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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Nov. 6, 1952
THE NIGHT WATCH—Copyreaders and reporters work long into the night compiling results of the election and editing copy for the morning edition. Diane Stonebraker, senior, assistant managing editor, is seated in the slot. Right to left around the copy desk are Rozanne Atkins, junior; Bob Nold, senior; Charles Morelock, junior, and David Webb, junior. Standing is Ed Howard, junior, and at the board, Jerry Knudson, junior. —Kansan photo by Don Moser.
Reporters Burn'Midnight Oil For Daily Kansan's Big Story
The lights burned late Tuesday night in the Daily Kansan newsroom as election results poured in from all over the nation.
Over the blare of radios and the steady click of the teletype machine, reporters, editors, and copyreaders tied up seemingly unravelled ends into concise, state-by-state reports.
Three blackboards aided in the compiling of votes. One was used for these senatorial and gubernatorial races, another for the state by state popular vote and the third for the Lawrence results.
Members of the Reporting 1 and Reporting II class covered 11 local polling booths in town. The reporters stayed there until the last national and local votes were counted and then relayed them up to the newsroom.
Rewrite men from the Reporting II class kept copy flowing as each state reported its finished vote on their candidates. Plotting and analysis of voting sections constantly changed as the race seesawed back and forth.
Copyreaders from the Editing II class read copy and tried to keep up with the constant change. As soon as a story would be set up, a new trend would start and the story had to be killed.
In the print shop, linotype operators and printers set the copy up in type as it was rushed from the newsroom. As fast as accurate stories were edited they were set up in an effort to meet the 6 a.m. deadline.
Over the constant uproar telephones jangled "as students, faculty, and towns people called to get last minute results. Non-journalism students dropped in at all hours to read the boards and discuss and predict results. Interspersed with the calls for information were practical jokers asking what good it did to take journalism when it came
to predicting election results. One call was just one long laugh and a cut connection.
At 12:45 there was a sudden silence in the newsroom as Wilson Wyatt, Gov. Adlai Stevenson's campaign manager, announced that the Governor had conceded the election to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. After the brief announcement, cheers and groans resounded around the room.
EXPERT WATCH REPAIR
When the results of the presidential race were confirmed the newsroom quieted down to the drawout job of recording the senatorial battles. At 2 a.m. the tempo slowed down and an early morning lethargy settled over the room.
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By 3:15 a.m., activity started again as the final batches of copy were written and edited. From then to press time it was a case of trying
2 Americans Get Nobel Award
Stockholm, Sweden—(U.P.) T two American atomic scientists were awarded the 1952 Nobel prize in physics jointly tonight.
physics joins Professors Felix Bloch, 47, of Edward University, and Edward Mills Purcel, 40, of Harvard university, were awarded the prize at a secret meeting of the 13-man Swedish Royal Academy of Science.
Swedish is尔. Earlier today, the 1952 prize for literature was awarded to French novelist Francois Mauriac, 67, by the Swedish Academy of Literature for "pierecing knowledge of self and artistic intensity with which in his novels he interprets the human life drama."
This year's Nobel prizes are worth $32,910 each. They will be formally conferred here Dec. 10.
The two Americans, working independently, almost simultaneously perfected methods of establishing the properties and behavior of atomic nuclei. Their discoveries promise to aid science in getting a better knowledge of the structure and behavior of the paricles of matter.
The two Americans will receive one-half each of the $32.910 physics prize.
King Gustaf VI will present checks medals and diplomas to them and other 1952 Nobel prize winners at the annual Nobel festival here Dec. 10.
Williams Edges Alger In Michigan Race
Detroit—(U.R.)-Complete election returns in Michigan's nip-and-tuck governor's race today gave incumbent G. Mennen Williams a 3,967-vote edge over Republican Fred M Alger Jr.
With all counties reporting complete returns, Gov. Williams had 1,427,770 votes to 1,423,803 for Mr. Alger.
