Kansas State Historical Society
Topska, Ks.
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
51st Year, No. 61
Monday, Dec. 14, 1953
Kansan Photo by Frank Jennings
PROCESSION—With their candles making patterns of light down the aisles of Hoch auditorium Sunday, the A-Cappella choir opened the traditional Christmas vespers. The vespers was given two times, one in the afternoon and again in the evening. The auditorium was filled with people from many parts of the state at each performance.
Moving Vespers Gave Crowd Christmas Spirit
Bv COURT ERNST
Sometimes it's hard to get that old Christmas spirit, especially when you're still attending classes, but it must have been felt by every person in the two near-capacity audiences which heard the annual Christmas Vespers in Hoch auditorium yesterday.
The beautiful candlelight processional and recessional by the University A Cappella choir were effective, and one could hear a pin drop as the vested choir members moved down the aisles and onto the stage. The group sang five Christmas choral numbers with great preciseness and feeling under the masterful direction of D. M. Swarthout, professor of piano.
The four tableaux, presented by the departments of design and drawing and painting, were among the best ever presented at the Christmas Vespers, and the carols sung in conjunction with them by a small choral ensemble gave them just the right effect.
The University Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra, rose to the occasion in giving an eloquent reading of the Prelude to Act I from "Lohengrin" by Wagner and "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach.
Other numbers were a suite of "Festival Music for Brass Instruments" played by a brass ensemble, and two carols sung by the combined glee clubs under the direction of Clayton F. Krebblah, assistant professor of music education.
Contralto to Present Senior Recital Tonigh
Linda Stormont, fine arts senior,
will present a vocal recital at 8 p.m.
today in Strong auditorium. Miss
Stormont, a contralto, has sung
leading roles in operetta and workshop productions. She also has one of
the leading roles in the forthcoming production of "Die Fledermaus."
The identity of the queen was kept secret until the intermission. The three finalists walked to the platform under an arch of sabers held by members of Scabbard and Blade, honorary organization of cadets from all three ROTC organizations.
General Crowns Military Queen
Doralyn Humbarger, college sophomore, Delta Delta Delta, was crowned queen of the 31st Military ball at intermission Saturday by Maj. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, commandant of the Command and General Staff college' at Fort Leavenworth.
About 3,000 persons danced to the music of Woody Herman and his Third Herd from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Student Union ballroom.
Jean Johnson, fine arts junior, last year's military ball queen, handed the silver crown to Maj. Gen. Hodes, who then crowned the queen.
Committee chairmen for the dance were Nathan Harris, college junior; parking; Kenneth E. Beck, first year law and college, refreshments; Robert Worcester, engineering junior, queen; William Schulte, business senior, invitations; Guy McCoy, college junior, clean-up, and T. T. Hogan Jr., decoration
Attendants to the queen were Barbara Curtis, college junior, Delta Delta Delta, and Rogene Edminster, college sophomore, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
College Dean Stops Dropping of Courses
Trend, the official publication of Quill club, will not go on sale until Wednesday, it was announced today. The delay was caused by printing delays. Wednesday it will be sold at various places on the campus for 25 cents.
Students in the College will not be permitted to withdraw before the end of the semester from courses in which they now are passing, Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, said today.
"To drop a course for fear of getting a lower grade than desired is not the right way to make a good scholastic record, nor does it contribute to the maintenance of good standards of scholarship," he said.
Trend Won't be Sold Today
Exceptions will be made only for unusual reasons, such as illness, he said.
Fire Sweeps MU Fraternity
A fire which started among Christmas decorations in a basement recreation room swept through the Delta Upsilon fraternity house at the University of Missouri, Columbia, early Sunday morning.
The fire was discovered about 9 a.m. when a house boy smelled smoke. John Hosking and Leonard Deibert, the only two fraternity members who weren't in bed, investigated and found the fire in the basement.
Richard Murray of Rolla, Mo. vice president of the chapter, suffered a head injury when he fell on the pavement while helping firemen move a hose line.
