UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXIV
Stevens Describes High Flying
Pictures Accompany Lecture of Well-known Stratosphere Navigator In Hoch Auditorium
"Rising to 85,000 feet in a balloon in quite probable," Major A. W. Stevens, of the United States Army, predicted last night at his illustrated report. "Explorations in the Stratosphere," generously filled Hoch auditorium.
"With the information gathered by the stratosphere flights up to this time, the next flight, if made, would be a height最佳 possible for man to reach."
Major Stevens, who made the world's highest stratosphere flight hanging in a metal gondola from a rubber-covered cotton balloon, incorporated pictorial with verbal descriptions. 72,350 feet (was reached in the flight).
LAWRENCE. KANSAS.FRIDAY, APRIL 16. 1937
The main objectives of the flight that were accomplished included the determination of ozone, the composition of stratosphere, and the study of cosmic radiation.
While on the flight, Major Steven talked to the China Clipper airplane flying 900 miles away, and to Lonnie Schoenfelder, a transmitter in the caribbean.
Preceeding the main part of his lecture, Major Stevens contributed considerably to the clarity of the subject by explaining in simple words the meaning of a number of scientific terms and vocabulary slides and motion pictures, he made use of a tiny arrow light to indicate subject matter on the film.
NUMBER 134
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
After going down to the Kansas City Municipal airport to see Doris Johnson off on her flying trip to Hollywood as Comedy Coed 1. of the University campus, we have found that there is an exact formula for such affairs and although we went with the chance of getting a few laughs and a couple of pictures for the dajewahyer magazine in which such stuff, we found that there was not a thing to laugh about.
Oh, of course there was a group of aunts and uncles of the girls who went around seeing that the girls made the right answers to the Kansas City Star reporters. The fathers had them say to the question, "Would you like to be a movie actress?" the following, "Yes, should the offers prove lucrative enough," instead of "Oh boy, you let me." So thrilled, which probably would have been their answer.
The fathers also went around with an "I'm trying to be broadminded about you" look, while they talked to the fellow who was accompanying the girls on their trip. But the fellow gave them back look for look because he had been in that business for some time and was no longer afraid of anybody, not even the TWA.
For awhile it looked like everything would not go so well even though there was lots of excitement. Cae of the cameraman assigned to the case happened across what appalled me, the lobby of the airport office and he was learning her life history at the very time that he was supposed to be taking pictures of the future stars. I guess that he thought one genuine Indian princess was worth money and maybe that man was right.
he'd evidently had the wrong impression thinking that fine feathers make fine birds because the lady was dressed all in buckskin and beads from head to foot. Even the girl weren't, because she was carrying her own bowling ball which we think must make her a quite a professional. It's not every day that you run into a professional Indian
A little while later we found that he left the princess and took up his other tasks because he told us that the princess was not a princess at all but an Indian lady bowler who was on her way by plane to Cleveland to compete in a national tournament.
Continued on page 3
High School Paper Awards Are Announced
Prof. L. N. Flint, chairman of the journalism of journalism, yesterday announced the winners of the Kansas school Newspaper contest for 1986-37.
For the best piece of reporting for a high school newspaper, including both the story itself and the enterprise shown in obtaining it, first place was awarded to the North Star of Wichita North High School. First place for the most original editorial printed in a Kansas high school paper was awarded to the High School Times of Garnett.
For the best original feature story in a high school paper first place went to the Patriot of Leavenworth, and for the best human interest story submitted to the Cheyenne Indian News, of St. Francis. The first place interview was printed in the Argentine of the Argentine High School in Kansas City. First places for the best record of service to a high school by the newspaper of that school and for the best report on method of sanitation, a problem for a paper were awarded to the Buzz of Hutchinson High School and the Ark Light of Arkansas City.
Y.M.C.A.
Will Initiate
Initiation of new officers and cabinet members of the Y.M.C.A. will be held Sunday afternoon at a cabinet-advisory board retreat at Holcom's Grove in the Wakarua valley. Paul Moritz, c38, present chairman of the new citizenship commission, the Board of the freshman council, will become respectively, president and secretary of the 1937-38 cabinet. Dion Voorhees, c38, who was elected vice-president at the same time as Moritz and Franks April 8, resigned the office last Monday. Neither his successor nor the manner of selection has been agreed upon by the "X" cabin.
Commission heads who will be initiated Sunday include Don Henry, c39, present and future chairman of the campus problems commission; David Angove, c39, chairman of the new citizenship commission; Bill Fuson, gr. chairman of the personal adjustment commission; and Wilbur Leonard, c39, upperclass chairman of the freshman council. C. H. Mullen, c29, has been selected to serve as finance chairman for 1957-38.
