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University Daily Kansan
Friday. March 16, 1956
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MORE BLARNEY—His thoughts are 3000 miles away. Leo Flanagan, Chicago, Ill., senior, holds his family crest and dreams about that "little bit of heaven" called Ireland.
Get Out Your Shamrock Saturday Is St. Patrick's Day
Aye, 'tis a foin day. All the colleens have a sparkle in their eyes, and the lads a lift in their voices. And sure and why shouldn't they, it's the grandest and most glorious day of the year Saturday—St. Patrick's Day.
In Dublin, sure'n the whiskey will flow like buttermilk and in New York "the foinest in the blue" will parade down the avenue. But in Lawrence, where the gentry must be heathens, reminders of the Ould Sod are few and far between.
A large factor in the widespread observance of St. Patrick's Day is doubtless the contagious enthusiasm with which Irish-American customarily greet the event. Whether one is Chinese, Italian, or even English stock, it is traditional to sport a shamrock or a bit of green on March 17 in the United States.
However, few University students will remember that March 17 is St Patrick's day and even fewer will garb themselves in the traditional green.
Alas, most people on the campus will celebrate Saturday no differently than any other Saturday of the year. The only difference to many will be the Greek Week chariot race or maybe a hard day on the books.
Perhaps though, it's better for us Irishmen to let those that will, wallow in their ignorance of this wonderful day. If we keep it to ourselves, we can go on celebrating it year after year, with the knowledge that it is one day on which we can have a wholesome joyfulness and not one that is tainted with vast commercialism. So a Happy St. Patrick's day to ye, and faith and begorah, be thankful for it.
2 Receive Prizes For Latin Work
Helen Elizabeth Betz, Glen Elsen junior, and Mary Helen Clark, Kansas City, Mo. freshman, were awarded the Hannah Oliver Latin prize for this year, L. R. Lind, professor of Latin and Greek, said.
The prize is usually an annual presentation to the best student in Latin who has taken at least two semesters of the language, but this year, the prize was divided between the top two students.
The money for the prize is collected by friends and students of the Hannah Oliver who was an instructor in Latin at the University.
He Should Have Kept Quiet
CHICAGO (UP)—Joseph Lacki's big mouth landed him back in jail Thursday. He was arrested on a drunkenness charge and while sobering up in a cell kept shouting that he was "an escaped prisoner" and a "wanted man." Police checked up. They found that Lacki had escaped from Bridewell House of Correction in 1951 and sent him back to finish out his sentence.
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Examine Ground Near Dormitory
It's not oil they are drilling for by Carruth and O'Leary Halls. The drilling is being done to determine the structure of underground rock strata in order to decide the location of a new men's dormitory.
Discovering how much rock there is below the surface, how thick the layers are, and how far back from the road the stratum extends are important factors in making the decision, said Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University.
If the rock stratum tapers off, it may not have enough strength to carry the weight of a building, and if it is not level, the location would not be good, he said. Cores, portions of the underground rock removed by boring, are kept and inspected by the architects to decide on the best site.
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, said that the location is discussed and sometimes moved two or three times. A shift of only five feet may put the building where the depth and strength of the rock are best for support.
Mr. Nichols cited several other factors in the determination of the location of a new building. The amount of money that would have to be spent on the development of roads and utility and sewerage and water connections are important, he said. Whether the new building may be heated by the University heating plant or whether a self-contained boiler must be installed is also being considered, he said.
Six out of 10 gasoline station operators lease their stations.
No Set Plans For Ike To Visit Oregon Assistant Press Secretary Says
WASHINGTON (UP) —Acting White House press secretary Murray Snyder said today he has no information that President Eisenhower plans to visit Oregon this fall to boost Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay's campaign for the Senate. Mr. McKay will seek the seat now held by Sen. Wayne Morse, Democrat.
It was believed that Mr. Eisenhower has made no specific campaign beyond his recent general statement that he would do no "whistle stop" travelling and would campaign mostly by television.
Many Republican leaders, however, think he will do some limited campaign travelling. Observers regarded it as a good bet that Oregon might well be one place he would go.
Grinstead Talks To Quill Club
Magazine preferences for certain types of stories were explained by Miss Frances Grinstead, associate professor of journalism, at a Quill Club meeting Thursday. She also explained the procedures that should be used in writing for a magazine.
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