Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
Thursday, January 13, 1955
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
52nd Year, No. 74
-Kansan photo by Nancy Collins
MIDNIGHT OIL—This scene can be seen most every night now with final exams approaching and students burning the proverbial midnight oil as they cram their semester's work into one last effort to make the grade. The oil for these particular lamps is burning in North College home of 250 freshwomen.
North College, home of 250 freshwomen.
Contest Prizes Total $225
Three prizes of $100, $75, and $50 will be awarded to students for winning entries in the annual Hattie Elizabeth Lewis essay contest on applied Christianity.
Essays are to be written on the general theme of "The Teaching or Jesus Applied to Some Problem of the Present Day." Students may select their own individual topic Essays should be between 3,000 and 10,000 words long.
Essays should be typewritten, double space, and contain a table of contents, footnotes, and bibliography.
The contest deadline is April 20.
Students should submit three copies of their essays, signed with a pen name, to the chancellor's office. A sealed envelope containing the title of the essay, the pen name, and the writer's real name should accompany the entries.
raphy.
Members of the judging committee are Miss Mattie Crumehr, assistant professor of Romance languages; Elmer Peth, professor of journalism, and Arvid Schutenberger, assistant professor of English. The committee will announce the winners and present the awards at commencement.
The essay contest was established a 1911 in memory of Hattie Eliza Lewis, a former student of the University.
University. Students may contact Miss Crumrine, 115 Strong, for further information.
8 Groups Win Rock Chalk Script Contest
Four women's houses and four fraternities were notified yesterday that they were winners in the script contest for the Rock Chalk Revue, to be presented March 25 and 26 in Hoch auditorium.
Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and North College hall submitted the winning scripts in the women's division. Delta Delta Delta was selected as an alternate.
The eight winning skits will be presented in the Revue, and first and second place trophies will be given for the best skits."Each skit will run about 12 minutes long.
In the men's division, Sigma Nu,
Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi,
and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities are
the winners. Delta Upsilon is the
alternate.
Tryouts for between-acts numbers and master of ceremonies will be held Feb. 20 in Hech auditorium, Rehearsals will begin Feb. 23.
Script entries were judged by members of the drama department of the University of Nebraska.
Weather
The cold wave that spread over the northern and ea tern part of the state last night apparently has passed, according to the weather bureau. Tomorrow is expected to be partly cloudy and warmer with temperatures in the 30s. The low temperatures tonight are expected to be in the 20s. It'll be generally fair to nigh and not so cold.
Gov. Hall Turns Down TV Education Plan for Kansas
Gov. Fred Hall today turned down a television education program for Kansas, which includes KU, saying that the state could not afford one at this time.
In his message to the legislature, the governor said;
"Neither the Board of Regents nor I could give any consideration this year to the (institutions of higher learning) television education program . . . It is far too ambitious for our budget this year."
ments. Other University officials refused to make any statements concerning the decision.
Chancellor Murphy is out of town and could not be reached for com-
Although Gov. Fred Hall rejected the television education program, he did propose the enactment of state aid to high schools, the investigation of duplication of state and federal funds for defense area elementary schools, legislation for teachers to obtain federal social security coverage, and the adoption of a plan to cut costs of textbooks.
The television education program plan was to bring educational tele-
Hitchcock Thriller To Be Shown in Hoch
Santee to Compete In Capital Meet
Wes Santee, of Kansas, holder of the American mile record, has entered the Washington Evening Star games track meet, to be held Jan. 22 in Washington.
Santee placed himself in the top ranks of the world's milers with his 4:00.6 record on the West coast last summer and bettered the indoor record of 4:05.3, set by Gil Dobbs in 1948. Santee clocked a 4:04.9 while running against Michigan State and Illinois universities for Kansas.
Radio, TV Players To Hold Workshop
The Radio and TV Players will hold a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in 217 journalism. ...
The subject of the workshop will be "Commercial Radio." Students who wish to audition for membership in the Radio and TV Players are invited to attend.
"The Lady Vanishes," an English thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, will be the University film series feature at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium.
On a railway train, the young woman is helped by a Miss Froy after accidentally being hit on the head. When she awakens, Miss Froy has disappeared and on one will believe that she actually existed.
Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Paul Lucas, and Dame May Whitty star in the film. The story concerns a wealthy young woman in a Balkan village who is about to marry a member of the British aristocracy, when she meets another young Englishman who is collecting data for a book on folk songs of the world.
