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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Morning Newspaper of Lawrence
NUMBER 24
Japan's 'Big Push' Begins
Expected Attack Starts Before Chinese Defense Recruits Arrive
Shanghai, Oct. 12—(UP)—Japan began its long awaited "big push" on Shanghai with an attack on the battered North Station at dawn today, apparently in an effort to d eal a knockout blow to the beplayed Chinese before outside help can arrive.
The order for a general offensive along the entire Shanghai front came a few hours after general reports were circulated that an army of 3,000 men had arrived in south China to come to the defense of the central government.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1937
The "brain trust" will consist of at least ten high leaders in the army and navy and in the field of industry, finance, politics and diplomacy. Its principle purpose will be to advise the government on matters of importance. Because of the distinguished personnel it was expected to have immense prestige.
Tokyo, Oct. 12 - (UP) -The privy counsellings committee approved Premier Fuminaro Konyo's war time super-cabinet or "brain trust" which will attempt to reduce friction among the government and the support of the governmental prosecution of the war with China.
Brussells Set as Scene Of 9-Power Discussion
London, Oct. 11.—(UP)—The conference of signatories to the Washington 9-power pact, will be convened at Brussels to consider the Chinese-Japanese conflict it was expected to conjure between London and Paris.
Brussels was agreed upon because, although Belgium is a signatory to the pact, drawn up to insure the integrity of China, she has no special commitment or interest in China. The Belgian government expressed willingness that the conference be held in Brussels.
It was hoped that the conference would get underway within a fortnight.
on the SHIN by Virgil Mitchell
Oh these diplomats. ... John Skih had a date with Lourraine Pyle, Alpha Chi pleidges, last Saturday night and also attended the Gamma Phi open house. It so happens that he was the first person from the Gamma Phi house so he decided that he would like to leave his top-cat at his home. In doing so he slipped out the back door of his house and in the front door of the Gamma Phi house. Anyway the Alpha Chi pleidges were talking about Others around the Hill were in the same predicament, but were not as smart—diplomatic?—as John.
B Hoffman of the Sour Owl photography staff is out road sniping again. All the lovers and loveyeds better watch your step, you might be surprised Friday when the Owl appears.
With the Kids: The atmosphere in *Toties* is over K.C. way does things to Sigma Chi who still have their pins. Challis Hall and crones were there a-funning when things got out of control and the curtain came up with Mary Lou Hutton, as you please. "Goodgloffree" thought Challis, "My pin, my pin, m-y-p-n- -her pin." And so he straight forth went on a campaign to recover said property. At Myers' he failed, and at any number of other places he failed. Finally on the doorstep at 3:30 he was goodnight and Borders, in self defense, gave the police what were in need of another night at the theater when Helen Forbes of the Ttheta lodge blossomed out with a "tulip" covered dress. A new use for "tu-lips" no doubt.
So Monta Sherwood went to the hospital last week. Betty Jane Boddington tried to follow him there, but she didn't find him. But so what did Monte do but have
New Cheer Contest On
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In an effort to add more pep interest to athletic sports, the Jay James and the Ku Ku's, student pep organizations, are sponsoring a contest for new chers, offering as an inducement, two prizes of $5 each.
Mitchell To Speak
'What Is Scholarship?'
To Be Second Lecture
For Freshmen
Prof. U. G. Mitchell will be the speaker at the next Freshman lecture to be given Thursday at 7 p.m. in Fraser theater.
Professor Mitchell's subject will be "What Is Scholarship?" and is
PROF. U. C. MITCHELL
the same lecture he gave during the lecture series last year.
This will be the second in a series of four lectures given to new students. Prof. Bert A. Nash will be the speaker at the remaining convocations. Thursday, Oct. 21, he will speak on "Budgeting Your Time," and Monday, Nov. 1, his subject will be "Correct Methods of Study."
All freshmen are required to at end these lectures.
