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NationHasBeenWithout President Three Times
The question of delegating authority during presidential illnesses emphasizes not only today's problems of a presidential "stand-in," but some curious situations that occurred in United States history.
The nation has been technically without a president on at least three occasions since the Republic was founded, says the National Geographic Society. George Washington, for instance, came in as the first chief executive nine days later than Vice President John Adams.
Slow travel delayed congressional action in counting the electoral votes until April 6, 1789. With no effort made to give presidential inauguration precedence, John Adams quietly took his oath on April 21 and began presiding over the Senate. Washington was sworn in April 30 during elaborate and enthusiastic ceremonies.
Sunday Complications
In the years when the March 4 inauguration day fell on Sunday, several presidents-elect were inducted either on the 5th or the 3rd. James Monroe took the oath for his second term on March 5, 1821. Since administrations then were considered to end at midnight on the 3rd, theoretically there was no chief executive for a day and a half.
Actually, with Monroe succeeding himself, the dividing line was less meaningful. A more obvious gap took place in 1849, when Zachary Taylor followed James K. Polk into office on March 5.
office.
On Saturday, March 3, 1877, outgoing President Grant gave a large dinner party. Late in the evening, unsuspected by most of the guests, the White House Red Room became the scene for the swearing in in of Rutherford B. Hayes. As an added
precaution, Hayes was publicly inducted on Monday, March 5.
It will be Sunday again when the 1957 inaugural rolls around on January 20. Since 1933, under the 20th amendment to the Constitution, presidential and vice presidential terms have legally ended and begun at noon on that date.
Woodrow Wilson broke precedent in 1917 by taking the executive oath on Sunday, March 4, with another public ceremony the following day.
Wilson Broke Precedent
The Constitution provides, in case of a president's removal, inability, resignation or death, that his duties shall "devolve" on the vice president. But there have been many years when no vice president was available—as a result of his having already become president, his own death, or resignation.
Seven Became Presidents
Seven vice presidents have succeeded to the presidency. No vice president has ever been assassinated but seven have died in office. President Madison lost two vice presidents between 1809 and 1817. No president and only one vice president has resigned in United States history. John C. Calhoun gave up the office in December, 1832, to take a Senate seat in January.
Shortest presidential and vicepresidential terms were those of William Henry Harrison, who died after a month in office, and his successor, John Tyler. Tyler's elevation to the presidency accounted for one of the 15 vacancies in the vice presidency, leaving that office vacant for virtually an entire term.
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Atenee meeting, 7:30 p.m. 113 Strong.
Speaker: Cesar Piana, Argentina grade,
student group Overwiew of Pecon,
cap map of Argentine songs.
Special Argentine tea.
Today
Special Magazines
Museum of Art record concert, noon,
4 p.m., Main Gallery. Vivaldi: "Gloria
Mass."
Gamma Alpha Chi, 7.30 p.m., 207
Flint, Attendance required.
Tau Sigma. 7:15 p.m. Robinson. Pledging.
Required. Requirement of required.
Wear leotards.
Celtic Cross meeting, 7.15 p.m. Westminster Fellowship House. Speaker: William tennibender, missionary to India. "The Credibility of Christ," discussion topic.
Stateswoman Club meeting. 4 p.m.
Sunflower Room, Student Union.
Newman Club rosary, 5:10 p.m. Catholic church basement, rosary club, church basement
Student Court, 7 p.m., Pine Room,
Student Union.
KU Christian Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.
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Arnold Air Society, 7:30 p.m. 107 Military Science Building. Meeting for members and pledges. No uniforms. Attendance required.
ASC House and Senate, 7.30 p.m., 305 and 306, Student Union.
American Chemical Society meeting,
7:30 p.m. 230 Malott, KU section.
Speaker: Dr. Arthur Korbmberg. "The Enzymatic Mapping of Nucleotides." His guests invited.
UN Day observance, 8 p.m.; Memorial
union, 10 a.m.
Gala Awards for Peace Conference.
Wednesday
Baptist Student Union, devotions and prayer, 12:30-12:50 p.m., Darforth
Gamma Delta (Lutheran students), 4pm,
p.m. Thursday. Coffee-coke hour,
Welcome.
