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Daily Hansan
52nd Year, No.111
Friday, March 18, 1955
College Senior Wins Annual Oratory Contest
Winner of the annual oratory contest last night in Strong auditorium was Walter McMullen, college senior.
McMullen, competing with five other finalists, won a thirty-volume set of encyclopedia with his oration. "Lost; Faith and Ideals."
Winner of the second prize of $15 was Robert Kimball, college
WALTER McMULLEN
sophomore. Third prize of $10 wer to John Eland, college sophomor
Other finalists were Wade Welldon, journalism junior, and Jayne Callahan, and Robert Green, college sophomores.
Judges of the contest were Mrs. Allen Crafton, wife of Wileen Crafton, professor of speech and drama, Elmer Beth, professor of journalism; Richard Schiefelbusch, associate professor of speech and drama, and Kim Giffin, associate professor of speech.
E. C. Buehler, professor of speech,
gave the awards, and Don Edacott,
college senior, was master of
ceremonies.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
The contest was sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho, honorary forensic fraternity, in co-operation with the department of speech and drama.
Five Warships Will Make Bangkok Visit
Bangkok, Thailand — (U.P.) The U.S. aircraft carrier Essex and four destroyers will make a four-day visit here beginning next Thursday, it was announced today
It will be the first "showing of the flag" by the United States since Secretary of State John Foster Dulles promised at the Bangkol conference last month that powerful air and naval units will call frequently.
Weather
Not much change in the weather is expected in Kansas for the week end. Temperatures will be slightly warmer tonight and tomorrow, with cloudy skies. Temperatures Sunday are expected to be on the cool side. Saturday will be windy with blowing dust continuing into Sunday.
Science Exhibit Open to the Public
Displays by the various science departments at the University will be on exhibit in Malott and Snow halls tomorrow afternoon as part of the third annual Science and Mathematics day.
The displays will illustrate the latest scientific and mathematical developments taking place in the United States today and will be open to University students and the public as well as visitors from Kansas junior and senior high schools.
Exchange Fete Events Listed
A schedule of events has been released for the conference on the International Educational exchange to be held tomorrow in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union. A panel, moderated by Prof Franklin C. Nelick, assistant professor of English, will discuss the problems of academic adjustment of foreign students from 1:30 to 3 pm.
Other members of the panel are Prof. J. A. Burzle, professor of German and chairman of the scholarship committee; Sharadkumar Rangnekar, first year graduate from Bombay, India; Prof. Charles E. Johnson, assistant professor of education, and Eleanora Van der Meulen, first year graduate from Amsterdam, Holland.
An informal coffee will be held from 3 to 1:35 p.m.
A second panel, from 3:15 to 5 p.m., moderated by Donald K. Alderson, dean of men, will discuss the social adjustment of foreign students.
Forensic Tourney Setfor Next Week
Other members of the panel are Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women; Gerhard H. Mundinger, of the Institute of International Education; Brian Dunning, special graduate from Surrey, England, and Pete Hayden.
The annual tournament of the Missouri Valley Forensic league will be held at the University Thursday through Saturday.
Dr. Kim Giffin, KU debate coach and tournament director, said 11 schools will compete. They are Louisiana State university, Creighton university, Washington university (St. Louis), Iowa State college, Kansas State college, and the Universities of Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Kansas.
Oratorical contest preliminaries are scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The annual banquet in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union will be followed by the finals in oratory in Green theater.
Extempore preliminaries and finals will be on Friday with four rounds of debate. Two additional debate rounds are set for Saturday morning. Presentation of trophies will be made at the concluding luncheon Saturday.
Prof. E. C. Buehler, director of forensics at KU, was an organizer of the league. He has been its only executive secretary.
Sunrise Service Plans Set
Carl T. Fisher, third year law, has been appointed chairman for the Easter Sunrise service to be held Sunday, April 10 at the Lawrence Drive-In theater on 23rd street. The open air service is sponsored by the Immanuel Lutheran church in cooperation with the Commonwealth theaters.
28 Midshipmen To Get Rings At ROTC Dance
The annual ring dance of the Naval ROTC unit here will upanchor at 2100 tomorrow evening in the Student Union ballroom.
Twenty-eight second class midshipmen will receive their rings during the ring ceremony. The reception line will begin at 9 p.m. (2100 military time).
The water in which the rings will be dipped is, according to the Navy, genuine from the seven seas. The water will be contained in a "compass binacle" for the ceremony, in which the midshipman's date dips the ring before presenting it to her date.
