Kansas State Historical Society
UNIVERSITY DAILY
No. 64
By JIM POWERS
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS of Sunday's annual Christmas vespers in Hoch auditorium was a tableaux entitled "The Madonna," portrayed by Jordan MacDougall—Kansan photo by Lee Sheppeard.
The annual Christmas vespers was a pleasing success Sunday as thousands of persons gathered in Hoch auditorium for an inspiring presentation by the School of Fine Arts.
Thousands Attend Christmas Vespers
The program, given twice provided a warmth indoors that made the listeners forget the freezing weather outside.
The University A Cappella choir, under Prof. D. M. Swarthout's direction, sang several numbers full of Christmas joy.
The processional by the choir was quite impressive. It was followed by the traditional candle-lighting ceremony by Hugo Blaas and Larry Leeb.
The chorale ensemble and University Symphony orchestra, directed by Clayton Krehbiel, instructor in music education and Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra, had important parts in the program and members sang and played with unusual feeling.
Three tableaux, presented by the department of design and department of drawing and painting, depicted a group of carolers, an angel and a shepherd, and the Madonna. With the choral ensemble singing carols in the background, the tableaux were inspirational as well as beautiful.
It was a well-organized and well-presented program and those who had even small parts in it are to be complimented.
Collect $464 At Vespers
The Christmas Vespers scholarship fund of the School of Fine Arts was enriched by $464.77 through the free will offerings taken at Sunday's performances.
Maybe it's a sign of the times, but this year the penny ousted the dime as the most frequently appearing coin. The tally showed 837 pennies and only 789 dimes. The 10-cent piece has been the leader for many years.
Campus traffic officers reported the out-of-town attendance as negligible and the cold weather and snowy streets greatly reduced attendance by Lawrence residents. Harold Swartz, student activities fund treasurer, said the offering was the smallest since 1945.
The scholarship fund benefits were almost in direct proportion to the attendance, Swartz added. The record high offering was $804.92 in 1948 and attendance was nearly twice as great that year.
The appointment of Dr. Calvin A. VanderWerf as acting chairman of the department of chemistry was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
49th Year
Pictures appealed to students buying the December issue of the Sour Owl, campus humor magazine, which went on sale today, according to a survey made this morning.
Dr. Ray, Q. Brewster, the department chairman, is taking a leave of absence effective today to accept a Fulbright lectureship at Farouk I university in Egypt. Dr. Brewster, Mrs. Brewster and their daughter, Ina May, will return in July.
New Chemistry Head Appointed
Dr. VanderWerf joined the KU faculty 10 years ago as an instructor. He attained a full professorship two years ago. He is now directing a research project sponsored by the Army Ordnance department.
The second annual City Clerks school, sponsored by the bureau of government research, will be held here Feb. 21 and 22.
Dr. Brewster is the second KU teacher to go abroad this year on a Fulbright lectureship. Dr. Raymond C. Moore, professor of geology, is now at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, as special lecturer from the Association of American Universities.
December Sour Owl Has Picture Appeal
A parody on Life magazine complete with 'picture of the week' plus humorous and satirical advertising appeared to be next in student interest.
Annual City Clerk School Scheduled Feb. 21 and 22
The two-day training school will be devoted to problems of budgeting and reporting, municipal revenues, election procedures, and changes in laws concerning cities.
Monday, Dec. 17, 1951
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
2,000 To Attend Church Meeting At University
About 2.000 students from all parts of the world will meet at the University from Thursday, Dec. 27 through Tuesday Jan. 1, for the 16th Student Volunteer Movement conference.
The theme of the conference will be "Christ's Kingdom—Man's Hope."
More than 1,450 students from colleges and universities -in the United States, Canada and Mexico have declared their intentions of attending the conference. This number includes foreign students attending American colleges.
Dr. Charles W. Ransom from Ireland who is general secretary of the International Missionary council; Dr. John S. Badeau, president of the American university of Cairo, Egypt; and Dr. Rush Isabel Seabury of the American Board of Missions, Boston.
