Daily hansan
Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
50th Year, No. 57
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
New Riots Erupt in Casablanca
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1952
Tension ran high throughout all French North Africa—Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria—as a result of the murder of a Nationalist union leader in Tunisia last Friday.
Casablanca, French Morocco— (U.P.) — Five-thousand French troops stood guard today against fresh outbreaks of Nationalist rioting that took a reported 50 lives yesterday.
Reinforcements of French marines, mounted Berber Goumiers, fierce Senegalese, famed Foreign Legionnaires and regular army battalions poured into Casablanca. All army and police leaves were cancelled.
French officials charged Communist-Nationalist agitators were using the murder as a pretext to provoke bloodshed and influence United Nations debate on the protectorates.
This important Atlantic port's native districts were ringed with tanks and troops. Infantrymen and police guarded the European quarter as authorities considered imposing marital law on the entire 700,000 residents of the city.
The city already was under a dusk-to-dawn curfew after the biggest anti-European riots by Arab mobs since the riff war of 1925-26.
Europeans from isolated districts were being hastily evacuated under heavy guard to the center of the city where the 250,000 European populations was concentrated. Emergency housing was provided in hotels and public buildings.
The latest official count put the number of dead at more than 50, including eight Europeans, and an official spokesman warned the final figure might be higher.
The city was calm last night but officials feared new disturbances during funeral ceremonies for Morocans killed in yesterday's rioting.
Tunisia was reported relatively calm this morning despite a direct charge by the oldest son of the Bey of Tunis, Prince Chadly, that French terrorists were to blame for the murder of Ferhat Hached, leader of the most powerful labor union in the Moslem world.
The Prince told a press conference yesterday, "The struggle between Tunisia and France is now open."
Chorus to Sing Yuletide Music
The Christmas season will start musically at 8 p.m. Wednesday when the University chorus presents a Christmas recital.
The chorus is the largest musical organization on the campus with 250 mixed voices, and will be directed by Clayton Krehbiel, assistant professor of music education.
The chorus will present "A Fantasia on Christmas Carols," by Ralph Vaughn-Williams, often called dean of British composers, and "Litanes a la Vierge Nore," a work which was inspired by a statue of the Virgin at Rosamadour, France.
Several miracles have been attributed to the statue and it has been the object of many pilgrimages. "A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map," by Samuel Barber, with text by Stephen Spender, and "Puer Nobis" by Pfautsch, will represent American composers on the program.
There will be no admission charged.
"Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates," by Leisring, "Tyrley Tylow," by Balualou, and the "Sycamore Tiks" by Peter Warlock, will also be included on the program.
CHRISTMAS LIGHT PATTERN—Lights on the huge revolving Christmas tree in Strong hall rotunda form an unusual circular pattern when photographed with time exposure. Inspecting mechanism in base of tree are Don Nielsen, journalism senior, and Larry Ferrill, college senior.—Kansan Photo by Phil Newman.
54 Principals Confer With Former Students
Although Mr. Vishinsky customarily leaves the annual assembly sessions at approximately this time, his departure now was taken as foreshadowing a flat, official rejection of the UN's Korean peace plan by the Communists and North Koreans.
Mr. Vishinsky sailed for Le Havre with 13 Russian colleagues aboard the French liner Liberte. He and two top aides sailed first class, nine others had second class bookings and were in tourist class.
Freshmen met with their high school principals this morning on the campus for the fourth annual Principal-Freshmen conference and what might well be the most successful meeting in the series.
United Nations, N.Y.—(U.P.)-Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky sailed for home today declaring that the United Nations general assembly "as an instrument for peace is not satisfactory."
Principals from 54 high schools in Kansas and Missouri attended the conference, Registrar James K. Hitt said this morning. While it was not the largest turnout, it had the largest percentage of attendance.
Indications were that the freshmen were just as enthused about the meetings as were the school officials. Principals found nearly all of their former students coming to the meeting places on time to talk about the transition from high school to college.
Several principals thought that the advantages of the previous conferences are already beginning to show themselves. Students seemed to have less mutual complaints about the
Vishinsky Leaves In Huff Over UN
In conjunction with the conference, mathematics teachers from many of the high schools were on the campus meeting with the University mathematics department to discuss mutual problems.
One phase of early freshman life drew most fire from the students. With the actual coming to the University for the first time being what it is, many of the freshmen thought that the hustle and bustle of Orientation week was a little too much.
transition than in years before. Instead, the problems seemed to be more of an individual nature.
The general feeling was that the University is helping the new student more than before and that the high schools are helping the student get ready for college with the aid of these conferences.
Officials all said that they take what the freshmen say to their schools and try to help the students still in high school.
Plans Being Made For 200-Man Dorm To Be Built in '53
Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor, reported to the housing committee yesterday that blueprints for a 200-unit housing project for men are almost completed and contracts will be
Talks Hushed Aboard Ike Ship
Aboard USS Helena —(U.P.) —President-elect Eisenhower discussed Korean war policy with key cabinet members today in an atmosphere of secrecy rivaling that which surrounded his trip to the battle zone.
Gen. Eisenhower's press secretary, James C. Hagerty, refused to give any information about the talks to curious newsmen aboard this 17,000-ton cruiser and the men who have been designated cabinet members shunned questioners.
