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Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
Thursday. Sept. 16, 1954
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
52nd Year, No. 2
Kansan photo by Bill Slamin
WORSE THAN USUAL JAM—Students enrolling found a worse than usual jam because of the increased enrollment at the University this fall. This view, taken from the balcony, shows the clutter in the ballroom of the Student Union, where students arranged their class schedule.
2,000 Hear Dr. Murphy Laud State's Heritage
By DOT TAYLOR
The "really significant contributions" made by Kansans in the last 100 years were examined by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy in his opening convocation address this morning.
This year's territorial centennial celebration thus far has emphasized material progress and nostalgic festivals, according to Chancellor Murphy, and "some thought would be given to the state's spiritual and cultural heritage."
About 2,000 students attended the 89th annual assembly in Hoch auditorium.
The University will continue to be concerned with the carrying out of these ideals, he said.
The founding fathers of this state were not preoccupied with negatives; they recognized that "the great battle is the battle for the minds and hearts of men," the chancellor said. "They were concerned with principles and measured men by performance and not by prejudice."
"We believe every man who rejects these principles is doing violence to his country's future," he said.
said.
Citing the physical expansion of the University since the first opening covocation 89 years ago, he pointed also to the issues that are not found in buildings.
"The University wants you to be technically competent, but it is even more interested in helping you attend men and women."
become educated men," he said. "We are also trying to give you an interest in and an understanding of the political processes of our democracy and more rapport with the cultural efforts of man."
with the "Let us face this centennial year with an appreciation of the traditions of this University and a reminder of our fundamental obligation—to remain a great arsenal of freedom, in our greatest fight for the hearts and minds of men."
Daily Kansan Needs Photography Help
Students interested in taking pictures for the Kansan are asked to see Jim Bedford, instructor of photography, today or tomorrow at 107 Journalism or in the photography laboratory in the basement of the journalism building.
Anyone interested in Kansan photography should have experience in handling a Speed-Graphic camera and in processing pictures, Mr. Bedford said.
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Oct. 22, "Open City," an Italian film with English titles depicting the activities of the Italian underground, directed by Roberto Rossellini.
New Students ToBeInducted
The annual traditions convocation and new student induction will be held at 7.30 p.m. today in the Hoch auditorium.
Primarily for new students, the convocation explains the origin of the Jayhawk, the colors, the Alma Mater, and the Rock Chalk yell.
The traditions committee, cheerleaders, and class officers will present the 30-minute skit. Barbara Davis and John Newlin have been chosen freshman class representatives to participate in the ceremonies.
Following the convocation, students will join the procession to the stadium led by a member of Sachem bearing the torch. Robert Kennedy, engineering senior, will preside at the stadium.
About 230 students have enrolled in band and orchestra, but there are still a few openings in the musical groups, Russell L. Wiley, director, announced Wednesday.
Better quality groups were predicted for this year by the band and orchestra director. He said he was well pleased with the turnout during the six days of musical tryouts.
He urged students interested in playing, to see him today. Friday or Saturday morning in his Hoch auditorium office.
Sections in both band and orchestra are filling rapidly with 145 enclosed in band and 85 in orchestra. Band openings include a few in the clarinet section, one in the oboe section, one or two in the French horn section, one in the baritone section and one or two in the flute section.
First band rehearsal was held last night. The band participated in the opening convocation this morning and will play at the new student induction tonight.
10 Foreign, U.S. Productions Included in '55 Film Series
The wind section of the orchestra has been filled, but there are a few openings in both the violin and viola sections, and one more string bass is needed. Orchestra rehearsals start next Tuesday.
The University Film Series has scheduled a group of selected films, both foreign and American, to be presented during the year.
Oct. 8, "The Browning Version," an English film and award winner at Cannes International Film festival, starring Michael Redgrave.
The movies are free, and they are open only to students, faculty and members of their families. The program this year will be as follows:
semin. Nov. 12, "Disney Review," four classic "Silly Symphonies," three recent cartoons, a true life adventure, "Prowlers of the Everglades," and "Pecos Bill."
Nov. 19, "Orpheus" a French film written and directed by Jean Cocteau with English titles, award winner at Venice Film festival.
Jan. 7, "Subida Al Cielo (Mexican Bus Ride)," a Spanish-language comedy with English titles, award winner at Cannes Film festival, directed by Luis Bunuel; also "Dancing Fleece."
Dec. 3, "Der Froelich Weinberg" (The Grapes Are Ripe), a German comedy with English titles.
Jan 14, "The Lady Vanishes," an English thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Margaret Lockwood and Dame May Whitty.
Feb. 4, "Dieu a Besoin des Hommes (God Needs Men)," a French film starring Pierre Fresnay, with English titles.
