Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily hansan
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1953
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
51st Year, No. 58
-Kansan photo by Al Traldi
INTERNATIONAL SMILES - More than 80 KU foreign students crowded into the office of former President Harry S. Truman yesterday in Kansas City. Visit was included in a tour of Kansas City by the group.
Foreign Students Visit Truman in Kansas City
By AL TRALDI
A group of 84 KU students from 38 foreign nations yesterday entered a small office in room 1107 of the Federal Reserve bank in Kansas City, Mo. On the door was the plain inscription "Harry S. Truman."
One by one they shook hands with the ex-President, and he repeated to everybody something like "Hullo . . . I'm very glad to meet you" or "I'm happy you could come," which gave an informal atmosphere to the interview.
Alain Jacob, graduate from Paris, asked him when he was going back to Paris. "As soon as I can afford it." Mr. Truman replied.
Ludwig Luft-Zurakowski, graduate student from France, told him "I come from France, but my friend Raymond Ackerman, graduate student, of KU told me to tell you that all Ford county in Kansas is Democrat." Everybody laughed.
George Detsios, special student from Cyprus, wore two Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity pins in a conspicuous place, knowing that Mr. Truman had been made an honorary member of the University of Missouri chapter of the fraternity. Detsios invited him to a conclave of the KU chapter next April, and Mr. Truman said he would write and tell them if he could come.
After he met all the students and knew where they were from, Mr. Truman said he was pleased that they came to see an ex-President of the U.S. and hoped that they were "not too disappointed."
"I hope all of you take back to your countries the same good impression that American exchange
Weather
Generally fair this afternoon
brought Thursday, not so cold west
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Warmer Thursday.
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middle 20s, highs
Thursday in 40s.
A fleeting bank
of clouds sifted
up to three inches
of snow on northeast Kansas today then vanished to leave nearly all the state with clear skies and chill temperatures. The light snowstorm deposited two to three inches of snow on northwest Kansas last night in its hurried trip eastward across the state.
students have brought back from your lands," he added.
The group was accompanied by William Allaway, Midwest representative of the International Institute of Education, and by William L. Chestnut of the KU housing and dormitory office. The meeting with Mr. Truman was arranged by William R. Butler, assistant dean of men, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, Mo.
The trip included tours of the Owen-Corning Fiberglass plant in Kansas City, Kan., and the Federal Reserve bank, the World War I Memorial, and the Country Club Plazz district in Kansas City, Mo.
Shaw's Play Begins Tonight in Fraser
The first performance of "Caasen and Cleopatra." George Bernard Shaw's historical drama, will be given at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater. ID cards can be exchanged for tickets in the box office of Green hall or at the door tonight. The play will continue through Saturday.
Washington — (U.P.)— The U.S. atomic stockpile now possesses a family of hydrogen superbombs—the feeblest member of which packs more violence than 1 million tons of TNT.
--the tree has a six-pointed star at its peak. Employees of building and grounds obtained the tree on a farm southwest of Lawrence. Faculty members of the design department decorated the tree.
That is "the plain English" of one revelation-filled sentence in President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations General Assembly yesterday afternoon.
Ike Reveals Atomic Might
"Atomic bombs today are more than 25 times as powerful as the weapons with which the atomic age dawned, while hydrogen weapons are in the ranges of millions of tons of TNT equivalent."
The sentence:
Wilson Orders Manpower Cuts
Washington — (U.P.) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson has overridden service protests and ordered the Army, Navy and Marine corps to take manpower cuts of about 10 per cent in fiscal 1955.
His decision will mean a saving of $1 billion or more in military pay for the 12-month fiscal period beginning next July 1. Many millions more in secondary costs—such as for supplies, etc.—are expected to be saved.
The Air Force will not be required to reduce its strength.
It also will mean that between June 30, 1954, and June 30, 1955, the services will be forced to drop approximately 240,000 persons.
Overall, the Wilson decision will mean that the United States will have about 3,200,000 officers and men in uniform by June 30,1955, the end of fiscal 1955.
The big issue in the Army arguments against the cut was whether it could be made without reducing effective combat strength. Service manpower experts argued it could not. Wilson took the contrary view and, in effect, responsibility for the conclusion that it will not endanger national security, qualified sources said.
Trend magazine, publication of the Quill club, will go on sale Monday at the information booth and Hawk's Nest. Price is 25 cents. It contains fiction, poetry, art, and illustrations by University students.
Trend to Go on Sale Monday
Solons Praise Speech by Ike
Washington—(U.P.)President Eisenhower drew cheers from Republicans and Democrats in Congress today for his effort to break the seven-year-old deadlock on international control of atomic energy.
