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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
NUMBER 20
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1937
LAWSON, HUNT DENY 'RED' CHARGES
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President
Gives Speech
In Toledo
Resumes Trip to Hyde Park After Addressing Large Crowd: Tells of International Policy
Abbond Presidential Special, Touled Ohio, October, Oct. 5—(UP)—President Roosevelt made a brief platform address here tonight just a few hours after making a pronouncement in Chicago which pledged the United States to a vigorous new foreign policy for inter-state cooperation and power powers which he blamed for "inter-apartheid hawlessness."
The President resumed his trip to his Hyde Park, N.Y., home, after a five-minute appearance, during which he told the brief anecdote "shows how the nation has become knitted together"
Mr. Roosevelt arrived here at 7:55 p.m. E.S.T., after a trip from Chicago where, during the dedication ceremonies for a new bridge, he issued a solemn warning that with the rest of the world in upheaval this week Mr. Roosevelt has the disastrous effects of war and the dangers of envolvement".
The President did not mention any countries by name but observers said he obviously pointed to Japan, Italy, and Germany.
"Without a declaration of war and, without warning or justification of any kind, civilians including vast numbers of women and children are being ruthlessly murdered by bombs from the air," he said.
The dangers came, he said, from "international anarchy" from 10 percent of the world's population "who live in other countries of all international law and order."
In his Toledo appearance, the President told a crowd of cheering thousands:
"Ive had a wonderful trip to the coast and back," he said, "when I was in Oregon I heard a story that tells its own lesson. The man who was building Bonneville dam told me a certain prominent man came up with the idea of asking what good it would be for Ohio to pay $300,000 for the dam.
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"The builder offered to bet him a hat that on every part of the dam he could show some of the materials manufactured in Ohio."
"That," the President said, "shows how the nation has become knit to together and has a national feeling."
on the SHIN by Virgil Mitchell
Guest Conductor, Bill Comer, c'38
Guest Conductor, Bill Comer, c. 35
Ladies and Gentlemen: Bettie Low McFarland of "Red Dog" McFarland and of "Red Dog" McFarland with Larry McVey and Glenn Ashley. Used to be when McFarland went awakening on the railroad tracks with "Red Dog" Fields and wrote诗在雨。Will one fish satify McFarland.
Elaborate preparations have been made at the 400 Club in Wichita for the arrival of the Kansas delegates to the K-U-W-itchia football game. As an oasis in the "dust belt" much unprintable news should evolve from this source. We won't be seeing you. Helen and Carla are too cool—much Helen Johnson, Kappa possibility, is a persistent peeking Josephine around the anatomy building —Maxine Miller, Pi Phi, is sweet seventeen and doesn't smoke so she should fit into your budget. Barbara Gallo prefers to play fantastic with Alexander when he is in a norma condition.
Around the Hill:
Phi Dell she's beaged by butterflies orthropeda, Sigma Kapp's house-flys and Pi Phi flies—Martha Jane—lake in the window, through the wintry, in case anyone would care to know. Jane Coats seems to be the Hill'
Kansan Board Chooses Six
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Six new Kansan Board members were elected yesterday at a joint meeting of the faculty and the board. The newly elected members are:
Joe Cochrane, c'38, Claude Dorsely, c'38, William Fitzgerald, c'39, Alan Asher, c'38, Drew McLaughlin, c'38, and Elton Carter, c'38.
Votes Appropriation
W. S.G.A. Will Donate Twenty Dollar Gift to News Writers
An appropriation of $20 was voted to the Student Correspondence Bureau last night by the Women's Self-Governing Association, at a regular meeting of the council held in the Pine room of the Union building.
C. H. Mullen, c.29, chairman of the general committee for selecting the student correspondents, addressed the group at the beginning of the meeting and told of the publicity and other benefits to be derived by the University, of the demand for University news by papers over the state, and asked that an appropriation be made to add the results which the best correspondents will be awarded at the end of the year, and to defray expenses for cost of material used in writing news and mailing.
Asked for More
Mullen in his address originally asked for an appropriation of $35, but by strictly following the budget $20 could be voted to the bureau.
The Correspondence Bureau is sponsored by the W.S.G.A., the M.S.C., and the Alumni office. Since its organization three years ago it has grown until it now includes more than one hundred members representing a large number of communities over the state.
Eight Apply for Office
Action on the sophomore vacancy in the council, which was created by the resignation of Margaret Charles, $c^{4} 0$, was deferred until the next meeting. Eight women have made application for the office and are as follows: Betty Jane Bodingham, Matthew Brennan, Harriet Goodwin, Marie Norton, Ann Rightmire, and Velma Wilson.
