Karen Vice is a girl who has driven a truck during the Kansas wheat harvest and explored firsthand the charms of Europe.
Variety Spices Life Of Jayhawk Queen
Friday, Nov. 1, 1963
Karen Vice is a girl who can explain, with her blue eyes wide open. "Oh, I just love football!" and in five minutes be debating the successes and short-comings of the Kennedy administration.
By Tom Coffman
HOMECOMING QUEEN—Karen Vice radiates enthusiasm about her job of hostessing KU alumni this weekend. Miss Vice will begin her reign as KU's 1963 Homecoming Queen tomorrow as alumni come back for the KU-K State game.
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SHE SEES THIS HONOR as a matter of being "KU's official hostess for Homecoming weekend—to meet and greet the alumni."
"Six o'clock!" she exclaimed with a laugh, "I'm lucky to get to sleep before then."
Karen Vice is 1963 Homecoming queen.
Karen was chosen by a panel of ten judges—five KU faculty members and five Lawrence businessmen—from 30 candidates who were interviewed twice by the judges.
SHE SEES HERSELF as typically midwestern, which to her means "middle class, Protestant, and from a small town."
A five-foot, four-inch, 115 pound blonde. Karen has large blue eyes and fair skin.
The 21-year-old St. John senior speaks with ease, never groping for words. As she talks, Karen makes short, quick gestures with her hands, especially if she is dealing with a weighty subject.
Tomorrow morning she assumes her official duties as hostess of the Kansas Union open house, followed by an 11:30 luncheon. During the half-time ceremonies she will officially be crowned queen by Gov. John Anderson.
senior—left Lawrence at 6 a.m. for an appearance on a Topeka television show at 7 a.m.
"I wasn't the least bit nervous," Karen said. "I decided to have a good time and get the most I could out of the interviews by getting to know the judges."
LIKE MOST STUDENTS, she is short of time, especially this week. Today Karen and her attendants—Sherry Zilliner, Shawnee Mission sonor', and Patsy Kendall, Holton
Last summer Karen got her truck-driving experience when her father, a wheat farmer in southwestern Kansas and eastern Colorado, came up short of help.
Saturday night Karen will again be presented during the intermission of the Homecoming dance.
Her southwestern Kansas home town, St. John, has a population of about 2,000. She worked there two summers—after high school graduation and her freshman year at KU—in "the only department store large enough to hire clerks."
Karen plans to be graduated with a B.S. in biological science education in June, and enter the KU graduate school of social work in Kansas City.
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61st Year, No.36
Homecoming Display Judging Opens Weekend of Activities
Homecoming weekend at KU will bring a flurry of activities across the campus. The first event will be the judging of the homecoming decorations of the organized living groups, beginning at 2:00 p.m. today.
The theme for the decorations this year is a translation of the motto of Kansas, "To the Stars Through Difficulty," with the guiding principle for the houses and halls being "far above the golden valley."
THE VARSITY-FRESHMAN basketball game at 7:00 p.m. today will give basketball fans a prevue of the coming season.
After the game, the KU production of "Madame Butterfly" will be bin at 9 p.m. at the University Theatre in Murphy Hall. This will be the first time a serious opera has been presented during homecoming weekend.
AT 1:30 P.M., the KU-K-State homecoming game will open with the kickoff, Karen Vice, St. John senior, will be crowned 1963 Homecoming Queen during halftime ceremonies.
The general homecoming reception will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and at 10 a.m. the SUA reception will begin. Both events will be in the Kansas Union.
Mrs. Richard A. Gentry of Winfield, formerly Lucy Trees, will represent the KU Homecoming Queens of the past. She was 1933 Homecoming Queen, the first one chosen at KU. Mgr. Gentry will be honored at the homecoming luncheon at noon Saturday.
FROM 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT, the SUA homecoming dance will be held. KAI Winding and his band will provide the music for the dance.
The events will conclude Sunday with the Goldovsky Opera Theatre Company's production of "Tosca."
JET AGE JAYHAWK—This unusual Jayhawk is part of Ellsworth Hall's homecoming decorations. Members of Ellsworth, along with members of most of the other organized houses at KU put the finishing touches on their decorations this morning in preparation for judging this afternoon at 2:00.
