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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1955.
Malayan Jungles, Brawls-All In A World Tour
Persian smugglers, knife fights by natives, bad food, and fanaticism are encountered when tramping across the world, says Jerry Renner, 1953 journalism graduate.
Jerry returned in July from a 13-month hitchhiking trip around the world in which he visited 25 countries. The trip, which cost $1,500, was financed by free lancing stories of his journeys to the Kansas City Star and the Salina Journal, and by savings.
"Actually there was little physical danger on the entire trip," Jerry said. "But while sailing up the China Sea to Hong Kong I never went near the ship's deck after dark. The passengers included a load of Communist students bound for Red China. These rioting students had killed an American newspaper man just four weeks previously."
After flying into West Berlin, on a recommendation of the American consul to insure safe arrival, Jerry and a Dutch friend walked through the Erendenburg gate into the Communist sector of the city.
Kicked Out—No Money "We—two capitalists—got thrown out of our pretentious restaurant because we did not afford enough money to pay their prices!"
While in Paris Jerry stayed on
150 Producers Hold Conference In Union
A planning session for a Producers Council of America conference was held yesterday in the Student Union. The council includes more than 150 producers from an eight-state area.
Member of the University attending were T. Howard Walker, University Extension director; E. A. McFarland, Bureau of Institutes manager; Gerald L. Pearson, extension classes director; T. DeWitt Carr, Dean of the School of Engineering, and Marvin Crigui of the University Extension.
The first commercial television license was issued to W-N-B-T (NBC) on July 1, 1941.
the Left Benk where his bathroom facilities—located one flight up—had the primitive conveniences of the first Century. It was in Paris that this hitchhiker, who was going around the world with a knap-sack, won a New York Herald tourist story contest. The prize—$100 worth of luggage.
In Greece, Jerry was given a
ride by John Steinbeck, noted American author, who was returning to Athens following a visit with his wife to the ruins of Delphi.
Christmas Eve was spent in Bethlehem and Christmas Day in Jerusalem.
In Bagdad he found, to his disappointment, that the streets
weren't crowded with dancing girls, so he crossed the Persian Gulf and began the overland push into India.
Narcotics To Parrots
Narcotics 10 Parvios
"My companions on this part of the trip" Jerry recalled, "were 200 professional smugglers who dealt in everything from narcotics to parrots."
THUMB FUN KID—Arm high and thumb extended-that's the classic method used by Jerry Renner in getting around the world.
Colleges Warned Of 'Campus Slums'
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — (I.P.)—College administrators have been warned against creating "campus slums" through construction or haphazard construction in seeking to meet their demands for more space. New building programs, according to Dr. Olindo Grossi, dean of the School of Architecture, Pratt Institute, should also get away from the "former accent on weighty monumentality and its pompousness."
"This is not appreciated today," he declared, "as it encourages a quality of fatigue rather than inspiration, much like similar ex- periences we have all had in large museums."
Urging development of master plans for all campuses to allow for expansion, Dr. Grossi advised the planners to avail themselves of new ideas in design, new materials and, in some cases, of prefabrication. He said that good design need not cost more than inferior design. At the same time, he declared, institutions of higher learning should not subordinate the need for good teachers, good salaries and morale to structural growth.
In India he spent a moonlit night hiding from the guards in the gardens of the Taj Mahal, and before leaving the country he posed as a Hindu pilgrim and bathed in the sacred Ganges River.
After deck passaging to Singapore, where he was held in quarantine, with 600 Indians for two days, he moved into Japan. Here Jerry was fascinated by the mountainous beauty and architecture of the country, and by the friendliness of the people.
Jerry is back on the Hill this year getting a degree in education. And he is picking up extra money by showing color slides and telling of his adventures to interested groups.
Any tricks or secrets to hitchhiking around the world?
None at all, says Jerry. "Any university student could do it."
Psychology Professors Attend Conference
Dr. Roger G. Barker and Dr. Herbert F. Wright, professors of psychology, are attending an invitational conference on developmental psychology today through Saturday.
Dr. Barker and Dr. Wright have been conducting research programs in the psychology and growth of children, with support from public and private agencies.
Talks At Wyandotte High
Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, this afternoon conducted a question-answer period with senior girls at Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, Kan. The prospective students asked questions on housing facilities and special training programs at KU.
AWS Chooses 13 Candidates
Thirteen freshman women passed the AWS Senate examination last night and will attend a tea from 4 to 5 p.m. today in the English Room of the Student Union.
Meeting with AWS Senate members, the young women selected will be candidates for the Senate in the general election Nov. 2. Two freshmen will be elected.
Candidates are Eve Stevenson,
Saling; Sharon Stout, Wichita; Rebecca Swander, San Antonio, Tex;
Carelee Turner, Topeka; Eleanor Youngberg, Lawrence; Shirley Hand, Kansas City, Mo.; Mary Lynne Gradingier Halstead
Mary Helen Clark, Kansas City,
Mo; Barbara Chadborn, Kansas
City, Kan.; Marcia Bierlein, Pitts-
burg; Kerstin Barger, Topeka and
Judy Heller, Pittsburg.
Authors Club To Meet
"Pages from a Writer's Diary" will be discussed by Don Wilcox, 445 Illinois St. who will talk to the Kansas Authors Club, Second District, Saturday afternoon in the Oread room of the Student Union.
Mr. Wilcox is the author of "Basketball Star," a novel for children in which the fictional coach is modeled on Dr. Forrest. 2. "Phog" Allen.
State officers and members from the First District will be guests. Byron Slawson of Topeka will talk on selling.
Co-hostesses at this annual fall workshop meeting are Mrs. Faye O. Heigle of Ottawa, president of the Second District, and Miss Frances Grinstead, associate professor of journalism.
California is the leading turkey producing state with Minnesota second. Between them they produced 28.6 per cent of this year's estimated national turkey crop.
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