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University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 7, 1952
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Civil Engineers Awarded Silver Cup At 32nd Engineering Exposition
The civil engineering department was awarded the Sigma Tau silver cup for presenting the most outstanding exhibit at the 32nd annual Engineering Exposition held Friday and Saturday.
The prize-wining exhibit was a 30x10 feet model village and surrounding countryside built to scale. The village, dubbed "Olympia," emphasized problems met by civil engineers in their work. Ted Taylor, engineering senior, accepted the trophy.
The cup was presented by Dean T. DeWitt Carr of the School of Engineering who said "This is the greatest exposition we've ever had both in the number of students who voluntarily contributed their time and effort, and in the ingenuity and
interest of the various exhibits."
Bill Stinson, engineering senior, president of Sigma Tau, said honorable mention was given to the aeronautical engineering department which returned with last year's winning display, the phenomenal engineering outation and to the mechanical engineering department which had the largest display comprised of 18 separate exhibits.
The exhibits were judged by members of Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, who passed through the exhibit individually. One representative from each department was on the judging board.
Approximately 9,000 people attented the two-day mechanical fair. This figure is several thousand short of last year's record. Holding the exposition separately from the Kansas Relays probably accounts for the lower attendance.
Many of the visitors were startled by the roar of the pulsejet engine which could be heard all over the campus. The pulsejet is similar to larger ones used in German V-1 bombs.
Two trailer trucks containing ground controlled approach equipment were brought from the Naval Air station at Oatle to demonstrate how a plane may land safely on an obscured or weathered-in field. A navy plane buzzed the school Friday afternoon and Saturday morning in vivid illustration of the use of the electronic equipment.
Safety Award Is Highest Won By Daily Kansan
Second prize won by the Daily Kansan in the 1951 college daily newspaper contest on traffic safety is the highest prize ever won by this paper in the nationwide contest.
The Daily Kansan won $250 for a competent job of selling safety in its two-month safety campaign last fall. The contest was open to college newspapers throughout the country, and was sponsored by the Lumbermens Mutual Casualty company of Chicago.
Honorable mention also was won in the editorial division of the 1951 traffic safety contest.
During the campaign Charles Price, journalism senior, was managing editor; Alan Marshall, journalism senior, editor-in-chief, and Joe Taylor, graduate student, city editor. Lorena Barlow, journalism junior, handled most of the news and feature stories.
The Daily Kansan safety campaign was aimed at reducing the number of driving accidents involving students. The crusade began in November and continued until the end of the fall semester. Emphasis was placed upon safety on the campus and during vacations. Charles
The Daily Kansan was commended in a letter of congratulation from the Lumbermen's company "for your competent job of selling safety to your readers, and your successful effort to make your fellow students realize that safe and courteous driving practices literally can save thousands of lives each year."
In the dailies division, The Daily Trojan, University of Southern California, won first prize of $500 and the Daily Iowa, University of Iowa, won third prize of $100.
Winners of the nondailies were: The Transcript, Ohio Wesleyan university, first prize; The Student, Miami university, Oxford, Ohio, second prize, and The Woodberries, Woodbury college, Los Angeles, Calif., third prize.
The editorial $100 award was won by The New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire; the feature award by The Battalion, Texas A & M; the cartoon award by The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, and the photograph award by The Trinonian, Trinity university, San Antonio,
Tau Sigma Initiates Ten New Members
One man and nine women are new members of Tau Sigma, modern dance fraternity.
Initiates are Dave Johnson, fine arts sophomore; Paula Aaronhalt, college sophomore; Susan Ethling, fine arts freshman; Edwina Jones, fine arts sophomore; Bettie Muir, engineering sophomore.
Marjean Sullivan, college sophomore; Shirley Thomson, education junior; Kathleen Mahoney, education sophomore; Vera Smoots, education senior, and Billie George, graduate student.
Tickets Go On Sale For Basketball Game
About 500 tickets for the East-
West Shrine basketball game to be held Saturday in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium, went on sale this morning at the University athletic business office.
The annual classic will feature three KU stars, Clyde Lovellette, Bill Houghtland and Bob Kenney, who will play for the West. Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen will coach the West team.
E. L. Falkenstien, business manager of athletics, said this morning that the office had $1, $2 and $3 for the game. The ticket sales had not been too heavy in the first two hours.
The office will probably be able to fill all demands for the tickets, Mr. Falkenstien said.
ASC To Check Work Conditions
The labor committee of the All Student Council has set a goal of investigating all unsatisfactory working conditions of University students who are more than 25 per cent self-supporting.
