Union to be Opened Tonight
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
50th Year, No. 95
Friday, Feb. 27, 1953
—Kansan photo by Chuck Zuegner
THE FINISHED PRODUCT-About 5,000 persons are expected to attend the formal opening of the $2 million remodeled Memorial Student Union tonight. Maurice Prather, journalism senior, and Kay Conrad, college senior, talk over the modernistic furnishings after a brief inspection of the main lounge.
World Affairs Institute Speakers Scheduled
Three representatives from the American Universities Field staff will come to the campus during March and April to speak on current world affairs. The Universities Field staff is a part of the Institute of Current World Affairs.
The speakers are Lawrence W. Witt whose field is Brazilian affairs, March 9-18; Richard H. Nolte, Middle East, March 30-April 3, and A. Donk Barnett, Far East, April 27-May 6.
May 6.
Mr. Witt, editor of the Journal of Farm Economics, studied from 1941-1943 in Brazil. He specialized in changes of methods of production and their impact on trade patterns and political relations between Brazil and the United States.
He then was with the Department of Agriculture's Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations for four years, studying the effect of various proposed policies on development and trade in Ecuador and Colombia. He is now professor of agricultural economics at Michigan State college
Mr. Nolte made field trips to the Middle East in 1943 and 1950. Since 1951 he has lived in Lebanon and Egypt studying cultural, social, economic, and political affairs. He also has traveled and studied in Syria
Legislature Proposes $225,000 for TV
A television proposal which would provide $225,000 to the University for building and maintenance expenses of a non-commercial television station is one of the bills now before the legislature.
The TV proposal making appropriations for both the University and Kansas State college came in the state Senate sponsored by eight members of that body.
Weather
Sunny weather broke over Kansas again today. The mercury yesterday
climbed to 69 at Garden City. Last night the only below freezing temperatures were at Goodland, with 18 degrees, and Hill City with 27 Fair, mild weather will continue, w i t h low temperatures tonight around 25 in the west to 35
WARM southeast, a n d
highs tomorrow generally in the 50s.
and Trans-Jordan.
Mr. Barnett made short stops in India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand on his way to China. During 1948-49 he observed the Communist siege and capture of Peking. He has also studied conditions in Yunnan and Kweichow provinces when they were under the control of the Nationalists and on Hainan, Hong Kong, and Formosa.
Faculty Receive Evaluation Data
"The difficulty is that many of the envelopes were not properly addressed." Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of men, said.
"The envelopes were to have been sorted according to schools when they were taken to the business office, but evidently they were not," Leah Ross, chairman of the student-faculty committee in charge of the project, said today.
Teacher evaluation sheets, which were delayed due to clerical errors, are being sent to faculty members this week.
Another delaying factor, Dean Woodruff said, was that "nothing had been planned for delivery of the envelopes, as far as I know." He asked several members of the Interfraternity Pledge council to do the job, but since the envelopes weren't addressed completely many went to the wrong offices.
Miss Ross said when she went to the Business office just after final week to make plans for delivering the envelopes, she found they had been taken to Dean Woodruff's office. The dean also is a member of the student-faculty committee.
"The slip-up was nobody's fault," the dean said. "I think the committee did the best they could with what they had."
The dean said teachers who have not yet received their evaluation sheets may call his office and leave their names, and their envelopes will be sent as soon as possible.
KCU Head Said To Have Quit
Kansas City, Mo. - (UF)—Dr.
Clarence R. Decker, president of
Kansas City university, reportedly
resigned today over the expressions
of "lack of confidence" in him.
The no-confidence expressions were made by members of the university law school, an alumni group, and some 500 students. The controversy arose over a dispute which caused four top members of the university staff to resign.
The four were Vice President Dr. Robert Mortvedt; Dr. Norman N. Royall Jr., dean of liberal arts; Theodore T. Dittrich, dean of pharmacy, and Dr. John E. Barnett, registrar and assistant dean of liberal arts.
The alumni group protested the four resignations and called upon Dr. Decker to quit.
