UNIVERSITY DAILY
49th Year No. 63
Friday, Dec. 14, 1951
hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Students To Get Period Of Grace Before Exams
A period of grace before final examinations this semester was announced today by James Logan president of the All Student council
The final schedule calls for no examinations on the first morning, Thursday, Jan. 17, and no finals in MWF or 5-hour courses at all during that day.
James Logan, Kathryn Conrad, College junior, and Lyle Anderson, business junior, met with the KU Calendar committee during the planning of the final schedule and worked out the present system.
The schedule will leave only two Tuesday-Thursday courses to hold examinations on the first afternoon. There will be no finals on Saturday afternoon, giving the students a second grace period.
Everyone will be assured of at least one day of grace, and with only two finals the first day most students will have a total of a day and a half.
Logan said that the committee and James K. Hitt, registrar, were extremely co-operative, and very willing to give the grace period if it was what the student body desired.
"I feel that the students will be happy with the grace period before finals, and it should be a more satisfactory system than before," Logan said.
Sudden Baptism Confuses Rabbi
Thursday evening the members of the panel who discussed "The Role of Faith in Our World Transition" were set to begin their talks.
Each speaker -had a glass of water before him. Sitting to the right of Dr. Karl Menninger of Topeka was Rabbi Harry Richmond of Wichita.
Just before Rabbi Richmond began the first talk, Dr. Menninger, in moving the microphone across the table tipped a glass of water over Rabbi Richmond.
The audience chuckled. But Rabbi Richmond was master of the situation.
"I came here as a rabbi" he said. "Now I have been baptized. My status is now uncertain."
Christmas Party To Be Held For February Graduates
A Christmas party for seniors graduating in February will be given at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house. Only February graduates are invited.
Seniors attending are required to bring a gift, price not to exceed 25 cents, for a "grab bag." The senior class committee chairmen will be hosts at the party.
December Sour Owl On Sale Monday
A 16-page parody on Life magazine will be featured in the December issue of the Sour Owl, official campus humor magazine which will go on sale Monday.
The Sour Owl will be sold in the information booth, the Union. Marvin hall, Fraser hall and Strong hall rotunda. It will contain several picture stories including "To Hell With My Little Girl."
"The last really outstanding issue of the Sour Owl was the 'Tame' edition in March, 1949. We think students will like that one just as well," said Lee Shepeard, journalism senior and editor of the magazine.
Buehler To Give Oratory Advice
"How to Build an Oration," will be the topic of a discussion to be led by E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, at a meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, in 105 Green hall for students interested in entering the Lorraine Buehler Oratorical contest, Thursday, Feb. 21.
Black Hills Passion Play To Be Given Here Jan. 10-11
The purpose of the meeting is to acquaint students with the details of the contest so that those interested can prepare for the Feb. 14 tryouts during the Christmas vacation.
"As far as we are concerned, this contest is the big forensic event of the year," William Conboy, instructor in speech, said.
"One point we especially emphasize is that we do not want the word 'oratory' to scare out anyone," he said. Mr. Coboy said an oration is merely the best in speech.
The winner of the contest will receive a set of Encyclopedia Americana and the second and third place will receive $20 and $10 respectively.
The world-famous Black Hills Passion play will be presented in Hoch auditorium, Jan. 10-11, by the oldest production company in the world.
There is no limit to the number of students who may try out, but the number will be narrowed to eight for the actual contest, he said.
The prizes are annually donated by friends and supporters of University forensics, Mr. Conboy said.
Union Decorated by SUA For Christmas Season
The contest is now in it's fourth year and plans are that it will continue as an annual event.
The Passion play will dramatize the life of Christ from His triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, on through His crucifixion and ascension. There will be matinee and evening performances each day.
Student Union Activities members have given the Union a Christmas look, Members put up and decorated two Christmas trees this week, one in the lounge and the other in the Hawk's Nest. Ropes of evergreen have been fastened along the baseboards in the first floor hallway.
