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Daily Hansan
Tuesday, May 15, 1956.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
53rd Year, No.146
Painting Seniors To Take Course In Workshop
Beginning next fall seniors majoring in drawing and painting or illustration will have most of their work in a special workshop under one instructor, Raymond Eastwood, chairman of the drawing and painting department, said today.
"Seniors will still have to take a required history of painting course and they will have their electives, but 4 to 11 hours each semester will be spent in this single course." Prof. Eastwood said.
They will work under the instructor of their choice and will be able to spend more work and time at one project than has been possible in the past, Mr. Eastwood said. The class will be entirely devoted to creative painting.
"The class should act as a transition period between the school boy and the artist. The student will have to assume more responsibility and will be faced with all the problems he must meet when making a living," he said.
"The workshop will coordinate all the different classes he has worked in as separate units in the past. Also he will have an opportunity to do the type of work he plans to do for a livelihood."
Wife Deserves Such A Degree!
"Putting Hubby Through" degrees will be given to wives of graduating engineers at a dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at the Chuck Wagon, RFD 5.
Degrees will be given all wives whose husbands have been graduated from the School of Engineering recently, or will be graduating this spring. As the degree states, it is given "in earnest appreciation of the unselfish devotion to the pursuit of hubby's education."
The idea of the degree and the dinner, while not new to the University, is new to the School of Engineering, said Jim Squires, Lawrence senior and chairman of the celebration.
"It is hoped that in the future a similar dinner and degrees can be given the wives of husbands who are graduated from the College," Squires said.
Two To Attend Language Parley
Two University faculty members are among 18 college teachers from all over the nation who have been invited to attend a conference sponsored by the Modern Language Association this weekend in New York.
William H. Shoemaker, professor of Romance languages and chairman of the department, and Miss Agnes Brady, associate professor and president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, will take part in discussions on how college textbooks in beginning Spanish should be written.
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Grad's Book Published
A book by Dr. Stanley Kelley dr., holder of two KU degrees, has just been published in this country and England. It is "Professional Public Relations and Political Power," an analysis of public opinion-molding techniques as applied to today's mass communications.
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW—With workmen getting a helping hand from the weatherman the new music and fine arts building is going up fast these days. It is due to be completed in 1957.
They Tell A Whale Of A Tale About Early-Day Potter Lake
There was a whale in Potter Lake, or so the legend says. And it may still be there, for no record was ever made of its final disappearance.
appearance. In 1911 when the lake was finished, it was decided to have the commencement regatta at Potter. Previously it had been held on the Kaw River. Sometimes during the afternoon a whale was sighted in the middle of the lake, and the boat which attempted to capture it was overturned.
No one ever attempted to explain how a whale appeared in a man-made, fresh-water lake.
Named After State Senator The regatta was in the form of a dedication since State Senator T. M. Potter, after whom the lake was named, attended.
Potter Lake was built to supply water to the campus, which had no effective method of fire protection.
Construction began, in the fall of 1910 and was finished the next March. Students feeling the Kansas heat in the late spring and during the summer sessions used the lake for swimming. But it was not all fun. Before life guards were provided in 1924, six students had lost their lives in Potter.
In 1950 the senior class was having a tug-of-war over the lake. The class president, Marvin Small, went out into the middle of the lake in a canvas boat to supervise the contest. However, someone had fixed the bottom of the boat so that a hole would develop within a few minutes. Marvin sank.
Facilities Added in 24 Also in 1924 a high diving tower, diving boards, a pier, and dressing rooms were built. There was talk of properly disinfecting the water, but when a public pool was finished in 1927 swimming in Potter Lake was forbidden.
Nicholas E. Lindsley, Salina freshman, seriously injured in a car accident May 6, has shown considerable improvement and is out of immediate danger, Dr. Beatrice M. Lins of Watkins Hospital reported.
Facilities Added In '24
Accident Victims Reported Improved
Donald A. Harris, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, also injured in the accident, is reported to be doing very well.
$3,600 Machine Gift To Engineers
A$3,600 plastic extruding and bottle blowing machine has been presented to the department of engineering manufacturing processes by W. K. Archer, president of the Inco Container Corp. of Kansas City, Mo.
Paul G. Hausman, associate professor of engineering shop practice, and chairman of the department, said the machine is a valuable addition to the industrial plastic laboratory and will be used in research problems in the development of better methods of molding polyethene plastics, and similar materials.
AFROTCTo Honor 18 Cadets Friday
Santee Loses Round In AAU Battle
Awards will be presented to 18 Air Force ROTC cadets at the annual Armed Forces Day parade at 3 p.m. Friday in Memorial Stadium. Col. Thomas B. Summers, professor of air science, will present the awards.
NEW YORK (UP)—The New York State Supreme Court today denied miler Wes Santee's request for a permanent injunction against the national AAU decision which banned him from amateur foot racing for life. The decision was handed down by Justice Walter A. Lynch. The AAU banned Santee Feb. 19 on charges he accepted excessive expense money for 1955 meets.
Squat On Sale Wednesday
The fourth issue of Squat will go on sale Wednesday, Tom Moore, Topea sophomore and editor of the magazine has announced.
The magazine, a horror issue, will include a picture story of a KU coed, a center spread entitled "A Visit to the Old Manse," by Kenneth Burdette, Olathe senior, and a story for coeds titled "As Quietly As Possible."
