Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, March 22, 1955
52nd Year, No. 113
Humanities Talk To Deal With Kafka
The next Humanities series lecture—dealing with one of the most controversial and misunderstood modern writers—will be given Tuesday, March 29, by Dr. Victor Lange, chairman of the department of German at Cornell university. Entitled, "The World of Franz Kafka," his lecture will be in Fraser theater at 8 p.m.
KU Graduate Club To Hear Chancellor
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will speak at 7:30 p.m. today in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union to members of the Graduate club on "New Knowledge and National Security." The meeting is open to the public.
National AWS Parley Planned
More than 500 women students from 130 universities and colleges have registered for the 15th biennual Intercollegiate Associated Women Students convention at the University April 6-10.
Members of AWS chapters from 38 states will meet to discuss AWS problems.
Principal speakers at the convention will be Arthur Adams, president of the American Council on Education since 1951, and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author of "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Belles on Their Toes."
Mr. Adams was graduated from the U.S. Naval academy in 1918 and received a master's degree from the University of California in 1926. He is the author of "The Development of Physical Thought" and "Fundamentals of Thermodynamics."
Mrs. Carey is one of the few women listed in "Who's Who in Commerce and Industry" and is known as an author and lecturer.
Other speakers include Harry Lunn, president of the National Students' association, Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Michigan, editor of the Michigan Daily and member of two ACE commissions: Miss Margaret Habein, dean of instruction at the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., and former dean of women here; Dr. Allen Crafton, chairman of the department of speech and drama, and Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
The Inter-fraternity council has set up a joint committee to work with the AWS in staging the Farewell Carnival party Saturday, April 9. Men from each fraternity will help set up and run the booths. Other campus groups helping with the convention include the Jay James, the Panhellenic council, the Women's Athletic association, the Home Economics club, and the Student Religious council.
Indian students from Haskell Institute will stage Indian dances for the Wild West picnic set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9.
About 30 University women will stay over spring vacation to help lead the discussions on "AWS-Its Relation to the Campus," "IAWS— Its Relation to AWS," and "Does IAWS- Need a Creed."
National officers of the IAWS, elected at the last convention at the State University of Iowa, are Betty Lu Gard, education senior, president; Patricia Pierson, education junior, vice president; Joan Rosenwald, college sophomore, secretary, and Jan Gradinger, college junior, treasurer.
Something new will be tried here during Dr. Lange's visit, an "open conversation" between the Cornell scholar and Dr. Geoffrey Moore, visiting Rose Morgan professor of modern literature, with the audience "listening in" and then joining in the conversation.
The event, at 4 p.m., Monday, March 28, in the browsing room of the Student Union, is being arranged by Student Union activities under the direction of Miss Katherine Carr. Refreshments will be served, and the public may attend.
During Dr. Lange's three-day visit, he also will speak to classes in English, journalism, and German civilization and German literature.
Franz Kafka, the subject of Dr. Lange's lecture, was born in Prague in 1883 and died of tuberculosis in 1924. His books and stories included "The Castle," "America," and "The Trial."
He studied at the University of Munich, at Magdalen college, Oxford, and at University college, London. He received an M.A. in philosophy and English at the University of Toronto and the doctorate in German and English literature at the University of Leipzig.
From 1932-38 he taught German litreature at the University of Toronto. In 1938, he was appointed to the Cornell faculty and in 1954 was made chairman of the department of German. In 1943, he became an American citizen. As teaching or exchange professor, he has taught at Smith college, the University of Chicago, the University of California, the University of Cologne (1952) and at Heidelberg (1952-53).
He is co-editor of the Journal of Comparative Literature and was a director of the Goethe Bicentenial foundation which arranged the recent celebration of the 200th anniversary of Goethe's birth. He is also editor of a new Modern Library anthology, "Great German Short Novels and Stories."
The condition of Hilden Gibson, professor of human relations and political science, was reported fair today by the Medical center in Kansas City. The center said he spent a fairly good night last night. Dr. Gibson was transferred to the center Sunday.
Professor Gibson In Fair Condition
2 Die as Heavy Snow Blankets Kansas Area
-Kansan photo by Dee Richards
WHERE'S THE WAHINE—Frank Tavares, fine arts freshman, who comes from the island of Maui in the territory of Hawaii, enjoys a bit of Kansas spring—just like Waikiki, hey, Frank?
UVO Honor Plan May Reach Vote This Spring
The University Veterans organization will attempt to bring the proposed honor system before the student body for a survey vote before the end of the spring semester, UVO president, Fred Krey, second year law, told the Inter-fraternity council last night.
