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Fraternities, Sororities Abolished - Said To Be Bad Influence
All social fraternities and sororities have been banned by the University, Chancellor Franklin D Murphy announced today.
Acting on recommendations made by Miss Margaret Habein, outgoing dean of women, and L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, Chancellor Murphy issued a statement saying the conditions in the Greek houses have reached a point where they are doing the students more harm than good.
A series of investigations by the offices of the two deans reveal that
the students in the houses are being asked to give more time, money and energy to their organizations than can be tolerated by the University, he said.
In his statement, the chancellor estimated that the average student in a Greek house receives only 20 per cent of the benefits that his money should bring. Food, housing conditions and supervision are not meeting the requirements of the University. the chancellor said.
"Students are expected to support their houses as if they were serfs supporting a feudal castle. Their sleeping rooms are like dungeons and their party rooms are like the Tai Mahal." he said.
houses has shifted from achieving pleasing fraternal atmospheres to "gaining notoriety as givers of the biggest parties or having the house with the most rooms."
Dean Woodruff's report to the chancellor said the emphasis in the
"The women give their money to the organization and it all goes either to the house for improvements or to the house mother for new clothes. The girls have to tell their friends they are on diets or eat at restaurants." the report said.
"Women's houses are expecting the girls to buy so many clothes and to keep their houses up so well that the sororities are not able to operate a sufficient food budget," said Dean Habein's report.
"The only time the houses have enough on the table for a real meal is on those days when they have visitors," the Dean charged.
the reports to be accurate, then the houses would have to be taken over and administered by the University.
Chancellor Murphy said if these conditions existed, and he believed
"Until the time when we believe the situation has been remedied," the chancellor said, "organized social fraternities and sororites will not exist on the campus as such."
The chancellor said that the University's right to intervene in this manner is provided for in small print at the bottom of page 117,000 of the University's charter from the state legislature.
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Hundreds of Lawrence citizens telephoned him during the disturbances making complaints that University students were disturbing the peace of the city of Lawrence.
One of the pep rallys held during the night was held in front of the home of Mr. Nichols. The chancellor's assistant said he had retired shortly after 10:30 p.m. to be awakened a few hours later by loud shouts, war chants and horn blowing.
He said he had lost a great deal of sleep during the past week because he had been staying up late to read detective stories and was quite irritated that students should disturb his sleep because of a "mere national championship victory."
Campus Political Leaders Planning To Disfranchise Women's ASC Vote
Plans to disfranchise the women from voting in campus elections were drawn up by campus political leaders today.
James Logan, All Student Council president, said the move was being made in accordance with existing constitutional rights.
"The women are allowed to vote in Associated Women Students elections. Giving them the right to vote in the campus elections would amount to double representation," he said.
Following the Seattle game, students aroused the city of Lawrence in the middle of the night by honking horns, blowing whistles and sounding sirens, he said.
The idea for disfranchisement originated in the last All Student council meeting which was void of women representatives. The matter was discussed extensively by the men representatives, and it was decided that disfranchisement was the
University Bans Student Rallies
A new ruling that will fine students $50 for participating in a pop rally, mob demonstration, or disturbing the peace in any manner, was announced today by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the chancellor.
The new rule bans student pep rallies and limits the blowing of car horns to between 12:46 p.m. to 12:53 p.m., Mr. Nichols explained.
"I have never before witnessed such a demonstration by students on the campus of the University of Kansas, and it is my desire that no such shameful outbursts occur again." he said.
The ruling is a result of the student riots which took place following the victory of the Jayhawker team in the NCAA championship tournament Wednesday, March 26, Mr. Nichols said.
answer to the double representation problem.
A committee to draw up the proposed amendment was appointed by Logan. It is composed of Donald Dirks, college junior; Frank Norris, business junior; William Nulton, college junior, and William Wilson, engineering junior.
The proposed amendment will be voted on by the Council at its next meeting. If passed, women will be eligible to vote only in AWS elections. The amendment is expected to pass since the ratio of men to women on council is 2 to 1.
Campus opinion is divided over the proposed amendment. Men political and campus leaders generally seem to be in favor of the move, while the women are organizing to defate the amendment.
One campus leader who wished his name withheld said, "It took a long time, but we finally realized that our national legislators were all wet when they passed the 19th amendment to the Constitution. I'm glad to see Kansas university leading the way in a drive that will sweep the country."
Meanwhile, an organized movement was being started to counteract the proposed ASC amendment. Women picketed Strong hall today shouting, "We want our vote!" Last night when word of the plans leaked out, a public demonstration by more
than 1.000 women was held at the chancellor's mansion. It was broken up by campus police.
