Dr. Johns Named For Committee Dr. R. L. Johns, professor of School Administration, University of Florida, has been named by Dr. John W. Studebaker, U. S. Com- missioner of Education, to serve on a committee composed of na- tionally-known educators who are scheduled to analyze federal aid bills for education at a meeting in Washington, D. C., Sept. 30O. The committee during its five-day session w"ll also study the possible effects of certain proposed reorganization proce- dures on education and public welfare. This research is being conducted by the "Study Com- mission of the- National Council of Chief State School Offices" in cooperation with the U. S. Of- fice of Education. Dr. Johns returned to Florida -recently from Athens, Ga., where as consultant on educational fi- nance, he assisted the Georgia- Educationial Panel in making a state-ikide survey of public educa- tion in the state of Georgia. "Tdke it easy, notw-remember whose side you're on!" Ticket Sales Explained By Stanley Morty Freedman U I U Ii .Editor-in-Chief, Florida .Alligator. f In response to the misunderstanding about the status of date et For nion tickets I should like to-set-dowu -the facts by way of interpretation. When this matter came up-I .felt that it involved not only the committee but was a matter of policy sufficiently significant to By Leo Oslieroff necessitate action by the entire committee on athletics.- This com- The. first tournament to be pre- 'mittee as you know is composed of alumni members, faculty members sented by the Florida Union En- and student representatives. The meeting was called and advance tertainment Committee will he notice given. Much to my regret the student representatives were bridge to begin about Oct. 9, Ab- not present. Fortunately I had previously asked you to attend in hey Fink committee chairman, behalf of the students. announced today. All who wish The matter was put on the table for discussion and the Depart- *to enter must leave their name ment of Intercollegiate athletics concurred in every recommendation and address at the Florida Union made. Since this and all student matters are done through repre- tournament ewil be a mixed af- senation I anticipated that this agreement openly arrived at was fair for both men and women. in keeping with our democratic tradition. Fink said that the purpose of 'It has been practically impossible to know how many seats to the committee will be to bring set aside-for students because estimates have varied from 4,500 toI to the students a well rounded 9,500. On the basis of past records and present estimates we have program in competitive events. set aside 5,000 seats for students and dates. These will include tournaments in There are 17,332 seats in the stadium proper, the rest are end bridge, photography, billiards, zone and field seats. Now it seems only fair that the general public chess, and many other contests, get seats as well as the studerits-because among other things they including an exhibition in bil- pay $3.60 and $4.80 for their seats. We must give consideration to liards and photography to be this phase of the set up because as you know football carries the presented at the Florida Union. other sports. There are general admission seats available in the end Prizes will be awarded to those zones at rcdu. ed rates Obviously it is as impossible to reserve seats winning the individual events. Any 'r, th-e -tujdlnit :-ection as it is to know how many students will come students having suggestions as to or .the number who will bring dates. Those bringing dates would the functioning of the committee approve the idea but what about the bona fide student who couldn't and to the type of tournaments to get into the student section because of an unlocked for preponder- be held should leave them at the ance of dates? :- Florida' Union desk. ' The whole matter repeats itself in the matter of alumni, former, The following have been ap- athletes, prominent people, etc., who cannot have the accustomed pointed to the committee: Rob- facilities cert Brooks, Ken Mayse, Lefferts There simply isn't space to satisfy everyone-this is a national -Mabie, E. B. Wilsie, Marshall problem made more acute by our terribly small existing stadia. We Nirenberg, and William Rose. will provide for students at all costs, we are prepared to entertain. There will be a meeting of the discussion on student matters which we have adopted and carried committee on Monday, Sept. 30, out- as a set policy. at 5:00 p.m. All members are If the students are willing to cooperate and realize that we can urged to be present. only .,fti-fv the majorities -until facilities catch up with demands itc will make our problem easier of solution. D We have moved forward a long way in eight months and will Dr. Foote Recieves continue. The sympathetic support of the students will be most Lascoff r welcome. La.SCOff Award Dennis K. Stanley, Dean, College of For Pharmacy Physical Education,. Health, r arma and Athletics. Dr. Perry A. Foote, director of the School of Pharmacy at the TUniversity of Florida, has receiv- Free FOOtball Shows To ed the J. Leon Lascoff Award from the American College of pe At The FlordaOct.merican Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation, which held its annual According to an