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AGAIN THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, as it has annually since 1929 with the exception of the years of World War II, the Missouri Pacific railroad will light the world's largest Christmas tree. The front of the 22-story general office building in St. Louis. Mo., which fronts on Civic plaza, gives the unique effect of a huge Christmas tree through the turning on of certain lights in certain offices in the large building.
Santa Will Have A Big Job In Filling Christmas Requests
Washington—(U.P.)—Santa has a heart, and so do a lot of kids. I've been browsing through Mr. Claus' mail at the post office dead letter office.
For instance:
One little girl, named Eunice, aged eight, wrote;
"If you get to Korea, Santa dear,
please give those poor children
something and forget me. We'll get
along somehow."
David, also eight, wanted nothing for himself but asked Santa to give a pipe to his daddy who has a "hurt back" in Korea.
Most of the letters which wind up at the post office marked "insufficient address" are posted for delivery to "North Pole." The post office does not allow the use of last names or addresses, but most kids don't give that information anyway.
A little girl named "Ruthie" asked Santa for $22.90 to pay for her mommy's dental bill and "Please give her some better teeth."
Another little girl, named Margaret, asked for a two-wheel bike
This one, so help me, came from an eight-year-old named Ferdinand:
A little girl named Nancy asked for "a piano, a real baby, a set of drums, a banjo and a singer who can sing."
and a million dollars "tax free."
"Ive been a good boy except I knocked hell out of Junis. I'm sorry, but I'm all right. Bring me anything you don't want."
Some of the youngsters asked for things that will get the family out of financial stress.
Like a little 10-year-old named "Dickie" who wrote to Mr. Claus from Bowie, Md., where they have a fine race track.
I quote his letter;
"Please dear Santa—My daddy could use some new horses to bet on. Get him a couple and you can forret all about me."
This week's schedule on KFKU, University radio station, will have programs geared to the Christmas theme. The schedule also includes programs to be heard Christmas Eve and Christmas day. KFKU is found at 1250 on the radio dial.
Monday
The Flying Carpet ... 2:30 p.m.
Broadway Rhapsody ... 2:45 p.m.
Great Symphonies ... 7:00 p.m.
Radio Schedule
Tuesday
Art By-Radio...2:30 p.m.
KU Cavalcade of Hits...7:00 p.m.
Memo Pad...7:25 p.m.
Wednesday
Music From Mt. Oread. 2:30 p.m.
(Yuletide Music by University
A Cappella choir)
KU in the News...2:45 p.m.
Concert Hall...7:00 p.m.
(Featuring Robert Shaw recording of Britten's Ceremony of Carols sung in Old English)
Thursday
Adventures in Music. Lead 2:30 p.m.
Music Land...2:30 p.m.
(The story of "The First Christmas Tree" with old Continental Christmas carols.)
Brain Busters ... 7:00 p.m.
Friday
Story Book Train 2:30 p.m.
Museum of Art Organ 2:45 p.m.
(Featuring Both 'and' and 'trace,
music written for the organ).
Chamber Music...7:00 p.m.
(A portion of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.)
Monday
Flying Carpet ... 2:30 p.m.
Christmas Carols
by Robert Shaw...2:45 p.m.
Dicken's "Christmas Carol" 7 p.m.
(Traditionally read by Robert
Calderwood, associate professor
emeritus of speech.)
Tuesday
Christmas Carols
Around the World...2:30 p.m.
A Portion of Handel's
"Messiah" Oratorio...7 p.m.
YMCA Chess Club Defeats KU Team
The YMCA Chess club of Kansas City, Mo., defeated the University Chess club $ \frac{4}{3} $ to 1 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Dec. 15. The six-game match was played at the YMCA in Kansas City.
The longest game lasted four and one-half hours. Henry Georgi, Kansas state chess champion and president of the University club, defeated Dr. Herbert Shuey of the YMCA club.
Other results:
Phillip W. Morrell, YMCA, defeated Thomas Munsen, KU; Harry A. Hardy, YMCA, defeated Robert Berrgern, KU; H. M. Wesenberg, YMCA, defeated Dr. Robert Meyer, KU; Dr. J. Zellermeyer,WMCA alternate, defeated Edgar Marihug, KU alternate, Ross Latshew, YMCA, and Russell Annis, KU, played to a draw, each counting one-half game
KU Faculty Writes Only Half Of The Books Published By Kansas University Press
By JEANNE FITZGERALD
Everything from a book on penguins by a New Zealand naturalist to an explanation and history of the sixth amendment to the constitution has been published by the University of Kansas Press.
All of the books published by the University press are of a scholarly nature and only 10 of the 23 such books published were written by faculty members at the University.
The books published by the University press this year include "The Sixth Amendment: A Study in Constitutional Development" by Francis H. Heller, assistant professor of political science, who is now serving in the Army; "Sexual Behavior in Penguins" by L. E. Richdale, honorary lecturer in zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand.
J. H. Nelson, dean of the graduate school and chairman of the book publishing committee, said Mr. Rich-
"Mary Wollstonecraft: A Critical Biography" by Ralph M. Wardle, chairman of the department of English at Omaha university, Omaha, Neb.; and "Sturge Moore and the Life of Art" by Frederick L. Gwynn, a visiting professor at Yale university.
