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Pogo Joins Staff Of Kansan; Opossum's Lair On Page Two
We're playing host to a visitor today—he's a new man on the campus and we hope that you'll be friends. His name is Pogo.
Pogo is a 'possum who, with his animal associates, have taken up residence in a swamp in the deep south. Pogo and his friends call themselves "nature's screechers."
Some of his friends are Albert the Alligator, a raffish street-corner
type; Dr. Howland Owl, a big-time scientist; Churchy La Femme, a happy-go-lucky turtle; beAuregard the Houn' Dog, an amateur criminologist; and Porkypine, a sourpuss philosopher.
There is also a cute little French dish, called Mam'selle Hepzibah (a skunk).
If you want to meet these nice people see page 2.
49th Year, No.100
Special Election To Decide ASC Redistricting Question
Members of the KuKu's, Jay Janes, Red Peppers, and Frosthawks, campus pep clubs, will be present to help send the team off.
A pep rally to send the basketball team to Oklahoma game will be held at 10:30 p.m. today at the Santa Fe Railroad station.
6 Engineers Win Scholarships
"All students are urged to attend the rally," Don Horttor, KuKu club president said, "since this will be a good opportunity to show Phog Allen and the team we are really behind them."
A special all-student election has been called for Wednesday, March 19, to determine if students are in favor of reorganizing the All Student Council.
The scholarships are worth $500 each. They are provided by the Morse foundation, which until recently supported scholarships in the Chicago area only.
The three who received the scholarships last year are James Robert Ashley, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Jack Walter Long, Lawrence, and Charles William Stephens, Kansas City, Mo., all engineering seniors.
The new scholars are Leonard N. Urban, Sunflower; William Keith Hartell, Plattsburg, Mo., and Donald Louis Creighton, Colby, all engineering juniors.
Edith Nichols, fine arts sophomore, will play the oboe and Leo Horacek, graduate student, the trumpet, for solo parts in "Quiet City."
Raymond Cerf, professor of violin,
will play a solo and Eugene Johnson,
fine arts junior, and Jacqueline
holmes, jazz guitarist, solos,
souls for the Bach composition.
The program includes "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major" by Bach; "Symphony No. 104 in D Major" by Haydn; "Quiet City" by Copland, and "Classical Symphony, Opus 25" by Prokofeff.
The Little Symphony orchestra will give a concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Strong auditorium.
The orchestra is directed by Dean Thomas B. Gorton of the School of Fine Arts. It is a chamber music institution and advanced students.
"The Lady's Not For Burning," the University's third major play which opened on Wednesday will be given at 8 noon the theater and Saturday in Fraser theater.
On the ballot will be reorganization amendments to the present ASC constitution. They passed the ASC special meeting last by a unanimous vote.
Three new John Morse Memorial scholarships in electrical and mechanical engineering, and the renewal of three such scholarships awarded last year, has been announced by Dean T. DeWitt Carr of the school of engineering and architecture.
Pep Rally To Give Jayhawkers Sendoff
Comedy To Be Given Today and Saturday
Little Symphony To Give Concert
The English comedy, written by Christopher Fry and directed by Tom Rea, instructor of speech, has scored a hit in its first two presentations.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, Feb. 29, 1952
Matt' Murray Will Receive Proceeds From Benefit Dance
Murray served in the Philippine islands during World War II. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, social fraternity.
A benefit dance, with all proceeds going to Madison "Matt" Murray, college sophomore who was critically injured in an automobile accident Saturday, Feb. 23, will be held in the Military Science building following the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game Friday, March 7.
Plans for the benefit dance are being made by a committee of Jay Janes and KuKu's. Tickets will go on sale next week and may be purchased from any Jay Jane or KuKu.
when his mother became ill in Charlottesville, Va.
Two campus bands have volunteered their services to play at the dance. Final arrangements will be made. The band which will meet at 5 p.m. today.
"Boft the Jay Janes and the KuKu's hope to enlist the aid of everyone in the University, faculty and students alike, in our plan to help Mat." Donald Hortor, president of the KuKu Club said. "We think he is deserving of any aid we can give him."
Plans for the benefit dance are being made by the KuKu and Jay Janes pep clubs. Both organizations voted unanimously to sponsor the campaign. Murray is a member of the All-Student Council and the KuKu club. Murray was well known on the campus for his song stylings.
He has remained unconscious since the accident. He was moved Thursday evening to the KU Medical Center in Kansas City for probable surgery following an examination by a neuro-surgeon.
Michelangelo Story To Be Shown Tonight
Since his father died last spring, Murray has had the responsibility of supporting his mother and younger brothers and sisters. Although carrying a 15-hour load in school, he was working full time.
"The Titan," the story of Michelangelo, will be the film series presentation in Hoch auditorium at 7:30 p.m. today. Admission is free.
The picture is a Robert Flaherty presentation and is narrated by Fredric March, Hollywood actor.
Last year he was on the honor roll, but he was forced to drop out of school in the fall semester of this year because of financial difficulty
They have only to be accepted by a majority of student voters in the election before becoming part of the ASC constitution.
The biggest change which the proposed amendments would make if
"This year's exposition is scheduled two weeks before the Kansas Interscholastic track meet and the Kansas Relays, to be held during the spring vacation. In past years, the two events occurred on the same weekend," said Vernon K. Johnson, engineering senior, who is general chairman.
