UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXIII
--on the SHIN
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936
By BUD EVANS. '36
Here's Some Leap Year Rules
For You Gearls, . . . Poole See
His Duty and Do It . . . Dorothy
Dix Trees. . .
It's leap year, and Gene Lloyd is to capitalize on it by throwing a ratatac for the gals (for the gals to pay). There's no stepping him, so we'll have to make the best of it—and then we still have nothing!
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Now girl*…don't be bachelor. You've gota co-operate, and make this Leap Year variety a huge success. Wayne's the window for that one—so the stage is set. Its only gonna cost you six bits, and you can singer from 9 until 12. Get your date now while the odds are against it—and that's giving you the best of it!
Of course, there are rules to be followed—as usual—and here are a few of them:
(1) Get your date (phone) or stray it or stay home—or go to the city—and spend the evening by opening a can of crushed pineapple, and then putting the game in again (like game)—or take a walk (this can go on for forever—we hope not).
(2) Get your date (car).
(3) Dance ankle, and then treat him to either a coke, a bottle of beer (32), a sandwich, a dish of Post Toasties, or in fact, most anything.
(5) Let him dance (?) on your feet now and then—just for a change.
(4) Keep your hair out of his mouth —remember, this is his "day."
(6) **Don't be afraid to "cut" even though you do get "stuck" with a poor foever. It happens to the greets with us. You would have to put up with it that time.**
(7) Let the fella use the worm out "don't give a damn" attitude and.
"don't give a damn, attitudes, and
not being nice," but if you do, please don't murmur that you must be the second happiest person in the world! Give the glove a break—makes him suffer this and other
injuries—or something.
(9) Have a good time, and be in early
Smeea the Gamma Phi's were giving a meal not long ago for their relatives. Hear they called up J. I. Poole, he being a brother of dear of Gamma Phi, and asked him if he would honor them with his presence--you know—that he was a kind person, sorry girls; but I've not a date with my fiancee." Such loyalty, or something, and you can imagine how awful the Gamma Phi must have felt!
What will the Kappa do? need well? We don't know either. Found one who recently joins in from New Mexico or created-or is it the Oldmobile, June?
Group Honors University
Did you know that Paul Treeens is now tagged as "Mr. Dorothy Dist"? Every afternoon Paul can be found in the Library giving advice to the helpless students with their homework etc., etc. Are you speaking from experience, Dorothy, or is it just sympathy?
A luncheon honoring Kansas University was given yesterday by Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Paul B. Pierce, the chair of Arts and Sciences, was the luncheon speaker on the subject, "Inspect Friends and Foes." A delegation from the Law Enforcement Agency was also present.
Dean Paul B. Lawson Speaks at Chamber of Commerce Meeting
The University men's quartet composed of Ross Robertson, Maryville Claude Burton, Cameton, Mo; Ray Finley, Iola; and Marvin Wright, Wichita; was on the program. The quartet was composed of Miss Rhea Wagner, Wichita.
Dean Lawson was accompanied to Kansas City by Prof. Raymond H. Raymond, the associate dean of the university's biology; and Fred Ellsworth, alumni association secretary. The members of the Chamber of Commerce who attended the meeting were John Brandon, and Wayne McHedrick.
Engineers Meet Tonight
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers will hold a meeting at 7:30 this evening in Marvin auditorium. Professor Frazier will give an illustrated lecture on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NUMBER 103
Admiral Byrd Tells Of His Adventures In Little America
ntrepid Explorer Show:
Pictures of Antarctic
Life to Large
Audience
Illustrating his talk with motion pictures that graphically portrayed the adventures and hardships of his second antarctic expedition, Rear Admiral Sir Jeffrey Adcock, straightforward, 'yet interesting interest story of his experiences at the "bottom of the world." Wearing the full dress uniform of the United States Navy, the explorer appeared erect and stardy as he addressed a lecture on Antarctica University auditorium. "The antarctic region, with its ice age, offers the most fertile field now open to scientists," Rear Admiral Byrd said. However, in his career, he stressed the adventurous aspect of the scientific aspects of the expedition.
Gave Running Account of Exploits
With the aid of his motion pictures
Byrd gave a running account of his
efforts in the Antarctic. On October
4, 1967, he led six score men, Jacob Ruppert and the Bear of Oakland with six score men, four airplanes, six tractors and 150 dogs. They arrived at Little America, Admiral Bryde's base established on his first expedition and began operations began immediately.
Fighting severe weather, the party "dug in" and prepared for their exploration activities. Admiral Byrd and Captain English, using boats and airplanes, identified a vast area covering 200,000 square miles of hitherto unexplored land and ice floe within the Antarctic circle.
