UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXIV
NUMBER 141
Music Week Opens Sunday Expect 4,000
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Concerts W111 Feature
Rudolph Ganz, Greta
Stueckgold, and Other
Artists
Next week, May 3-9, will be Music Week at the University. The University's Mid-Western Music Festival, the ninth district of the National Music Festival, and the competition of the National School Chorus Association, will culminate in a concert of 700 instruments and 800 voices, to offer the outstanding feature of the week.
Special musical presentations will be given by the University, Haskell Indian Institute, and the city of La lence. The band and song festi t will take place Thursday, Friday a Saturday of festival week, and w bring about 4000 high school mu clans.
The University will present in Mie week concert such artists as Gr Stueckegold, soprano in the Met politan opera company; G. Rudol Ganz, Chicago pianist and conduct Eunice Norton of New York, you American artist; Phillip Abbas, Dust American artist; William Band festival will include A. A. Hing, Harold Bachman, William Ludwig, and Carl Patits.
Sunday, May 2-3 p.m., Haaat band concert; 4 p.m., Haasel "Gretz" opera; 5 p.m., Superpinkerdip performance Phi Epsilon; 7 p.m., Westminster a capel choir; 8 p.m., D. M. Sawartha church; D. M. Sawartha church; D. M. Sawortha church; M. Day 3-3/30 p.m., Se of Fine Arts chamber music recital; M. Day 3-3/30 p.m., demonstration of instrumental music in Lawrence public schools; Ebert Newton, young American artist, I.
The program:
Tuesday, May 4 - Lawrence
1 school music festival, Lawrence
2 School; 8 p.m., University Symp.
Orchestra, Kaiser Kleinfest, sym
Wednesday, May 5-10 a.m.
*University* convocation, Rudo,
Ganz, Chicago, speaking on
*Moodle* for University
University Band, Houdt auditorium
p.m., Lawrence Music Club pro-
 Administration auditorium; 6
annual Fine Arts banquet; 8:26
Grete Stuckgeld concert, Houdt
Thursday. May 6 - Opening of competition competition all dancers on brass and woodwind solo ever pin, winteminch琴 and Ur Tuba
Friday, May 7 - Competition and churches in classes B and C grand parade and all bands; 546 chairs at Haskell stadium.
Saturday, May 8-8 a.m. coni-
dent for Class A bands and choir
730 by D.M. Swartwhit massed festival bands and chor
R. L. Wiley, director of the
versity Band, is arranging the
band and chorus festival
sessions for D.M. Swartwhit
vision of D. M. Swartwhit,
the School of Fine Arts.
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
Virgil Mitchell Guest Columnist.
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Dr. Cantueste is having round-up on some 80 student attended the spring party Alpha Omega's Saturd after one of the guests & scarlet fever. He intends them into the two houses and keeping them there' time period. Instead of them he is giving them test and those showing a reaction at the end of the reaction will be allowed to their business. Those wive reaction will have confined for the remain week.
Flatter and McCann, D ber 1 and 2 "Jug" me about 10 a.m. and add formula on my cuff w stocked up on tobacco or for those clinking days until the fever quarantii Things look bad for the
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937
Continued on par
Ku Ku's Hold Election of Officers
Bill Bailey, c39, and Don McMorran, c39, were elected president and vice-president respectively of Ku Ku. University men's pep organization, in a meeting held in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building last night.
Open discussion was held on plans for activities of the club next year. A committee composed of Bill Bailey, c'39, Don McMorran, c'39, and Frank Harwell, c'38, was appointed to interim director of abilities for next year, for suggestions concerning the activity of the club in connection with the atb
Harry McFarland, c29, was elected secretary; Ted North, b38, treasurer; and Phil Raup, c38, sergeant-at-arms.
Fairchild Will Speak At Luncheon for Fliers
Lieut. Kenneth C. Fairchild, chief instructor in blind flying for the Transcontinental and Western airlines, will speak at a luncheon to be given to the Army and Navy pilots by the Chamber of Commerce at the Eldridge hotel at 12:20 this afternoon.
