Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka, Ks.
University Daily Kansan
wednesday, March 12, 1952
49th Year, No.108
Dante's Poetry Grounded In Tragedy, Borgese Says
Dante's poetry is grounded in personal tragedy, Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, modern comparative literature authority, said in the humanities lecture Tuesday night.
The poetry of the Italian poet, whom Professor Borgese described as an actor of the Middle ages and the witness of the Middle ages, flowered out of the tragedy of his banishment.
"Florence wanted independence and Dante, although a Catholic, defended the rights of Florence's independence from papal interference," he explained. As a result, Dante was banished from Florence, when the far leftists of the Catholic party came to power in the city.
Dante may be considered in two characters, the Marxian and the Freudian, Professor Borgese said. In Marxian terms he might be considered reactionary because he was a nobleman, without the money to live like one.
In applying the Freudian terms to Dante, it is found that he idealized women. Professor Borgese explained.
Dante's poetry is rich in allegory, he said. This allegory greatly impressed the mediaeval mind. Sometimes, in his allegorical terms, Dante follows a line of reasoning and then forgets it, resulting in a cracked wallpaper that fades away when these mistakes in the "Divine Comedy" he said.
Professor Borgese explained the conditions of the time in which there was a struggle for supremacy between the civil and ecclesiastical powers.
On one hand was the argument that the emperor should be subordinated to the Pope, or the spiritual power, should be independent of the king, should be independent of one another with the civil power superior, he said.
GIUSEPPE BORGESE
Of his private life, Professor Borgese said that Dante married and had a family, however his family was never a part of his poetry.
Professor Borgese, a nominee for the Nobel peace prize, will give his second lecture, "Dante and His Society," at 8 p.m. Thursday and his third lecture at the same time Tuesday, March 18. Lectures are held in Fraser theater.
Eisenhower, Kefauver Win In New Hampshire Primary
Concord, N.H.—(U.P.)-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Estes Kefauver won smashing victories in the New Hampshire Republican and Democratic primary, complete returns showed today.
A final tabulation gave Eisenhower and Kefauver a clean sweep of the legalized popularity poll and the state's delegates to the national political conventions.
The complete vote for the "straw"
poll was: Eisenhower, 46,441; Sen.
Robert A. Taft, 35,691. Eisenhower's
plurality was 10,750.
Sen. Kefauver topped President Truman by 20,240 to 16,128, giving him a margin of 4,112 votes.
Harold E. Stassen, ex-governor of Minnesota, not entered in the delegate contest, polled 6,672 "straws." Gen. Douglas MacArthur received 3,160 "write-in" ballots. William R Schneider, a St. Louis lawyer, received 243 votes.
A full slate of 14 Republican delegates was elected under Eisenhower's banner. Kefauver followers won all 12 seats to the Democratic national convention.
Concord, N. H.—(U.P.)—Complete unofficial returns from New Hampshire's 297 precincts in the presidential primary as compiled by United Press gave;
Eisenhower told reporters in Frankfurt, Germany, that he was
Republicans
Unofficial Returns
Eisenhower 46,441
Taft 35,691
Stassen 6,673
Schneider 243
MacArthur (write-in) 3,160
Democrats
Truman ... 16,128
Kefauver ... 20,240
An unofficial total of 129,152
notes were cast.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Taft managers were disappointed the senator failed to take at least one convention delegate. After completing his campaign tour, Taft estimated he would win at least four delegates.
While Truman forces attributed Kefauver's victory to the fact the President did not personally campaign, they admitted the senator's involvement in an unusual heavy Democratic vote.
"proud" the Granite state voters picked him for president.
250 Students Attend Pep Rally At Station
A pep rally was held at the Union Pacific railroad station at 5:50 a.m. today to welcome the basketball team home from Colorado.
Two large banners saying "Welcome Champs" and "Operation NCAA" were displayed by approximately 250 students attending the rally.
Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen thanked the students for turning out for the rally and supporting the team. The students chanted for Clyde Lovellette who said, "I told Allen Kelley before the train pulled in that anyone he thought they'd plumb crazy!" Interrupted by a loud cheer, he continued, "But we're sure glad to see you."
Coffee and doughnuts were served at the Dine-a-Mite cafe after the rally.
Five Students Admit Smearing Pioneer Statue
Five students who were questioned Tuesday in connection with the painting of "Uncle Jimmy" Green denied any implication in the defacing of the venerable lawyer Monday night, but did admit smearing the Pioneer.
Dean L. C. Woodruff, who questioned the five suspects, said that if the arrangements can be made the five would-be-painters are "only too eager to help some flood victim repaint his house."
Campus police said that their names would not be released because the investigation for the painters of "Uncle Jimmy" is still going on, and the publication might hinder it.
The students, when first spotted by the campus police were parked near Strong hall. When the police attempted to question them, they tried to "give 'em the slip," but were caught in the vicinity of the Student Union building.
The police noticed some spots of green paint on the door handle of their car and their hands and a can of paint in the back seat. Their ID cards were taken.
When they were released, they returned to the campus and cleaned the paint off the Pioneer.
Speaker Advises Utilization Of College For Later Life
College years should be utilized to broaden interests that will carry over into post-college life, Miss Elizabeth Evans, head resident of North College hall, told the Associated Women Students Tuesday.
Speaking at the annual installation and recognition of officers banquet, the first president of the AWS house of representatives referred to time spent in college as "blueprint years."
The AWS can help broaden the experiences of college women in three ways, she explained.
First, by helping others be free of themselves, to be secure enough not to be jealous. Summer counseling of freshmen accomplishes this, she said.