The junior midshipmen receiving their rings will be: Richard Anderson, engineering junior; Chester Arterburn, college junior; Richard Brummett, college junior; Robert Bussard, engineering junior; Stuart Culp, engineering junior; Ronald Davis, college junior; Wayne Gertenberger, college junior; David Hanson, college junior; Louis Heil, journalism junior; Ivan Henman, engineering senior; William Holiday, engineering junior; Burton Howell, third year architecture; David Johnson, engineering senior; William Lucas, engineering junior; William McClure, college junior; Nathan McGrew, engineering junior; William Martin, business junior; Leonard Meier, engineering junior; John Rogler, business junior; John Shroeder, education junior; Edward Stith, business junior; James Whateside, engineering junior; Herbert Winter, college junior; James Lowe, education junior; Belden Mills, college junior; Jack Rogers, engineering junior; William Bilderbeck, college senior; William Hegarty, engineering junior.
ROTC to Observe Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces day will be observed by the three ROTC units Wednesday, May 18, in Memorial stadium.
Capt. Marlowe B. Sorge, command of cadets for the AFROTC, is in charge of planning for the day. Lt. (j.g.) Patrick Barrett, assistant professor of naval science, and Capt. Samuel Davis, assistant professor of military science, will aid Capt. Sorge.
Various awards will be presented to cadets of the three ROTC's during the stadium ceremony.
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Today Is Deadline For ISA Petitions
Today is the last day candidates for offices in the Independent Students' association may submit petitions. The petitions, signed by at least 25 University students, should be submitted to the information booth at the Student Union, or to Barbara Petitier, college sophomore, at Douthart hall. Elections will be held next week for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, social chairman, and activities chairman.
Chemistry Club Plans Exhibit
Plans for an exhibit, to be shown on the main floor of Malefit hall at the annual High school Science Day this Saturday, have been completed by the Chemistry club.
Four club members, president Jim Detter, college senior; Sara Deibert, college junior; vice president Dan Wiley, engineering junior, and Carmeira Chirstenson, college sophomore, will exhibit a fractional distillation apparatus, an automatic titrator used to test the strength of solutions, and an infrared spectrophotometer used in all chemistry departments for analytical work.
Dr. Joseph Kenyon, visiting professor of chemistry, spoke last night to the club on "Why be a Chemist?" Dr. Kenyon emphasized the importance of a college education in preparing the student for meeting both the everyday and the unusual technical problems of a chemist.
The club also discussed plans for a trip March 26 to the new nitrogen fertilizer plant east of Lawrence.
KU Med Center GivesWeekCourse
A postgraduate course in electrocardiography will be conducted Monday through Thursday, March 21-24, at the KU Medical center in Kansas City.
Dr. E. Grey Dimond, chairman of the department of medicine and director of the KU cardiovascular laboratory, will be the principal instructor. Assisting him will be Drs. James E. Crockett, Gustave Elsemann, Fethi Gonbullo, Roy A. Lawson, T. K. Lin, Edwin L. Slentz and Robert W. Weber, all of the Medical Center staff.
Hall Says Nation Needs Youths To Meet Issues
"There was never a time when we needed young men willing to grapple with the problems of the times as we do now." Gov. Fred Hall said at the Phi Kappa Tau founder's day banquet last night. He said that college men should begin by studying and taking action on local problems.
Following his talk, Gov. Hall was given a plaque inscribed, "To Fred Hall, Governor of Kansas. A distinguished Kansan. An Outstanding Phi Kappa Tau. From Beta Theta Chapter, March 17, 1955."
He said that it would hang in the governor's office in Topeka.
Governor Hall was a Phi Kappa Tau at the University of Southern California where he was graduated in 1938. He received his law degree in 1941.
The plaque was presented by Robert H. Badgley, business senior, president of the Kamas chapter. Gov. Hall was introduced by John C. Nangle, fine arts senior.
During most of his informal talk, Gov. Hall told of his personal experiences in the fraternity at Southern California.
The dinner was attended by about 100 members of Phi Kappa Tau from the University of Kansas and Kansas State college.
Special guests were Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy; Laurence C. Woodriff, dean of students; Donald K. Alderson, dean of men; Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, and L. F. Cushenby (R.-Oberlin),
Vosper to Speak At Baton Rouge
Robert Vosper, director of KU libraries, will be the principal speaker for the annual meeting of the Louisiana Library association in Baton Rouge next week.
Vosper will speak Thursday, March 24. on the responsibilities and techniques of libraries for encouraging and stimulating reading. The following day he will address the college and university section on book collecting for libraries.
Enroute he will stop at Natchitoches to speak to students and alumni of the library school at Northwestern State College of Louisiana.
—Kansan photo by Pete Ford
FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE—Governor Fred Hall receives a plaque of recognition from Robert H. Badgley, business senior, president of the Kansas chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. Governor Hall promised that the plaque would hang in the governor's office in Topeka. Looking on is John H. Nangle, fine arts senior.