But many lawmakers who lauded the objective were frankly skeptical about the chances for early action on his proposal to set up a United Nations agency to develop the peacetime uses of the atom.
Some doubted that Russia would cooperate. Others stressed the need for "adequate safeguards" before the United States contributes any of its atomic materials and know how to a world poor for peace. A few fairly predicted that Congress would not consent to modify U.S. atomic secrecy in the present climate of world tension.
Warm praise came from such men of such diverse political views as Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) and Sen. Wayne Morse (Ind.-Ore.), who have often differed with Mr. Eisenhower in the past.
Despite these reservations about the specific proposals which Mr. Eisenhower laid before the U.N. General Assembly yesterday, Congressmen were virtually unanimous in commending the President for making a dramatic bid to halt the world's drift toward the holocaust of atomic war.
Former President Herbert Hoover congratulated the Mr. Eisenhower on "a proposal of great nobility" and said "I pray it may be accepted by all the world."
But there was little official reaction as all chancellories awaited Russian reaction.
The European press — usually critical of U.S. world policy—also greeted the speech as a dramatic plea to end the atomic arms race.
Informed quarters saw the President's plan as a renewed hope for peace and prosperity, but all emphasized that everything depended upon the Soviet's attitude.
In Austria, an official spokesman said Mr. Eisenhower's speech "can be regarded as a most important step toward the achievement of world peace."
Informed British sources said their country would leap at the chance to take part in a new United Nations atomic agency.
Flu Shots Available At Student Hospital
--the tree has a six-pointed star at its peak. Employees of building and grounds obtained the tree on a farm southwest of Lawrence. Faculty members of the design department decorated the tree.
A small amount of flu vaccine still is available to students, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the health service, said today. He advised students to take a flu shot to be immune during the holidays.
The shots will be given during the regular clinic hours from 8 a.m. to noon and from 2-4:30 p.m. during the week and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
--the tree has a six-pointed star at its peak. Employees of building and grounds obtained the tree on a farm southwest of Lawrence. Faculty members of the design department decorated the tree.
ASC Slashes Money Requests
Paring financial requests to a minimum, the ASC Senate approved allotments to five organizations, voted to exclude two organizations from benefits, and tabled four requests for further consideration, at last night's meeting.
The Pachacamac-sponsored bill to transfer Rock Chalk Revue benefits from the YMCA to the ASC passed in the House but was tabled in the Senate.
Receiving the largest amount was Statewide Activities. The group had applied for $757 but received $450. Associated Women Students received $200 after requesting $235. Independent Student association got $225 after having applied for $500.
Mortar Board, senior women's honorary society, asked for $105,
and was given $50. University Veterans organization received $50 after applying for $80.
The Collegiate Council for the United Nations and the Engineering council both were refused appropriations. The CCUN had applied for $150, but the group voted on recommendation of the finance committee, to judge the accomplishments of the newly-formed organization before making an appropriation. The Engineering council was refused on grounds that no other school associations had asked for an appropriation.
Cheerleaders Sandra Puliver, education junior, and Jade Brown, education senior, had applied for money to cover expenses of their trip to California for a football game. The request was turned down.
Tabled were requests from the YWCA, Upstream, and Trend, for resubmitting of statements. Still under consideration is the Engineering Exposition request for $900.
In other action, a report was heard from the publications, committee regarding the first issue of the Jayhawker. "The students felt the first issue was a disappointment," said Bob Worcester, engineering junior and chairman of the committee.
Vice president Gene Rogers announced a Big Seven student government conference to be held at the University during the first week of the second semester.
Add Some Snow, Too
Colorful Decorations Adorn Campus
The University has assumed a traditional holiday appearance with the help of men and women of the organized houses, the snow, and the building and grounds department.
Colored lights have been strung on several buildings, evergreen trees on the campus have been temporary, and Santa Claus trees, and Santa Claus himself has been placed on the roof of the Student Union.
Perhaps the most ornate of all the Christmas symbols is the tree, 23 feet high, which stands in the rotunda of Strong hall. Painted white and strung with gold bables,
In front of Strong hall, lights of orange, green, red, blue, and yellow, present a bright appearance at night. The lights have been hung in evergreen trees and in shrubbery. Across the street two rows of colored lights have been hung across the front of Hoch auditorium. More appear in front of Watkins hospital.
Colored lights shine down also
from the front of the Student Union. On the edge of the Union roof stands Santa Claus, sleigh, and reindeer, while a friendly Jayhawk watches. Christmas trees in the Hawk's Nest and in the Union lounge add to the holiday spirit.
Two evergreens in front of the residence of Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy have been decorated as Christmas trees. The evergreens near Danforth chapel have been strung with blue lights.
Wreaths, Christmas trees, and colored lights decorate the organized houses on the campus and add to the holiday atmosphere.