Sixth Atomic Test Blast Rocks Nevada Desert Area
Mt. Charleston—(U.P.)—A "beachhead-buster" atomic bomb blast rocked the Navada desert and Las Vegas "like an earthquake" today as 2000 Marines conducted a simulated landing on "enemy shores."
It was the "loudest report" of the series, including that of the "grand-daddy" device two weeks ago, unofficially estimated as packing twice the punch.
The predawn explosion, sixth in the Atomic Energy commission's 1955 test series, thumped Las Vegas 75 miles away, rattling disks and touring off calls by residents wondering if it were woe earth tremor.
Although it was unofficially rated at less than half the power of the weapons that leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki, its cannon-like report was heard over a 125-mile radius.
A crack like a jolt of thunder momentarily stunned the ears of unofficial observers atop 3800-foot peak some 45 airline miles distant.
The report, which in nuclear fission bounces erratically off the atmosphere, was heard 350 miles away in Beverly Hills, Calif., by Bob Hill, who said it was "like a good-sized cannon four or five miles away."
After briefly explaining the workings of the system to the council, Krey said that if the measure could be put before the voters, three choices would be on the ballot—acceptance of the proposed honor system, acceptance of the honor system in principle but not in the submitted form, or rejection of the honor system.
In six-foot-deep trenches less than two miles from the blast, and at concentrations elsewhere within 10 miles of the detonation point, some 2000 Marines crouched in combat readiness to move forward in a mock invasion behind the nuclear destruction of the theoretical enemy shore positions.
The measure, could be brought before the student voters either by a vote of the All Student Council or by submitting a petition signed by 1,400 students calling for a vote on the question.
In other action, the IFC elected Joe Steinbacher, business junior; Bob Bush, college sophomore, and Jim Lowe, education junior, as delegates to the IFC convention which will be held in Ames, Iowa, April 14.
The group made plans for cooperation with the AWS during the national AWS convention to be held on the campus during Easter vacation, and heard reports from committee heads on Greek week results.
A 100-mile band of snow that extended yesterday from central Oklahoma through southeast Kansas caused two deaths here and several minor accidents throughout the state.
Two persons were killed and one injured severely about 12:45 p.m. yesterday in a two-car collision on U.S. 24-40 four miles northeast of here.
Mrs. Blanche Durr, 80, Kansas City, Mo., was killed instantly when she was thrown from the car. Mrs. Margaret Ruby Durr, 49, Lawrence, died about 2:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Memorial hospital. She suffered a skull fracture.
Frederick C. Durr, about 50, son of the elder Mrs. Durr and husband of the younger Mrs. Durr, suffered basal skull fracture, face and jaw fractures, and concussion. His condition was said to be fair at the Lawrence hospital.
The collision apparently occurred when the Durr car skidded into the path of a car driven by Edwin Jones, 57, Topeka. Mr. Jones and a passenger, Lloyd Hoobler, 38, St. Marys, were not injured.
Lawrence and campus police said several minor accidents occurred yesterday, but that there were no injuries.
Temperatures were climbing again early today. U.S. Meteorologist P.N. Eland warned that warm temperatures will be only temporary. He said cooler air will move again into Kansas late tomorrow and Thursday.
C. J. Posey, local unofficial weather observer, said three inches of snow fell here yesterday. Elsewhere in the state, the temperature dropped to 13 degrees in Topcape today, breaking a 67-year record low for March 21. In Burlington, the mercury plunged to 2 degrees, and snow reached a depth of 8 inches in Chanute.
Snow depths included: Chanute, 8 inches; Garnett and Ottawa, 7; Lyndon, 6; Sedan, 5; Burlington, Olathe, Walnut, and Arkansas City, 4; Thrall, Virgil, Fort Scott, Columbus, Fredonia, and Winfield, 3, and Topena and Emporia, 2.
One of the drivers involved in a bumper-tapping incident was Former President Harry S. Truman, en route home to Independence from his office in downtown Kansas City.
3 Students Hurt In 3-Car Crash
Three University students were injured slightly in a three-car collision at the airport corner one-half mile east of the Tepee junction of U.S. Highway 24 at 4:15 p.m.yesterday.
Marvin Kroth, education sophomore, was admitted to Watkins hospital for treatment of multiple bruises. Kroth will remain in the hospital another day or so, according to Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the hospital. The other two students, Arthur Lindberg, education senior, and Donald Wall, education freshman, were treated for minor bruises at the hospital and then released.
The accident occurred when a car driven by Robert A. Mays, Route 1, Lecompton, apparently entered the highway without stopping, according to highway patrolman Carl Gray Jr., and struck Kroth's car, forcing it into a vehicle driven by Paul L. Inseke of Manhattan.
Total damage to the three cars was estimated by Trooper Gray at approximately $1500. Charges are pending against Mays but have not been filed.