Topeka, Ks.
Undies Mob Continues Dorm Raids
The Raiders
The above students are part of the throng that staged a "panty" raid on seven women's houses last night.
The Attack
Attacking men students were repulsed as they tried to enter North College hall in their initial raid.
The Victims
Freshmen women gathered at the dormitories' windows to watch milling men students planning new assaults.
Dean of Men L. C. Woodruff and Bill Wilson, ASC president, are shown taking the identification card of a raiding student (center). Daily Kansan photos by Jim Murray.
The Results
Daily Kansan
49th Year, No. 153
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, May 21, 1952
7 Women's Houses Invaded By 1,500 Raiding Students
1,000 to Receive Degrees June 2
More than 1,000 seniors will receive degrees at the 80th annual commencement exercises Monday, June.2.
Parking Rules Continued
All parking rules affecting campus parking zones and Jayhawk blvd. will continue to be enforced through the final exam period and between sessions Don Alderson, chairman of the parking committee, announced today.
About 500 other students who received degrees since the last commencement exercises will be included in the commencement program.
Gov. Edward F. Arn, Oscar S. Stauffer, chairman of the state board of regents, and Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will address the graduates.
James Logan, senior honor man and Rhodes scholar to England next year, will give a short farewell address on behalf of the senior class.
By BOB STEWART
Houses Select Foreign Students
Henry Shenk, chairman of the physical education department, is directing the 80th annual commencement season. James K. Hitt, registrar, said this year's graduating class is smaller than the two previous years because the greater portion of veterans graduated in 1950 and 1951.
Twenty-two of the organized houses continuing the foreign student program have completed their selections of students for next year, according to Dr. J. A. Burzle, chairman of the foreign student committee.
Activities include welcoming dinners for alumni, Mortar Board breakfast, several class luncheons, receptions for parents and alumni.
Houses and students are Alpha Chi Omega, Annet Botolfsen-Lileaker, Norway; Alpha Delta Pi, Odette Dorothee Rabinowitz; France; Pi Beta Phi, Marie Claud Bertrand, France; Carruth hall, Irene Grawe, Germany; Miller hall, Kerstin Birgitta Steene, Sweden; Sellards hall, Sally Tan Hong Choo, Malaya; Watkins hall, Else Helene Kvamme, Norway.
Phi Kappa, Egon Sohnen, Austria; Sigma Nu, Robert Lene Rene Basse, France; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Karl Koeppel, Switzerland; Tau Kappa Epsilon, Hans Schuessler Germany; Phil Beta Pi, Zeden Benes, New York; Battenfeld hall, Kariofilios Mitsakis, Greece; Jolliell hall, Hans-Dieter Deppe, Germany; Stephenson hall, Jean Gob, Belgium, and Sterling-Oliver Pearson, Ebbe Thue Poulsen, Denmark.
Acacia, Albert Koch, Austria; Beta Theta Pi, Rene Yves Goudiachaud, France; Lambda Chi Alpha, George Alexander Detioss, Cypres; Phi Delta Theta, Giuseppe Alberto Traldi, Italy; Phi Gamma Delta, Jean Marie Morelle, Belgium; Phi Kappa, Peter Slonek, Austria.
Hundreds of University students and Lawrence onlookers attempted to enter seven women's houses last night in the latest of the series of "panty raids" sweeping campuses across the nation.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said today that anyone found taking an active part in "panty raids" would be put under a fictional as a KU student in jeopardy.
In a prepared statement delivered from Western Kansas by long-distance telephone to L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, the chancellor stated:
Lawns and shrubbery were damaged and windows were broken at four of the houses. In addition, a can of blue paint was thrown on the statue of Jimmy Green. Campus police believe this was done just before midnight.
"Any student committing an overt act in inciting or participating in an attack on women's houses or forcing entrance will be held responsible not only for any damage done but also for their intra-activity. He will be responsible to me for his future as a student at the University of Kansas."
First signs of the outbreak came when approximately 50 men gathered before Green hall with shouts of "Rally! Rally!" This group moved down to Tennessee street where more men joined it.
Between 10 p.m. and midnight, the mob estimated at times at 1,500 persons launched attempts at the houses of Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, North College-Corbin, Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, and Hodder hall. Successful entrances were made at North College, Alpha Delta Pi, and Pi Beta Phi.
Attempts first were made to besiege the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Screens were removed from first floor windows, and men climbed to the balcony. However, the entire house was locked from inside.
With the appearance of Dean Woodruff on the scene, and the action of a busy photographer, the mob quickly dispersed. Some students went home, but others left with cries of "On to the Kappa house."
The only injury reported was a minor one suffered by a woman at the Pi Beta Phi house. She was cut on the forehead as glass flew from a window which was broken next to her, sorority sisters said.
At the Kappa Kappa Gamma house, the mob was met by a group serenading from the Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Giamma Delta fraternities. Frustrated in this attempt, the mob moved toward North
College and Corbin, freshman women's dormitories.
The mob was at its strongest as it gathered on the east lawn of North College. While most of the men milled around with hands in pockets, a few tried to open ground floor windows. Several men climbed to a balcony on the west side of the structure.
Earlier attempts at entrance to North College were beaten back by a squad of men from Delta Tau Delta fraternity. These men maintained a close watch around the freshman dorms from 9 p.m. on. A few raiders were able to enter briefly, but no damage was done.
The Alpha Delta Pi house was hardest hit. Men entered through a window in the back, then opened windows for the others. Six windows were broken in the dining room, front room, and the housemother's room. A French door was broken and numerous articles were carried off.
He will succeed L. E. Woolley, manager of the Union and the student book store, who has resigned to enter the banking business.
The appointment of Frank R. Burge as director of the Memorial Union building, effective July 1, was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
Iowan Appointed Union Director
Since 1946, Mr. Burge has been assistant director of the student union at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. He received the bachelor of science degree in commerce from Iowa in 1942. He served four war years with the army artillery, most of the time in the European theater, and was discharged as a major.
Burge has been active in Boy Scout, church and civic affairs and in 1891 was named Young Man of the Year. He is the mother of Commerce. He is 31 years old.
In his letter of acceptance, Burge wrote "I am very impressed with the opportunities the enlarged Union at KU presents for service to the entire university community."
Four University Students Receive Fulbright Awards
Fulbright scholarships have been awarded to four KU students, J. A. Burge, professor of German, announced today.
The students are Bruce Joseph,
college and medicine senior;
and med student Daniel Judith
Veatch, fine arts senior, and Moran-
Keplinger, graduate student.
The announcement of awards came to Dr. Burzle in a telephone conversation with officials in Washington, D.C.
Bruce Joseph, Whitewater, will attend the University of Clermont- Serrand. France.
Sue Swartz, Overland Park, will receive her bachelor of arts degree in education this spring. A French major, she will attend the University of Toulouse France.
Judith Veatch, Pittsburg, will attend the University of Vienna, Austria. She is majoring in art history, with a minor in German, and will receive her BA degree in June.
Moreno Keplering, Lone Elm, will attend Fuad university, Cairo, Egypt. He received his bachelor of science degree in 1951 and will receive his master of arts degree in pharmacy this spring.
These four scholarships bring the total of Fulbright scholarships for KU students to seven for this school year.