Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, Dec. 16, 1955.
53rd Year, No. 65
27 To Attend Annual Meeting On Languages
By EIJI TONOMURA (Of The Daily Kansan Staff
Approximately 27 University professors and instructors will attend the annual conference of the Modern Language Association of America in Chicago Dec. 27 to 30.
The conference will be divided into 13 associated meetings. In the meeting of the American Association Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Miss Agnes Brady, associate professor of Romance languages, will be chairman of a discussion group on "Hispanic-American Area Studies." Miss Brady is also a nominee for the presidency of A.A.T.S.
Dr. W. H. Shoemaker, professor of Romance languages, will be on the nominating advisory committee of a discussion group on "Modern Spanish Literature."
"The purpose of the conference is to exchange ideas and points of view among colleagues who live all over the country but who are interested in the same things. It is a meeting of research scholars as well as language teachers," Dr. Shoemaker said.
Delegates are, from the department of English, Edward F. Grier, assistant professor; John E. Hankins, professor; Franklyn C. Nelick, assistant professor; Harvey T. Lyon, instructor; Walter J. Meserve, Jr., assistant professor; Holger Nygard, assistant professor; David Shusterman, instructor; George J. Worth, instructor; James L. Wortham, professor, Mordecai Marecus, instructor, and W. D. Paden, professor.
From the department of Romance languages, Miss Mattie E. Crumrine, assistant professor; Miss Brady, associate professor; Miss Barbara Craig, assistant professor; Ivo R. Malan, assistant instructor; Seymour Menton, assistant professor; J. M. Osma, professor; Miss Patricia Poland, assistant instructor; Karl S. E. Pond, assistant instructor, and Domingo Ricart, assistant professor
From the German department,
Sidney Johnson, assistant professor;
Phillip M. Mitchell, associate professor;
J. A. Burzle, professor; Sam F.
.F尔德son, instructor; Wegner Winter, assistant professor, and George Kreye, associate professor.
More Cold Air On The Way
Brisk southerly winds today produced a warming trend throughout Kansas after last night's state lows ranged from 5 above in Wamego to 22 above in Garden City.
However, a new cold front, a fanout of the killer blizzard that accounted for nine deaths in the northern U. S. and Canada, is expected to bring snow into north central and northwest Kansas but it is not expected to cause as severe a storm as last time, Tom Arnold, state meteorologist said.
Besides the near-blizzards that struck South Dakota and Indiana, as well as Saskatchewan in Canada, the massive freeze reached as far south as the southeast coastal states and the Mississippi Valley.
The Canterbury Club Christmas tree trimming party will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday instead of 5 p.m. as was reported in yesterday's University Daily Kansan. Caroling will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. following the tree trimming party.
Correction
tree early. Miss McGrew was selected from five finalists in the contest sponsored by the Daily Kansan, radio station KDGU, and the Daily Kansan photographers. —(Daily Kansan Photo)
STOCKIN' STUFFER—How's this for a Christmas surprise package? Mary Ann McGrew, Wellington sophomore and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, social sorority, named Miss Santa for 1955, trims the
Miss Santa Title For '55 Goes To Mary McGrew
Mary Ann McGrew, Wellington sophomore, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority, has been selected to reign as Miss Santa of 1955.
She will be presented at 10:30 p.m. today in the Student Union Ballroom and will receive more than $200 worth of gifts from about 30 Lawrence merchants who have promoted the contest along with the Daily Kansan, radio station KDGU, and the Daily Kansan photographers.
This is the second year the contest has been held. Last year Miss JoAnn Benton, Overland Park sophomore, and a member of Gamma Phi Beta social sorority was selected
Miss McGrew was selected from among five finalists by a panel of judges composed of two students from the Law, Engineering and Business schools. Judges were selected by the deans of those schools.
The other four finalists are Ann Warren, El Dorado junior, North College; Sylvia Frost, Kansas City, Mo, sophomore, Gamma Phi Beta; Ann Poirier, Wathena junior, Delta Gamma, and Dale Barham, Topeka sophomore, Grace Pearson Hall.
Contestants may pick up their pictures at the Daily Kansan business office Monday.
Miss Santa will attend the KDGU Christmas open house from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday. She will be interviewed on a special pre-Christmas radio program on the station.
Toy Drive Mark Reaches 1,000
One thousand toys have been given to the "Toys for Toys" drive and the contributions are coming in steadily, Roger Thom, St. Joseph, Mo., junior and chairman of the drive, said today.
Goal for the drive to provide gifts for needy children is 6,000 toys. The deadline for contributions is Tuesday noon.
"We are encouraging different organizations to include a toy exchange at their Christmas parties," Thom said. "Groups besides organized houses may also contribute by putting toys in the boxes on the campus."
Campus pick-up boxes are in Fraser Hall, the rotunda of Strong Hall, and the Student Union. Organized houses may arrange for toys to be picked up by calling VI 3-0481.
Thom emphasized that all kinds of toys are welcome but they must be either new or usable.
Sour Owl Magazine On Sale Monday
The first issue Sour Owl, humor magazine published by Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, will go on sale Monday.
Sale of the magazine will be in the Information Booth, on the main floor of Strong and in front of the Hawk's Nest in the Student Union.
The Sour Owl will feature a parody on the Russian writer, Anton Chekhov; a horror tale, "The Phantom of the Frats," and jokes, cartoons, and other stories, Harry Elliott, editor, said.