Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily hansan
51st Year, No. 146
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, May 14, 1954
—Kansan photos by Don Hagar and Gene Yadon
FIELD DAY—Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy presents an award to honor ROTC students, Norman B. Gates, education junior. In the top picture, watching the presentation, are (left to right) Lt. Col. J. R. Neale, professor of military science and tactics; Dean T. DeWitt Carr of the School of Engineering, A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg, director of athletics, and Cadet James Hoefener, fifth year architecture. At the extreme right is Col. Glidden, senior officer adviser for the state of Kansas. In the lower picture Sgt. Robert Weaver, assistant instructor of military science, and Major John C. Mace, associate professor of military science, (left to right), assist Cadets William Nofsinger, college freshman, and Gad Smith, business junior, in their preparation for the "mock war" attack.
for the "mock war" attack.
Machine-Gunners Fail Against Hill Attackers
Through the red, yellow, and green smoke of the grenades and under machine gun fire, the attacking squad stormed campanile hill yesterday in a mock battle sponsored by Scabbard and Blade, military honor society in connection with Armed Forces day.
Preceding the battle, awards were presented in the stadium to honor cadets in the ROTC units. Fifty-four awards were given.
A crowd of people dashed from the baseball field to join the spectators on campanile hill when Richard Gray, engineering senior, began narrating the battle.
The defending force, whose main weapon was the machine gun, was located on the hill, while the attacking squad moved towards them from the stadium. As soon as they were seen, the attackers were fired upon.
While the defense began their base of fire, the maneuver element began working around to the flank of the machine gun within assaulting distance. Three colored smoke grenades were thrown by the squad leader of the defenders to signify that he was ready to launch an attack.
Geneva — (U.P.)— Russia agreed today to international supervision by neutral nations of any agreement reached here for ending the Indochina war.
Russia Agrees To Controls
Such international guarantees have been demanded by the United States, Britain and France as an essential condition of any Indochina settlement.
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov, who stated Russia's acceptance of those terms, added that the Soviet Union would consider joining the other eight nations now negotiating on Indochina in under-writing the terms of any Indochinese armistice.
Editorial Parley, Kansan Dinner To Be Tomorrow
The William Allen White editorial conference and the annual Kansan board dinner of the University Daily Kansan will be sponsored by the School of Journalism tomorrow.
V. M. Newton Jr., managing editor of the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, will be keynote speaker for the second annual editorial meeting. Mr. Newton, chairman of Sigma Delta Chi, committee on advancement of freedom of information, will speak on "Newspaper Responsibility and the People's Right to Know."
Alvin McCoy, 1054 Pulitzer prize winner for local reporting, will be luncheon speaker for the conference. Mr. McCoy Kansas correspondent of the Kansas City Star, will discuss "Secret Meetings of Committees of the Kansas Legislature."
During the evening Kansan awards dinner, at which 175 persons are expected, students will be cited for outstanding writing and advertising work on the University Daily Kansan. The William Allen White foundation will present $50 in prize money to students writing the three best editorials this year.
Doris Fleeson, writer of a syndicated column on government and politics from Washington, will be the speaker at the banquet. Miss Fleeson was graduated from the University in 1923. She will receive the distinguished service citation from the KU Alumni association. The award was voted to Miss Fleeson in 1953, but she was unable to be here at commencement to accept it.
The editorial conference program features two panels in the afternoon. Mr. McCoy; Whitley Austin, editor of the Salina Journal; and State Sen. John Anderson Jr., of Olathe will discuss legislative committees.
Weather
Both events will be in the Student Union building.
John Chandler, editor of the Holton Recorder, and James Leitnaker, editor of the Baldwin hedger, will appear in News from Local Government Bodies."
Miss Fleeson has been a Washington correspondent since 1945. She was political reporter and Washington correspondent for the New York Daily News from 1927 to 1942 and served as a war correspondent for Woman's Home Companion in 1943 and 1944.
No rain is in sight for the eastern portion of Kansas, and chances for
She has twice been awarded the New York Newspaperwoman's club prize for distinguished reporting.
a warm weekend are good. Th e forecast calls for slightly war m temperatures i n eastern and south em Kansas Saturday with t h e low tonight from 50 to 55, and the
high Saturday between 75 and 80. It will be partly cloudy in the west with scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers in the extreme west.
Miss Nellis to Be Honored
A tea in honor of Miss Caroltta Nellis, who is retiring after 14 years as housemother for Battenfeld hall, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Attending the tea will be her University and Lawrence friends, as well as alumni of Battenfield, Templin, and Carruth halls.