Gathered Scientific Data
Establishing an inland base, thearty gathered scientific data regarding the weather, glaciation, and coal resources. They also redired the hitherto unknown fact that *natureta* is one continent. Other geological and biological material was also made available to science.
Humor and human interest were added by camera studies of the action of penguins, a bird native to the vole habitat, in dogs, geese and cattle taken on the expedition.
The explorer also told how the general expedition was conducted, described the daily programs of the various exploring units, and pictured graphically the life of the men in Little America.
Swimming Meet At Lincoln
oach Alphin Takes 10 Kansans 14
Nebraska by Motor Car
Couch Herbert Alphin will take a group of 10 University of Kansas swimmers to Lincoln for a return meet on Friday afternoon. The party will leave at 8:30 p.m. the next day. Lincoln this evening. They will go by motor car, Coach Alphin taking one and Bailen Thomas, freshman breast stroke swimmer from Leavenworth, the other.
William Waggoner, Wagener, Okla.
William Kester, Lawrence; Ralph Pulp
Santana; Santana Brandt, Topeka
Clyde Nichols, Kansas City; Mo,
Robert LaShelle, Junction City; Max Elas,
Lawrence; Paul Fisher, Dean
Tiller, Topeka; B. F. Humphrey,
Lawrence; and Bill Tholen.
Dean G. C. Shaad, of the School of Engineering and Architecture, will address the group and Zoonimir Kuester construction of the Fort Peck dam.
The regular meeting of the Junior American Society of Mechanical Engineering is to be held March 3 in building in Kansas City, Missouri.
DEAN SHAAD AND KVATERNIK WILL ADDRESS ENGINEERS
Dr. Dietrich Zwicker will speak on "German and World Affairs", at a regular meeting of the World Affairs Association in Washington, at 4:30 o'clock in Honey Hill Dr. Zwicker, whose home is in Berlin Germany, is an exchange scholar, and is an authority on the position of his country in international events and relationships.
Zwicker Speaks Today
Miss Estella Engle, secretary to Dean Swarthout in the Fine Arts office, returned to work yesterday. She was called to her home in Abilene last Thursday because of the death of her mother.
Miss Engle Returns
Debaters To Meet Texas
Field and Zupanec Will Speak Here Friday Night
Kansas University's debate team will meet Texas University's next Friday night at 8 o'clock, in the Little Theater of Green hall on the question, 'Resolved, that congress should have the power, by a two-thirds majority vote, to override decisions of the supreme court declaring laws passed by conference committee. The Kansas university team, composed of Lyman Field, e36, and William Zupana, e36, will take the affirmative side of the question.
The negative side of the question will be upheld by Chris Dixie and Robert Tharp, who are beginning a tour of 15 colleges and universities throughout Michigan. They will meet Kansas State College tonight and arrive here Friday.
According to E. C. Buehler, coach of the debate squad, Texas is the oldest and most formidable rival of Kansas.
Gov. Harold G. Hoffmann Questions Old Testimony
Defense Counsel Charges
Perjury Against Key
Witness
New York, Feb. 26 – (UP) -Governor Harold G. Hoffman renewed his attack tonight on the credibility of Millar Riddle, who is largely responsible for Bruno Richard Hauptmann being extricated from New York and put on trial in New Jersey for the murder of the Littledubby baby, who was later tried. He might made public part of the secret interview he held with Whistle last Saturday. Defense counsel at Trenton swore to a complaint charging perjury during the trial as a challenge to the legality of the hearings.
Meanwhile, Hoffman's next move will be to accuse police of "framing" the ladder found in the mud under the nursery window.
Hoffman insisted that excerpts from his interview with Whitehart out his hand, and he said he was from New Jersey who said he saw Hauptmann near the Lindbergh home prior to the kidnapping received money from state police to give such test-
In addition the governor contended Whited was promised part of the $25.,000 reward which New Jersey offered to the Lindsberg conviction of the Lindbergh kidnap
Until tonight none of the persons present at the Whited interview would have been in attendance. Besides Hoffman, the conference was attended by C. Lloyd Fisher, chief of the defense counsel and Prosecutor for M. Haack of Hunterdon County.
Former Student Recovering
Marc McPhesters, former University
recovering is recovering from a recent
appendicitis attack at the Lawrence Memorial hospital.
