Daily hansan
Kansas State Historical Society
Topoka, Ks.
51st Year, No. 31
Wednesday. Oct. 28, 1953
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Smith. Tretbar To Oppose MU In First Debate
A debate team from the University of Missouri will oppose Richard Smith and Larry Tretbair, college juniors, to open the KU varsity debating season in the Green Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Smith and Tretbor will take the affirmative side of the question. "Re-
resolved; that the U.S. should adopt a policy of free trade," against the Missouri team.
It will be an audience debate against MU, but it will not be judged and a winner will not be determined. "The number of spectators at the debate tell us if it's a success or not." Dr. Kim Giffin, coach coach, said.
Smith and Tretbar were selected to represent the University on the basis of their present record in the squad tournament. Smith and Tretbar, in winning four, including one forfeit, and losing none, were given the highest speaker ratings in the tournament.
Two other teams, Letch Lemon, journalism junior, and Margaret J. Smith, college sophomore; and Howard Payne, college senior, and Kenneth Dam, business senior, still are undefeated in the tournament.
Lemon and Smith, who have two wins and no losses, will meet Dam and Payne, who have three wins and no losses, in the tournament this afternoon.
William Crews, business senior,
and Dick Sheldon, college senior,
have two wins and a loss. William
Arnold and Hubert Bell, college
juniors, are still in the running, also
with a record of two wins and a loss.
One of the varsity debate teams will represent the University in a second debate against MU at Columbia. Nov. 19.
Next on the varsity schedule is a debate against a British team from Oxford university Nov. 12. A tournament at Emporia State college is scheduled for Nov. 21, followed by a tournament at the University of Iowa Dec. 4. On Dec. 11 the squad will enter a tournament at the University of Arkansas or at Southwestern college.
western college A tournament for novice debaters who haven't competed on an intercollegiate level is scheduled Nov. 14.
Authoress to Talk On Child Readings
Mrs. Frances Clarke Sayers, lecturer and author of children's books, will give two public lectures in Strong auditorium on Dec. 7.
Her visit will be sponsored by the University of Kansas, the Kansas state Teachers association and the local branch of the Association for Childhood Education. She will discuss ways of broadening the reading interests of children and will talk in Lawrence Cordley school on the rich heritage of literature for the English-speaking child.
Mrs. Sayers has been for 12 years superintendent of work with children in the New York public library. In 1952 she was children's literature consultant for the library of Congress.
Senior Coffee Plans Set for Tomorrow
Voting for the class of '54 Calendar Girl and discussion of the reserved senior class section at the KU-Kansas State football game are on the agenda for the senior "Coffee Bust" at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the Student Union ballroom.
Sixteen seniors have been nominated for Calendar Girl by their respective houses. Tickets for the senior section are to be given at the coffee.
The "Coffee Bust" is a class convocation, and all seniors will be excused from 10 o'clock classes.
BOB HALL
CLARKE KEYS
15 Students Picked for 1954 KU Relays Committee Work
Bob Ball, college senior, and Clarke Keys, journalism senior, have been named as co-chairmen of the 1954 Kansas Relays student committee. Also named by Dr. Ed Elbel, meet manager, were 13 other students.
About seven freshmen will be selected next week to complete the committee—the only one of its kind in the country.
Both of the co-chairmen have served on the committee for three years. Last year Ball was in charge of the Relays parade sub-committee and Keyes was the student associate on the publicity and seeding committee.
The student group each year handles most of the administrative work in putting on the Relays, annually one of the largest sport carnivals in the mid-west. Students are selected for the committee on the basis of scholarship, experience, and leadership.
Other members of the committee chosen thus far are Fred Rice, Jerry Dawson, Fred Dunmire, Harlan Parkinson and Darrell Fanestil, juniors.
Bill Buck, Pat Canary, Mike Getto,
Fred Heath, Don Johnston, Richard
Raynolds, John Simpson and Ralph
Spho, sophomores.