Nations May Press Benito
French-British N av a l Forces Plan 'Occupation' Of Minorina
Paris, Oct. 11—(UP) “Paceful occupation” of the Spanish Loyalist island of Minorca by French and British naval forces was discussed tonight by statesmen of the two powers as a possible means of putting pressure on Premier Benito Mussolini to withdraw Fascist volunteers from Spain.
Dispatch of British and French warships to Minorca, it was indicated by informed French sources, might be undertaken as the first "reprisal" against Mussolinic's refusal to participate in discussions of the withdrawal of all foreign "volunteers" from Spain.
Of the nearly 410,000 volunteers engaged in the conflict, 65,000 are allegedly Italian.
If the "peaceful occupation" fails the next step in the "reprisal" will undoubtedly be the opening of the prison, where men, munitions and supplies to move to the Spanish Loyalties. Both nations are, however, reluctant to make any move which would challenge Dolini to send more
Kelly Reward Fund
Work on the "Russell Kelly Reward Fund" progressed yesterday with official placing of the order for the contribution boxes with C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings a n d grounds. Because of Mr. Bayles' absence, the order was delayed, but the boxes will be ready for distribution tomorrow. The Kansan is printing the labels for the boxes.
Committee Begins Tour Of State
School Representatives To Visit Seven Kansas Cities This Week on Good Will Trip
Seven Kansas cities will be visit this week by a representative committee of the University, which begins its good-will tour today at Salina. Other Kansas towns in the committee will appear are Hill City, Colby, Garden City, Pratt Hutchinson, and McPherson.
Included in the University group making the trip are Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College; Gwinn Lewis, dean of the College; Elsworth, secretary of the Alumni Asr iation; Ray Wright, chairman of the University representative committee; and Horace Mason, sports editor of the K. U. News Bureau.
At Salina, the first meeting will be with University alumni Tuesday night. Bill Grossever, 25, Dan Bolen compose the charge in charge.
The second meeting will be at the high school assembly at Hill City at 11:30 Wednesday morning. At noon, the University committee will eat lunch with the Rotary Club and Rotary Anns, business men guests, and alumni. C. E. Birney, '31, is the alumnus in charge.
Salina First Stop
From Hill City, the University group will go to Colby Wednesday afternoon to attend the University group arranged by Gus Lauterbach. 23
Tour Ends Friday
At Garden City, the next day, they will appear at a high school chapel program and will attend the noon meeting of the Kiwanis at the Hotel Warren, as arranged by Robert Baldwin, editor of the Garden City Telegram.
Henry Turrell, 15, and Mrs. J. R. Campbell, 15, president of the KU Club at Pratt, have made arrangements for the University group to meet in October. Conclusion of the committee's tour includes a meeting at Hutchinson Friday noon under the direction of Jack Heffling, 32, and an alumni meeting at McPherson Friars arranged by Jack Greenleaf, 32.
Police Promise Speeders Stiff Fine
In an effort to curb some of the speeding and reckless driving of students, Jude Anderson, chief of police, stated yesterday that all persons arrested for speeding hereafter will be fined $10.
Twenty miles an hour is the speed mit in the business district, and 30 tiles an hour is permitted in the residential districts.
During the past week a prowler has entered a number of women's rooms in organized houses. All possible precautions should be taken to stop such actions, Anderson advised.
Prompted by recent activities of a prowler in some of the women's organized houses, Chief of Police Jude Anderson requested today that women be very caretight to fasten screens securely, bolt windows, and lock all doors that need not necessarily be unlocked.
Girls, Lock Your Doors at Night!
Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, —(UP)
—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a conference today on her fifty-third birthday, said she expected the order to gust the White House on his trip to this country next month.
Committee Meets Today
In previous years the parade has usually been headed by the University band, followed by Kiki's, Kai's and the Student Council, all freshmen, and fraternity men. More definite arrangements are to be made this afternoon when the Nighthawk Parade committee meets at 4:39 o'clock in the office of the men's student adviser.
