Kansas State Histor Society Topeka, Ks.
Fall Enrollmen Top Expectations
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
50th Year No. 1
Monday, Sept. 15 1952
SECTION A
Greeks Pledge 757 During Rush Week
University sororities and fraternities took advantage of this year's increased new student enrollment to pledge 757 persons, an increase of 101 over last year's total.
Sororities, after a 1-year drought of freshman women in their ranks due to the compulsory freshman dormitory system for women adopted last year, pledged a record total of 263 women, 27 more than last year.
Kappa Kappa Gamma pledged 32 women to head the list. Delta Delta Delta with 30 pledges and Kappa Alpha Theta with 25 followed.
Fraternities, increasing their rushing efforts because of the expected 25 per cent rise in the enrollment of freshman men, pledged 494 men, 74 more than last year.
Top pledge total among the fraternities was 30 recorded by Sigma Phi Epsilon. Second high was Sigma Alpha Epsilon with 29 pledged. Sixteen of the twenty-four fraternities who are members of the Interfraternity council pledged over 20 men each.
Officially, rush week extended from Friday, Sept. 5, to Wednesday, Sept. 10. However, rushing attempts have been in progress throughout the entire summer.
For women, rush week began Friday. Sept. 5, when they arrived, registered, and were quartered in University-approved private housing. During succeeding days they were instructed in rushing procedure and fed to teas, desserts, parties and open houses in each of the 13 sororities.
Swelling the total of women participating in rush week were most of the sophomores who spent last year in the freshman dorms of Corbin and North College. The closeness of this group was evident at many of the open houses as the rushees found friends from last year and congregated in small groups to relive last year's memories.
Men began rush week activities at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, when they met to hear a discussion of the rules of rush week. Each rushee then was required to visit at least four of the fraternities before pledging.
Men rushees were required this year to stay in University dormitories. In previous years many of the rushees resided in fraternity houses during the week.
Another change in rushing for men was the virtual elimination of the train date, which in former years had taken place before the opening of rush week. This year due to a revision approved by the IFC last spring, the train date was
held Sunday night, Sept. 7, after the rushes had registered.
Names of the new pledges can be found on pages 10 and 11. Pledges of the two Negro fraternities, who are awaiting membership in the IFC, will be printed in Thursday's Kansan.
New FM Station Starts Operation
Station KANU, the University's FM station, will begin broadcasting at 1:45 p.m. today, according to R. Edwin Browne, director of radio.
The station will be on the air daily from 1:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.. except on Saturdays. On Saturdays the station will carry only football games and other special events.
KANU will operate at 91.5 megacycles on the FM dial and should send a clear signal over a 70-mile radius, Mr. Browne said. It will broadcast by means of a 10,000-watt transmitter and a 511-foot tower, located west of the campus.
The station was given to the University by John P. Harris, Hutchinson publisher, and Sydney F. Harris, Ottawa editor, in honor of their late uncle, Fred Harris.
Mr. Browne said good music will be the backbone of the non-commercial broadcasts. The station has a new $7,000 library of recorded music ranging from classical and light classics to folk songs and jazz.
KANU will originate all KU varsity sports events to AM stations as the KU Sports network. Merle Harmon, sports director, will handle the play-by-play accounts.
Bibler and Worthal Return to the Kansan
The former KU cartoonist returns to the Daily Kansan with a complete new series of cartoons about his hilarious funnyman, Worthal, starting with today's issue.
Bibler's back
A new feature on the sports page will be a humorous comic strip called Little Sport.
Pogo and his friends also will again will be a regular feature.
CHANCELLOR FRANKLIN D. MURPHY
Chancellor Checks ROTC Deferments
Induction of fullback Henry "Bud" Laughlin, an enrollee in the Air Force ROTC, into the Army Friday has set off a full-scale investigation by University officials to seek definite determination of the status of ROTC students in regard to Selective Service.
University action was promised Saturday in a statement issued by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
Dr. Murphy asserted his office would "continue with all vigor to get a definitive statement of policy from Selective Service to guarantee that this sort of irregularity will not again occur to those regularly enrolled and in good standing in the several ROTC programs."
"Iimportant as this matter has been for Mr. Laughlin," the statement said, "of far greater significance has been the issue involved. The matter has been carried to highest authority and in our judgment is still not clarified, although Mr. Laughlin has been inducted."
The statement also said that Dr. Murphy had "been preoccupied for the last 48 hours in an effort to clarify the status of Mr. Henry James Laughlin, a regularly enrolled student in good standing in the Air Force ROTC at the University of Kansas, who, contrary to
ROTC Program Open to All Freshmen
The three Reserve Officer Training corps at the University—the Army, Navy, and Air Force—will offer their programs for the coming school year to all freshmen men who desire entrance and who can qualify.
Laughlin, a 20-year-old education senior from Kansas City, Mo., reported to the Kansas City Selective Service induction station Friday morning. He was sworn into the Army that afternoon. Earlier in the week he had turned in his football uniform.
all directives and understandings of the military, has been inducted into the Army under Selective Service."
Loss of Laughlin was an important setback to Jayhawker hopes for this year's Big Seven conference title. He was slated to be No. 1 offensive fullback.
KU is the only school in the state offering all three branches to its students. The ROTC programs are becoming more important each year as Selective Service needs increase.
At present, Selective Service regulations permit the deferment of certain students provided the manpower needs of the armed forces can be accommodated at the same time. Otherwise, students will face the necessity of interrupting their college career to participate in active service.
