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Daily hansan
52nd Year, No. 100
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Thursday, March 3, 1955
—Kansan photo by Pete Ford
NEWS ANALYST AT KDGU—Dwight Cooke, Columbia Broadcasting system news and public affairs analyst, tries the KDGU microphone while talking with members of the University's radio station staff. Left to right are Charles Richard Gillespie, engine ring freshman; Leo J. Pearce, first year graduate; Janis Johanson, college junior; Mr. Cooke, and John Mitchell, college junior.
Dwight Cooke Says Formosa Worst Place to Fight War
By JOHN McMILLION
"Formosa is the one place in the world where we could have a war and the possible place to have it," Dwight Cooke, Columbia Broadcasting system news and public affairs analyst, said here yesterday.
Mr. Cooke, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard and Princeton universities, spoke at 2 p.m. yesterday before Communications in Society class of the School of Journalism in 205 Journalism. The sneech was open to the nible.
Three questions exist as to the Formosa situation, according to Mr. Cooke. They are (1) The question of the offshore islands, (2) the question of the Chinese Nationalists, (3) the question as to whether we are protecting a free China or supporting a tyrannical police state.
The question over the offshore islands, Mr. Cooke said, revolves ground whether or not an attack on Quemoy or Matsu is an attack on the island of Formosa itself. The Chinese Nationalists have been trying to misrepresent the facts so that we will be committed to defend these islands in event of any attack, according to Mr. Cooke.
"The squabble over Quemoy and Matsu is the main reason why Asian observers on the scent think our views are imperialistic," Mr. Cooke said. "They know, and we do not know, of how little importance these islands are to the defense of Formosa."
As to the question of the Chinese Nationalists, Mr. Cooke-pointed out, that while there were about 10 million people on Formosa there were only about 21 million Chinese. "The Formosans actually present the presence of the Nationalists." Mr. Cooke said. "They don't care one way or another who rules them. Nationalists or Communists.
"I have no doubt in my mind," Mr. Cooke said, "that the future of the world will be decided in Asia. There are more people there, there are more being born there, and they have many raw materials. Sooner or later they will control the world by sheer weight of numbers."
A simple thing known as technical aid is the one thing that the U.S. can furnish the rest of the
world more than anything else, Mr. Cooke said.
"We have the technical knowhow and the people in Southeast Asia do not," he said. "We should
spend less money on military aid and more on this technical aid. More of their students should be brought over here to study and more of our experts should go over there."
A bill which would establish a party registration system for campus elections was read in the ASC Senate last night. If passed before Wednesday, March 30, the legislation will affect the 1955 spring elections.
Party Registration Bill Read in ASC
Tau Sigma Gives Revue
A Hans Christian Andersen theme with music from the motion piture of the same name, provided the necessary background for the annual modern dance revue last night in the Student Union. About 200 persons attended.
The revue was in two parts, the first title "Hans Christian Andersen," using six tunes from the musical and one of the girls' own making which they entitled "The Story Hans Forgot to Put In."
Barry Comedy Opens Tonight
"The Philadelphia Story," by Philip Barry, will be presented today, tomorrow, and Saturday by the Studio theater in the south end of the Student Union ballroom under the direction of Charles Dodrill, assistant instructor in speech and drama.
The play, a comedy of Philadelphia society, was a 1939 Broadway hit starring Katharine Hepburn, Van Heflin, Joseph Cotten, and Shirley Booth.
The Studio theater presentation will cast Shirley Lytel, education junior, as Tracy Lord, who is on the eve of her second wedding; Morgan Sherwood, graduate student, as George Kittredge, the husband-to-be, and Roger Brown, college freshman, as Dexter Haven, the ex-husband.
David Conley, journalism senior,
plays Mike Conner, a reporter who
fascinates Tracy. Sue Mattison, col-
lege freshman, has the role of
Elizabeth Imbry, a camerawoman
who also is fascinated by Connor.
—Photo by Nat' Eek
LET'S GO ON WITH THE SHOW!—Members of the cast of Philip Barry's "The Philadelphia Story," directed by Charles Dodrill, are shown above. The play will be presented by the Studio theater at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday in the Student Union ballroom. Shown left to right are V. Morgan Sherwood, graduate student, who plays George Kittredge; Shirley Lytle, education junior, Tracy Lord; Roger Brown, college freshman, C. K. Dexter Haven, and David Conley, journalism senior (on the floor) as Mike Conner
- According to the bill, students would-register party preference the first time they vote after the bill goes into effect. The registration lists would be used in giving out party ballots in future primary elections.
Provision would be made for students to change parties 30 days before the election date.
The bill must receive a second reading in the Senate and a first and second reading in the House before it can be voted upon.
Robert E. Pope, third year graduate, and chairman of the elections committee, said that if the bill cannot be passed as permanent legislation in time, it probably will be approved temporarily before the spring election this year.
Also presented were a bill to recommend that a senior student assist each faculty adviser during enrollment and a bill to have students' activities and honors recorded on their transcripts.
The Forensic league received an appropriation for $125.
before the Senate meeting, Ray Verrey, manager of the Student Union book store, explained the store's operation to a joint meeting of the Senate and House.
The Senate met after the joint meeting. The House did not have a quorum.
Sauter-Finegan Concert Slated
The Sauter-Finegan orchestra, comprised of some 25 musicians, will appear in Hoch auditorium in a special concert arranged for by Student Union Activities, at 6:45 p.m. Monday, March 14.
The percussion section consists of a xylophone, marimba, chimes, triangle, celesta, tympani, glockenspiel, tambourines, kettle drums, thunder drum, street drums, and toy snare drums.
The band is comprised of 25 men, including five saxophonists, who double on such unusual dance-band instruments as the flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, bass, clarinet, and recorders. (Recorders are woodwind instruments of ancient vintage.)
In addition to the customary rhythm section, which includes the piano, bass, drums, and guitar, the Sauter-Finegan aggregation includes a harp, a tuba, and two additional percussionists.
The reason for including the percussion section beside the drummer, according to the band leaders, was that they felt that percussion sounds were needed to add color and to broaden the musical spectrum of their arrangements.
The Sauter-Finegan organization has a broad musical background in that Ed Sauter was once an arranger for Benny Goodman, and Bill Finegan worked for the Tommy Dorsey band. Finegan was also with the Glenn Miller band as an arranger for four years.
The first Sauter-Finegan Record, "Doodletown Fifers," was released in July 1952. Since that time their popularity has increased with such records as "April in Paris," "Midnight Slleighride," "Rain," "Moonlight on the Ganges," and "Love is a Simple Thing."
Tickets for the concert are on sale in the Student Union and the admission price is $1.
Weather
Put on your raincoats, Kansans, because the balmy weather is changing to showers and scattered thunderstorms in the east this afternoon and tonight. Occasional light rain or drizzle will follow on Friday. Western and central Kansans are in for cloudy weather too. To increase the gloomy picture, temperatures will drop to the 20s in the northwest to 50 degrees in the southwest.