UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXIV
Russians Adrift on Floe
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Snow Isolates Fli er r On Ice Cake: Say They Are 'Safe and Secure'
Moscow, May 25.—(UP) -Thirteen Russian explorers, isolated on an ice foe near the north pole by a snow storm, radioscat today that they were drifting away from the pole at the rate of one-half mile an hour.
Fierce winds whipped up the snow on the ice floe, further lowering the visibility.
It was impossible for three supply planes, poised 560 miles south at Rudolph island, to start for the polar camp.
The foe, who was report-
three inches thick, was desc
“secure and safe,” although
drifted several miles since tl
mond after point 12½ in
mond the pole after flying c
pole last Friday.
The radiocast said that the sun which shines for six months at a time at the pole, was blotted out entirely by the snow.
"An unusual picture is pt by the 13 members together or two under an open sky listen to music." His radio message said.
Prof. Otto J. Schmidt, bewil leader of the expedition, revive the first time the exact nun men in the party.
"In spite of the snow storm feeling cold. We continued or here."
He said the party landed the pole, but toward evening 57 degrees west longitude at degrees latitude. Yesterday flod had drifted to 58 west 16 and 89.7 latitude.
"Due to the absence of the are unable to make further tions," he said. "The weath event also present other plan reach us."
The planes, manned by 2 waited for a let-up in the we take off with their eight tons and equipment.
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
We are told that Rolla J and Elizabeth Dunkel are bruises received Saturday when they visited the skathtown town and mingled with the rural element in ance.
After the ducks performed pond at the Sigma Chi parurdy night, Challis Hall and Black purchased one of the y ones and gave it to the kee Imbale Bash and Bonnie Bash to give them a chance becoming quite a problem the owners, who don't knot to feed it, (2) the Gamma Iers, who, it was overheard to keep their respective locked, and, (3) to the cleaners. You guessed rig duck doesn't seem to like it
Cakewalk oddities: One man with fire-sight equipment self with a towel as an access his formal attire. He dance the towel draped over hi waiter fashion, and used it vantage by wiping the bead of his partners and himself. Bangs, most enterprising of 'Delta, collected the pass-out from the brief stay during intermission, and is ductus to late-comers at profit...Gene Buckley a partner became so engrose fancy whirling step that they notice the circle of onlooke were watching the exhibitor clapping hands in time to the When the stars of the show noticed what was going or beat an embarrassed retrex dance in a little play in the room. The look on the faces of KU. parents' as parents they water capping gambols of K.U. ers."
Word has been received Kappa's who searched all ours City for one man, Tex who they thought might aid the girls were out to pull tical joke on the Sigma C
Sigma Eta Pi Honors Four Students at Picnic
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1937
High school members of Sigma Eta Pi, Congregational church sorority, gave a senior picnic at Potter's lake Sunday morning in honor of Margaret Wheeler, c.37, Iris McDonald, c.37, Margarita Osma, c.37, and Maxine Taylor, c.38.
Ruth Mason, Mable Yoon, Alice M. Jones, Kathryn Werges, Jean Stoffer, Ruth Mary Chandler, and Kathleen Parker were the high school students attending.
300 Slain By Rebel Planes
Bulletin by Harrison Laroche UP staff correspondent
Hendaye, on the France Front,
May 24—(UP)—more than 8 000
3aque loyalists, members of five
"last battles" in the hir
Y.M.C.A.
Elects Conner
B udge t and Plans
For Next Year Ate
made by Cabinet
NUMBER 161
Clayton Conner, c39, was selected as publicity chairman of the YM.C.A. at a cabinet meeting of that organization Sunday evening. This is a new position in the cabinet, it does not offer the holder a vote.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Present membership on the cabinet includes the President, Paul Moritz, c 39; vice-president, Bil Fuson, gr; secretary, Kermit Franke c 40; finance chairman, C H. Muller c 41; vice-chairman, C H. Muller, Silur Leenard, c 39; chairman of Campus Problems commission, Don Henry, c 39; chairman of New
PUBLICATION NOTICE
There will be three more issues of the Daily Kansas. It will appear tomorrow and a Thursday mornings, and in the evening on Wednesday, June 2.
Track Team Elects Wiles
The Kansas track team held its annual banquet last night at the Eldridge hotel.
Harry Wiles, b'38, was elected captain of the track team for next season, replacing Wade Green, e'38. Greens tenure of office was rather short because of his being elected in January.
The team presented a stop-watch to Coach "Bill" Hargiss following the banquet.
Seventeen persons attended the banquet including Ellyne Dees, Kane
Jayhawker Contracts Let
The Men's Student Council's proposal for outlawing the necessity of exemption slips for the Jayhawker was referred to a special committee at a meeting of the Jayhawker Advisory Board in the office of the Adviser of Women yesterday afternoon.
The Capper Publishing Company of Topeka was awarded the contract for the printing of the 1937-38 Jayhawkers, and Burger-Baird Engraving company of Kansas City was rewired engraving contract. This year's printing was done by a Kansas City company.
Members of the committee on ex- emption slips are: Robert Pearson, c38, editor of the Jayhawkman; Bill Sternberg, president Jayhawkman; Karl Klooz, buster
Kansas City Sorority Elects Three Alumnae Officers
Three former University students were elected to offices in the Kansas City alumni group of Theta Sigma Phi, national women's journalism fraternity, in their meeting yesterday.
