University Daily Kansan Friday, Nov. 30, 1951
Five Major Construction Projects Are In Progress On Mount Oread
By JOHNNY HERRINGTON
Five major construction jobs are now in progress at the University. Besides these, there are "numerous smaller jobs."
The jobs of major importance include the Student Union construction, work on the new journalism school, science building construction, the new fieldhouse, and the combined building on the scholarship balls.
The building program was described by former Chancellor Deane W. Malot as an " $8,000,000 program." Actual cost of the construction will run about $7,250,000. But an additional 10 per cent of that figure to furnish the buildings makes the $8,000,000 estimate quite reasonable, according to University officials.
The new journalism school is virtually completed. It is a $300,000 project. Classes are expected to move into the building by the second semester.
Work on the Union building, which is half finished, will cost $85,-000. It is hoped that the construction will be closed in by winter so that work can be continued on the inside.
Three scholarship halls—two for men and one for women—have met construction snags.
The science building, below Robinson gym, will house chemistry, physics, and pharmacy units upon completion. Work on the structure is coming along "very well." according to J. J. Wilson, University business manager. Classes in the new science building will be moved from Bailey chemistry lab and Blake hall. The building will cost $2,500,- 000.
The 16,000 seating-capacity fieldhouse has been estimated at $2,500,-000. It should be completed within three years.
The three halls were supposed to be occupied this fall. Now it has been necessary to re-schedule opening dates. Stephenson hall for men that was scheduled to open Oct. 15 will be opened Jan. 15. Pearson hall for men will be opened Feb. 15. Sellards hall for women will be opened March 15.
Besides these large jobs, several smaller jobs also are in progress.
Work on the three balls is expected to run into a $450,000 figure
Work on Memorial drive, though held up by weather conditions, is nearly finished. The base surface has been layed and the only work remaining is the placing of the top layer.
Other work includes the retaining
THREE NEW SCHOLARSHIP HALLS are being constructed on the campus as part of the University's expansion program. Four other main projects also are part of the building program.
College Senior Wins First In Quill Club Contest
"An Irish Fantasy," a one-act play written by Robert Ziesenis. College senior, was awarded first place Wednesday night in Quill club's annual fall creative writing contest. Eugene Goltz, College sophomore, received honorable mention for his short story, "To Be or Not To Be."
Ziesenis will receive a $10 cash prize. His play will be published in the December issue of Upstream magazine. The first place award is usually awarded to the best short story or article.
The quality of the play, however, prompted the judges to make an exception to that policy and award the prize to Ziesenis, according to Thomas Sturgeon, instructor of English. He added, "An Irish Fantasy' indicates more literary ability on the part of the author than any contest entry I have judged since I've been at the University."
A $5 prize for the best poem submitted was not awarded because all poetry entries had not been collected for judging prior to the Quill club meeting last night.
Judging of the manuscripts was performed by all members of the
wall and parking area improvement along Mississippi street just above the stadium, tennis court improvements, paving behind the library, and the new road in the fieldhouse area.
club with Mr. Sturgeon acting in an advisory capacity. The manuscripts were judged for clarity, style, originality and literary ability.
More than 25 persons submitted one or more short stories or poems in the contest. All entries in the contest were considered for membership in the club. Persons invited to join the club were:
Ann Ivater, College junior; Mrs Ada Storer, fine arts junior; Joan Lambert, journalism junior; Robert Londerholm, College junior; Harry Crockett, College sophomore; Maize Harris, College freshman; Eugene Goltz, College sophomore and Robert Ziesenis, Colleke senior.
Mary Lou Eklund, fine arts freshman; Winifred Meyer, College freshman; Roger Yarrington, journalism junior; Phyllis Hormel, fine arts freshman; Richard Sheldon, College sophomore; Mary Rawlings, College sophomore.
All new members are invited to attend Quill club's next meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 in the English room of the Union. All manuscripts will be returned at that time.
Queen Choice Varied In Past Years
By JOE TAYLOR
The selection of a Homecoming queen became part of the annual celebration approximately 20 years ago.
It was in 1933 that such a person was first selected. Since that year the custom has grown to where it is considered one of the high spots of the day.
During the two decades since the initial selection, the method of choosing the queen has gone through many changes.
Back in that first year she was elected by the members of the varsity football team. The girl chosen to wear the first crown was Lucy Edna Trees representing Chi Omega.
The importance of the Homecoming queen diminished during the next few years. Usually only the name of the winning candidate received any publicity. On one occasion even this was omitted.
Then in 1941 the selection of a Homecoming queen once again became important news. That year the queen selection committee was made up of representatives from the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce. Most of them were University alumni.
In announcing their choice the JC's said: "We considered beauty, personality, oomph, 'it' and any and all other queenly attributes." Best meeting these requirements according to their judgment was Louise
The 1942 queen was selected by another method. The chairman of the Homecoming queen division appointed a special board to do the choosing. The membership of the board remained secret. The choice by this system was Ruth Anna Bovaird.
