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Senate to Pick Probe Members
Topeka — (U.P.)—The Kansas Senate planned today to select its four members to the special state investigating committee, after the House chose four Republicans and a Democrat backed by administration leaders yesterday.
The nine member committee was charged to investigate an $11,000 fee which Republican National Chairman C. Wesley Roberts received in the 1951 sale of a building to the state.
The Senate had postponed selection of its four members of the investigating committee until today on a motion by Paul Wunsch, president pro tem, who said two senators were absent and he felt all should be present.
Among bills approved for final passage today in the Senate was a compromise workman's compensation bill that raises to $28 and $25 a week maximum payments for injured employees.
Three bills and a resolution were introduced in the Senate. The bills would give the highway department, or other agencies having jurisdiction over roads, the right to limit traffic during construction, repair, or bad weather periods; define the duties of the state auditor under the fiscal reorganization bill; and raise the salary of the director of the forestry, fish and game department by $3,000 annually to $8,000, and its agents from $250 to $300 monthly.
The resolution would authorize the legislative council to study the need for a compulsory periodic motor vehicle inspection law.
Nationalism Called Modern, European
"Nationalism is distinctly European and distinctly a modern trend." Charles B. Realey, professor of history, said yesterday in a Western Civilization lecture.
Civilization lecture
To prove his point, Prof. Realey traced the historic growth of nationalism, showing that the trend did not exist outside Europe nor before 1500.
Nationalism is a passing phase of history developed in recent times, he commented, and added that although nationalism is subject to change at any time, it may last a long time.
N. W. Storer, associate professor of astronomy, will give the fourth Western Civilization lecture at 4 p.m. Monday in Fraser Theater. His topic will be "the Growth of Science and Its Consequences."
Woodruff Lynching Set as Bootheel Gag
It has been brought to the attention of this paper that there is a foul plot afoot to lynch one of our leading citizens, L. C. Woodruff, dean of men. If the culprits are successful, the hanging will take place at 12:50 p.m. tomorrow in front of Strong hall.
The reason for the assassination is not yet known, but it is rumored that it is because the Dean has refused to go to the Bootheel Drag Friday night at the Student Union ballroom.
A change of heart could save him but meanwhile the lynching posse is hot on his trail while the while the campus cops are hot on theirs in an attempt to prevent the foul deed.
If the campus cops fail, it will be the duty of every loyal KU citizen to be out in front of Strong at 12:50 tomorrow to try to rescue our esteemed dean.
ISA to Elect On March 20
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Tuesday, March 3, 1953
Election for Independent Student association offices will be held March 20. Anyone interested in running must turn in his name at the ISA office in the Student Union.
The positions open are president, vice president (to be filled by the runner-up to the president), secretary, social chairman, public relations chairman, and ISA representative to All Student council.
The ISA constitution is being rewritten by a committee with William Harmon, college freshman, in charge. The revision was discussed at the ISA meeting last night.
All those interested in attending the ISA National convention, April 22-25 at Purdue university in La-Fayette, Ind., should contact Lewis Clum, business senior, or Victoria Rosenwald, college junior.
1953 Traffic Deaths Reaches 1952 Total
Topeka — (U.J.)— Traffic accidents on Kansas streets and highways had claimed the same amount as during 1952, according to the State Traffic department.
The department said in a report that 93 have lost their lives so far this year due to traffic accidents.
The month of February ended with 43 deaths, compared to 47 for February last year.
Priestley Play Had Moscow Success
J. B. Priestley's "An Inspector Calls," to be presented in Fraser theater Wednesday through Saturday, had great success in the Soviet Union.
By EILEEN FOLEY
As one University theater cast member put it, "They know what a policeman is there." Its first production was in Moscow in May 1945. Since then it's been presented in London, New York, and many other places.
Mr. Priestley explained in a letter to a friend that there are two kinds of staging done in Europe, Tairou, of Moscow, used a nonrealistic set. He built a heavy door with a carved ceiling sloping down towards the door, and a rostrum the same size as the ceiling.
Beyond the lighted acting area was a dimly-lit space with no walls. This device emphasized the symbolical character of the play—that the audience was seeing something more than just what might have
Official Bulletin
TUESDAY
Episcopal Communion: 7 a.m., Danforth.
Kappa Beta: covered dish supper 5:30 p.m., Myers hall. Work night, please
Faculty Forum; noon. Faculty club,
Bellmawr; "Some Works of
Religious Maturity."
Radio Players: 5 p.m. Studio A. EES building.
Amatur Radio club: 7:30 p.m. 201
EE lab.
Mu Phi Epsilon: 7:15 p.m., Robinson gym, Important.
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Women's Rifle club; 7 p.m., rifle range,
MS. rifle. Came dressed to shoot.
WEDNESDAY
Episcopal Communion: 7 a.m. Danforth
Feature Business Leaders of America:
4 p.m. Strong Annex D. Program and
refreshments.