Other action taken by the governing body included the decision to charge five cents admission to the "Skirt Swing" this afternoon owing to a hike in the orchestra's price and the decision to place a magazine rack in the women's lounge of the Administration building.
Band to Give Radio Program
The band will broadcast on the first Wednesday evening of each month, presenting a new program at each concert. Selection will be chosen from 250 concert numbers which the land will read during this school year.
Playing his first radio concert this semester, the University of Kansas band will broadcast over KFKU to tonight from 6 to 6:30 o'clock.
"A Spanish Capricze," Texidor; "Three Kings," Walter Smith, a trio for three cornetes featuring Robert Boyle, fa'39, Lewis Maucer, e'uncl, and Leo Horacek, with band accompaniment. "A Gypse Capricze," Curzon, featuring Richard Gage, e'38, as carol sonetos; "A Chicago Tribune," Chamberi; "Grand March, Sons of Fame," Zannecreek; "Glory of the Gridron," Alford; "Happy Days Are Here Again," and "Anchors Aweigh."
Opening and closing with "Crimson and Blue," tonight's program includes:
Pepsters Ride Special Saturday
Plans for Pep Rally a t Wichita Complete With Band, Ku Ku's, and Jay James To Attend
Martial music, glittering uniforms,
Jayhawk banners and the Rock
Chalk yell will smack Wichita
straight on the nose when the special
train, carrying the University of
Kansas band, students and
alumni, arrives at 10:30 Saturday
morning for the Kansas-Wichita
University football game Saturday
afternoon.
Excursion railroad rates for the Wichita trip have been announced A round-trip ticket will cost $3.64, and will be valid until 5:20 SUN afternoon. The special train will leave the Sunbury on October 6 at 8:30, arriving in Wichita four hours later. Departure from Wichita will be at 7:30 that evening; arrival in Lawrence at 11:30. Those who are planning to make the trip should register this week either at the athletic office, the Alumni office, or downtown Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Students are urged to purchase tickets for the game at the athletic office since better seats can be obtained here than at Wichita. This also enables all University of Kansas students to sit in a body. Four hundred tickets for the game are on sale now at $1.08 each.
Tickets at Athletic Office
Members of the Ku Kul's and Jay
Janes will be there to lead the Jaya-
hawk students in cheering, demonstrations of pep, and wilf direct the singing of school songs while the Kansas team goes through its paes. The varsity band will travel to Wichita Saturday morning on the special train. On arrival at 10:30 they will parade in downtown Wichita. Preceding lunch, they will take part in the University of Kansas rally at the Lassen hotel, official Jayhawker headquarters for the day. Here, too, University alumni, friends, and staff from southwestern Kansas will register.
Band Will Perform
Immediately after the rally and lunch, the University band will travel by bus to the Wichita University stadium. At the half it will play a seven-minute demonstration, and then play the Wichita University R.O.T.C. band.
Tau A. Sigua, women's honorary dance sorority, held tryouts in the dance class last night. Of 44 who tried out last night, 22 survived the competition. Three took intoake from the membership for out-standing performance in the class.
At termination of the game, the football team, band, and rooters will leave Wichita for Lawrence. The players will go to Wichita the previous day.
Tau Sigma Holds Tryouts
"If Men Played Cards Like Women," one act sketched, was given at the meeting of the Dramatics Club for apprentices and actives yesterday afternoon. Parts were taken by the actors, including John Nelson, and Joe Meyers.
Those who are to report for the final tryout Thursday at 8 p.m., are:
E. Elizabeth Barclay, Betty Schoenfeld, Atwater, Maukee Mill, Salary Harry.
Row B: Bee Patten, Betty Grant, Irene Moll, Ise Neibsch, Bertha Scott, Lucille Myers, Bernadine Hall. Row C: Jeanette Leach, Patch Payne, Esther Glikson, Louise Graves.
Characters for "Metronome," a mass chant in which choric verse is used, were chosen. This play will be given on one of the experimental ballets and will be presented at the Little Theater in Green hall. Students will direct the play and be in charge of lighting and d make-up.
One Act Sketch Given At Dramatics Meeting
Row D: Betty Wyatt, Glenda Speakman, Caroline Green, Dearline Shull, Helen Heard.
Give Statement to Kansan
Dean of College and Secretary of Y.M.C.A. Answer Charges Made by Ed Henry, Father of Stain Student, That They Were Responsible for Son's Decision To Enter Spanish Civil War
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, and John L. Hunt, secretary of the Y.M.C.A., emphatically denied to the Kansan last night the charges made by Ed Henry that they were responsible for his son, Don's, decision to enter the Spanish civil war in which he lost his life last month.