Lieutenant Fairchild was chosen as speaker when it was learned that Maj. Alton N. Parker, who had been scheduled to speak, would be unable to make the flight. The topic will be "Blind Flying" and is to be broadcast over radio station KNKC. A student invited to attend the luncheon as a discussion of student air training is to follow.
Reservations may be made at the Chamber of Commerce by calling 485.
At 2:30. weather permitting,11
"Since 1932 Europe has been living in a different period; the post-war era had ended," said Donald Grant, lecturer for the Institute of American Education, speaking on "The Present Dangerous State in Europe" yesterday day afternoon in Fraser theater. Grant is an Nielsen School of conflict this morning at 11:30 in Central Administration auditorium.
Grant Lectures On Europe's Affairs
New Era and Fea
Arose With Hitle
Regime in 1933
"The chief characteristic from 1918 to 1932 was the destroying of old strictures. The people everywhere expected a new era to arise immediately in the post-war era was idealistic—perhaps too idealistic" said Grant.
Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary business fraternity, held its spring initiation and banquet at the Evans Hearth last night.
Continued on page five
The seniors initiated were Bert H. Rush, Robert Correy, William Linton, Paul McKinnon, Jack Schrey, Elanor Pratt, Loren McCormack, Ernark Maxwell and Charles Weeks. The seniors initiated was Sylvester Schmidt.
Prof. H. Holtzlaw was elected president and Prof. John G. Blocker as secretary-treasurer for the coming year.
Two speeches by men of the medical field and discussion of important phases of study in medicine were included in the meeting last
Business Fraternity Initiates Ten at Banquet
Doris Johnson, recently returned from taking a Hollywood screen test, had a grand time while making the rounds in Hollywood society, and mingling with the movie set. However, she was mistaken for Deanna Durbin so regularly and so often asked for her autograph that it became rather tiresome. An elderly and very corpulent gentleman who adored her work and wrinkled her nose, provided some amusing entertainment. A jeweler was going to present Doris and the three other contenders a med, but
Kansas Medical Society Meets in Union Building
Senior Class To Meet Today
The Kansas Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish was entertained Saturday afternoon and evening by the Spanish section of the department of romance languages in commemoration of Cervantes' Day. The afternoon program held in the Central Administration auditorium at 2 p.m. consisted of three readings relative to Cervantes, and two readings related to Ruth Orcutt, assistant professor of music, Dr. Dwight Bolinger of Kansas City, Mo. Junior College talked on "Some
"March Miltaire Francaise," from the "Algerian Suite," (St. Saens). Three Solitaire, a cornet trio played in Scales, and smiles Mills, mills, and Gryce Lake, s39 (Victor Herbert); "Komm, Susserod, a choral, (Bach-Leiden-Heil), Curtis Johnson, a Curtis Johnson (Kyrl); Coronation Scene, from the opera, "Boris Godounow," (Moussorgsky); "Fantasia originally, a bartonose by James Vernon," (Govind Godos Into Valhalla); "from Das Rheingold," (Wagner); two marches, Valor, no Victory, (DEForestine) thinning the Flight of the Bumble Bee), scherzo from the opera, "The Legend of the Tassar Salant," (Rimsky-Korsakov); a describe Gypsy Phantasis (Ketelby).
Spanish Group Honors Cervantes
The steak-friers were out Friday—some in the country getting wet and Siding in ditches, while the late starters were riding around town in cars loaded with food, and wondering if they were going to a parishic came to an abrupt end, with the participants going to their favorite hangout to have a coke.
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General admission will be 25 cents Activity tickets will admit. The concert begins at 8:20.
Memorial And Budget Up for Vote
Amount of Senior Dues To Be Decided; Lindley Will Open Session With Address
The complete program is as follows:
The senior class will meet this morning to accept or reject the recommendations of the budget committee and determine the amount f senior dues this year.
