found in crescent-shaped deposits in strata which are named Johnson sand, School Land砂, Kimter sand, and Wilcox sand. The latter is the most important of all in the Oklahoma City field. The crescents overlap underground, but it has been found that the Wilcox sand produces the largest quantity of oil. Mr. McGee will continue his series of lectures this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Hi-shall. The public is invited to attend. Campus Composers Submit Scores After listening several hours to the offerings, Rolla Nuckels, faculty advisor for the revue, and James Coleman, c38, editor of the Sour Owl, humor author publication Chiara Chiai that there seemed to be a wealth of musical talent on the Hard ready to supply the melody for the revue. Miss Kathryn Tissue, assistant professor of home economics, attended the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention at Indianapolis during the week of Dec. 27 to Jan. 1. Eight students submitted original musical scores to the production staff of the get unnamed Sigma Delta Chi musical revue yesterday afternoon in the Memorial Union ballroom. Several had three or two of the student composers prepared. Dr. Ola Johnson, professor of zoology at Texas State Teachers College at Denton, Texas, spent Christmas with Miss Tissue and then accompanied her to the convention. Harry Woodring in Kansas City against the Ludlow-Capper war referendum bill, as Senator Kaine to introduce the bill in the Senate. Kansans in a Tussle--seen in uncultivated areas. Cache Pits Are Interesting American Blood Was Shed--- Why the historical哭情 accompanying the Pany picture the probable consequence? Home Economics Professor Attends Science Meeting Read the Editorials --- Page 2. Because the bison liked to wallow in the mud which remained in these depressions after a rain, they came to be called buffalo wallows. Treasure trove of the archeologist seeking light on the early occupants of this region are the cache pits often found underneath these house sites. These pits, sometimes five or six feet deep, served as storage places—the "cellar" of the inhabitants. From them archeologists get, besides pottery, indications of the foodstuffs of these people. Though amateur collectors usually prefer arrow heads to anything else found in these prehistoric sites, Professor Easley says that pottery is one of the earliest archaeological archaeologist. Arrowheads were much alike, but the various styles of pottery are valuable in tracing the various types of cultures Students in the home economics classes are enjoying the routine which they are now working on. Special dinners and lunches are being prepared and served every night in the home economics dining room. Each student must prepare one lunch and one dinner and serve them to other students. She must figure the cost, calories, types of food, amounts, and how it is to be served. Preparing of Meals Trains Home Ec Major. Continued on page 2 These dinners started last Monday and will continue to be served for two weeks. Fire of unknown origin destroyed an awning on Fraser hall and caused a brief flurry of excitement on the Hill yesterday. Awning Blaze Draws Curious After the blazing awning was discovered about 5:30 p.m., a small crowd, including Chancelor Landy, gathered to witness the efforts of a crew in an axe-assisted the flames with hand containers from the building. G. C. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, was notified and he reported the fire to the Lawrence fire department. Squads from both stations answered the call, arriving on the scene after the blaze had been extinguished. The trucks, nevertheless, provided brief excitement for several passbyss and the firemen made an inspection of the building before returning to headquarters. Sour Owl To Have 25th Anniversary "The twenty-fifth anniversary issue of the Sour Owl will appear on the Campus Jan. 14" said James Tolley, associate director of the zine, in an interview last night. With gossip agents in every prominent home town of University students turning in gossip concerning happenings of the vacation, there will be loads of interesting gossip to read in the anniversary issue, according to a statement made by Derothy McGee, the university's Witching her, she continued, "was aptly covered by several members of the Owl staff and should render the majority of the news bits, next to Kansas City and vicinity." The date is tentative, said Coleman, but this is the month in which the Owl started 25 years ago. The anniversary number will contain many features comparing college life twenty-five years ago with that of the present time. They will compare dress, cartoons, recreation, and travel then and now. All of the illustrations will be drawn by Carl Johnson, b'39. Sophomore Hop, Memorial Union building. 