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The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Legislators:
We need money to fill her place--she served as adviser to women and she was in a large measure responsible for the fine girls dormitory which bears her name.
Six of the most noted professors at the University are eligible for retirement at the end of this year, and one other has already retired. All of them have served this school for many years and have been most influential in its development. The loss of even one of them is a great blow.
It will be almost impossible for the University of Kansas to get the proper people to fill these vacancies at the salary scale now in force.
Replacements must be made not only for those full professors who now retire, but for a number of lesser instructional positions as well.
The youth of Kansas have as much right to a good education as the youth of Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, or any other school you may name, all of whom pay higher salaries than our University is permitted to offer.
Miss Alberta Corbin
Miss Corbin retired in February after 33 years of teaching in the German department of the University. She is a native Kansan, and received her A.B. degree from the University of Kansas. She holds a Ph.D. from Yale.
Miss Corbin has been extremely active in the interest of the University. For three years
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In 1912 she took a prominent part in the women's suffrage campaign.
Our sorrow at her retirement is increased by the knowledge that it will be virtually impossible to secure anyone comparable to her, at present salary scales.
Red Gate Players Give Puppet Shows Today
Group Features Chinese Shadow Figures In Fraser
The Red Gate Shadow Players will present two Chinese puppets shows today in Fraser theater, at 2:15 and 8:20 p.m. This is the first time that shadow puppets have been shown at the University. The company is the only one of its kind in America.
"The first all-color-all-talk in the world" is the graphic way in which the Chinese describe their ancient shadow plays. Although this art is comparatively simple, Kingdoms it has been known for more than 2000 years. Legend places its origin in the court of the Han Emperor, Wu-ti, in the year 121 B. C. The shadow figures were used to recall the Souls of the Dead and came to play an important part in religious
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Two Different Programs
The Red Gate Shadow Players have now introduced this art in America. The figures come from China, but they speak in English. Translucent figures held before a stage are displayed on the screen and these movable puppets go through all kinds of clever antes and maneuvers as they
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PROPOSED UNITED FRONT IS SHAKY
Groups Which Started Organization Fear That Radicals Are Attempting To Undermine the Structure With $\Lambda$ "Dictator League;" Y.W.C.A. and Peace-Action Committee Are Dissenters
Thunderling protest and lightning-like criticism which threatened to wreck the yet unborn united front organization followed closely the publication of the statement of Don Henry e'39, member of the organizing committee.
Fear was felt on the part of liberal organizations that radical individuals and groups were attempting to form a super-structure which, in the words of Henry, will "be able to dictate" to University administration and student governing bodies.
The Y.W.C.A, one of the supporting organizations, and the
University Peace-Action Committee, which was expected to lend its support, sensed the attempt to twist the original purpose of the organization and are backing off.
Y.W.C.A. To Withdraw
Ellen Payne, general secretary of the W.Y.C.A., said in a prepared statement last evening, "If it is the intent of the proposed organization to dictate to administration and student governing bodies of the University, the Y.W.C.A. wishes to have no part. We are sorry that in attempting to achieve co-operation among campus organizations, we have been used to lend support to a protez organization. We expect
Henry Barker, c38, chairman of the University Peace-Action committee, indicated doubt as to the适宜性 of the organization, saying, "I doubt that there is sufficient basis for co-cooperation among these campus groups to make the contemptulated group a victim of a protest organization, I certainly do not expect Peace-Action to lend its support."
A.S.U. and Y.M.C.A. Renmain
Paul Moritz, c. 32, chairman of the organizing committee, attempted to clarify the position of the entire committee with the statement: "The statement Mr. Henry made yesterday was most certainly not an expression of the views of the committee nor was it an indication of the steps which were taken by the committee. The purpose of the contended organization would be to secure a measure of co-operation among the campus liberal groups and to eliminate cross-purposes, duplication of efforts, and interorganization rivalry. As yet, everything is temporary. There is no certainty that such an organization is advisable, nor that it will assist in the effort of all those persons who have sent delegates to the organization committee."
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1937
With Y.W.C.A. and Peace-Action Committee shying off from the proposal, the American Student Union and Y.M.C.A. remain. John L.Hunt, general secretary of the "Y," and Harold Gregg, cT, president, expect a heated dispute on the measure at the cabinet meeting tomorrow, regardless of the form in which the organization is proposed. The American Student Union, Henry as president, would consider the proposal but is expected to give a favorable decision.
Joint Committee To Meet
This afternoon a committee composed of one delegate from each of the three supporting organizations is meeting to draw up a constitution for the organization. Evelyn Brubaker, c38, is representing the American Bill Association, go, the American Student Union, and the HCA, M.Y.
Members of the organizing committee are Miss Brutaker, Dorothy Trekell, c38, and Gvene Landrift, c39, representing W.Y.C.A. Greg Hines, c38, Fusion, and Roland Webborn, gr, for the American Student Union; and Moritz, Gregg, and Henry for the Y.M.C.A.
