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Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
50th Year, No.149
Thursday, May 21, 1953
-Kansan photo by Jerry Knudson
SPRAWLING TIME—Members of one large class were apparently successful in persuading their instructor to take advantage of the fine spring-summer weather. The group was sprawled in the shade and sunshine of Fowler grove. Other classes were dotted here and there on the campus this morning, and art students were sketching construction scenes near the new law addition.
FACTS Denies Charges Of Agreement Violation
By TOM STEWART
FACTS today answered Pachacamac charges that the FACTS-majority All Student Council committee on committees had broken a "gentleman's agreement" between the parties.
Yesterday Pach's Vernon Lemon, graduate, said the committee on committees had decided on a distribution of FACTS and Pach Senate and House members for the charter committee that was in contrast with the distribution "promised" Pach in an earlier meeting of the two parties.
FACTS' Dick Sheldon, ASC president, today said, "such an agreement was never made." He said there had been an agreement made, but that it did not include the conditions on which Lemon was basing his argument.
Sheldon was backed by FACTS' Dennis Henderson, chairman of the committee on committees. Henderson's statement was, "The FACTS members on the committee on committees only stayed within the law by voting for the present set-up.
"The Pach proposal is illegal, because if as many FACTS House members had to be placed on joint committees as Pach insists, it would only leave two FACTS House members to serve on three House committees."
Henderson explained that the ASC constitution said any ASC member could serve on only one committee, but that at the same time every committee must have representatives of both parties.
Sheldon also answered certain of Lemon's remarks which indicated that Lemion thought FACTS was wrongly trying to create a reputation for non-partisan government.
"Three years ago," Sheldon said, "every committee head was from Pach. Two years ago, every one was from FACTS. Last year they were all Pach members. This year Pach
Sophomore Awarded Panhel Scholarship
Mary Beth Staley, fine arts sophomore, was chosen Tuesday to receive a Panhellenic scholarship for next year.
Shirley Tinsley, college junior, president of Panhellenic Council, announced that each sorority contributed $10 toward the $130 scholarship.
Miss Staley received the award on the basis of scholarship, activities and financial need.
heads three and so does FACTS.
heads three and so does FACTS.
“Furthermore, of the three secretaries for ASC departments, one is from Pach, one from one in one, the two last year. Last year, Student Court appointees were Pach followers, a majority of them having been on the Inner Circle. This year, all FACTS-appointed justices have not had any connection with either political party.
"It it would seem that Mr. Lemon's anger at the committee on committees' refusal to OK his constitutionally illegal manipulations spurred him to invent a 'gentleman's man' and level unfair accusations."
Start Addition On Sorority House
Both parties planned to meet today to seek a way to erase the misunderstandings surrounding "agreements."
Gamma Phi Beta sorority has started construction on a two-story addition on the west side of its house at 1339 W. Campus rd.
The addition will include a dining room and recreation room on the lower floor, and sleeping facilities on the second floor. The partitions between the music room and the housemother's quarters will be removed, adding that space to the present living room, and the present dining room will be made into a three-room apartment for the housemother.
Homer Neville, Kansas City, Mo. is the architect for the addition, and Constant Construction Co., is the contractor.
German Club Elects Officers
Romayne Norris, college sophmore, has been elected president of the German club for the fall semester. Other officers are Marjorie Bedell, college sophome, vice president; Jerry Willis, college freshman, secretary - treasurer, and Harriet King, fine arts junior, and Evelyn Delfs, college junior, food committee co-chairmen.
Ike Calls Meeting Of Big 3 Powers
Washington—(U.P.)—President Dwight D. Eisenhower today called a meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French Premier Rene Mayer which could lead to a Big Four world peace conference with Russia later.
French Premier Overthrown
Paris—(U.P.)—Rene Mayer, premier of the right-wing French government, was overthrown tonight by the National assembly, leaving France temporarily without a government amid ambitious plans for a Big Three meeting of Premier Mayer, Prime Minister Churchill and President Eisenhower.
Premier Mayer's government lost a confidence vote on his controversial economy budget and tax program.
A dramatic last minute announcement of the planned Big Three meetings and a possible "far graver" meeting of the three western leaders with Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov failed to stave off defeat.
High French government spokesman said the fall of Premier Mayer will not affect plans for the Big Three meeting.
"Whoever is the new French premier will attend the meeting in the latter part of June," a high French official said.
Parliamentarians noted that the opposition exceeded an absolute majority, giving President Vincente Auriel the right to dissolve parliament and call for new elections.
The National assembly refused to give its approval to Premier Mayer's demands for extra powers which he said he needed to combat the nation's steady slide toward economic ruin.
ike Cancels News Conference Washington — (U.P.) President Eisenhower cancelled his weekly news conference today. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said Mr. Eisenhower had a heavy schedule of other appointments, and felt that he had covered his major news announcements in Tuesday night's radio speech.
