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Thursday, Oct. 27, 1955.
Icelander Wins Nobel Prize For Literature
STOCKHOLM — (U.P.) - Author Halldor Kiljan Laxness of Iceland, a onetime monk known for his anti-American views, today won the 1955 Nobel Prize for literature.
American novelist Ernest Hemingway won out over Mr. Laxness last year.
The 18-member Swedish Academy awarded him the tax-free cash award of $36,720 and the plaque that goes with it for his sensitive novels of the little man in the cold mountain wastelands of Iceland.
The 53-year-old Laxness is a winner of the Stalin prize and this fact was believed to have weighed against him during the eight years he was considered for the Nobel award.
Mr. Laaxness, born Haldor Gundjonsson, lived for three years in the United States but left in 1930 after a public clamor against him.
Lived In U.S. Three Years
Mr. Laxness, who terms himself an "idealistic socialist," has publicly deplored the North Atlantic Treaty Organization which includes Iceland.
He has said he is without particular leanings toward Russia, but has been a favorite in the communist literary world. Many of his earlier writings attacked life in the United States.
Three Runnersup
Runnersup to Mr. Laxness were believed to have been French poet St. John Perse, Icelandic moralist Gunnar Gunnarsson, and exiled Greek novelist Nikos Kazantakis.
Mr. Laxness wrote eight novels, but only one, "Independent People," was published in the United States. It was about Icelandic cottage farmers and was a Book-Of-The-Month Club selection five years ago.
The author has been in hot water with U.S. immigration authorities. He first tried to enter the United States in 1922. Ordered back to Denmark, he embraced Catholicism and entered a Belgian monastery as a monk. He left one year later to resume writing poetry, short stories and novels. He married twice.
In 1927, Mr. Laxness was admitted to the United States and went to California where he wrote two articles denouncing the movies.
Turbine Specialist Talks To Engineers
R. C. Wood, turbine specialist for the General Electric Company in Kansas City, explained the history of the electric turbine at the meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Wednesday in the Student Union.
He showed color slides with his talk.
"Electric turbines generate about 70 per cent of the electricity generated today," he said.
State Civil Service To Give Exam Soon
A state civil service examination to fill the inspector positions under the new Kansas Egg Law will be given soon, the State Personnel Division announced today. The positions carry the titles of Marketing Inspector I and II.
Application forms and information about the jobs can be obtained from the State Personnel Division, 801 Harrison St., Topeka. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 21.
Are These Lilacs Confused!
It seems as if the iliacs on the east side of Flint Hall are confused. They can't make up their mind whether it's spring or winter, so they are blooming anyway.
Edwina Frohwerk, Kansas City, Mo., junior, just loves the premature lilacs. (See picture.)
Actually, lilacs bloom in the spring, but any period of warm weather can cause buds developed
for next sorning's flower to bloom prematurely. This phenomenon is caused by a long warm period following a dormant stage.
Things such as this seem to stress the unpredictable weather in Kansas which has long been cussed and discussed, and which is now bothering students. The cold mornings and warm afternoons seem to confuse students nearly as much as it has the illacs.
Weather
It will be fair and warm today with increasing southerly winds. The high this afternoon will be about 83. Increasing clouds and winds with occasional showers by tomorrow are expected. Much cooler weather is expected Friday with strong shifting winds. The low tonight will be in the 30's, with the high Friday in the upper 60's. Strong northerly winds, 40 miles per hour or higher, are expected to spread over the west and central portions of the state tonight
Traffic Record Free Of Death
TOPEKA —(U.P.)— The Kansas Accident Records Bureau said today it has received no report of a fatal traffic mishap in the state during the last 24 hours.
The recital of Raymond Cerf, professor of violin, will be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Daily Kansan incorrectly reported that it was to be held yesterday.
Correction On Cerf Recital
Statehouse Starlings To Get Hot Foot
TOPEKA —(U.P.)— The annual battle against the Kansas state-house starlings is about to begin—with a new weapon. The State Executive Council, which administers affairs of the native stone building, voted to place low voltage electric lines on window ledges and other starling roosts.
Harold L. Kipp, professor of mechanical engineering, was elected secretary of the Kansas-Nebraska section of the American Society of Engineering Education. Members from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas held a joint conference at the University last week.
Birds alighting on the wires will get a mild hotfoot. The idea is not to injure the starlings but to discourage them from selecting the statehouse as a winter roosting spot.
Kipp Named Secretary
Freshmen Choose 25 In Primaries
Balloting Begins For Biggest Bum
You can vote for the "Biggest Bum on the Hill" and at the same time make a contribution to the Campus Chest fund.
Today and tomorrow voting booths will be open in Strong Hall, the information booth, and the Student Union. Voting will be done by dropping pennies into cans labeled with each candidate's name
Eldon Tefft, assistant professor of design, was named as a fourth candidate today. Others are Clayton Krehbiel, assistant professor of music education; Rupert Murrill, assistant professor of sociology, and Robert E. Schofield, assistant professor of history.
The winning candidate will reign over the Independent Student Association Bum's Ball to be held Saturday from 9 p.m. until midnight. A Mr. and Miss Bum will be chosen from those present at the ball.
ISA members will be admitted free. Non-members may purchase tickets for 50 cents or buy ISA membership cards as they vote for candidates.
Price Rise Seen For Newspapers
NEW YORK — U(P,P)— Cranston Williams, general manager of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, has predicted that the daily newspapers will increase advertisement and subscription rates as a result of increases in the price of Canadian newsprint.