Sigma Xi Society Chooses Members
Sigma Xi, honorary scientific society organized for the promotion of research, elected new members from the faculty, the alumni, and several teachers at the University yesterday afternoon at a meeting in the Chemistry building.
Robert S. Havenhill, "25, research chemist of the St. Joseph Lead company, Monaco, Pa., son of Dean Havenhill of the School of Pharmacy here; and Robert C. Mitchell, "25, research engineer for the State Board of Health, were the alumni elected.
Dr. E. H. Hashinger, associate professor of medicine, Kansas City Kana, was the faculty member elected.
The members elected from the various departments were as follows: Botany, Donald J. Obec, assistant instructor in botany; Chemistry, Harold S. Choguil, gr; Joseph W. Kennedy, assistant instructor in chemistry; Vanston H. Ryan, professor of chemistry at Rockhurst College in Kansas City; and Wesley Schroeder, assistant instructor in chemistry, Geology, Raymond Kerober, assistant instructor in geology; and Grace Kerober, gr; Zoology, Overton T. Gallard.
Associate members, undergraduates: Claude L. Parish, e'37, and Jefferson R. Wilkerson, e'37.
Hurd Heads Women's Pan-Hei
Katherine Hard, f38, was elected president of the Women's Pan-Hellenic council yesterday. The remaining officers will be elected Monday.
Summerfield Group Chosen Successful Applicants Invoited to University For Final Exams
The names of 32 high school boys who successfully passed the preliminary Summer fieldwork examinations were today by the examination committee.
They have been invited to come to the University April 23 and 24 for the final examinations. From the group about 10 will be selected to receive scholarships next fall. Their acceptance depends on achievement, June 7. A stipend is arranged for each one receiving a scholarship, the amount depending upon his need for additional assistance. Scholarships are renewable with the intent that holders of the scholarships shall be enabled to obtain aforementioned grants.
There are now 66 Summerfield scholars at the University; of this number, 15 are in the freshman class, 18 in the sophomore class, 19 in the junior class.
Robert M. Brockett, Atheism; Carl Hughes, Chanest; Ernest Keshnai, Saina; John F. Lladig, Oberlin; Carlie McNeil, Montana; beogou; Douglas More, Arkansas City; Ray Nolind, Oakley; Edward O'Bryon, Florence; Eldon Olmsted, Ottawa; Robert Sams, Vermillion; Presson Shane, Junction City; Harry Hamilton City; Lawrence Wallace, Hamilton; and Richard Westfall, Harper.
The 32 were selected from a total of 300 outstanding youth nominated by their respective high school principals.
Oliver Edwards, William Hathaway, and Robert Talbademall, all of Kansas City; Bruce Crabtree, Joseph McDonald, James Merrick, Alfred Wainter, Waite, all of Wichita; Donald Eleses, Sam Hopworth, Sam Iwagi, James Little and Richard Smith, Topeka, and William Sidlinger, Hutchinson.
Following are the nominees.
At the time the Kansan went to press last night, nothing definite could be learned concerning the widespread rumor that dirty work was afoot in the "Comely Coel" beauty contest.
Opera Company Packs Equipment And Moves On
Marguerite's soul had passed to heaven. The last words of the libretto had died away. The audience had risen, applauded their favorites for the final curtain call, and had departed for home with the beautiful theme of the "Soldiers Chorus" still ringing in their ears.
Backstage, all was quiet, orderly and ready for departure. The blue sky of the street scene drop with its vari-colored buildings was halfway in process of removal. The bass viol went by in a huge iron case, Valentine, Marguerite's brother, who had died convincingly a few moments before to the soft saff music of the chorus, made for the stage exit with large, very much alive strides.
The rumor originated when the entry of another school was, in the humble opinion of your correspondent, bedazzled by the totobright lights of Kansas City. Combined with apparently hypertrophied nose for news of the editor of her school paper, who had evidently a somewhat garbled version of her report, the rumor spread despite efforts of the Kansan to keep it quiet.
A few autograph collectors, miscellanea, and Mrs. Carlo Peroni, waited in the growing quiet for her husband, the director of the San Carlo Opera company which had just given the people of Lawrence the opportunity of attending an opera in their own city.
The musician and his wife were in haste to leave for Kansas City, where they were to begin a five-day engagement. Mrs. Peroni commented on the beauty of the night as they left.
