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KU Victory Ignites Wild Union Party
A deep gloom, like a dense fog, hung over nearly 1,500 students in the listening party in the Union building last night for almost three quarters of the all-important basketball game between KU and Missouri.
When the storm clouds cleared away with only 45 seconds left to play in the third quarter, after Dean Kelley and Gil Reich had sent KU ahead 47-43, the fog also lifted, raising the cheers and hopes of the listeners.
The tension in the Union was relaxed as listeners finally realized that victory was within grasp. Loud cheers greeted every succeeding point, where before had been only dismal hope, as the Jayhawks finally found themselves and whipped the Tigers.
The win gave the Jayhawkers their second consecutive conference championship. They will meet Oklahoma City university Friday night in the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament in Manhattan.
The crowd was gathered mainly in the lounge and Hawk's Nest. In the lounge they were sitting in every available space as well as living on the rugs and floor.
As the final second ticked off the clock, giving KU the Big Seven basketball crown, pandemonium broke loose throughout the building.
Free cokes and refreshments were served to listeners during the game.
Announcement of a victory dance in the ballroom and lengthening of womens' closing hours to midnight, added to the spirits of the crowd. Ron Waller and his Kampus Kats combo donated music for the dance. Waller is a fine arts sophomore.
William Means, business junior, and Max Zent, college sophomore, were coordinators of the listening party and dance, along with the nep committee.
Means introduced Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, who was greeted with a loud chorus of cheers, in the ballroom.
Car rallies were forgotten in the enjoyment of the victory dance Only a very few cars buzzed the town in a non-successful rally.
He said "When we get tired of Wildcats, we nourish ourselves on Tiger. Those boys, who have fooled everyone because of determination, typify those who set out to do a job knowing that they will finish it. There may be many people surprised that we won. It is one of the most amazing triumphs I know of. Those boys have done it the hard way."
Dean of Men Laurence C. Woodruff, in an interview, said "It's wonderful. I hope this dance sets a precedent, keeping students out of townspeople' hair."
Plans are under way to pick up the Western NCAA regional game Friday night over two stations, so that students may listen to the announcer they like best. The Missouri game was broadcast over KANU, the University FM station.
Ammunition in Korea Held 'Enough'- Wilson
Washington—(U.P.)—Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told Congress today that United Nations forces in Korea have enough ammunition for "present scale" operations and soon will have enough for "a more active type of operations."
Mr. Wilson made that assertion at a face-to-face meeting with Gen. James A. Van Fleet who last week told Congressional committees there were serious and even critical ammunition shortages in Korea. The Senate Armed Services committee heard Mr. Wilson and others on the subject today in a closed meeting.
Mr. Wilson's brief prepared statement was a partial denial of Gen. Van Fleet's charges. It also seemed to hint that a more active phase in the Korean war is being considered by top military leaders.
Beta Pledges Win IFPC Award
The Beta Theta Pi pledge class was announced as the winner of the Inter-fraternity Pledge council scholarship at a meeting of the Inter-fraternity council yesterday.
The pledge class won with a combined grade point average of 1.782 for the fall semester, said Dick Verbrugge, engineering senior, IFC scholarship chairman. President Walt Rickel, pharmacy senior, said that fraternities will have to work hard this semester if grade averages of other years are to be maintained.
Rush week for the next school year will begin Sept. 5, 1953. The rush book is nearly ready for printing after the council approved 1953 rules on rushing. They will be published in tomorrow's Kansas.
"The production in February exceeded the production in November by 57 per cent and the production in February exceeded the use in Korea during January (the latest month for which figures are available) by 114 per cent." Mr. Wilson said.
Mr. Wilson reported "substantial improvement" recently in production of four sizes of ammunition which, he said, "were considered most critical."
"I have been actively following the current production, consumption and reserves of ammunition since I have been secretary of defense." Mr. Wilson said.