The University of Kansas annual Engineering Exposition sponsored by the School of Engineering and Architecture will be held April 4 and 5.
Engineer Show To Feature Twenty Exhibits
The exposition will feature 20 exhibits, representing the work of 22 departments. The State Geological survey, Research foundation, and departments of Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC will also be represented.
The vital problem of civil defense will be demonstrated by the engineering physics department with a display on defense against radiological and biological warfare.
accepted would be to change student representation from a school basis to one of residential districts. In effect, this would mean that a student now represented by a member of a certain school would be represented by a person living in the same type of residence.
If accepted, the amendments would change sections of article V of the ASC constitution. The proposed amendments would have representatives elected by proportional representation from the membership of these eight district residence groups.
1. Social fraternities, 2. social sororities, 3. men's University houses, 4. women's University houses, 5. independent cooperatives houses, 6. professional fraternities maintaining houses, 7. unaffiliated students and 8. freshman women dormitories.
Other new features in the proposed amendments are:
Political candidates would be chosen by means of a closed party primary which only members of the district solved would have the right to vote.
Any student not affiliated with a political party would be able to have his name on the general election ballot by petition.
All representatives would be elected at a general all-school electio-
hive. The university students would have the right to vote on candidates from every district.
Representatives of the district for freshman women dormitories would be chosen at a special election each fall to serve for one year. Only members of that district would be allowed to vote.
Vacancies would be declared for the position of any representative absent for three consecutive meetings without a valid excuse.
In another action, the Council recommended that the Big Seven Student Government conference for the University be held at the University this spring.
If You Have Bad Luck Today Register Gripes With Caesar
Feb. 29, as everyone knows, comes but once every four years. If misfortune should come your way today through an exam, a bill to be paid, or a slight fracture, you can blame it on Julius Caesar.
All this confusion of an extra day started in the year 46 B. C. With all his other troubles, Caesar had to worry about the vernal equinox. He
Allen Picks His All-American Team
"Phog" Allen, who's been sorting basketball talent for 42 years, named his 1552 All-American team here. He'll have some extra spots with Big Seven performers.
The venerable wizard of Mt. Oread, who marked his all-conference ballot with his own quintet of regulars in 1936 and 1943—both teams were unbeaten in league play
"I'll take that team and play anybody else's top five," the doctor said. "Let 'em try to match it. If you want figures, these boys are averaging more than 10 points per game apiece. The team scoring average is 95.2."
—handed down this list for the sectional backers to shoot at: Bob Kenney, Kansas, and Dick Knostman, Kansas State, at forwards; Clyde Lovellette, Kansas, center; Bill Stauffer, Missouri, and Jim Buchanan, Nebraska, at the guard spots.
"In my memory, there never been five boys as good in this league at
any one time in the past," he said.
Allen, with an eye always cocked to the side-stages of the game, then praised his choices beyond their native ability.
“Take these boys, Knostman and Stauffer,” he said. “Their character is the direct result of fine upbringing at home.” I know their parents well. They have guided these boys almost flawlessly.
knew it was coming two months later than it should.
"Kenney and Lovellette have received a great deal of inspiration from their mothers. Bob's father died when he was only two. He was a great athlete. His mother has brought this boy along his dad's footsteps."
"What a competitor Stauffer is. He's as rugged as they come but clean all the way and an outstanding example of good sportsmanship. On a team like this you could just tell him to go up and get it."
"Clyde's mother is responsible for heading off what could have been a
"What a team," the doctor museu. He finally had run down. He zipped the neck of his practice uniform. He was due at basketball practice. He wants his league-leaders ready for Oklahoma Saturday night at Norman.
great personality handicap. In junior high, when it appeared he might become sensitive because of his height, she prescribed rope-skipping 1,000 times a day. Through this he gained balance and agility. He is 6 feet, 9 inches and weighs around 240. But have you ever seen a more graceful hooker or a more deft touch? It's no fluke he's leading the nation in scoring.
"Buchanan is playing with a young, inexperienced team. But he's been a standout for three years. He plays just as hard when the game obviously is lost as he does in the clutch. If there's any play he can't make in basketball from a guard spot, I don't know what it is."
To solve the problem he asked Sosigenes, a Greek astronomer, to come to Rome and set the calendar in order. Sosigenes thought the best possible answer would be to add two months between November and December. This gave the calendar 14 months. Ever since then, because of the great work of Sosigenes, 46 B. C. has been known in history as the year of confusion.
Julius finally got his equinox straightened out, and you would think that would have been enough for any man. That is, any man except Caesar. After some rapid calculation he found he now had $365\frac{1}{4}$ days in every year. Always a man for details, Julius decided this would never do.
So he reduced poor February to a mere 28 days. To make up for the extra one-fourth day every year, he added one day to February every four years.
Things were not as simple in his day as they are today. So, in order to confuse everyone he decided to insert a day between the 23rd and 24th. In time people tired of two 23d's of February and tacked the day onto the end of the month.
It wasn't until 1582 and Pope Gregory XIII that things really got straightened out. That is, if you consider today's calendar as being straightened out. There still are 16 weeks to a semester and even Julius couldn't fix that.