Dr. John R. Mott, president of SMV for the past 64 years, will preside at the sessions. Among the conference speakers are Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, world famous theologian and professor of Christian ethics at Union Theological seminary.
Jim Logan Named Rhodes Scholar
Weekly enrollment increases indicate that the final enrollment may reach the 2,000 figure expected by the conference sponsors.
James K. Logan, College senior, was named a Rhodes scholar Saturday at a meeting of the fifth district committee in Des Moines.
At the last quadrennial meeting held at the University In 1947,600 colleges and universities were represented. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy recently expressed the hope and invitation that SMV would consider the University as the permanent site of its meetings.
JAMES K. LOGAN
The award of two scholarships to University students was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
"Although the conference will have speakers who are international leaders in religious thinking, the meeting is primarily a study, prayer and discussion, convention," Mrs. Patton explained.
Two Scholarships To KU Students
Darwin Eugene Lewis, chemical engineering senior, has been given the Josephine T. Berry memorial scholarship. The Berry scholarship was established by Mrs. Mary B. Hocker of St. Louis, Mo., in memory of her sister. Both were members of the KU class of 1893. This year's award is $100.
The Charles D. Ise memorial scholarship awarded annually to an outstanding student from Coffeyville has been given to Donald A. Carey, education junior. This award was established by the late Mrs. Rosa Ise of Lawrence, in memory of her son, a prominent Coffeyville attorney. The scholarship is a $50 cash award.
SMV is a world-wide, non-de-
nominational group for recruiting full time church workers. Included in it are 14 major youth movements and 40 Protestant denominations.
The conference this year will emphasize self-examination. Each speaker is to consider the responsibility of Christians in the current world struggle, Mrs. John Patton, local chairman of public relations for pre-conference events, said.
Will be examined at:
Examination Schedule Fall Semester,1951
Thursday, January 17. 1952, to Thursday, January 24. 1952, inclusive.
Logan, who represented the University in competition with representatives from a six state area, won the highly prized award of two years study at Oxford university in England with all expenses paid. Previously he had been named with Robert Howard of Kansas State Teachers college at Emporia as one of the two Kansas representatives to the district finals.
For a time Saturday it looked as if Logan would not even be present to take part in the final session. The train which took the Kansas contestants to Des Moines was delayed by bad weather and arrived at noon instead of the scheduled 8:36 am.
They could not find a taxi, so they ran to the meeting. By that time the selection committee was already interviewing the last of the other 10 entrants.
"I was shaky and tired when we got there," said Logan. "There was no diner on the train, and I'd had nothing to eat since I had a bowl of chili the night before."
Logan is president of ASC, vicepresident of the Young Democrats, a Summerfield scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholarship society. He has had a straight "A" average throughout his entire college career.
Howard went first, and then Logan. After answering questions phrased to test his alertness and maturity as well as general knowledge in his major field, economics, and his avocation, politics, Logan was awarded one of the four Rhodes scholarships given by the district committee.
The thirty-two American Rhodes scholars selected this year will arrive in England next Oct. 1. At Oxford Legan intend to enroll in the Honor School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
After Oxford he intends to obtain a law degree from Harvard university and then return to Kansas to practice.
Potter Frozen For Skating
Potter lake, favorite skating place for the University students, has been declared safe for skating by Henry Shenk, head of the physical education department.
Professor Shenk said that the ice is better than three inches deep. Constant checks will be made, and when it is no longer safe-signs will be posted at the lake.
Temperatures Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights dropped below zero in the worst cold snap of the season. The official low mark was set at three degrees below while unofficial gauges recorded marks as much as 10 degrees below zero.
Bright sunshine during the days did little to raise the temperature. The highest temperatures recorded did not rise over 10 degrees above. The hospital and police reported no student accidents due to the cold weather.
Two KU Debaters Win At Arkansas
William Nulton, College junior, and Kenneth Dam, College sophomore, brought home a first place trophy from the University of Arkansas debate tournament, Fayetteville, Ark. Saturday.
The team went through four rounds of preliminary debate before defeating Kansas State college in the semi-finals and winning over Southwest Missouri State college, Springfield, Mo., for the title.