Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
53rd Year, No. 6
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1955
Carlyle Smith To Join '2nd Kon-Tiki'
Carlyle S. Smith, associate professor of anthropology, has received a year's leave from the University and will leave Oct. 1 to join Dr. Thor Heyerdahl, noted archaeologist, in an expedition to various Pacific islands.
Dr. Heyerdahl is the author of the book, "Kon-Tiki," which was later made into a moving picture. In "Kon-Tiki." Dr. Heyerdahl explained his theory that South American people immigrated across the Pacific. This accounts for the tribes of Indians on the Polynesian islands.
ian Ship Chartered
Norwegian Ship Charveren For the trip he has charmed a ship from the Norwegian government from 10 months. Twenty-one men will make the trip including crew members, a physician, a camera man, a Navy frog man, Dr. Smith and three other archaeologists.
Dr. Smith will join the rest of the expedition in Panama in October. From Panama the ship will sail to Easter Island and will remain there two to four months. The expedition will then move to Pitcairn Island, where no archaeologist has ever done extensive research.
CARLYLE S. SMITH
Work will then be done on Mangareva, then on islands of the Tubuai group, on the Marquesas group and finally on the Cocos.
The expedition will search for sites where no undersurface archaeology work has been done. They will also get reproductions of one of the medium size Easter Island statues and one from the Tubuai and Marquesas island groups.
To Study Statues
Dr. Smith is a graduate of Columbia University. He has been a member of the KU archaeology staff for nine years. Last summer he was in charge of a University expedition in North Dakota to study the American Indians.
HST 'Didn't Know' Of A-Project In Early '45
WASHINGTON—(U.P.)-Former President Harry S. Truman disclosed today that he had no inkling that the wartime atomic energy project existed until the day he became president, four months before history's first A-bomb explosion.
Kansas Cools Off, Gets Some Rain
TOPEKA —(U.P.)— Moderately cooler air from the north brought welcome rainfall to the upper three tiers of Kansas counties during the last 24 hours.
Most of the moisture fell in north central Kansas with amounts under one inch.
Western and central sections got the most benefit from the minor cold front. Eastern areas remained rather warm.
Minimum temperatures early today ranged from a cool 42 degrees at Goodland to a warm 71 in Chanute. Kansas highs yesterday were in the 90s, from 91 at Goodland to 93 at Wichita and Wamego.
Little if any moisture is expected in Kansas during the remainder of today and tonight, unless a few thunderstorms develop in the southeast.
Rainfall amounts ranged from Topeka's 64 inches to Harlan's .90.
Student Loses Paper
A 120-page research paper entitled "Analysis of Values," a pamphlet on fundamental education, and a list of French books were lost between 12 noon and 3:30 p.m. yesterday in the education library. If found, contact Mohamed I. Kazem, at 1537 $ _{1}$ Tennessee or phone VI 3-7025.
Not even then was he immediately told in detail about the world-changing development which had been concealed from him for years while he was senator and throughout his brief service as vice president.
The new president, who was to bear the responsibility for ordering the atomic destruction of Hiroshima, was assured by a close military adviser that the A-bomb would "never go off."
This and other revelations about his early days as chief executive were recorded by Mr. Truman in his memoirs, to be published in 5 consecutive installments in Life magazine.
At a news conference in Kansas City, Mr. Truman said he dedicated the memoirs, written under contract with Life for $600,000, "to the people of all nations."
"I think people of all free nations are interested in the leading free nation of the world," he told newsmen. "I believe the people behind the Iron Curtain also are interested, too, so I dedicated the memoirs to the people of all nations."
Mr. Truman said he received great help in writing his memoirs from former cabinet members and White House assistants and from a Kansas City office staff.
Volume I of the memoirs also will be serialized in the New York Times and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The first installment covers his first days in the White House.
Rebels Triumph In Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—(U.P.)
—Argentine rebels wun unconditional surrender today from the ruling generals who took over power from the fallen president, Juan D. Peron. A new provisional government takes over tomorrow.
Gen. Eduardo Lonardi was named to head the new government.
The state radio said the ruling council of 14 generals "accepted all conditions made" by the rebels. No mention was made of Gen Peron, but one of the rebel conditions was that he be surrendered to them to stand trial.
Gen. Peron still was aboard the gunboat Paraguay in Buenos Aires harbor to which he fled yesterday. Rebel warships blocked any exit from the harbor.
Expected to rule with Gen. Lonardi were three others named with him earlier in a revolutionary provisional government.
They are Rear Adm. Isaac Rojas, Gen. Leon Bengoa, and Gen. Aude-lino Bergallo, the only remnant of the 14-man junta (ruling council) which took over from Gen. Peron after he was forced to resign Monday.
Gen. Lonardi is a long-time opponent of Gen. Peron.
In 1951, while commander of an army division at Santa Fe, he plotted against the government but was so cautious that another general moved in and tried to take over the revolution for himself. The revolution was a failure and that general was sent to a Patagonian prison for life.
Gen. Lonardi was retired from the army at Gen. Peron's order.
Foreign Students Confused But Happy
By EIJI TONOMURA
The University is thriving once again with a true cosmopolitan air. Foreign students have recently arrived on the Jayhawk campus. There are 150 foreign students, approximately half of whom are graduate students, and many more are planning to come to KU. This reporter has made a rough survey of some of the impressions of KU expressed by a few foreign students.
by a new foreign student. "Everything is so beautiful and wonderful," Vietor M. Campos said as he recalled the Costa Rica University which had no laboratories for his pharmacy studies. Campos is continuing his study of pharmacy in the Graduate School with a hope of teaching the subject in his country.
