Topeka, Ks.
Daily hansan
53rd Year, No. 50
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
The Osage Indian tom-tom is back at KU, safely nestled in a show case in the Student Union trophy room. It is the first time the drum has been at KU since 1951.
Tom-Tom Returns At Last
While at KU, the trophy is guarded by Sachem. A corresponding honor society at the University of Missouri, the Mystical Seven, keeps the drum when it is at MU. The trophy goes to the winner of the KU-MU football game each year.
Shown admiring the tom- tom and seeing it for the first time are Jayne Allen, Topeka freshman, and Marilyn Erickson, Mission freshman.
The upset victory Saturday returned the tom-tom to the resting place at the Union, a place which it has been only three times, 1947, 1951 and 1955, since the drum rivalry was renewed in 1947.
The tom-tom was introduced in 1937 by two members of the Kansas City alumni association, who bought the drum in a pawn shop in Kansas City.
Christmas Theme Inserted In 'Gammer Gurton's Needle'
One group of KU students is in a holiday mood today—not Thanksgiving, but Christmas. ❖
They are the cast and crew of "Gammer Gurton's Needle," the University Theatre production to be presented in Fraser Theater Dec. 7-10.
The anonymously written play does not have a Christmas theme, but director Jack Brooking, instructor of speech and drama, and his cast have put a Christmas theme into the script, in keeping with the play's December showing.
The most outstanding addition, however, is a mummers' play. In England mummers enacted a religious play, generally using the theme of St. George and the Dragon, to illustrate good overcoming evil.
"Gammer" is an Elizabethan farce, and its Tudor England setting lends itself to a holiday mood. Traditional English Christmas customs have been added, bringing in the Yule Log, Christmas carolers, a dancing bear, tumblers, and a Hodening Horse, a contrived horse which goes from house to house in a "trick or treat" manner.
Mr. Brooking said that they
planned to present the mummers play at noon hours during the week of the play for students' entertainment. The place for these presentations will be announced later.
"Gammer," a non-realistic play in poetry form, has fable-like characteristics. The characters are indirectly modeled in an animal image. Some of their names, Dr. Rat, Cock, Dame Chat, meaning cat, imply fable aspect. Some members of the cast will wear masks of cats and fighting cocks to carry out this idea.
The mummers will wear traditional masks, which are now being made by the stagecraft class taught by Milton Howarth, instructor of speech.
A small orchestra will play old English Christmas music throughout the play. Research is being done to find the proper music and instruments used at that time.
Kansas Artist Dies At 84
"The play is rough and tumble and bawdy, characteristic of Elizabeth Hartley. It carries new, interesting concepts of Christmas," Mr. Brooking said.
Student ID cards will admit.
A well-known Kansas artist died last night in Kansas City, Kan.. ending a career of more than 60 years of painting.
Arthur L. Tice, 84, was professor of art for more than 20 years at Midland College in Atchison, and was known for his portraits and landscapes and for his biblical paintings which hang in places of worship throughout the world.
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1955.
Watson Library Lists Holiday Schedule
Watson Library will observe the following Thanksgiving vacation schedule beginning today through Monday, Nov. 28.
Today, 7-45 a.m. to 6 p.m.; tomorrow, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, closed all day; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 noon; Sunday, closed.
Funeral Services Held For Ex-Surgery Head
Funeral services for Dr. Thomas G. Orr, Sr., 71, professor emeritus of surgery and former head of the surgery department at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, were held yesterday afternoon in Forest Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo.
Monday, Nov. 28, the library will resume its regular schedule.
Burial was in Forest Hill cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
Dr. Orr became ill about 3 a.m.
Saturday and died three hours later
at the Medical Center where he had
been taken for 'treatment. He had
suffered his first heart attack three
years ago.
He became a surgery instructor at the School of Medicine in 1914; an associate professor in 1917, and was named chairman of the surgery department in 1924, a position he held until 1949. Dr. Orr had held the emeritus status since 1954.
Born in Carrollton, Mo., he was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1907 and received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1910. An honorary doctor of science degree was conferred upon him in June by MU.
Dr. Orr has written two books "Modern Methods of Amputation," and "Operations of General Surgery," and more than 200 articles for medical publications.
The January issue of American Surgeon, a scientific journal, will be dedicated to Dr. Orr. He was named editor of the magazine in 1951. He was also a member of the American Board of Surgery, which examines and certifies surgeons who apply to it for recognition. He was senior consultant in surgery to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City.
Don't Let Today Fool You Pack Some Winter Clothes
By UNITED PRESS
some snow as the temperatures fall, but no large amounts."
Students packing for the longawaited vacation shouldn't let today's spring-like weather fool them, as the forecast is for colder temperatures for the rest of the week.
"Some precipitation will precede and attend the front. Kansas can expect some rain and
"The cool-off will be a moderate one," said U.S. Meteorologist Richard Garrett, head of the Topeka Weather Bureau. Temperatures in the daylight hours tomorrow likely sink below seasonal average levels.
The Kansas five-day forecast for the period ending Sunday calls for below normal temperatures.
After a 24-hour period in which temperatures at some Kansas points rose 26 to 30 degrees above normal, a weather notice was issued to expect a cold front to barge into the northwest this afternoon, and spread over the state by morning.
