Topeka, Ks.
Lovellette Calls Pro's Words' Vicious, Unwarranted'
Clyde Lovellell, KU's all-American center, today termed the remarks of Ben Kerner, manager of the Milwaukee Hawks, as "vicious and unwarranted."
Kerner yesterday assailed Lovellette after the giant center allegedly turned down a $50,000 three-year contract offered by Kerner in favor of a position with the Phillips 66 Oilers. Lovellette denied ever receiving an offer of $50,000.
Lovellette's statement follows:
"While I do not consciently feel that Mr. Ben Kerner's remarks justify an answer, I do feel that his attack upon the Phillips Petroleum company, Bartlesville, Okla., was so vicious and unwarranted that I am called upon to slarify this situation as best I can.
"It is true that I had some conversation with Mr. Kerner relative to the possibility of playing professional basketball with his Milwaukee Hawks. It is also true that he made me an offer that was momentarily
quite appealing and I indicated to him that my wife, Sally, and I would be willing to come to Milwaukee and discuss the matter at greater detail. This is where the truth of Mr. Kerner's published remarks end.
"I was amazed to learn that I had been offered $50,000. Up until I read of this offer in the paper the only contracts that I have ever heard of or read about calling for such a large sum came from the movie industry or from major league basketball.
"Shortly after my conference with Mr. Kerner in Terra Haund, Ind., Sally and I decided that our greatest opportunity was with the Phillips Petroleum company. Of course, I had hoped all during my collegiate year that upon graduation I would have an opportunity to go with Phillips.
"I have known for several years that the Phillips basketball players have been more than just basketball players as the great majority of them
have continued their progress in the Company after their playing days ended.
"Phillips has had many outstanding Big Seven and Missouri Valley players. To mention just a few—I knew that Fred Pralle, Bud Browning, Cab Renick and Gerald Tucker had continued to grow with the company after completing their active competition.
"I also knew that others such as Sonny Pryor, Wayne Glasgow, Bob Kurland, Bus Whitehead, Bob Pierce and Claude Houchin, who played with the Phillips team of this year, more than just us, outfitted basketball players and were happily engaged in responsible positions with Phillips.
"Since my enrollment at the University of Kansas, my Coach, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, had impressed me with the great opportunities which I might have if my scholastic record and my basketball ability were of such high caliber that the Phillips
organization would offer me employment.
"He cited men like Boots Adams, who is now chairman of the Phillips board of directors, Mr. Paul Endacott, who is president of the company, Mr. Paul Learned, executive officer of Chesapeake University of Kansas graduates who had attained great success in this organization.
"It is significant that during my college playing days I had the opportunity to meet many of Dr. Alen's old players who were employed by Phillips, and who appeared so me to be doing well as business men.
"I am happy to say that Phillips has offered me a job beginning on June 1 of this year, and I will report to Bartlesville for work on that day in the sales department. When I report for workouts with the Olympic basketball team I will be granted a leave of absence without pay.
"Regardless of what Mr. Kerner
may believe or what he may attempt to infer, I am accepting employment with the Phillips Petroleum company for much less money than I could have earned as a professional basketball player. However, both Sally and myself are firmly convinced that over a period of years, extending beyond my playing days, our future is much more secure in business than in professional basketball.
"It appears to me that Mr. Kerner is more interested in securing publicity for his professional team than anything else, including the reality of having lost my services. Since his recent attacks have developed I am doubly happy that Sally and I made the decision we did and followed the advice of my coach as I am sure that I would not have been happy as an employee of any organization with whom Mr. Kerner is associated.
Clyde Lovellette.
Daily Kansan
49th Year, No.133 LAWRENCE, KANSAS Wednesday, April 23, 1952
Co-op Week to Begin With Forum Tonight
A coffee and forum at 7:30 p.m. today at the Don Henry co-op will open the Co-op week activities.
An informal coffee hour will be followed by a panel discussion of coops on the University campus and the meaning of co-operative living
Goodseal has urged all co-opers to attend and has extended an invitation to any other student.
The panel will include Wibur Goodseal, inter-co-op coordinator who will serve as moderator; Dan Gallin, Hill; Don Ormond, Twin Pines; Lloyd Frogge, Rock Chalk, and Virginia Ferguson, Jawhawk.
