Daily hansan
51st Year. No. 109
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Wednesday, March 17, 1954
—Kansan photo by Jim Baird
TAKE HER AWAY—Antigone, portrayed by Mrs. Kathleen Howland, is escorted from the stage to await her execution. The scene takes place as the climax to a violent argument between Antigone and her lover's father, who orders the guards—Richard Barker, instructor in English, and Bill West, college senior, to "take her away."
McCarthy Offers Army Chance for Questioning
Washington—(U.P.)-Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) today offered to let the Army question him under oath about his charge that it tried to "blackmail" him into dropping an investigation of Reds in the service.
Sen. McCarthy said he would recommend that cross-examination be permitted during the Senate investigating subcommittee's probe into his angry row with the Army. Sen, McCarthy temporarily stepped down as subcommittee chairman during the investigation.
"The Army should be allowed to have a lawyer cross-examine me," he told reporters before leaving for a Midwest speaking tour that will keep him away from the capital for the rest of the week.
Present subcommittee rules permit a witness to cross-examine another witness only by submitting questions to senators who may ask them if they choose. Sen. McCarthy, who will participate in the investigation in the dual role of subcommittee member and witness, will apparently have the right to question other witnesses.
The temporary Chairman Karl E. Mundt (R.-S.D.) and Sen. John L. McClellan (D.-Ark.), ranking subcommittee Democrat, are searching for a nationally known, impartial attorney to head the investigation which is likely to be one of the stormiest chapters in Sen. McCarthy's stormy career.
The inquiry was prompted by the Army's explosive report charging that Roy M. Cohn, the subcommittee chief counsel, and Sen. McCarthy sought favorable treatment for a former committee aide, Pvt. G. David Schine, who was drafted into the Army last November.
Sen. McCarthy retorted that the Army tried to use the report to "blackmail" him into shifting his investigation of Communists in the Army to the Navy or Air Force.
Weather
It will be partly cloudy with strong south to southeast winds this
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near 50 southwest. High tomorrow
northwest to near 70 southeast.
Ex-Debaters To Compete
Varsity-alumni debates at 3 and 8 p.m. Sunday in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union will involve the return of two former debating champions to compete against two varsity teams.
Steve Mills, college '51, and Ed Stolenwerck, college '50, are the debaters who return to match wits against William Crews. business senior; Richard Sheldon, college senior; Letty Lemon, journalism junior, and Kenneth Dam, business senior.
The debate question will be "Resolved, that congressional investigations of subversive activities should be abolished."
Mr. Mills and Mr. Stollenwerck will take the affirmative stand against Miss Lemon and Dam at 3 p.m. and the negative stand against Crews and Sheldon at 8 p.m.
Preliminary plans for a Foreign Student Festival on the campus May 1 have been arranged.
Foreign Student Festival Planned
Promotion of international understanding and interest in the various geographical and cultural areas of the globe which are represented among the 130 foreign students at KU is the aim of the planned exhibition.
Imtiaz Kahn, graduate student from Pakistan, was appointed chairman for the festival.
Sirpa Tomari, graduate student from Finland, and Herbert Kisler, graduate student from Austria, were elected to represent Europe on the committee. Coordinator for Central and South America is Helion Haydt, graduate student from Brazil, and for Asia Lakshmanan Neelakantan, graduate student from India.
Dean Paul B. Lawson of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had a restful night and his condition was described as "satisfactory to this time," a statement released this morning at Watkins hospital indicated.
Lawson Is 'Satisfactory'
Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
21 Greek Houses Form New Party
A political bombshell was dropped last night when 21 Greek houses met to form a new major party on the Hill, to be called the "Greek Party."
Richard Myers, college sophomore, was elected president of the new party. Other officers are Carol Burchfield, education junior, vice president; Phillip Owen, business senior, secretary; Jean Schanze, fine arts junior, treasurer; Mary Ellen Lewis, college sophomore, and Herbert Horowitz, college junior, co-campaign managers.
Richard Sheldon, college senior was elected president of the Allied Greek-Independents political party in a meeting last night at the Student Union.
The play, a modern adaptation of the Greek classic by Sophocles, was written in France in 1944 during the Nazi occupation, partly as a protest against regimentation. It will be directed by Charles Holt, assistant director of University Theatre.
Other officers are vice president, Gene Rogers, engineering senior, Theta Tau; woman vice president, Janice Johnson, college freshman, North College hall; secretary, Kay Roberts, college senior and law student, Delta Delta Delta; treasurer, Robert H. Elliott, business junior, Alpha Tau Omega, and campaign manager, Gerald W. Dawson, business junior, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
'Antigone' to Open Tonight in Fraser
The University Theatre production of "Antigone," a play in one act by Jean Anouilh, will open at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater and will run for four nights, ending Saturday.
AG-I Names New Officers
The party resolved to follow the All Student Council provision that all class elections be non-partisan, and it will not run a class officer slate.
