Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
AH! ME PROUD BEAUTY—Jim Wallace, fine arts freshman, as the villain, Craven Sinclair, confronts the heroine, Lily, played by Janet Gabrielson, college sophomore, and offers his proposal of marriage in the same manner which made Grandpa hiss more than 50 years ago. The two appear in the melodrama, "Lily, the Felon's Daughter," which starts tonight in the Little theater of Green.
Lecture Describes French Buildings
French cathedrals, textbooks, Bibles, and encyclopedias of the Middle Ages were discussed by Dr. Clarence Ward, acting chairman of the fine arts department of Oberlin college, in a Humanities lecture last night.
"These 12th and 13th century cathedrals are monuments of the Middle Ages, built by religious faith against the fears of war, famine, and disease, and out of the pride of the people who wanted to build the largest and finest cathedrals yet constructed." Dr. Ward said.
To illustrate the majesty of the Gothic structures, Dr. Ward showed colored slides of the cathedrals of Chartres and Amiens, France, taken during his visits there.
"The Cathedral of Chartres, often called the cathedral of the universe, was built over a period of 400 years, and stands not only as a masterpiece of architecture, but as a poem and the unstudied people of
a book to the uneducated people of the time.
"The people of the day could not read nor write and their education was accomplished through their visual interpretation of the stone sculpture on the doors and arches of the churches," Dr. Ward said.
The stone carvings on both cathedral represent scenes from the life of Christ, arts of the church, the virtues and vices of the world, events in the lives of the 12 Apostels, and many events important in the lives of the French people, he said.
"The cathedral of Amiens, known as the cathedral of prophecy, is a moral teaching in sculpture." Dr. Ward said. On the front of the church the prophets and something symbolic of their teachings are carved. Dr. Ward pointed out.
"This cathedral, the largest in existence, is one of the finest examples of Gothic art still standing." Dr. Ward said. "Its ribbed walls, flying buttresses of stone, and stain glass windows are examples of the beauty and stature displayed by churches of Medieval times," he concluded.
Lodge Says Russia Keeps War Going
Dr. Ward was entertained at a reception at the Faculty club following the lecture.
United Nations, N.Y. - (U.R.) The United States told the United Nations today that "the war in Korea would now be over" if the Chinese and Korean Reds did not have "active aid" from Russia.
tive aid from Iran. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., in his debut speech to the world organization, told a political committee that the U.S. will stand pat on the Communist-rejected Korean compromise plan adopted overwhelmingly at the first of the session
Indicating that the U.S. has no new proposal on the Korean conflict Mr. Lodge said:
"Failure to end the fighting in Korea is not due to any lack of deverness with words here in the U.N. It is due to the frankly announced desire of the Communists to continue the war."
5 Nations Accept European Army
Rome, Italy—(U.P.)—Foreign ministers of five western European countries agreed conditionally today to accept French reservations which for a time threatened to disrupt plans for a six-nation European army.
A committee of experts was named to re-phrase the French reservations in such a way as to preserve the French goals and at the same time allay West German fears and suspicions, a conference source said.
France demanded acceptance of a series of protocols or reservations to the army treaty. They were designed to preserve the integrity of the French army and safeguard France against domination by a re-armed Germany.
A conference spokesman said a communique on the agreement on the French protocols would be issued tonight.
The communique will show that "Europe today is much stronger than yesterday," the spokesman said.
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault paved the way for acceptance when in a speech he told Germany and the other countries—Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg—that France was sincere in wanting to speed ratification of the army treaty and did not seek to change it basically.
KU Seismograph Back in Operation
W. J. McMannis, assistant professor of geology in charge of the instrument, directed its repair. He said more permanent galvanometers was necessary, and that it needed a new light proof cover for the rotating disc.
The University seismograph, which has been out of operation since last spring, is back in operation this week after an extensive repair job.
Only slight tremors of shock have been recorded lately, he said.
Johnson to Information Post
Philadelphia — (U.P.)—Dr. Robert L. Johnson, president of Temple university, said today he will assume active direction of the State department's international information service immediately. Dr. Johnson had stated previously he wanted to study the IIS program "as a private citizen" before accepting the job. The post includes supervision of the Voice of America, currently under investigation by the senate permanent investigating subcommittee.
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1953
50th Year, No.93
ASC Future Put To Student Ballot
The Kansas room will be poen from 9 to midnight for dancing and relaxation. An organist will furnish music for dancing. Every hour, starting at 9:30, a 15-minute floor show will be presented with Hugh Buchanan, college sophomore, as master of ceremonies. The show includes a tap dance by Betty Garney, college sophomore; the Three Little Kittens, a trio, and Philip Hahn, college junior, and Sidwell Hutchins, college sophomore, doing a pantomime.
A full evening of activities is scheduled for the Student Union opening, Friday night.
Card games will be played in the Card room, starting at 8 p.m., with a team of experts who will take on all comers at any game. Winners will receive prizes, Two bridge tables and one chess table will be set up. The experts who are Student Union Activities representatives, are Anne Burton, Ann McFarland, Dorothy Jordan, Dorothy Sheets, Larry Rogers, Robert Jackson, and Richard Baker.
