Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Mechanical Age Moves In on Kansas Gridders
By STAN HAMILTON
"In practice and during games KU players, giving their all as the mechanical age came to the banks of the Kaw, are graded . . . by the Mechanical Man of Massillon."
According to the Oct. 25 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine that is their opinion of the 1954 Jayhawk football team.
The magazine goes on to explain the complicated grading and rating system used by Coach Chuck Mather, viz., "There are 31 code numbers and an equal number of sub-divisions. The player will be awarded for the degree and intensity with which a given play is carried out by the player."
Pointing out that Coach Mather's IBM player rating system uses about 16,500 cards over an entire season, the magazine says "The end result of this bizarre system is a huge tabulation sheet in triplicate which provides the formula for Saturday's strategy, according to the gospel of mathematics.
"Some of this criticism, I am sure, stems from a combination of our poor record and ignorance of the practical use and operation of our IBM machines," Mather wrote. "The IBM and other so-called gadgets are items which we feel will make the difference between teams of equal ability.
"We have not grown hopeless about our situation."
"And what has all this meant to good old KU this season? Read the scores." And then come the ghastly results of the first five football contests this season.
Coach Mather said in his weekly Football Report this week that he is becoming aware that some persons are sniping at his rating system, particularly the use of the controversial IBM machines.
"Our IBM operation pin-points troubles that otherwise might go undetected by a less thorough method.
The magazine best sums up the entire matter in its closing statement, "Pondering the world of cybernetics last week, Coach Mather said: 'You gotta have football players to win.'"
FormerKUStudent Wins Play Award
William S. Solllner, a former graduate student in English, is the winner of the fourth annual playwrights competition of the Norton Gallery players, Palm Beach, Fla.
With his play, "Summer Cruise",
Mr. Solnner won $200 and the honor
of having his play produced for two
weeks in April. He used his duty
cruise with the Navy last summer
as the background of the play.
Friday, Oct. 22, 1954
At KU, Mr. Solller was active in the University theatre and the Studio theater. In 1951 his play. "The Powers That Be," was produced here.
The Italian film, "Open City", will be shown in the second University film series at 7:30 p.m. today in Hoch auditorium.
Italian Film Set For 7:30 p.m. Today
Based on the activities of the underground during World War II, it was produced shortly after the liberation of Rome and was the first important film brought to America after the war. It is strictly for adults.
An organ recital at 7:15 p.m.
will precede the showing.
Topeka (U.P.)—The coldest weather of fall sent temperatures down to 27 degrees early today in the northwest corner of Kansas while the southeast received fairly generous showers. State weatherman Tom Arnold said indications a r e for continued fair skies in the west
Weather
and clearing in the east. Temperatures may be a bit lower in eastern Kansas tonight, but he added the overall changes will be small. High today 65 to 70 east, 70 to 75 extreme west. Low tonight near 40 northwest to 50 southeast.
George Waggoner, dean of the college, will give the opening address at the Independent Students' association state convention at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union.
Miss Helen Lohr, associate professor of home economics, said the district includes an area generally north and east of Shawnee county to the state line.
The annual affair will include a tour of the department, skits produced by each of the 12 clubs to be represented, and another skit produced by the department.
About 500 high school girls, members of the Future Homemakers of America's first district will be guests of the University department of home economics tomorrow morning.
Deadline for registration for voters in the Nov. 2 general elections is 10 p.m. today at the City hall, 11th and Massachusetts.
The girls will be welcomed by Suzanne Schwantes, education junior, president of the Home Economics club, and Mrs. P. E. Hunter, president of Omicron Nu, honorary society in home economics.
Home Ec Club To Host FHA
ISA Group to Hear Waggoner
About 80 representatives from six Kansas universities and colleges are expected to attend. Members of the Greek letter organizations of the athletic department, with ISA members in discussions of Greek-independent relations.
In order to be eligible to register, voters must have lived in Kansas six months and lived in Lawrence 30 days.
Post Card Deadline Set
Today Is Deadline For Vote Registration
The deadline for orders from organized houses for the postcard brigade to Kansas State is Saturday noon, said Paul Culp, chairman of the postcard brigade for the KuKu club. The orders are to be placed in a box at the Student Union information desk in the main lobby.
Best Good Results Since
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--were contributed to the Albert T. Reid collection by the artist.
