Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansen
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Year, No. 66
Monday, January 3; 1955
YW Adopts Rules Against Racial Clauses
than 1,000 students attended tional Student assembly of CA and YWCA here Dec. 27-adopting yesterday a resoluist racial discrimination and inatory clauses in fraternity ority constitutions.
rine assembly represented about Christian associations in 48 states and Hawaii. The resolutions affirmed their strong opposition to segregation in all forms and to continue holding national meetings at schools where all delegates could use community facilities.
the racial discrimination action one after delegates found discriminatory practices in downtown Lawrence. One member group did not send delegates because of the tactics, and several persons were used service at a local restaurant during the convention.
Other resolutions urged all local student "Y" groups to work toward the removal of discrimination and to denounce the restrictive clauses in local and national fraternity and sorority constitutions. All associations were asked to urge the administrations to outlaw such groups.
Delegates also voted opposition to measures which intimidate instructors, cut off inter-collegiate debates on controversial subjects, and make false ideas "more dangerous by cloaking them."
A "statement on effective citizen p" was adopted with amendments yesterday morning after being debated in several business sessions. It includes statements of the students' convictions on specific political issues.
support of adequate legislation for welfare of children and the aged, adequate housing, regional development projects, federal aid to
education, and admission of Hawaii and Alaska to statehood was also used.
license Tags Now on Sale
ansas vehicle license plates for
went on sale today.
n Lawrence the tags may be hased at the county treasur office in the courthouse, 11th Massachusetts streets.
Vehicle owners must present 354 registration cards and ownership titles to get new tags. Tags may be ordered by mail if these papers and enough money to cover the license and mailing costs are enclosed.
University students may purchase their tags here if they give their Lawrence addresses as their residences.
Speech Contests Eliminations Set
-Kansan photo by Pete Ford
Elimination rounds in the Fundamentals of Speech workshop will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in 104 and 105 Green.
two students selected by their estates from each Fundamentals Speech class will participate, seen from this group will be voted by the department faculty embers to speak in the workshop held at 8 p.m. Jan.
In college the workshop was begun last year to give beginning speech students an evaluation assignment outside of the classroom, a more realistic speaking experience, and a chance to work with other classes.
REGISTERING FOR TEST—June Mueller, college sophomore, registers for the Western Civilization test which will be Saturday. Seated at the desk are Mrs. Jayne Plath, secretary of the western civilization department and Mrs. Thelma Valenstein, a proctor.
Regent Appointments Arouse Controversy
By LETTY LEMON
Ray Evans, former KU All-American football star, and McDill Boyd, Kansas State graduate and Phillipsburg publisher, were appointed Dec. 27 to the board of regents by outgoing Governor Edward F. Arn. Their terms will expire Dec. 31, 1958.
The two replaced Drew McLaughlin, 67, Paola publisher who declined reappointment because of his age, and Dr. L. B. Spake of Kansas City, Kans. Both were Republican members of the board.
Yet to be appointed is a Democratic member. The term of Grover Poole, Manhattan, expires this year.
Mr. Evans, '47, is vice president and Kansas correspondent for the Traders National bank in Kansas City and former president of the University of Kansas Alumni association. Best remembered for his gridiron exploits, he was, however, an honor student at the University.
Mr. Boyd, 46, is editor of the Phillipsburg Review and owner and publisher of several Western Kansas newspapers. He was administrative assistant to Governor Arn until Nov. 15, and according to the Kansas City Star, "Is closely identified with the Arn faction of the Republican party."
He is treasurer of the Kansas Press association, past president of the Kansas Day club, and a past director of the Chamber of Commerce.
"The statutes say I shall make these appointments before the expiration of the term (Dec. 31)." Gov Arn said. "It doesn't say I may."
Praising the appointment of Mr.
Mr. Arn indicated he had offered reappointment to Mr. McLaughlin who has received appointments to the board from six different governors.
Gov. Arn's action in appointing the board members without consulting Fred Hall, incoming governor, was criticized throughout the state. The Kansas City Star, in a strongly-voiced editorial, said, "The obvious thing (Mr. Arn conferring with Mr. Hall about the appointments) wasn't done in this instance. Everyone knows why—the bitter running feud between Arn and the incoming governor, Hall. But the schools of higher education shouldn't be pawns in their feud."
The governor had announced he intended to follow a statutory mandate and make the appointments before the year's end.
Evans, the editorial says, "The appointment of McDill (Huck) Boyd, on the other hand, smacks of politics pure and simple and obviously represents an effort on Arn's part to pay a political debt before going out of office. Huck Boyd has been a spearhead in the long feud against Governor-elect Hall.
