UNIVERSITY Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
52nd Year, No.110
Thursday, March 17, 1955
Sad Ould Sod
Mt. Oread No Place Today For Dennis Day
By LEO FLANAGAN
Aye, 'tis a foin day. All the colleens have a sparkle in their eyes
looks a litT in their voices
and the lads a litt in their voices. And sure and why shouldn't they, it's the most grand and glorious day of the year—St. Patrick's day.
In Dublin, sure'n the whiskey'll flow like buttermilk, and in New York, the foinest in the blue" will parade down the avenue. But in
Lawrence, where the gentry must be heathens, reminders of the Ould Sod are few and far between.
On Mt. Oread, which is not unlike the hills of the Emerald Isle, hardly a symbol can be seen. In fact, the blackhearted divies even fly a red and blue flag over Fraser wall. And any Son or Erin can ill ye that red and blue are the primary colors of the flag of—pardon the blasphemy—England. Begorrah, flying a green flag once a year certainly wouldn't hurt anyone.
And those arrogant Krauts, who have their Hauptquartiere on the third floor of that same building, had the audacity to schedule a mid-semester exam for this day of days. This'll set back international relations 50 years.
But the irreverence of the day is not confined to the citadel of the convertibles. Nay, it's even prevalent in the booming metropolis. No green bunting wraps the lamp posts on Massachusetts street, nor is there a green shamrock on the court-house. There's only one answer—Orangemen, those divil's helpers, must be the community leaders.
Perhaps though, it's better for us Irishmen to let that will wallow in their ignorance of this wonderful day. For if we inform them, they may desecrate it, as they have desecrated Christmas and Easter.
But if we keep it to ourselves, we can go on celebrating it year after year, with the knowledge that it is one day on which we can have a wholesome joyfulness and not one tainted by vast commercialism. So a Happy St. Patrick's day to ve and faith and begorrah, be thankful for it.
Release of Yalta Documents Stimulates World Tension
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THREE MAN CONFERENCE—Lt. Cmdr. Louis H. Roddis of the Atomic Energy Commission, center, talks with Dean of the School of Engineering, T. DeWitt Carr, right, and Senior class representative to the Engineering Council, Larry Taylor about the atomic submarine, "The Nautilus." Lt. Cmdr. Roddis spoke of his work in the designing of "The Nautilus" last night at the annual Engineering banquet.
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Initial world reaction to publication of the Yalta documents was surprisingly calm today-on the surface.
but beneath the official "no comments" or carefully worded diplomatic statements was evidence of extreme annoyance in Britain and fears elsewhere that words now would only make matters worse.
The British Foreign office held its silence, but British officialdom could scarely suppress its view that the U.S. State department had committed a major cold war blunder.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, last survivor of the three political titans who met at Yalta, was reported especially angered at publication of the documents against his express wishes.
Nationalist China, which has known of the main points of the agreements for years, always has regarded Yalta as a "sellout."
Japan, one of the "victims" of the Yalta agreement, made it clear it felt the concessions awarded Russia were not binding.
One of the biggest questions in Europe was why were the documents published now when they could embarrass relations among the western allies at a crucial time.
France was officially silent at its new humiliation, but the French press played up in tall headlines the brushing aside of France by the Big Three.
The first Communist comment came from Hong Kong. The New Evening Post said publication showed the tune played by Washington and London was "not so harmonious" and that the disclosure would not be good for Prime Minister Churchill.
West German officials declined comment for fear they would "fan the flames of bad feeling" between the two countries just as the rearmament treaties neared ratification in Bonn and Paris.
In Bonn, the West German government shied away from reaction today on the Yalta disclosures lest comment "fan the flames of bad feeling" between France and Germany just as the rearmament treaties near ratification.
The underlying theme in worldwide reaction to publication was that the main facts had long been known.
In this country Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he expects the controversy over records of the Yalta conference "to go on through the ages."
Secretary Dulles, who said only Tuesday that publication might be delayed several months, turned the documents loose 24 hours later—after a strong nudge from GOP Congressional leaders.
Many Republicans have long charged that the late President Roosevelt agreed to a sell-out of China, Poland, and Eastern Europe to communism at the 1945 meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin.
