Kansas State historical Society
Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
51st Year, No. 106
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, March 12, 1954
—Kansan photo by Gene Bratton
New AG-I Party Turns Down Greek Petitions
Sixteen Greek houses, which petitioned for membership in the new political party, the Allied Greek-Independents, temporarily were turned down last night at a meeting in the Student Union by members of AG-I.
Sellards hall, women's independent dormitory, was accepted for membership.
The sixteen petitioning houses were Phi Kappa Tau, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Chi, Delta Upson, Pi Kappa Alpha, Triangle, Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa Sigma, Kappa Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Acacia, Sigma Chi, Alpha Kappa Lambda, andLambda Chi Alpha social fraternities; and Alpha Delta Pi andAlpha Omicron Pi, social sororities.
Dick Sheldon, acting chairman of the new party, said "the reason we didn't accept some organizations for membership is because we had no fair basis or criteria to use in the selection of houses for entrance."
Bill Crews, business senior and Sigma Nu representative, said, "I can name houses which earnestly want to join the party and just missed the boat."
At the beginning of the meeting Sheldon asked the delegates if there was any criteria the organization could use which would make one house eligible over another.
In answer to Sheldon's question, Kay Roberts, senior in college and law and representing Tri-Delt, said, "The only criteria I see that we can use is the time these petitioning parties pulled out of Pachacamac-NOW.
Sheldon said the party would be incorporating the same elements which it seceded from if all of these houses were admitted. A few should be admitted but we haven't mentioned any criteria so far by which we could select these houses over the others, he added.
Gene Rogers, engineering senior representing Battenfield hall, said that he would like to see two strong parties on the campus with certain ideals and criteria. He said if we admit all of these organizations we will have a complete monopoly in campus politics and competition will be smothered.
Bob Elliot, business junior representing Alpha Tau Omega, made a motion that no more Greek houses be admitted at this time.
1854-1954. Kansas has been changed greatly by the past 100 years, but not so the beard. Charles Gregg, 2nd year architect, sports one style that was famous a hundred years ago.
The motion carried.
In other business, the AG-I's new constitution was adopted by the party and as each section was read ideas and suggestions were incorporated.
BidsOpenTuesday For Women's Dorm
Bids for general construction of Grace Pearson dormitory for women will be opened Tuesday, R. Keith Lawton, administrative assistant for operations, said yesterday.
The general construction bids previously submitted were rejected by the board of regents at a meeting. Feb. 26 in Topeka.
The party decided to hold a closed primary March 31. Nominations probably will be made next week.
The stadium drainage project, including seeding, sodding, and some finish grading near the tennis courts and the south end of the stadium, is being completed. Mr. Lawton said. The project was delayed with the onset of cold weather.
Tom, Dick, and Hairy-It's Gettin' on to Centennial Time
By NANCY NEVILLE
Students, look around you. A glance at the men students might make one believe that the razor companies have gone on strike, or that all the men are over-sleeping and are not quite making it to the brushless shave.
But these are not the reasons. The masculine element of the University has caught the Centennial spirit, and they are taking on the pioneer-looking by growing a beard.
Beards vary in color, size, texture, length, and position. Everything from side-burns to goatees are in style, and the length depends on the rapidity which the men accept the fad.
The tufts of hair are red, yellow, brown, or black, depending probably on heredity. This enables any man, old enough to own a razor, to qualify.
Right now, thatches-to-be are mostly in the stubble and five o'clock shadow stage. But there is still time for a complete "hairy" appearance.
Pettitions for officers in the Associated Women Students House of Representatives must be in the AWS office by 5 p.m. Monday, it was decided yesterday at the AWS House meeting.
Perhaps after the Centennial spirit has subsided, the razor business will boom. The boys might also have a better chance for dates.
Monday Is Deadline For AWS Petitions
Jobs to be petitioned for are president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and representative to the Senate. The girls who have petitioned for the offices will be voted on at the AWS House meeting next Thursday.
Young GOP Delegates Set
Delegates to the state Young Republican's convention were selected last night at a meeting of the campus Young Republicans party.
The state convention will meet in Hays next Friday through Sunday with eight schools and 150 college Republicans represented. Other schools to be represented are Baker, Hays, Emporia State, Pittsburgh state, Kansas state, Washburn, and Wichita university.
They are Barbara Logan, college senior; James Barron and Charles Sparks, college juniors; Ted Ice, Rollin Peschka, Virginia Delp, and Kay Wasson, college sophomores; Bill Hagman, Jane Hagman, and Dick Billings, college freshmen; Roy Bennett, Cliff Ratner, and William Buechel, 3rd year law, and Louise Leonard, graduate.
Undersecretary of Defense Fred Seaton, and Ray Cox, state chairman of the Republican party, will be the principal speakers. The convention begins Friday with a party and buffet dinner given by the Hays Chamber of Commerce.