Former Student Recovering
"The radio has enabled us to do 10 times more. It is a wonderful thing for us," stated Byrd, and added humorously, "the only trouble with it is the
Rear Admiral Byrd and his wife shipped in unannounced early yesterday morning and made the Hotel Eldridge their headquarters. At 11:30 the Admiral granted a group interview to all reporters. The quiet spoken hero talked modestly of his adventures. Hair turning grey, not quite six feet in height, well built, the Admiral gives the impression of force.
Robertson Lays Blame At Pachacamacs' Door
Kear Admiral Byrd Considers Lecturing To Be More Strentuous than Exploring
"Every man in the society had been notified of the meeting at which a president was to be elected, and when the election was over all those present accepted the result.
ROSS ROBERTSON'S STATEMENT
Miss Ice Johnson, professor of journalism at Baker University, and a group of twelve students of the journalism department were guests on the K.U. campus. They attended the Byrd lecture last night. While in Lawrence, the group visited the office of the Jayhawker magazine, attended the management of the publication.
"The incident is certainly a regretful one; PSGL members, however will continue their efforts to make the society truly an honor society. Ceramic students must continue to attain that end." Ross Robertson, co-president, The EWG Society.
"We do not realize that there is an Ice Age existing today," asserted Admiral Bindy. "We think of an Ice Age that existed 100 years ago, yet today there are hundreds of square miles that were once fertile and green now covered with ice. Enough coal was found in Antarctica to supply the world, proving that there was a past ice age of fossilized tree trunks in places 2,500 miles from growing grass. The chances are 10 to 1 that this ice cap is receding. Perhaps there will someday be four or million square miles of fertile land, larger than the United States and Mexico."
He started on this lecture tour September 28 and has been all over the country in a day. He came here from Oklahoma City and plans next to go to Bartlesville. "It is more strenuous than an expedition," says Byrd of their "troup."
Dr. Orr to Speak to Phi Sigma
Dr. Thomas G. Orr, professor of surgery at the University School of Medicine, will speak about Phi Sigma, honorary biology fraternity, to tomorrow evening, at 7:30 p.m. in 206 snow hall. His subject will be, "The Development of Anaesthesia." Dr. Orr will show motion pictures illustrating the first either anaesthetic given. The public is invited to attend.
"Throughout the year PSGL members of the society have made a sincere effort to make the Owl society a real 'honor' society. Being in the publicity which would inevitably result from such a move on the part of the Pachacamac group, we used the only means in our power to keep them from carrying out their purpose. A rescue team and the dual presidency was evolved.
Members of Two Factions Agree That Intrusion of Petty Politics Was Unfortunate; Constitutional Requirements of Two-thirds Majority to Elect Causes Further Dispute
Dr. Orr to Speak to Phi Sigma
"When, just before the three newly-elected members were to be initiated, the question was raised as to the constitutionality of the previous election, the PSGL members of the society replied that the rule requiring a two-thirds vote for an electorate been enforced and that the raising of such a question was done purely because of petty political reasons. Despite the earnest appeal on the part of PSGL members to members of the Pachacamac party that such a step would undo any reforms that had been accomplished in the society this year, they went ahead with their demands for a new presidential election in order to mighty elect someone from their party.
Baker Journalism Students Here
it makes it possible for me to give talks."
Byrd also spoke of the difficulty of combating loneliness. For five months he lived in a but 125 miles south of Chicago, where he was the darkness of the Polar night, the darkness and the lack of any living thing, plant or animal added to the difficulty. Byrd had a great deal of work and a photograph to keep his mind occupied. "My wife and I spent all our time alteration of the infinite diversions of our life here. The sun rising and setting, the movement of trees and animals, the conduits with people, the innumerable things we all have to do because this life one of infinite diversions."
Byrd spoke little of the life of his men. "Their health was better after they became accustomed to the intense cold than it is here. They gained an average of 20 pounds and never arrested cold-characteristic of the ice lumps, or frozen from lungs but we guarded against this as much as possible."
Admiral Byrd was still suffering results from inhaling carbon monoxide which filled his but because of a de-formation his pages to be fully recovered in a year.
"Our discoveries are of definite practical value," stated by Beyt. He spoke of the discovery that an am not on the shelf yet", is all he said. "It will take two years to arrange the data of our explorations, all of which would involve 12 books of scientific information."
Ross Robertson, co-president of the Owl society, last night placed the responsibility for the recent break in the society's ranks at the door of the Pachacamac ranks of the group, in their efforts to introduce politics into the organization.
Robertson, whose election as president of the society was declared unconstitutional because he lacked the two-thirds majority required by the constitution, charged that "the raising of political extremism is purely because of petty political reasons."
John M. Phillips, the other co-president of the society, refused to make a statement clarifying his party's viewpoint on the affair.