First Hard Freeze Expected Tonight
Eastern Kansas is preparing for the first hard freeze of the year tonight, with temperatures expected to reach 25 degrees in the Lawrence area.
The Weather Bureau said car owners should get anti-freeze in their automobiles as a precaution against the sharp freeze.
After tonight's freeze, a warming trend is expected, making conditions perfect for Homecoming Day ceremonies tomorrow.
The temperature is expected to be in the low 60s, and the skies will be clear.
The Weather Bureau announced Thursday that October was the hottest on record in 85 years.
AMA President Blasts Medicare
High surface winds will make the low temperatures seem even colder, particularly since most of October was more like summer than fall.
The president of the American Medical Association (AMA) attacked the proposed Medicare plan here yesterday, saying it would provide minimum care for only 25 per cent of the persons who are over 65.
Dr. Edward R, Annis, who also is president of the World Medical Association, told about 100 persons in the Kansas Union 75 per cent of the sick aged people do not need hospital care and are not, therefore, covered by the proposed bill.
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THE AMA PRESIDENT explained the Medicare plan would be financed by increased social security taxes. He said the care would be provided
Dr. Annis said the Medicare program would be provided for the wealthy as well as the needy. He said persons whose income is $100 a month would pay as much proportionally as those who make $1,000 a month.
only at hospitals with federal government contracts.
DR. ANNIS SAID politicians say the Medicare bill is needed because of increased medical costs.
"Of course it costs more now," he said, explaining the necessity of advanced knowledge and skill and the labor cost of hospitals is largely responsible for this increased cost.
He said most persons over 65 are either already covered by the Kerr-
DR. ANNIS supported the Kerr-Mills Act, saying it was effective in all 50 states and four territories. He explained the federal government pays $15 monthly to the state for each elderly person on relief.
The second part of the Kerr-Mills plan provides complete medical care for the aged whose medical bill exceeds $200, he said.
Mills Act of 1960 or by private means.
This section of the bill was effective in 28 states and four territories. The doctor said it would become effective in Kansas at the beginning of 1964.
He said the Kerr-Mills Act provides help for only those who need it.
Vox Platform Advocates New Exit to Engel Road
Vox Populi last night approved its fall election platform, which calls for providing a second exit at the Engel Road residence hall complex as one of the major planks.
"Vox Populi shall instruct the Traffic and Safety Committee (of the All Student Council) to eliminate the safety hazard caused by the lack of entrances and exits.' the platform states.
The platform terms the one access road to the four dormitories a safety hazard, which in an emergency "would create chaos."
Another plank of the Vox platform suggests duties of the student Athletic Seating Board be enlarged to include selection and distribution of Memorial Stadium seats.
"This, in effect, would allow students to select student seats," the platform saves.
Other parts of the seven-plank declaration concern:
- More ASC funds—Vox asks additional appropriations for the ASC because its "growing scope and activity" is being hindered by insufficient funds.
- ASC-SUA cooperation—A joint effort by the ASC Current Events Committee and the Student Union Activities Featured Speakers Forum is advocated. Vox says this would help secure outstanding speakers at KU through the "combined effort and buying power" of the two groups.
- **Bookstore expansion**—The platform sives Vox will work to see that
- State school meet-Vox says it will call a conference for student leaders of state-supported colleges in Kansas to review common problems and issues.
Kansas Union Bookstore supplies are placed in areas such as the Union's main desk, Strong Hall basement and Watson Library.
- Daily Kansan distribution—Vox says that access to copies of the Daily Kansan is often not convenient, especially for those in residence halls, and asks that a new distribution system for the Kansan be established.
KU Football Player Lost for Homecoming
KU will be playing K-State in the Homecoming football game tomorrow without its starting right guard.
Ron Marsh, Kansas City junior, suffered severe facial lacerations last night when the car he was driving hit three trees in front of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house at 111 W. 11th St.
MARSHI was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where his condition was described as fairly good. His doctor said he would remain in the hospital for one or two days and would not be able to play tomorrow.
Lawrence police charged Marsh for speeding too fast for existing conditions. There is a hill at the location of the accident.
I wonder what will happen next." Coach Jack Mitchell said this morning when informed of Marsh's injuries.
Harley Caitlin will move up into Marsh's starting spot.
Greg Roth, a sophomore, will move up from the third team.