"A fine auditorium," Mr. Peron answered a question, "but not for music." He explained that at times should be heard in the orchestra pit.
Dame Rumor's Full of Prunes, We Hope
A number of telegrams and calls tended to discredit the rumor. All evidence points to a successful and pleasant trip of 60 people, who were to disemark at Los Angeles at 8 last night.
Y.M.C.A. Makes Appeal for $400 Fund
A goal of $400 has been set by the Y.M.C.A. financial board for the final appeal to students and faculty in an effort to meet the $2450 budget for 1936-37, according to a statement made yesterday by John L. hint, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A. and member of the financial board.
"If the Y meets its expectation on the student drive, with the generous support which we have received from faculty, alumni, and Lawrence friends, I will meet its budget," said Hunt.
The Y.M.C.A. expects to conclude its drive among students by the last of this month, according to Wilfred McClain, e37, chairman of the campaign. Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chairman of the advisory board's finance committee, is in charge of the drive among faculty members.
GEO. O. Foster, registrar, and Miss Edna Tater, secretary of the committee on advanced standing, attended a convention of the American Association of College Registrars April 13, 14, and 15, in Kansas City.
To date, alumni and former students have contributed $475; parents of University men, $135; members of the University faculty, $601; Lawrence friends, $257; and students $145.
Speakers for the convention, which drew delegates from colleges throughout the country, were a number of well-known school heads. Among them were Erza L. Gillis, University of Kentucky; Dr Charles E. Friley, president of Iowa State College; John L. Griffith, president National Collegiate Athletic Association; H. H. Armsby, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy; Dr Edward S. Jones, director of personnel research, University of Buffalo.
Kansans Attend Registrar Meeting
Miss Tettera was a member of the committee on local arrangements and registration, and Mr. Foster a member of the committee on introduction
Yesterday afternoon, a group from the convention visited the University.
Authorized Parties
Friday, April 16
Lutheran Student Association Picnic, 10:30 p.m.
Roger Williams Foundation, Hiker 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 17
Corbin Hall, Party, 12:00 p.m.
Alpha Kappa Pi, Party, 12:00 p.m.
Delta Upsilon, Dance, 12:00 p.m.
Kappa Alpha Theta, Dance, 12:00
p.m.
Saturday, April 17
Kappa Sigma, Party, 12:00 p.m.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Party
12:00 p.m.
Sigma Alpha Mu, Dance, 12:00 am.
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR,
Adviser of Women, for the Joint Committee on Student Affairs
Hargiss Selects Team
Twenty-two Jaghawker Trackmen To Compete In Kansas Relais
Twenty-two Jayhawk trackmen have been selected by Coach H. W. Hargis to carry the Kansas colors in the fifteenth annual Kansas Relays against powerful contenders from the West and the Mid-West Saturday.
Ten men were picked yesterday afternoon to make up four relay teams and 12 to take part in the field huddle, in dahlsh, and the "20-ward high hurdles.
Bay Nobile, record holder for the pole vault in the Big Six, will make his first appearance of the season, and Donald Bird, Big Six indoor champ in the pole vault this year, and second-place winner at the Texas Relays, will offer stiff opposition to other entrants in this contest. Harry Wilies and Jack Richardson, the two most outstanding performers on the 440-yard, the 880-yard and the mile relays and Dale Shannon, conference winner in the high jump in the indoor meet the past winter, help round out a five-man group that heads the list of Kansas entrants.
Forrest Hardacre, Lloyd Foy, Richardson, and Wiles were chosen to fill the positions on the 440- and 880-yard teams. The mile four-some will include Gordon Guise, Wade Green, Wiles, and Richardson. The fourth team, the distance medley, untainted this season, will make its debut tomorrow. Guise or Green will carry the baton for the first lap, Dale Heckendorn is站到 run the half-mile, John Fitzgibbon will go the three-lap route, and Ernest Klann will run the anchor mile.
Maurice Cannady will participate in the 100-dary dash; Kenneth Clark is in the 120-yard high hurdles; Chester Friedland in the shot put event; Friedland, Al Wellhausen, and Beougher in the discus throw; Shannon, Wellhausen, Marvin Cox, and Farris O'Dell in the jump high; Gordon Clucas, Paul Masoner, and Bird in the broad jump; and Fenlon Durand and Wellhausen in the javelin throw.
Father of Cunningham's Life
the staff of the Bureau of Visu-
tion, and the University began
shooting a motion picture Wednesday
afternoon, which will depict
the romantic story of the rise of
Glenn Cunningham, former Kansas
star, to the position of the world's
greatest miler.
