Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 1956.
53rd Year, No.98
Eisenhower Says He'll Run Again, If-
350 Attend Kickoff For Campus Chest
"Your heart is our goal" is the slogan for the 1956 Campus Chest drive which officially opened with a kickoff breakfast at 7:30 this morning in the Student Union Ballroom.
"You are undertaking a charitable campaign for purposes that are unquestionable. You are confident that they are good." Franklyn C. Nellick, assistant professor of English, told 350 solicitors and members of the steering committee who attended the breakfast.
LEADING CAMPUS CHEST DRIVE-Shown above are the leaders of the 1956 Campus Chest Drive. Discussing campaign strategy are Betty Seltsom, office manager, Bill Sayler, chairman, Alice Wiley, special events, Jim Miller, publicity, and Jim Steerman, solicitations director—(Daily Kansan Photo)
L. C. Woodruff, dean of students, told solicitors that the Campus Chest is a venture of University students to help other students throughout the world. He said students become so engrossed in their activities that they "forget the problems of fellow students in other parts of the world."
Campus Chest solicitations will be completed in organized houses today and tomorrow. Students not living in organized houses will be solicited all week by freshman women and fraternity pledge classes. The last collection will be made at the KU-K-State basketball game Tuesday, March 6.
The Pre-Nursing Club heard a panel discussion about nursing courses at the University and how they tie in with courses at the KU Medical Center at its meeting Tuesday.
Pre-Nursing Club Hears Panel
Organizations to be aided by Campus Chest funds are CARE, the World University Service, YMCA, YWCA, cancer fund, heart fund, multiple sclerosis fund, the American Foundation for Overseas Blind, the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, and the Lawrence Community Chest.
Members of the panel were: Maryann Stucker, Leavenworth sophomore; Betty Jo Lemert, Liberal junior; Norma Coker, Paola sophomore, and Shelley Markle, Lyons junior.
"The University of Colorado has solicited $8,000 from 8,000 students, and last year KU solicited $3,000 from the same number of students," she said.
Forty members of the Junior Pan-
hellenic Council will present a Campus Chest skit in the organized houses today and tomorrow in conjunction with the Campus Chest drive.
LCDR Edna Scheips, a military nurse from Kansas City, Mo., will speak at the next meeting, Tuesday, March 13.
The standings of organized houses in competition for the trophy will be announced in The University Daily Kansan each day. The traveling trophy, to be kept permanently by the house that wins it three times, will be presented to the winning house Saturday, March 10, at the Duke Ellington dance.
James Steerman, Emporia sophomore and solicitations committee chairman, said that KU has been last in Campus Chest collections in comparison with other Big Seven schools.
'Menaechmi' Opens Tonight
"Menaechmi," an ancient Roman comedy, will be given by the University drama department at 8 p.m. today in the Ballroom of the Student Union. It will also play March 1-3.
The play was first given 2,000 years ago in an open amphitheater with a Roman city skyline as a setting. Romans who witnessed the presentation were often addressed in dialogue directly by the players.
The presentation tonight will be just as intimate as it was 2,000 years ago. Most of the actors will make their stage entrance from the aisles. Many comments will be directed only at the audience and not to the other actors. The audience will sit on three sides of the stage.
Tickets for the play are on sale at the box office in the basement of Green Hall. Students may get tickets by showing ID cards at the office.
IFC Pledge Elections Held
The Inter-fraternity Pledge Council elections were held last Monday evening in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union.
Jerry Miller, Mission freshman president: Edward M. Fuller, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, vice president; Donald Dunaway, Mission freshman, secretary, and Raymond Sisson, St. Joseph, Mo., freshman treasurer.
Warren Degoler, Kansas City, Kan., freshman; Howard Love, Kansas City, Mo., freshman; William Gochis, Arkansas City freshman; Colin Campbell, Hutchinson sophomore, and Dave Jarrett, Kansas City, Kan., freshman.
Officers elected are;
Members of the decorating council for Greek Week are:
Ex-Officio members are:
Patric Allen, Wichita sophomore
Dave Jarrett, Kansas City, Kan.
freshman, Donald Dunaway, Mission
freshmen, Pete Laughlin, Wichita
freshman; Ronald Tissue, Lawrence
freshman, and Bill Gochis, Arkansas
City freshman.
YM-YWCA Get Chest Fund
(This is another in a series on the organizations aided by the Campus Chest).
The purpose of the YM-YWCA is to create a Christian atmosphere in which students may develop a more stable sense of values and may unite in fellowship, service, worship, and study to make college experiences more meaningful.
This purpose is successfully carried out by aid from the Campus Chest and the Y's other budget. The YM and the YWCA each receive five per cent of the money received by the Campus Chest. This money is used in the four groups into which the Y program is divided.
The four groups are Christian Heritage, which is designed to aid members to grow in Christian experiences; the International Commission, proposing to increase world understanding by working with foreign students; the Social Responsibility Commission, which is a program of work projects focusing its attention on social and political problems, and the Personal and Campus Affairs Commission, enriching personal relations on the campus.
Curtis W. Besinger, instructor of architecture, discussed his association with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright at the American Institute of Architects meeting Tuesday.
Mr. Besinger spoke to the members in preparation for the field trip Saturday to Bartlesville, Okla., to view and study the Price Tower, an example of new architectural design.