The conference began yesterday when John Foster Dulles, Gen. Eisenhower's choice for Secretary of State, aboard the cruiser. He was followed by Gen. Eisenhower's chosen Treasury Secretary George Humphrey, Interior Secretary Douglas McKay and Attorney General Herbert Brownell.
Though Mr. Hagerty was uncommunicative, there were indications that the President-elect was blueprinting some of the messages and speeches on foreign affairs he will give following his inauguration.
The talks were kept in a hush-hush category by Gen. Eisenhower. Gen. Eisenhower does not want to issue any statements on public policy until he becomes president, at which time he will be able to back what he says with action.
This is just a preliminary to another phase of the conference which will start when the Helena reaches Pearl Harbor Thursday.
Weather
Cooler weather came to Kansas today and in the northeast the familiar overcast of last week returned.
Scattered clouds hovered in the west was generally clear.
The temperature dropped to 23 last night at Goodland, and the lows ranged up to 40 at Wichita, following day time peaks from 53 at Good-
MILD
land to 62 at Emporia and Chanute
A trace of rain fell at Garden City during the night. Forecasters said temperatures tonight would range from 15 in the northwest to around 35 in the southeast and highs tomorrow were predicted at 40 to 50 degrees.
let soon.
Construction probably will begin this summer, Dean Glasco, engineering junior, chairman of the housing committee, said. The new dormitory will be situated between Memorial drive and West Campus road, Glasco reported, at a cost of $3,500 for every student who will live in the house.
The housing chairman said there is a strong possibility of getting a women's dormitory a little later.
The dormitories will be built like an "L", Each wing will contain accommodations for 100 persons, with one kitchen.
The housing committee is preparing to meet with the board of regents and state ways and means committee to answer any questions they wish to ask about housing and give the philosophy behind the desire for dormitories.
Bill Wilson, All Student Council president, said the University planning committee feels the purpose of the new dorms is not to provide a roof over students' heads or three meals a day, but to give students living in the dorms an experience in group living.
Wilson said meeting with the regents was particularly important, for the regents are keenly aware of student sentiment. It was the board of regents that made the Union building possible after the election that had taken two votes to prove the students desire for the building.
The committee will work with he Alumni and Endowment associations this spring in pushing the housing project.
Christmas Play Slated Dec.14
Two performances of "The Second Shepherd's Play", a production of the Laboratory Theater of the Speech and Drama department at the University, will be given in Green theater next week.
The production will be directed by Tom Shay, instructor of speech. Members of the cast will be Mark Gilman, Maurice Casey, Ernest Dade, Max Zent, Bill Means, Shirley Strain, Mary Rigor, and Kenneth Plumb.
The play is a traditional English Christmas play concerning the nativity which has been presented for hundreds of years. Although it was performed earlier, the first manuscript dates from the early 1400's.
Disastrous London Fog Lifts
London - (U.P.) - London's worst soot-laden fog in modern history, which in five days has caused more than 100 deaths and an estimated $28 million damage, began to lift today.
Christmas Vespers Slated for Sunday
Three hundred persons and all departments of the School of Fine Arts will present two performances of the traditional Christmas Vespers, including the famous tableaux, Sunday.
The vespers, now in its 28th year,
will be given in Hoch auditorium
at 4 and 7:30 p.m. They are open
to the public without charge.
The major musical organization participating will be the robed A Cappella chair led by Donald M. Swartouth, the University symphony orchestra directed by Russell L. Wiley, and the combined glee clubs Krebshen and participants will be hired Evente Anderson, University organist; Ronald Barnes, University carillonneur; and a brass double quartet.
The four tableaux will be "The Christmas Feast." "Gloria in Excelsis Deo." "Good King Wenceslas" and "While Shepherds Watched."
They were designed by Prof. Robert Green.
A recital on the memorial carillon and Christmas carols played by the double brass quartet on the auditorium's outer balcony will precede both afternoon and evening programs.
KFKU, the University's AM radio station will broadcast the afternoon vespers from 4 to 5 p.m.
The choir will sing four numbers and make the colorful candle-light processional and recessional. The orchestra will play Mozart's overture and the procession of the Grail from Wagner's "Parsifal."
Soloists with the A Cappella Choir will be Joyce Wellborn, Lyndon; Barbara Barnes, Hutchinson; William Oldham, Kansas City, Kan.; Dale Moore, Olathe, and Gretta Reetz, Linwood.
In the scene "The Christmas
Feast" the merry gathering will be portrayed by Ann Reitz, Kansas City, Mo.; Carole Royer, Oklahoma City; Sue Summerville, Kansas City, Kan.; Kay Magers, Parkville, Mo.; Riederer, Holton; Bill Hancock, Kansas City, Mo.; Ronnie Hickman, Topeka, and Russell Short, Goodland.
the tableau "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" will show Marjorie Brown, Kansas City, Kan., as Mary; Richard Markle, Hutchinson, as Joseph, and Donna Francis, Kansas City, Kan., as the angel.
In the scene 'Good King Wenceslas,' Jim Irwin, Topeka, will appear as the King; Jim Crates, Kansas City, Kan., as the old man; and Tal Streeter, Manhattan, as the servant.
The final tableau, "While Shepherds Watched," will show Richard Wallace, Venetia, Pa., as the shepherd.