1:00 a.m. Friday, January 7 Closed Date Authorized Parties Saturday, January 8 Alpha Ch1 Omega, Memorial Union building, 12:00 p.m. Rickler hall, open house, 12:00 p.m. Sigma Kappa, chapter house, 12:00 p.m. Watkins hall, dance, 12:00 p.m. ELEGANT MEN'S ADVICE to Women for the Joint Committee on Student Affairs. ELIZABETH MEGUIAR. Guthrie, Ky., Jan. 5. —UP) Federal authorities and hundreds of police in two states sought three machine gun bandits who early today executed a perfectly planned $25,000 mail robbery here, killing a negro postman and wounding Police Chief C. M. Sherrod. Late Wire-- Mail Robbery Nets $25,000 The bandits, after seizing the money as it was being carried to a train under armed guard, kidnapped Assistant Postmaster Gus Askew Assistant Officer Greg Hopkins toward Hopkinsville, Ky., about twenty miles northeast of Guthrie. Askew was thrown from the car about a mile outside Guthrie, which is near the Kentucky-Tennessee boundary line. He was uninjured. Todd County Sheriff C. M. Manafield said the bandits carried an apple and two sets of cardboard with the license number in lieu of a plate in the back. Sherif Manafield said he believed the bandits would attempt to hide out in western Kentucky until they could steal another car before attempting to pass through the cordon of police thrown about the area. All officers were warned to be ready and to shoot at the desperados, and to shoot to kill. All the money seized was in currency. Guthrie, headquarters for a large whisky distilling territory, has been the scene of many truck bijackings and seizure of liquor stores in recent years. Sheriff Mansfield said, "We have sent a real milk robbery in his memory." Roosevelt Bans 'Pork' The message forecast a deficit of $1,088,129,600 for the fiscal year which ends June 30. Protest Division of Fatah Jerusalem, Jan. 17—UP) Fresh terror threats in the holy land吓伤 warring Jew and Arab leaders turned their criticism on the British government's announcement that it intends to carry out the proposed partition of Palestine into sovereign Jewish and Arab states. British courts functioning under virtual martial law enforced by nearly 10,000 troops, meanwhile continued to hand down death sentences in a stern effort to stamp out the disorders. Protest Division of Palestine Ambush attacks on busses and railroad trains were reported. Bucharest, (Thursday), Jan. 6—(UP). The storm-battered Rumanian destroyer Regina Marina, with 16-year-old crown princess back to the seaport of Constanza early today, battling heavy seas. The 19-ton vessel, with a normal speed of 35 knots, was carrying the heir to the Rumanian throne to a royal wedding when it encountered the storm 50 miles from Constanza. Crown Prince Reaches Port Washington, Jan. 5- (UPI)—President Roosevelt soon will send to congress a special message urging expansion of the administration's navy building program increasing the 1838 record peace-keeping force to "most world conditions over which this nation has no control." He outlined his plan today at a White House conference among high ranking naval officials and house members to guide the program through congress. Warn Rumanian Premier London, Jan. 5. —(UP) —Great Britain and France today stepped into the turbulent Rumanian political scene with a warning to fascist-inclined leaders that any oppressive measure against Rumania's 825,000 Jews. The British and French ministers in Bucharest called upon Goga and advised him "in friendly representation" that his government is pledged to respect Jewish rights under a minority treaty subscribed to by Rumania immediately after the World War. THE WEATHER Kansas: Generally fair Thursday and Friday; somewhat cold Thursday and in east portion Friday. Douglass Receives Gifts For Playing in Charity Tilt Clarence Douglass, Kansas University's contribution to the East-West game held New Year's Day in 2015 returned to his "bauses this morning." Douglas was wearing a new suede jacket and a 17-jewel wrist watch, which were presented to him along with the trip to California. Thayer Has New Exhibit Work on Display Is By Boardman Robinson Contemporary Artist An exhibition of drawings and lithographs by Boardman Robinson, art director of the Colorado Springs Art Center, and of the Mountain Valley school of Colorado, are on display at Thayer museum. The exhibit will be open for the first two weeks in January. The exhibition consists of 27 water colors, ink and ink sketches, and a few lithographs. Among the drawings are several used as illustrations in Dostoevsky's novel, "The Brothers Karamazov." An original drawing for one of Robinson's cartoons is in the collection of cartoons recently presented to the University by Albert T. Reid. Robinson is considered one of the significant figures in the art world today. As cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and teacher, he has been a leader for thirty years. His murals, notably "History of Commerce" in the Kauffmann store in Pittsburgh, and "Man and His Toys" in the RKO building in Rockefeller Center, have had a strong influence on the contemporary movement. His latest work is a series of 18 panels in the department of justice building in Washington, D.C. Some of the paintings are humorous, particularly one of "dude" cow girls. The artist is noted for his figure drawings, and his portraits in general show human nature and personality. Swords Will Clash Tonight In Fencing Meet The first of the 1938 series of intramural fencing tournaments as announced by Carlos de Janon, c.39, president of the University Fencing Club, will be held at 7:30 tonight in Robinson gymnasium. A feature of the tournament will be a saber