The chase for Miss Froy, who is a spy, is portrayed in true Hitchcock fashion. The enemies who are chasing her are successfully outwitted by the English woman and the spy message arrives safely in the Foreign Office in London.
"The first year we, were married, we moved about 10 times." Mrs. Sorge said. "But it gets to be fun—just this three-year stay in Lawrence is making me a little nervous."
the Foreign Generally regarded as one of the film classics, "The Lady Vanishes" was produced in 1938.
"This is indeed a strange assignment for us—the two things that are drilled to us as servicemen's wives are not to talk so much and never to mention our husband's work. Now we've been asked to give speeches on the Air Force!"
Military Life Described By Air Force Wives
With this statement, four wives of Air Force faculty officers began their description of military life last night in order to acquaint students with the problems involved. They were Mrs. William Brewer, Mrs. Riley R. Whearty, Mrs. Marlowe B. Sorge, and Mrs. Thomas B. Summers. The discussion was sponsored by the Arnold Air society.
"I was in Honolulu at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack." Mrs. Summers said. "I was lucky enough to catch the first ship back to the United States after the attack. Because we were chased all the way by a Japanese submarine, it took us nine days instead of the usual four to make the trip."
"I maintain that when you are assigned to overseas duty, you should leave everything you own
Mrs. Summers then told about her family's experiences in Bagdad, Iraq, where they lived in a first class home, complete with a "lovely garden" and the profound respect of the natives.
here in the States—and buy everything completely new in the other country! In fact, the Air Force discourages moving your furniture because of the cost," she said.
"You get really efficient at packing," Mrs. Whearty said. "We were quite proud of the fact that we got our orders one day at 6 a.m. and were ready to leave for the new base at 10 a.m."
base at the war site Mrs. Whearty also pointed out the challenges for a woman that military life gives.
military "You just don't always walk into a house that is ideal. It's up to you to make it clean and enjoyable. But college students are at an advantage for meeting of the changes, since they have already adjusted once from their home life."
Mrs. Brewer emphasized the possibilities for friendships which the "nomad life" offers. The officers' wives are organized, with luncheons and such get-together on the social calendar at every base.
"We had a wonderful tour of the Far East which we never could have had on our own." Mrs. Whearty told "Persons spend huge amounts of money for foreign trips and never see half of what we have."
vision to every section of Kansas in eight years at an annual cost of about $1 million. The $8 million was to pay for construction and operation of eight transmitters, five production units, and a traveling production unit. The major production facilities would have been at Manhattan and Lawrence, with supplementary units at Hays, Emporia, and Pittsburg.
Four of the proposed transmitters were to be in the ultra high frequency class, and would have required adapters for most television sets in use in this area. The proposed additional stations included Hays, Channel 7; Colby, Channel 22; Garden City, Channel 11; Pratt, Channel 36; Wichita, Channel 22, and Chanute, Channel 50.
The proposed plan stipulated that one such station would be added each year until all eight were in operation.
New Military Program Sent To Congress
Washington —(U.P.) President Eisenhower sent Congress today his plans for a stronger and more efficient military reserve program and for pay increases for the active military forces.
His plan was contained in two special messages. One outlines a military manpower program that would affect virtually all of the nation's youth. The second calls for pay increases and other benefits designed to enhance the attractiveness of a military career.
The overall plan for a comprehensive military manpower program includes modified Universal Military Training and a four-year extension of the draft, now due to expire on June 30.
The administration's manpower program, called the "National Military Reserve Plan," promises to be one of the most far reaching and controversial pieces of legislation to be considered by this Congress.
The two key features of the administration's manpower program, which would affect the lives of virtually all the nation's youth, are: 1. Compulsory participation in the Reserve after completion of active duty. The length of the Reserve obligation would depend upon the time spent in active duty.
2. Six-month basic training of 100,00 youths annually, followed by 9-12 years required participation in the Reserves. This follows the principle of UMT, repeatedly relected by Congress in recent years,
A man who was taken into custody yesterday on suspicion of four molestation counts has confessed to all four counts; campus police said today.
Molester Caught;
Is Now In Watkin
The suspect is now in Watkins hospital for observation, campus police chief Joe Skillman. No charges have been filed in the case.
Chief Skillman said the alleged molester made a full confession yesterday to Chief Skillman and E. E. Hazlett, chief of the Lawrence police
Chief Skillman said a windowpeeking incident last night at KRUW hall had no apparent connection with the molestation cases.
Campus police last night surprised a peeping tom at the women's dorm and fired three shots into the air to halt the fleeing man, but no arrest was made.