MERRY CHRISTMAS
MacArthur, Malott Top News Of 1951
The firing of General Douglas MacArthur was selected as the top national news event and the resignation of Chancellor Deane W. Malott was named as the outstanding campus news event, according to a poll taken among the students and faculty of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information.
ASC Approves
$$$ Books
Of Jayhawker
An examination of the Jayhawkner financial books by the All Student council has substantiated the yearbook staff's claim of added expenses.
In a report to the Council, Lyle Anderson, chairman of the auditing committee, said, "Their books are in order and we are satisfied that they are trying to do a good job."
The expense of producing the annual has risen sharply, it was explained. The major increase over 1950-51 is $971 for paper and printing. Photography has increased $510. The cost of covers is up $60 and there is an undetermined increase in stationery and office supplies.
An open hearing is still planned with the date to be set as soon as possible after the holidays. At that time, the management of the Jayhawker will have an opportunity to appear before any interested University students and answer questions about the annual.
In explaining the high picture rate, Richard Hackney, Jayhawker business manager, said in a letter to the ASC, "The Jayhawker felt it unfair to the students to increase the subscription price. Already, the present price of $5.25 for an annual works a hardship on many students. With these students in mind, the Jayhawker felt that this was not the proper source from which to secure additional revenue."
Final Western Civ Registration Today
Today is the last day to register for the Western Civilization examination. Students are to register at the Western Civilization office, Strong Annex C.
The exam will be given from 1:30 to 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5. The place of examination will be assigned at the time of registration.
The admittance card, received at the time of registration must be presented at the exam.
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The choices were based on a poll conducted this week in the classes and staff meetings of the school. Votes were tabulated on the basis of 10 points for first choice, nine for second, eight for third, etc.
The MacArthur dismissal in April, the subsequent inquiry by the Senate and the press disputes with Maj. Gen. George Willoughby over Korean leadership were combined to form the number one national news story of the year, according to the poll.
Second place among the top events was the Korean War itself, which trailed in votes, 402 to 337. This includes the Red atrocities, total casualties and the general trend of the war.
Another Korean story, the ceasefire proposal and talks, received 315 votes in the poll to rank third.
The third place story was the news of the student elections last spring when FACTS swept to an amazing victory winning most of the major offices and securing a majority on the All Student Council.
In the campus news poll, the resignation of Chancellor Malott was selected as the top story by a total of 203 votes. This gave it a nine vote margin over the number two story of Dean Franklin D. Murphy of the School of Medicine being named as Malott's successor.
The rankings of the top news events in both the national and the campus categories are as follows:
National News Events
1. Firing of Gen. MacArthur 402
2. Korean War 337
3. Cease-fire proposals and talks
4. Midwest floods
5. Kefauver crime investigations
6. British election and results
7. US income tax scandals
9. North Atlantic Treaty organization
10. Basketball fixes Campus News Events
1. Resignation of Chancellor Malott
2. Selection of Dr. Murphy as chancellor
3. Student election results
4. Memorial Campanile and drive
3. Student election results
5. No Homecoming decorations and flood clean-up
6. New campus buildings
Lawrence
8. Ewert deaths and Ronnie
7. Midwest flood which hit Lawrence
8. Ewert deaths and Hollon
Ewert campaign
9. Big Sword questions, 40.
Bill's Car Likes To Roam All By Itself On The Open Range Of Marvin Grove
overemphasis on athletic 41
10. Sabotage of radio tower 32
9. Big Seven reactions to
Bill Lienhard's car likes to roam the open range all by itself only the range wasn't so open at that.
Just a few minutes before 1 p.m.
Thursday Bill's car, a 1941 blue Ford
coach, was parked near the top of
the building. It was right side of
the Union. It was locked.
tree at least $ 2 \frac{1}{2} $ feet in diameter.
By MARION KLIEWER
Students are cautioned by campus police chief Joe Skillman "not to leave anything of value in your room over the Christmas vacation. And lock your room!"
For some reason not exactly determined, the car, with no one in it, started down the grade, hugging the icy curb. A campus policeman prevented its going over the embankment and down onto Mississippi street.
Then it squeezed between two trees about 15 feet from the gully which runs through Marvin grove. There it stopped.
Campus Police Chief Says To Lock Up Rooms
The only damage was a dented radiator grill. The only casualty was a flattened bush.
Explaining that every year some student "comes up missing items at the office," Chef Chef said that a regular check by either a friend or a landlord is advisable.
