1954
Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
51st Year, No. 135
Thursday, April 29, 1954
Stevens Denies Drop Of Monmouth Security
Washington—U.P.)—Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens' counselor was accused today of trying to get the commander of Fort Monmouth to cancel recommended security suspensions at a time when Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) was investigating the radar center.
Band to Present Spring Concert
The University Concert band under the direction of Russell L. Wiley will present a concert at 8 p.m. Monday in Hoch auditorium.
The concert is the annual spring concert of the band, and is presented this year as part of the annual Music Festival.
Virginia Vogel will be at the celesta during the performance of the "On the Trail" movement from Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite."
Featured on the program will be Leo Horacek, instructor of the trumpet, who will play Edwin Franko Goldman's "Scherzo for Trump."
The band will play "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas, the "March" from the opera, "Love for Three Oranges," by Serge Prokoffief, and the "Finale" from "The Algerian Suite" by Saint-Saens.
The public may obtain free complimentary tickets by coming to the band office anytime before Monday evening. Admission price at the door is $50. Students will be admitted on their ID cards.
Weather
Considerable cloudiness w it h strong shifting winds today. Occasional light rain northwest and scat-
sered thunderstorms east portion this afternoon a nd evening.
Turning m u c h coldest west portion this afternoon and over state tonight. Freezing temperatures west
and north central tonight. Tomorow partly cloudy and quite cool. Diminishing winds. High today 40 northwest to 75 southeast. Low tonight 20 northwest to 40-45 southeast.
- Cross-examined about the incident, Mr. Stevens denied any memory of ordering such an attempt.
The charge, aimed at counselor John G. Adams, was a highlight of today's session of the Army-Mc-Carthy hearing being conducted by the Senate Investigating subcommittee.
It was produced in support of Sen. McCarthy's charge that Mr. Stevens tried to block his investigation of alleged Communist infiltration at the New Jersey Signal corps laboratory.
Mr. Stevens several times pleaded inability to remember giving Mr. Adams any instruction to ask the Fort Mommouth commandant, Maj. Gen. Kirke B. Lawton, to withdraw suspension recommendations.
The charge was made in a statement by Capt. Joseph E. Corr, Maj. Lawton's aide. Hearing Counsel Ray H. Jenkins, cross-examining Mr. Stevens, said Capt. Corr wrote it out in his presence and in the presence of Maj. Lawton with the general's approval.
Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) remarked during the session that Mr. Stevens looked exhausted after six days on the witness stand, and suggested that the committee excuse him for a while if he felt too tired to testify. Sen. McCarthy promptly objected to the idea, and Mr. Stevens' attorney, Joseph N. Welch, said Mr. Stevens was willing to remain on the stand at least for duration of the morning session in the hope of completing his testimony.
Applications for the 1954-55 positions of Jayhawker editor and business manager must be submitted by Tuesday. Students interested in these positions should call Jack Rein (443) for further information.
According to Capt. Corr's statement, Mr. Adams made the suggestion in a telephone call, and Maj. Lawton's answer was: "I will not. Let the secretary (Stevens) take the responsibility."
Jayhawker Jobs Open for 1954-55
Justice Outlaws New ASC Balloting Plans
-Kansan photo by Dick Lloyd
DISHONORS CONVOCATION—"Chancellor" Tom Hunt, college senior, caps John Simpson, college sophomore, as a new member of "Plasterbored," a senior men's organization dedicated to "remaining perpetually plastered instead of perpetually bored." Hunt won second class in the mens' bored.
place in the men's division.
Betas, Tri Delts Capture IM Speech Championships
Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Delta Delta Delta sorority were named winning houses in the intramural speaking contests which ended last night with entertainment speeches.
Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Winners of the entertainment speeches and the houses they represented were:
Women's division: first place—Coralyn Stayton, college freshman, Sellhard hall; second place—Carolyn Husted, education junior, Delta Delta Delta sorority, and third place—Jane Hill, pharmacy sophomore,
Men's division: first place—Dor Johnston, college sophomore, Beta Theta Pi; second place—Thomas Hunt, college senior, Beta Theta Pi and third place—Derek Scott, graduate, independent.
