Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily hansan
Tuesday, April 28; 1953
50th Year, No. 132
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Foreign Students To Receive Aid From 28 Houses
-Kansan photo by Lonnie Barlou
Twenty-eight organized houses will serve as hosts to foreign students next year under the Foreign Student Exchange plan set up here by the University in cooperation with the Department of State.
During the past three years in which this program has been in effect, 200 foreign students have been supplied all or part of their maintenance by a total of 33 houses. The monetary value of this aid amounts to approximately $25,000.
Dr. J. A. Burzle, chairman of the committee of student scholarships, believes that the plan has equal value both to the foreign student and to American students.
"The program opens the homes of 30-40 American students for a clearer understanding of the American way of life, and our students get a look into the world by close contact with the foreign students," Dr. Burzle said.
Most of the students in this program are Fulbright scholars, or under some other exchange system where applicants are chosen on an academic basis. Many of the students receive University scholarships which pay their tuition.
The applications are sent by the Institute of International Education, agency for the State Department, to the University where each participating house selects the student they wish to have. The number of foreign students accepted each year depends on the number of houses cooperating and the amount of available scholarship funds.
Houses participating in this program next year will be Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa KappaGamma, and Sigma Kappa sororities;Miller, Sellards, Watkins, andCorbin, University residence halls;Acacia, Beta Thata Pi, Phi DeltaTheta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa(2), Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha,Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Chi, SigmaNu, Tau Kappa Epsilon, andAlphaEpsilonPi fraternities; JollifeStephenson, Sterling-Oliver, Pearson, and Battenfield University residence halls for men; Don Henry andTwin Peta cooperative houses andPhi Beta Pi, professional fraternity.
Work may be entered in four classes—oil, water color, pen and ink, and miscellaneous. Pictures should be framed or matted. If matted, they must be backed with stiff cardboard.
Rules have been announced for the second annual outdoor art festival, sponsored by Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity, to be held Sunday and Monday in Fowler grove.
All students, faculty and families, and Lawrence amateurs are invited to enter art projects. Work of art instructors may be exhibited but will not be judged.
IF YOU PLEASE—Han Schwieger (seated) gives Joe Myers direction for his role in "The Well" while Jerry Hart and Carolyn Chard look on. Mr. Schwieger is also directing "Prima Donna."
A 25-cent fee will be charged with each entry with permission to enter up to and including four pictures. Entry blanks, available on large posters over the campus, must be attached to each entry.
attached to culture, ceramics, jewelry,
weaving, and other handcrafts may
be entered, but exhibitors will be
responsible for their own cases or
methods of display.
Entries must be left in room 329 Strong hall by 4 p.m. Friday, and must be picked up there by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Delta Phi Delta will not be responsible for work left after that time.
Art Festival Rules Told
Delta Phi Delta will receive 15 per cent of purchase price on all entries sold during the exhibit.
J-Student Wins First Place For Essay in NISA Contest
A University delegate to the 12th annual convention of the National Independent Student association at Purdue university April 22-25 was awarded first prize in the NISA essay contest.
James Baird, journalism junior,
received $25 and a trophy for his
essay, "Why Be an Independent
Student?"
ISA representatives to the convention were Shirley Holmes, college junior; Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, college sophomore; Victoria Rosenwald, college junior; Wallace McKinney, college sophomore; James Baird, journalism junior.
More than 350 representatives from 49 schools attended the convention, theme of which was "The Independent and the Extracurricular Program." Discussion groups were held, and ideas and information on independent activities throughout the nation were exchanged. Speakers included Dr. H. Roe Bartle, Kansas City, Mo., who was national president of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, for 16 years.
William Harmon, college freshman, said, "Mr. Bartle was introduced to the convention as being from Kansas City, Mo., to which he replied, 'Tm glad I was introduced as being from Missouri instead of Kansas.'" Later, just before Mr. Bartle was to deliver his address, the Kansas delegation paraded through the convention hall with hastily-made placards reading, "Don't listen, Bartle unfair to Kansas," Harmon said.
"Mr. Bartle proceeded to say some complimentary things about Kansas," Harmon said, "for which we were grateful. We showed our appreciation by presenting him with an 'I'm a Jayhawk' tag and making him an honorary Jayhawker," he said.
James Lavery, college sophomore;
James Crosby, engineering junior;
Robert Wildin, college junior; William Harmon, college freshman, and
Delegates to the convention elected Dale Boose, Washington State, as NISA president, and James Ellingson, Illinois university, and James Calloway, Texas university, as NISA co- vice presidents. Joanne Johnson, Illinois university, was chosen NISA sweetheart, and was crowned as queen of the Coronation ball, which topped off the week's activities.
Miss Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women.
Kumamoto, Japan — (U.P.) — Mount Aso, on whose slippery slopes six high school students died yesterday under burning lava and falling rocks, erupted again today but there were no casualties.
Japanese Volcano ContinuesEruption
The mile-high volcano, Japan's largest, threw burning ashes about 400 yards into the air. Black smoke streamed from the central mouth of the crater for several hours after the blast.
Draft Board Calls To Drop 40 Per Cent
Only persons present to witness the eruption from close quarters were rescue workers looking for more victims in the smouldering ashes. More than 100 persons were injured in yesterday's big eruption which came without warning.