Turning the curve at the bottom of the grade, the car crossed Mississippi street and went down the steps leading into Marvin grove. Continuing its flight, it narrowly missed a
SANTA AND HIS REINDEER, part of the Delta Chis' Christmas decorations, are among the many displays on organized houses. The Delta Chi house also sports colored lights outlining the roof and two 8-foot greeting cards inside the door.
UNIVERSITY DAILY
49th Year No.68 Dec.21,1951 hansan
Christmas Holiday Starts Tomorrow; Icy Roads Face Departing Students
Icy highways and freezing temperatures are expected to put a damper on otherwise cheerful spirits as University students get set to spend the Christmas holiday with their parents.
Engineering Societies Hear Managing Director Speak
Water Sprinkler Floods Fraser
About 50 persons were present. During the evening the two groups held a joint business meeting to transact routine affairs. Mr. Conn said that human relations are of equal importance with scientific know how in making a success of one's self in engineering.
The automatic sprinkler system on the top floor of Fraser hall went off accidentally about 9 a.m. today, flooding parts of the building from top to basement.
Tool engineering is a new field which has grown up in the last 15 years, Al Conn, managing director of the La Salle Engineering corporation, said at a joint meeting of the mechanical and tool engineering societies Thursday night in the Pine room of the Union.
What set off the sprinkler is not known. No official estimate of the damage had been made this morning.
R. H. Wagstaff, assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds, said heat in the building may have risen to the top floor and tripped the mechanism. It is the third time since the sprinkler was installed that it has been released and poured water into Fraser.
Workers in the teachers' appointment bureau on the first floor and employees in the extension office in the basement were busy moving supplies away from the streams of water which poured through the ceiling.
Spectators estimated that nearly five inches of water covered parts of the floor of Fraser theater within a few minutes after the sprinkler began operating. Workmen finished laying a new floor in the theater this fall.
The official vacation will begin at 12 noon Saturday, according to L. C. Woodruff, dean of men, and classes will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 1952.
Joe Skillman, campus police chief, Thursday cautioned motorists to drive with extreme caution on their way home. Ice covers nearly every highway within 200 miles of Lawrence, so students should delay travel until conditions improve, he said.
Those who stick around during the festive season will get an "extra" look at the Kansas Jayhawkers basketball team. Saturday the University of Southern California Trojans will be here for a game in Hoch auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
E. L. Falkensein, athletic business manager, has announced that ID. cards will entitle any student, regardless of his ticket number, to a seat on the stage, since the game is not listed on either the No. 1 or 2 ticket schedule.
All other downstairs seats will be reserved at $2, he said, with the lower half of the first balcony $2, the upper half $1.50 and the second balcony 50 cents a seat. There are
Chancellor Extends Christmas Greetinas
To the Students and the University Staff:
The University of Kansas wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in the vacation you have so well earned.
Those of us who remain in Law-
rence will miss you. We sincerely
hope that we will not be missing
you on Jan. 3.
Drive carefully or ride with a driver who does. Everyone connected with the University can look forward to many more Merry Christmases. You have too much time to invest in time and money in education to risk blotting out the future in a fleeting moment of carelessness.
Let no Jayhawker be among the first in the nation's second million of traffic fatalities!
plenty of tickets available, he added.
Wives of students may sit with their husbands if they bring their season tickets and purchase fifty-cent tickets, Mr. Falkenstein said.
All food services in the Union will be closed New Year's night, Mr. Woolley announced.
Parking regulations on the campus will remain in effect on Jayhawk Blvd., Zones H, UG and LG. All other zones will be open to anyone during the Christmas vacation, the campus traffic and parking committee announced.
Food may be purchased on the campus every day during the holiday, according to L. E. Woolley, director of the Union. On Christmas Day, however, only one meal will be served in the cafeteria, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
During the holiday a number of programs will be held by the Statewide Activities organization in Ford, Mitchell, Finney, McPherson, Morris, Norton and Brown counties.
The cafeteria will be closed from Thursday night, Dec. 28, to 12 noon, Jan. 1, but three meals will be served each day during that time in the Hawk's Nest.
Dances will be given for high school seniors in Brown, Ford and Mitchell counties, while movies "Beyond the Towers" and "Your University" will be shown at the other parties.
SVM Conference To Meet Dec. 27
Over 2,000 students from 600 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada and other nations, representing 40 denominations, will be on the University campus Dec. 27 through Jan. 1, for the 16th Quadrennial Student Volunteer Movement conference.
"The students will consider the responsibility of Christians in a world in struggle," the Rev. Tracey K. Jones, administrative secretary of the conference said.
Included in the program will be group singing, lecturers, panel discussions, mixers, firesides and other entertainment features, seminars, denominational meetings, interviews and various worship services.