The reverse was true yesterday and in the early morning hours today. Highs ranged from 57 at Hill City to a steamy 60 degrees at Pittsburgh.
At some points a layer of warm, moist air over cooler air provided condensation that made it appear rain had fallen.
The forecast for today is: Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. Windy southeast this afternoon. Colder west and north-central this afternoon and over the state tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight 20s northwest to 35-40 southeast. High tomorrow near 40 extreme north to the 40s southeast and 50s extreme southwest.
It was Mr. Wright's job to make individual portraits of all 23 of the candidates. He had plenty of time to study each girl as a potential queen while he was doing this, he explained.
He Picked Queen Before Judges
Flint Library Closed Thursday
The reading room in Flint Hall will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday and Friday and 8:00 to 12:00 noon on Saturday. It will be closed all day Thanksgiving, according to Jean McKnight, librarian.
Harry Wright, the new director of the University Photographic Bureau, is willing to hire out as a one man selection committee to any college or university which has a queen to pick.
Thursday afternoon he pointed out Miss Mahoney, Ann Straub and Sherlie Steffens to a KU News Bureau reporter, from a picture of the ten semi-finalists. "These," he said positively, "will be the three finalists."
He had picked Marjorie Mahoney as the most likely candidate for Homecoming Queen even before the committee of ten judges had selected the three finalists.
Asked who the queen would be
Mr. Wright was a little less sure
of himself but put the finger on
Miss Mahoney.
The judges did not meet to make their selection until that night.
15 Cadets Get ROTC Honor
Distinguished Military Student letters of designation and medals have been presented to 15 of the Army advanced ROTC cadets by Lt. Col. Justice R. Neale, Army ROTC professor.
the honor cadets are Lloyd L. Breckenridge of Norton, Billie B. Crow of Logan, seniors; Robert S. Ditus, Larned sophomore; Necolis S. Gianakis of Great Bend, Frederick B. Heath of Kansas ity, Mo., Collin J. McKinney of Yates Center, William J. Oborny of Durham, seniors; Jay D. Ochs, Wichita junior; Herbert E. Protzmann of Kansas City, Mo., Beverly Trott of Topeka, Edward W. Wakeland of Caney, Howard G. Whatley of Lawrence, and Robert A. Wolfe of Dallas, N. C., Stewart D. Ross of Wichita, Terry J. Strong of Kansas City, Mo., seniors.
Four of the Distinguished Military Students for this year and two of those designated last year have applied for Regular Army commissions. They are: Cadets Ditus, McKinney, Whatley, and Wolfe for this year and Cadets Norman B. Gates, Chanute senior, and Alan D. Levin, Kansas City, Mo. senior, who were Distinguished Military Students last year.
NEW YORK —(U.R.)— About 50 patrons of a coffee shop carried out a fast evacuation yesterday when a fire broke out in a grease duct. None of them returned to pay their bills, the proprietor said.
Ducked Out On Fire. Bills
Ten Elected To Honorary Business Group
Nine seniors and one junior have been elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary business fraternity. Initiation will be in the spring.
Other seniors elected:
The only junior selected was William H. Jean, accounting major from Iola. For selection as a junior for membership in the fraternity a student must rank scholastically in the upper 3 per cent of his class. Seniors must rank in the upper 10 per cent.
One of the nine seniors elected is a woman, E. Mae Young of Tribune.
Bobby A. Lay, Columbus; Noel D. Rooney, Dodge City; N. E. (Bill) Jester, Salina; David L. Bratton, Emporia; Larry D. Horner, Minneapolis.
Richard D. Sundbye, Olathe;
Richard D. Love, Joplin, Mo.; Fred
B. Heath III, Kansas City, Mo.
Nation Prepares For S-D Day
WASHINGTON—(U.P.)-The 48 states began a special daily tally of traffic fatalities yesterday in a campaign to prevent death on the nation's highways.
The campaign will last three weeks and will be highlighted by "Safe Driving Day" on Dec. 1. At that time an all-out effort will be made to go through a 24-hour period without a single traffic fatality. This is the second year for the campaign.
Rear Adm. H. B. Miller (Pet.), director of the President's committee, said that in addition to a perfect driving day, "the campaign is designed to stimulate "year-round support for proven, year-round programs of traffic safety."
Last year's S-Day, Dec. 1, fell far short of the no-death goal. A total of 81 persons were fatally injured on Dec. 1, 1954. During the three-week period encompassed by the 1954 campaign the traffic toll was 2,144.
This year's test will measure its success by comparison with the 1954 figures.
Freshman Women To Change Dorms
Residents of Foster, Holder,
Locksley, and Monchonia Halls will move into Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall the first weekend in December. Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, has announced
At the close of the fall semester, Templin Hall residents will move to the new dorm, Miss Peterson added. Then both Templin and Foster will again become men's housing facilities for which they were originally used.
The west wing of Gertrude Sellards Pearson has been occupied since September by 120 freshman women. The upperclass women will live in the second floor center section and the second and third floor of the east wing.
Post Office To Close Thursday
Post Office To Close Thursday
The campus post office in Strong Hall will be closed all day Thursday, but will remain open the rest of the week from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It will close at 11.30 a.m. Saturday.