The committee was set up by the ASC this semester, and meets once every two weeks. Its members are Adams, Robert Reed, college sophomore; Alan Nanninga, business junior, and Walter Brown, graduate student.
Will Adams, graduate student and chairman of the committee, said all other working students are invited to bring their complaints before the committee for consideration.
Adams said James K. Hitt, registrar, had agreed to furnish the committee a list of students who work and the percentage each one is self-supporting.
2. Working on the mechanics of setting up a system to guard over student labor conditions. This will involve gathering statistics pertaining to student labor, and their tabulation.
1. Drawing up a pamphlet to explain what the committee is. This will be mailed to all students concerned by the committee.
Other actions the group will take are:
3. Securing from Richard H. Buskirk, instructor of economics, the results of a survey taken last spring at KU which told how University students spent their money. Also included in the survey is information on the amount of time each student works.
Only 26 students out of a possible 2,000 failed in the year's work of 1911-12 at the University.
A civil defense exhibit sponsored by the engineering physics department was vitally interesting to native Kansans. Movies of bombed-out Hiroshima and Nagasaki were shown throughout the day. Geiger counters and portable intercommunication units were on display.
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A 2-seated Beechcraft Bonanza was flown in from the Beechcraft Aeronautical corporation in Wichita and parked between Marvin and Lindley halls. Another plane flew in Friday morning but was unable to land because of the muddy intramural playing field.
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In the calculator-abacus speed contest, Mrs. Roberta Scott computed 40 five-digit numbers in two minutes and 50 seconds, two minutes faster than Isaac Namioka, graduate student, who operated the Japanese computing mechanism. Mrs. Scott, the wife of W. R. Scott, assistant professor of mathematics, operated a Friden 10-column electrical computing machine.
Striking Telephone Workers Threaten Service In 43 States
New York—(U.P.)-More than 50,000 telephone workers went on strike across the nation today and threatened a "hit and run" disruption of service in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Mathematical Colloquium, 5 p.m. 211 Strong.
21F Strong Engineerettes, 8 p.m., Carolyn Koppes, 1419 New Jersey, bright ideas.
Travel Bureau: Those desiring rides or passengers for rides Spring Vacation sign at SUA office or Hostess desk. Union.
Phillips Talbot, expert on India affairs, speaker and discussion, 7 p.m., 104 Journalism. Open to public.
Cercle Francais. Mardi a sept heures et demie, 113 Strong, scenettes dramatiques.
TUESDAY
Blood donor drive meeting, 5 p.m. Pine room, Union. Important that all organizational representatives be there.
Student Religious Council meeting, 4 p.m., Myers hall. Joint meeting with counselors.
WEDNESDAY
German sound films, 5 p. and 4 p. Thursday, 15 Fraser, "Singing Germany," "Love for the Harmonica" and "Bavarian Forest."
Senior class gift committee, 7:30 p.m., 210 Fraser. All seniors welcome.
El Ateneo se reunira el miercoles en 113 Strong a las siete y media. Un programa de sorpresas. Que vengan todos.
Potter lake was originally built as a method of fire protection to the campus. The lake is named in honor of State Senator T. M. Potter, a former member of the board of regents.
The strike started at 6 a.m. Combined with the five-day old stroke of Western Union operators, it confused and limited the nation's communications. But the telephone strike was immediately effective in only four states—New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, and Northern California.
The major threat to national service was from the comparatively small-15,500 members-districts 10 and 11 of the Communications Workers of America (CIO). All are employees of Western Electric and their hit-and-run picket lines could idle all other telephone workers in all states except those of New England and Montana.
The first Western Electric pickets appeared in Augusta, Ga., and Jennings, La., shortly before 9 a.m. A Southern Bell spokesman said one picket at Augusta kept "some" operators off their jobs.
In Kansas City, Mo., about 270 Western Electric employees were out on strike, but no picket lines were established.
A telephone company spokessaid telephone company workers were reporting for work as usual today.
W. A. Bastain, director of district no. 6 of the Communications Workers of America, CIO, comprising Southwestern Bell Telephone workers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Western Missouri, said employees would honor picket lines if they are set up.
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Be Sure You Get Home For Easter
Don't let trouble or accidents due to needed repairs ruin your vacation. Let us give your car a complete check, and prevent trouble or danger at these points:
Easter vacation starts the end of this week. Be sure your car is ready for the trip home.
- TIRES
LIGHTS
BRAKES
- BATTERY
- IGNITION
- SPARK PLUGS
WE WILL ALSO CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CAR NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE OR CHASSIS LUBRICATION.
COME IN DURING THE WEEK AND GET YOUR CAR ROAD-WORTHY FOR YOUR EASTER TRIP.
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