Full Slate Set For Union Fete
Master of ceremonies Lynden Goodwin, college junior, and the Scotchmen quartet, will entertain until ceremonies begin at 8 p.m.
Bowling and pool will be free only Friday evening until midnight.
Immediately after the opening, a dance will begin in the ballroom and last until midnight, with Johnny Elliott's band furnishing music. At 10:30 in the ballroom, a floor show will be held with campus talent, starring Otis Simpson, bass, singing "Old Man River"; the Roger Vaughan quintet; Constance Tatum, fine arts freshman; Alice Fore, fine arts sophomore, Peggy Hughes and Mary Taggart, college sophomores, and the Scotchmen quarter. Master of ceremonies will be George Michale, business junior.
At 8 p.m., Goodwin will present the building to Philip Kassebaum college senior, who is Student Union activities chairman. Kassebaum the will present Miss Student Union of 1953 who will officially open th building.
By TOM STEWART
A referendum of four alternatives-one being the abolition of the All Student Council-will be presented for student vote in the near future.
The ASC approved such a referendum at last night's meeting at the conclusion of deliberation over a possible reorganization of the Council setup.
In the proposed election, students will be asked to endorse one of these courses of action:
1. Institute in whole the plan commonly known as the "bipartisan" plan.
2. Institute in whole the plan drafted and approved by Pachacamac.
3. Leave the ASC exactly as is.
4. Erase all ASC power and functions, putting them in the chancellor's hands.
Chancellor Murphy, asked for comment on the possibility of having the powers and duties of the Council thrust upon him, said, "My hands are already full. I personally hope the students don't consider the idea."
The move for such a transfer
Price Curbs Off Most Grocer Items
Washington —(U.P.)—Price controls were removed today from cigarettes, cereals, tea and most other grocery products, copper, aluminum, and some steel products.
The de-control action took ceiling prices off all grocery products except coffee, bread and other bakery products and beer.
prices in practice.
Price Stabilizer Joseph Freehill predicted price increases of at least a cent a pack on cigarettes, about two cents a pound on rice, and at least three cents a pound on copper.
He estimated that today's order would leave about 11 per cent of the items on the government's cost-of-living index still under full price controls and about 28 per cent of the items on the government's wholesale price index still under control.
Western Civ Talk Monday
Charles B. Realey, professor of history, will speak to Western Civilization students at 4 p.m. Monday, not yesterday as erroneously reported in the Daily Kansan. The lecture, "The National Idea: Origin, Development and Present Trends," will be held in Fraser theater.
TWO WIN FELLOWSHIPS—These two University seniors are among the 46 United States students who have received Rotary International fellowships for advanced study abroad in 1953-54. James E. Taylor (right) of Sharon Springs shows Jerry Ann Tribble of Garnett where they will be studying in England. Miss Tribble, who is majoring in education at KU, will study history at the University of Manchester. Taylor, a student in the School of Business, plans to take economics
and political science at Oxford university
No Change Planned In Revue Schedule
The Rock Chalk Revue will be held Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, as was originally planned, Dick Klassen, producer, announced today.
It was proposed that the revue be presented March 20-21 because of a conflict with the Western Regional NCAA basketball playoffs in Manhattan, but the production staff decided to keep the revue as scheduled.
--name from Bill Nulton, college
senior.
Nulton said prevailing campus sentiment showed that students had little confidence and respect for their student government. Thus, Nulton said, they were entitled to eliminate that government and the opportunity should be provided.
Both organization plans were read and discussed at the meeting. A two-thirds vote was needed to bring either plan to the students for a refereendum vote. When each was suggested separately for such action, the necessary Council support was lacking.
Debate as to which plan should reach the students via the election had the meeting bottle-necked until the "four-way" referendum procedure was suggested.
That the ASC might be dissolved seemed incredible to Chancellor Murphy, who said, "There is nothing to be gained by junking the present system in order to start over again."
More student government instead of less is the best goal, Dr. Murphy said. "I think it would be a great step backward—a Gargantuan step—if we transfer student government to the administration of the University."
In other business, the Council elected Dana Anderson, college freshman, treasurer. He replaced Lyle Anderson, business senior, who resigned in the meeting's closing moments. The freshman was the only nominee.
Bob Worcester, engineering sophmore, was appointed head of the elections committee in his first meeting. Other new members administered the oath by Nancy Canary, ASC president, were Fred Rice, college sophome, and Dick Verbrugge, engineering senior.
At the meeting's opening, Miss Canary, succeeding Bill Wilson in the presidency, was sworn into office by Chief Justice of the Student Court Kent Shearer, second year law student.
Weather
Rainy, spring-like weather prevailed in Kansas today, following
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show ten in the northwest corner of Kansas. Forecasters said the outlook was for continued cloudy, mild weather, with the rain stopping around noon today. Low temperatures of 15 to 20 in the northwest and in the 30's southeast were forecast for tonight.