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HOW WOULD ANOTHER MISTAKE HELP?—D. R. Fitzpatrick's 1954 Pulitzer prize-winning cartoon shows Uncle Sam contemplating a walk into the black marshes of the French-Indochinese war. The cartoon asked President Eisenhower and the American people if another mistake added to the French mistakes would help to end favorably the war against communism
Pulitzer Cartoonist's Work Now on Display
A reprint of D. R. Fitzpatrick's Pulitzer prize-winning cartoon of 1926 and two of his original cartoons, all part of the Albert T. Reid Cartoon collection, are on display in the Journalism Historical center.
Four business seniors were honored at the annual School of Business day, sponsored by the Business School association yesterday.
The Alpha Kappa Psi scholarship key, awarded annually to the outstanding senior man with regard to scholarship, leadership, and aptitude for the business world, went to Edward Miller. He has compiled a 251 grade average in business courses with a 2.5 over all average.
Business School Honors Seniors
The Delta Sigma Pi award to the senior man with the highest scholastic ranking went to Harley Yoder, who has an over-all grade average of 2.58, with a 2.45 average in business courses.
Mary Ann Kaaz Conklin was awarded the Phi Chi Theta key given to the highest ranking senior woman in scholarship, activities, and leadership. She also won the Chi Omega prize, a $50 award to the highest ranking senior woman in the school. She has a 2.77 average in business courses with a 2.7 overall average.
The Wall Street Journal award, a silver medal and a year's subscription to the publication went to Gary Irish. He is the highest ranking graduating finance major with a 2.4 average in business school and a 2.46 over-all average.
The awards were made at a picnic at Potter lake, with about 250 students and faculty members in attendance. After the picnic, the faculty defeated the students in a softball game.
Moore to Read From Auden
Selections from W. H. Auden will be read by Geoffrey Moore at the Poetry hour at 4 p.m. in the Student Union today. Mr. Moore said he would describe Auden's poetry and his background and read from the poems in which he is most interested.
- By winning the Pulitzer prize for his work in 1954, Mr. Fitzpatrick became one of the few to gain the honor twice. A reproduction of his 1954 prize-winning cartoon appears on Page 1 of today's Daily Kansan.
Mr. Fitzpatrick started his career as a cartoonist with the Chicago Daily News in 1911 and moved to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1913, where he is still turning out cartoons.
Also on display are the work of Willard Mullin, sports cartoonist for the New York World Telegram and Sun, and a drawing that traces the evolution of the University of Kansas Javawk.
Mr. Mullin has been awarded the "Reuben," an annual award given by the National Cartoonist's society. Mr. Mullin started his career with the Los Angeles Times in 1922 and moved to the New York World Telegram in 1935. In 1947, he won a Helms foundation prize for his contribution to sports.
The Jayhawk drawing was presented to the Reid collection by Henry "Hank" Maloy, a Lawrence resident. The collection also contains a number of Mr. Maloy's cartoons drawn at the time he was a student here.
Dr. Leonard H. Axe, dean of the School of Business, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Axe Is Official Of Business Unit
The selection by the 67-member association was made at the annual meeting recently at Marquette university, Milwaukee. Dean Axe previously was a member of the executive committee for a three-year term ending in 1954.
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Dean Axe said the association soon will begin a study, financed by a Ford foundation grant, of the preparation of adequate numbers of business administration teachers for the large enrollments the future will bring.
Thursday, May 5, 1955
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
KU to Honor 5 Alumni At June 6 Exercises
Betas, Tri-Delts Win Intramural Speaking Contest
Beta Theta Pi and Delta Delta Delta won the men's and women's divisions, respectively, of the intramural speaking contest last night.
The contest, sponsored by the Forensic league, which was held on three different dates, consisted of contests in informative, demonstrative, and entertainment speaking.
Edward Prelock, college sophomore, Varsity house, won the men's division in entertainment speaking with "Movies Are Better Than Ever." Charlene McCoy, college sophomore, Delta Delta Delta, won the women's division with "My Junior Prom."
Jane Hill, fine arts junior, Delta Delta Delta and Rachael Chambers, college sophomore, Alpha Delta Pi, won second and third, respectively, in the women's division. Donald Johnston, business junior. Beta Theta Pi, and Charles Shanklin, engineering freshman, Alpha Tau Omega, won second and third, respectively, in the men's division.