The peaceful campus impressed Yun Sung Chough of Seoul Korea.
"When I first came to KU I wanted to go home with suitcases," was the reply of Pedro A. Leyton of Panama.
"The University of Helsinki is a part of the city, but here it is harmonius with nature," said Bo Winquist, a graduate student majoring in economics.
"The surrounding here is so conducive to study," he said as he compared KU with his bombed-out University of Seoul.
The friendliness of faculty members and students impressed Claire Alder from Switzerland.
However, there are some foreign students who felt confused amid the big university.
Chough was not alone in his praise of the ideal environment here to study.
Not Alone In Praise
"KU is much better—more contact with others" she said.
"I lost my purse which had many important papers. So at present I am not too settled down yet," Mehin Kahlikahli from Iran said.
Lost His Purse
To a Japanese girl who has not experienced the co-educational system, American school life posed a series of questions.
"Americans look so restless. Maybe too many dates, I guess," Miyoko Ko said. However, she was impressed by the friendliness of the people and the belief of equality.
Inge To Visit, Help University Theatre
These students represent all the climates. This survey reveals that they are living in harmony with American students.
William Inge, playwright alumnus of KU and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, will arrive today in Lawrence for a short stay to assist Lewin Goff, director of the University Theatre, in the production of "Picnic."
WILLIAM INGE
KU Leads State Enrollment Rise
Record enrollments in Kansas' 29 colleges and universities were reported today, with KU showing the largest total enrollment and the biggest numerical gain over 1954. Registrar James K. Hitt, listing 7,788 students, said late enrollments may bring the figure to 8,000. KU had 7,154 enrolled last fall.
The state total now is 32,385, a 12 per cent increase over last year. Late enrollments are expected to raise the total even higher.
Kansas State is expected to attain an enrollment of 6,000. A late count was 5,835, up 632 from a year ago.
Emporia State College showed the biggest percentage gain from the fall of '54. Enrollment climbed to 2,022, a 26 per cent boost.
These other schools listed record enrollments—Friends University, Pittsburg State College, Fort Hays State, Wichita University and St. Mary's College.
TV Cable Duct Nears Completion
Construction of an electrical duct to enclose a co-axial television cable will be completed in about two weeks, said C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds.
Auditions for singers and dancers for University Theater productions will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Fraser theater. Singers should bring their own music. An accompanist will be provided.
Upon completion of the duct, the cable, which has already arrived on the campus, will be laid for televising football and basketball games. Although there are no immediate plans for televising, the University wants to be prepared, said Arthur C. Lonborg, director of athletics.
University Theater To Hold Auditions
The underground duct will run through the campus from the stadium to the field house. Hoech auditorium is on the route, and the panel board will be in Marvin Hall.
Last spring when Mr. Inge was visiting his former instructor of play writing, Allen Crafton, chairman of the department of speech and drama, he mentioned the original version of "Pomic" as being different from the Broadway production. At Prof. Crafton's suggestion Mr. Inge consented to Jet Mr. Goff use the original version, formerly titled "Summer Brave."
To Help With Script
Mr. Ige plans to assist in preparing the script for this production and expects to sit in on the final casting readings tonight in Fraser Theater.
The University Theatre is presenting the play as the opening production of its 1955-1956 season on Oct. 26 to 29 in Fraser Theater.
Mr. Inge has had three plays produced on Broadway in the last eight years, "Come Back Little Sheba," "Picnic," and "Bus Stop." The first two have been made into movies and the third is still running successfully on Broadway with a road company beginning its tour this year.
"Picnic" was filmed last summer in Hutchinson, and is to be released soon.
Uses Kansas Material
The material for most of his plays came from Kansas. He was born in Independence in 1913 and grew up in Kansas.
He was graduated from KU with a bachelor of arts degree in 1965. He received an M.A. degree from the George Peabody Teachers' College, Nashville, Tenn., in 1937.
He worked for a time on a Witchita radio station, and taught and directed dramatics at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., for about five years. He was drama and music critic for the St. Louis Star-Times from 1943 to 1945.
His first play, "Farther off from Heaven" appeared in 1948 and since then Mr. Inge has been a success on Broadway.
Dogmatic in his insistence that his plays must represent real characters and replicas of life instead of expansive stage settings, Mr. Inge has often asserted that not more than one stage setting is required for a production.
Mr. Inge brought Kansas to Broadway in his most recent play, "Bus Stop." The story is set in a town about 30 miles west of Kansas City and deals with the romance of a singer from a Kansas City night club and a cowboy.
Instructor Takes Wichita U. Post
Loring O. Hanson, a member of the University of Kansas engineering faculty from 1946 to 1955, is now associate professor of mechanical engineering at Wichita University.
Professor Hanson was graduated from KU in 1928 with a degree in civil engineering. He holds a master of science degree from the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the faculty at that university. He also has been connected with the Portland Cement Company at Madison, Wis., and has served as a state engineer at Ft. Worth, Tex.
While at KU he was director of the materials testing laboratory.
350 Attend Red Pepper Meet
About 350 women attended the meeting of the Red Peppers, freshman women's pep club, in the Student Union ballroom Monday. Officers for the club will be elected on Monday at the regular meeting.