Kansas State Historical Society Topka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
52nd Year, No. 95
Thursday, February 24, 1955
Service Restored To Topeka After Gas Line Break
Gas began flowing today into the first segments of a distribution system serving about 120,000 persons in the Topeka area.
The distribution system, which furnished heat and cooking fuel for Topeka, Valley Falls, Oskalosa, Ozawkie, Meriden, Perry, Lecompton, Grantville, and Forbes Air Force base, was shut down yesterday after an explosion which ripped out an 18-foot length of a 16-inch main gas feeder line.
The Gas Service company announced at 10 am, today that gas is being fed into the lines in the Topeka area's Seabrook and Liken foster sections.
Some customers are still awaiting the resumption of service in weather which was expected to reach a high of between 15-30 degrees today.
The "blow out" was described as one of the worst faced by the Gas Service company. More than 150 workmen were sent from Kansas City, Independence, Mo., St. Joseph, Mo., Mission, and Ottawa.
The line break appeared to have occurred simultaneously at both ends of an 18-foot welded section of the pipe. The section was blown out of the ground, leaving a hole about 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 5 feet deep.
The line failure occurred in a farm pasture about a mile south of U.S. 40. The farm is owned by Charles Roller, 3601 Brooklyn ave., Kansas City, Mo. Charles Lamb, construction worker for the Constant Construction company here, is a tenant on the farm.
Mrs. Lamb, who was at home, said the "blow out" occurred at about 2:20 p.m. She said she did not realize what had happened at the time, but that the house and foundation were shaken by the force. She described the sound of the explosion as resembling the sound of about 50 jet planes flying over the house. Otis Eugene Hird, a neighbor, said he saw earth fly up at the scene of the blast.
The Kansas Public Service company said this morning it has sent about 10 men to Topeka to help the City Service Gas company. Several gas company customers were out of town when the blast occurred and could not shut off appliances.
Gas company officials said service is not likely to be resumed the remainder of the day.
Fire Deaths To Be Probed
An inquest will be held Saturday morning into the deaths of the three members of the Michael Glenn Hadl family, victims in a fire early Sunday.
Dr. Byron Walters, county cornerer, said today the time and place for the inquest had not been set, but it probably would be in the Douglas county court house.
FIRE Chief John W. Miller repeated an earlier statement that an investigation into the fire's cause turned up no evidence of an explosion. He said the cause of the fire "may never be known."
Weather
Break out your ear muffs. There's colder weather on the way. The weather man calls for much colder temperatures in the east and south with a low tonight of 5-10 above. Friday will be partly cloudy and warmer. The high Friday will be 25-30.
Sherar, Siegfried Elected as Deans; Mrs. Menninger Advises on Careers
ALL READY TO BEGIN THE DAY'S WORK—The AWS All Women's day Dean for a Day and assistant Dean get started in their roles. First on the schedule is a visit from Janet Gear, fine arts junior, (right) who pays her respects to the new Dean. Chocolates on the desk are a gift from Dean Martha Peterson to Dean for a Day Jean Sherar, college junior, (center) and assistant Dean Kay Siegfried, fine
Film Series to Feature Flaherty, Disney Work
Robert Flaherty's widely praised production of "St. Matthew Passion" and Walt Disney's Academy award-winning "The Alaskan Eskimo" will be the University Film series presentation at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium.
The Flaherty production was made in Austria under the direction of Ernst Marisehka. Like its predecessor, "The Titan: Story of Michelangelo," it deals with painting and sculpture, with background music.
"The Alaskan Eskimo" was Disney's first People and Places presentation and was filmed in Technicolor. It is a documentary filmed with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Alaskan Native service.
"St. Matthew Passion" is basically the musical work by Bach, but the art is not of that one person. It includes pictures by van Eyck, van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, Lukas Granach, Mantegna, Massaccio, Ghirlandajo, d Vinci, Titian, Raphael, van Dyck, Rubens, Guercino, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Guido Reni, Carlo Dolci and carvings by the sculptor Giovanni da Bologna.