Corbin, North College To Benefit From Wired-Wireless Radio Station
By EILEEN FOLEY
A student-managed and operated wired wireless radio station which will be connected to Corbin and North College halls is expected to be on the air by Sept. 14.
The Federal Communications commission can step in if there is a perceptible radio wave beyond 300 feet from the radiating medium. On campuses which are circular or quadrangle-shaped, there is no technical problem, since several transmitters can be placed on the campus.
The station, called KDGU, will operate from 220 and 217 Journalism building four hours each day. A wired wireless station is a radio system in which programs are sent by direct wire to a limited area of reception.
campus. However, where student housing is as scattered as it is at KU, the technical side of wired wireless presents a stumbling block. Some schools put phono-oscillators in each organized house, at a line charge of $3 or $4. Other colleges use a radio frequency line from the central transmitter through steam tunnels
to the radiation media in each house.
advertising may be confined to the campus and its programs will be directed strictly to students.
house.
Both of these methods proved too expensive to be used here at the beginning of the wireless project. The cable to shield the RF line in the steam tunnel is $1 per foot.
to get reception. The wireless station is expected to be as nearly complete a pilot commercial station as possible. Its
Music records from major and minor recording companies and from the Langworth record system will be featured on the programs, plus news and shows designed to let the freshmen know what is going on in surrounding towns and on the campus. A variety of programs will be presented when the station gets underway.
Courses in special problems in radio will be taught in connection with work at the station. Credit will be given to those who have major jobs and those who spend time on KDGU.
"This will be a pilot installation," he said. "Later we may extend service by placing a transmitter in the vicinity of the proposed men's dormitory, so that that group and the fraternity and sorority houses on West Campus drive may be able to get reception."
The technique decided upon was an audio signal sent from the Journalism building on a telephone line to the radiator in the dormitory. Since more students could be reached in Corbin and North College halls from a single transmitter than any other group, reception will be limited to that building.
The project was begun in the fall of 1951 when Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism, appointed a committee to work out a radio curriculum.
Don Dixon, associate professor of speech and drama, said the wireless will either come over the students' radios, or the call system. "It will be the strongest station on the air for them," he said.
Prof. Dixon will be faculty adviser for KDGU. Station manager will be Lynn Osborn, teaching fellow in speech and graduate student Mary Kinnane, assistant instructor in speech and drama and graduate student, will be program director. Other staff positions have not been named.
The Big Three parley probably will be held in Bermuda late in June.
The White House said Mr. Eisenhower took the initiative in calling the Big Three meeting to develop "common viewpoints" on many problems that "must be solved cooperatively so that the cause of world peace may be advanced."
Mr. Churchill and Mr. Mayer both went further than President Eisenhower did in announcing the invitation for a Big Three meeting.
They made a future Big Four conference with Russia's Georgi M. Malenkov a first order of business.
In response to a question from former labor Prime Minister Clement Attlee whether the Bermuda talks might lead to a meeting with Malenkov, Mr. Churchill said:
"It is my main hope we may take a definite step forward to a meeting of far graver import."
The French premier left no doubt that in the French view such a meeting would be only preparatory to a bigger one among the three western powers and Russia.
Diplomatic informants here, however emphasized that the Bermuda meeting—Mr. Eisenhower's first big power parley—should not be interpreted as a commitment that a Big Four meeting will be held.
The President has never flatly turned down suggestions for a Big Four meeting. But he has said he wants to see some concrete evidence on Russia's part that such a meeting would be productive and not a sham.
The "many problems" on which the three powers would seek a meeting of the minds include the timing of any possible Big Four parley with Russia, Korean true proposals, assuming they are still deadlocked, the future political status of Korea, Red China's bid for membership in the United Nations, the explosive southeast Asia situation where French forces are locked in war with the Communists, the problem of building up Western Europe's defenses, Germany, and the Near and Middle East.
- James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary, said Mr. Churchill suggested Bermuda for the meeting place and that neither President Eisenhower nor Mr. Mayer has any objection.
Mr. Hagerty pointed out that Mr. Eisenhower already has scheduled a trip to the Midwest and New York state which will not end before June 14. But the press secretary indicated that the Big Three meeting would be held soon afterward.
Mr. Churchill has been urging a meeting of the heads of the big powers, which would include Russia, to pave the way to ease the world tensions.
Weather
Sunny skies returned today after brief showers yesterday, limited to
t the extreme northeast a n d n orth central areas. Storm activity was concentrated Nebraska and in Iowa. Rainfall in Kansas amounted to a mere .05 inch at Wamego, .02 at Concordia and .01 at Topeka. Tem-
CLEAR peratures w e r e
mud last night, touching a low of 42
at Goodland, but remaining near 60
in the east.