Henry's statement which is causing the torrent of criticism as is follow: "We hope to be able to dictate, with some degree of representation, the attitude that student politics should take on the elections made by the M.S.C., the W.S.G.A., and the administration, through this united front."
Nine on Committee
The original proposal for the organization arose in a Y.M.C.A. cabinet meeting between semesters, and the support of the other groups has been the s戚ibility of the proposal has been enlisted since that time.
Political Groups Are Unaroused by 'Uniters
"The United Front" of the libera group aroused but little comment on the part of the political parties of Mt Oread.
John Milton Phillips, c37, president of the Men's Student Council and Pachacamac leader, was of the opinion that such an organization might well serve as an asset to the student body.
"At first glance it looks like a good thing," he said. "However I haven't as yet let time to look into the thing to find just what they want. Any attempt on their part toward political dictation will probably meet with failure however, because the two councils are as liberal as the liberal group itself. There is no conservative front to oppose them.
"Their idea of co-operation between the various organizations is very good and if promoted properly could easily co-ordinate their forces to work together. It could be developed by each organization working individually."
Bob Thorpe, c37, vice-chairman of PSG.L, expressed his belief that some such organization as this could do a great deal toward keeping the two councils and political parties on their feet, by acting together that they can act to serve the study and not their own interests.
Therefe felt unable to say whether this new group would be able to accomplish such a purpose or not.
Jayhawker Ready Today
Publication May Be Obtained at Book Exchange
After several unavoidable delays, the third issue of the Jayhawk magazine will be out at 9 o'clock this morning. Copies of the magazine may be obtained at the WS G.A.B. Book Exchange.
The Joachawker will have a continuation of the discussions of the Hill activities. There will be cartoons, both humorous and satirical stories. Hill personalities will be included and pictures of all of the bounty and professional fraternities also.
A meeting of the American Student Union will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the Memorial Union building, according to an announcement made last evening by Don Henry, c29, president.
The Kansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will hold its annual meeting in Topeka next Monday. The members of the organization are both architects in the professional field and architects who are teaching in the state schools.
The main feature of the magazine will be an interesting article on tea tanning written by Hubert Anderson. A pictorial feature see-sawed in a gallery of types of photographs. The candid cameras will again be featured.
The meeting is being called for an election of officers and to consider the matter of the "united front" proposal. Student speakers will be selected by the students. The Union is sponsoring in conjunction with the free speech division of the M.S.C.-W.S.G. forums board on Rosewood's
G. M. Bem, associate professor of architecture, V. P. Smith, associate professor of architecture and L. J. Smith, associate professor who will probably attend the meeting.
Steel Joins Union
AMERICAN STUDENT UNION MEETS TO HOLD ELECTION
A.J.A. TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET MONDAY AT TOPEK
Supreme Court proposal
Pittsburgh, Mar. 2, -(IP)- The Carnegie, Illinois steel corporation, chief subsidiary of United States Steel corporation and traditional foe of the "outside" steel union, tonight signed a year's contract with John L. Lewis steel workers organizing committee.
This is the first legitimate agreement made by this corporation with an independent employer, which affects a definite change in the labor policy of that company.
Sophomore Class Represented by 4 On Relays Board
Deadline for Applications Of Freshman Members Set For This Evening
Four men have been selected to represent the class of '79 on the Relays Committee, it was announced late yesterday afternoon. They are: Harry Brown, c'40; Lawrence Birney, c'39; Charles Pierson, c'39; and Walter Sutton, c'39.
E R. Elibel, director of intramural E R. Elibel, director of intramural applications for men, also announced that the deadline for applications for the intramural Committee is 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Relays Committee is composed of 14 students who, along with Ebel, formulate and execute plans for the annual Kansas Riesis. Six teachers, four sophomores, two juniors, and two seniors. Owing to the fact that the amount of work required of the senior committee is so large, two students are called for in the one person called for in the plan of the committee.
Although only seven applications for the freshman committee were on file with Ebel yesterday, he said that he expected between 12 and 14 applicants.
leanor Slaten, c'38, debated Dorothy Bucher, c'39, for the 1937-38 presidency of Y.W.C.A. in the annual election held yesterday in the Administration building. Alice Russell fa39, and Virginia Kay Griffin, c'40, were elected vice-president and secretary, respectively, over Gevene Landrith, c'39, and Maurine Gray c'40.
Eleanor Slaten Chosen To Y.W.C.A. Presidency
The present senior committee is made up of Bill Townsley and Stanley Marietta.
