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Daily hansan
51st Year, No. 103
Centennial Events Set March 19-26
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
University students will observe the 100th anniversary of Kansas becoming a territory with organized events planned for the week of March 19-26.
Skits from organized houses and display of posters will begin the celebration, which will end Friday, March 26, with a parade, judging of costumes, and a ballroom dance.
Judging of the most unusual in the "thickest" beards will take place that day, with winners receiving prizes. Away from that dance from Haskell Institute also are scheduled to participate on the final day.
In charge of centennial events is Edmond Bartlett, journalism senior and University Daily Kansan promotion manager, who said today that a special edition of the Kansan will be published March 26. Assisting him are Letty Lemon, journalism junior, and representatives of campus groups.
Centennial activities will pre-date the actual date of Kansas becoming a territory. On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska act advanced by Stephen A. Douglas became law, setting off the tempestuous history of the 1850s that made "Bleeding Kansas" a national byword, led by the Harper's Ferry insurrection of John Brown of Osawatomie, and eventually was one factor in bringing about the Civil war.
Tuesday, March 9, 1954
Events tentatively listed by Barlett for the week are as follows:
Tuesday, March 23, musical
shakespeare to be seen on campus
Thursday, March 25, square dance, with western dress again the fash ion.
Nawagon to be seen at campus.
Wednesday, March 24, western
and territorial style dress, with campus
policemen clothed as cowboys
directing traffic and organized
houses competing with centennial
decorations. Houses will be judged
at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the 'most
unusual and clever,' centennial celebration signs. Stray water troughs
and western dress will be seen on
the campus.
Dr. Robert T a f t, professor of chemistry and state centennial committee chairman, has approved student participation in activities of the week, along with University officials.
Deadline Set For Proctorial Applicants
All persons interested in becoming Western Civilization proctors should apply at the Western civilization office before March 19. Harrison E. Madden, assistant director of the department, said today.
--mind of the association will observe the new financial class in the School of Business. This is the first of three bank conferences to be held here in the next three months. A Bankers Trust conference will be held March 31 and a Bank Management clinic in June.
Listening Party Set For 7:30 in Union
A listening party for the KU-MU basketball game will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the Student Union. A free dance in the ball-room featuring the music of Gene Hall will follow.
Free Concert By Symphony Set Tomorrow
The University Little Symphony orchestra under the direction of Dean Thomas Gorton of the School of Fine Arts will be heard in a program at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Strong auditorium. The concert is open to the public.
The program will open with a performance of Handel's "Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 12" in B minor, which will employ Raymond Cerf and Milton Steinhardt, violinists, and Olga Zilboorg, cellist, as soloists.
The "Surprise" symphony by Joseph Haydn will occupy the second portion of the program.
Bank Officers Plan To Observe Class
The orchestra is comprised of members of the faculty, advanced students, and a limited number of Lawrence residents.
Concluding numbers will be Wolf - Ferrari's overture to "The Secret of Suzanne," Aaron Copland's "Music for the Theatre," and Wayne Barlow's "The Winter's Passed." Edith Nichols, oboist, and Mr. Cerf will be soloists in the latter number.
About 12 persons are expected to attend the Bank Mangement Commission conference here March 11
English Proficiency Exam Registration Ends Tomorrow
Registration for the English Proficiency exam started yesterday and will end tomorrow.
The test will be given at 2 p. in the College and in the Schools and for nursing candidates.
The English proficiency committee, which will grade the exams, consists of five faculty members- W. J. Argersinger, associate professor of chemistry; Charles Warriner, assistant professor of sociology; Annette McCormick, English instructor; Henry H. Malone, assistant instructor in English, and committee Chairman Natalie Calderwood, assistant professor of English. They will be assisted by members of the English department faculty.
1. Saturday for juniors and seniors
2. Education, Journalism, Fine Arts
a test has been given, and they do not know the name of the student submitting the test.
"Approximately 20 per cent on the papers in last semester's test failed," Mrs. Calderwood said today. "These failures were mostly due to illogical thinking and an accumulation of mechanical errors."
Each test is read by all of the committee members, and in order to fail, the paper must receive at least three "F" grades. The graders do not know what previous grade
Mrs. Calderwood stressed that it is important that the student have something to say. "It is difficult to be loreal about nothing," she said.
"Saturday's exam will cover points of English composition such as organization, punctuation, grammatical content," Mrs. Calderay stressed.
—Kansan photo by Gene Bratton
AWS CANDIDATES—Associated Women Students election will be held Wednesday. Candidates for the two top positions are: Martha Nienstedt, vice president; Winnie Meyer, president; Betty Lu Gard, president; Frances Hanna, vice president; and Pat Pierson, vice president
Players to Present 'Rumpelstiltskin' Play
"Rumpelstiltskin," a full-length play based on the familiar children's story, will be presented by the University Players Mach 22 23.24 and 27 in Green theater.