Winners of the other contests were Donald Johnston, business junior, and Patricia Campbell, education junior, informative speaking; and Carolyn Roberson and Manuel Jackson, college sophomores, demonstrative speaking.
William L. Brown, a graduate of the School of Journalism in 1948, has recently been made publisher of the Gallup, N.M. Daily Independent.
Individual winners received trophies, and the winning houses received grand trophies.
KU Graduate Is Publisher
Five alumni will receive the Distinguished Service citation of the University and the Alumni association at commencement activities June 6, and Dr. M. E. Sadler, president of Texas Christian university, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at services June 5.
The Sunday evening baccalaureum begins at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial stadium.
Alumni to be honored are;
Kenton R, Cravens, '25, president and director of the Mercantile Commerce Bank & Trust company, St. Louis, and former administrator of the Reconstruction Finance corporation.
Dr. Kate I. Hansen, '05, Fine Arts '13, retired educator and missionary in Japan.
Lydia A. Lindsey, '07, Graduate '13, who served with Dr. Hansen in a pioneering educational institution for girls in Japan.
Williamn- Inge, '35, Pulitzer prize winner for "Pienic" and author of "Come Back, Little Sheba" and "Bus Stop."
Grace Medes, 04. Graduate '13 cancer researcher and retired head of the department of metabolic chemistry at the Institute for Cancer Research and the Lankenau Research institute.
Dr. Sadler has been president of Texas Christian since 1941. He was called to that position following a five-year ministry at the Central Christian church in Austin, Tex. He had been dean of Lynchburg college in Virginia and national director of leadership training for the Disciples of Christ.
Dr. Sadler was graduated from Atlantic Christian college in 1919. He earned the M.A. degree from Vanderbilt university in 1921 and the bachelor of divinity and Ph.D degrees from Yale. He holds honorary degrees from Texas Christian university, Atlantic Christian college, and the University of Detroit.
He was president of the Association of American Colleges in 1952 and is a past president of the National Board of Education of the Disciples of Christ. He also has been president of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ and of the Texas Council of Churches.
Panhellenic Award Applications Sought
Applications for the Women's Panhellenic association scholarship must be turned into the office of the dean of women by noon Saturday. Any undergraduate woman is eligible to receive the award, which will be judged on academic standing and financial need.
Fund to Honor Hilden Gibson
A memorial to the late Hilden R. Gibson, professor of political science and sociology, is being established by his friends and colleagues. An annual fund of $100 will be awarded in his name for an outstanding senior or graduate student in social studies.
Dr. Gibson died April 1 at the age of 44 years after undergoing brain surgery. He was the organizer and chairman of the department of human relations since 1948, a new field of instruction to which he was a national leader.
The committee for the Hilden R. Gibson scholarship has set a fund goal of $2,500. This would support the annual award. Several contributions already have been received by the Endowment association, which will be fund trustee.
Speaking for the committee, Dr. Walter E. Sandellus, professor of political science, said the scholar-athlete showed both scholarship and high personal integrity which characterized Hilden Gibson's own life.
PIANIST APPEARS TONIGHT-Jeaneane Dowis will present a concert at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium. Miss Dowis is appearing for the Fine Arts festival through the Young American Artist concerts.
Pianist to Play At Festival
Jeaneane Dowis, pianist, will be presented in the annual Young American Artist concert, a part of the Fine Arts festival, at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
There is no admission charge to the program which will include the Ravel "Sonatine," "Sonata in B Flat" by Mozart, "Carnival" by Schumann, and the "Sonata for Piano" by Samuel Barber.
While at the Juilliard School of Music, where she was a pupil of Rosina Lhevinne, Miss Dowis won the Josef Lhevince Memorial scholarship, a grant from the Olga Samarroff foundation, the Juilliard Concerta competition for two successive years, and upon graduation, the Carl Roeder award as "the pianist most outstanding in talent and achievement."
In the past seasons she has won such honors as the Chopin award of the Kosciusko foundation, with its $1000 prize, 2 awards, and recordings of the National Piano Teachers guild.
A native of Dallas, Miss Dowis gave her first student recital at the age of 5. By the time she was 11, she had won several contests sponsored by the National Piano Teachers guild and Mu Phi Epsilon, and was playing recitals at the University of New Mexico festival in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.