Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
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Daily hansan
Monday, Nov. 9, 1953
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
51st Year, No.39
—Kansan photo by Clarke Keys
GOOD OLD KANSAS—The sparkle of the season's first snow greeted students and visitors Saturday morning. Trees with dying leaves still on the branches caught the snow and transferred the golden hue of fall into the glistening whiteness of winter.
Kansas Culture, Growth Discussed by Dr. Taft
"The surest means of meeting the threat of communism is an understanding of the American tradition. Nowhere is the essence of that tradition—individual self-reliance—more clearly expressed than in the history of the American pioneer," said Dr. Robert Taft, professor of chemistry, in a speech Saturday at the Kansas Editor's Day program.
Dr. Taft was quoting former President Charles Seymour of Yale university, as he smoke on "An Amazing Century." He outlined the development of the state during the past 100 years, with emphasis on the part newspaper editors have played in that development.
Snow storms in most parts of the state caused a drop in attendance at the meeting, which also included presentation of the Albert T. Reid cartoon collection to the School of Journalism by Mr. Reid, and announcement of the names of five editors elected to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.
Dr. Taft is chairman of the Kansas Territorial Centennial committee and past president of the Kansas State Historical Society.
"The role of the newspaper editor as counselor and consoler has had great effect and influence in the development of the state—especially the counsel given in times of adversity," he pointed out.
During the grasshopper disaster year of 1874, for example, when thousands of Kansans faced complete disaster from the insects, dry weather and hard times, the newspapers in and restoring hope and confidence among the badly demoralized citizens, he said.
In an effort to restore cheer and good humor among the people of the state many newspapers made good use of "tall stories" of grasshopper damage. Dr. Taft mentioned that a "Topека editor gravely reported that a section of his wooden picket fence was devoured by the ravenous insects." Other editors, not to be outdone, manufactured similar stories.
KU Artists Are in Magazine
In the current issue of the Kansas Magazine are pictured "The Muser" a sculpturing by Elden Teft, instructor in design; ceramics by Jima Bass, fine arts junior; and by Sheldon Carey, professor of design; and silver salad servers by Carlyle H. Smith, associate professor of design. The magazine is devoted to short stories, verse, and art by Kansans.
DeMelfy Is Calendar Girl
Anna Marie DeMelfey, college senior, 1341 West Campus rd., was presented as KU Calendar Girl at the Kansas State football game Saturday.
She was presented with a bouquet of mums by Gov. Edward F. Arm during pre-game ceremonies.
Seniors sat together in a special section on the 50-yard line as a Senior day class function. Many wore senior pins.
Miss DeMelfy was selected by voting of the senior class at a coffee bust. She was nominated by a group of her friends living in private homes.
Norma Lou Falletta, college, Alpha Phi; Jeaneene Fischer, education, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Barbara Gilbert, business, Sigma Kappa; Nancy Gilchrist, education, Kappa Alpha Theta; Marilyn Hawkinson, college, Pi Beta Phi; Lessie Hinchee, college, Sellards hall.
Other candidates, all seniors, were Priscilla Angersbach, college, Chi Omega; Barbara Bowdish, business, Alpha Chi Omega; Shirley Deniston, fine arts, Gamma Phelia; Danna Denning, business, Alpha Omicron Pi.
Mary Gayle Loveless, fine arts,
Delta Delta Delta; Shirley Holmes,
college, Watkins hall; Doiores
Myers, education, Alpha Delta Pi;
Carolyn Nardyz, college, Delta
Gamma, and Vicki Rosenwald, col-
lege, Miller hall.
Professor to Lecture Show Color Pictures
Color pictures of Wyoming scenery will illustrate a lecture, "Roamin' in Wyomin'" to be given at 8 pm. Wednesday at the University club by Dr. H. A. Ireland, professor of geology. The lecture will be in the clubs rooms at $1007\frac{1}{2}$ Massachusetts st., and guests will be welcome.
First Issue Of Yearbook Due Soon
The first issue of the Jayhawker campus yearbook, will be distributed beginning Thursday, Jerry Knudson, editor, said today.
also are here and will be distributed with the book, he said. Distribution and sales will be made from the information booth and at the Hawk's Nest Thursday and Friday and early next week.
By SAM TEAFORD
The first issue features a special section, "The Eleven Schools of K.U."; pledges and freshmen sports, features on orientation week, enrollment, summer session, foreign students, radio, the building program and administration.
K-State Wins Goal-Line Stand
Replacing "Big Wheels on the Campus" is a feature called "The Jayhawker Salutes." A five-man student board is being created to make the selections for this department in the future, Knudson said, which honors "students whose contributions to campus life and living are worthy of note."
The winter issue will appear before Christmas, Knudson said.
Out the window went the Kansas-Kansas State peace pact and down came the goal posts in one of the wildest goal-line stands in Memorial stadium history, following K-State's 7-0 football victory over KU Saturday.