3 Airmen Escape From Base Jug
Selfridge Air Force Base, Mich.—(UP)—Three jailed airmen thrust a snife at the throat of a guard and escaped from the guardhouse early today.
Guard Glenn Denny said the men threatened to kill him unless he surrendered his keys by which they were able to reach a second floor fire escape. They fled in a military leep.
Strachan was held for transfer to Lowry Air Force Base at Denver, on AWOL charges. Bishop and Koch faced grand larceny trials for thefts at the base.
Authorities identified them as Frank W. Strachan, Detroit; Paul W. Bishop, Camden, Tenn., and George C. Koch, Syuilkyl Pa.
The jeep in which they escaped was found near a fence bordering the field. The escapees had used a large wooden box upended against the barb-wire topped fence to get over
Dr. Murphy Still Ill, Manages Some Work
Denny said he was making a periodic check of prisoners at 12:40 am, when one of the men seized him and held a knife against his throat. "Give us the keys or we'll kill them of them ordered."
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy has spent several hours daily in his office this week, but is confined in his home most of the time with virus pneumonia.
It was first thought he had influenza, but it was found to be pneumonia this week.
UDK Suit Slated For Student Court
Thirty-two parking violation cases and a lawsuit brought by a group of lawyers against the Daily Kansan will be aired tonight in the first meeting of the 1953-54 student court
Justices for the court are Kent Shearer, third year law, chief justice, and associate justices Kay Roberts, and Ray Piperson Jr., first year law, Warren Andreas, Jim Houghton, and Glenn Opie, third year law, and Letty Lemon, journalism junior.
Dick Sheldon, All Student Council president, will swear the justices in at 7 p. m. and the court will sit for hearings at 7:30 in 105 Green.
Sue Quinn, college senior, is clerk of the court. Roy Bennett, third year law, is marshal of the court, and the prosecuting attorney is Tom Van Bebber, second year law.
College Freshman Returns to Hospital
Barbara McCue, college freshman, who was injured when a car crashed into a hayrack Saturday night, was admitted to Watkins hospital yesterday. She had been treated following the crash at the Lawrence Memorial hospital and released, but became sick again.
Harry Smith, engineering freshman, and Patricia Thomas, college freshman, were reported in good condition this morning.
Kay Cohlmia, college freshman, injured in the same crash, was released yesterday.
Frosh Primaries On for ASC Seats
Pachacamac-FOR and FACTS primary elections are being held to nominate freshman candidates for the All Student Council Senate and House of Representatives.
32 Frosh Girls Apply for Seats
Thirty-two freshman women have petitioned to the Associated Women Students election committee for one of the two vacancies on the AWS Senate.
Although he did not name the book in his speech, his secretary said he was referring to the 1953 yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, a department of the National Education association.
A test over the material will be given at 7:30 p. m. today in the Oread room of the Student Union. Candidates receiving the highest scores will attend a coffee from 4 to 5 p. m. tomorrow in the English room and will be interviewed by members of the AWS Senate and elections committee. Seven candidates' names will appear on the ballot at the All Student Council freshman elections, to be held Wednesday, Nov. 4
An instruction period for the women seeking the posts was held Monday evening. Norma Lou Falletta, college senior, reviewed the functions of the Senate. Betty Lou Gard, education junior, explained the functions of the House of Representatives and Dina Foltz, pharmacy senior, clarified parts of the constitution.
Book Pinkish Says Cardinal
As a result of this philosophy of education, "We may soon hear that stealing is not wrong," the Cardinal said.
The book, published recently by proponents of "progressive" education, claims 'there is nothing immutable, fixed, stable, enduring, or permanent.
The book is titled "Forces Affecting American Education."
Dallas — (UP) A Catholic Cardinal says a new book from the National Education association preaches a kind of "progressive" education similar to "the philosophy of Communism."
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Archbishop of Los Angeles, attacked the book in a speech before the fourth annual Christian Culture Lecture series last night.
He said because the system advocated in the book has "such a strong affinity in its outlook to the philosophy of Communism, it is reasonable to see in the movement a danger of great magnitude to the stability of what we treasure as sound American education."
