Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
-Kansan photo by Ken Coy
STRING HIM UP—L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, is surrounded by Boot-heel vigilanties carrying six-guns and wearing ten-gallon hats, just before they start to hang him for not wanting to attend the Bootheel drag. Playing the role of a noble martyr the dean said, "I regret I have but one neck to give for old KU." The dean later added that he hoped to see all of the people at the rally at the all-school dance because he had decided to go!
Indignant Posse Trys To 'Lynch' Woodruff
He Couldn't Say No -awarded the gold medal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts for outstanding achievement in this field and was made an honorary member of the institute.
By JOAN SHELINBARGER
Amid gunfire and shouts of 'Let's git th' dean 'n' string 'im up,' a rootin' shootin' posse of fifty headed L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, off near Strong pass yesterday at high noon.
Indignant at the gentleman's alleged refusal to attend the Bootheel Drag slated for Friday night in the Student Union ballroom, miffed students took the law in their own hands and started lynching proceedings.
Placing the dean on an impromptu gallows prop of straw bales, the attorney for the prosecution pronounced execution sentence and asked for any last words.
With the ominous shadow of the noose falling across his courageous face, the accused said, "To paraphrase that other famous martyr, 'I sorry I have but one neck to give for good old KU.'"
Just as the lynchers, dressed in western and Civil war attire, prepared to kick the bales from under their victim, the kangaroo court hanging was halted by shots of a rescue party who galloped across Strong lawn and captured the lynchers.
A grateful Dean Woodruff, having been saved from an untimely end, conceded that University social functions do have their finer points. He even urged everyone to attend the Bootheel Drag Friday night and agreed to go himself.
Plan Annual Book Lecture; Princeton Professor to Talk
The establishment of an annual public lectureship on books and bibliography at the University was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
The lectureship will focus attention on the basic importance of books in the educational process, Dr. Murphy said. It is expected that interest in the lectures will extend beyond the University to book collectors and those interested in libraries.
The first lecture will be given April 17 by Elmer Adler, emeritus professor of Graphic arts at Princecon university. The lecture at 4 p.m. in Fraser theater will be open to the public without charge.
Prof. Adler organized the Pynson printers in 1922 and was president and director for many years. From 1927 to 1932 he was vice president of Random House publishers. In 1928 he developed The Colophon, a magazine on books and printing which he edited. More recently he has been editor of The New Colophon, a successor magazine. In May of 1952 he retired as curator of the Graphic Arts foundation of the Princeton university library.
Prof. Adler has been an advisor on typography to the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, and several book publishers. In 1947 he was
Stalin 'Deteriorating'
Moscow—(U.P.)—Moscow radio told the Russian people today that the condition of Premier Josef Stalin is "deteriorating" and that "acute" heart trouble is adding to the complications of paralysis and deep coma brought on by a brain hemorrhage.
The broadcast reported the 73-year-old premier's condition as of the middle of the day.
The broadcast described the new complication as an "acute disturbance of the cardiac vascular system"—involving not only the heart but the circulatory system as well.
The Communist party newspaper Pravda, commenting for the first time on the premier's illness, expressed confidence that in these "difficult days" the people would rally behind the "experienced leadership" of the party.
Mr. Stalin entered his fourth day of deep coma and his nine attending physicians used oxygen, drugs and blood-drawing leeches in a desperate effort to keep him alive.
(London sources said the editorial mentioned by name only Nicolai Lenin, Mr. Stalin's predecessor, Mr. Stalin and Georgi Malenkov. They believed it was the clearest indication yet that Mr. Malenkov may already have been selected to take Mr.
Stain's place in the event of death
Mr. Stalin was stricken with a brain hemorrhage Sunday night or early Monday and lapsed into unconsciousness after being paralyzed in the right arm and leg and losing the power of speech.
A 2 a.m. (5 p.m. CST Wednesday) bulletin, the second since Mr. Stalin's illness was disclosed said that he rallied slightly under treatment Wednesday morning and then relapsed.
It said his heart was "moderately" enlarged and that he had suffered brain damage.
Thousands of anxious Moscowites gathered early at newsstands, despite the cold and snow which fell throughout the night. They had learned of Mr. Stalin's illness only yesterday, 48 hours after he was stricken.
The Communist party and government newspapers, Pravda and Izvestia, published the second bulletin on Mr. Stalin's health on their front pages.
"Medical measures taken during the fourth of March consisted of introducing oxygen, introduction of camphor compounds, caffine and glucose," the bulletin said.
"For a second time leeches were used to draw blood."
"During the last 24 hours the state of health remained grave," the bulletin said.
"The cerebral hemorrhage in his left brain sector, which occurred during the night of March 1-2 on the basis of arterial sclerosis and hypertonic disease, has resulted, apart from the right side paralysis of limbs and loss of cohesion, in impairing a section of the body companied by disturbances of most important functions of breathing and blood circulation."