Carole française: Mercredi a quatre heures, 113 Strong.
Jay Kayes: 5 p.m., Pine Hill Hospital.
Jay Jones: 6 p.m., Hillary Eighty-
neers: dinner meeting, 6:15 p.m., Heath-
ward
Delta Phi Delta: 7:30 p.m., Art Museum.
seuh.
Wk. meeting: 8 p.m., 9 Strong, business of importance
ness of importance.
La Tartuica: 4:30 p.m., 107 Strong
Tarragon: 4:30 p.m., 107 Strong
A. Ph. A. meeting: Wed., 2 p.m.
Ballev lab, room 205.
THURSDAY
Statewide Activities County Chairmen:
4. Amy Hawk room. Union. Important meeting.
Sociology club: 7 p.m. Pine room.
American Chemical Society: 7:30 p.m.
305 BCL Dr. J.C. O. Maloney, "The Application of Carbon-14 to the Study of Diffusional Operations."
FUTURE
English Proficiency exam: 2-5, March 14. Eligible juniors and seniors register in the offices of their deans on March 9, 10, 11.
Incident May Ignite Troubled Burma
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Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, and Malaya—which together make up the Indo-Chinese sub-continent—comprise one of the richest areas in the world, and the poorest defensively.
Which makes more regrettable the shooting in Rangoon of a Soviet embassy first secretary and the embassy doctor.
And it wouldn't make much difference that the Russians were in a restricted military area, nor that they ignored the challenge of a sentry.
The danger in this week's incident and the possibility of a greater one lies in a situation which the Burmese long have recognized and protested but about which they have been able to do very little.
It could provide a ready-made incident, affecting all of southeast Asia.
been audited. It springs from the presence of some 10,000 Chinese Nationalist troops which fled across the Burmese border after the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek in 1949.
These troops have been a thorn in the sides of both the Burmese and the Red Chinese.
The Burmese have lived in dread that some day the Reds might drive across the border in a clean-up campaign.
Until recent weeks, the Chinese Nationalists in Burma had been comparatively quiet.
They raided Burmese villages for rice but sought to avoid open clashes with the Burmese army.
Now, however, according to the
Burmese war office, they have gone over to the offensive and control about 500 miles of Burma's rugged, indefinite frontier with Red China.
This is the land of the Burma and Lido roads. It is where Karen tribesmen rescued downed American airmen and led them to safety. World War II. It is the home of Dr. G.S. Seagrave, famed Burma surgeon.
At Kyuhkoh, where they overpowered a Burmese border garrison, the nationalists stand practically face-to-face with the Reds.
But, while it may be wild and little known, it poses a colossal international headache.
This is some of the wildest and most colorful country in Asia.
The Burmese accuse Thailand of permitting shipment of supplies to the Nationalists. Thailand denies it.
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The Burmese insist that the Nationalists must get out, but have no
Red China and Russia accuse the United States of shipping supplies to the Nationalists. We deny that.
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happened one night in 1912.
way of enforcing their orders. They took the problem to the United Nations last year and have promised to do so again. It will give Russia a natural propaganda tool.
Meanwhile, it is ironic that the shooting of Russian embassy members was the direct outgrowth of recent measures taken by Burma—for its own security.
PENNSYLVANIANS
Basil Dean's London production had more realistic detail and solidity in it than did Tairoir's. Mr. Priestley recalled that "there was a suggestion of pre-1914 Manchester Repertory drama about the Birling family, around whom the action revolves. Set against this naturalism, the play's symbolism tended to be underemphasized."
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"The play seemed to be concerned only with the excitement of one night in 1912 and made no attempt to dramatize the history of the last 30 years or so, making everything cast a long shadow." Mr. Priestley said.
Mrs. Frances Feist, instructor in speech and director of "An Inspector Calls," has attempted to combine elements from both productions in this week's show. A nonrealistic set will be used to try to express the universality of the theme, while the actors strive for realism.
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Besides being a psychological mystery thriller, the play might be called a morality play. It is best summed up in the final speech of the Inspector: "There are millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their
hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and say and do.
"We don't live alone . . . we are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish."
Lawrence.
Production staff members for "An Inspector Calls" are Richard McGehee, college junior, scenery construction; William West, college senior, scenery assistant; Harold Harvey, former instructor in speech, stage manager; Barbara Donovan, college senior, assistant stage manager in charge of properties; Kirt Walling, college senior, and Don Carpenter, college freshman, stage crew, and Dan Palmquist, instructor in speech. lights.
Period dresses were designed and made by Mrs. Justice E. Wright, Lawrence resident. The set was designed by Thomas Schocken, associate professor of architecture.
Raymond Eastwood, professor of drawing and painting; Sam Anderson, and Mrs. George March, Lawrence residents, furniture and properties, and Caroline West, college junior, wardrobe and makeup.
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