Architect Discussed At AIA Meeting
Religious Discussion Set For Skeptics
Art education teacher training was discussed at the Art Education Club meeting at noon today. This training will be demonstrated at Kansas high school students interested in art education March 23-24.
Teacher Training Discussed
SUA Talent Tryouts Set
A skeptic's hour, in which the discussion will center about the skeptic's point of view concerning religion will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the south lounge of the Student Union.
Talent tryouts for the Student Union Activities file will be held Tuesday, March 13 in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union.
The skeptic's hour, designed for those who do not believe in any type of religion, will be moderated by David Adeney, youth worker in China and Japan.
Religious Week Continues, Two Speeches Slated
Religious Emphasis Week schedule for today includes two seminars and speeches in 11 organized houses.
"Basis for Inter-Religious Co-operation" will be discussed by the Rt. Rev. Msgr, George Towle, Rabbi Harry Kaplan, and the Rev. Mr. Milton McLean at 4 p.m. today in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union. DeWitt C. Baldwin will be moderator.
"Marriage: Before and After" will be discussed at 8 p.m. today in the Jayhawk Room by the Rev. Mother Ruth, C.H.S., Dr. Charles F. Kemp, and Rabbi Harry Kaplan.
The Rev. Charles E. Boddie will speak at Pearson at 6 p.m.; Rabbi Harry Kaplan, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, 6 p.m.; the Rev. Thomas O. Farham Jr., Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, 6 p.m.; Dr. Paul A. Zimmerman, Foster Hall, 6 p.m.; the Rev. Donald Kuhn, Gertrude Sellars Pearson Hall, 6 p.; the Rev. Donald F. Hetzler, Stephenson Hall, 6 p.; Dr. Charles F. Kemp, Pi Beta pi Sorority, 6 p.; the Rev. Mother Ruth, C.H.S, Alpha Delta Pi sorority, 5:30 p.m.; Benjamin F. Sage, Theta Tau engineering fraternity, 5:30 p.m.; the Rev. Milton McLean, Alpha Chi Omega sorority, 5:30 p.m.; and Charles D. Neff, Douthart Hall, 6 p.m.
A breakfast for committees and speakers at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Student Union cafeteria will begin the fifth day of the Religious Emphasis Week activities.
五 seminars are scheduled on Thursday, Rabbi Harry Kaplan will speak on "Religious Assumptions of Academic Freedom" at 9 a.m. in the cafeteria. The Rev. Donald Hetzler and Martha Peterson, dean of women, will speak in seminars at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Mr. Hetzler will speak on "Is Morality Enough?" at the south lounge of the Student Union. Miss Peterson will discuss "The New Role of Women" in the Fine Room of the Student Union.
A seminar, "Marriage and the Home Throughout the World," will be discussed by an international panel and moderated by Chaplin T. Parham at 4 p.m. in the Trophy Room of the Student Union
"Religious Tensions Throughout the World" will be discussed by the International Panel at 8 p.m. in the Oread Room of the Student Union.
Dr. Paul Zimmerman will speak on "Science and Religious Faith" at the faculty luncheon at noon in the faculty of the Student Union cafeteria.
Religious Emphasis Week speakers will continue speaking in the classrooms. Seven classroom lectures are scheduled for tomorrow.
(Related story, Page 8.)
Ike To Explain Factors Involved To U.S. Tonight
WASHINGTON—(U.P.) President Eisenhower said today he would be willing to run for re-election.
Mr. Eisenhower did not issue a prepared statement on his second term announcement but was quoted in third person because of White House rules prohibiting direct quotation without special permission.
He has reached a decision. But he found so many factors involved that he saw his answer could not be expressed in simple terms of yes or no.
Will Explain Tonight
The President told a record-breaking news conference, however, that there were a number of factors bearing on his decision which he would explain tonight to the American people in a radio and television appearance.
Spokesmen for the major networks said the White House has requested time for Mr. Eisenhower on both radio and TV sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (Kansas time).
Mr. Eisenhower said he was not certain that the Republican convention at San Francisco in August would want to nominate him after he outlines tonight the various factors involved in his willingness to run again.
Full Explanation Necessary
Mr. Eisenhower said he would have to wait to see who the Republican convention nominated for president. Then, he said, would be the time to discuss the vice presidency.
He felt that a full explanation to the American people was necessary. He would never consent to go before the people unless he was sure they understood all the factors and possibilities. He would not allow his name to go before the Republican convention unless they knew all the facts so they could be sure they were not nominating someone other than they thought.
He declined to say whether he wanted Vice President Richard M. Nixon as his running mate again.
Asked to discuss how he felt about his present state of health, the President said he would go into that tonight. He did not want to discuss it at the news conference because it opened up a variety of questions which require time to discuss.
Decision His, Family Says
Mr. Eisenhower was asked about the reaction for Mrs. Eisenhower to his decision. He said she and other members of his family had said from the beginning that it was his decision to make and they would conform with whatever he decided to do.
Decision His. Family Says
The President confirmed that his decision was a last-minute matter. He said he was still arguing with himself about the answer yesterday morning. During last night he confided in about six people, he said.
Among the factors bearing on his obviously qualified willingness to run, and to be explored at length in his talk to the nation tonight, are the current state of his health and the type of campaign he would be willing to undertake.
Weather
Generally fair east and central today. Warmer today and east tonight turning colder with occasional light rain likely extreme northwest Thursday. High today generally in the 60s. Low tonight 30-35 northwest to 40s southeast.