Topeka, Ks.
THE MEDIUM OPENS 2-DAY STAND—The dead seem to come back to life in the fine arts production of the opera "The Medium," to be presented at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in Strong auditorium. Shirley Bailey, Marian Heckes, and Dale Moore join hands to bring back ghost Ruth Stutz from the spirit world.-Photo by Jerry Renner.
Three Music Programs Scheduled for Today
Three programs will be presented today as a part of Music week.
The first will be given by Fred Palmer, violinist, at 2:30 p.m. in the Museum of Art. The Lawrence music club is sponsoring the
Thursday, May 8, 1952
The second program will be by the University chorale under the direction of Clayton Krebblief at 3 p.m. in Strong auditorium. A selection from Bach's "Cantata No. 4" "Christ Lag in Todesbanden," and one from "Cantata No. 11." "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" will be sung.
Soloists in "Cantata No. 11." will be graduating seniors.
The third is a faculty chamber music program at 8 p.m. in Strong auditorium. The program will feature the University string quartet: Raymond Cerf and Waldemar Geltch, violinists; Karel Blaas, violist; Raymond Stuhl, cellist; Marcus Hahn, flutist; Thomas Gorton, pianist, and Margaret Ling, guest harpist.
The program will include the "Sonata for Viola and Piano in C minor" Op. 129 by Brahms, "Sonata for Harp, Flute, and Viola" by Debussy, and "Quartet in D minor" Op. 76. No. 2 by Havn.
No tickets are required to the events.
Tomorrow and Saturday the opera workshop will make its debut with a production of Menotti's "The Medium" under the direction of Joseph Wilkins.
3 Professors Attend Press Club Dinner
Three members of the journalism faculty and Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, attended a Kansas City press club dinner yesterday, honoring Chet Shaw, executive editor of Newsweek.
Rain and hail pounded northwestern Kansas during the night and moved eastward across the state to
The journalism members are Prof. Elmer F. Beth, Dean Burton W. Marvin, and Prof. Emeritus L. N. Flint, The Press club is a professional chapter of Sigma Delta Chi.
Rain, Hail Followed By Cooler Weather
day before dissipating at midmorning.
The rain cooled it emperatures, dropping them from a top reading of 89 yesterday afternoon to an expected mid-70 reading today. The low last night was 46 at Goodland,
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Seniors Move Picnic Inside As Rain Mars Celebration
Thirty-nine ROTC Army cadets will spend six weeks of full-time soldering at eight army camps this summer as part of the requirement for a post-graduate commission.
The program is similar to that given regular training units with emphasis on the technique of firing weapons. Practice marches, field exercises, and field maneuvers with full equipment will be used to develop initiative and leadership.
Two officers on the staff of the naval science department received notice of transfer effective June 1.
The training period will be based on a 48-hour week and is designed to argument instruction received in the classroom during the academic year.
Alan Kent Shearer, first year law, was appointed chief justice of the University Student court yesterday by Dean F. J. Moreau of the School of Law.
The All Student Council previously had approved the nominations of Patrick McAnany, first year law, and Warren Andreas, college senior and first year law, as associate justices of the court. Shearer also was nominated for an associate justiceship but the ASC refused confirmation.
Lt. Cmdr. Grant B. Gordon will be placed on temporary duty at the fleet sonar school at Key West, Fla., before taking over his assignment as executive officer on the destroyer USS Soley.
Cadets to Spend 6 Weeks at Camp
2 Naval Officers Get Transfers for June 1
A vacancy in the position of associate justice now exists.
The training at Fort Benning, which begins June 21, is typical of the other camps. About 2,700 senior cadets from 67 colleges will participate in the maneuvers there.
Shearer Named Chief Justice
The Senior day barbecue will be held at 4 p.m. today, "rain or no rain." Don Hull, class president announced this morning.
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The infantry camp at Fort Benning, Ga., has accepted 16 cadets and seven will train as engineers at Fort Lewis, Wash.
James Logan, college senior, was named KU honor man of 1952 at the 29th annual Honors convention yesterday.
Logan will receive his bachelor of arts degree with a major in economics in June. He is a Summerfield scholar and will go to England next
Logan Chosen As Honor Man
JAMES LOGAN
fall to study under the auspices of a Rhodes scholarship.
He has been president of the All Student Council and he organized the FACTS political party.
Logan is a member of the Owl society and Sachem, junior and senior men's honorary societies. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary society for students in liberal arts, and has an "A" average for the last seven semesters.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy was initiated into Sachem at the convocation and Mrs. Murphy was initiated into Mortar Board, honorary society for senior women.