The panel will be followed by an open discussion which will include intra-house problems and the cooperative movement on the national scene.
Several co-ops have had interested students to their houses for dinner and have extended invitations to them to attend the other
activities of the week. Open house will be held at all houses from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited.
Eldon Haines, chairman of the social committee, reported that plans have been completed for the all co-op dance to be held at Twin Pines from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday.
Ralph Ross, chairman of the picnic committee, stated that arrangements for the picnic at 5:30 p.m. Saturday were made by the Lawrence, had been completed.
In case of bad weather, an alternate event has been planned.
This is the second cooperative function in which all eight houses have the same year. The first function was a progressive dinner held last semester.
Pattern of Political Feuding Set As New ASC Officers Take Over
By BOB STEWART
College Daze Tickets on Sale
Control of the All Student Council changed hands Tuesday night as the newly elected representatives were sworn in for the comm school year.
The Pachacamac - NOW party,
Tickets for "Strike a Match" went on sale today for 75 cents in the Information booth, Strong rotunda and outside the Hawk's Nest.
The show will be presented April 29 and 30 and May 2 and 3 in Fraser theater. Tickets sales will continue until the night before the specific performance.
Sales for the annual College Daze student musical will be from 10 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. each day.
Jim Graves, education sophomore and ticket manager, said the tickets will not be reserved and seats will not in a "first come, first serve," basis.
A 20-page program for the production will go on sale on the campus later in the week, Dick Klassen, producer of the show, announced today. The programs will be 20 cents and also will be available at the show, he said.
"The set for the show looks good and rehearsals are going fine." Producer Klassen said. "It looks like the show is going to be very good."
Air Base at Leavenworth Threatened
Rains Swell River
But with all the vast volume of water that already has spilled over a half-million acres, Army engineers said Kansas City's 40-foot levee system was in no danger.
"O course," an Army spokesman said, "heavy continued rains could cause the Kansas to rise and also
It showed its first drop at St. Joseph—to 27.1 at 10 p.m. Tuesday—and remained there early today, indicating that the crest probably had been reached.
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.) —Continued light rains added to the fury of the raging Missouri river today as the "Big muddy's" crest moved past St. Joseph and aimed its next blow in the direction of Sherman Air Force base at Ft. Leavenworth.
The turbulent river, rumbling on toward its prime downstream target at Kansas City, rose to a 2.72 foot reading at 9 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph, equalling the all-time record crest set in the debacle of 1881.
Fresh troops, rushed in to seal a minor break in the north dike protecting the air base, toiled a Tuesday night in rain, on slippery, soggy leeves. Early today they appeared on their way toward victory.
The reading at Leavenworth, perhaps the most critical point today, was 27.1 feet. The new crest of 30 feet is expected Thursday morning.
Dikes held at St. Joseph, most of which was safe on high bluffs, although there were levee failures
add to the record volume of the Missouri."
New Kansan Staffer In Need of Name
A new member has been added to the Kansan Classified staff. You will find her on page seven. She was drawn for the Kansan by Bruce Bigelow, fine arts sophomore.
It was this possibility that prompted Kansas City officials to increase preparatory activities.
We have a problem, however. Our new little ad taker needs a name. If you have any suggestions, please mail them to Classifieds, Daily Kansan, Journalism Building.
--downstream, engulfing thousands of farmland acres.
In Washington congress unanimously agreed to give President Truman an additional $25 million for flood relief in the battered Missouri Valley region.
Engineers released a summary of the flooded area, taking in the territory from St. Joseph to near St. Louis. They said more than 13,000 persons have been displaced thus far.
Carillon to Feature Tansman Selections
Pieces by Alexandre Tansman will be featured on the carillon program at 7-7:30 p.m. tonight by Carillonneur Ronald Barnes.
The numbers by Tansman will be "Fin Des Vaconces," "Valse Des Marionnettes," and "Berceuse."
Other numbers on the program are Prelude "Suite No. 4" for cello (J. S. Bach), "The Lark in the Morn" (English folk song), "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" (Herbert), "Notre Dame" (Clement), "Lullaby" (Brahms), and "Intermezzo" (Van Hoof).
which won a majority of the ASC seats in the general elections April 9, reassumed the Council reins it lost last year to FACTS political party.