The charges were presented in a news story in a Kansas City paper, and accused Dean Lawson of being "one of the crowd," and directly charged Mr. Hunt with arranging the boys' transportation to Spain, and with going to New York and arranging for their stay while in that city. Kenneth Graebar, another former University student is supposed to have accompanied Don Henry to New York.
The personal investigation of communistic activities on the Campus, launched by Chancellor Lindley Saturday, was interrupted yesterday when Lindley was called to Minnesota by the illness of two close friends.
In view of the statements made in the press by Mr. Ed Henry concerning my relationship to Don Henry's going to Spain, I feel that the public should be given the whole story as I know it.
The following statements were given to the Kansan last night in the Kansan news room by the two men in company with Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor, and Dr. Henry Werner, adviser of men.
Dean Paul B. Lawson's Statement
Sometime about the middle of August Mr. Henry came to my office and asked if I could put him in touch with anybody in Lawrence who might be in communication with his son, since he wished to find out if anyone in Lawrence had later word from Don than he had. He showed me a letter written by Don in Spain, but bearing a Paris postmark, which he said was the last word he received. This letter, as I remember the date, was written about the first of July. Mr. Henry stated that the boy's mother was greatly worried over Don's safety and therefore was particularly anxious to get more recent word concerning their son. He stated that he was sure there were some people in Lawrence who were in communication with his boy, sending him smoking tobacco, tooth paste, etc., and that he hoped to be in touch with some of these folks.
I told Henry. That I regretted very much to be able to put him in touch with anyone, since I did not know who Don's intimate friends were. He then asked if I could give him the name of "the Russian woman communist" who was the center of the communist activities in Lawrence," that she was a well known jail character because of her communistic activities. I had to tell him that I had not heard of her.
Tried To Locate Friends of Son
However, I felt very sorry for both Mr. and Mrs. Henry in their anxiety over their son's safety, and so volunteered to try to find out if anyone else could give him the information he desired. I therefore asked him to go downstairs with me to interview Mrs Persis Cook, secretary to the student's adviser, since she meets a great many University men and might be able to assist them with any of the questions Don Henry's close associates but suggested that Mrs. Frank Parker, secretary of the meth's employment bureau, might be able to give Mr. Henry the desired information, since she too comes in contact with a great many of the men students of the University. Accordingly we found Mrs. Parker, but she did not know any of Don's intimate friends. I then asked her if she knew where Don lived last year. She consulted the student directory which showed that Don had lived last fall at 1026 Ohio street. I therefore advised Mr. Henry to go downstairs and meet Don Henry for information he wanted. The above names are the only names I mentioned in the entire interview. If any other names were mentioned in our conference they were mentioned by Mr. Henry and not by me.
During the interview I asked Mr. Henry where Don got his fighting spirit. He at once replied that Don got it from him, that all the Henrys were " sons of old Patrick." He then related with a good deal of entuiscence that his own Patrick had walked from Illinois to Mexico to join the Mexican army and told with a good deal of glee of the time that his youngest boy had dropped a much heavier man with one blow on the chin. I asked him if he had known that Don was going to Spain to fight with the Loyalists. He replied that he didn't and that, had he known about it, he would have gone along himself for he was not doing a great deal at that time.
Sah French Government Purchased Transportation
I also asked Mr. Henry where Don got the money to go to Spain.
His immediate reply was that it had been furnished by the French government.
I am sorry if Mr. Henry was not sincere, as seems to be indicated in press reports, when he interviewed me. I was sincere in trying to help him get more recent word about his boy, and still regret that I could not find the people to whom he might have gone for his information.
Said French Government Furnished Transportation
I am also sorry to have to make any statement whatever about this matter because I deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Henry in the death of their son. And were the good name of the University not involved, I would not care to make any statement. I feel that the public should know, however, that the difficulty of University is in the least crucial way, not that it is not any more to do with Don Henry's going to Spain than they had to do with his birth.
The present incident only shows how interestingly charges utterly without foundation are made against individuals and institutions. The speaker would not be giving most of his spare time to various types of church work; and would not be preaching every Sunday morning at the West Side Presbyterian Church, if he entertained any favorable interest in communism.
Statement by John L. Hunt
The investigation of this matter is going forward as planned at the University. We would be glad at any time to receive the co-operation from the University.
In answer to the accusation made by Ed Henry in a news story in the Kansas City Star in regard to my responsibility in inducing his son to enlist with the Spanish Loyalists, I would like to make the following statements:
The first indication that I had of Don Henry's intentions of going to Spain occurred on a night either late in May or early in June. He had gone to Kansas City with friends not of my acquaintance. Upon his return, late that night, he informed my wife and me that he had made ar-rangements to go to Spain. During the following days, I used all of my influence to dissuade him from such a move.