Cardinal McIntyre noted the "similarity" between beliefs held in the book and "the experience of our hero sons brain-washed in Korean Communist prison camps."
3 Faculty Members Named For 'Biggest Bum' Contest
Three faculty members have been named for the "biggest bum on the campus" contest.
Another bum, the "best-dressed," will be chosen by chaperones at the ball. The chaperones have not been named as yet.
The dance, planned as an all-school event, is sponsored by the Independent Student association. Ray Carl and his orchestra from Kansas City will play. Refreshments will be served.
Admission is 50 cents. ISA members will be admitted to the dance upon presentation of their membership cards. Tickets for non-members are on sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the information booth.
- Polls, in Strong hall, the Student Union, and Fraser hall, opened at 8 a. m. today and will close at 6 p.m.
They are Dr. O. P. Backus, assistant professor of history, sponsored by the Associated Women Students; Dean of Students Laurence C. Woodruff, sponsored by the Independent Student association, and Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, sponsored by the Senior Panhellenic council.
Pach-For candidates for freshmen woman's seat in the ASC senate are Janice Johnson, La Rue Sibley, Karen Andrews, and Kay Braden, all in the college.
The winner will be introduced at the Bums' ball, to be held at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Student Union ballroom. Students may vote on the candidates at the information booth and at the dance. Glass jugs bearing the candidates' names and pictures will be on display at the booth. Votes will be cast by dropping coins in the jugs, each cent counting one vote.
Pach-For candidates for the three freshmen women's seats in the ASC house of representatives are Jeanne Hannin, Shirley Herd, Jane Hyle, Janet Martin, Ann Wiedeman, Nancy Darnell, Janet Dodge, and Joyce Ebendorf, all in the college, and Patricia Robinson, Barbara Beye and Norma Carrothers, fine arts.
John Fland, college, is Pach candidate for the freshman men's ASC position, and David Leslie and Jerry Roberts, college, are Pach candidates for the ASC house.
FACT's freshmen candidates for the Senate are Roberta Hinds and Joy Immer, college. Emil Harr, colleges. Patrick McLean, colleges. For freshman men's ASC Seat seat
Running for freshman women's representative in the ASC house on the FACTs' ticket is Julia Holberry, college. Candidates for freshman men's ASC house position for FACTs are Edward Jones and Larry Davts, engineering, and Guiroi Taylor, college.
Minority Group Blamed for Trek
Denver — (UP) —The American National Cattlemen's association says the cattlemen's caravan to Washington did not represent the livestock industry's attitude toward price supports.
A spokesman for the ANCA said last night that the caravan, sponsored by the national farmers union, "was not a representative segment of the stockmen" and that cattleman who oppose price supports should not be blamed "for the action of a minority raising the fuss in Washington."
A "look at the actual membership figures would show that the farmers' union delegation is representative of a very small part of the livestock industry," he said.
Cost of Living Hits All-Time High Peak
Washington — (U.R.) The government today reported the cost of living crept up in September to a new all-time high.
It was the fourth straight month a new record was reached. Prices increased on all items except food.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said prices of all "market basket" items increased by two-tenths of one per cent between mid-August and mid-September. The rise put the Sept. 15 index at a record 115.2 per cent of 1947-49 prices.
A decline of three-tenths of one per cent in food prices was not enough to offset higher costs for other items such as wearing apparel, rent, medical care, transportation and other items.
It was the seventh straight monthly increase in the BLS index. BLS officials noted, however, that fractional increases have limited the total rise since January to about 1.2 per cent.
Weather
Dry and seasonally mild air is moving across the northern Rocky
plains into Kanss today. S t a t e weatherman T o m Arnold said this should result in fair and light weather. No additional rain is in sight. A few
teacher sprinkles were noted at Dodge City, Hill City, Salina, and Wichita yesterday afternoon and evening, and at Chanute, Topeka, and Kansas City during the night. The Kansas low early today was 35 in Topeka. Yesterday's high was 62 at Hill City and Garden City.