Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka, Ks.
Daily Kansan
Wednesday, February 6, 1952
49th Year
No. 83
King George VI Dead; Elizabeth On Way Home
London-(U.P.)-King George VI died peacefully in his sleep today and his 25-year-old daughter Elizabeth, now Britain's queen, started home from East Africa to assume her throne.
The 56-year-old monarch, sovereign of one-fourth the world's population and land surface, was found dead in his bed by his valet at about 30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. EST).
No announcement was made as to the cause of the death but medical circles speculated it was coronary thrombosis.
At 5 p.m. (1 p.m. CST), the Privy council, a 200-member body made up of the greatest of Britons, met at St. James palace to proclaim the accession to the throne of Elizabeth.
At the same hour they met. Elizabeth boarded a plane in Kenya to start her journey home as queen.
Elizabeth broke down and wept when her husband and Prince Consort, Philip, tenderly broke the news to her of her father's death and told her she was queen. But she recovered quickly to give personal orders for the trip home.
Elizabeth flew from Kenya to Entebbe in Uganda where she and Philip will board a British Overseas Airways Argonaut. She is expected to arrive in London at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (12:30 p.m. CST).
News of the King's death was kept within the royal family and the highest government circles until Elizabeth, in a gay holiday mood at the Royal lodge in Mombasa, Kenya, could be informed.
King George's wife, Queen Elizabeth; his younger daughter, Princess Margaret; and his grandchildren, Prince Charles—now heir to the throne—and Princess Anne all were at Sandringham when the king died.
The Queen was reported by a member of her entourage to be grief stricken and almost prostrate at the death of her husband.
New Dorm Ready Soon
Workmen are now moving in the furnishings. The students are expected to begin moving in a week or two.
Stephenson hall, men's new scholarship dormitory, will be finished within the next two weeks.
The new dorm, located on the east slope of the Hill, was given to the KU Endowment association by Mrs. C.R. Stephenson of Kansas City, Mo., in memory of her husband. The dorm will house 52 men.
The brick building, accented with the white trim will have a large living room with a fireplace. Suites are for four students each and will include a study room and two bedrooms.
Spokesmen for the Martin K. Eby Construction company said that two other dormitories located south of Stenhjem are also near completion.
The hall will be operated by the students, who will do the work of cleaning and cooking under the supervision of a housemother.
Campus Affairs To Sponsor School Spirit Discussions
School spirit will be the subject of a discussion to be held by the campus affairs committee at 7:15 tonight in 222 Strong hall.
Lou Ann Smee, college sophomore and Howard Cole, college freshman, will be co-chairmen of the meeting.
The campus affairs committee is a discussion group without officers or members. All meetings are open to students and faculty.
MET STAR TO APPEAR HERE TONIGHT—Cesare Siepi, Metropolitan bass soloist, will sing at Hoch auditorium at 8:20 p.m. today in another Concert Course presentation. ID cards will admit students.
Pakistan Director To Address Convocation 3 p.m. Thursday
Dr. Khalifa Abdul Hakim, director of the Institute of Islamic Culture in Lahore, Pakistan, will discuss "Islamic Culture" at 3 p.m. Thursday in Strong auditorium.
Dr. Hakim is the first representative of the new state of Pakistan to speak here.
The importance of the lecture is emphasized by Dean Paul B. Lawson of the College who said that a knowledge of the Moslem sphere of influence in today's world is important.
Dr. Hakim was dean of the faculty of arts in Osmania university in Hyderabad before taking his present position. He is noted as a linguist, and has written books in Urdu (Hindustani) and English, the most recent being "Islamic Ideology."
Local Artist's Work Exhibited In Topeka
Sixty paintings by a former KU instructor, Gerald Davis, were on exhibition recently at the Topeka High school auditorium.
Before coming to the University to teach in the architecture department, Davis was an art instructor at the University of Illinois. He is now a private artist in Lawrence.
Several of the paintings are of the Wakarusa valley and of scenes near Lawrence.
Engineers Should Apply For Grants
Students in the School of Engineering and Architecture should apply immediately for fellowships from the General Electric Educational fund.
Starting this year, the General Electric company will make a grant of $1,200 to the college or university where the fellowship winner does his graduate study.
The amount of each fellowship granted shall be $1400 for an unmarried fellow and $2,100 for a married fellow.
This grant will be applicable to expenses of the fellowship including tuition, equipment and other costs.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in 20's northwest to 30 southeast. High Thursday in 50's.
Prof. Don G. Wilson, chairman of the department of electrical engineering, will supply application blanks for engineering students who wish to apply.
WEATHER
ASC Action Taken On Six Proposals
Jayhawker Office Announces Hours
The new Jayhawker office, in 211 Journalism building, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning Thursday.
Covers and first and second issues may be picked up in the office at these times. Subscriptions may still be purchased for $5.25.
There are still hours open to students who wish to work on the secretarial staff. They may sign up any time this week by leaving their name and hours when they can work in the Jayhawker office.
There will be a meeting of the new secretarial staff at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Jayhawker office. All students who have signed up to work are urged to attend the meeting to learn of their duties.
Art Educators To Meet Friday
Action on six proposals was taken Tuesday night in the first All Student Council meeting of the spring semester.
The first two lectures will be Friday, the third Saturday morning.
Miss Edith Henry, supervisor of art in the Denver elementary schools will be guest lecturer. Miss Henry's three discussions will be "Art Materials and the Learning Situation," "Art in the Lives of Children" and "The Role of the Art Supervisor."