After the retiring Council conducted a short business meeting, James Logan, college senior, swore in the newly elected president, William Wilson, engineering junior.
Wilson next swore in the new Council, and called for election of new ASC officers. For the moment student government took a back seat to student politics, as members of both Pach-NOW and FACTS tried their utmost to elect officers from their own parties.
Immediately after nominations for ASC vice-president, Tom White, business senior, moved that the organizational representatives not be allowed to vote for officers since this was "a political issue."
Donald Hortor, college junior, asked the group why the representatives should be deprived of their votes, and White answered: "The ASC constitution states that organizational representatives are to work for the progression of student government and not for political end."
A role call vote was called for by William Nulton, college junior, and voting followed strictly political lines. ASC representatives from FACTS all voted against disenfranchisement of the class of Pach-NOW representatives, while those from Pach-NOW voted for it, or waived their votes. The motion passed.
(The ASC has the right to disenfranchise organizational representatives at any time if 25 per cent of the Council favor it.)
After a secret ballot vote, Nancy Canary, college sophomore, became new vice-president of the ASC by a 10-9 vote. Identical political maneuvering went on before Lyle Anderson, business junior, was elected treasurer by a 10-9 vote. Nancy Landon, college sophomore, was elected by acclamation of the Council to be secretary.
Political observers commented that this election was a preview of what to expect from the ASC next year. With Pach-NOW holding a bare 10-9 majority of Council seats, a vote-tossed measure would soon measure requiring more than a simple majority for passage, they added.
Wilson announced his cabinet would include White, Ronald Kull. journalism junior; Joe Woods, pharmacy junior; Dean Glasco, engineering sophomore; Nancy Landon and Marilyn Hawkinson, college sophomores.
Wilson next announced that White would be the new chairman of the committee on committees for the ASC, and White named the following as new chairmen of permanent Council committees:
Mahlon Ball, engineering sophomore, traditions; Ronald Kull, elections; Hubert Dye, college sophomore, parking; Richard Schmidt,
college sophomore, smoking; Lyle Anderson, finance; Norma Lou Fletta, college sophomore, public relations; Joe Woods, auditing; Marilyn Hawkinson, social; Dean Glasco, publications, and White. charter.
For temporary committees, Wilson asked Will Adams, graduate students, to continue as chairman of the student labor committee, and said he planned to contact Lawrence Kravitz, engineering sophomore, to assume chairmanship of the housing committee.
As soon as these appointments were read, Don Hull, college senior, voiced opposition to Wilson's appointments. Commenting that Lyle Anderson was the only FACTS member to be named chairman of the committee he said he thought "sooo many capable potential leadership on the ASC was being smothered because members held the wrong party affiliation."
He cited the fact that William Nullon, FACTS candidate for the ASC presidency in the general elections, was relegated to being a member of the smoking committee, and thought Wilson should reconsider some of his appointments.
Wilson answered that these appointments are of a temporary nature, and subject to change.
In other business, the Council approved an appropriation of $100 for the student labor committee. The money will be used to produce a mimeographed circular on the nature of the committee, and its aims. Copies of this circular will be mailed to all students who are 25 per cent or more self-supporting, or over 2,500 students, according to Will Adams, chairman.
James Perkins, engineering freshman, and Frank Lindemuth, engineering senior, were appointed to fill temporary vacancies on the student court.
William Nulton was appointed chairman of a committee to investigate what has happened to the "day of grace" promised before final test weeks. He, Dean Glasco, and Mahlon Ball will meet with the chancellor on the question.
Shay to Read 'Beggar's Opera'
A forerunner of the Gilbert and Sullivan type musical will be presented at 8 p.m. today and Thursday in the Little theater in Green hall.
It will be a solo reading of "The Beggar's Opera" by Thomas Shay, instructor in speech.
The light opera, written by John Gay, is a political satire of the 18th century. Many of the Gilbert and Sullivan musicals were satirizations of British life in the 19th century.
The cast for this play will include Richard Brack, college sophomore; Thomas Ricky, college freshman, and Mary Anne Forman, education senior. It will be directed by Carla Haber, education junior who is a member of Prof. Allen Crafton's playdirecting class.