An unusually short program has been arranged to last only an hour and 20 minutes. There will be no intermission. The band returned recently from its spring tour through central Kansas on which it used many of the numbers of this concert.
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The meeting will be held at 10:30
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
VOLUME XXXIV
The University band under the direction of Russeil L. Wiley will present its spring concert Tuesday night in Hoch auditorium. The featured number will be "The Entry of the Gods into Vallahla" from the opera, "Das Rheingold," by Richard Wagner. James Van Dyck, fa 39, assistant director of the band, and Curtis Johnson, fa 40, will play solos. A cornet trio is the other featured number.
University Band To Play Annual Spring Concert Will Be Given in Hoch Auditorium Tuesday
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1937
Math Commission Holds Meetings Here
The National Commission on the Place of Mathematics in Secondary Schools held sessions in the Hotel Montmartre, Paris, where it will continue through tomorrow.
The group will leave Henley House at 4 o'clock and return by 7 o'clock to attend young people's groups at various churches this evening.
U. G. Mitchell, professor of mathematics, is representing the University on this committee.
Delegates were present from Columbia University, Hyde Park High School, Chicago, Ill., University of Colorado, University of Iowa, Racine, Wis., and Kirksville, Mo. State Teachers College.
Prof. W. D. Reeve of Columbia will lecture on "The Place of Mathematics in Modern Education" at the Central Administration auditorium.
Donald Grant
To Discuss Europe
Speaker From Carnegie
Endowment To Be Here
Tomorrow
Donald Grant, lecturer for the Institute of International Education will speak tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Fraser theater on "The Present Dangerous State of Europe," unseen the auspices of the International Relations club. Mr. Grant is sent to the University by the Carnegie Endowment.
Grant has received a great deal of experience in sociology during his life in Europe. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University where he carried on a great deal of social work in the slums of Edinburgh and in the Scottish town of Lochmore shared in the reconstruction work in devastated France and became prominent in developing Austrian student relief which later became known as the International student service. After visiting Soviet Russia during the famine in 1822, he traveled through India and Australia to teach English there and he became general secretary of the student christian movement.
Grant visited Geneva in 1832, where he wrote extensively about the disarmament conference and other political and international affairs. He has lectured in schools and colleges throughout Great Britain on the aspects of this changing world, and he has been awarded the medal of the University of Vienna and Innsbruck for his services.
"Setespepoo" will initiate its drive for delegates to the 1973 Eats conference of the Student Christian Movement with a picnic this afternoon at Cameron's bluff overlooking the Kansas river.
Tuesday evening at 8 he will speak to the members of the University Club on the subject, "What is Happening to Great Britain: Nationally; internationally?" Monday Tuesday morning he will meet with historians and political science classes to discuss European conditions
"Setsepoo Picnic Initiates Drive for Estes_ Conference
Military Planes Will Maneuver Here
A squadron of 11 planes under the command of Captain Harry C. Wisehare of Kansas City will stage a series of formation flights and air combat maneuvers above the Lawn, where he will spend 6 p.m. Tuesday. These maneuvers, will include feigned bombing attacks on the airport, both in line
MAJOR ALTON N. PARKER
and massed front, tactical flying in close formation, including attack and defense drill, observation service, and other training which air officers practice as a regular routine.
The crews of the planes will be guests of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at 1230 in the Hotel Eldridge, Lieutenant E. O. Klose, a Transcontinental and Western airlines pilot, will address the luncheon guests on the subject of "Military Air Defense."
Will Give Luncheon Address
Following the talk, the officers in this squadron will meet with interested students of the University to outline the opportunities for flying instruction available to University men possessing the qualifications necessary to pass the rigid physical tests for entrance to the flying service. This conference will be held from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m.
The marine division of the Naval Reserve Air Base at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City will fly three Grumman fighters in the air defense program. Major Alton N. Parker, Lieutenant J. B. LeClaire, and Lieutenant K. A. Woolsey will pilot the ships.