Subscription blanks will be included in the magazine, which will be on sale at the information booth, in front of the Hawk's Nest, and in the organized houses. Squat may be purchased at the Student Union Bookstore after Wednesday.
Dean Fletcher, Pratt junior and Squat business manager, said responses to Squat in its first year had been "tremendous."
KDGU To Present Final Program At 7 P.M. Thursday
"Due to our financial success this year," he said, "we have been able to enlarge our magazine from the 28-page first issue to our present 32 pages. And we are now able to pay our artists and writers for their contributions."
When radio station KDGU leaves the air Thursday night it will have completed six semesters of broadcasting. A review program of the year's events will be presented at 7 p.m .Thursday to officially end this semester's programming.
Charles Drew, Kansas City, Mo. junior, is the director of "The 1956 Timetable" Producer of the show
A popular song of a few years ago, "Sentimental Journey," is the theme music of the program. Short explanations of outstanding KDGU shows of the year will be made.
The fall semester of 1953 marked the first time KDGU was on the air.
"The 1956 Timetable" will review the development of KDGU. Future plans for radio and television at the university will be discussed by Bruce A. Linton, associate professor of speech and journalism; Victor Hyden, instructor of speech and drama; Shirley Jones, Ottawa senior, station manager, and Ralph Butler, Leavenworth, and Nancy Wells, Kansas City, Mo., junions, announcers on the program.
Advancements made this year at KDGU will be featured on the hour-long program.
Hour-Long Show
is James Kohlenberg, Louisburg junior.
Larry Winter, Mission senior, and Miss Jones are the news writers. Paul Culp, Overland Park junior, is in charge of special effects for the progarm.
Student Show Wednesday
Student Show Wednesday
A student produced, directed, and acted drama will be heard at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday over KDGU.
Guy de Maupassant's "My Uncle Jules" portrays the expectations of a European family that sends one of its members to the United States to "strike it rich." Butler is director of the drama.
Weather
Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday. Warmer extreme west this afternoon and over west portion Wednesday. Lows tonight near 40 northwest to 50 southeast. High Wednesday generally in the 70s.
The winners;
Cadet Col. Ralph B. Kelley, Marysville senior, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States ROTC medal and Cadet Capt. Dean E. Matthews, Ashland student, the Society of American Military Engineers ROTC gold medal.
Cadet Maj. Ernest G. Collins, Kansas City, Mo., and Cadet S. Sgt. Paul E. Peters, Lorraine, both juniors, the Chicago Tribune ROTC gold medal.
Chicago Tribune Medal
Chicago Tribune Medal
Cadet Airman 3.C. Dan F. Schreepel, Pratt sophomore, Chicago Tribune ROTC silver medal and the KU Athletic Association Rifle Team medal.
Cadet Airman Basic Jerry G. Miller, Mission freshman, the Chicago Tribune ROTC silver medal, and Cadet Lt. Col. Ellis D. Evans, Colorado Springs, Colo. senior, the Air Force Association ROTC silver medal.
Cadet Capt. Paul J. Adam, Kansas City, Mo. senior, the Kansas Society of the American Revolution ROTC medal, and the Society of American Military Engineers ROTC Golden Eagle award.
Receive KU Honor
Cadet S. Sgt. Donald L. Johnson, Hickman Mills, Mo. junior, the KU Athletic Association Rifle Team medal, and the AFROTC Rifle team coach's trophy.
Receive KU Honor
Cadet 1st Lt. Vernon F. Miller,
Wichita senior, and Cadet Airman
Basic Robert W. Biggs, Lawrence
sophomore, the University Athletic
Association Rifle Team medal.
Cadet Lt. Col. Jack D. Burton, Lawrence senior, and Cadet S. Sgt. Gale I. Harris, Cunningham junior, the Professor of Air Science gold medal.
VA Officer Confers With Chancellor
Cadet Airman Basic John L. Casson, Topeka sophomore, and Cadet Airman Basic John M. Walton, Wichita freshman, the Professor of Air Science silver medal; Cadet S. Sgt. Gary Griffith, Kansas City, Mo., junior, the Republic Aviation Corp. Air Power award, and Cadet Airman Basic George D. Meserve, Mission sophomore, the Consolidated Vultee Conair Cadet award.
Dr. O. Myking Mehus, chief of the vocational rehabilitation and education division of the Kansas City Veterans Administration, is in Lawrence to confer with Chancellor Franklin D Murphy and Karl Klooz, bursar.
Dr. Mehus warned Korean War veterans' who are studying under the Korean GI Bill that they must be in training within three years after discharge from the service. Because of the time necessary in processing the applications for training, they should be submitted at least 90 days before the expiration date of the veteran's cut off date.
There are 1,335 veterans attending the University of which 1,272 are Korean War veterans and 63 from World War II. In 1947 there were 5,500 veterans attending.
Photo Group Elects Officers
John Stephens, Stafford junior, has been elected president of Kappa Alpha Mu, national honorary photojournalism fraternity, for the 1956-57 school year. Other officers are Daryl Hall, Neodesha junior, vice president; Tom Siegfried, Independence, mo. sophomore, secretary-treasurer, and Mike Walker, Hutchinson sophomore, photographer.