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University Daily Kansan
Wheat Outlook Bleak As Storms Rake Soil
By UNITED PRESS
The bleak outlook for the 1953 Kansas wheat crop grew ever bleaker today as winds died down after raising what government experts called "one of the worst dust storms in years."
Fifty-mile winds last night raked the top soil, and with it drought-stunted wheat plants, in blinding clouds that reduced visibility to half a mile or less in much of the wheat belt.
Agriculture experts had warned since fall that conditions were ripe for serious "dusting" unless the wheat belt got moisture in substantial amounts. No moisture came.
Government observers said the storm was worst in southwestern and south central Kansas, where there has been "virtually no rain or snow all winter."
Reports during the night listed visibility of half a mile with ceiling at zero at Hill City, Garden City, Dodge City and Hutchinson. Extensive dust also was reported at Russell, Great Bend, and as far east as Wichita.
New York—(U.R.)—Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman today set the week of March 9 for the execution at Sing Sing prison of convicted atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Rosenbergs' Fate Set for March
Judge Kaufman turned down Friday a request by Emanuel H. Bloch, attorney for the condemned couple, to set the new date four to eight weeks from now. He told Mr. Bloch, "I think the time has come for justice to proceed."
The Rosenbergs, convicted in March 1951 of passing this country's atomic secrets to Russia, originally had been scheduled to die in Sing Sing prison's electric chair Jan. 14. Judge Kaufman granted them a stay of execution Jan. 5 so they might apply for executive clemency. It was denied by President Eisenhower last Wednesday.
With the setting of a new execution date, Mr. Bloch planned to go into the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow to seek another stay of execution, this time so he may appeal to the Supreme Court for a new trial.
The Supreme Court already has turned down two appeals and other courts have denied four requests for further legal action. In addition, Judge Kaufman has turned down a petition for commutation of sentence.
The couple issued a statement in which they said they were "confident" President Eisenhower would reverse his decision denying them clemency. They claimed their conviction was a "fraud" and this was proved by "the deliberate concealment of Pope Plus' sentiments" from President Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman.
Yale to Sponsor Paris Study Trips
New Haven, Conn.-Applications are being received for the Yale-Reid Hall Summer Session in Paris, according to the director of Yale university's master of arts in teaching program.
The six-week session begins July 6, and will end August 15. It is open to qualified students recommended by their college or university who have two years of college French or its equivalent.
Students accepted will leave New York in mid-June and be conducted on a tour of Normandy, Moni St. Michel, and the chateaux of The Loire Valley before beginning studies in Paris. At mid-session another tour will be taken and at the end of the course, the group will be given three weeks to travel on their own before returning to this country.
For further information, students may apply before April 1, to Theodore Andersson, Hall of Graduate Studies, Yale.
In eastern Kansas, which never rivals central and western sections of the state in wheat production, recent light rain and snow held the soil to the ground except for minor dislodgement, Government meteorologists said.
No assessment of wheat loss in the storm was available immediately from official sources, but they had pointed out previously that much of the crop was "dusted in" last fall, and had poorly established root growth.
About 3,500 tons of steel are used annually in constructing and furnishing movie "sets."
As early as mid-December, Government crop experts predicted the Kansas yield probably would not be more than 114,520 bushels, compared with a recorded yield of 307,629,000 bushels last year.
Mathematical Colloquim: 5 p.m., 203 Strong.
Chess club: 7:30 p.m., 305 Union, organizational meeting
Engineerettes: 7:30 p.m., English room, Union.
Official Bulletin
MONDAY
ISA: 7:30 p.m. 306 Union. All inter-
views are conducted system meet at 8:30
m.p. same room.
Freshawks: will not attend K-State game.
History club: 7 p.m., 9 Strong, Prof. Carlyle S. Smith, "Indians of the Great Plains," with film and slides. Refreshments.
Women's Rifle club: 7 p.m., Rifle range. MS bldg.
Ys's group meeting; 6 p.m., Henley
houses. Topic, "Pragmatism," refreshms.
Cercle français: 4:30 p.m., a Sellards Hall.
Jay Janes: 5 p.m., 305 Union.