exhibition between Tom Orr, c'38, and Carlos de Janon, c'39. The contestants not known as yet. There will be two sections—a division for men and a division for women. This deviation from the usual procedure of former tournaments is intended to bring about more evenly matched competition, allowing both men's and women's divisions will meet in a match to decide the winner. The tournament is open to any one wishing to participate. All entries must be made by this afternoon at 5 and handed to coach Jim Reporter, who is in charge of the Fencing Club, class, and team, or Kalman Oravetz, c40, armorer of the Fencing Club. De. James Naismith will be honorary referee and the fencing team will be judges. Activity tickets will admit spectators. Loyalists Take City After Aerial Battle Hendaye, Spanish Frontier, Jan. b. —(UP)—Spanish Loyalist communiques announced tonight a huge aerial battle was fought outside Tereul's walls, and that the last rebel within the city had surrendered and that "the stronghold is entirely in our hands." The desperate band of Inurgentna who had held out for 14 days in the "old city" were reported to have been taken away with hands raised in surrender. The air battle continued tonight as nearly fifty bombers and pursuit planes bombed and battled against the aid of powerful searchlight. It was apparent that both armies, numbering more than 225,000 men, were on the verge of exhaustion after three weeks of struggle for the town and a toll of between 20,000 and 30,000 casualties. NOTICE BILL GRANT, There will be an Owl society meeting Thursday night at 8:15 in the Pine room. Secretary. Veteran Court Judge Resigns Justice Geo. Sutherland Informs Press. Roosevelt Of Retirement; Effective January 18 Sutherland, slight, gray-bearded master of rhetoric, has been associated with the court's conservative faction since he was named to the bench in 1922, and has consistently voted against New Deal legislation. For the past six years, the jurist has suffered from recurrent stomach trouble and considered resigning 15 months ago. Then President Obama urged him to expand the membership of the court with a view to obtaining more favorable rulings on his controversial program. Washington, Jan. 5.-(UP) -Associate Justice George Sutherland informed President Roosevelt today that he will retire from the supreme court in 13 days, thus definitely shifting the balance of power on the higher bench to liberals who have endorsed new Deal reform legislation. High administration officials immediately began a campaign to have Solicitor General Stanley Reed named as successor to the 76-year-old British-born jurist. Reed is Sutherland immediately abandoned his retirement plans, telling friends that he refused to quit under fire. In swift succession the Sumner bills, which enabled jurists past the age of 75 to retire on full pay, was passed by Congress and the Senate killed the court plan. Feeling that the court issue now is "dead," the jurist today arranged to step off the bench at the end of the January term of court. 'Y's Hold Joint Cabinet Meeting The Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. will have a joint cabinet meeting tomorrow night from 8 to 9 o'clock at Henley house. The meeting will be devoted to a panel discussion by the following: Ruth Olive Brown, c'40; David Angovec, c'40; Eleanor Slater, c'40; Robert Farnsworth, Pineo, c'39; Ed Wiles, c'40; Edna Mae Parks, c'40; Ellen Payne, Y.W.C.A. secretary. Hunt John, Y.M.C.A. secretary, will lead the discussion. The theme will be the National Student Assembly of Christian Associations, which the above students attended at Oxford, Odio, during the Christmas vacation will participate by asking questions after the discussion. Coaches Attend National Meeting Adrian Lindsay, coach of the University football team, and Mike Getto, line coach, have returned from New Orleans, where they attended the SEC Championship and the LSU-Santa Clara football game on New Year's Day. Two new changes in football rules were made at the meeting of the coaches. One makes only a fourth down incomplete pass over the goal line a touchback, and the other puts an out-of-bounds ball in play 15 yards from the end, instead of 10 yards, as has been the case in the past. Lindsay said that the changes appear to him relatively immaterial, but that the offense would be aided to a certain degree by the pass rule. Dean Crawford To Attend Engineers' Meeting in East Dean Ivan C. Crawford of the School of Engineering and Architecture will attend the eighty-fifth annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers which will convene in New York on Jan. 19. During the past three years Dean Crawford has been a member of the board of directors of this society, an organization of approximately fifteen thousand United States chartered institutions in the United States and the English-speaking world. Attendance at committee meetings of the board of directors will require his presence in New York several weeks before the opening of the annual meeting. Automobile Death Toll Higher Washington, Jan. 5. —(UP)—The American Automobile Association tentatively announced the nation's 1937 death toll from motor vehicle accidents at 39,243, 5 per cent higher than in 1936.