Weather
Cloudy today with mild rain and
A 1946 Chevrolet owned by Seibel was found parked at the Union station in Kansas City. "To, with an operarparking ticket dated Dec. 22. A 22 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, an electric shaver and other small items were found missing from the student's room. Seibel's parents said that their son was a gun enthusiast and often used the revolver for target practice.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents joined the investigation and
COLDER
rain and turning colder tonight is the state weather forecast. Rain will turn to snow in the extreme northwest area of the state with more showers likely in the eastern and central portions of the state. There will be little change in the high noon 50.
temperature with
The search for Seibel began when his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seibel, of Hillsboro, became alarmed when their son did not come home for the Christmas holidays. It was learned that Seibel was lost seen eating lunch December 19 in the cafeteria at the medical center.
Seibel Case Leads Cold- No Word From Student
The whereabouts of Norman Seibel, 24-year-old senior medical student at the University of Kansas medical center in Kansas City, Kans., remained a mystery today as students returned to the school for the opening of classes this morning.
W. Clarke Wescoe, dean of the medical school, said this morning that no new information had been learned of the Hillsboro, Kans., student who has been missing from the medical center since Dec. 19.
It has been hoped Dr. Wescoe said, that students returning from vacation might provide law enforcement officials with a new lead in the search. Officials at the school also believed that Seibel might return for classes. Dr. Wescoe said that none of the students had been contacted by Seibel.
intensified the search after they feared that the 24-year-old student may have met with foul play.
Several persons reported having seen a person resembling the student, but no tangible leads have been found since the search began. Residents of Lawrence reported that they had seen a man whom they believed to be Seibel on the Today show in New York, on December 28. It was reported to Lawrence police that they saw the man when the television cameras were directed on the audience.
A man fitting Seibel's description was reported seen near Joplin, Mo. All of the tips received were investigated, but failed to reveal the whereabouts of the youth.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Seibel remained at the medical center today hoping to hear of their son. Seibel is an auctioneer in Hillsbore
Seibel is to be graduated from the medical school at the end of this month.
Dr. Wescoe described Seibel as a serious student who we doing well in his classes.
Ed Seibel said that his son had no worries as far as he could determne. He said that there were no family or financial problems of which he was aware.
Norman Seibel is five feet eight inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds. He has a fair complexion, blue eyes and b'bond hair.
Holiday Traffic Claims 16 In Two-State Area
Nine persons died in Kansas traffic during the New Year's holiday and three violent deaths from other causes boosted the three-day toll to 11.
Neighboring Missouri fared little better. It's traffic fatality count stood at eight, with two accidents from other causes claiming two additional victims.
Over the nation, weekend traffic deaths soared to a tragic new record for a two-day New Year's holiday.
Texas with 21 traffic deaths and a total of 30 accidental deaths had the worst record. Minnesota reported 19 traffic deaths, California 18, and New York 16.
The weekend claimed 332 lives during the 54 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday, a United Press survey showed. Of these 268 persons died in traffic accidents. Another 25 died in fires, 4 were killed in plane crashes and 37 lost their lives in miscellaneous accidents.
Delaware, Nevada, Maine, Wyoming and the District of Columbia set an example for all the states with perfect records of no traffic fatalities.
Three persons were killed and 10 injured near Lawrence late yesterday in the area's worst single accident of the holiday period. Leavenworth county officers said two cars collided head-on at the crest of a hill on a gravel road.
Victims of the accident were 86- year-old John W. Hatfield, and Mrs, Lorene H. Jackson, 48, both of Lawrence. The dead man's 51-year-old son, Harry Hatfield, died at 11:30 a.m. today.
Others injured were Edward N, Jackson, 50, husband of the woman who was killed; Mrs. John Hatfield, 81; Ed Jackson, 16, and seven teenage occupants of the second car, which was driven by 18-year-old James Redford, of Lawrence. An eighth occupant of the Redford car escaped injury.
John H. Graves, 78, of Bethel,
Kan., died early Sunday in Providence
hospital in Kansas City, Kan.,
of injuries suffered in a tow-car
collision at the junction of highways 73 and new 40 in Wyandotte county late Saturday night.
The driver of the other car, Jerry Creason of North Kansas City, was booked for manslaughter, according to the Wyandotte county sheriff's office. Deputies said his car ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed before crashing into the automobile driven by Mr. Saunders.
With Mr. Graves were his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Saunders of Topeka. Both were hospitalized, but neither was believed in dangerous condition.
In another Kansas accident, Donald Benny Cook, 24, of Elkhart, suffered fatal injuries when his car went out of control, left highway K-27 north of the Elkhart city limits and overturned.
Near Sparta, Mo., in Christian county, Delma J. Applegate, 32, Chadwick, Mo., was killed when his car overturned several times and crashed in a small pond.
Rally Set Tonight On Baseball Field
A "Get Even with Missouri" rally will be held from 8:30 to 9 p.m. tonight on the baseball diamond.
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen and the basketball team will be present at the bonfire rally. The University band will play.
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