The deadline for making appointments for taking senior pictures for the Jayhawker is Tuesday. All seniors who haven't made appointments should call Estes studio at 151 as soon as possible.
Deadline Tuesday
The music was recorded in Vienna under direction of Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.
The leather and cardboard booklets contain the announcement, class officers, Commencement week program, and names of all seniors graduating in February, June and August. The Dutch folds contain the announcement only.
Seniors May Get Announcements
Senior announcements are now on sale in the business office at window No. 3. They will be on sale until Saturday, March 19.
Natural leather and processed leather booklets finished in red, white, and blue are 70 cents and 55 cents, respectively. White cardboard booklets are 45 cents each and white Dutch folds are 15 cents each.
Printed name cards are $1.70 per 100 and engraved cards are $2.50 per 100.
Orders are payable on order and must be accompanied by a 2 per cent sales tax. The announcements will arrive at the business office approximately May 15. Class rings also may be ordered any time.
The graduation fee is $12 and may be paid at any time. Class dues will be determined later.
MRS. W. C. MENNINGER
German Skit To Be Held
"From Beer to Eternity" will be the theme of a program presented by students from Germany, Austria, and the Saar at the International club dance at the University club. 1007 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Mass. st. at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
The theme expresses' the popular American opinion that Germany's fame is based primarily on beer and philosophy.
The first part of the program will depict experiences of German students at the University. The second part will describe student life at German universities.
A six-instrument band will play country music and drinking songs during the program and for the dancing.
The program will begin at 9:30 p.m. There is no admission charge, and all are invited to participate in the dance. Refreshments will be served.
Joan M. Sherar, college junior, was elected Dean for a Day yesterday following the All Women's day talk on "Marriage and a Career" by Mrs. William C. Meninger. The "assistant dean" is Kaye Siegfried, fine arts senior.
The student deans took over the duties of Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women, and Miss Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women, today.
At 9:30 a.m., "Dean" Sherar introduced Dr. Doris Seward, assistant dean of women at Purdue university, to the housemother's workshop. After holding office appointments from 10 a.m. to noon, she was hostess for Miss Seward at a Faculty club luncheon.
This afternoon, after more office appointments, Miss Sherar will attend the AWS steering committee meeting in the Student Union. She will have dinner at Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and attend the water ballet tonight.
Miss Siegfried will help Miss Sherar with her duties today, and both deans will chaprone the Ralph Flanagan dance Saturday.
The results of the election were announced at the All Women's day picnic dinner yesterday. About 1,000 women students attended.
Mrs. Menninger stressed that prospective career wives should remember that energy, as well as
Dean Takes Car! Oops! Wrong One
Dean for a day Joan Sherar, college junior, and her assistant Kaye Siegfried, fine arts senior, were caught borrowing the wrong car as their day of official duties began this morning.
As the two started to walk out of their Strong hall offices, they were told by Mary Peg Hardman, the real assistant dean of women, that they could borrow her car—a green, hard-topped Buick "parked out in front."
They borrowed a green, hardtopped Buick which was parked in front of Strong hall.
But as the two finished "official duties" in the Student Union and began to drive back to their office, they were stopped with the news that the car they were driving had been reported stolen.
The car belonged to Ted Reynolds, education freshman. Miss Hardman's green, hard-topped Buick was still in front of Strong when the girls returned.
--time and money, has limits. It is important not to try to do too much, she said.
Mrs. Menninger subtitled her talk, "A Career Inside, Outside, or Instead of Marriage." She said modern woman is in the unique position of being able to choose between these alternatives, and no single pattern would fit all people.
In making the choice, the wife should not feel that her career is more important than family life, she said.
In one of her many references to personal experience, she said "As my husband told me, if your boys can be mentally healthy, you will have achieved more than you could have in any field."
In the family arrangement, the wage earner should "call the signals," she said.
Mrs. Meninger is the wife of Dr. William C. Meninger of the Meninger foundation, Topeka. She taught for 13 years in the home economics department of Washburn university, Topeka.