Topeka—(U.P.) The State Selective Service office said today the June draft call in Kansas will be 40 per cent smaller than the call in May—452 men compared to 747 for May.
--for a Big Five peace conference.
Red Minister Seeks Peace
London—(U.P.)—Chinese Communist foreign minister Chau En-Lai today joined Soviet foreign minister Viacheslav Molotov in calling for a Big Five nong conference.
2 Short Operas To Be May 7-9
Rehearsals are underway for two one-act modern operas to be sung in English here May 7-9.
Hans Schwieger, conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra, is music director of "The Well," by Louis Mennini, and "Prima Donna," by Arthur Benjamin.
"The Well" is the more recent of the two operas. It was first performed in May, 1951, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,
It tells the simple story of a village cobbler, the hunchbacked David, who loves Regina. Each evening he meets her at the well, afraid to confess his love and never guessing of her love for him.
It takes the death of Jonathan, the village Don Juan, who is killed accidentally by David, to unite the young couple. The setting of the opera is a small American town on a summer evening about 1800.
In Arthur Benjamin's "Prima Donna," 18th century Venice is the scene of action. A young Venetian gentleman, Florindo, finds himself in a financial predicament as his rich old uncle is accused of killing him for one last fling of feasting and flirtation before he succumbs to old age.
His demand to see and hear La Filomela, "brightest star of the opera," begins chaos leading to hair pulling and mistaken identity when two substitute Filomelas appear.
The two singers, jealous rivals, are determined to carry out the impersonation, to the confusion of the now-typer Count. And bring in a child, who sells further complications, which make for a happy ending.
Students may present their ID cards for reserved seats at the box office in Green hall basement. The box office is open daily from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 to 12 noon.
KFKU Adds 3 Services
Three improvements in the University's educational AM broadcasting service were announced today by R. Edwin Browne, radio director.
Both programming and transmission benefits will result from the renewal of the time-sharing agreement between KFKU, the University station, and WREN of Topeka, Mr. Browne said.
As of now KFKU will broadcast 12 months a year on its regular schedule. The previous schedule of 2:30-3 p.m. and 7-7:30 p.m. broadcasts Mondays through Fridays had been nine months.
Mr. Browne said KFKU also will receive increased special events time from WREN.
A change in transmission was made Monday. Broadcasts are now sent from the Lawrence campus to the WREN transmitter at Grantville by interference-free FM broadcast.
Chou expressed his support of the proposal made by the Communist "International Committee of the Congress of the Peoples for peace."
That group called for the United States, Russia, Red China, Britain, and France to meet to negotiate a pact of peace.
The Soviet Tass news agency earlier distributed Molotov's similar endorsement of the Paris meeting of the peace committee.
But the jet pilots agreed upon the necessity of careful plans for safeguarding a carrendering SABRE aircraft, a Suatran anti-aircraft fire, and Communist MIG飞liers.
Meantime, the United Nations offer of $100,000 for a Communist MIG-15 met a mixed reaction today from American pilots who tangle frequently with the Russian-built jets.
Gen. Mark W. Clark's guarantee of $100,000 and political asylum for the first enemy pilot to land a MIG at a UN airfield was the No. 1 subject at hangar bull-sessions at Kimoo air base in Korea.
The pilots, grounded today by overcast and the threat of rain, agreed that Gen. Clark's offer was made in the hope it would deliver to the U.N. a combat-equipped MIG and pilot for study. But they were not so sure about the propaganda and psychological effects of the offer.
"I'd like to see it work," said Maj. James Jabara of Wichita, the first jet ace in history who is now flying his second tour of duty in Korea.
"Maybe I'd get to fly that MIG," he added. "You know, deserting with a plane isn't new. A lot of Germans did it during the last war."
11 Students Win Awards
Eleven engineering students received awards last night at the 40th anniversary banquet of the architecture department.
Richard J. Neutra, internationally known architect, who was to have been principle speaker at the dinner, could not keep his engagement because of illness.
Students receiving prizes and the awards they received were; Richard Bills, senior, Alpha Rho Chi award; David Bell, senior, Thayer prize; James Amend, senior, AIA award; Barbara Wurth, senior IAI runnerup award and the Scarab second prize award for special achievement.
Thomas Wellman, junior, Gertrude Goldsmith award; Norman Edge, senior, Voskamp and Slekaz award; Danny Wilson, senior, Kansas Engineering Society award; Rex Tucker, junior, Lorenz Schmidt award; Phillip Greene, junior, Tau Sigma Delta award and a Scarab second prize tie award; Richard Eflin, sophomore, who tied with Greene for the Scarab second prize and Harold Lohrentz, junior, Scarab first prize.
Dr. Robert Taft, professor of chemistry, was re-elected editor of the Kansas Academy of Science at the academy's 85th annual meeting at Kansas State college last weekend.
Taft Re-elected Editor
Class of'53 to Purchase Union Terrace Furniture
Furniture for the terrace girdling the northwest corner of the third floor of the Memorial Union building will be purcised by the Class of '53 as its class gift to the University.
At today's senior convocation, it was announced that class dues are to be $2.75. There will also be a $12 diploma fee.
Fred Ellsworth, Alumni secretary, said members of the class can begin paying their dues to the Business office Friday.
The Senior Reminder, a pamphlet of information about graduation, was distributed. Persons who missed the convocation can obtain a Reminder at the Alumni office, 228 Strong hall.