Honor men or women are selected by a secret committee of the faculty on the basis of contributions to the life of the student body and to the University.
The picnic, scheduled originally for Lone Star Lake, will instead be held in Robinson annex, according to Hull. Other festivities will be cancelled, he added.
See page 12 for a list of those receiving honors at the convocation
"Since we were rained out in our attempt to have our day last week, we'll have to go through with picnic arrangements today," Hull said. "Besides, we've already bought the food." he added.
While morning skies continued to be cloudy, many seniors wondered if the day's festivities had been cancelled. The Daily Kansan was kept busy trying to answer questions from seniors.
Seniors were still excused from the day's classes, according to Raymond Nichols, administrative assistant to the chancellor. He said this morning that he "assumed no seniors were attending classes, for no senior had called him about whether to attend classes or not."
Hull said an entertainment program for the indoor picnic was being worked out. He said the committee in charge planned to have square dancing, among other things. The parade scheduled for 11:30 a.m. was cancelled.
Research Day Set for Friday
The second annual Student Research day sponsored by the School of Medicine will be held here Friday.
Draft Test Applications Due
The speakers will be Dr. Harlan G. Wood of Western Reserve university and Dr. George Murphy of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Murphy will also deliver the annual Dr. N.P. Sherwood lecture while on the campus. He is a brother of Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
Washington—(U.P.)—Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey reminded college students today that applications for the next college deferment test must be postmarked by midnight Saturday. The applications can be obtained at any local draft board.
Rain Cancels Baseball Game
The varsity baseball game with the University of Oklahoma, scheduled for this afternoon, has been cancelled because of rain.
Hospital Patients Entertained By Students from University
Entertainment for patients at Winter General hospital in Topeka was presented last night by University students under the auspices of the Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross.
The Kampus Kats, a band directed by Ronald Waller, fine arts freshman, played for a closed ward dance at the hospital. The dance was planned and the ward decorated by the patients as part of their rehabilitation program.
"Shine on Harvest Moon," "For Me and My Gal," and "Sentimental Journey."
JOURNEY
Rozin also gave an imitation of Al
Jolson, famed jazz singer. He sang
"Anril Showers."
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity provided entertainment for the individual closed wards.
a virtual classroom.
A sextette composed of Martin Rogoff, college junior; Stanley Shane, college freshman; David Belzer, college senior; Jack Bloom, engineering freshman; Herbert Horowitz, college freshman and Leonard Rozin, graduate student, sang "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." "Down by the Old Mill Stream," "I Want a Girl"
Two duets were played by Mel Desenberg, college senior, on the accordian, and Gene Hurwitz, business senior, on the electric ukulele.
The entertainment presented last night was part of a regular Red Cross program to entertain the patients at the hospital. The next scheduled program will be dance music this Friday night by the Faculty Deadbeats, a band composed of faculty members.
Admiral to View ROTC Parade
Rear Adm. Francis P. Old, commandant of the Ninth Naval district at Great Lakes, Ili., will review 1,500 cadets and midshipmen at the ROTC honors day parade on the drill field at 3 p.m. Monday.
Admiral Old will speak at a Rotary club luncheon at noon, and a reception in his honor, sponsored by the ROTC staff, will be held at
REAR ADMIRAL OLD
4 p.m. in the Military Science building.
With Admiral Old in the reviewing stand will be Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, Capt. William R. Terrell, Col. Edward F. Kumpe, and Lt. Col. Lynn F. Moore, commanders of the Navy, Army, and Air Force ROTC units, respectively.
Capt. Clyde Stafford of Chicago, representing the Hearst syndicate, will present the second place trophy to the AFROTC rifle team for its performance in the Hearst national rifle match held earlier this semester.
Mayor Chris Kraft of Lawrence and visiting mayors from surrounding communities will occupy the second row of the reviewing stand. In the third row will be staff members of the military science departments and invited guests.
Chet Lewis Named To Head FACTS
FACTS political party elected Chet Lewis, second year law student. as president last night.
Other new officers are Winkie Stewart, college freshman, vice president for women; Van Rothrock, business junior, vice president for men; Shirley Boatwright, fine arts freshman, secretary; and Dennis Henderson, college sophomore, treasurer.
An amendment adopted allows the FACTS president to appoint members to fill vacancies on the All Student Council until special elections can be held.
Don Dirks, president, then appointed Marc Hurt, college freshman, to fill the FACTS vacancy on the ASC created by the departure of Tom Reynolds, first year law student.
A new by-law adopted calls for the establishment of a system of registration so that anyone who desires may vote in the FACTS primary.