"College women are criticized for not sharing in community and national life," she said, adding that they were considered "geocentric."
Through the AWS it is possible to bring experience to University women in helping and being interested in others, she said. College is the time to practice leadership and set the pattern for later life.
"Good citizenship is pretty much of a habit." Miss Evans said.
Second, by supporting campus functions. "It they don't fit, see about changing them," Miss Evans advised.
Third, by boosting campus facilities that are here to help those students needing assistance. She listed as examples, the guidance bureau, speech clinic, and medical and psychiatric aid.
"We too often fail because wanting to keep a good front, we refuse outside help," Miss Evans explained.
In addition to service on the campus Miss Evans suggested the AWS use Lawrence as a "lab for community service."
"The AWS should be a clearing house for community needs," she said. The organization can help individuals become adequate members of society through campus and community work as well as work done for the self.
Harvard Professor To Address Lawyers
Zechariah Chaffee Jr., author, Harvard professor, and authority on human rights, will speak at the annual Law School day program, Wednesday. April 2.
Events planned include a queen contest, a picnic, a student-faculty baseball game, a banquet, and the speech by Professor Chaffee. Several hundred Law school alumni will be invited.
"The Prohibition of Bills of Attainder, will be the second lecture, scheduled at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 1. in Fraser theater."
The third lecture, "The Freedom of Movement," will be given following the banquet in the community building on April 2.
The purpose of the lectureship is to bring to the University outstanding lawyers who have contributed materially to the American way of life.
Professor Chaffee will be on the campus from Monday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 2 to deliver the third Judge Nelson Timothy Stephens memorial lectureship. His series of three lectures is on "Three Human Rights in the Original Constitution of 1787."
The lectureship was established by the late Kate Stephens, professor of Greek from 1879 to 1885. Her father, Judge Stephens, was one of the founders of the Law school and was judge of the Fourth Judicial district for many years. Miss Stephen's brother-in-law was "Uncle Jimmy" Green whose statue stands in front of Green hall.
The first lecture "Freedom of Debate in Congress," will be given at an all-student convocation at 9:20 a.m., Monday, March 31 in Hoch auditorium.
The pepsters felt that George had been the right man, but he bought a cigaret lighter for him.
George, the bus driver, was persuaded to make an excursion into the mountains. Lumbering up the narrow roads and creeping around the sharp curves, the bus climbed to the Roosevelt National forest. A 25-minute climb to 45-minute one. Cameras clicked while the students attempted mountain climbing, inspecting Boulder Falls, and waded in the cold stream.
Professor Chaffee, who was educated at several eastern colleges, has written such books as "The Constitutional Convention That Never Met," "Freedom of Speech," "The Inquiring Mind," "Weathering the Panic of T3?" and "Government and Mass Communications," as well as several other books on legal problems and histories of various phases of American law.
He was a member of an eastern law firm before joining the faculty of Harvard university in 1916. He has been a consultant for several government committees and since 1947 has been a member of the United Nations sub-committee on freedom of information and the press. He was a U.S. delegate to the UN conference in Geneva in 1948.
Since many in the group had never seen a mountain, a cry of amazement was sounded when the mountains were first sighted near Denver.
A final blaze of sirens, cowbells, and hoarse cheering was heard Tuesday at 4 p.m. when Jay James, KuKu's, cheerleaders, and a chaperon returned weary but elated from the Kansas-Colorado basketball game in Boulder.
Ralph Brock, president of the third year law school class, will preside at the banquet and is directing plans for the day. Warren Andreas, college and law senior, is chairman of a special committee on arrangements for the banquet.
Sirens, Cow Bells, Cheers Mark Pepsters' CU Trip
The afternoon before the game was spent viewing the Colorado
An education senior and his ukulele provided entertainment and music for singing during the trip. One couple tried doing the Charlesston until the bruises on their ankles convinced them the aisle was not quite wide enough.
Brock said Monday that detailed plans for the day had not been made as yet, but a sidelight will be selection and crowning of "Miss Res Ipsi Loquitur."
With yells of "Did we beat K-State?" an impromptu rally was held in the bus station in Manhattan. Another rally was held in Junction City when the group visited in a soda shop owned by the father of Helen Maduro, Jay Jane president.
Extend Senior Photo Deadline To Friday
The deadline for senior pictures has been extended until Friday. All graduating seniors must have their pictures taken at Hixon's studio before that date if they are to appear in the 1951-52 issue of the Jayhawker.
--campus. After the game the Kansas supporters met at a campus nightspot and at 10:30 p.m. the travelers left Boulder for the trip home.
At dawn the score of the game was painted on the side of the bus and noise broke out again. As the bus entered each town on the return trip, the siren was started and the cow bells rang out as the bus went through towns.
One last rally was held on the KU campus when the bus stopped in front of the Student Union building.
Three fire trucks were called to the campus this morning to control a small fire in front of the Student Union.
Fire Near Union Causes No Loss
A tar pot, used for softening the tar being used in the construction of the Union's new wings, caught on fire when some kerosene escaped and ignited. The fire was small but the fire department was called because of high winds. It was feared that fire could spread to rounding materials or the tool shed. The fire was extinguished in a few minutes.
A workman said the apparatus was not harmed. He said it was not unusual for it to catch on fire and as soon as he had it washed out it would be ready to go again.
To Talk On Museums, Artists
Dr. John Maxon, director of the Museum of Art, will speak on "Museums and Modern Artists" at 8 p.m. tonight in the Museum basement. The meeting, sponsored by Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity, will be open to the public.