Secretary Dulles' remarks on the papers were made to newsmen at National airport as he prepared to leave on a good-will visit to Canada.
Publication of the documents climaxed years of Republican clamor for the full details of the big power politics involved in that wartime bargaining.
The defense replied, in effect,
that Russia would have taken what
she took if there had never been
a Yalta conference.
Lower Zone G Parking to Be Discontinued
Because of south campus land-scanning construction, parking in Lower Zone G will be discontinued. A new entrance to Zone J is being provided. Joe G. Skillman, foreman of the campus police, said the new parking arrangement will be effective Monday morning.
Mr. Skillman said a barricade will be placed at the back of Hoch auditorium permitting service trucks only to enter the construction area. He said the new entrance to Zone J is being provided from Sunflower road, to the area south of the Journalism building.
This area, Mr. Skillman said, will be open only to persons who have Zone J permits. He said it is expected that the new entrance to Zone J will be in use at least until after commencement.
Mr. Skillman said those persons who have permits for any other zone and who have been using Zones J and G, must park in the zones assigned them. Special and emergency permits for Zone J wi be honored, Mr. Skillman said.
Turnpike Bids Opened Today
Bids for approximately $51 million in contracts on Kansas Turnpike work were opened and read in the Douglas County court house here this morning.
The apparent low bids on the 16 projects totaled about $290,000 less than the engineers' estimates. The projects are in Douglas, Lyon, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte counties.
Members of the turnpike authority will meet in Topeka Monday to act on the bids.
'Nautilus' Expert Says Responsibility First
By BOB BRUCE
"There is no substitute for individual responsibility in the field of engineering," said Lt. Cmdr. Louis H. Roddis of the Atomic Energy commission, last night at the annual Engineering banquet.
Chief assistant to Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, who was in charge of designing the atomic submarine The Nautilus, Cmdr. Roddis used "The Nautilus" as an example to show how carelessness in one or two places can result in the loss of time, and money.
When The Nautilus was constructed, it was necessary that certain types of pipes be used in its interior. However, the company receiving the order for the pipe failed to realize the order's importance and therefore sent ordinary pipe in the specified sizes. Fortunately, the error was discovered in the National Reactor Testing station.
Cmrd. Roddis said had the mistake gone unnoticed. The Nautilus and its crew would have been lost when the first trial was conducted
Because of this mistake, the fall and part of the winter of 1953 were spent in replacing the pipes, and as a result, the launching of the ship was delayed approximately three months.
The purpose of the National Reactor Testing station was to test all equipment to be used in the ship.
sensing station
all equipment to be equipped in the ship.
The interior of the station housed an exact prototype of the ship, its nominal model "Mark I." It omitted none of the details except for the torpedo rooms and the living quarters, which are standard on all submarines.
Before the various systems to be installed on the ship could be tested together, it was necessary to test each one separately. However, in a few instances, what was thought to be standard equipment was merely factory-tested when
special tests should have been run. This caused loss of time and money when a piece of machinery was found to be defective by the National Reactor Testing station.
In comparing the cost of The Nautilus to the ship in Jules Verne's novel, Cmdr. Roddis said that the modern version cost at least $40 million, whereas the fictitious Nautilus was supposed to have cost about 147,000 pounds.
"The Nautilus" of today can cruise at 20 m.p.h.," Cmdr. Roddis said, "but that does not mean that it can't go any faster."
Cmdr. Roddis said the reason for the selection of the ship's name was not the whim of high-ranking authorities, but that The Nautilus was the next name by which a submarine was to be commissioned.
Tracing the history of The Nautilus briefly from the planning stage during World War II to the launching of the ship, Cmdr. Roddis commented on several slides which showed various phases of the ship.
Engineers to Tour Plant
A complete plant tour through the Fairbanks-Morse Pump Manufacturing company, Kansas City, Kan. will be conducted Friday, March 18, for all engineering students interested.
The Fairbanks-Morse company plant is one of the newest and most modern manufacturing plants in the Kansas City area. This tour is sponsored by the American Society of Tool Engineers, Chapter 3 of the University.