On June 8, I left for Estes Park, Colo., to attend a conference of the
Denies It
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PAUL B. LAWSON
Denies It
John L. Hunt
Skirt Swing Is On Today Annual Co-ed Dance Is Jointly Sponsored by W.S.G.A.,Y.W.C.A.
The annual Skirt Swirl under the sponsorship of the Y.W.C.A. and W.S.G.A. will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the ballroom of the Union building. The event is held as one of the major activities of the Y.W.C.A. and W.S.G.A. during the year, and its purpose is to give the women students of the University a chance to become acquainted.
The girls have an opportunity to pick their own dates from the winner students and will dance to the music of Louie Kuhn and its orchestra Trucking and Big pile contests will be held and prizes awarded to the winners. There will be a five-cent admission charge.
As a special entertainment Jane Coats, 'curel', will dance and Dorothe Fritz, capp. will sing All Uni women are urged to attend the dance.
Rhodes Scholarships Interest Few Students
Only six students have applied for the Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Kansas. This number is smaller than usual for this time of year, therefore the competition is not so keen as yet.
Students who are interested in applying should see Prof. A. T. Walker, institutional representative of the Rhodes Scholarship, at room 202 Fraser. He has copies of the Memorandum of Regulations, and application blanks and other information may be obtained from him.
Although the final date for the application blinks to be handed in has not been set, students are urged to hand theirs in soon.
Le Cercle Francais to Meet
Le Cerule Francais, French club,
will meet today at 4:30 p.m. in room
113. Administration building. The
purpose of the meeting is to elect
officers for this year. Everyone
interested in French is welcome.
WEATHER
Kansas; Fair Wednesday a nd Thursday; cooler in east and south portion Wednesday.
Stain Student's Father
Still Plans To Ask
For Investigation
Dodge City, Oct. 5—(UP)—Ed Henry, father of a former University of Kansas student who was killed fighting in the Spanish civil war, said tonight that he was "cervical" and had been exiled on the University Campus.
His statement followed an announcement today by Chancellor E. H. Lindley that a personal investment revealed so far no such organization.
The investigation followed charges by Henry that communist funds were used to send his son, Donald Johnson, to fight for the Loyalist government.
Chancellor Lindley said his inquiries revealed that money from communities in Kansas City and Oklahoma were used to send the students to Spain.
"I am certain a communist organization exists at the University," Henry's father said tonight, "and I ask for a complete investigation."
He did not know what method might be used to conduct the investigation. He said that he had received word from Lindley that the Chancellor had started a "personal inquiry" and that he planned to answer the Chancellor by letter tonight.
Aviator Faces Danger Spanish Court - Martial Verdict May Result In Flyer's Death
Salamanca, Spain, Oct. 5- (UP)- Six officers of a Spanish insurgent court martial late today reached a verdict which may send Harold E. Dahl, 28-year-old aviator 19 omitted by his death before a firing squad.
The verdict, which will not be announced until Thursday, was sent in a sealed envelope to Gen. Franco France, high judicial authority, and to the general commander of Salamanca province.
If the verdict is "death" it must be placed before Franco who once before saved the life of the young American from a firing squad after a car crash. Yet Franco would wite. Many believe Franco will commute any death sentence.
Dahl said he was certain the verdict doomed him to die. "I am just as pessimistic as I was before I went into court," he said. "During those three hours I was in court I kept looking at a picture of France on the wall and wondered whether he would save me from death."
Dahal sat without flinching when the death demand was made, and said the court martial seemed "very fair."
Woman Bequeaths Fund To Continue Scholarship
A bequest of $1,000 to be used by the School of Fine Arts in the Parry Scholarship is contained in the will of Diane Parry. A music teacher, who died recently,
The Eliza Parry Scholarship, for fine arts students majoring in piano, was created by Miss Bussard in memorial ship amounts to $50 annually and has been given since 1930. The $1,000 will be used in continuing this scholarship Ellen Louse Meredith will receive the Parry Scholarship last year.
george Trovillo, who obtained his BM in piano from the University in 1956, received a bachelor of $300 for his work now doing advanced study in New York.
Geology Class to Lost Springs
Doctor K. K. Landes took his economic geology class on a study of "Lost Springs" last Saturday. The group, composed of 19 men, left Lawrence Saturday morning and returned Sunday.
"Lost Spring" is situated in Marion county, and is a good source for research in geology and geography classes. The group mapped out the elevation and did other research work.