Mr. Williams made the prediction in a statement issued after the giant Canadian International Paper Company announced yesterday that it was increasing newsprint prices by $4-a-ton. Previously St. Lawrence Corp., Ltd. and Abitibi Power and Paper Co., Ltd. had announced $5-a-ton increases.
"To stay operating, our newspapers will have to find new and additional income." Mr. Williams said. "They have only two sources, advertising rates and the price of the newspaper to readers. These will have to go up if the papers are not to go out of business.
'Picnic' Cast Gets Three Curtain Calls
"Picnic" was a hit with an opening night capacity audience in Fraser Theater last night.
The crowd awarded the University Theatre actors three curtain calls for their fine performances.
The audience gave the most applause to Ruth Doddrill, Westchester, Pa., graduate student, for her portrayal of Rosemary Sydney, the spinster schoolteacher who got her man, and to Don Johnston. Pittsburg senior, as Howard Bevans, the man she got. Johnston, cast as a cracker barrel type of merchant, received spontaneous applause during one of his second act scenes.
The Pulitzer prize-winning play by KU alumus William Inge has its setting in Kansas in the late 1930's. The setting, costuming and the dialog are typically midwestern.
Vera Stough, Lawrence sophmore, as Millie Owens, the tomboy
Also A Favorite
Dorado senior, as Mrs. Potts, a neighbor, are the three outstanding supporting actors.
Roger Brown, Galt, Mo., sophomore, was outstanding in handling the dramatic role of Hal Carter, the wandering ne'er-do-well who comes to the small town and affects the sheltered lives of its residents.
Supporting Roles
His relationship with the heroine, Madge Owens, played by Joyce Eliott, Independence, Mo., freshman, changes Madge from a girl who is "tired of just being pretty" into a mature young woman. Miss Elliott's third act performance, when she tearfully parts with the handsome wanderer, is outstanding.
Madge's boy friend, Alan Seymour, the banker's son, is played by Bret Waller, Girard junior. He and Lee MacMorris, Hutchinson freshman, as the mother of Madge and Millie, and Becky Breese, El
Two schoolteacher friends of Miss Sydney were played by Judith Heinrichs, Independence, Mo., junior, and Wanda Latham, Fayette, Mo., sophomore.
Kenneth Plumb, Jr., Sunflower senior; Ted Teichgraeber, Emporia sophomore; Marvin Carlson, Wichita junior, and Bruce Dillman, Independence, Kan., senior, are teenage boys of the town. Elsie Willan, Medicine Lodge freshman, has an offstage role.
The play was directed by Lewin Goff. He was assisted by Dave Rosario, Bronx, N.Y., senior; Marjorie Smith, Wichita graduate student; Richard Murray, Kansas City, Mo. junior, and Plumb. Russ Settle, Leavenworth senior, is stage manager.
The show runs through Saturday night. Curtain time is 8 p.m.
A total of 25 candidates were nominated yesterday in the freshman primary elections. About 650 students voted.
Candidates for class officers: president, Pat Little, Wichita; Phil Stuart, Lawrence; Daniel Casson, Topeka; vice president, Richard Turpin, Kansas City, Mo.; Richard Adam, Emporia; and Janis Irvin, Stafford; secretary, Kenneth Richardson, Overland Park; John Garratt, Pittsburg; Tony Morrow, Kansas City, Mo.; treasurer, Julius Lincoln, Topeka; Arthur Muegel, St. Louis, Mo.; Jack Burton, Prairie Village.
Senate Candidates
Candidates for ASC men's Senate are Don Dunaway, Mission, AGI; Ron Barta, Salina, POGO; for women's Senate, Anne Hesse, Bartlesville, Okla., AGI; Susan Stout, Wichita, POGO.
Candidates for ASC men's House are Dick Patterson Kansas City, Mo., and Robert Billings, Russell AGI; Marshall Crowther, Salina, and Clayton Durr, Eudora, POGO. Candidates for ASC women's House, Marcia Fink, Topeka; Deanna Miller, Salina; Nancy Parker, Bartlesville, Okla.; Barbara Rodd, Tulsa, Okla.; and Jayne Allen, Topea, AGI. There are no candidates for the women's House from the POGO party.
If you don't have a place to park your car, here's your chance to voice your opinion on the subject.
Candidate For Each Class
One candidate will be elected to each of the class offices and to the ASC Senate and House in the men and women's division. Two will be elected to the men's House, and one, for every 150 freshmen women ballots cast will be elected to the women's House.
The general election is Nov. 2. Non-partisan candidates for the ASC House or Senate must file their petitions with James Miller, Merriam senior, by midnight tonight, be signed by 100 freshmen men; for The petition for men's Senate must the men's House by 60 freshmen men. Petitions for the women's House must be signed by 60 freshmen women, and for the Senate, by 100 freshmen women.
The 31st annual campus problems speaking contest will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Strong Auditorium. It is open to all students. Speakers will have eight minutes to talk about something they consider to be a campus problem.
Speech Contest Set For Nov. 16
Tryout speeches will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Green Hall. They will be five minutes long. Judges will select eight speakers for the final contest.
Students interested in entering should give their name and the subject of their talk to the speech and drama office, 5 Green, before 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14. A trophy will be given the contest winner.
This contest was begun in 1925 by E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, who will direct the event this year.
Prof. Buehler said in past years the speeches have discussed such problems as inadequate medical facilities on the campus and the need for a large theater. He said these speeches were instrumental in promoting the building of Watkins Hospital and Fraser Theater.