Adams Asked Aid Dirksen Testifies
Washington—(U.P.)—Sen. Everett M. Dirksen testified today that Army Counselor John G. Adams sought his help in getting Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) to "suspend" and "perhaps to kill" subpoenas for members of the Army loyalty screening board.
ASC Selects New Officers
Officers of the All Student Council were elected last night, pending final approval by the ASC Senate.
They are Ronald Denchfield, college sophomore, secretary; Robert Pope, graduate student, pro tempore president; Phil Fettit, business junior, treasurer, and Jack Heysinger; assistant dean of the School of Business and Kenneth Beasley, instructor of political science, faculty advisers.
Robert Kennedy, newly elected president of the ASC, said that the council will make committee appointments in the next two weeks or next year.
The positions are of an administrative nature and do not require that the appointment be a member of the ASC. The functions of these committees will be two-fold: first, to coordinate and supervise the fields over which they will have jurisdiction; and second, to recommend legislation to the ASC which would result in more effective operation.
Applications should be mailed or delivered to the ASC in care of the Student Union by May 17.
Kennedy said that this is an excellent opportunity for students to take an active part in the administration of student affairs.
The committees that the non-ASC members may serve on include public relations, traffic and safety, smoking, student labor, publications, social, traditions, student athletic board, and the Campus Chest steering committee.
French Club Gives Pi Delta Phi Award
Margaret Jean Smith, college sophomore, was announced the winner of the Pi Delta Phi award, presented annually to the outstanding student in sophomore French, at a meeting of the Le Circle Francais, French club.
New officers of the club are Elizabeth Diebert, college senior; president; Emily Enos, college junior; vice president; Anne Howland, college sophomore, secretary-treasurer, and Jane Heyle and Judy Jaeschke, social chairmen.
Sen. Dirksen said "I can place no other interpretation on (Adams)' action."
Sen. Dirksen was sworn as a witness in the Army-McCarthy hearings after Mr. Adams had bluntly denied as "false" a McCarthy charge that he had told other subcommittee members the Army would release an unfavorable report on subcommittee counsel Rey M. Cohn if the subcommittee persisted in attempts to subpoena the loyalty board members.
When Mr. Adams denied he had threatened to make public a report on Mr. Cohn, Sen. Stuart Sym--ington (D-Mo.) said the three members of the subcommittee with whom the Army counselor discussed the case in January should state publicly "now or at the earliest opportunity" whether the denial was true. The three were Sen. Dirksen, Sens. Karl Mundt (R-S.D.), and Charles E. Potter (R-Mich.).
Sen. Kirksen then asked to be put on the stand. He said Mr. Adams and Gerald Morgan, a presidential assistant, came to his office on Jan. 22. He said Mr. Adams "for the purpose of eliciting my interest and influence" in trying to "at least suspend" the loyalty board subpoenas and "perhaps to kill them." Sen. Dirksen said he suffered much "distress of spirit" over what Mr. Adams told him about the subpoenas and also about efforts of Mr. Cohn to get special treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine.
He said he met with Sen. McCarthy the next day after asking Sir Francis P. Carr Executive Director Francis P. Carr to submit the subpoenas until the subpoenae could discuss the question.
AGI Party Elects Arnold President
William Arnold, college junior,
was elected president of the Allied
Greek Independent political party
last night.
Other officers are Robert Elliot, business junior, men's vice president; Connie White, fine arts junior, women's vice president, and Margaret Smith, fine arts sophomore, secretary. The treasurer will be appointed by the executive council of AGI.
The party decided to sell ACI memberships during registration next fall, and to buy a small printing press for use next year.
KU Extension Gets $5,000 For Driver Education Course
A $5,000 grant to University Ext-
ension by the Allstate foundation
will finance a scholarship program
in driver education in 1854.
Scholarships of $100 each will be awarded to high school teachers for a three-hour credit course in driver education from Aug. 9 to 27. Attendance at the course meets State department of Public instruction requirements for certification of secondary school driver-training teachers.
John Walgren of Kansas City, Mo., district representative for the Allstate foundation, the safety education arm of the Allstate Insurance company, presented the check to Dr. George B. Smith, dean of the University.
KU is the fifth school in the nation to receive a $5,000 grant from
the Allstate foundation. Others are the University of Georgia, Rutgers university, University of Southern California, and Michigan State college.
About 220 high schools, or one-third of the state's total, now offer driver education.
University Extension began conducting driver education courses of one week's duration in 1947, training 253 teachers since then. However, as the length was increased to two weeks, and then three weeks in 1953, the financial demands and interference with summer jobs of the three-week course prohibited some teachers to attend.
The scholarship program meets many of these objections. The $100 award will cover the cost of registration, board and room for the three weeks.