In other business, the AG-I decided that persons desiring to run for president and vice president of the ASC this spring will file for the offices separately. The vice presidential winner of the closed party primary March 31 will have to be from a different district than the presidential winner, meaning that Greek houses are one district and independent halls another.
Art Films to Show At 7:30 p.m. Today
Two art films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. today in the lecture hall of the Museum of Art. One consists of scenes of medieval life taken from 15th century French manuscripts and the other portrays Peter Paul Rubens, baroque painter.
Houses represented at the meeting were those rejected by the Associated Greek-Independent party at a recent meeting. Fraternities represented were Delta Upsilon,Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Chi,Alpha Kappa Lambda, Kappa Sigma,Sigma Nu, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Delta Chi, Theta Chi,Acacia, Phi Kappa Tau, Delta TauDelta, Phi Kappa, Triangle,Pi Kappa Alma, and Sigma Pi.
Sorotites represented were Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Theta Phi Alpha.
Restoration of Greek unity is the party's major policy, Kent Shearer, 3rd year law, explained it this way: "The Greeks have been organized up until this year, but due to unfortunate circumstances, there was a split. We need Greek unity."
Other items of the Greek Party policy include non-interference of Greek council members in matters which directly concern Independents, continuation of the Greek system at KU as it is now constituted, opposition to the principle of the party line vote on any matter which does not affect the future of the Greek system, and affirmation that, on all save Greek matters, the candidate when elected will exercise his independent judgment.
The policy also states this party will neither "recriminate against, nor bear enmity toward any AG-I house or individual Greek student that, realizing the folly of perpetuating Greek disunity, joins our crusade."
A motion introduced by Shearer stated that nominations for the primary elections, to be held March 31, may be made by any house in good standing; open discussion on the slate be held by representatives in the house of good standing; those representatives will be accredited to cast votes for their houses in the primaries, and the candidate receiving the majority number of votes for each post will be the party's nominee. This motion was tabled so that it could be referred to the organized houses.
Copies of the policy of the party will be sent to the houses concerned to be approved or disapproved before the next meeting of the party. Tuesday, March 23.
Queen Deadline Set Today
Even the Grass Is Green:
Midnight today is the deadline for pictures of candidates for Jayhawker yearbook queen to be submitted. Pictures, accompanied by the name, address, and classification of each candidate, should be turned into the Jayhawker office.
Irish Celebrate Traditional Holiday
By R. H. CHESKY
An enchanting little island currently known as Eire has contributed to an appreciative world such items as the limerick and the leprechaun. In global popularity, however, St. Patrick's day overshadows even the most winsome of Irish traditions.
A large factor in the widespread observance of St. Patrick's day is doubtless the contagious enthusiasm—let us say—with which Irish-Americans customarily greet the event. At any rate, whether one is of Chinese, Italian, or even English stock, it's traditional to sport a shamrock or a bit of green on March 17 in the United States.
Americans who are accustomed to parades and barroom shenani-gans along about this time of year may be startled to learn that no liquor is sold in Ireland on St.
Patrick's day. In fact, the observance of the day is primarily religious as on any other Roman Catholic holy day of obligation. Fairs in some of the larger cities and numerous sporting events are also featured on March 17 in addition to the religious observances, however.
The beliefs and traditions that have developed around the figure of St. Patrick himself are every bit as fabulous as the quantity of liquor consumed in his memory or, more likely, just for the hell of it. The most well-known tradition, of course, is the casting out of the snakes and toads from the emerald isle.
Some of the miracles St. Patrick performed in his struggles with the pagan religious leaders are almost equally famous. At one point, when the patron saint of the Irish was about to be ambushed and killed by his rivals,
it is said that he and his followers passed through the ambush safely-visible to the would-be murderers as a herd of deer and a fawn. And when St. Patrick died, it is said that the glory was so great there was no darkness for 12 days.
Some of the known facts about St. Patrick's life have something of the same far-fetched quality about them as the legends. Born in England in the latter part of the fourth century, he was captured by Irish pirates at the age of 16 and spent six years in bondage in Ireland. He then made his escape to France, where he took refuge in a monastery for some years.
Returning to England, St. Patrick had a vision of himself as a victorious apostle of Christianity to the Irish, and regarded this event as a divine calling. He then journeyed to France, spent
14 years preparing himself for his missionary activity, and returned to Ireland for the remainder of his life.
Authorities seem to differ as to the results of his activity, but all agree that Christianity made significant gains under the leadership of St. Patrick. Although Ireland may or may not have been predominately Christian at the time of his death. St. Patrick is credited with the principal death blows to the ancient druid religion of Ireland. He personally founded 360 churches, baptized 12 thousand people with his own hands, and strengthened relations with the leaders of the Church in Rome.
And how did the shamrock get into the picture? Well, St. Patrick utilized this bit of foliage to illustrate how God could be three and yet one—the Christian doctrine of the trinity.