Christmas carols will be broadcast throughout the building next week by means of a record player and amplifying system in the Student Union Activities office.
featured in the role of "the Christus" will be the renowned Josef Meier. He is the seventh generation of his family to produce and act in the play. Before coming to this country he was a producer in his native Germany, but Hitler's rise forced him to flee to the United States. He is now an American citizen.
In 1938 the Passion play players chose the beautiful Black Hills section near Spearfish, S.D., as the permanent home for the production. There the show is produced in a natural outdoor amphitheater which has settings from 40 to 50 feet high and includes permanent buildings. The stage alone is the length of three average city blocks.
The Passion play originated in 1242 in Leunen, Germany. When it comes to the University it will be beginning its 710th year.
In addition to the 50 members of the permanent play company, the production will use at least 70 persons from the University and the Lawrence area.
Yule Vespers To Be Given Twice Sunday
Snow will add a seasonal atmosphere to the All-Musical Christmas vespers with tableaux Sunday.
More than 200 persons in all departments of the University School of Fine Arts will work together on the traditional Christmas observance. It will be given twice, at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in Hoch auditorium without charge.
A new feature this year will be half-hour carillon recitals before the vespers to be played at 2:45 and 6:45 p.m. by Ronald Barnes, carillon-neur.
The A Cappella choir, symphony orchestra and a mixed glee club will be the principal musical organizations.
Setting the spirit for the occasion will be a double brass quartet who will play carols from the balcony of Hoch auditorium as the audience assembles for the programs.
Three tableaux prepared by Robert Green, assistant professor of drawing and painting, and Ray Ottinger, assistant professor of design, will be given.
The afternoon vespers will be broadcast over KFKU. University radio station, from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Hillel Panel Discusses Faith
Leaders in the fields of religion, humanism, and psychiatry took a look at faith Thursday night as they participated in a panel discussion before an audience that nearly filled Strong auditorium.
The panel was sponsored by the University chapter of B'nai Brith Hillel foundation, Jewish organization. On the panel were Dr. Karl Meninger, director of education at the Meninger foundation in Topeka; Rabbi R. Richmond of Temple Emanu-El, Wichita, and Dr. Amiya Chakravary, visiting professor of humanities from India.
Rabbi Richmond preached a sermon and Dr. Chakravarty gave a philosophical lecture. Dr. Menninger then posed the question, that if faith is so obvious and if it is right, omnipotent, and beautiful, why must we be reminded of it? Why is it so hard for people to get comfort out of a God in whom they profess to believe?
Rabbi Richmond painted an optimistic picture of increased interest in religion as manifested in the United States on university campuses, in industry, and by the press.
Dr. Chakravarty noted the universality of basic religious premises, and said that "there lies in literature a sense of deliverance and guidance."
He pointed out, that "there must be a continual yearning after God, [or] a continuous yearning to God."
Snow driven by wind swept across the campus today bringing the first real winter storm. Students hurried to their morning classes in 20 degree temperature.
WindDrivenSnow Blankets Campus
The weatherman says temperatures will drop to zero over the northern part of the state tonight. There also may be more snow.
The sheriff's office reported that highways out of Lawrence and all over the state are extremely slippery and students leaving the campus for the weekend are advised to drive carefully.
TWO PRINCIPALS IN THE FACULTY FOLLIES last night were Mrs. William Conboy, wife of the speech instructor, and Dean Harold G. Barr of the School of Religion. Mrs. Conboy is shown penning a letter in the play, "The Tragedy of Brown." Dean Barr delivered a monologue, "The Train Ride." The picture was taken as he said, "If the engineer had yelled, 'Come to me, baby!' I couldn't have come any faster."—Kansan photo by Lee Sheneard
Lee Sheppeard.