Feb. 25, "St. Matthew Passion"
Robert J. Flaherty's presentation of Jan Sebastian Bach's oratorio, sung in English with music by the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, the Vienna Choir Boys, and the Viennese Singverein; also "The Alaska Eskimo," a Disney true-life adventure.
March 11, "My Little Chickadee," an American comedy starring W. C. Fields and Mae West.
Enrollment Total Increases by 350
The University's 89th year began this morning with 7,162 students registered as the first class met, James K. Hitt, director of admissions said today.
The figure is 345 more than last fall when 6.817 students entered classes.
classes.
The rise indicates a steady growth in recent years, for the 1953 figure was 245 more than in 1952.
as 245 hottie in 1980 Mr. Hitt said about 300 late en-
Rally in Park Nightshirt Hike To Be on Radio
The colorful nightshirt parade and bep rally at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow will be broadcast coast-to-coast as the first of the American Broadcasting company's 1954 Football Rally programs.
ball Rally program. The parade is the traditional kickoff rally for the first home game of the season. Starting from the campus, pajama- and Levi-cled fresh snake-dance through the streets of Lawrence to a large bonfire at South park where the rally is held and where the broadcast will originate.
The 30-minute program is scheduled for 8 p.m., but through a "feedback" arrangement to compensate for daylight saving time the network will broadcast it at 9 p.m. in this area. ABC stations in Kansas include WREN, Topea; KFBI, Wichita, and KGGF, Coffeyville. KCMO in Kansas City, Mo., also will carry the broadcast. WREN will rebroadcast it from tape at 10:30 p.m.
Short interviews with A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg, director of athletics; "Chuck" Mather, head football coach; Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy; team Capt. Bud Bixler, and the sports publicity directors of KU and Texas Christian, plus pep yells by the celebrants themselves will be broadcast.
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Commentator Bob Finnegan will encease the program and football contact Francis "Frank" Wallace, broadcasting from New York, will give his prediction on the top games to be played the following afternoon. Finnegan will give a capsule history of Kansas and TCU describing the athletic and scholastic achievements of the schools.
"Football Rally" will originate each week from the campus of one of the NCAA schools taking part in the football game broadcast the following day on the "ABC Radio Game of the Week."
Nixon in Kansas For Election Help
Topeka — (U.P.) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon flew to Kansas today to try to help Republicans recapture the Congressional seat a Democrat won two years ago for the first time in history.
His schedule called for speeches on the Statehouse steps in Topeka and at Wichita. The Vice President was to urge election of a solid GOP ticket in a state where one U.S. Senator, six representatives, and a governor and state officeholders will be named Nov. 2.
Two years ago, in a political upset in Kansas' overwhelming Republican First congressional district, elderly Howard S. Miller, Democrat farmer, ousted GOP Rep. Albert M. Cole. The big issue was a big flood control dam, Tuttle creek.
rollments, which would bring the total student body to near 7,500, are expected.
Registration here is 6,512, up 341 over the 1953 figure, with a tentative enrollment at the KU Medical center in Kansas City of 650.
Mr. Hitt said the registration this year tallies almost exactly with predictions made by the KU planning council more than two years ago. Predictions are for a continuing trend of slightly increased enrollments in future years.
This year's increase is about 5 per cent more than last year's total enrollment.
The freshman class is slightly larger than the 1,464 last year. Last year's freshman class was 182 more than in 1952.
Korean veterans are here in larger numbers, but a final breakdown had not been tallied today. Last year 303 veterans entered
Enrollment Changes To Be by Schools
College and engineering students may make changes in enrollment from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Student Union and later in the office of the dean of their school.
Students in other schools may make changes beginning Monday at the office of their dean, but no changes may be made at any place before that date.
classes, and there were 899 veterans in all.
While the enrollment has increased over last year, the total is still approximately 2,250 below the peak University enrollment. The University had 9,750 students in 1948.
Mr. Hitt said an increase in men students can be expected in the next several years because of increasing use of the GI bill, and that in a few years, enrollment can be expected to reach 10,000 students when the World War II "baby crop" will be of college age.
Fine Arts Students To Meet Tomorrow
No recital will be held today, but a fine arts convocation will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium.
Leonard Richmond, British painter, will give a demonstration lecture. Fine arts classes will be dismissed, and students in fine arts and recitals are expected to attend the convocation.
BULLETIN
New York—(U.P.)-The Rocky Marciano-Ezzard Charles heavyweight championship fight today was postponed again until tomorrow because of rain.
Weather A cool front
accompanied by showers is edging into the a r e a from the northwest today promising relief from torrid mid - September temperatures. With the official start of fall less than a
week away, summer is taking a reluctant leave of the state. The low temperature in the state this morning was 62 at Topeka.