announcement by Ed Roberts, manager of the convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. i Florida Theatre, the local theatre is all set to renew a policy that Announcement of the award b has been-in effect since 1930 with the exception of-the war years. was made here by Dean T. R. .That policy ..is to present to the student body of the University of Leigh, head of the College of Arts Florida a free show each Satur- and Sciences and himself a former I day night after a regularly sched- states, and asks that every stu- me r Lascofthef Award isco gvencil. uled varsity football game. deTt withhohi making any ap- an uaily to the person in the At the request of representa- U-a nti stoStes person insthe r tives of the student body, it has pearance around the theatre un- United Staes who makes the been decided to withholdpresen- til that time. Moore further most outstanding contribution r station of the free show this Sat- states thaz some arrangement to the profession of pharmacy. h urday night in view of the fact will be made with the Florida Dr. Foote was selected for the that practically all of the students manager to .make it worthwhile honor this year on the basis of will be in Jacksonville attending for the volunteers who will as- his work in organizing and di-f the Mississippi game and with ng sist him. Students interested,in recting the Bureau of Profes- i small a group left in town it doing this work are requested sional Relations in the School t would be useless to institute this to leave their name and address of Pharmacy at the University. policy on that date, at the Florida Union desk as The bureau serves not only Therefore, next Sateurday, O- -son as possible. Florida pharmacists and physi- STherefore, next Saturday, Oc- s. a cians, but many others in the tober 5, will be the first free health profession in other show which will be presented Band Practice states. immediately .after the regular The Lascoff scroll commemo- show which will be out about i rates the memory of Dr. J. Leon 1:15 p.m. according to Bill Byrd, 'OW n WS ing Ascroff, national pharmaceutical Secretary of Social Affairs. Band practice was begun yes- leader and former president of the In view of the fact that this free terday, Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5 A. Ph. A. show is presented to the student p.m. and will continue every tody, it is handled entirely by day thereafter in the auditorium. BSU Social Set them-that is, the handling of the All interested are invited to be ia crowds prior to the time of en- present for the tryout., The For Octob 4 trance to the theatre. Bill Moore. band has new uniforms this orr 4t e chairman oz the Florida Union year. The Baptist students and Bap- s Picture Show Committee, has tist preference students are invit- a therefore asked for a number of ed to a "Get-Acquainted" social is volunteers to assist him in mak- Blue Key To M eet at the temporary Baptist Student ii ing arrangements to take care of House October 4th at 7i.0 p.m. s the crowds each Saturday night. Thursday, Oct 3 Social Vice President Bill Bag- i "It will be quite an undertak- ct* gott, announce Presidenthat games and ing for just a very few of us to Florida Blue Key will meet on refreshments for the occasion have handle this crowd if everyone Thursday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m. been prepared, and that a record starts congregating around the in the Florida Union. All members crowd is expected for the eve- theatre before 11:00 n.m.." Moore are .rpen to atteonrl ,;,n 0 ESQUIRE. INC.. 1146 Reprinted from the October issue of Esquire ~~' ~ ~- Ul Ul "geU Lo aLell. ning.~ THE FLORIDA ALLIGATOR 7 This Collegiate World By Associated Collegiate 1Press STEP DOWN! There's a tale going round the Iowa State campus of a certain English prof who went over to a xocal apartment house and asked to see the list of people living in it and also the waiting list. He didn't have to go ,through very many names before he found the one he was looking for, and said, "Put my name down for this man's apartment, please. I just flunked him, and he'll be dropping out of school any day now." Austin, Texas The blue plate special that two-bit luncheon platter that has meat, potatoes and bread, all topped by a hunk of two-day old pie-is on the %Aay out if the new course being offered this fall as the University of Texas fulfills its ,promise to teach men how to buy food, prepare it and serve it in the best Emnily Post manner. WVE LIVE; WE LEARN Many a fledgling chemist has to learn the hard way. Fellow students will never forget ,the look of utter horror that came across a chem. 8, lab student's face as he watched a neatly-copied-in-ink English theme dissolve in some spilled hydrocloric. Humble title of the theme: "The Benefits of Chemistry." Minneapolis, Minn. The greatest building boom of all time is approaching for American universities and colleges. Federal government sources estimate that the state appropriations for the academic year 1946-47 will exceed the prewar peak and general expenses ,may run more than 250 million dollars. JUST TOO MUCH IN THE OPEN The Sebring (Ala.) News tells how the dean of vomen at a large co-educational college severely criticised the moral laxity of the stu- dents, announcing