Nassau State Historical Society
Topeka, Ks.
TALL TIMBER AHEAD—Tulane Forward Dick Brennan (with ball) is stopped on the baseline by Kansans B. H. Born (25) and Jerry Alberts as the Green Wave player attempted to score a lay-up in Jayhawks' season opener in New Orleans Thursday. Kansas won the opening game 63-50, but fell before Rice in Houston Saturday night.—Kansan photo by Righ Clarkson.
Two Capacity Crowds For Christmas Vespers
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More than 300 students made the 113th annual vespers one of the most stimulating and beautiful programs presented in Hoch auditorium Sunday.
Appearing before a "packed' mouse twice, once in the afternoon and once in the evening, the Christmas vespers contained music and moods to fit all tastes.
After a candle lighting ceremony the A Cappella choir made its entrance to the strains of "O Come All Ye Faithful" played by the Symphony orchestra directed by Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra.
Silver streams of candle light outlined the chair as they marched down two aisles of the semi-dark auditorium to the stage. The breathless attitude of the audience indicated that the processional was the most impressive event in the hour and 15 minute program.
Four tableaux, with the A Cappella choir and choral ensemble providing music, followed. The choir was directed by D. M. Swarthout, professor of piano. The choral ensemble was directed by Clayton Krehbiel, assistant professor of music education.
One of the favorites of the audience was the tableau "Gloria in Excelsis Deo." This set achieved its effect with excellent lighting.
The scene contained Joseph and Mary kneeling before the manger. Above them stood an angel behind a triangular shield of semi-transparent material.
English Chairman Undergoes Surgery
The highlight of the A Cappella choir numbers was "Behold the Star." This number featured solos by Gretta Reetz, fine arts sophomore, and William Oldham, education senior.
James L. Wortham, chairman of the department of English, underwent surgery yesterday at Lawrence Memorial hospital. He is reported in a "satisfactory" condition today.
ton today.
Prof. Wortham had been ill for several days before being taken to the hospital Friday.
Formerly an assistant professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, Prof. Wortham was named professor and chairman of the English department July 1, 1956.
Steel Ease No Help Here
The National Production authority's relaxed restrictions on the use of metals for construction work will have no effect on the construction of the KU fieldhouse, Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor, said today.
The government authority last week eased regulations on steel and copper for homes, schools, recreational and entertainment facilities and the like. However, the University has had the priority for the steel for the fieldhouse since June and the problem here is obtaining the steel from the steel companies, Mr. Lawton said.
Steel that could be used for such projects without a permit was increased from five to 25 tons under the new order. The KU building will have 2,700 tons of steel.
49 Believed Killed in Mine
Manila—(U.P.)-Forty-nine miners were believed killed when a gold mine tunnel collapsed at Paracale in southeastern Luzon, a spokesman for the United Paracale Mining company said today.
The 1952 fall semester attendance at the University shows a 4.1 per cent increase over the 1951 figures, according to the official report released today by James K. Hitt, director of admissions. An 11 per cent increase in the non-veteran enrollment was recorded to bring that figure to an all-time high.
KU Attendance 4.1% Over'51Figures
The November report shows 6,779 students, with 6,177 enrolled at Lawrence and 602 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. These are actual attendance figures and do not include students who have withdrawn from classes, Mr. Hitt said.
KU and the percentage increase is approximately the same for both groups. The 5,623 non-veteran students is a new record, up 575 or 11 per cent over 1951. The number of veterans, 1,156, represents a 21 per cent decrease.
There are 4,693 men and 2,086 women attending
There are 1,747 students classified as freshmen. The distribution of the remainder is surprisingly even: 1,264 seniors, 1,247 juniors, 1,291 sophomores; and 1,259 in the graduate school, in medical service courses or special students.
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The College is the largest of the 10 schools with 2,503 students, followed by engineering and architecture, 1,167; graduate, 857; and Medicine, 747.
50th Year, No. 61
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
"The graduate girl residents of Henley house will be special guests of the 'Y' members who will trim a tree and decorate the house in real holiday fashion," said Mrs. Betty Walz, executive secretary.
Ike Plunges Into Blueprinting For Korean Peace Plan
YWCA cabinet members, commission and committee chairmen, and house of representatives members will hold a Christmas party at Henley house, 1236 Oread, at 4 p.m. today.
Ike Plunk For Kore Greek Pianist Performs Tonight
'Y' Cabinet Members To Hold Party Today
Monday, Dec. 15, 1952
Mrs. Bachauer is the second program on the golden anniversary of the Concert course. Other selections to appear in the Concert course this year will include: the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra, the Ballet theater, and Robert Rumseville, leading tenor of the New York Opera company.
The School of Fine Arts will present Gina Bachauer, internationally known Greek pianist, in a concert at 8:20 tonight in Hoch auditorium.
She was engaged by Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor of the New York Philharmonic symphony, as guest soloist for the fall of 1951.
Students will be admitted by presenting their ID cards. Mrs. Bachauer, relatively unknown in the United States until a few years ago, has been extremely popular since her debut in the Town House in New York in 1950.