The defense secretary told the committee that he had assured President Eisenhower during Mr. Eisenhower's pre-inauguration trip to Korea that he would "immediately take measures to correct any deficiencies in ammunition reserves and rate or production as compared to use."
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He added that all three armed services are analyzing all major programs in connection with their new budget requests. He said Army ammunition requirements are among the matters receiving "most careful study."
Tuesday, March 10, 1953
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
50th Year, No. 102
A SEASON OF GOOD CHEER—The Kansas Jayhawkers were a happy, but exhausted crew after their 69-80 victory over Missouri last night in Columbia that gave the Kansans their second straight Big Seven conference basketball crown. The Jayhawkers will begin defense of the NCAA championship Friday night in Manhattan against Oklahoma City university. Oklahoma A&M meets Texas Christian university in the other encounter, the winners meeting Saturday for the right to enter the national finals in Kansas Kansan photo by Hob Longstaff
—Kansan photo by Bob Longstaff
Convocation Set For Tomorrow
Eight NROTC graduates were commissioned as ensigns in the regular Navy in ceremonies this morning in the Military Science building.
8 Get Commissions In Regular Navy
The men who received their commissions were John A. Boyd, Cameron V. Dostie, George B. Fraser, Kenneth A. Harris, Jack W. Scott, and Charles W. Stephens, engineering graduates, and Gerald L. Boyd, college graduate.
Kansas and Cambridge universities will meet in an all-student convocation at 9:20 a.m. tomorrow in an intercollegiate debate.
A tea will be held for the visiting debaters at 4 p.m. today in the Pine room of the Union. It is sponsored by the department of speech and drama. Those attending will be University administrative officials, speech and drama faculty, and members of the debate squad, Delta Sigma Rho, and the forensic league.
Shearer, University assistant debate coach, was on the Russel state championship debate team in high school. He won the Missouri Valley tournament in 1950 and was chosen one of the honor forensic men that year. He is a member of Delta Sigma Rho, honorary speech fraternity, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Cambridge debaters, Peter John Mansfield and Alistair Sampson, will be opposed by Kent Shearer, second year law, and Gay Goodwin, third year law. The topic of debate will be Resolved: that every country needs a strong left-wing party.
E. C. Buehler, professor of speech and master of ceremonies for the program said, "Students are extremely fortunate to have such excellent representatives in the contest. Goodwin and Shearer should prove to be tough opponents."
Also a member of Delta Sigma Rho and Phi Beta Kappa, Goodwin debated four years for the University, winning the Purdue and Texas University tournaments.
HALLELUJAH—Students are jubilant at the Union listening party as gun sounds, ending a hard-fought game which gave the Jayhawks a 69-60 win over Missouri and the Big Seven championship. Large groups sprawled in clusters throughout the Union listening to the broadcast—cheering when KU scored, scowling when Missouri went ahead and chattering excitedly during time outs.
Kansan photo by Jerry Knudson
ahead, and chattering excitedly during time outs.
Says State Owned Hospital
Topeka—(U.P.)The first witness to testify before a special legislative investigating committee studying the C. Wesley Roberts incident said today he believed the state had always owned a hospital building for which Kansas paid $110,000 in 1951.
Supreme Court Justice William A. Smith was the witness. He testified in the probe of Mr. Roberts, Republican National Chairman who received an $11,000 fee for his part in arranging the sale of the Norton building by the Ancient Order of United Workmen to the state.
The building was constructed on state grounds in 1928.
The "contract of 1928 between the ACUW and the state board of administration called for state ownership" Justice Smith said, "because when you build a building on property the building goes with the real estate."
Justice Smith, who was attorney general of Kansas in 1928, was questioned by Atty. Gen. Harold R. Fatzer.
Mr. Fatzer persistently questioned Justice Smith on the matter of the ownership of the building. The attorney general asked why the 1928 contract did not "specifically state" that the building would revert to the state if the AOUW withdrew its interest.