KU Unit Meets For UN Work
The organizational conference of the KU chapter of the Collegiate Council for the United Nations, has been scheduled for 4 p.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, who was a delegate to the six UN world health assembly in Switzerland last May, will give the principal address.
The first time an Oxford team came here, in 1824, the subject was prohibition. One member of that team was R. A. Butler, who is now Cancellor of the Exchequer in Britain and is considered in line for Winston Churchill's position as
Herbert Horowitz, college junior, is serving as executive director of the KU unit. "Our council seeks to encourage greater international understanding and a clear concept of the work, purposes and accomplishments of the United Nations," Horowitz said. "The CUN is attempting to arouse college students to an understanding of their stake in the UN and to stimulate them to do something to help it succeed."
Serving on the council's charter committee are Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism; Rupert Murrill, director of Western Civilization; George Anderson, chairman of the history department; Carroll D. Clark, chairman of the department of sociology and anthropology; John Ise, professor of economics; Hermann Chubb and Walter Sandelius, professors of political science.
The faculty adviser is Nino Lo Bello, instructor in sociology. Mr. Lo Bello formerly covered the United Nations as a New York newspaperman.
Ex-WREN Director Dies
KU graduate M. Conrad McGrew, former musical director of radio station WREN and in the building and investment business in Lawrence since 1932, died Thursday at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church on Saturday morning. Burial was at Memorial Park cemetery.
KU, English Debaters To Meet Friday in Hoch
An international debate will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday when a team of debaters from Oxford university meets a University team at a convocation in Hoch auditorium.
Except during the war years, a KU team has debated a British team annually for nearly 30 years. E. C Buchler, professor of speech, said It has been many years since an Oxford team has debated here, however, he said.
Jack Stewart, second year law, and Kent Shearer, assistant instructor in speech and drama, will debate against the British team.
Stewart, who debated last year against Cambridge university, was a member of the KU varsity debate team for three years. Shearer is a past winner in oratory in the Missouri Valley Forensic league.
prime minister, if the Conservatives stay in power.
This year Patrick Mayhew, law student, and John Peters, president of the Oxford Union debate society, will represent Great Britain.
The British style of parliamentary debate will be used Friday. Under this system one team represents the "speaker" and the other team represents the "vice speaker." If a speaker were addressing a house of Parliament on some issue,
British debating is more informal, according to Prof. Buehler. The speaker may be challenged at any time by the "house."
The question will be "This house views with alarm any attempt to outlaw the Communist parties of the free world." Oxford debaters will take the affirmative, representing the "house," while Shearer and Stewart will take the negative.
Only a few days before student council members of the schools renewed a peace pact between the schools but it was all-out war following the game-ending gun.
K-State fans swarmed onto the field after the game, but KU bolstered by members of the K-Club moved out to stop them at the south goal. The K-Staters were after the north goal posts and the fun began.
Officers and Pinkerton guards, realizing they could do no good, retired to the side as the melee gained momentum.
After about 20 minutes, Wildcat supporters managed to pull down one goal post and the cross bar, but loyal Jayhawkers encircled and saved the remaining post.
Several thousand fans stayed in the stadium to watch the brawl, and K-State supporters cheered approvingly when the goal post went down. Television cameras beaming the game to a large portion of the Midwest also caught most of the action.
It was a chaotic, confused free-for-all as the mob milled around the scene of battle. Heated fist fights were inter-spersed between the calmer periods of shoving and snow-balling.
Although numerous participants suffered black eyes, bloody noses, and torn clothing, there were no reported cases of serious injuries resulting from the scuffle.
After it was all over, tales of heroism began to make the rounds. There's one about the KU man who dropped the first three K-Satlers to approach the goal posts, only to go down himself a few minutes later.
And K-State undoubtedly had their own heroes. At Manhattan, the group who pulled down the post probably were toasted as often as the winning gridders.
Joseph Wilkins, tenor, and Marie Wilkins, soprano, will present a recital at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
Wilkins Program Set for Tonight
Mr. Wilkins is a professor of voice.
The program will feature excerpts from Italian romantic opera, including duets from Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'amore" Verdi's "Otello," Puccini's "Tosca," Boito's "Mefistofele," and the "Mad Scene" from Donizetti's "Laudi di Lammorro."
Wrih, Winifred Callup, KU alumni,
wrote the bookiano. The recital is open to the public.
Faculty Tea Tomorrow
O. P. Backus, assistant professor of history, will speak on "Is Communism Practiced in the Soviet Union?" at 4 p.m. Tuesday at a faculty tea in the music and browning rooms of the Memorial Union building.
Weather
Skies slowly cleared in Kansas to-
aired in Kansas today and temperatures c rept slightly higher. The forecast calls for fair tonight and Tuesday. Not so cold west and extreme north central tonight
warmer Tuesday. Lows tonight 30 to 35 northwest to near 30 southeast.
Highs Tuesday 60s southwest, 55 to 60 northeast.
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