Last season he scored 78 points for the Jayhawkers to share the
Upon graduation he is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army or Air Force or an ensign in the Navy, and is subject to active duty from the reserves.
units is extended a military draft deferment until he completes the requirements for his bachelor's degree, assuming that his academic and ROTC work remains of satisfactory quality.
Since the ROTC program is voluntary, it is up to the individual student to decide whether he wants in a unit or not. Registrar James K. Hitt has announced that all freshmen and some sophomores who wish to enter the programs will be accommodated, although quota restrictions may limit his choice of unit.
carry to participate in activity.
A student who enrolls in one of the three ROTC
pected.
Mr. Hitt now believes that the total number of students this fall may top 6,000, but he refused to predict that the enrollment will pass last year's figure.
eshman Class 10 Bring Total Near 6,000 Mark
The ROTC program for the men and the new housing program for women are believed to be the reasons for the large freshman class, according to Mr. Hitt.
The state's two other large schools, Kansas State college and Wichita university, have higher total enrollments than last year due to large freshman classes.
The enrollment of an especially large freshman class will bring the total student enrollment this fall near the 6,000 mark, according to Registrar James K. Hitt.
Registration and enrollment began this morning at 8 and will continue until 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Raa-Rec 8:00-8:15 Te-Tol 1:15-1:20
Red-Rid 8:15-8:30 Tom-Us 1:30-1:45
Rie-Rom 8:30-8:45 Ut-Vor 1:45-2:00
Ron-Rz 9:00-9:15 Vos-Was 1:50-2:00
Sch-chi 9:00-9:15 Vw-Whh 1:60-2:00
Sch-Seo-Shi 9:00-9:45 Whi-Wll 2:45-2:50
Sep-Sjj 10:00-10:15 Wim-Wq 2:45-3:00
Sik-Smh 10:15-10:30 Wr-Z 3:00-3:15
Sik-Sot 10:15-10:30 Wz-Am 3:00-3:15
Ster-Siz 11:15-11:30 Au-Baq 3:45-4:00
Su-Td 11:15-11:45
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Hav-Hes 8:00·11:50 Mal-Mas 11:15·11:30
Holt-Holk 8:15·11:30 Mat-McE 11:10·11:30
Holl-Hr 8:30·11:45 McF-Meh 11:15·1:30
Hz-Iz 8:45·10:50 Milm-Milm 1:10·1:45
J-Jog 9:00·11:50 Milm-Moq 1:45·2:00
Joh-Kam 9:15·11:30 Mor-Mur 2:00·2:15
Kan-Kes 9:30·11:45 Mus-Mz 3:15·2:00
Ket-Kn 9:30·11:45 Mus-Mz 2:45·2:00
Lau-10:00·11:45 O-Par 2:45·2:45
L-Lau 10:15·10:30 Pas-Per 3:00·2:15
Lav-Lh 10:10·10:45 Pea-Plm 3:15·3:00
Li-Lov 10:45·11:00 Pin-Qz 3:30·3:45
Low-Mak11:00·11:15
He had been enrolled in Air Force ROTC three semesters. Normally that status allows draft deferment until the student gains his college degree and completes his reserve officer training, obtaining a commission under which he must serve on active duty for two years.
Har-Rec 8:00-8:15 Dav-Dh 11:15-11:30
Bred-Bic 8:15-8:30 Idi 11:30-11:45
Bid-Bol 8:45-8:45 Du-Dz 11:5-13 1:45
Bom-Boy 8:45-8:50 Ea-Evd 1:30-1.45
Boz-Brot 9:10-9:15 Eve-Fin 1:45-2.00
Brow-Brt 9:15-9:15 Flo-Frd 2:00-2.15
Bru-Bur 9:15-9:45 Fre-Frd 2:15-2.00
Bus-Carl 9:45-10:50 Gas-Hag 2:45-3.00
Carm-Che 9:45-10:50 Gdr-Grd 2:45-3.00
Cuo-Coo 10:15-10:30 Gre-Hag 3:00-3.15
Cuo-Coo 10:10-10:45 Ha-Haq 3:15-3.00
Cop-Crn 10:45-11:00 Har-Hax 3:30-3.45
Cop-Dau 11:00-11:15
conference scoring title. The Kansas ace was expected to play a vital role in KU's drive to unseat Oklahoma, perennial Big Seven champion in recent years.
WEDNESDAY
1,500 New Students Go Thru Orientation
By today, the new students have heard an address by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, have taken hours of placement exams, listened to lectures by the deans and professors of their prospective schools and have had individual conferences with their advisors.
The more than 1,500 new students have had a busy program the past five days, and there is still more to come for them before school officially starts.
The orientation period has not been all work. The women have had a picnic sponsored by AWS and the men enjoyed a watermelon feed Thursday evening. Friday evening Potter lake was the scene of the Jayhawk Nibble where the new students ate franks and beans, soda pop, and cake.
After the meal there were speeches and entertainment. The
whole program was under the sponsorship of Student Union Activities committee and the All Student Council.
The orientation program will not end until Thursday night. At 7:30 p.m. today new students are to be the guests of a number of faculty members at "Apple Polishin'" parties.
Wednesday night will be the "Last Nighter" dance and mixer at the Hawk's Nest. The dance will begin at 8 p.m.
The traditions convocation and new student induction will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The ceremony will begin in Hoch auditorium and conclude in Memorial stadium,