Edward and Bride Visit Nazi Industrial P l a n t In Berlin
Berlin, Oct. 11—(UIP)—The duke of Windsor, protected by a bodyguard of Fuehrer Adelph Hitler's S. storm troops, today lie wiener-chutzel, beans and black bread grimy workmen in a Nazi factory.
First Lady Expects Wally
The Parade committee is composed of the following: Frank Warren, head cheerleader; Bailie Bailey, president of the Ku Ku'; Wade Green, president of "KU Club"; Roberta Cook president of the Jayanes; Paul Moritz, chairman of the traditions committee; Raymond Nichols, secretary to the Cancellor; George Hedrick secretary of the Lawrence Chambe
Although the first lady said that he had no official notice of their lans, she informally extended to be former British king and his wife, Queen Roxanne Roeus hospitality that has become so traditional of the Rosevelts.
The duke arrived here today from Paris with his American-born duckiness to begin a study of industrial conditions that will take them to the Mediterranean. He was bailed by crowds as "the friend of the working man."
One of the most firmly entrenched and oldest traditions of the University will be re- enacted Friday night when hundreds of Jayhawkers again don their nocturnal garb and amid the entanglement of hairy legs, invade the business district on their march executing the 35th annual Nightshirt Parade on the eve of the Kansas-Iowa State footballgale.
Nocturnal Garb, Hairy Legs,and Hilarity Will Feature Night Shirt Rally
His duchess gave a crowd of several hundred Nazi women a glimpse of a smart blue Paris ensemble when she stepped from the Nord express at Friedrichstrasse station. She remained behind at the Kaiserhof hotel until the duke visited a stock plant.
The duke, sporting an enormous red carnation and carrying a derby was accompanied by Robert Ley head of the Nazi labor front.
The opening party for the recreational club of the Junior High School, sponsored by the Social Service commission of the Y.W.C.A. will be held this afternoon at 5:30 p.m. in the Junior high school gymnasium.
Y.W.C.A. Commission Sponsors Jr. High Party
There has been no announcement of full details of the parade, but it will probably follow the custom of previous years beginning at approximately 7 p.m. with the march starting at the Memorial Union building, and continuing on Indiana street to Massachusetts Avenue, where the snake-dance down the "main drag" will begin, en route to South Park alud cheers and yells accompanied by Jayhawk songs and incessant whistling.
About 75 girls will take part in the games and activities under the direction of Harriet Dunnie, c'38.
Committee Meets Today
of Commerce; and Henry Werner men's student adviser.
Elders at South Park
The wilder part of the celebration generally comes to a close upon the arrival at South Park where the trainee will be set, and under its light, the flood lights of the park, the throng will rally to hear pep talks by the coaching staff, football players, and students. Several times in past years, after the rally, cider and doughnuts have been served to the crowd, and doors of theaters have been thrown open.
The Nightshirt Parade is an outgrowth of "town and gown night", which in the early days of the University was open season for the Hill men to "take-on" the village tougha.
Dr. Frank Strong, former chancellor of the University, was the first "night-shirter". In 1902, his suggestion of a celebration to give vent to the students would follow a victory in the first football game of the season resulted in a congregation besieging his door after he had retired for the night. The Chancellor was more than game to aid in the celebration. Not paused until the end of the year, and plotted the merry-mad throng down Massachusetts street.
Ends at South Park
Begun in 1902
Since that time Jayhawner masses have paraded through the business district in nightshirts, pajamas, long-underear, and similar garments to eventually rally 'round the bonfire in the park, becoming instilled with the necessary spirit to spur the football team on to a victory.
Lawernce Choral Union To Oragnize
Group, After Cessation Of Nine Years, To Be Directed by Dr. Ott to Miesser
After nine years of inactivity, the Lawrence Choral Union will again be organized. The first meeting will be at the auditorium of the Liberty Memorial High School Tuesday evening, Oct. 19.