A political school Saturday will employ eight speakers. State officials, with the exception of Gov. Arm, will be present at a banquet that night. A caucus Saturday night and election of officers Sunday will close the convention.
McCarthy's Aide Charged by Army
Washington—(U.P.)—The Army charged in a sensational report today that Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's chief counsel once threatened to "wreck the Army" to get favored treatment for a drafted McCarthy investigator.
Blizzard, Snow Wind Hit Kansas
Goodland, Kan. —(U.P) -Visibility fell to zero in northwest Kansas this morning as sharply cold winds hurled light snow and shot the temperature below freezing.
The storm lashed the western half of Kansas with varying intensity. In the east a thin layer of reddish brown dust was imported from the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and the soil-blown acres of southwest Kansas.
At midmorning wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour were reported at Wichita.
It was two years ago to the day that 75-mile-an-hour winds collapsed the upper floors framework for the new Science building at KU.
BULLETIN
Wind gusts of 60-70 miles per hour have broken several windows at KU, C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, reported today. Stored benches on the southwest corner of Hoch auditorium were moved several feet by the wind, causing damage to a car owned by Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women. The car was parked in the lot to the west of Hoch.
U. S. Highway 24-40 has been closed west of Topeka because dust from Kaw valley fields has reduced visibility to zero.
A "Jet stream" wind velocity of 214 miles an hour was reported over Topeka.
The next five days Kansas is due to have temperatures averaging 5 to 1 degrees below normal for mid-March.
The 9:30 a.m. weather reports from representative Kansas stations in the storm area gave this picture:
Goodland; Light snow and blowing snow, visibility zero, wind northwest 34 MPH, with gusts to 44 MPH
Garden City: Light snow and blowing snow, visibility 1-4 mile wind W-NW 40, gusts to 46.
Dodge City: Light snow and blowing dust, visibility 3-4 mile. wind W 35. gusts to 45.
Wichita: Blowing dust, visibility 3-4 mile. Wind S-SW 35 with gusts to 55.
Weather
The west and north-central parts of Kansas will have blizzard
In of Kansas weather accompanied by gale winds, snow, and blowing snow this afternoon and tonight. Conditions in these parts will moderate tomorrow. General weather throughout the state will be cloudy, windy, and decidedly wetter tonight and
SNOW
tomorrow, with snow flurries spreading into the eastern part of the state. The lows tonight will be about 15 in the northwest part of Kansas, and from 30-35 in the southeast. The highs tomorrow will range from 20 in the northwest to 85 in the southeast.
the dynamite-laden document also accused the 26-year-old attorney, Roy M. Cohn, of threatening to force Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens' ouster if Pvt. G. David Schine was sent overseas.
The army said Mr. Cohn interceded frequently in an effort to keep the wealthy Pvt. Schine off KP, to get him passes, and to put him at the disposal of Sen. McCarthy's investigating subcommittee.
The 34-page report, landing like a bombshell in the middle of the McCarthy controversy, said Sen. McCarthy himself tried to persuade the Army to shift Pvt. Schine to special duty in New York to search for evidence "of pro-Communist leanings in West Point text books."
The detailed document, the Army's summary of its day-by-day dealings with Sen. McCarthy and his aides on Pvt. Schine, was delivered to members of the subcommittee and other selected senators yesterday over Sen. McCarthy's protests.
It was made public by several after it had "leaked." It came as some subcommittee members, including some Republicans, were trying to fire Mr. Cohn. It blew the Army-McCarthy feud wide open again after it had just begun to simmer down.
Pvt. Schine, former unpaid chief consultant of Sen. McCarthy's Red-hunting subcommittee, was drafted last November and received basic training at Fort Dix, N.J.
The Army report, requested by Sen, John L. McClellan (D-Ark), was based on an investigation of complaints by Pvt. Schine's fellow rookies that he received special treatment.
Dr. Frye will succeed Dr. M. J. Leighton, who is retiring as head of the Illinois Survey, which is the nation's largest state geological agency. The Illinois Survey has an annual budget of more than $800,-000 and more than 130 full-time employees.
The resignation of Dr. Frye, who also is professor of geology, was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy at the annual meeting of the Mineral Industries council, the advisory body for the Kansas Survey.
Dr. John C. Frye, state geologist and executive director of the State Geological survey at the University of Florida, visited the Geological survey Thursday, July 1,
In the 11 years that Dr. Frye has directed the Kansas Geological survey it has ranked among the top seven or eight in the nation in size and scope of activity.
"We deeply regret the loss of Dr. Frye's administrative leadership and personal contributions to research that have visibly increased the value of the state's mineral industries," Dr. Murphy said. "But we are happy that he leaves KU only to accept the nation's top position in his field, in which the opportunities for continuing his fine work here will be multiplied."
Gorton Sets Drop Deadline
Frye Quits State Survey
Dean Thomas Gorton of the School of Fine Arts, said today that tomorrow will be the last day for students enrolled in the School of Fine Arts to withdraw from courses without penalty.