Bureau Is Making
The film, when finished, will be added to the library of the Bureau for circulation as an educational picture, to stimulate an interest in track and as an inspiration to young athletes.
Nichols and Ware Attend Funeral In Larned
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor, and Mist Frances Ware, c37, are in Larner this week, where they were called by the death of their father, W. C Ware.
Funeral services were held in Larned Sunday.
Although the finals of the 120-yard high hurdles which will be run at 2 p.m., will be the first official athletic event, preliminaries of the major races will have been run during the morning, so that only the six finalists in each event will be seen in action Saturday afternoon.
Queen, Contestants, and Coaches Will Feature 15th Annual Kansas Relays
At 1:50 p.m. Saturday afterno,
the flag will be raised over Me-
morial stadium, the marching band
of the University will play the
national anthem, and the 15th annual
Kansas Relays, including entries
from 43 mid-western colleges and
universities, will be officially under
way.
The decathlon also will be concluded unless the large number of entries must be made. The competition this competition are scheduled for Friday afternoon and tha-
Sometime later, Gwinn Henry, new director of athletics and official starter of the relays, will be introduced to the audience by Chan-kuu Kim, who will be introduced by Ted Canty, an official relays announcer.
Immediately following the flagraising, George Nettles, Pittsburgh alumnus and member of the committee of three on athletic relations, will present Isabelle Bash, cunel of, Kansas City, with the flowers symbolically enthroning her as queen of the relays.
remaining five for Saturday morning.
The feature of the afternoon, of course, will be the mile race presenting as rivals two world famous Kansas milers, Glenn Cunningham, formerly of the University, holder of the world's record, and Archie San Romani, who first achieved the World Cup. A member was a member of the medley relay team of Emporia Teachers College. During the afternoon, Ted Canty will present coaches of the various teams on the field. Sometimes during the afternoon, also, the new coaches of the University will be introduced from the clerk. A. E Peters, the present city clerk, has been making the arrangements for these in introductions and presentations.
Since the Columbia Broadcasting company found it impossible to make arrangements Saturday afternoon, there will be no national broadcast of the Rielys. However, local stations like The Capital local station, will carry broadcasts.
Sec Taylor, of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, is expected to arrive sometime this morning to size up possible entries for the Drake Relays, held in Des Moines later this spring. Governor Huxman, who will be scheduled as host referee, will be unable to attend.
Journal-World
Buries Lansing, Mich.
Under 7-Foot Snow
The Journal-World strengthens its reputation for conservation last night when it gave a few inches at the bottom of a page to the news that Lansing, Mich., had been buried under a 7-foot fall of snow.
Seven feet of snow is something to write home about, and the next time we hear of a town being buried under that much frozen aquell we'll have it all over the front page. It's too now late, though, because one of our super sleuths uncovered the buried city when he found that the J-W's excited headline writer had read "fect" for "maches."
It Can't Happen Here Unless Someone Will Change His Mind, the Peace Strike's Out
There will be no peace demonstration in Hoch audium oruless the Peace Strike committee, headed by Henry Barker, c'38, backs down in its insistence upon the use of the word "strike". The developments came yesterday morning in a conference between Chancellor E. H. Lindley and leaders of the Peace Strike committee.
The permanent Peace Strike committee, representing over 15 liberal and religious organizations on Mt. Oread, unanimously approved last Friday afternoon the use of the word "strike" for the local demonstration April 22 to accord with national plans and objectives.
M. S.C. Holds Authority
M.S.C. Holds Authority
According to the conference yesterday morning, the University administration conferred upon the M.S.C. full authority to petition the Convocations committee for the use of the auditorium for the strike April 22. The decision reached Wednesday evening at the Council meeting Wednesday and could not sponsor a University convocation labeled "strike." Plans for the demonstration may first be submitted to the approval of a M.S.C. committee which may petition a sub-committee of the University convocations committee by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University.
**Word "Strike" Specified**
The word "strike" was particularly specified last Friday afternoon by the unanimous approval of the Peace Strike committee. Doubt was expressed last evening by members of the strike committee that liberal groups which oppose the bulk of the committee would accede to the M.S.C.-administration request that the Peace Strike be labeled something less obnoxious, even though the program remain the same. Last year the demonstration was labeled "Peace Mobilization," though over the protest of a significant minority which held out for the word "strike." Plans of the Peace Strike were approved at a mass meeting of more than 200 students Saturday afternoon.