In charge of the choral directing this year will be Dr. Otto Miasser, who came to the University a year ago as head of the department of music, and now is though occupied with a heavy teaching schedule, expressed willingness to direct the chorus when it was evident that a place existed for this purpose.
Dean D. M. Swarthout, who organized the Choral Union in 1923, found the city anxious to take part
PROF W. OTTO MIESSNER
in choral activities after many years of rest from this type of musical work. For six years, with a chorus of several hundred voices, the city had opportunity to hear many of the great oratories and cantatas.
Among the works presented with orchestral accompaniment and with distinguished soloists were: "The Messiah," produced several times; Elgar's "King Olaf" Verdi's "Man of Strings"; the "Guardian Angel," produced by the Choral Union with a children's chorus of 200 voices and with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; Coleridge Taylor's "Hawaiwa" Wedding Foast" and "Dear Death of Minnie." Both choruses and choruses were also presented.
This year Doctor Missner has chosen to give the American oratorio, "The Pilgrim's Progress," by Dr. Edric Stillman Kelley. Doctor Missner is the dean of American composers of the day. Though now in his eighteenth year, he is still active in creative musical work. Last year he was the recipient of national honors by music societies over the country on the occasion of his birthday and the high place in the music world today.
Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley, for two terms president of the National Federation of Music Clubs, also has done much for music in America. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kelley are intimate friends of Dear Leader, who shared themselves to be in attendance at the first presentation of the oratorio in April.
The work was given a year age, by Dr. Walter Damroch in New York City with outstanding success. Some fifteen years ago its premier performance was the feature of the biennial festival held in Cincinnati. The second performance of the oratorio was by the Apollo Club, under Harrison Wild with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in incumbence and Mrs. Swarthwout were present for this performance as guests of Doctor and Mrs. Kolley and were impressed at that time with the high excellence of the work and its appeal to singers and audience alike.
Books containing music and stage directions are now on their way to Lawrence from the Worcester, Mass., Festival Association where the work was presented and is now given out on a rental basis.
"K" CLUB
Wade Green, President.
Important "K" Club meeting tonight at 7:30, at the gymnasium. All "K" men are required to attend the meeting.
Y' Membership Banquet Closes Annual Drive
The Y.W.C.A. annual membership banquet will be held Tuesday, Oct. 19, in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building.
Eleanor Slaten, c'38, president of the W.Y.C.A., will preside as toast-mistress, and the Rev. Joseph King of the Plymouth Congregational church will speak on the "Light of Faith."
All new members who have paid the $2 membership fee or $1 of it may get free tickets for the banquet, by calling at Henley house Thursday. Tickets for old members will be 35 cents. They may be purchased at Henley house or from members of the cabinet.
Photography Lectures Open Illustrated Lecture Tonight Will Mark Series Opening
The first of the department of journalism lectures on photography will be given tonight at 7:30 in room 102 of the Journalism building.
Oren Bingham, director of the photographic bureau, will speak on the theory of color and a study of light and its properties as applied to photography. The lecture on color will be illustrated, and will be the basis for understanding much that is to follow.
The series of lectures is open to all students and employees of the University, and will cover the fundamentals of photography. Equal interest will be shown to students of all departments.
Mr. Bingham will conduct the lectures every two weeks for the rest of the semester. He urges that all students attend the lecture this evening.
University Students Robbed
The victims in one car were University students who refused to disclose their names or the amount they lost. In the other car were R. A. Carr and a member of a service station in Lawrence, and Miss Mary Smith of Lawrence.
The thieves first entered Dicker's Grocery in North Lawrence, a dinding no money, slugged the proprietor, A. J. Dicker. They attempted to rob the store which was parked in front of the store, but fed before police arrived.
Evidently disappointed in their unsuccessful attempt in town they drove to a point south of Lawrence and parked in back of Henderson's car, which was directly behind that of the students.
Henderson was robbed of $30 and $6 were taken from Miss Smith. Both parties were forced into Henderson's car and the thieves drove the student's car down the road to their own where they abandoned it.