WoodruffAdmits Painting Statue
Campus police today picked up Dr. L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, in connection with the recent painting of the "Uncle Jimmy" Green statue.
The dean of men said he was "bored with the humdrum University life and just had to seek excitement."
Police Chief Joseph Skillman said Dr. Woodruff reluctantly confessed to the crime after "several hours of grilling."
Dr. Woodruff was identified by two women students. They said they were returning from coke dates shortly after midnight when they saw Dr. Woodruff apply red, green, purple and gold paint to the statue.
"I was tired of sitting around listening to students' problems. I did it and I'm glad," he shouted.
Mrs. Woodruff received the news of her husband's arrest with dry eyes. She recited a verse from the Rubativ for reporters.
Dr. Woodruff is being held in the city jail pending trial by the student court.
Murphy To Become K-State President
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy today announced he would step down from the University's highest post to accept the presidency of Kansas State college.
The announcement came after Frank B. McCain, former K-State president, made public his intentions to become a "gentleman farmer."
Chancellor Murphy will be relieved of his duties at the University July 1 and will take over his new position this fall.
A leader in progressive education, Chancellor Murphy said he was taking the step in order to improve the general educational standards of Kansas.
"It is uneventful that the news had to be released so soon after Kansas won the NCAA championship," he said. "I understand that K-State has a basketball team, but I want Dr. Allen, the team and all the Kansas rooters to know that my support of the Jayhawkers will not be reduced even though I am leaving KU." he emphasized.
Dr. Murphy explained that his first project at Kansas State will be to promote more cordial relations between members of the two schools.
"While relations have never become seriously strained between the two schools, it will be my purpose to eliminate any cause for strife," he said.
He indicated his approval of changing the Kansas State mascot from a Wildcat to a "pussy cat," which he felt was more illustrative of the agricultural college students.
It is his hope to have a mass meeting of the combined students of both schools in "one of the corners of the
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Open Drive To Elect 'Phog' President
A grass-roots movement has sprung up in Kansas to nominate Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen for president of the United States as an independent candidate.
The movement got started after a petition was drawn up and circulated by Jack Gardner, coach of the Kansas State Wildcats who is in Lawrence scouting KU's 1952-53 cage队.
The presidential candidate blasted Jack Gardner, saying "he would do anything to get rid of me."
Allen's backers intend to conduct a quiet campaign using the University of Kansas as headquarters. Dr. Allen's recent trips to the west and east coasts are expected to be widely widespread support from those areas.
Dr. Allen said he would not campaign for president, but would accept a "clear call to duty."
Coach Gardner said, "I want to see Phog Allen any place but coach-campus. I think I'm going to
A Missourian by birth, Dr. Allen
FORBEST C. "PHOG" ALLEN
Dr. Allen abounds in administrative experience. He was founder of the Kansas Relays and the National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States, of which he was president during its first two years, 1928 and 1929.
has spent much of his life in the Midwest and he has attended conventions in the South. In addition, he has appeared on television on several occasions to enhance his political prestige.
For eight years he was chairman of the research committee of the National Basketball Coaches association and vice-president of the National Collegiate Basketball rules committee of the U. S. and Canada. He was chairman of its research committee for 13 years.
During his 32 years at Kansas and seven years at Warrensburg, Dr. Allen has won 27 championships. He can boast of more than 700 victories during his career.
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new KU fieldhouse" in order to iron out small difficulties.
"If we can all sit around and chat like neighbors, I am sure that everything will be worked out satisfactorily," he said.
An 80-mile-an- hour gale caused the collapse of the campanile this morning in the second campus disaster resulting from high winds in three weeks.
Wind Causes Campanile To Collapse
The $175,000 memorial to World War II servicemen was estimated by C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, as being a complete loss.
The 53-bell carillon which was housed in the structure seemed unharmed by the collapse. Investigators reported that the bells all sounded "about the same as usual."
Pieces of the structure have been found as far away as the stadium. Reports are that the falling of the bells was heard in Topeka.
Numerous calls were received in the Kansas office shortly after the campanile's collapse asking who was responsible and why the recital had been so short.
Ronald M. Barnes, KU carillonneur, was not available for comment. When last seen he was wandering towards Potter lake mumbling something about his "beautiful bells."
Keith Lawton, business manager, said the campanile was insured for its full value. The $78,000 instrument also was covered, he said, but he wasn't sure that the University could recover the full amount.
All carillon recitals have been indefinitely postponed.