First Midshipmen Join Pershing Rifle Ranks
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Pershing Rifle pledges, including 38 Army ROTC cadets and 5 Navy midshipmen, will be initiated in a formal ceremony at 7:30 p.m. today in 306 Student Union.
The five Navy midshipmen will be the first to be initiated into the fraternity at the University. Plans are being made to include Air Force cadets in the fraternity, also.
Pledges to be initiated are Henry Calvin Asbell, Kansas City, Mo.; William F. Cronin, Kirkwood, Mo.; Robert H. Davis, Leavenworth; Lawrence L. Dieker, Westphalia; David L. Durfeen, Leavenworth; James Harry Gallant, Wichita; Con M. Henderson, Stanberry, Mo.; Walter L. Hocker, Courtland; Alfred L. Kaufman, St. Francis; Jerry B. Kirsch, Leavenworth; George E. McClintock, Topeka; Allen Larry McCue, Moscow; Billy G. Milbourne, Leavenworth; Merle J. Miller, Tulsa, Okla.; James W. Moore, Lawrence; Harlan G. Moreland, Wichita; Robert A. Nebrig, Leavenworth; Gunnard A. Nelson, Overland Park.
Col. Ralph J. Hanchin, professor of military science, and Maj. Delbert L. Townsend, associate professor of Military Science, will be honor initiates. Col. Hanchin will give a short talk welcoming the cadets and midshipmen into the fraternity.
The 43 cadets and midshipmen have been pledges since early fall. They have been drilling one to two hours a week, besides their regular drill period and have received additional instruction in military courtesy.
Robert J. Nickel, Kansas City, Mo.; John B. Nowlin,洛恩; Joseph Pugliies, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Edward F. Reilly, Leavenworth; Roy E. Roberts, Independence, Mo.; Larry W. Robinson, Peabody; Avrom A. Rosen, Kansas City, Mo.; Don R. Schuyler, Great Bend; James David Smarsh, Wichita; Lawrence J. Sisson, Great Bend; Forest K. Walker, Mission; John E. Wheat, Kansas City, Mo.; Frank A. Williams, Olathe; D. L. Williamson, Independence, Mo.; Gary L. Zarybnicky, Oketo, and Henry James Zoyelle, Mission. All are freshmen in Army ROTC.
Stephen C. Jenkins, Topica sophomore, and Thomas J. Kennedy, St. Joseph, Mo., sophomore, both in Army ROTC.
Navy midshipmen are Ariott B. Camp, Shawnee; Ralph L. Chappell, Lyons; Kenneth M. Kreutziger, Wichita, and James M. McKean, Phoenix, Ariz. All are freshmen Henry C. Jeffries, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore.
Jeanette Cass, associate professor of music theory, will attend the National Biennial Convention of the Music Teachers National Assn. Feb. 10-13 in Chicago.
Cass To Attend Chicago Meeting
Miss Cass is national adviser of student affairs in the MTNA and is a member of its national executive committee. She will take part in a discussion Feb. 12 on a cooperative plan for student membership in the MTNA. On Feb. 13 she will serve as chairman of a sectional meeting on the subject, "Student Membership in the Private Studios."
Art Of Aztecs On Exhibit
The Museum of Art has organized an exhibition, "Art of the Aztec Empire," dealing with those cultures under the rule of the Aztecs, the Mexican culture conquered by Cortez in the 16th century.
The works, ranging from the pre-Christian era to the 16th century, are loans from institutions in New York, California, Oregon, etc. Also included in the exhibit are several gifts to the museum, given by Mr. Charles Collingwood of New York.
An illustrated catalogue of the exhibition, on display in the basement of the museum until March 31, is available.
The University Museum of Art has received a drawing by the English artist-poet William Blake which is a part of a collection of drawings, prints and books by Blake, left to KU by the late Sylvester A. Long of Wichita.
The drawing, a pencil sketch, is of "Corinna, the Theban," one of the so-called "Visionary Heads." Blake is said to have done these drawings from visions in which famous personalities of the past appeared. He drew their portarits as he saw them.
'Vision' Drawing Is Museum Exhibit
Organ Concert To Be Given Sunday
The Blake drawing is being displayed in the main gallery of the museum with other recent gifts and acquisitions.
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An organ concert will be presented by Guy Criss Simpson, associate professor of organ and theory, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch Auditorium.
"Concerto No. 5" by Telemann will be the first selection. Mr. Simpson will also play "Soeur Monique" by Couperin". Variations on a Chorale by Walther, "Chorale Prelude", "Come Savior of the Gentiles" and "Prelude and Fugue in G" by Bach; "Chorale in B Minor" by Franck; "Scherzo-Fugue on B-A-C-H" by Schumann; "Pavane" from Rhythmic Suite by Elmore; "Berceuse" from Suite Britonne by Dupure and "Finale" from Second Symphony by E. S. Barnes.
New K-Club officers have been elected. They are Wally Strauch, Elmhurst, Ill., president; Ron Wiley, Kansas City, Kan., vice-president; Jonn Cieland, Topeka, secretary, and Jerry McNeal, Wavzata, Minn., treasurer. All are juniors.
K-Club Elects New Officers
The Pacific, largest of all oceans, was the first to be spanned by commercial aircraft. The historic flight was made by Captain Eddie Musick, first chief pilot of Pan American Airways, in November, 1953.
Competition came from all parts of Kansas, along with servicemen from Ft. Riley, Kan. and Ft. Leonard Wood. Mo.
Six Army ROTC students have received the medals they won at the eastern Kansas Gallery Championship Matches in Manhattan Jan. 12 and 13.
Tompkins won 2 first place, 4 second place and 2 third place medals, and Keith won first and third place medals. Conrad placed first in one match and Riekenberg placed third in one match.
Tompkins was classified expert; Conrad, Riekenberg, and Strong, sharpshooters, and Keith and Williams, marksmen.
Cadets who participated in the shooting match were: Middleton Tompkins, Long Beach, Cal., freshman; Omar G. Conrad, Overland Park junior; Warren G. Riekenberg, Topeka junior; Ronald D. Strong, Abilene freshman; Gene R. Keith, Morland freshman, and Frank A. Williams, Olathe freshman.
Medals are now on display on the top floor of the Military Science building.
AROTC Shooters Win Medals
Student To Tell KU-Y Of World Tour
John Irby Hughes, Lawrence senior, will speak on his trip around the world at the all member meeting of the KU-Y at 7:30 p.m. today. The Last Lecture series speech to be given by Frank C. Nelick, assistant professor of English, has been postponed to a later date.
Five classes of wheat are grown in the United States: hard red spring, soft red winter, hard red winter, durum and white.
Records for your Valentine-Kay Braden, Hutchinson senior, and Jack Mull, Lawrence senior, look at Bill Doggett's album, "As You Desire Me" at the Disc Den. Select your valentine's favorite records and albums from the large collection at the Disc Den in Rowlands Book Store. (Paid Adv.)
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