Members of the junior men's honorary society, non-political organization which was forced by a political deadlock to elect two presidents, yesterday were unable to agree upon the circum- circumference about thought as this paradoxical situation.
Disagree on Constitution Violations
Disagree on Constitution Violations
on the Pachacutec political
party which is supported by
hess elected the lion's sympathies of
the society's officers, were generally agreed that past elections have been decided by the
majority required by the constitution.
PSGL members were equally agreed that this rule has previously been disregarded, a bare majority being surrendered. The vice-president was declared unconstitutional on a technicality which previously had not been observed. They point out that last spring, with Pachacamacs holding office, the president of the society's membership, the four principal offices—president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer—were filled by Pachacamacs, while the office holder was donated to a PSGL member.
Members of the two factions were agreed upon one point that the intrusion of petty politics in the election was an unfortunate circumstance, and a blow to the avowed ideals of the society.
Society Has Purchased Gowns
As a matter of fact, they stated,
the reason for the Owl society's relative
interest in the Gowns is to perform the duty it has set for itself—to lend its prestige to worthy movements on the campus which need stimuli—lies in the fact that so many of these movements were tainted with the fashion and the importance that the group has taken this year is the purchase of gowns to be worn by members at meetings. A large part of the meetings have been spent in these activities either or not these gowns should be worn to the various activities on the Hill.
The Owl society was organized in 1914 as an organization of junior men with highest scholastic ratings. For several years it published the Sour Owl, University humor magazine, but a few years later it switched to Chi. Professional journalism fraternity. For years the membership in the group had been dictated by political considerations. Following a series of articles in the Daily Kansan revealing this situation, the society last spring elected a score of members with a scholarly record of 218 grade points, in which the number of parties were fairly well represented.
FACULTY AWARDS DEGREES TO ENGINEERING STUDENTS
At a meeting of the faculty members of the School of Engineering and Architecture held this week, the following persons were voted degrees (1) Herman Cohen, chemical; Charles H. Cowell, architectural; Charles Edmundson, electrical; Guido Fengogli, electrical; Bob Leon Flint, mechanical; Joseph T. Knope, chemical; Robert M. Lingo, civil; Shiruo Matsumoto, architectural; Michael W. Guy C. Omer, electrical; Louis S. Porsins, mining; Robert Charles Rhodes, chemical; Policisimo Solidarios, civil (bachelor of science, 5 years); Levi Tauri,机械；Edward M. Tucker, engineering；Ewald, electrical; Dick Wullf, architecture.
Raines To Work for State
Stalin Is Shot (?]
Raises for State
James L. Raines, fs, of Perry has obtained a position in the State Banking department at Topeka.
London, Feb. 26—Rumners that Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator, has been shot in the head were rife in Stockholm today, dispatches from Daily Telegraph correspondents said.
Speculation arose as to why Professor Olz Crona, eminent brain specialist, was hurrying to Moscow to perform a "big brain operation." The patient was unknown but the unconfirmed report said it was Stalin or another high Soviet official, wounded in the head.
The surgeon left here Tuesday night by express train for Moscow and later took an airplane back to Paris, where she was due there Wednesday night.
Confession Brings Long Term to Baldwin Youth
King Admits Starting Fire That Caused Death of Two Women
The conviction brought to a close more than a month of investigation by county officers and the fire state marshal, who were arrested and detained the home in Baldwin and took the lives of Mrs. Grace Haasm, mother-in-law, and her mother, Mrs. Sarah Kline, 71, King, his wife and mother, escaped from the burning building.
Elden King, 22-year-old Baldwin youth, was sentenced yesterday to 50 years in the Kansas state penitentiary on a charge of second degree murder. The sentence was given by Judge Hugh Brown in the Douglas county district court.
King signed a written confession Tuesday night, after ten hours of grilling by officers, admitting he had set fire to his home and lecturing $1,100 insurance he carried on personal property, but denying he intended to kill the two women. He stated he thought surely they would die in a fire, he was asleep in a ground floor room.
In passing the sentence Judge Means said that he was not convinced as to whether the defendant "had a conscience or any human decency," but that it was his purpose to deliver a lecture to the youth from the bench. He was sentenced by Sherif Fred Vogler, accompanied by Deputies Jude Anderson and C. W. Gates, left with King for Lansing to commit him to the penitentiary.
