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Proposed Gas Strike Would Not Affect KU
The proposed Cities Service gas strike in Wichita would not affect the University, as a 30-day supply of oil is now on hand, according to KU officials.
The University uses gas, but has an alternate oil heating unit which may be put into operation in 30 minutes. Every winter at the request of the Kansas Public Service company the switch is made to for short periods of time. During January, oil was used for 13 days.
The heating system of the University covers all buildings on the campus, and a few of the dormitories. If an emergency were to exist, students living in these dormitories would be moved to other housing.
Jim Wigglesworth, city manager, said that he and other city and county officials have discussed the matter of a possible gas supply cut-off and steps than might be taken since the possibility of the strike became apparent. Feb. 7.
Students living in some of the private homes and a few of the organized houses would probably be affected by the proposed strike.
In Wichita negotiations were resumed between officials of Cities Service gas company and Union rail运输ers in an effort to avert a strike.
Nearly two million consumers in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska would be affected by the strike.
The Union is seeking a 40-hour
Democracy Today, a one hour freshman - sophomore course designed to serve as a student forum on the problems and prospects of democracy, is open for enrollment until Tuesday morning.
week with the same take home pay now received for a 48-hour week.
The course consists of a lecture by a faculty member or a visiting speaker at the first meeting of the class each week.
Forum Course Enrollment Open
Students must attend the class Tuesday if they intend to take the course.
The second meeting, moderated by Hilden Gibson, professor of political science and human relations, will be for questions and class discussion. The class meets at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Dean Lawson of the College described the course as "a chance for young America to express itself on problems in the world today as they affect democracy."
Dedication Plans Completed For New Journalism Building
The dedication program for the new Journalism building, set for Friday, Feb. 22, has been expanded into three days through Sunday, Feb. 24.
Saturday, Feb. 23 will be Alumni day and open house for the public will be Sunday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Prof. Elmer F. Beth, chairman of Alumni day, has issued a "we've moved from the 'Shack' to the 'Castle'," invitation to many hundreds of graduates of the William Allen White school and its predecessor the department of journalism.
For Alumni day and the public open house Sunday there will be guides to show and explain the fine facilities for training in photography, editing, writing, advertising copy and layout, and typography. They also will show the modern quarters into which the University Press will move after Commencement.
The "Shack" is KU's second oldest building still standing, built in 1883 as the Chemistry hall. It was the home of journalism teaching for more than four decades.
Alumni day will start with a get-together from 11 a.m. to noon at the Eldridge hotel. Professor Beth promises no long speeches for the luncheon at 12:15 p.m. Then from 2:30 to 5 p.m. there will be open house for alumni in the new building.
The Friday dedication program is as previously announced. Erwin D. Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, will deliver the annual William Allen White memorial address to an all-university convocation. The dedication of the William Allen White Memorial Reading room, a luncheon for guests of honor and Kansas editors, and the annual meeting of the William
The "Castle" is the school's new home, considered by the faculty as the nation's most modern and up-to-date plant for the teaching of information techniques. The building although built in 1899 is of sound construction and has just undergone a $300,000 remodeling. Spring semester classes are being conducted there.
Last Beams To Go In Building Today
A favorite student pastime will come to an end today with the fitting of the last steel beams into the skeleton of the south central portion of the new science building.
For the past week students have watched these heavy beams swing into place carrying two men 50 to 75 feet above the ground. The men had the task of bolting the beam into place before riding back to earth on a cable.
In four days 75 employees of the Builders' Steel, company of Kansas City erected structural steel framework for seven stories in a 73 by 62 foot section of the two and a half million dollar building.
ERWIN D. CANHAM
Most of the structural skeleton is of concrete columns reinforced with steel, but in the south central section where the auditorium and the large lecture rooms will be located, the spans between supports are too long for this type of construction.
Contract for the building of this part was sub-let to the Kansas City company by the B. A. Green Construction company, general contractor.
"The weather certainly gave us a rough deal this summer when we were trying to finish excavation and put the footings down" Green said, "But this winter we've had enough open days that we have almost caught up to the schedule."
Mr. Green said today that the work was "just about on schedule."
Graduating pre-law seniors who may be interested in applying for a scholarship to the New York University School of Law are requested to call at the College office for further information.
NYU Scholarships Open
All students enrolled in the College must make class changes not later than Wednesday.