52nd Year, No. 28
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Minerals Rival Wheat in State Dr. Moore Says
"Except for years of bumper crops, the production of minerals in Kansas just about balances in dollar value the output of wheat," Dr. Raymond C. Moore, professor of geology and principal geologist for the State Geological survey, said last night.
Dr. Moore's talk, "Natural Resources of the Kansas Region." was the third of a series of four lectures sponsored by Sigma Xi, honorary scientific research fraternity.
In defining the Kansas region Dr. Moore pointed out that even though it is geographically located in another state, Kansas City Mo., is very much a part of Kansas economy.
Dr. Moore pointed to the development of the stone industry, the salt industry, which ranks second in the nation, and gypsum, clay, and helium production.
Using a series of photographic slides, graphs, and illustrations, he demonstrated the numerous mineral resources and their relative importance.
Dr. Moore said there is hardly a county in the state which does not share in the petroleum wealth. Emphasizing the growing importance of the refining industries, he said there are 82,000 miles of pipelines within the state at the present time.
The great amount of water in the state was illustrated by the Geological survey's estimate that enough of the resource to supply all Kansas cities for 45 years leaves all the state each year as runoff.
GEORGE H. MIEHLS
Talk Planned By Architect
George H. Miehl's, president of Albert Kahn Associated Architects and Engineers, Inc., Detroit, will speak here Monday and Tuesday.
His first lecture, "The Changing Home of Industry," will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Strong auditorium. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mr. Miehls will meet with the student chapter of the American Institute of Architects in the Pine room of the Student Union.
The convocation lecture, "Service Is Our Sole Commodity," will be given at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Fraser theater. Mr. Miehlis will be a guest of the department of architecture staff at a dinner in the Student Union Tuesday night. Architects from surrounding areas will attend. A graduate of Ohio State university, Mr. Miehlis has been employed by the Kahn association since 1919 and has been president since 1945.
New Elephant Boy?
-Kansan photo
ARTISTS ORIGINAL - Shown is one of the 10 original editorial cartoons by Leo J. Roche of the Buffalo Courier-Express now on display in the William Allen White Memorial reading room. The cartoons
Chancellor Tells AWS of Goals Of University
A joint session of the AWS House and Senate heard Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy express his faith in the basic decency and goodness of American youth yesterday.
In his speech the chancellor emphasized that it was the wish of the University administration to give students as much responsibility as possible, especially in the handling of their social life. However he made it plain that it was the administration's duty to intervene when it became apparent that students were not capable of handling their problems.
The prime purpose of a university, Cancellor Murphy said, is not only to train young persons vocationally, but culturally as well, and to make them aware of current economic and social upheavals which influence their times.
The chancellor pointed out that KU probably devotes a larger portion of its budget to extra-curricular educational and cultural activities in the form of lecture courses and concerts than any other university in the Midwest, and he expressed concern as to whether KU students utilized these opportunities as fully as possible.
In reference to wearing apparel, particularly to the much disputed Bermuda shorts, the chancellor said he thought the same rules of good taste and common sense applied to the campus as to any other community. He said he doubted that he would attend a club meeting or go to the office in either "jeans" or Bermuda's, but that he saw no objection to wearing such clothing around the house.
Chancellor Murphy likened responsibility to a coin in that responsibility not only implies that the individual is master of his fate, but that he must also accept the fact that self-discipline and even pain are part of the privilege of being given and of accepting responsibility.
In closing, the chancellor said he hoped that "rather than losing responsibility, you people will have chance to gain greater responsibility.
12 Get Degrees Since Last Session
Twelve persons have been given degrees since the end of the summer school session, George R. Waggoner, dean of the college, said today.
These persons have taken correspondence courses and have done other outside work in order to fulfill the requirements for their degrees.
Granted degrees of bachelor of arts were Priscilla Ruth Angersbach, Marlene Moss Ball, Helen Jane Beatson, William Frederick Casteen, Hal Eugene Cleavinger, John Hollister Golden, Patricia Ruth Hurt, Henrik Anton Knudsen, Josephine Hahn Rice, Donald Clifford Sleeper, and Shirley Jeanne Young. James Alfred Reeder was granted the degree of bachelor of science in chemistry.
Graduates to Form New Club Tonight
An organizational meeting to form a Graduate Students club will be held following the film series at 9:25 p.m. today in the English room of the Union.
The club, being formed because of the interest expressed in it, is sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA. A short discussion on the organization will be followed by dancing and a social hour. All graduate students are invited.