Sour Owl To Appear Friday
Leap Year to Be Feature of Campus Humor Magazine
Taking advantage of a quadrennial opportunity, the Sour Owl will present its Leap Year issue on the campus to tomorrow morning according to Joe Pryor, editor. Several interesting and engaging articles will be included in his humor magazine, which will make its first appearance since before Christmas. Bette Wasson discusses the eccentricities of Leap Year in a featured article entitled "Reversals Reversed." A satirical discourse on world affairs is presented by John Malone in "Yea War, Yea Peace." A new department called 'Nobody' will also be introduced in addition to the usual departments, sketches and jokes.
Contest fans will have their opportunity in a new competition sponsored by the Lafaye Co. which will award a box of assorted mints to the student editor, the best joke to the Sour Owl editor, who will judge the contributions.
The cover design is reported to picture a typical Joe College surrounded by a bevy of beautiful coeds. The price will be 15 cents.
Former Student Visits Campus Cecil Ecll, '31, was a visitor on the campus Tuesday morning. Engle has a civil service position as an agent for the United States Bureau of Internal Revenue, with offices in Near, NJ.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Friday, Feb. 28
Fireside Forum, Congregational church, 12.
Christian Church Young People's Society, Myers hall, 12. Sigma Nu. Eldridge, 12.
Saturday, Feb. 29
Leap Year Varsity, Memorial Union, 12.
ELIZABETH MEGUARI,
Advisor of Women.
For the Joint Committee
on Student Affairs.
(Limited Date)
ARMY AND NAVY MOVE ON TOKIO TO AID EMPEROR
on Student Affairs.
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Bloody Uprising by Young Military Radicals Causes Death of Premium Okada and Other Officials
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
(Copyright 1936, by United Press)
Leading Tokio Newspapers Suspend Publication As Plants Are Attacked
Admiral Suzuki, Grand Chamberlain was wounded seriously.
Finance Minister Korekiyo Takashai was wounded. Private advices report he was killed.
New York, Feb. 26.—(UF)—Army and Navy forces converged on Tokio Thursday morning to reinforce Emperor Hirohito's control after;
A bloody uprising by young military extremists who assassinated Premier Keisuke Okada, Lord Sato, lord of the private seal, and General Jutaru Watamabe, Inspector General of military education.
Troops of the imperial bodyguard aided the Empower in regaining control after reinforcements sped from the garrison to Tokyo and while the men trained their guns on Tokio, Yokohama Kobe, and Osaka.
Citizens Resume Business With the political situation confused, troops controlled Tokyo's streets. Generals promised a commander guard, promoted public service, private property, and ordered citizens to resume normal business activity. Fumio Goto, former home minister, accepted appointment as acting premier but resigned shortly afterwards with members of Premier Okada's cabinet.
During the chaos of Wednesday the Bank of Japan suspended operations. Tokio and Osaka stock and commodity prices would reopen Thursday, they would reopen Thursday.
Drastic censorship imposed when ex-strickenists struck early Wednesday later lapsed sufficiently to permit transmissions of the attacks. Tokio remained under martial law although the home office announced the city was quiet and that no further violence had occurred.
Newspapers Suspend Publication
Leading Tokio newspapers suspended publication Wednesday. Extremists attacked the plant of the newspaper by spraying it with toxic. They were inflamed by the newspaper's Liberal tendency.
Foreign reports that the Emperor was a virtual prisoner in his moustache, and he had no friends were discredited. It was emphasized that the uprising was definitively proclaimed.
There was no foundation for foreign reports that the Soviet Ambassador to Takin had been assassinated.
Explaining their resort to violence, the Extremists proclaimed that victims of their attacks were joining in policies "damaging to national interests."
Statesmen Study Events
Statesmen at Geneva Moscow, and elsewhere studied carefully events in Tokyo with an eye to their possible repercussions in the inter- international relations of nations.
Chinese statesmen feared demonstration of strength by military Extremists bode no good for future of Japanese self-defense. Control was wrestled from the hot-headed Extremists by wiser and more experienced army officers and soldiers. Emperor Hirichiro played a leading role in leading the defenders. He summoned advisers to his palace to discuss the crisis. Subsequently, he met with the privy council.
New York Feb. 26 - (UP)—The Japanese conulate here on Tuesday late today that five government leaders had been assassinated in Tokio by military Extremists, according to callegrams from the Japanese capital.
No Influenza Cases Here
Although an alarming influenza epidemic, the worst since World War days, has appeared at the University of Missouri, no cases have been reported at Dr. Ralph L. Canutesk, director of Wakimin Memorial hospital.
Professor Sterling Recovers
Prof. M. W. Sterling, of the department of Greek, who has been meeting his classes at home the last two weeks, has been back in Fraser hall yesterday.
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