Class Change Deadline Set
CONSTRUCTION ON THE new science building on the south slope of Mt. Oread is practically on schedule. During the past week workmen of the Builders' Steel company, Kansas City, have been bolting eight ton steel beams into place. In four days 75 workers erected the framework for seven stories in a 73 by 62 foot section. The Kansas City company, under sub-contract to the B. A. Green Construction company, general contractors, is expected to finish its part of the building today.-Kansan photo by Jim Murray.
Allen White Foundation board will follow.
The program is as follows:
At 9:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, an address, "Newspapers and the Survival of Free Society," will be given by Erwin D. Canham in Hoch auditorium.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will preside and John P. Harris, president of the William Allen White Foundation of the University, will introduce the speaker.
The dedication program in the William Allen White Memorial reading room of the new journalism building will take place at 11 a.m. followed by guided tours of the building.
Presentations of a portrait of William Allen White, the George Matthew Adams collection of White's first editions, the Albert T.
Orations Due Thursday
Preliminaries for the annual Lorraine Buehler Oratorical contest will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in 105 Green, William A. Conboy, instructor of speech, announced to-day.
Mr. Conboy said entries should be turned in to him or E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, by Wednesday, Feb. 13. Any undergraduate student is eligible and any topic may be used. Speeches should be 8 to 10 minutes long.
He also said that anyone who has any questions or who wants to discuss his oration should feel free to contact either him or Professor Buehler.
Mr. Conboy emphasized that an oratorical contest is "nothing more than a serious contest for good public speaking."
Members of the speech and drama department will judge the preliminaries.
All judges for the finals will be graduate members of Delta Sigma Rho, national debate fraternity.
Finals for the contest will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in Strong auditorium. Six or seven students will go into the finals.
First prize will be a complete set of Encyclopedia Americana. Second prize is $20 and third prize is $10.
Management Institute To Be Held At KU
An industrial management institute for Kansas public relations directors will be held Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15 at the University. It will be sponsored by the University Extension and the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information.
From 50 to 75 Kansas public relations directors will take part in one of the first such institutes to be held in the state.
Reid collection of famous cartoons, an old Washington hand press and the William Allen White moments by his son, W. L. White, will be made at this time.
The annual meeting of the board of the Foundation will be held at 3 p.m. at the Faculty club of the University. A reception will follow at 4:30 p.m.
At 1 p.m. there will be a luncheon at the Crystal room of the Eldridge hotel. Dolph Simons, publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World, will preside. The address will be given by Rolla Clymer, editor of the El-dorado Times.
A dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Cranham at 6 p.m. at the Eldridge hotel will be sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men's and women's professional / journalism fraternities.
From 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24,
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A get-together for the journalism alumni will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Crystal room of the Eldridge hotel. It will precede the luncheon at 12:15. Open house for alumni at the new journalism building will be conducted from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
SUA To Give Valentine Dance
Sweetheart Swing, the annual Valentine dance sponsored by Student Union activities, will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the Union lounge.
James Burgoyne, director of Student Union activities, announced the music for the heels and hose affair will be furnished by the Collegians.
This year's Sweetheart Swing will follow the Nebraska game and there will be no admission charge. Due to the excellent co-operation the SUA has received from the students at other activities this year, a small profit has been realized. "The SUA has decided to use this money to show to the students it's appreciation of their support," Burgoyne said.
Dr. D. J. van Lennep, director of the Institute for Clinical and Industrial Psychology of the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, is visiting the department of psychology today through Wednesday.
Another new feature will be the using of the Union lounge for the dance. This is made necessary by the construction projects being carried out in the Union. At present 50 per cent of the building has been rendered temporarily useless. A cool atmosphere was assured by the installation furnishing will be rearranged and appropriate decorations will be used.
Refreshments for the dance will be served in the Hawk's Nest. Intermission entertainment will be offered.
Psychologist To Visit KU
Dr. van Lennep is surveying the major clinical psychology training programs in this country. He has a grant from the Rockefeller foundation for this purpose.
Dr. M. Erik Urtight is director of clinical psychology training at KU. While on the campus Dr. van Lennep will report to KU students and faculty on current research at the Utrecht institute.
His study of American methods of teaching and training already have taken him to Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Illinois and Washington universities (St. Louis) and the Menninger foundation in Topeka. He will study aviation psychology at the Air Force bases at San Antonio, Texas, before going on to the University of California.