Paul Moritz, c39, Greg Hines, c38, Henry Barker, c38, and Eleanor Slaten, c38, represented the Peace Strike committee in the conference with Chancellor Lindley this morning.
OVER THE HILL
Brockebank To Address Group
of the School of Law faculty, will address the young people's discussion group at the Congregational parish house Sunday evening at 7:30. His subject is "The Education Information"
Shut Down on Speedsters
Motorcycle patrolmen will be stationed on the Campus for the time being as part of the safety program for Law enforcement received tickets or warnings for violating parking or driving ordinances down town.
K-Anon To Hold Picnic Monday
**K-12 To 16th Grade**
Nationalization for unaffiliated women of the University, will hold a “pot-luck” picnic at 3:30 p.m. Monday. All unaffiliated women are invited to meet on the north porch of Central Administration building.
Paul O'Leary Writes Book
Mrs. Robnett Honored at Dinner
Mrs. Roberta Honored at Home
Mrs. Roberta Honored at Home
S. Robbett, a dean at Northwestern University, was held last night at Corbin hall. Women members of the university have been lecturing and holding student interviews on the campus the past three days in connection with the W.S.G.A. Week sponsored by the W.S.G.A.
Paul O'Leary, "22, professor of economies at Cornell University and son of the late Prof. RD O'Leary, is the founder of Money, Banking and Corporations," now being published by the Macmillan company.
Cunningham San Romani Draw All Eyes
Holder of Two World Records in Mile and Closest Rival Featured In Relays
Immediately following the race, Dr. D. M. Nigro of Kansas City will present San Romani with the Coronation medal, an expression of esteem from the Italian-American citizens of this section.
Gleem Cunningham, ace of the world's milers, will return to the scene of his earlier triumph tomorrow afternoon when he meets Arche San Romani, a fellow Kansan, in the feature mile race. The race will be run shortly after 3 o'clock.
Rivals Meet Again
Cunningham and San Romani have been rivals all winter in the indoor track meets, with neither showing decided supremacy. At the present time Cunningham holds the world title in the outdoor*and indoor miles.
San Romani won the Princeton Invitiation mile last October over both Jack Lovelock and Cunningham in 4:09. San Romani has been brushing close to Cunningham's records all winter, his closest time being his second-place time of 4089 in the year 1976. San Romani began his career in the mille, as did Cunningham, in the state interhistorical meet.
The mile event is being set for 3 o'clock so that San Romani may again anchor the distance medley relay race for the Kansas State Teachers of Emporia. Running in the same year, he was a biplace in the setting of a new world record for the mile intensity medley at 10.127.
High School Athletes Compete
High School Athletes Compete
Starting this morning at 9 o'clock,
more than two thousand high school
men compete on the stadium
field. The men's team will
get under way with the running of
the hurdles and dashes this morning.
The last event of the afternoon will
be the mile relay.
The decathlon event with its field of 14 will get under way this afternoon at 1:15. Five events of the 10 will be held this afternoon and the other five in the morning. This year's contestants are mostly newcomers in the grueling event. Burke of Oklahoma is favored to win the event, but there are several entered who may find the event to their liking and a surprise. Sam Allen, ace hurder, will make his first attempt at the 10-event context this afternoon.
Official Beginning Tomorrow
Official Beginning Tomorrow
Although the official beginning of the Kansas Relays will not be until tomorrow afternoon, the last half of the decathlon will start at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Preliminaries for the dash events and some of the hurdle events will start at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The track and field events will go together. One of the star performers is afternoon is expected of Amy Terry, a junior javelin champion from Hardin-Simmons College at Abilene, Texas.
Terry is favored to take the javelin throw, and his present record points to a breaking of the Kansas meet record of 208 feet, $6\frac{1}{4}$ inches set by Kick of Emporia Teachers in 1936. Terry's record is 208 feet 2 inches.
KFKU Dramatizes Birth of a Song
The story of how a frontier doctor and a young Irishman, with no musical training, collaborated to write the most popular song the plains country of America has ever produced, will be dramatized over KFKU next Monday night at 6 o'clock.
"My Western Home," better known perhaps by its first line, "Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam . . ." is the song. Dr. Breester Higley wrote the words in 1873, following the worst grasshopper plague the territory had known. A few days later one of his friends, Dan Kelly, set the words to music while riding his horse and playing with a friend. Prof. Allen Crafdon, of the department of speech and dramatic art, wrote the continuity as part of his early Kansas historical series, "To the Stars Through Difficulty." The Kansas Players will present it under the direction of Rolla Nuckles.