Three instruction periods and study of a special exhibition will be the program of the art education conference Friday and Saturday at the University.
The exhibit will be set up on the second floor of Strong hall. It shows the close integration between creative and mental growth of the child.
The interrelations are shown by sets of outside and inside panels. The outside panels are a presentation of the creative development of the child in its characteristic stages. The other panels are an analysis of the various phases of growth as seen in the creative product.
KU Graduate To Head 'Y'
Gaston, who was president of the organization last semester, was asked to take the advisory position, which has been vacant since Dave Riggs resigned, at a cabinet meeting Jan. 31.
Irvin Gaston, graduate student, has been appointed executive secretary for the YMCA.
22 To Attend Radiology Course
Jack Kay, college senior and former vice-president, will act as president until new officers are elected in April.
Second semester plans include an all membership meeting Thursday, Feb. 14, and a cabinet retreat and trip to Kansas City Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24.
Coach Forrest C. Allen will speak on "The Place of Varsity Athletics in Education," at the Vice-Presidents' breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the west wing of the Union cafeteria.
A guest faculty of 22 for the postgraduate course in radiology Monday to Wednesday, Feb. 25-27 at the University Medical Center in Kansas City was announced by Harold G. Ingham, director of the extension program in medicine.
The visiting lecturers, most of them members of the Kansas City Radiological society of practicing radiologists in Kansas, will assist eight regular members of the KU faculty in the program.
Dr. Robert D. Moreton, Temple,
Tex.; Dr. Robert R. Newell, San
Francisco, and Dr. Harold O. Peterson, Minneapolis, Minn., will be visiting speakers.
Other guest lecturers include: Dr. Willis L. Beller, Topeka; Dr. Ralph E. Hines, Dr. Newman C. Nash, Dr. Anthony F. Rossitt, Dr. James R. Stark and Dr. Charles M. White, all of Wichita; Dr. L.K. Chont, Winfield; Dr. Leland F. Glaser Hutchinson; Dr. Warren S. Peiper, Arkansas City; Dr. Abraham Wolkin, Wadsworth.
Dr. Lewis G, Allen Jr., Kansas City, Ks; Dr. Samuel B, Chapman, Dr. Hillard Cohen, Dr. David S, Dann, Dr. Kenneth C. Hollweg, Dr.
Ira H. Lockwood, Dr. Sidney Rubin,
Dr. Arthur B. Smith and Dr. John
W. Walker, all of Kansas City, Mo.
Ingham will be the three-day program will be a brief summary of radiology and the diagnosis and treatment of all branches of medicine and surgery.
The Kansas City Radiological society has arranged a dinner Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Terrace club in the New Brotherhood building in Kansas City, Kans. Dr. Robert R. Newell, a professor of medicine at Stanford university, will be the speaker.
- Vacancies were declared in representative districts II (School of Engineering) and III (Schools of Business, Fine Arts, Education, Pharmacy, and Medicine). A woman will represent district II, and a woman, district III. Petitions for vacancies will be accepted at the next meeting.
James Logan, ASC president, said that the chancellor has approved the plan for a student labor board. As soon as four students are appointed to serve, the board will begin functioning. Duties of the board will be designated at the next meeting.
Other actions taken by the council were:
1. Decided on April 26-27 as the best possible dates for a leadership conference to be attended by the old and newly-elected ASC officers. The conference is sponsored by the Kansas Student Government association and will be held at Kansas State College.
2. Announced that the Big Seven Student Government organization proposes presentation of a yearly trophy to the Big Seven school with the best all-around athletic record.
3. Voted to have a full-page picture of the ASC members in the Jauhauser.
4. Learned from Dean Werries, ASC treasurer, that the Council has a balance of $174.86 on hand.
Plans on methods of revising the ASC constitution were heard by the Council. A committee headed by Virginia Mackey, journalism junior, was appointed to propose a plan of change in Bill I which deals with the organization of the Council.
Others on the committee are Chester Lewis, second year law student, and Thomas Murphy, Warren Morris and Donovan Hull, College seniors.
Those absent from the meeting were: Lyle Anderson, Robert Casad, Christine Johnson, James Martin, Victoria Rosenwald, Jacqueline Bayliss, William Stinson, and William Hawkey.
Day Of Prayer Set For Feb.17
The Student World Day of Prayer, part of a world-wide religious movement, will be commemorated in the Trinity Lutheran church at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, Eugene Brubaker, education junior and chairman of the program announced today.
All students are invited to attend this interdenominational service.
A report from Philip Kassebaum,
College junior, outlined plans for a
Religious Emphasis week, Saturday
to Friday, March 22 to 28 during a
student religion council meeting
Tuesday.
Westminster fellowship representatives suggested that three councils, Protestant, Catholic and Jewish, be set up. Each council would have a chairman who would act as the group's representative to a Student Religious council.
SRC delegates were asked to discuss the plan in their respective organizations. Definite action will be taken by the council before election of officers in April.
Memorial Carillon Recital To Be Given This Evening
A group of numbers will be heard at 7 p.m. today on the carillon.
"Calm As The Night" (Bohm);
"The Minstrel Boy" (Irish folk song);
selections from the De Gruytters Book, including "Gigue" (Couperin), "Conten Dans" and Minuet (Anon) and Minuet (Baustetter); "Romanza," from "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (Mozart);
Eude for carillon (Menotti), and "Crimson and the Blue."
Make Proctor Appointments
Students enrolled in Western Civilization who have not yet arranged for a proctorial appointment this semester must do so in 9 Strong annex C, by Monday, Feb. 11.