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Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily hansan
Monday, Nov. 30, 1953
51st Year, No. 51
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
"HELL ON WHEELS"—This scene from the Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre's repertoire will be re-enacted in the University Concert course program at 8:20 p.m. today in Hoch auditorium. The number dramatizes the building of the first transcontinental railroad.
Some Steel Arrives For New Field House
An estimated 1,200 tons of the necessary 3,000 tons of steel for the long-awaited KU fieldhouse arrived here Friday by train, and officials said there was a "definite possibility" the remainder would be delivered by the end of the year.
The $21/2-million building, which will be located southwest of the campus, will seat 17,000 persons, making it the largest building of its kind in the state. The Bennett Construction company of Topeka is the general contractor.
Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Jayhawk basketball coach who so long has pushed the movement for the structure, was informed Saturday of the arrival of the vital steel by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
"When he called me," Allen said, "I could hardly believe it. I told him that since we've waited so long what difference would 10 or 20 more years make. Seriously, I hope we get to play some of our next season in it."
Footings and piling for the building were installed about 18 months ago and the fieldhouse is considered about 20 per cent finished.
An original appropriation of about $1,800,000 for the building was made at the 1949 session of the state legislature and the remainder was approved at the 1951 session.
When the Korean war began all construction considered non-essential—the fieldhouse included—was halted by the government. One delay after another has been encountered by school officials and the contractor since the building ban was eased.
But now it appears full-scale work will start shortly after Jan. 1. In addition to being used as a basketball arena, the fieldhouse will serve as an armory, a site for indoor track meets, and can be used for large gatherings. A name has not yet been selected.
Gaston to Speak in Alva
Dr. E. Thayer Gaston, chairman of the music education department, will speak at the Northwest Oklahoma Music Educators convention in Alva, Okla., tomorrow. Dr. Gaston will lecture on "The Influence of Music Upon Behavior."
Eighteen students from 15 foreign lands and five Americans returned Sunday evening from a two-day tour of northeast Kansas, sponsored by the KU Westminster fellowship.
Those making the trip were Arif Alamuddine, Rolf Deppler, Marta DeValle, Chen Yui Fong, Julius Gecau, Alfred Genser, Heinz Grosse, Masaji Ikebata, Raden Ismaen, Manuel Lopez, Hector Orjuela, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Paulson, Carlos Perret, Derek Scott, Jurg Staehlain, Keiji Tajima, and Tapi Zutshi.
Foreign Students Visit in Kansas
Thanksgiving vacation ended yesterday, and probabey not one of KU's 7,000 students is happier that it's over than Gary Evans, education freshman.
He's Lucky; Student Returns in One Piece
Guides were Barbara Moser, college senior, Jim Ragan, college sophomore, Pat Reynolds and Ken Reid, graduate students, and Dr. John H. Patton, Westminster minister to students.
The trip, designed to acquaint the foreign students with American life, industry and history, visited Fort Leavenworth, a quarry and flour mill in Atchison and spent the night in Hiawatha. They were guests in the homes of members of the First Presbyterian church and participated in a program Sunday afternoon.
On his way home to Plains last Tuesday, Evans and his car tangled with a passing train. Results: one demolished car, but Evan's didn't get a scratch.
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Basketball Tickets Offered This Week
The student priority period for basketball tickets has been set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 5. Students may select one of the two sets of tickets for home games during this period at the Athletic office. Games have been divided as follows:
Set I—Jan. 4, Oklahoma; Jan.
18, Iowa State; Feb. 17, Kansas
State, and March 1, Colorado.
Set II—Dec. 16, Tulsa; Jan. 9,
Missouri; Feb. 13, Nebraska, and
Feb. 26, Oklahoma A&M.
Seating space available at the end of the priority period will be offered to the faculty and public.
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A campaign for funds to help a former student buy books for his university in Japan is being sponsored by the Douglas County Council of UNESCO, said Clayton Crosier, assistant professor of civil engineering and chairman of the group.
Fund to Help JapanStudent
The money will be sent to Shigeru Oae, graduate student in chemistry here for the past two years, who was recalled to Japan this fall to teach at the University of Osaka.
That university urgently needs the back numbers of the Journal of Biological Chemistry for its chemistry and medical students, teachers, and research workers. UNESCO's gift project group, with its "Books Not Bombs" goal, can send the journals to Osaka at minimum cost.
A minimum of $120 is needed to purchase one set of the books, but more money can be used, Prof. Crosier said. Letters seeking contributions were sent to faculty members before vacation, which so far have brought in $76.
Contributions can be sent to Prof. Crosier at 9 Marvin hall.
Carey to Speak in Wichita
Sheldon Carey, professor of design, will speak tonight at a monthly meeting of the Wichita Art association in Wichita. His address will be about plastic forms.
