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CAMPUS
CLOSE-UP:
Dawson Earns Degree
After Nine Antic Years
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another
sn a series of articles on campus per-
sonalities.)
By ARTHUR HIGBEE
University people can sigh with
nostalgic relief-after nine fre-
netic years, Buck Dawson's earned
his degree.
Buck, who's been a member, at
one time or another, of 19 campu
organiztions-including Sphinx,
Michigamua, and, inexplicably, the
varsity track team - has been
graduated without a field of con-
centration, which is just what
anybody who knows him might
have expected.
This is consistent with Buck's
basic credo: versatility. "Don't
specialize. Develop every talent.
Live a full ilfe, and don't let any-
thing faze you," Buck says with a
toothy grin, and you can take it
or leave it.
hoots, Saddle, to Horse and ...
Buck has taken it, and it seems
to have worked. One of these days,
when the 'Ensian-under his edi-
torship the biggest and fattest
ever-has at last been put to
bed, he'll pack his saddlebags and
gallop off in four directions,
among them New York, Holly-
wood and the Canadian North
Woods.
Not simultaneously, it's true, al-
though if anybody could do it
Buck would be the man, but that's
how many jobs are waiting for
him to sink his prominent teeth
into.
The above-mentioned feature of
the Dawson physiognomy may ac-
count for his nickname, although
Buck, who calls himself "the poor
man's Pat O'Brien" heatedly de-
nies this, explaining that he pick-
ed the nickname up after a couple
of boylood summers at a cattle
ranch. Just for the record, his full
name is William Forrest Dawson.
Throwback
Buck matriculated here in 1939,
and immnediately startled the cam-
pus-thrill-starved since the days
of the hip-flask and the raccoon
coat-by going to classes in a chic
cowboy outfit, complete with five-
gallon hat and chaps. This quali-
fiod Buck for the pre-war Gar-
goyle's gallery of "preposterous
persons."
During his second year here,
tuck appeared at the Soph Prom
in white moccasins, and led a
snake dance around the ballroom,
City To Hold
GOP Prunary
Ann Arbor Republicans will go
to the polls tomorrow to vote in
a primary election to determine
who will be on the party ticket
at the city election in April.
Three positions are being con-.
tested. In the third ward, Harvey
E. Ward and Fred J. Williams are
running for the position of super-
visor on the ballot.
The sixth ward fight for ald-
erman will be bet'ween Prof. A. D.
Moore and Byron O. Hughes. Also
in the sixth ward, Miss Ruth M.
Dana and Mrs. Wilmotth Barker
are running for the post of super-
visor.
No Democratic primary will be
held because, while the Democrats
will run a full ticket in April, there
is no fight for positions on th
ballot among the Democrats.
;aily waving a white handkerchief
znd singing, "Oh, we'll rally 'round
the flag, boys, we'll rally 'round
the flag."
In his junior year, Buck suffered
"he loss of a near and dear rever-
;ible, and spent ten dollars on
vacky want ads in The Daily try-
ng to get it back. Sample ad, aft-
.r the Ohio State game, "THEY
STOOD as one raccoon to cheer
the fleeting halfback, and there I
was, frozen like a frigid midget
without my reversible."
The reversible was never heard
from again, but Buck was present-
ed with a camel's hair coat by a
Film Money
To Re-finance,
Award Fund
Committee To Use
'Henry V Proceeds.
Those who are having a tough
time getting through Shakespeare
courses may be surprised to find
that "Henry V" will help some
students get through college.
The presentation of "Henry V"
Thursday through Saturday at
the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
will be the first project of the
Student Award Committee to re-
establish awards for deserving
students who are active in cam-
pus affairs.
The Student Award Fund, es-
tablished in the Spring of 1941
was the brain-child of Harry O.
Drickamer, himself an honor stu-
dent in engineering.
More Recognition
Drickamer realized that many
students sacrifice scholastic
achievement in orcier to partici-
pate in activities. Since such par-
ticipation is a valuable contribu-
tion to campus life, Drickamer
felt that deserving students
should receive recognition for tak-
ing part in campus activities as
well as for scholastic achieve-
ment.
The Award Fund was originally
financed entirely by contributions
from campus affairs such as J-
Hop and Senior Ball. For the two
school years during which it was
functioning, 1941-'42 and 1942-
'43, the Fund gave 32 awards
with a total value of $1,815 to
students outstanding in campus
activities.
Wartime Lag
During the war, contributions
to the Student Award Fund fell
off. Later, many campus func-
tions donated their profits to the
Bomber Scholarship Fund.
Recently, a group of students
and faculty members decided to
finance a reorganization of the
Student Aw.ard Fund with a re-
turn performance of the techni-
color production, "Henry V."