Lewis Denies CIO Budget Hitch
attunite City, N. J., Oct. 11—(UF)
CIO head John L. Lewis denied to night that the organization is sufferer of a hostile work environment and that the budget is not balanced.
He revealed that the CIO spent about $600,000 for strike relief in its recent clash "less deal" operators, and that it has expended a total of $1,745,568.96 within the past 31 x 1 month.
Lewis pointed out that the organization was in no haste to balance their budget as they can draw on the "warchests" of such wealthy unions as the United Mine Workers.
"I wouldn't say that an organization which can spend more than a million and a half dollars in sixteen financial difficulties, Lewis concluded.
Correspondents Will Meet Monday
The first meeting of the University of Kansas Correspondent Bureau will be held next Monday afternoon. Oct. 18, at 4:30 in room 102, Building L. Send an email to the latter part of the week to those chosen as correspondents. C. H. Mullen, chairman of the board of directors, will be in charge
P.S.G.L.
Annexes
Seven
Majority Party Fills All Vacancies; Refuses To Make Appropriation for Correspondents
An evening of good-natured political opportunism added seven members to the P.S.G.L. roster in the Men's Student Council last night. The men elected were: C.H. Mullin, treasurer; Frank Bynum, medical representative; Wilbur Leonard, College representative; Bryce Burland, College representative; G. D. Cleaes, athletic representative; George Haines, business representative; and Elijah Cole, freshman representative.
The freshman representative will serve for only a short time as he was chosen to replace the class president, and this office will become non-existent with the election of the new freshman president.
The quiet matter-of-fact tone of the annexation of the offices was in sharp contrast with former practices when minorities would fight to the bitter end and use every subterfuge in such an election.
P.S.G.L. Leads
The vote was 10-9 with a clock-like regularity. One Pachacamac of the nine remaining was absent, and the one independent member, Don Hannon, chose not to vote. The score in the Council now stands P.S.G.L. 17, Pachacamac 9, and Independent;!
What bickering was done in last night's meeting dealt not with the election but with the matter of who was and who was not to have Varsity passes and how long passes would be honored in each case. Some question has arisen as to why the Council has been declared insolible. The Council ruled that all men who were eligible for an M.S.C. key should be entitled to a Varsity pass for life, and that men removed because of insolibility should enjoy privileges for the remainder of the year, and that the temporary freshman representative must receive tenure of office. These rulings, however will be investigated as to constitutionality.
Hear Budget Report
The Council went through an involved parliamentary procedure and finally came up with a refusal to grant a request $35 appropriation to the student correspondents' bureau. It was first voted to cut proposed appropriation to $25, then when the new proposition was called to a vote, it was defeated. The W.G. School Board of $35 to a request of $35 to the bureau. The Council also heard a buil-
The Council also heard a budget report and an informal report on student working conditions.
A feature of the Sour Owl when it appears Friday will be a story concerning the progress of a co-od's love affair in pictures. James Coleman, a member of the following statement yesterday evening concerning the pictures:
Sour Owl
Pictures Woo
In Action
"Featured photographs will be a series following the progress of a co-editor's love affair. The display will be entitled 'The Love Bug Has Done It'.
"This title is the result of some brainy work on the part of my able assistant, Gene Lloyd," announced Editor Coleman.
"We feel that the love bug is supplanting the Cupid in promulgating love affairs here on the Hill, and that it is time he is given the proper recognition. This lesson is designed to show complete results of his efforts from first to last. Although it may seem that we are being grammatically careless with the title, we beg to be excused on the grounds that we act in a manner used in the term when asked "Are you in love?" concluded Coleman.
The Owl will be in the hands of the pledges of the Ku Ku organization and it is the advice of the staff that copies be obtained early because the last issue was a sell-out and this one is limited. The magazines will be sold at the football game Saturday if there are many issues left.
Y. W.C.A. Banquet Tonight
The W.C.A. annual membership banquet will be held this evening at 6 o'clock in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building
morial Union building.