Second Albeneri Concert Given
The Albeneri trio presented the second of two campus concerts before a near capacity audience in Strong auditorium yesterday. Repeating its success of a week ago, the trio left little to be desired in terms of artistry and harmonious teamwork.
The group opened the program with Beethoven's "Trio in C minor, Opus 1, No. 3," perhaps the most melodious and appealing number of the evening. Compositions by Lachman and Schubert completed the program.
With the playing of the Beethoven trio, the Albeneri group completed a rare cycle of Beethoven performance. In four concerts in this area during the past week, the trio has presented all of the works of Beethoven composed for trio performance.
The deadline for senior Jay-hawker pictures has been extended until Thursday, March 18. Call Estes studio for appointments.
Senior Picture Deadline Set
Weather
Partly cloudy and mild weather is due to continue in this area tonight
and Wednesday
is a warm front
continues to hover
over Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri,
and Iowa. T he
toe tonight will
be 35-40, w i t h
highs Wednesday
leaching the mid
10s in the north-
east to 70-75 in the
south and west.
if Kansas.
HOT...C could be COLD
James Wright, Studio Theater director, has named the following cast for the all-student production:
Rumpelstiltskin, David Horr, college freshman; Mary Mille, Joan Ryan, college sophomore; Mr. Miller, Marshall Hendrickson, c o l 1 e 1 g e freshman; Mrs. Miller, Nancy Reich, college freshman; Alfred, Morris Paulson, graduate, and Fredrow, Marvin Carlson, college freshman.
Three scholars, Mary Patton, college freshman; Mary Bess Stephens, journalism junior; and Marjorie Englund, education junior; King Mergatroid, Ronald Johnson, college freshman, and narrator, Dee Ann Price, fine arts junior.
Murphy to Speak To Health Forum In New York
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will deliver the closing address March 25 at the two-day National Health Forum in New York City. The forum, which coincides with the 34th annual meeting of the National Health Concil, will focus on "Changing Factors in Staffing America's Health Services."
Dr. Murphy is expected to draw upon principles of the now famous "Kansas Rural Health Plan" in making his contribution to the forum's theme of how to assure adequate health personnel for the nation. This plan was developed and implemented in the three years Dr. Murphy was dean of the K.U. School of Medicine before becoming chancellor in 1951.
The plan involved expansion of the School of Medicine, help to communities in setting up facilities for the practice of modern medicine, and making refresher courses available to doctors. KU's postgraduate medical instruction program was ranked first in the nation last year by the American Medical Association.
The National Health Council, a coordinatin body of 42 national organizations and professional societies in the health field, sponsors the National Health Forum annually.
Author and historian Allan Nevins, professor of history at Columbia university, will speak at a centennial history conference here April 30.
Dr. Nevins recently collaborated with Frank Ernest Hill, writer and educator from San Jose, Calif., in a book, "Ford: the Times, the Man, the Company." The book traces the changes in industry wrought by Henry Ford.
History Session To Hear Nevins
The conference is intended to help school teachers, writers, librarians, and other groups dealing with state and local history. It will be held in connection with the Kansas Territorial Centennial celebration.
The conference will open Friday and will close Sunday of the same week
Eisenhower, Nixon to Confer Before Reply to Stevenson
Philadelphia—(U.P.)—Vice President Richard M. Nixon said today he plans to confer with President Eisenhower on his televised and broadcast reply to Adlai Stevenson Saturday night.
"I plan to represent the viewpoint, of the Republican policy and particularly that of the President," Mr. Nixon said.
Mr. Nixon said he had not heard from Sen, Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) who is demanding free broadcast and television time to answer Mr. Stevenson personally, and "I don't expect to."
noon he will receive the annual Philadelphia Guild of Advertising award for his recent good-will trip to the Orient.
However, he said, "I will consider suggestions from other members of the Republican party."
He emphasized "the President is the sookesman."
The Vice President said that in his talk he will "deal with" Mr. Stevenson's charges that the Republican party is split between the President and Sen. McCarthy.
Mr. Nixon arrived by train from Washington to address the eight annual Philadelphia Evening Bulletin forum tonight. This after-
Mr. Nixon said his speech tonight will be "non-political" and will not include any comment on the speech made by Mr. Stevenson at Miami last Saturday.
"But it will be worth your while to listen to it," he told reporters.
Mr. Nixon's extemporaneous speech tonight will be the keynote address on the forum theme: "1954: Year of Appraisal."
Other prominent speakers will include Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of health, education, and welfare; Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson; Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, supreme Allied commander in Europe; Mrs. Fleemor Roosevelt, and actor Danny Kaye.