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he was toured in France, Italy,
Austria, Gugloslavia, and Greece.
She returned to her country when
the second World War started but
left soon after the Germans began
to sweep across Greece.
She fled with her husband to Alexandria, Egypt. During the war years she gave concerts for the armed forces. In 1946 she resumed her concert tours on the continent and made a debut in England.
Mr. Stassen said he and Gen. Eisenhower discussed the mutual security program "in general."
There was speculation that the President-elect soon will meet with Gen. Douglas MacArthur to get Gen. MacArthur's new plan for a "clear and definite solution" to the Korean stalemate.
George Eisenhower said his long journey to the embattled Far Eastern peninsula "marks not the end but the beginning of a new effort to conclude honorably this phase of the global struggle."
global struggle.
Gen. Eisenhower said he was confident a "satisfactory solution in Korea can be speeded."
New York —(U.P.) President-elect Eisenhower plunged today into the work of knitting his administration together and blue-printing his program aimed at inducing the Communists to make peace in Korea.
Returning after a 22,000 mile trip to Korea Gen. Eisenhower conferred with Harold E. Stassen, who will be director for mutual security in the new administration.
Gen. Eisenhower made it clear in talk that he went to Korea as an American to see Americans. He pointed out that the Korean operation is a United Nations affair and he did not try to "tell them how to run it."
Housing Group To Meet Tonight
Illness of Dean Glasco, chairman of the All Student Council housing committee, forced postponement until tonight of a scheduled meeting of that committee. The group will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Green hall.
Members have been devoting time this week to research in various phases of the project. It is expected that the results of this work will be placed before the group.
The purpose of the meeting was described as an opportunity for committee members to exchange information and to acquaint themselves more thoroughly with KU's housing situation in order to present their case better when they meet with the board of regents and the senate ways and means committee of the Kansas legislature.
Housing Shortage Ease 'In Prospect'
The University has a $200,000 gift for building a dormitory and $500,-000 “in prospect” for constructing two more scholarship halls. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy disclosed "without further identifying the sources" in a 15-minute interview broadcast Sunday over University station KANU.
Reviewing the housing problem at the University, the chancellor said "Even if 2,000 or 3,000 dormitory rooms are built in the next six to eight years, we would still have the problem we have today" in view of an annual average enrollment of 10,000 expected by 1960.
However, the University is "definitely committed" to have dormitory facilities for 3,000 students by
that year, Chancellor Murphy said. One of his objections to constructing more than this was that they would be empty in the event of depressions.
From 400 to 500 new dormitory units will be in construction on the campus during the next 12 to 18 months, on the revenue bond plan, Chancellor Murphy emphasized.
Three ways of financing housing include direct state appropriation, gifts, and revenue bonds, the chancellor said. "It seems fairly clear that the bulk of state appropriation will be needed to keep the physical plant in operation," he added.
No dormitory buildings have yet been constructed on a basis of retiring bonds with the income from
Referring to the committee on housing, the chancellor said, "I am delighted to see the student body demonstrate their sense of initiative and responsibility."
the facilities constructed.
"Understanding the background of the problem is important." Chancellor Murphy said. "The philosophy that the university has a responsibility other than academic has been a recent one in the Midwest and Far West states."
The "recent notable strides" made by the University in the completion of the freshman girls' dormitories two years ago and the three new scholarship halls opened this fall should not be overlooked, he added.
Students to Train At Institutions
The State Board of Social Welfare has approved a plan under which seniors in the School of Medicine will receive mental health training at the state's five mental institutions.
Dr. William Clarke Wescoe, dean of the School of Medicine, was directed by the board to plan immediately the program which may be in effect by next spring.
Under the plan 15 medical students will receive five and one-half weeks training in the state hospitals, under supervision of the clinical director.
Another phase of the program will provide senior residency doctors, persons who have earned their medical degree and are completing internship in specialized fields, the final three or four months of residency in the mental hospitals.
82 Red Prisoners Killed in Uprising
Pusan, Korea—(U.P.)-UN guards killed 82 communist civilian internes and wounded 120 others at Pongam island off Southern Korea yesterday when the prisoners locked arms and marched deliberately into machine-gun fire, it was disclosed today.
The riot broke out simultaneously in six or eight compounds in enclosure No. 2. About 3,600 of the island's 9,000 prisoners were involved. Two Americans and two Koreans were injured in the riot.
A spokesman for the UN prisoner of war command said American and South Korean guards fired riot guns, carbines and machine guns in six mutinous compounds "to keep prisoners from advancing and breaking out all over the place."
Weather
Slightly warmer weather returned to Kansas today after a weekend
SNAPPY
turned a weekend during which the mercury shot to 5 below zero at Goodland a n d snow fell in the east. Skies cleared over Kansas by m i d - morning Sunday, and have remained t h a t way since. Weathermen said temperatures tonight probably would
not dip below 20 in the northwest and would be around 35 in the southeast. Tuesday will be warmer.