KU
78th Year, No.20
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 78 of its 102 Years
WEATHER CLOUDY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Friday, October 13, 1967
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN?
Rowan dollies are here seen tossing candy to KU students from the campus information booth. The girls, Fam Kulp, Shawnee Mission freshman; Shannon Mandle, Wichita freshman; and Janet Fox, Wichita freshman, were advertising the Student Union Activities (SUA) Carnival Thursday. The carnival begins at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Kansas Union. This year's theme is Roman Jollys and their Dollys or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Union.
C & O coeds plan reunion
The last of the Carruth-O'Leary residents are getting together to share old memories.
Those approximately 200 freshmen coeds of the 1934-65 year, who lived in Carruth-O'Leary hall in its last season as a residence hail, are planning a reunion. The girls, most of them seniors now, have chosen November 7 as the tentative date for the event.
"Everyone of the girls I've seen in the last couple of years has said, 'Let's have a reunion,'" said Mrs. James Ricks, assistant dean of women and former residence hall director at Carruth-O'Leary.
Mrs. Ricks said she believes this is the first time in the history of KU that a whole residence hall has had a reunion. She said that some of the students have had reunions for their particular hall floors, but never for the whole residence hall.
United Fund drive starts here 23rd
"Give a Fair Share" is the theme of the United Fund Campaign which will be conducted on the KU campus between Oct. 23 and Nov. 3.
The money collected in the campaign is used locally to help many youth programs and the poor people of Lawrence. The contributions will go to 13 charitable and service groups.
Mrs. Rick's said the main reason for the reunion is that the girls had an especially close bond being in a smaller residence hall and having chosen their roommates. She also felt it would be good for the girls to review some of their accomplishments since they left Carruth-O'Leary.
In reviewing some of them, Mrs. Ricks noted that 11 out of 20 Mortar Board members this year were in the final class from Carruth-O'Leary.
She also said that seven out of
thirteen sororities on the Hill have had presidents who resided in the hall in 1934-65 with all 13 houses having someone from that group in major house offices. Also, eight out of thirteen pledge class presidents that same year were from Carruth-O'Leary.
Several Cwens and office holders have emerged from the class. A Jayhawker queen, Cwen president and AWS president also will be a part of the reunion, Mrs Ricks said.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Robert A. Burton, KU's expert on the Chinese Communist party, discusses the Sino-Soviet split. Page 6.
Radio station KUCK tries a new version of an old show. Page 7.
The many faces of Watson Library are caught by the camera. Page 5.
Reliantless John Hill lambasts superstition. Page 2.
Kenan sports editors discuss KU's chances against Nebraska tomorrow. Page 11.
Other VIP's emerged
Carruth - O'Leary was closed during the summer of 1965 and remodeled into classrooms and office space for various language and literature departments.
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Birth control panelist calls KU rule 'idiotic'
By Diane Wengler Kansan Staff Reporter
KU's policy of not dispensing birth control pills to unmarried coeds is "idiotic," said Dr. Alex C. Mitchell, Lawrence physician and director of Planned Parenthood Board, last night.
Mitchell was one of five members of the Sigma Xi symposium on birth control Thursday night in Dyche Auditorium. Other panel members were Dr. Robert Friauf, professor of physics; Dr. Lawrence Bee, professor of sociology and human development; Dr. James Warren, department of obstetrics and gynecology at the KU Medical Center; and Robert Shelton, associate professor of religion.
'Distributed to anyone'
Bee said he thinks the birth control pill should be distributed to anyone who asks for them. However, he said the University because it is a state organization, must handle this "touchy" issue with care.
Warren began the symposium by explaining the physiology of the reproductive system and the effect the pill has on it.
Warren said the pill is undoubtedly the most effective method of birth control. The failure rate is only one per cent among women using the drug. Even in this one per cent, Warren said, failure occurs because the woman failed to take her pills daily.
The chances of becoming pregnant on birth control pills, Warren said, are "about as great as being struck by lightning."
Although all drug houses claim their product is best, all pills are about equally effective. Warren said.
Cites cancer scare
Although these hormones may aggravate a cancer already begun. Warren said, there is no evidence to suggest that the pills caused the cancer.
Warren said there was a cancer scare at first because tests proved that large doses of estrogen, the main ingredient in the pill, will increase the rate of growth of reproductive cancer in women, especially breast cancer.
Another scare occurred when some women taking the pill developed blood clots in their legs, deep vein thrombosis, which were very dangerous, Warren said. A special American Medical Association committee studied this condition and reported that there was nothing to support that the pill caused deep vein thrombosis.
Two new kinds of pills are now being considered, Warren See Birth control, page 12
Homecoming queen ballot lists first Negro since '60
For the first time since 1920, KU has a Negro candidate for Homecoming Queen.
The candidate, Janice Hallowell,
Leavenworth senior, was nominated by petition. She does not represent an organized living group.
According to dean of women's regulations, homecoming queen candidates must be from organized living groups recognized by the University. However, women students living in off-campus or unorganized housing can be nominated by petition.
The petition for Miss Hollowell, which contained 62 signatures, was drafted by Joe Tate, Centralia, Ill., senior.
Delta Taus pay penalty, great dane is home again
Brutus is home again.
The three-and-a-half year-old great dane, which belongs to Delta Tau Delta fraternity, was picked up by the Lawrence Humane Society Tuesday after the latter received complaints about the dog.
After the fraternity paid the $5 penalty for violating leash laws, the dog was returned.
The great dane reported killed a small poodle Sunday belonging to Mrs. Paul Rodgers, a Lawrence resident.
At last Saturday's football game, the dog was seen chasing football players on the field.
The Dalts purchased the 175- pound pedigreed animal last month after their former great dane, Thor, died.
A fraternity spokesman said the dog would be kept around the house from now on because of the Lawrence leach law. The law requires that all dogs on the KU campus be kept on leach.
"I feel that this campus needs to recognize Negroes for more than just demonstrations or playing football and basketball." Tate said. "We have the ability to participate in the cultural and social aspects of KU as well."
WEATHER
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies tonight with a low near 50 degrees. The high Saturday will be in the upper 60's. Precipitation probabilities are less than five per cent through Saturday.