Major Parker Will Command Major Parker will be in command of the naval division of the Air Corps Reserve fleet. He accompanied Admiral Richard E Byrd on his two polar expeditions in 1928 and 1928 and was piloting the plane when that exploration party disbanded the new land in honor of Marie Byrd, the wife of the range given the name of Edsel Ford. Major Parker has flown more than 50 types of airplanes and has approximately 8,500 air hours to his journey.
The army reserve base at Richards Flying Field, Municipal airport at Kansas City, Mo. will have three 0-46 Douglas high wing observation planes in the squadron, besides two other types. Leutenant L. Bedroux, Leutenant C. D. Dally, E. M. L. Smith, and Captain Harry C. Wiseheart are the army reserve pilots to make the飞机
Social Workers Elect Nash to Board
The four-day session of the Kansas Association for Welfare Legislation and the Kansas Conference of Social Work, which was attended by 365 social workers of Kansas, ended yesterday afternoon after a meeting of the board of directors and the newly-elected officers.
Charles O. Lee, Wichita, was elected president of the conference for the coming year. Other officers elected at the dinner and business meeting Friday night are: Miss Ewette Twente, Topeka, vice-president Kansas City, Kan. secretary; Newman Newman, Topeka, treasurer.
Four new members elected to the board of directors are: Prof. B. A. Nash, of the School of Education; Mist Marion Lowe, Kansas City; Mist Ruth Beed, Dodge City; and Miss Katherine Godfriedson, Topeka.
Next year's conference will be held in Hutchinson.
Lawrenson To Give Graduate Recital
Raymond Lawrenton, gr. pianist,
will give his graduate recital tom-
row night at 8 o'clock in the Admi-
station building auditorium. He is
practiced with Carl A. Preyer, professor of piano in the School of Fine Arts.
His program is:
Lawrence received his B. M. degree from the University in 1924. He did private study here in 1926 and 1927 and then went to Leipzig, Germany, where he was a student at the Royal Conservatory of Music for three years. He is recognized as a pianist of exceptional brilliance and is a candidate in June for the advanced degree, master of music.
"Tambourin" (Rameau-Godowsky); "Ih Tzuf RU di, Dierh." (Back-Busonii); "Theme and Variations in the Mussolini, Choral, and Choral," Cesar Franck); "Intermezzo, Op. 119. No. 3," "Intermezzo, Op. 118. No. 6," and Raphael Tintorette; "Scribante"; "Goldfish" (Debussy); "Eli Vito" (Manuel Infant)
OVER THE HILL
Students Visit Art Gallery
Forty freshman art students accompanied by Karl Matter, assoc. with the Nelson Art painting, went to see the Nelson Art Gallery exhibits in Kansas City Thursday. The students travelled in a chartered bus.
Coffman's Speech Received
NUMBER 140
The alumni office has received reprint of the inaugural address of Joseph O. Hoffman, 15 given when he was a graduate of Williams College. The article was originally printed in the Feb. 27 issue of School and Society.
Dr. David J. Price, chief of the chemical engineering research division of the bureau of chemistry and agriculture, will speak to the department of Agriculture, will speak to the Department Friday morning April 30, at 8:30 in the auditorium at Michigan State University.
Seasons of Zulu land in South Africa. The instructor student forum this evening 7:30. Miss Margaret Walbridge, print editor of the seminary, will present the motion pictures. The forum, preceded by a lecture at Westminster hall, 1212 Oread.
I. C. Crawford Is New Dean Of Engineers I da ho College Head Selected To Succeed George Shaad: To Begin Duties in Fall
Ivan C. Crawford, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Idaho, has been appointed dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, it was announced yesterday by Chancellor Lindley. His appointment will become effective next fall. He succeeds the late George C. Shaad, who died last July. Dean Crawford comes to the University of Kansas with high recommendation and with a long experience in the practical engineering field, and as a teacher and executive.