As the last few returns from delinquent precincts straggled in this morning, Gov. Williams lead increased from the narrow edge of 1,829 votes to the complete count 3,967. ___
Colleges Hear Brewster
Raymond Q. Brewster, chairman of the chemistry department, will speak at McPherson college and Sterling college, high school, and Rotary club Monday and Tuesday.
to beat the clock.
The last story was written and the last bit of copy edited by 6 a.m. Then activity shifted from the newsroom to the pressroom as the press ground out nearly 7,000 copies of the Daily Kansan. As the issues came off the press the circulation department picked them up and filled the Kansan boxes around the campus.
At 7:30 the building was ghostly quiet. The newsroom was empty. All that remained after the allnight vigil were cardboard coffee cups, cigaret butts, and the blackboards, now smudged and partly illegible.
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by The Mills Brothers
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Quality of 'Dido and Aeneas' Unaffected by Election Furor
BY EILEEN FOLEY Election excitement apparently didn't affect the performa quality of "Dido and Aeneas," presented last night in S torium before a large audience.
By EILEEN FOLEY
form before a large audience.
The concert version of Henry Purcell's opera was produced directed, and performed by Mu Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu Alpha, honorary music fraternities.
Conductor William Oldham, education senior, may be justifiably proud of the outstanding performance-which approached professional quality.
Harriet King, fine arts junior mezzo soprano, gave a fine performance as Dido, especially in her adaptation of the dramatic aria, "When I Am Laid in Earth." Dale Moore, fine arts junior, baritone, did equally well in the male lead role as Aeneas.
Mary Lee Haury, fine arts senior, lyric soprano, played Belinda, Dido's maid. Her aria with the chorus, the gay "Haste, Haste to Town," was very effective.
The good diction of Linda Stormont, fine arts junior, contralto, was noticeable in her portrayal of the sorceress.
The chorus did a fine job, particularly in the closing number and the witches' chorus, "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell."
Other supporting singers were poised and displayed good tonalunity, Judith Tate, fine arts sophomore, and Phyllis Nehrbass, education junior, were the two witches; Gretta Reetz, fine arts sophomore, the attendant; Christine Wiley, education junior, the spirit, and Robert Parke, fine arts sophomore, the sailor.
saucer.
Accompaniment by string quartet and harpsichord set an effective mood.
Jo Anna March, college junior,
gave the epilogue.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Future Business Leaders of America: 4 p.m., Templin hall. Initiation, bring dues.
Spanish chorus: 4:30 p.m., 113 Strong.
Strong: "Schumming des Deutschen Vercis-
cens 5 Uhr, 502 Fraser. Dr Kuchler,
"Geography and Natural Resources of
Germany."
Christian Science organization: 7 p.m. Danforth chapel.
Statewide Activities: weekend publicity committee, 7 p.m., Hawk's Nest.
Red Pepper meeting 7 p.m., North College living room.
KuKu; 7:15 p.m., 106 Green hall,
Bailey Chemistry club; 7:30 p.m.,
201 BCL. Planning for chemistry
show.
Student Curriculum Committee:
meeting of students interested in
general education at KU, 7:15 p.m.
3 Strong Annex F.
show.
ACTS  meeting: 7:30 p.m., 110
Fraser. Anyone welcome.
Christian Fellowship: 7:30 p.m.
306 Fraser. J. F. Berwick, speaker.
FRIDAY
Christian Fellowship Missionary;
12-noon meeting, Danforth chapel.
Hillel Service: 7:30 p.m. Danforth chapel followed by cello recital by Olga Zilbaoorg, 8:10 p.m., Myers hall.
Gamma Delta: cost supper and
liscussion, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 8th and
Vermont.
FUTURE
Vermont.
Danforth services: 8:30 a.m. and Bible class 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Myers hall. Sponsored by Gamma Deta.
Mathematical Colloquim: 5 p.m.
Monday, 211 Strong.
We are featuring HUSKERBURGERS
Curb Service After 4 p.m.
Phone 3387
this week
come on down to the
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