The bulletin said Mr. Stalin's circulation had fallen off and a lack of oxygen in the blood had increased.
50th Year, No.99
114th Vespers To Be Sunday
The 114th all-musical vespers program, in which about 400 students and faculty members will participate, will be presented by the School of Fine Arts at 4 p.m. Sunday in Hoch auditorium.
Participating organizations will be the 125-piece University band and the 75-piece University Symphony orchestra, both under the direction of Russell L. Wiley; the University A Cappella choir, under the direction of D. M. Swarthout; the University Women's Glee club, directed by Clayton Krehbiel; and the University Men's Glee club, directed by Joseph F. Wilkins.
Soloists with the Men's Glee club include Myron Kelo, pharmacy junior, Robert Laughlin, engineering sophomore, David Rosario, fine arts freshman, Richard Wright, fine arts senior, and James Mathes, chemistry freshman.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
No admission will be charged for the vespers program. The program follows:
Pupil Control Center
Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz
University Spiral, orchestra
Wilby, Wiley, director
Russell L. Wiley, mvt.
Rosemary (Stephen Vincent Benet)
rosemary (Stephen V.) Randall Thompson
Chemical Analysis
A Sad Song
A Nonsense Song
To Rosemary on the Methods by which She Might Become an Angel
University Women's Glee Club Clauton, Krehbiel. director
The Desert Song') Runberg
Soloists: Myron Kelso, Robert Laughlin. David Rosario,
Wright. James Mathes
Halleulijh, Amen (from 'Judas
Macaebaeus')1
Handel-Davison
Eastern and Western Love (from
'Dreser Sound')2
Bomber
Wright, James Matheson
Russian Picnic (based on folk
tunes) ... Enders
Thursday, March 5, 1953
Norma Lou Falletta To Head AWS
Norma Lou Falletta, college junior, was elected president of the Associated Women Students yesterday.
NORMA LOU FALLETTA
Miss Falletta has served as treasurer and is a member of this year's senate.
Soloist: Richard Wright, tenor University Men's Glee Club Joseph E. Wilkins, director
Cantate Domino ... Hans Leo Hassler
Create in Me. O. God. A Pure
Heart Brahms
Gentle to Me the Joy of Thy
Salutation Brahms
Salvation Bramn
University A Capella Choir
Smartboard director
D. M. Swarthout, director
Music for a Festival ... Gordon Jacobs
Overture
March
University Band Russell L. Wiley, director
Others elected were Betty Lu Gard, college sophomore, vice president and moderator of the house of representatives; Margaret Black, college junior, treasurer; Marjorie Mackey, college freshman, secretary.
The Greek representative to the All Student Council will be Nancy Landon, college junior and the Independent representative will be Barbara Swisher, fine arts sophomore.
Elected to be senate members were Vicki Rosenwald and Pat Aylward, college juniors; Jan Gradinger, college freshman; Barbara Becker, college sophomore, and Kay Vetterick and Ruby Schaulis, fine arts freshmen.
Melodrama Sets Attendance Record
Attendance at "Lily, the Felon's Daughter," old-time melodrama presented Feb. 25-28, set a new record in the Green hall Little theater.
A total of 680 people saw the show during the four-day run. At the last night's performance students were sitting on window sills, chairs placed in aisles, and practically on the stage.
The Little theater has seating capacity for 154, but 215 saw Saturday's show.
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Theater Institute to Open
About 20 towns are expected to be represented in the first Community Theater Institute in Kansas to be held here tomorrow and Saturday in connection with International Theater month.
toliver sutherland Henry C. Haskell, playwright and foreign news editor of the Kansas City Star, will be guest speaker at a dinner Friday evening in the English room of the Union. He has done much work in large theater workshops.
workshops:
"The University theatre and the department of speech and drama should be the natural adviser of the community theater movement in the state," said Director John Newfield, "and through the University extension this movement could be extended to even more people."
Delegates will attend two plays
Friday "Christmas Shopping" at
5 p.m. in the Green hall's Little
"Some towns far away from metropolitan areas must create their own theaters," he said. "We should set in motion principles followed in Iowa and Wisconsin," he added.
Friday afternoon Ken Giffin, assistant professor of speech, will speak on International Theater month 1953, and Dr. Newfield will conduct an acting demonstration workshop. He believes "the whole community is the director's cast," and will show basic methods of teaching and acting, using institute participants, so each person can go ahead in his own community.
theater and "An Inspector Calls" at 8:30 p.m. in Fraser theater.
The Saturday morning session will be devoted to practical help. How to finance organized stage craft, play selection, public relations, the children's theater, and community theater will be discussed.
Saturday institute visitors will see the exhibition in Watson library showing international and American theater since World War II.
"We hope this is the beginning of a definite connection between the community and the University Theatre—that we will be a group to fall back on for help, even to the extent of sending out a director," Dr. Newfield said.