to the student body on Wed' esdav that "TL) President and I have decided to stop necking on 'ie camnus." Seattle, Wash. Something new in the w:-v of -h1o ; sup. port for the football team will be inaugurate' at \'ashir ":on State this fall. A seven put part glee club con'*ng of several thousand voices will harmonize to cheer tho Huskies in tre homecoming grid scrap with California, October 26. It is expected. to produce one of the most unique cheering systems yet devised; and if the venture proves successful, may be established as a tradition. THAT'S GRATITUDE An honest coed at the University of Kansas came right back at the "Laws" recently. Instead of scurrying by the horde of wolfish lawyers on the steps of Green hall, she paused at their whistles and whipped out a sign. Printed on it in big red letters were the simple words: "Thank you-" Pittsburgh, Pa. Julia A. Randall, Mount Lebanon, Pa., the first girl ever to be admitted to the regular day courses in Carnegie Tech's college of engineering and science, won top honors in this year's graduating class, SIGNPOST With married folks becoming nearly the rule rather than the the ex- ception on college campuses these days, such stories as the run in tho Indiana Daily Student excite no undue comment. Under the head, "Busy Stork Can Count on I.U. Aid," officials on the Blcqmington campus announced that the University was ready to join hands with the stork. Arrangements were made with the Medical center at Ind- isnanolis so that w-,ives of students may receive maternity care at the William H. Coleman Hospital for approximately $71. College, 1946- a far cry from what it used ito be! Albuquerque, N. Mex. Within 150 feet of the Tizeras can- you highway .12 miles out of Albuquerque, students at the sixteenth annual University of New Mexico anthropology field session have spent the past six weeks excavating in a Pueblo Indian ruin which was occupied from 1450 A. D. to until a few years before the founding of Old Alburquerque. PUTTING IT MIDLY George Thomas of Chicago, maitre de soda fountain, has designed a monumental new sundae. He builds it of ice cream of six differ- ent flavors with strawberries, peaches, cherries, pineapple, marshal- low, pecans, fudge and bananas. The finished pyramid measures 14 inches from base to peak, costs $1 and may be shared by several customers. He calls it ,the Hubba Hubba. SO TRUE Said a friend to a teacher, "I'm so glad that you are planning to continue your education at the University summer. Are you working for your M. S. degree" Renlied the te-.her, "Yes, of- ficially for an M. S. and unofficially for an M-R-,S." Florida Union Plans Varied Entertainment Program By Harry H. Beasley The Florida Union has planned a varied entertainment program this year, Billy Matthews, the Union director announced A cordial invitation was extended to all students to visit the Union, which has been repainted and renovated. The union will be open from 7:30 a.m. till 11:30 p.m. daily. in the union auditorium. The iany new books of interest have been added to the Reading Room feature will be "Brigham Young in the .second floor. The game Frontiersinian," starring Tyrone 'oom opened with a bang and is power running full force. Billiards and Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- ingpong -can be enjoyed. The Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- hours are from 10:00 a.m. till day at 12 noon, 1 p.m., 6 p.m. .0:,6G3 a.m. The second and third and 7 p.m. there will be a Din- loor rooms are ready for meet- ner Movie Hour. The features ngs and all student activities are wil be a March of Time, Britain welcome ot use these rooms for and Her Empire, also a sports heri meetings. short. The Western Union Substa- Thursday night, Oct. 3, at 7 and tion, under the management of 9 there will be a movie in the Mrs. Wilson Caffee, is open from union auditorium, the feature be- 8:30 till 5.. Telegrams may be ing Captain Caution, starring Vic- sent and received at this station., tor Mcat en. The assistants on duty at the desk just inside the main door Tuesday night at 7 in the Uni- are always glad to give any in- versity Auditorium will be college formation concerning the camn- night. This will be followed by pus and activities that might be the President's Reception in the requested. union. All new students will have Sthe opportunity to meet Dr. Tigeit The veteran representative is on and the department heads. This e hand to give information in the program is of special interest. West Lounge during the day. program is of special interest. )aily papers and a place to just Tuesday night, Oct. 8, the it and rest is offered in the Bry- first of thle weekly dances will n Lounge. Mr. "Billy" Matthews be given out at the Air Base. s in his office in the Union Build- All students and their wives are ng and will be glad to see any welcome to iome out and enioy student who wishes to talk or ask the dance music of Lindsey Ho- nformation about the union. land and his orchestra. Friday night in the University gym will The prcgran. for the following be the f rst of the dances held few days is as follows: here on the campus. Music will Thursday night, tept.36, at 7 also be furnished by Lindsey and 9 there will be a free movie and his orchestra. i Rr;Ana, Tmirvnau