Those awarded trophies for winning first place in one of the intramural contests were: Robert Lynch, freshman in medicine; Joan Sherar, college sophomore; Nancy Reese, college senior; Miss Stayton and Johnston.
Outdoor Art Show To Begin Sunday
An outdoor art festival open to the public will be sponsored by Delta Phi Delta in Fowler grove Sunday and Monday.
Norma Lee Stranathan, president
of the honorary art fraternity, is general chairman for the festival. Ribbon awards will be given to the winners in each of five divisions—oil and allied techniques, water color, drawing, sculpture, and miscellaneous. All divisions are open for entries from the public. Pictures must be either framed or matted, and brought to 329 Strong not later than 4 p.m. tomorrow.
BULLETIN
The ASC elections committee decided by unanimous ballot at noon today to proceed with plans for the scheduled Wednesday election despite an injunction issued by the Chief Justice of the Student court, Kent Shearer, third-year law, forbidding preparation for a new election until the court had reached a decision.
The committee approved unanimously that ballots be prepared now in readiness for the election.
Committee members gave instructions from the committee's parent body, the ASC, as their reason for taking such action, and asked that this reason be given in the press so the student body would be aware of the basis for the committee's action.
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Kent Shearer, third year law and chief justice of the Student Court entered a temporary restraining order yesterday to keep the All Student Council from taking steps for a new general election. Majority votes in both houses of the ASC Tuesday night had upheld an ASC election committee decision to throw out results of the April 20 balloting.
The new elections were scheduled for May 5, but Shearer asked that the ASC take no steps preparatory to a general election until the case of Gary Davis, second year law, against the elections committee, is decided.
Davis sent a petition to the student court which questioned the legality of the ASC elections committee in its recent action of declaring the election void.
The joint resolution passed in both the senate and the house of representatives is now before Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, but no action can be taken until after the Davis charge is heard tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Green hall.
In setting up temporary legislation for the coming election, the ASC also provides for the same candidates to appear on the ballot for the new election as appeared on the previous ballot.
The resolution also states that no party can spend over $150 between the date of the resolution's final O.K. and May 5, and all funds of each political party must be maintained in the University business office.
ADDITION—Seniors yesterday voted to have the above campus area landscaped as a class gift. This artist's conception is looking northeast from the steps of the new science building with the Journalism building in the background.
—Kansan photo by Dick Lloyd
Creaking Bones to Tangle With Limber Muscles Sunday
A softball game between Phog Allen's cagers and the Faculty Fossils squad has been scheduled for Sunday morning at 10 on Diamond No. 1 at the intramural field.
B. H. Born and Allen Kelley, co-captains of the varsity basketball team, will go on the warpath for the last time Sunday. Their intended victims will be the faculty.
Actually the scrap will be a sort of rubber bag, for the "profs" in the past two years have won one and lost one to the sneakers-and-shorts athletes.
"We lost last year's game to the basketball team when the umpire indiscreetly called a runner out at third on a minor technicality in the last inning," alibis Nino Lo Bello, instructor in sociology and manager-first baseman of the Fossils. "That man was the tying run, but we lost 9-8."
Born and Kelley, who will manage the hoop nine jointly, have announced that their starting pitcher is Dallas Dobbs, a cagey righthander. He will be pitted against the Fossils' star twirler, Bill Conboy, instructor in speech and possessor of a mean fast ball and in-shoot.
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Manager Lo Bello says the faculty aggregation has a "secret weapon" playing second base. He is Dick Harp, assistant basketball coach. Harp has been scouting the cagenem for years and allegedly has a brochure on each man which he will turn over to the Faculty board of strategy.
"Phog Allen's dribble-pusses have us on age, but that frightens us not one whit," Mr. Lo Bello said. "Remember the old adage—a ball player is as old as he fields."
Bill Chestnut of the Housing office, a former football star here, will serve as the umpire-in-chief.