Free Attractions To Highlight Fete
A three-day "house-warming" begins tonight as students formally open the revamped Memorial Union building.
open the vampire module The $214 million building has been doubled in size by five floor additions on the north and south sides. The complete cost is being paid by special student fees and alumni donations.
State and local dignitaries will be present for the opening. Gov. Edward F. Arn will not be present because of previous commitments. Guests will include the board of regents, speaker of the House of Representatives and Mrs. Charles Stough, Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy, Mayor Chris Kraft of Lawrence, and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stowits. Mr. Stowits is president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Facilities include six bowling alleys, billiards and pool tables, table tennis, a card room, bookstore, restaurant-fountain, crafts room, photographic dark room, game room, music room and library, lounge, ballroom, banquet and meeting rooms, conference rooms, and offices for student organizations
The expected 5,000 visitors to the union opening will have a weekend of varied entertainment, ranging from dancing in the ballroom and Kansas room, to free bowling and pool in the recreation area.
Tonight's activities include two floor shows, in the ballroom and the Kansas room, free refreshments and guided tours, card games, chess bridge, free bowling and pool, and
Weekend Calendar
The Student Union weekend calendar follows:
Frājav
7:45 p.m. Entertainment before opening
merchants.
ceremonies:
8:00 p.m. Opening ceremonies at main
8:00 p.m.-midnight. Dancing in ballroom.
9:00 p.m.-midnight. Dancing in Kansas
8:00 p.m.-midnight. Card games in Card room.
8:00 p.m.-midnight. Free bowling and pool in the recreation area.
10:30 p.m. Floor show in ballroom.
9:15 p.m. Fifteen minute floor show every hour in the Kansas room, starting at 9:30.
Saturday
2:00 p.m. Chess tournament in Card
7:00 p.m. Bridge tournament in Card room
9:00 p.m.-midnight: Square dance in hallroom.
9:00 p.m.-midnight Sock dance in Kansas room.
Sunday
3-5:00 p.m. Open house in main lounge.
Sunday
Kansan photo by Chuck Zuegner
RUBENS ORIGINAL IN UNION LOUNGE—Jerry Hodgden, engineering senior, examines a painting, "Atlanta and Meleager" by Rubens, 16th century Fleming artist. The painting, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, will be returned March 27.
dancing in the ballroom and Kansas room.
Chess and bridge tournaments, a square dance, and sock dance will be held Saturday.
Sunday will be visitors day for parents and Lawrence townspepe.
Pach Suggests Party Coalition
A workable consolidation of Pachacemus, FOR, and NOW was suggested at a Fach meeting held last night at the Delta Tau Della house
A committee of six with two representatives from each party will be set up to investigate the possibility of this consolidation.
in regard to the cartoons Pachacamac published in the official FACTS newspaper, Pach is charging FACTS with defamation of character, and not libel or slander.
"Pachacamac cannot and will not descend to illegal means to fight FACTS, but will continue to use every available legal means," Larry Loftus, Pach president, said.
James W. Drury, associate professor of political science and ASC faculty advisor, will act as parliamentarian for the ASC, according to Nancy Canary, ASC president.
"Pach endorsed Dr. Drury as parliamentarian, knowing that he will be completely impartial in his decisions." Loftus said.
A floating holiday bill was presented to Pach by Hubert Dye, business junior, for discussion. The bill will be acted on by the Council.
In other action, Norman Capps,
college sophomore, was elected
campaign manager for the spring
election.
3 Blood Trophies Given to Houses
Templin and Corbin halls, and Delta Chi fraternity were presented trophies for participation in the recent blood drive at Arnold Air society meeting Wednesday night.
Winners were picked on the basis of the highest percentage of donors on overall house membership. Templin was the winner in the women's organized houses, and Delta Chi was the winner in the men's organized houses.
A special trophy was awarded in a contest between North College and Corbin halls. Corbin won this contest by about one percentage point.
Trophies were presented by Richard McCall, business senior, chairman of blood drive promotion on the campus.