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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 30, 1952
Poll Tax Once Made Hot Event At Business School Elections
Bv BEN HOLMAN
Poll taxes once made the Business School day the hottest event on the campus.
The day, which will be observed on Wednesday, May 7 this year,
has long been the time for Business School association elections.
In former years the Business students were organized into political
parties.
In the 1938 election the older Commerce party started a red hot feud when it charged that its rival party, the Coalitionists, had garnered voting power by paying the 25-cent fee, which was required for voting, for any student who would go to the polls.
The results of the election were scheduled to be revealed at a banquet to be held in the evening. The vote-buying protest was lodged with then Dean F. T. Stockton of the school of Business before the banquet.
Without revealing the results of the election, Dean Stockton announced that the election was nullified and a new one would be held the following week. He also announced that the "poll tax" would be dropped.
The new election was held and the Coalition party won. Not to take the defeat quietly, the Commerce party claimed that its rival had won by having its male members date the women students on the Wednesday before the election and use their "charm" for political purposes.
Business School day, which was held on April 21, 1925, has not always been such a tumultuous affair, however. The usual agenda consisted of a half-day holiday, athletic games (usually a softball game) among the students and faculty, and a banquet.
Two state governors, Walter Hux-man and Alfred Landon, have been banquet speakers in the past.
At one time the day was marked by the wearing of straw hats and bow-ties by seniors and juniors one year. This custom was discontinued in the early war years when there was a shortage of straw hats.
The war years caused additional complications and the observance was dropped entirely in 1943. As a substitute, a luncheon was held during which students presented skits satirizing the faculty.
Resumed after the war years, the celebration ran into further complications when the Kansan erroneously reported that the affair would be a three-day holiday—class free. The error was discovered, however, and the Business students settled for their usual half-day holiday.
KU Seniors Win Contest
Three engineering seniors wrote the paper which won the Fourth Annual Costelow Student Paper competition held by the Kansas City section of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
The students are J. R. Ashley, Duane Dunwoodie, and Charles W. Stephens of Liberal, Kan. The title of the conference is "Confrontation, Analogue Computer."
The other schools competing were Arkansas university and Kansas State.
First prize was $75, traveling expenses to Kansas City, Mo., and a year's dues in the national society.
950 Have Good Time At A Frozen Picnic
The food was frozen but not the fun at the Associated Women Students picnic Monday. The lunches which were packed in boxes, had been refrigerated before the picnic and those first in line found their food frozen solid.
Jerry Hesse, college junior and vice president of AWS, acted as mistress of ceremonies. She was assisted by Mary Lynn Updegraff, college sophomore, who led group singing.
An interpretation entitled "In the Good Old Summer Time" was presented by Alice Foree, fine arts freshman, and the "Bell Sisters," Tom Siegfried and Russell D'Anna, Kansas City, did a song and dance number.
BALLROOM SPECIAL
Brush up on your dancing for spring parties.
MAXINE LINDLEY
School of Respiration
KuKus: special meeting, 7:15, 105 Green. Pledges must attend to be eligible for initiation.
School of Dancing
TODAY
Phone 100
Facts: meeting, 7:30, 210 Fraser.
Chess club: 7:30, Recreation room
Union.
Official Bulletin
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History club: 7. Pine room, Union. Panel on "Imperialism" — James Fowler, John Gagliardo, Kenneth Steele, Klaus Warde.
Le Cercle Français: se reunira mercredi a 7 heures et demi dans la salle 113 Strong.
ASTE: picnic and meeting 7:30 Potter lake. Election of officers, all members attend. Students assisting at the Exposition invited.
HAJAS: regular meeting, 1915. 105 Military Science building. Election of officers.
Phi Mu Alpha: actives and pledges, 7. Exam to be given to pledged.
Jay James: 5, Pine room.
THURSDAY
Deutscher Verein: Donnerstag 5,
502 Fraser.
KU Mountaineering club: 7:30,
Pine room, Union. Slides of Easter
outing.
Zoology club: 7:30 p.m., 206 Snow. YWCA: annual banquet 6 p.m., Lawrence Community building. Make reservations with house representatives or at Henley house.
Gamma Alpha Chi: 5 p.m., 104
Journalism building. Bring money
and orders for stationery and $2.50
for field trip.
Psychology club: 7:30 p.m., 9 Strong. Dr. Beatrice Wright, speaker.
KU Young Democrats: picnic, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Clinton park. All welcome.
FUTURE
Congregational College club: picnic. 2:45-7 p.m. Sunday, Colman farm. Meet at church. Bring snack.
WAA to Hold Special Meet Thursday in Robinson Gym
The Women's Athletic association will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Robinson gymnasium. Officers for next year will be elected.
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Carillon Recital To Have Variety
A variety of numbers will be featured in the carillon program, 7 to 7:45 p.m. tonight by carillonneur Ronald Barnes.
The program is "Fredule in F" (Bottiers), "All Through the Night," "Minuet" from "Don Giovanni" (Mozart), "Suite for Carillon" including Prelude, "Mazurka," and "Fantasia" (Lefevere), "Camptown Races" and "I Dream of Jeanne" (Foster), "Sonata for a Musical Clock" (Handel), and "Hark the Vesper Hymn is Stealing" (Handel).
North Carolina produces all the plants listed by the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary.
Ouack Club to Give Awards
Quack club major and major awards will be presented at the annual picnic in May. The exact date has not been set. The awards are based on diving form, skillful swimming, and speed. The major award is a gold trophy; the minor award is a chennille Jayhawker insignia worn on jackets. Only five major awards have been granted in the history of the club.
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