Mr. Richdale heard about the University of Kansas press through a former faculty member at the University who offered to submit Mr. Richdale's manuscript for the book to the committee. "Sexual Behavior in Penguins was reviewed in Time, Look, and Newsweek magazines, as well as other publications.
dale, who wrote the book on penguins, came to Kansas for the first time last spring expressly to visit the people who had published his book.
Manuscripts for books are submitted by the writers to a committee appointed by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. Members of the committee are; Dean Nelson, C. K. Hyder, professor of English and editor of the University press; T. C. Rythe, assistant professor of journalism and superintendent of production; Burton W. Marvin, dean
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of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information; Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor; L. J. Pritchard, professor of economics, and Glen Shepherd of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
"The University of Kansas press was organized as a formal part of the University in 1947," Dean Nelson said. "So far, all of the books have been published on the campus."
All manuscripts submitted to the committee must be submitted to the judgment of authorities in the field concerned in the manuscript before it will be accepted for publication.
The University press does its own printing as well as the sponsoring books for publication. The printing plant is located in the basement of the Journalism building.
"The organization can publish books which commercial publishing houses could not afford to publish, since scholarly books are written for a comparatively small percentage of the reading public," Dean Nelson said.
Question Plane Inspection In Wake Of Air Disaster
Elizabeth, N.J.—(U.P.)—Investigators sought to determine today whether a non-scheduled, war surplus airliner was inspected properly before it took off on a cut-rate flight to Florida that ended six minutes later in fiery death for all 56 persons aboard.
Smoke poured from the right motor of the twin-engine converted Curtiss Commando as it lifted off the runway at Newark airport at 3:03 p.m. EST Sunday with its 52 passengers and crew of four.
Capt. C. A. Lyons of Miami, Fla., pilot of the doomed plane, tried to bank the ship to return to the field for an emergency landing when the right wing snapped. The plane burst into flame and plummeted into the shallow Elizabeth river.
Washington—(U.P.)-Sen. Milton R. Young predicted today that the presidential boom for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will sag because of the "possible failure" of the European defense program.
Predict Sag In Eisenhower Boom
The North Dakota Republican emphasized, however, that he holds the state department, not Eisenhower, "responsible" for the possible breakdown of European rearmament.
Young told newsmen he expects Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio to be the GOP presidential nominee next year. "With all the issues, he said, 'I don't see how the Republicans can lose.' Young obviously referred to recent disclosures of widespread corruption in high government circles.
Washington—(U.P.)—The House Veterans committee will open hearings early in February on legislation to extend government educational benefits to Korean veterans.
May Extend Benefits To Korean Vets
Chairman John E. Rankin (D.-Miss.) said that if Congress approves the legislation, Korean veterans will "have virtually all the benefits which World War II veterans enjoy."
Washington— (U.P.) —Former Sen. Millard E. Tydings today boosted his reward offer to $25,000 if Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy can prove his Communists-in-government charges to a federal grand jury.
Tydings Offers McCarthy Reward
Tydings previously had offered to give McCarthy $10,000 if the Wisconsin Republican would go before a grand jury and prove before Feb. 9 either of his charges that in 1950 there were 205 Communists or 57 card-carrying Communists in the State department.
The "bold" program of domestic legislation was outlined by Emil Rieve, administrative chairman of the CIO committee on economic policy.
Washington—(U.P.)—The CIO, in a series of recommendations ranging from rent control to social security, has urged President Tru man to increase the national minimum wage rate from 75 cents to $1.25 an hour.
New York—(U.P.)-Hundreds of overseas passengers and Korean army veterans going home for Christmas were delayed today by a sudden weekend strike of Pan-American World Airways ground and service personnel.
Request Minimum Wage Rate Increase
About 5,800 mechanics, stewards and commissary employees struck at midnight Saturday—24 hours ahead of their announced strike deadline—catching the airline with a heavy Sunday schedule.
Christmas Armistice Hopes Dwindle
Allied-Communist subcommittees working on the armistice reported "no progress" at the end of brief sessions. Only 10 more days remain before the 30-day cease-fire line agreement reached by the negotiators Nov.27 expires.
Negotiate For Airmen's Release
He said the present minimum rate is inadequate, and pointed to the "increasing distress among lowest-income families, as reported by a number of government agencies."
Strike Ruins Korean Vets Christmas
Panmunjom, Korea —(U.P.)— Hope for a Korean armistice by Christmas faded today and the Communists were reported planning to seek a 30-day extension of the trial cease-fire line.
London—(U.P).The U.S. Embassy in Budapest is pressing Communist Hungary to release by Christmas four American fliers forced down there by Soviet fighter planes four weeks ago, it was learned today.
American officials in Frankfurt, Belgrade and Vienna—the embassies ringing the iron curtain—confirmed negotiations are in progress but declined to elaborate.
MacArthur Wants Civilian Control
Washington—(U.P.)—Gen. Douglas MacArthur has called for "extended and intensified" civilian control over the army to prevent the nation from becoming a military state.
With universal military training now imminent, he said, it is essential that civilian control be broadened so that the youths are not formed into a "legion of subserviency to the so-called military mind."