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University Daily Kansan
Page 0020_2 from reel: L 2351 (1955-09-15 to 1956-05-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/142128

Title: Carlyle Smith to Join '2nd Kon-Tiki'
Summary: Associate professor Carlyle S. Smith will join Dr. Thor Heyerdahl's expedition to the Pacific islands, leaving in October for a 10-month trip to study American Indians.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university faculty; academic research; expeditions
Named Entities: Smith, Carlyle S. [associate professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Inge to Visit, Help University Theatre
Summary: Playwright William Inge, KU alumnus and Pulitzer Prize winner, will visit Lawrence to assist with the University Theatre production of 'Picnic'.
Category: campus news
Subjects: theater; university productions; playwrights
Named Entities: Inge, William [playwright]; Goff, Lewin [theater director]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: HST 'Didn't Know' of a-Project in Early '45
Summary: Former President Harry S. Truman disclosed he had no knowledge of the wartime atomic energy project until becoming president four months before the first A-bomb explosion.
Category: national news
Subjects: presidential history; atomic bomb; World War II
Named Entities: Truman, Harry S. [former president]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kansas Cools Off, Gets Some Rain
Summary: Moderately cooler air and welcome rainfall brought relief to Kansas, with temperatures ranging from 42 to 71 degrees and rainfall amounts varying across the state.
Category: local news
Subjects: weather; climate; precipitation
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KU Leads State Enrollment Rise
Summary: KU shows the largest numerical gain in enrollment among Kansas colleges and universities, with total enrollment reaching 7,788 students, a 12% increase over the previous year.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university enrollment; higher education; student statistics
Named Entities: Hitt, James K. [registrar]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Foreign Students Confused but Happy
Summary: A feature on foreign students at KU, with approximately 150 international students expressing both confusion and happiness with their experiences on campus.
Category: campus news
Subjects: international students; university life; cultural adjustment
Named Entities: Tonomura, Eiji [reporter]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Rebels Triumph in Argentina
Summary: Argentine rebels won control from ruling generals, with Eduardo Lonardi named head of the new provisional government.
Category: campus news
Subjects: international politics; South America; government change
Named Entities: Peron, Juan D. [former president]; Lonardi, Eduardo [provisional president]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: TV Cable Duct Nears Completion
Summary: Construction of an electrical duct to enclose a co-axial television cable through campus is nearing completion, with work expected to finish in about two weeks.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university infrastructure; technology; construction
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Instructor Takes Wichita U. Post
Summary: Loring O. Hanson, a member of the University of Kansas engineering faculty, has taken a position at Wichita University as an associate professor of mechanical engineering.
Category: campus news
Subjects: faculty appointments; university positions; engineering
Named Entities: Hanson, Loring O. [instructor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: University Theater to Hold Auditions
Summary: Auditions for singers and dancers for University Theater productions will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Fraser Theater.
Category: campus news
Subjects: theater; auditions; university productions
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 350 Attend Red Pepper Meet
Summary: About 350 women attended the meeting of the Red Pepper Club, with officers to be elected at the regular meeting on Monday.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; meetings; clubs
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Student Loses Paper
Summary: A 120-page research paper titled 'Analysis of Values' was lost between noon and 3:30 p.m. yesterday in the education library. Contact information provided for the student.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student issues; lost items; academics
Confidence: 0.75

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