THURSDAY
Ph.D. French reading exam: 9-11 a.m.
Please note that the exam will be left
as long as Strong not later than today.
Alumnae to be Club's Guests
Two University of Kansas alumnae will be guests of the Lawrence branch of American Association of University Women's legislative meeting to be held in Lawrence February 28; Mrs. Nell Renn, '18, the former Nell Blurton and Miss Mildred Otis, law '50.
Faculty Follies to Provide Fun and Entertainment Friday
Monday, Feb. 16, 1953
A combination of fun and serious entertainment will be provided at the Faculty Follies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, in Fraser theater.
The director of the show is M. C.' Slough, associate professor of law, and E. C. Buehler, professor of will be the master of ceremonies.
Clayton Krebhiel, assistant professor of music education, is in charge of a quartet which will sing two numbers, and Tom Shay, speech instructor, is directing a skit.
A modern dance by Shirley Hughes, physical education instructor, will be followed by an impersonation called "Sioux City Sue" by Charles Johnson, assistant professor of education.
John Ise, professor of economics,
will play a Chinese instrument and
tae. Dresden, associate professor
of physics, will improvise on the piano.
The Faculty Follies orchestra which will be directed by Carroll Clark, professor of sociology, includes: Lawrence Bee, professor of home economics and sociology;
Raymond Zepp, band instructor; C. F. Weinaug, professor of petroleum engineering; Karel Blaas, assistant professor of music theory, Charles Oldfather, assistant professor of law.
Kenneth E. Rose, associate professor of mineral engineering; C. J. Baer, assistant professor of engineering, Charles Johnson, and Max Dresden.
Murphy to Attend Education Meetings
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy left Thursday to attend a meeting of the institutional research policy committee of the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C.
From Washington, Chancellor Murphy will go to New York city for a meeting of the Association of American Universities. He will return to Lawrence Wednesday.
JOB WITH A FUTURE—
Varied experiences in a Du Pont chemical plant fit young engineers for higher responsibility
As was pointed out in the last issue of the Digest, Du Pont's many product lines afford men interested in production supervision experience in a wide variety of operations.
The supervisor works hand in hand with the plant technical section toward these goals. He also keeps himself informed on technological and economic trends affecting production and sales, finds explanations for out-of-line costs, and prepares plans and estimates for increasing production.
ting costs through the better use of equipment, instrument controls and raw materials.
Such work obviously calls for a sound technical background. In addition, however, considerable administrative ability is needed. A supervisor must be able to supervise. His duties include keeping people under him informed about long-range
For a better idea of what the work involves, let's consider a specific case — the production of "Mycoban" sodium and calcium propionates, inhibitors used by bakeries to extend the mold-free life of bread and other baked goods.
Many of the problems encountered in the manufacture of "Mycoban" are similar to those arising in the manufacture of any Du Pont chemical. There is the same continuing effort to improve quality, while cut
Process Control Engineer W. L. Morgan (at left), B.S. in Ch., West Virginia Wesleyan '37,
observes packing characteristics of "Mycobian" powder as it comes from the loading hopper.
Production Supervisor Robert B. McCue (at right), B.S. in Ch. E., West Virginia '38, and plant laboratory shift-leader J. P. Quarles, B.S. in Ch. E., Leigh '38, discuss analysis of a product sample.
changes in company policy and assuming responsibility for their safety and morale.
The unusual problems encountered in "Mycoban"production are largely due to the seasonal nature of its sales. Its greatest use is in the hot, humid months, or from late spring to early fall. For this reason:
1. Production and warehouse inventories of "Mycoban" must be carefully balanced against sales forecasts. The supervisor gathers necessary background information for this operation.
2. Production needs, including manpower, equipment and materials, must likewise be planned to meet sales forecasts.
3. Maintenance, including a yearly hydrostatic test of the plant, must be scheduled with the plant maintenance supervisor for the minimum interference with peak-season production. Emergency maintenance must be kept down by carefully planned preventive maintenance.
As you can see, production supervisors have a broad field of activity at Du Pont. The experience gained in this job will prepare an ambitious man for advancement to positions of still higher responsibility.
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