Ballet to Appear In Hoch Tonight
The Agnes De Mille Dance Theater will give a performance at 8:20 tonight in Hoch auditorium. ID cards will admit students to the performance.
For the second time this fall concert-goers will see a Broadway-destined company before it reaches New York. The group of 50 is now on a six-month tour of 107 American cities, and will tour Western Europe following its New York engagement.
The troupe differs from usual ballet companies in that it recruits its dancers from the legitimate stage, and includes singing and dialogue in its productions. The program tonight will be more closely akin to the Broadway revue than to traditional ballet.
One of the highlights on tonight's program will be "Ballad," a highland legend that is an extension of the dances in the musical "Brigadoon," for which Miss DeMille was choreographer. Featured dancers will be James Mitchell, well-known for his performance in "Brigadoon" and "Paint Your Wagon" and for his work in the Fred Astaire motion picture, "The Band Wagon"; Lidija Franklin of the original New York "Brigadoon" company, and Bunty Kelley and James Jamieson of the London company of the musical.
Mr. Mitchell will recreate the performance which first brought him Broadway fame, the Sword dance. Mr. Jamieson, although born in Illinois, is the holder of practically all the world's medals and trophies for Scottish dancing.
The Scottish atmosphere for the "Brigadoon" scenes is completely authentic, kilts and socks for the company having been made by hand in Edinburgh last summer.
Danny Daniels, dancer of "Kiss Me Kate," will appear in a solo entitled "Rondo in Silence." He successfully premiered a "Concerto for Tap Dancer and Symphony Orchestra," written for him by Morton Gould at last year's Brandeis Festival.
Preliminary examinations in Western Civilization will be given at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Rooms 9 and 103 Strong hall.
Practice Test Dates Set for Western Civ
Another featured number is a suite, "Dances from the Golden Era," starring Genizie de Lappe, ballerina of the Ballet Theatre and the Broadway company of "Paint Your Wagon."
Another feature of the program is the "Hell on Wheels' ballet, a saga of the building of the transcontinental railroad.
A test over units one through five will be given in Room 9, the examination on units six through ten in Room 103.
Students need not register to take the examinations, nor do they need to be enrolled in the course. The test is entirely optional, and no grades will be given.
Students may still sign up this week for the third discussion group to be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 in Room 9 Strong, Robert Sternfeld, assistant professor of philosophy, will lecture on "Locke, Hume, and Rousseau."
O'Neill Funeral Plans Made
Boston, Mass. — (U.P.)—Funeral arrangements for Eugene O'Neill, famed playwright who died Friday in a Boston hotel where he lived in recent years, will be private, it was indicated today. O'Neill's body was reported to be at a Boston funeral parlor last night. There was speculation the funeral might be delayed pending arrival here of O'Neill's daughter, Oona Chaplin, wine of actor Charlie Chaplin
Collegiate UN To Hold Debate On Red China
Two faculty members and two students will argue the question whether Red China should be admitted to the United Nations in a debate to be held at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk room of the Union.
John Ise, professor of economics, and Letty Lemon, journalism junior, will argue for Red China and Walter Sandelius, professor of political science, and Kent Shearer, third year law and chief justice of the Student Court, will take the negative.
The debate is sponsored by the recently formed KU Chapter of the Collegiate Council for the United Nations. Herb Horowitz, college junior, is UN state chairman for Kansas and executive director for the CCUN on the Hill. Officers of the chapter will be elected before the debate, he said.
"We are presenting this debate because it is one of the big issues facing the United Nations today. By getting students and faculty members to present opposing points of view, it is our hope to throw some light on the subject rather than the heat that has prevailed." Horowitz said.
William Conboy, instructor in speech will serve as debate chairman. Each panelist will be allowed 10 minutes to speak. There will be a rebuttal, followed with questions and points of view from the floor.
4 Field Staff Men To Lecture Here
Four members of the American University Field Staff will visit the University during the spring semester to give lectures and conduct seminars.
The visiting lecturers and the dates they will be at KU:
Feb. 15-24, Boyd R. Compton;
March 15-24, Dr. Edwin S. "Ned"
Munger; April 12-21, E. A. Bayne;
May 3-12, Albert Ravenholt.
Dr. Munger, a geographer, and Mr. Ravenholt, a specialist on China and the Philippines, lectured here two years ago. Mr. Bayne, who recently returned from Iran, is the director of the Dependent Overseas Territory program in Europe. Mr. Compton is a specialist on Southeast Asia.
Weather
Kansas' beautiful brand of late November weather will extend into
December, t h e state weather bureau predicted today. Temperatures should climb the 50s to tomorrow a n d western Kansas a wav experience
60-degree mildness. A few clouds may move into Kansas from the west tonight and tomorrow. No break is seen yet in the good weather. All but extreme southeast Kansas had freezing temperatures early today, with the Kansas low 24 degrees at Goodland.