Dean Crawford's practical experience began with mining prior to entering college, and then engineering appointments with the Oregon Short Line, the Illinois Central, and the Denver & Rio Grande.
He spent three months on valuation work with the American Peace Commission in France and Belgium, and undergone a section of the Belgian Mission.
Is Native of Colorado
Direct Experiment Station
a native of Colorado, he was graduated from the Leadville High School in 1966 and from the University of Colorado in 1912. Three years later he received his professional degree of civil engineer from the same university. After serving 18 months as major of engineers in the U. S. army, 10 months in command of combat engineers in France, he was graduated from the Army School of the Line, Langres, France, and in 1926 from the Army War College, Washington, D. C. He is a lieutenant colonel in the engineer reserve. U. S. Army.
Membership in professional societies includes: American Society of Civil Engineers (director, 1935-38); Society for Promotion of Engineering Education (Council, 1929-32; vice-president, 1936-7); Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity; Sigma Xi, research fraternity; (President, Idaho chapter, 1926-7); Society of American Military Engineers; Northwest Scientific Societypress-president, 1928; president, Spokane Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1933.
Direct Experiment Station For nine years at Colorado he taught all subjects in the civil engineering curriculum, and in 1921 became acting head of the civil engineering department. He went to Idaho as dean of the College of Engineering, and in 1928 became director of the Idaho Engineering Experiment station.
theater. Seniors will be pm 10:30 classes.
WEATHER
He is author of numerous articles in the Colorado Engineer, the Idaho Engineer; Journal of Engineering Technology; and Engineering Experiment Station.
Kareas—Fair and warmer Sunda and Monday.
writing will open with an Chancellor E. H. Lindt will be the presentation as budget. Ed Boddington, of the alumn member committee, will present the view of the alumni, follow the class will vote on
nior memorial committee
present its recommendation
to be committee, consisting of
Field, Roy Holliday, and
dele Krebhel, with Harry
water-ocean
moon or a final discussion.
It was understood that in the consideration of the were an air conditioning
or the Union building and a
for Dyche museum,
the vote on the ele-
the vote on the class memoirs of various senior com- will be heard.
n School Girls
t for Play Day
by Pulley, ed37, chairman of by Pulley, separated the girls from impressive high school groups names named after many comic characters. Professor Wotta was the winning team. Jane Doehring of Coffevilleected posture princess. Mary Thc Cole of Oread Trainingwas runner-up.
undered forty-four girls from Kansas high schools were I the Women's Athletic Association in their fifteenth Day. Play Day.
of the activities of the day
advolley ball, deck tennis, folk
g. baseball, horseshoes, hand-
restation of skis by mem-
 several schools, and group
se 30 high school sponsors who
four, here were University
ties. They were Clara Loize
ornery; '36; Mary Virginia
'35; Anna Bryant; '35;
and Pole.' 35.
teen high schools were here
e event, which began at 9 a.m.
me over by 4 p.m.
A. M. Lee Receives
pr's Degree From Yale
A. M. Lee, wife of Doctor associate professor of journal and sociology received notice day that she had completed satisfly the requirements for a doctor in sociology at Yale university.
- degree will be awarded June New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Lee's real dissertation is entitled women Woman—A Cultural y carries a sub-title "So- related to 628 Ennment clean women."
s. Lee received her B. A. in and her M.A. in 1931 from theiversity of Pittsburgh. She spent and '33 as a resident graduate sent at Yale and has since com- aded her dissertation.
thematics Commission
its Here Three Days
re faculty of the department of
hematics entertained members of
National Commission on the
of Mathematics in Secondary
accommodation with a dinner at Evan's
4th Saturday night.
members of the commission, which I here Saturday, Sunday, and today, are Prof. K. P. Williams, diversity of Indiana; Prof. C. A.Ichman, University of Colorado; J. N. Belshaw, Hyde Park High School; S. F. Campbell, University High School, University High School; Iowa; Prof. H E. Huchanan, Tue's University; and Prof. U. G. Gchell, of the University.