Enthusiastic Audience Sees Faculty Follies
By DIANNE STONEBRAKER
The AWS Faculty Follies was enthusiastically received Thursday night by an audience that comfortably filled Fraser theater.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech and master of ceremonies, did an effective job of breaking the ice for an audience who didn't know just what to expect from a faculty talent show.
From the moment Professor Crafton stepped on the stage the audience relaxed and prepared itself to enjoy an evening of "unprofessorish" entertainment.
Professor Crafton increased his popularity by his amusing piano rendition of a disconnected, blank verse ballad with a moral about tambourines.
Boisterously received was Miss Elin K. Jorgensen, associate professor of music education, doing her interpretation of singer April Stevens. She breathed through "I'm in Love Again," and then was in love again and again.
The most impressive part of the 9-act modern problem play entitled "Tragedy of Brown" was the rapid changing of costumes by Mrs. William A. Conboy. The theme of the play was "when he's gone, there'll
Rifle Shoot Starts Tomorrow
The University Air Force ROTC rifle team will begin shooting Saturday in the 31st annual William Randolph Hearst National ROTC Rifle competition.
Two teams of five men each will be entered in the postal match by Sgt. Harold Swartwood, coach of the Air Force team.
The 10 men who will shoot for KU in the Hearst match will be Richard Kummer, Frank Jennings, George Lund and Max Embree—all from last year's 15th place team, and Lorrimer Armstrong, Norman Wilson, Hubert Dye, Rodney Dyerly, Donald Tice and either Jim Jukes, Leroy Carroll, or Mike Wayland.
Sergeant Swartwood's shooters were 15th in the national match last year.
The team will begin shooting Saturday morning. The match has to be fired between Dec. 1 and Jan. 15, 1952.
Special targets are furnished for record firing by the Hearst committee. All targets and score sheets must be forwarded to the officials of the match within 72 hours after the shooting.
Five shots will be fired from each of the four positions—prone, sitting, kneeling and standing. There is a 25-minute time limit.
Sergeant Swartwood had 103 matches scheduled during the first 1 weeks of postal competition. With four cancellations, the team has shot 10 of those. They have won 94 and lost 5—that's nearly 99 per cent.
be another," and it was humorously put across by dialog consisting of one sentence for each act.
Charles Oldfather, assistant professor of law, with a calm and soothing voice rolled out three ballads, the best of which was a takeoff on "One Meatball."
"Willie," a modern dance by Miss Elaine Kutschinski, instructor in physical education, inspired response only when Miss Kutschinski was "as good as she could be."
E. H. Taylor, professor of zoology, portrayed a typical carnival barker.
"The Bartender and the Kid," a monologue by Madison Coombs, Haskell instructor, was an old worn-out vaudeville act, but Mr. Coombs did a good striptease act.
Max Dresden, associate professor of physics, pleased the audience with his piano "Improvisations."
Harold G. Barr, professor of religion, got all wound up telling about a frustrating train trip, and the audience loved it.
J. Neale Carman, professor of Romance languages, poked fun at the Greeks when he read a letter written to him by a sorority pledge who was flunking Italian.
The Rev. Dale E. Turner, professor of religion, whose magic tricks, spiced with dry wilt, were especially well handled, combined professional skill with audience psychology.
Tom Rea, instructor in speech,
tried hard to get his "Overture" in.
His popping in and out at unusual
intervals added unminded riot to the
show.
Students' Articles Appear In Journal
Articles by several students and members of the University law school are featured in the November issue of the Kansas Bar Association Journal.
One article entitled "Some As-pects of the Law of Future Interests in Kansas" is by William R. Scott, associate professor of law.
"Liability of Banks for Paying Forged Checks," by Norman G. Maben, third year law student, and a case note concerning government contracts with private companies in contracts with private banks by Katherine Lewis, '51, appear in the University of Kansas law section of the magazine.
Another article, "Kansas Reaffirms the 'Right from Wrong' Insanity Test" by Robert L. Davis, third year law student, contrasts the insanity test policy used in Kansas courts with other states.