Evergreen Club executive meeting, 7 p.m. Catholic church basement. Discussion group, 8 p.m., "Science and Religion," led by Bill Pivonka.
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Negro, Oriental Americans Help Win Friends Abroad
Dial VI 3-5788
WASHINGTON—(UP.)—The State Department is quietly sending famous Negroes as good will ambassadors to countries where U.S. race relations have been under heavy Communist propaganda fire.
In several cases, the department has found that a single visit from an outstanding American of Negro or Oriental descent has done more to win friends for the United States than formal diplomacy or economic aid have been able to do.
The godwill envoy include people like Jesse Owens and Harrison Dillard, the great Negro Olympic champions; Carl Rowan, Negro journalist chosen as one of America's 10 outstanding young men in 1953; and Dr. Sammy Lee, Korean-American who was a two-time Olympic diving champion.
All Are Specialists
These and others have been sent abroad in the past two years under the State Department's educational exchange program as specialists in their fields. The State Department emphasizes that no one has been sent abroad simply because of his color. The Negroes and Oriental-Americans who have gone to Asia and Africa, it says, were picked because they were highly qualified in their fields.
For example, Jesse Owens, who was called "the world's fastest human" when he was breaking olympic records, went to India this month not as a famous Negro, not even as a track star, but as a recognized authority on caring for underprivileged children.
Worked With Youth
For years, Owens has devoted
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Museum of art record concert. noon.
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Poetry Hour, 4 p.m. Memorial Union music room, 10 a.m. English Room, 10 a.m. Engl. Room, 10 a.m. Reader's Room
Christian Science Organization, 7 p.m.
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Quill Club, 7 p.m., 303 Fraser. Old members only. Judge contest entries.
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Essay Prize To Be Trip To Salzburg
European students are being offered a scholarship, which includes tuition, room, and board, for the Salzburg Seminar Series this winter in Austria. The scholarship will be given by quota according to nationality.
the first session of the series, Jan.
8, is in international relations; the
second, Feb. 12, is in literature; and
the third, March 18, is in economics.
The lectures will be given by American professors.
his life to 1,500 youngsters in aouthside Chicago youth club. India has thousands of homeless children roaming the streets of its cities.
Candidates should be graduate students with high academic standing, and must have two letters of recommendation. They must write an essay of 500 words on English books in any field. For further information, a pamphlet is posted on the bulletin board in Flint Hall.
The tremendous reception, which Owens got in New Delhi early this month prompted a New York Times correspondent to write: "As far as plain, old fashioned goodwill propaganda goes, sending him here may turn out to have been a small inspiration."
Dr. Lee, the little Korean-American from Pasadena, Calif., visited neutralist Burma during a Southeast Asia tour. Burmese prime minister U Nu planned to make only a brief courtesy appearance at Lee's diving exhibition, but became so interested he stayed a full hour to shake the diver's hand afterwards.
The State Department also has sent top officials from Puerto Rico and one American Indian—sculptor Solomon McCombs of Eufala, Okla.
Hawk Talk
Culture with coffee—the Poetry Hour and the Paradise Lost Readings. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you take culture with your coffee in the Music & Browsing Room. There's no extra charge for the culture like there is for cream; in fact there's no charge for the coffee! This is the 4th week of the readings by Dr. Wortham of Milton's Paradise Lost, Tuesday at 4:15. The Poetry Hour is Thursday at 4. Be different...try culture with coffee.
"Music, a waxed floor, and thou. . ." is the Trail Room Dance motto. Ed Fording's Quartet (they've grown from a trio) will play from 9 to 10 Wednesday evening in the Trail Room.
"Chess, anyone?" That's the cry of the KU Chess Club which meets on Thursdays at 7:30. Will you answer?
Another event in the unstrainious sports vein is the Bridge Lessons function. Get a pardner who won't trump your ace and be in the Union at 8 Thursday.
Out of money? (who isn't?)
want to be clever? (who doesn't?), or in need of a diversion? (who isn't?)
After agreeing with all these reasons, you can't refuse to come to the SUA Craft Lessons in jewelry and enameling. They're in the Craft Shop in the Union 7-9 Tuesdays.
Advance notice—Les Brown is coming for Homecoming!
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