Miss Slater with her election completes a year as upperclass chairman of the Y.W.C.A. Freshman Commission in which she has produced a story actuary activity and served as secretary to Miss Ellen Payne, general secretary of the Y.W.C.A. Among her first duties will be the selection of next year's cabinet in which she will be assisted by the newly-elected secretary, Miss Griffin, and this year's president, Ms. Caroline Ward. As vice-president, she election board consisted of Miss Alice Winston, professor of English; Jean Russell, c37; and Imogene Beamer, c37.
Alice Crafton, professor of speech and dramatic art, was the speaker at the regular meeting of the Dramatic Club yesterday. Six new members were announced. They were selected as a result of their performance in "What Called Love," and tryouts for the next play, 'Land's End.'
New Members Elected
Dramatic Club Selects Six Student After Tryouts
Professor Crafton's address dealt with the evolution of the drama from the days of traveling companies and opera houses, prevalent in the nineteenth century, to modern dramatic organizations in churches and universities. He pointed out that the majority of actors are now amateurs who have some of the best their time, and stage layouts in the country.
New members are Fred Littock,
c:39; Mary Frances Martine, c:37;
Leighton Pope, c:1cmul; Sherwod
Moon, Pete Millen, Ewing, c: 40;
and Margaret Rimage.
'Youth Marches' Says C. D. Hurrey In Convocation
Future of Study Abroad And Foreign Student Relations Are Discussed
"Students are on the march today; they are all going somewhere," said Charles D. Harrey, general secretary of the Committee on Friendly Relations With Foreign Students of the Y.M.C.A., whose office is under Friendly Relations" at the all-University convoction yesterday morning.
"In all the great centers of learning there is evidence of foreign student life; everywhere there is evidence of youth responding to the challenge to leave his native country to learn in a foreign nation. In foreign-student nation in the world today. Such institutions as the International House in the University City in Paris are significant examples of the urge of young people to assemble that they may form compromises and learn from one another.
"But what of these student ambassadors of international friendship? When did they first start coming to this country? In the middle of the last century a few oriental students first came. They returned home greatly impressed by the practicality of our learning and by our military training. Today their numbers are greatly increased, they are socially well educated, and the pins of Greek organizations. There is hardly a part of the world that doesn't have a student ambassador in America today.
Here To Study Modern Methods
"In almost all American institutions of higher learning, there are young foreigners who have come to the US and taught or studied the day is not for off when more Americans will study abroad.
Study English Primarily
Study English Primarily
"What do these student ambassadors study, studying English. Other than that, they are studying almost every subject from scientifically raising alik worms to high finance in Wall street."
"Young Americans are thinking in terms of respect for Oriental beings when given evidence that the Oriental is capable of achievement.
"If you and I are as wise as young America," Mr. Hurry said, "we'll study geography to be world inhabitants, history to know the real thing about it," he said. "We wagon to a stat-go somewhere—learn something—go with a purpose
"We have been called upon to dicate our lives to adventure! We need to learn respect, appreciation, religion, friendship, devotion. This is a way to make sure that we are on the move and it must be able people keep step with it!"
Petitions for W.S.G.A.
Council Due Monday
Nominating petitions for W.S.G.A. council membership may be secured any time this week from the office of Miss Elizabeth Megan, advisor of women, and must be returned to that office by Monday noon. Marbeth
Before any nominating petition will be approved, it must be accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominee and nominated by the regular $1 fee.
Another requirement of the petitions is that the number of signatures must fall between the minimum and maximum number which varies accross the council. On the petitions representing nominations for the major council offices there must be from 25 to 35 signatures on each. Those representing class offices require from 15 to 25; for college representatives from 20 to 30; and for Fine representatives from 10 to 20 signatures.
The election will be held Thursday, March 11, in the rotunda of Central Administration building from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The W.S.G.A. will give teas on Tuesday and Wednesday of next March 9 and at 4:30 next Monday afternoon there will be a mass meeting of all University women in the Auditorium at which candidates will be面试。
ne Auditorium at which candidates for W.S.G.A. offices will be pre- At their meeting last night, the W.S.G.A. council voted to have their installation banquet and services on Tuesday evening, March 16.
MALONEY AGAIN WINNING ORATOR
William Zupanec, Second, and John Phillips, Third,
In Annual Junior-Senior Meet : one Man To Represent the University in the Missouri Valley Competition
Martin Maloney, c'37, won the annual Junior-Senior oratorical contest in Fraser theatre last night with his dramatic exhortation, "Let's Have Another War!" William Zupanec, c'37, took second place with his dissertation upon "Cows and Cars," and the eras they represent, and John Milton Phillips, c'37, annexed third prize money with a prophecy for "The Coming Law."
Fencers Plan Contest
Students Invited To Compete in Tournament Tuesday
Maloney, who had the distinction of entering four oratorical
The Fencing Club has participated in two tournaments this year. They defeated the Kansas City, Mo, MO, C.A.I., and six tie matches all with the Heart of America team from Kansas City, Mo. The club is now trying to schedule matches with other schools.