The fire left fraternity members without a campus home and many of them without clothes, money, or schoolbooks.
Eisenhower, Officials Plan Lavish Welcome for Nixon
Washington—(U.P.)—President Dwight D. Eisenhower and other high government officials prepared a lavish welcome for Vice President Richard M. Nixon today on his return from a 45,000-mile good will tour of 19 nations in Asia and the Middle East.
Nixon, who set forth with us. Pat 10 weeks ago to girdle the globe as the personal emissary of Mr. Eisenhower, was due to land at National airport about 10:30 a.m. (CST) today.
jeep, tractor, ox-cart, and helicopter, as well as in the four engine air force plane that President Eisenhower placed at his disposal, he visited Korea, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indo-China, Thailand, Indonesia, Burma, India, Pakistan, Malaya, Iran, Libya, Australia and five other nations as well as the British crown colony of Hong Kong.
Later this week, the much-travelled vice president will report to the National Security council on his tour. He also is expected to make a radio-television report to the public on the broad question of U. S. policy in the Far East and Middle East.
Cabinet members and other high officials planned to greet him at the airport. Mr. Eisenhower waited at the White House to receive the Nixons immediately after their arrival.
The tour was the most extensive ever undertaken by a vice president of the United States. Traveling by
At his final stop yesterday in Libya, he conferred for 90 minutes with King Idris I about establishing American air bases in the strategic North African country.
Although his primary mission was to serve as a good will ambassador, he also made several important speeches about U. S. foreign policy and handled negotiations on delicate issues in a half-dozen countries.
PanhelWorkshop Speaker Outlines Common Goals
Informed, trusting, and cooperating Panhellenic members working toward common goals and training members for leadership was stressed by Mrs. Robert Lindrooth, national Panhellenic delegate of Alpha Omicron Pi, in the main address to the Panhellenic Workshop Friday.
The speech followed an all- sorority dinner in the Kansas room of the Student Union. The workshop continued Saturday with panel discussions, a philanthrophy display, and a Junior Panhellenic-sponsored coffee.
The initial panel discussion dealt with inter-sorority cooperation. Mrs. Lindrooth was discussion leader, while panel members, Letty Lemon, journalism junior; Marjorie England, education junior, and Barbara Klanderud, college senior, spoke on various phases of cooperation.
Due to the increased number of rushees, the abolition of summer rushing, and the resulting complex-ity of rush week itself, next year's rush chairman will be challenged, Miss Lemon said.
Suggestions were a more efficient phone system for rush counselors, more frequent inter-sorority communication during rush week itself, and cooperation to see that every girl wishing to join a sorority is pledged.
Taking inter-cooperation as a whole, Miss England suggested collective culture hours, more sorority exchange dinners, guest coffee hours during the school year, and exchange dinners.
Suggested were informing every sorority member as to the workings of Panhellenic, and freer discussion of problems. To keep city Pan-hellenic free from its mounting of a newsletter by the local group was suggested.
Miss Klanderud dealt with cooperation within Panhellenic itself. "We seem to have a passive cooperation," he said. "We have no violent disagreements—we just don't air our problems as we should."
A discussion on pledge training was led by Patricia Aylward, college senior. She stressed the importance of pledge duties, individuality, and Greek education—three "musts" for any house.
Following this discussion, the coffee was held.
Edith Sorter, college sophomore,
led a discussion on house duties,
including fine systems, projects, and
activities between house actives
and pledges.
A study hall discussion was led by Martha Nienstedt, business junior, "To help foster a learning how to study," was the phrase used by Miss Nienstedt to explain one of the main reasons for organized study hall.
The workshop closed with a luncheon in the Sunflower room Saturday noon.
Weather
A sharp, chilling wind intensified cool temperatures in Kansas today with clear skies taking over after
traces of snow
fell in several
parts of the state,
indications a r e
that Kansas will
have fair weather
night with skies
secoming partly
A little light snow is expected in northeast Kansas by tomorrow night. All the state had freezing temperatures early today, with lows ranging from 10 degrees in Goodland to 31 in Chanute.
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