The film will be shown twice
daily, at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
at the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea-
ter. All profits from the film will
go to the Student Award Fund.
Tickets may be purchased at
the box office in the League start-
ing tomorrow.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP:
Iron Curtain No Barrier To
Ohio State Radio Amateurs
The Russian Iron Curtain is no
barrier to student radio "hams" at
Ohio State according to its col-
legt paper. When atmospheric
conditions permit, the student
members of the Radio Club twirl
some dials and talk to Russian
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Student veterans have been
urged to keep appointments for
medical or dental care which have
been authorized for them by the
Veterans Administration.
Broken appointments frequent-
ly cause unnecessary delays in
treatment.
Veterans whose training eligi-
bility expires during a semester
may be allowed to finish the se-
mester at government expense if
more than half of the term has
been completed.
The Veterans Administration
has authorized osteopathic treat-
ment within specified limits to
veterans with service - incurred
disabilities.
Trained nurses are urgently
needed in veterans hospitals in
Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky.
Annual salaries for nurses range
from $2,644 to $4,902. Applica-
tions may be made to any Veter-
ans Administration hospital or
directly to Chief, Nursing Divi-
sion, Veterans Administration
Branch Office 6, Columbus, Ohio.
Every effort will be made to
place nurses at the hospitals of
their choice, but applications are
particularly desired from nurses
who are willing .to serve where
mostneeded, the Veterans Admin-
istration emphasized.
The time during which partial-
ly disabled combat wounded vet-
erans of all branches of the arm-
ed forces may enlist in the Army
or Air Force has been indefinitely
extended by both departm6nts.
Those desiring enlistment must
possess or be trainable in certain
critically needed skills, and meet
physical requirements to be en-
listed in grade at time of dis-
charge.
"hams," all of whom they report,
speak very good English.
The students don't find out any
state secrets though. As soon as
the subject of conversation strays
away from radio the Russian
hams ''clam up.
Students at the University of
'tah are overwhelmingly in favor
of birth control, according to a
recent poll by a student sociologist.
Most men and women students
agreed that the optimum number
of children a couple should have
is three.
In response to "What is the ideal
length of time after marriage to
have children," the men said two
years, the women three.
Both sexes agreed as to the ad-
visability of double beds over twin
beds but in varying ratios. The
women were 92 per cent in-favor of
double beds but the men were only
luke-warm, a mere 53 per cent
backing the idea.
Michigan State's campus po-
lice chief let out a blast against
the "same old excuses" students
are using for illegal parking, in a
recent issue of the Michigan State
News.
"The students are ingenious and
definitely play all the angles," the
chief said. The prize for violations
went to the student who managed
to park illegally four different
times in one day.
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Students at the University of
Southern California are alreay
preparing for this year's presi-
dential election. Registration
booths have been set up on cam-
pus and an all-out campaign is
being conducted to see that all
eligible students will be regis-
teredwell before the deadline.
Officials at the University of
Wisconsin have appointed a board
to study the safety of the tempo-
rary fieldhouse bleachers used
during basketball games. The step
was taken to avert any possibility
of a repetition of the disaster
which took two lives at Purdue
University during the Wisconsin-
Purdue game last year.
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Mary Grey, and Mo-
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BUCK DAWSON
. .. gaudeamus igitur
;o-publicity hound, owner of a
Detroit clothing store.
Hiatus
The war, as it must to all men,
-ut Buck's career short for awhile
-four years, that is. He spent 11
nonths on the lines with 82nd
Airborne Division, and earned 18
decorations.
Back in school last year, Buck
wrote a couple of books, covered
he Detroit Tigers' spring training
;amp for The Daily, and pulled
the wacky want ad stunt again to
wangle an apartment: "Are your
evenings long and dull? Do you
need company? We laugh at all
jokes and won't study if it bothers
you:",
With full steam up as manag-
ing editor of this year's 'Ensian.
Buck tested yearbooks by throwing
them off the Union tower, and
ran off a picture contest for mar-
ried students' babies.
A Question of the Fabulous
What makes Buck Dawson tick?
What causes his dervish-like ener-
gy, a contagious force that, as his
roommate put it, "engenders en-
thusiasm by example?"
That's an unanswerable ques-
tion, though part of it may be
his contention that "a man can
do no greater service for his fel-
lows than entertain them."
Personally modest, Buck is often
embarrassed by the reams of pub-
licity he keeps getting, and he's
keenly aware of the occasional
snorts of resentment it causes.
But this is one of the drawbacks
of being colorful and inimitable-
which Buck definitely is. He's
what newspaper men call 'good
copy"-and he probably always
will be.
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