The tournament is for members of the Fencing Club, and all other students who wish to participate. Experienced fencers will be hard-capped. Members of the club will be the officials of the match.
Refreshments will be served to contestants at the close of the tournament.
An all-school fencing tournament,
sombered by the Fencing Club, will
be held Tuesday, March 9, at 8 a.m.
Plans for the tournament were made
at a special meeting of the club yesterday afternoon.
Postlethwaite, Lawrence Fusion and Barker To Speak
Students Will Discuss War Question in Forum
Four answers to the question, "I Have Only One Life—What Should I Do About War?" will be presented tomorrow at a breakfast plenary by four student speakers on a panel discussion sponsored by the free speech division of the M.S.C.-W.S.G.A. forums board. Kenneth Paillo徒弟,c38 officer of last year's Veterans of Future Wara, gives the answer which that committee was tasked with。但c38 executive secretary of the University Peace-Action Committee, who served last summer as a member of the Emergency Peace Campaign, will present the viewpoint of the so-called Christian parapet. Though he asks not to be called a representative of the R.O.T.C. and Summerfield scholar, will speak on the necessity of an "adequate" fighting force. Bill Fuson, gr. a member of the American Student Union executive committee and one of the four student speakers at last spring's peace mobilization, will show the necessity of economic development before peace can become permanent.
Since Barker, chairman of the free speech board, is speaking on the panel, Phil Raup, c38, a member of the board, will serve as chairman of the discussion. Drawings will determine the order of speaking, and each student will be viewed in a video on the question. Informal rebuttal from each of the speakers and questions and discussions from the floor will follow.
Three Students Hurt As Car Strikes Culvert
Three University students were cut and bruised when the car in which they were riding late yester day afternoon hit a slippery plate of the Court of the Courthouse, near the "haunted house" an slid into a culvert.
John Milton Phillips, c'77, and Mise Maume Elliott, assistant professor of the romance language department, were driving past at the time, and took Dorothy Netherton and Robert Lucy to the hospital Caswell remained with wrecked ear.
Dorothy Notherton, c4, driver of the car received a broken tooth and a severe bruise on her face. Robert Lacy, c2, was cut on the forehead, which required three stitches. Both were treated in Watkins Memorial Hospital, the other occupied the car, escaped injury.
contests last year and winning all of them, received $15 from Chairman E. C. Buchler at the close of the program, as his share of the prize money. Zupanec was awarded $10, and Phillips $5.
The many and varied hatreds which we foster toward other races and nations make war inevitable. Maloney went on to point out that ward healers who foster political hatred, crucading ministers who exert to false ideals of "patriotism," and exerting foreign nations against foreign nations, rather than capitalists and international bankers, as creators of war.
Zupuce Places Seconda
Picturing humourously but clearly the contrast between a cow with rugged ideas of individualism, and an automaton factory, as symbolic of two American but widely different historical eras, William Zupuce emphasized the necessity for different laws to govern economic and social conditions under the two situations.
Zupanec Places Second
with modesty, producing enough to make every person in the world comfortable and happy, we are confronted with the colossal paradox of millions starving while one per cent of our population receives one-fourth of our annual wealth. "The sheer building, the building, the building, symbol of wealth and comfort, even now falls on the slums of our great city," he stated.
"You know, and I know, that we are going to have a war sooner or later." Maloney contended. "Let's have done with hypocyton, and who will be responsible for the next war? DuPont, Morgan, the international banks? No! We, the common everyday citizens."
Phillips Favors New Laws
Phillips Favors New Laws
The fault with our modern constitution and consequent set of laws lies not in what we have, but in the law we do not have, according to John Sturgeon, the third with his speech. "The Coming Laws"
He advocated new laws to supplement the present ones, laws which will cover prices, wages, production, and standards of living.
Other contestants were Leighton Fossey, c'mel, who spoke on the subject, "Shoot to Kill"; Edward Barnett, c'mel, who considered the automobile as "The Great Benefactor of modern civilization; Donald Voerheuvel, c'mel, who considered diplomacy—Latest Model; Bob Thorpe, c37, who criticized "The Nine Old Men", and Nelson Sullivan, c'mel, who considered "The Press On Trial". Judges were Harold Ingham, director of the extension division; C. B. Holes, local business man; John E. Hankins, local business man; John E. Hankins, of the department of English; and John H. Nelson, assistant dean of the College.
Because both Maloney and Zapauer have formerly won the Missouri Valley oratorical content. Failures in this context will University at that context this year.
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
The Sigma Chi's came forth with something new in the line of party invitations during the noon hour yesterday. They proceeded to invade senior house girls they couldn't eat, but they made amends by passing out a card on which was a list of names of host invited to their annual masked party. At the Gamma Phi house the girls thought it was a "hold up" and
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