Elizabeth Sanborn was elected president, Mrs. Joe V. Knack vice-president, and Gretchen Orelup treasurer. Jane St. Clair was appointed chairman of the committee for the regional convention of the fraternity which will be held in Kansas City in June.
Huxman To Be Honorary Greek
Gov. Walter Huxman will be initiated as an honorary member into Kansas Gamma group of Sigma Phi Epsilon, at the chapter house
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NET MEN WIN TENNIS TITLES
Jayhawkers Take Singles And Doubles
Kiley Is Big Six Champion; Teams With Kell To Down Fighting Sooners
SUNDAY. MAY 23. $ ^{1} \mathrm {d} $
Three Jayhawker netmen blasted their way through a formidable array of Big Six tennis players yesterday at Lincoln, and came out with both the singles and doubles safely tucked under their arms.
Bill Kiley, number one man on the Karasae team, won the Big Six singles title by defeating Carpenter of Oklahoma two out of three and earned the second set to Kloffe of Oklahoma was his first defeat of this season.
Bob Butler advanced as far as
Brand NEW
Kiley and Kell teamed together for the doubles matches, and defeated Carpenter and Martin of Texas. Kansas won the first, third and Kansas won the second, third and
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the semi-finals, but fell before the stroking of Carpenter.
Not just another pair of trunks, but a new and entirely different kind discharged by Vassar, of Lastex and Worsted, these trunks, combine
fifth sets from the hard fighting Sooners. The result
The results: Singles
Butler, Kansas, defeated Graves,
Iowa State, 7-4, 5-3.
Butler, Kansas, defeated Eckert,
Kansas State, 6-4, 6-2.
Kiley, Kansas, drew a bye in first round.
Dixon defeated Dixon, Iowa State,
6-3, 6-2
Kiley defeated Kieflon, Oklahoma,
in semi-finals, 6-3, 4-0, 6-1
Carpenter, Oklahoma, defeated
Kiley in finals.
Kiley defeated Carpenter, Okhoma, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, in finals.
Doubles
Kiley and Kell drew a bye in first round.
Kiley and Kell defeated Carpter and Martin, Oklahoma, in finals. 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
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Charter Train For Estes Pilgrimage
Thirty Persons From
University Will Attend
Summer Conference of
Y.M. and Y.W.C.A.
A special train has been chartered to carry students to the annual Etes Park Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A. conference this summer. Chartering of the train has been made possible through the signing of 30 students from the University and large groups from Manhattan, Topeka, and Baker. More students are expected to announce their intention of attending the conference in the near future.
The train, which will leave Tota June 8, will carry all students in this section of the country. a train, together with the Denver and California Limited, will see up the special trains ich will carry students to theference.
May Obtain Special Fees
forty students sign to attend
at the University, special regis-
on fees can be obtained. The
is regularly $6.50, but 40 signers
reduce it to $3. The cost of ati-
ment the 10 day conference "@"
ding the 10-day conference is which includes transportation, Okyrd and room. and registration
which includes transportation,
vd and room, and registration.
Ibn Payne, secretary of the
impny group, will visit the
impny group. Hunt will as-
sist in the Technique group of the
idt Student Christian Federation
Miss Payne in the Quest group
Creative Leisure, assisting Mrs.
Creative Leisure, assisting Mrs.
old Case of Toneka
improvement has been made by Case, who is general chairman charge of creative leisure work at the conference, that 10 persons be on the creative leisure facility. Among these are Dr. Kenneth enter of Southwestern, Harvarduate and middle-west poet work has been widely publed, who will have charge of the active writing classes; and Johnoni, trained in crafts, who will service the nine craftwork courses red. Virginia Lee Walker, ed.37, have charge of interprietarying.
Two to Speak at Conference
soul Moritz, c'29, and Eleanor Z策, c28 are scheduled to speak a panel of six the first night of conference, June 9. those who already signed from the University in addition to Mr. Catherine Holmes, c'27; Hart-Gregg, c'27; Harold Dyer, gyr; Moll, eed, 23; Dorothy Bucher, c'24; Dorothy well, c'28; Rose McVey, c'28; Hengel, fau'cnt; LeRu F疼痛, c'29; Eda May Park, c'40; Olive Brown, c'40; Elizabeth c'29; Virginia Lee Walker, c'7; Jane Roberts, c'4; jeana Magman, c'uncl; Ermer Leeew, c'39; Clayton Conner, c'3; Catherine Holmes, c'38; Wal-Campbell, c'40; Idia Campbell, Paul Morris, c'29; Ruth Knoche, Pat McAleenbaugh, c'39; R. W. Holmes of Lawrence accompany the group. Students co-operatively during the conference.
Sys Fly Model Planes Contest at Airport
fteen-year-old Edward Krum
tenure of John Jay Butler
the model airplane contest
at the Lawrence Municipal
ort Sunday afternoon. The
est, sponsored by the Lawrence
est was the first of a
to be held to encourage in-
struction in aviation.
o record flights were made be-
cause it was too windy for the
els to perform perfectly. Sev-
boys gave exhibition flights
i their models which were not
rived in the contest.
students in the University and moss men organized the aviadelub, which has both flying and飞 flying members, to develop in Lawrence. in John Ockle and Andreas jn charge.
eles-Minded Bossy breathe to Machinery of Law
Boston, May 24—(UP) -Cruising
Johnmen John Devlin and Arthur
art were puzzled when their
yl-car radio began blaring static.
on the street they found the
a-wer-a cow munching the an-
na that had been chewed off the
of their automobile.
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