Wednesday. April 23. 1958 University Daily Kansan
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Business Day At One Time Wasn't Much Of A Holiday
At one time there was only an election of officers and the publication of the paper of the School of Business to celebrate Business Day. That was in 1942 when the annual baseball game between faculty and students and the banquet were cancelled. Students were not excused from classes either.
"Straw hat" day, when juniors and seniors in the School of Business wore straw hats and bow ties was also cancelled because of a shortage of straw hats. That was an observance of business day. Other events were cancelled because of the speed-up program in the school that year.
The next five years the whole program was discontinued because of the war and was not resumed until 1947.
When the day started again in 1947 there were only three straw hats and only a sprinkling of bow
ties to be seen. A dance and picnic was held at the pavilion west of Potter Lake that year and things were back in full swing.
With this exception, Business Day has been observed every year since 1925 when the celebration was first begun.
The purpose of that first observance was to "put forward the newest school of the University, to let other students know that the School of Business exists, and to encourage a spirit of better relations between the students and the faculty."
Since then there has been an annual student-faculty baseball game, a banquet and election of officers.
An election in 1938 turned out to be the biggest event of the day and conflicted with some other activities of the day.
It started out when members of the Commerce party protested the election and wanted it to be ruled invalid because the opposition, the Coalition party, had paid a membership fee for some indifferent
members to boost its vote total. At this time a poll tax of 25c was a prerequisite for voting.
All interest was focused on what Dean F. T. Stockton would say about the election at the banquet that night and immediately there was a run on banquet tickets.
The dean announced at the banquet that the election was invalidated and that the election would be held the following week. The students voted the poll tax out after that.
This year on Business Day, May 7, there will be the annual baseball game and banquet along with a convocation and faculty question and answer session.
Snakes and bugs, what most people try to avoid on an outing, were sought out in two states during the weekend by five University students.
Bugs, Snakes Sought On Ozark Outing
The University will begin an 8-week Summer Theatre this season that will provide a summer stock atmosphere for 20 students and produce six plays.
The five, undergraduate enthusiasts in entomology and zoology, left campus Friday for an unofficial field trip to the Ozark area of Missouri and Arkansas. They collected insect and reptile specimens.
To Produce 6 Plays In Summer Theater
Led by William L. Peters, entomology freshman, the group includes Edward F. Wettig, Leavenworth junior; Stanley W. McKean, Jr., Leavenworth freshman; Dale L Hoyt, Mission freshman, and Gary M. Elting, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore.
The director will be Lewin Goff, associate professor of speech and drama and director of the University Theatre.
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Winners of the contest were Joe Sheldon, Lawrence senior, and his wife, Peggy. They completed the prescribed 1 hour, 50 minute course in 1 hour, $48 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes. They drove a 1956 Porsche.
Second place was won by Kenneth Gates, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, and Ron Higgins, Dallas, Tex. senior, in a 1951 Chevrolet.
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The session will be held June 8-Aug.2 with classes and productions using the new facilities of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
James Masson, Bethel freshman and rallymaster, said participants in the event had to pick up various information along the route, cruise at several average speeds, besides following written directions to the letter.
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The rally covered a 56-mile course, beginning north of Allen Field House, running north through McLouth and Springdale, and ending at Lake Tonganoxie, where a picnic was held.
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The group camped out during the field trip and returned to the campus Sunday.
Eighteen automobiles took part in a rally held by the KU Sports Car Club Saturday afternoon.
"We have applicants for auditions from as far away as Louisiana and Massachusetts." Prof. Goff said, "and we would like to have more."
18 Sports Cars Entered In Rally
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The first audition will be Saturday in University Theatre. Two other sessions will be held May 3 and May 10. The group will be limited to 20 persons.
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Four major and two experimental productions are planned with performances on 12 nights. The major productions will be plays such as "The Petrified Forest" and "The Diary of Anne Frank."
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All classes and production will be directed by regular KU staff personnel. They will be Jack Brooking, assistant professor of speech, managing director of the summer camp; Gordon Beek, instructor of speech, assistant director; Virgil Godfrey, assistant professor of speech, scene designer; and Herbert Camburn, instructor of speech, costume designer.
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