There was a return in 1944 to the original system of having the varsity members elect the queen. They chose Gwen Kistler, Watkins hall, to reign over the Homecoming festivities.
In 1945 a touch of Hollywood was added when technicolor movies were taken of the queen candidates. The pictures were then sent to Kansas State where the Wildcat gridders viewed them and then chose Joy Godbehere, Pi Beta Phi, as the winner.
Lockhard, Pi Beta Phi.
A variation of the board theme was tried in 1943 when Heloise Hillbrand, Kappa Kappa Gamma, was selected by committee composed of one faculty member, one downtown businessman, and one naval officer.
Great precautions were taken in 1946 to have a system which would be completely fair and impartial. Eight male judges whose identities were kept secret formed the committee. Four were complete outsiders to the University and four were faculty men in their first year on the campus. Crowned as the result of these elaborate plans was Nina Green, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
A group of campus newcomers who had been screened to see that they had no affiliations with any University organizations selected the 1947 queen. Their choice to occupy the throne was Carolyn Ann Campbell, Pi Beta Phi.
Personal interviews provided the basis for selection in 1948 when a board of local businessmen and new faculty members selected Ann Cowger, Chi Omega, as Homecoming queen.
In 1949 the queen was chosen by a committed composed of a military officer, a faculty member, and three local businessmen. The candidates were assembled in the Pine room of the Union and the judges made their choice after mingling informally with them. Diane Lee Brewster, Chi Omega, was chosen as the winner that year.
The committee system was used again in 1950 but with three of the five members being chosen from the faculty. The other two were from Lawrence. Named as the choice of this group was Ada Hatfield, Delta Gamma.
-News Roundup
Big Four Agree To Parley; Russia OK's 10-Day Limit
Paris—(U.P).—The United Nations approved unanimously today a small-nation proposal for a secret 10-day Big Four parley on disarmament.
The crucial meetings, aimed at breaking an East-West deadlock over rival disarmament plans, may get under way under United Nations auspices in Paris Saturday.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky did not slacken in his bitter denunciations of the West's plan to reduce the world's atomic and conventional weapons by a "step-by-step" system of census, international inspection and control, however.
Jets Score Greatest Victory Of War
Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea—(U.P.)—United Nations jet fighter scored their greatest victory of the Korean war today, shooting down 10 Communist planes. One was so badly damaged that it probably crashed. Five were damaged less seriously. Every UN plane returned safely to base.
Allied planes also blasted Communist trucks and trains engaged in one of the biggest enemy troop and supply buildups of the war.
Hoodlums Mail Results In Arrest
Kansas City, Mo.—(U.P.)—A Kansas City hoodlum gave information today, following his "fluke" arrest, that Police Chief Henry W. Johnson said "may lead to the solving of several spot murders, including the slaying of Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta."
Joseph Nastasio, 25, with a record of 16 arrests and two Nebraska prison terms, was arrested last night after letters he had written as "life insurance" were mailed inadvertently to police by someone at his home.
Caudle Investigation Is Continued
Washington—(U.P.)—House tax fraud investigators indicated today they might ask New York businessman Larry Knohl why he went to the Justice department when he wanted to buy an airplane.
Ousted Assistant Attorney General T. Lamor Caudle, who last fall found a $30,000 Lockheed Lodestar for Knohl and got a $5,000 commission from the seiler for his trouble, told a House Ways and Means subcommittee Thursday that he couldn't fully understand it himself."
'Hermit' Is Exposed As Ex-Ranger
Grainger was in a dazed condition when authorities arrested him yesterday as he wandered along a highway about 187 miles North of the U.S.-Canadian border. He was taken by train to Toronto today for a mental examination.
Sudbury, Ont.—(U.P.)—Peter Grainger, the U.S. Army's AWOL "Hermit," turned out today to be a Canadian ranger with a wife and two children in England instead of a New Mexico hillbilly who knew nothing about shoes, books or women.
Murderess Escapes From Hospital
Phoenix, Ariz.—(U.P.)—Trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd, who dismembered two roommates with her doctor husband's scalpels 20 years ago, succeeded last night in a well-planned escape from Arizona state hospital.
The freshman will see his high school principal at the designated time and place to talk over what the University can do to help the freshman become orientated, and what the high school can do to better prepare its students to enter a university.
"There were 76 invited and we feel that 40 acceptances is a good average considering the distance that some principals will have to come in order to attend.
Forty Kansas high school principals so far have accepted the invitation of the University to participate in the third annual principal-freshman conference.
"The principals seem to think the conferences are valuable, and the University receives information by means of them which could not
Letters stating the appointment time and meetin gplace will be sent to each freshman the beginning of next week.
"We believe that 75 per cent of the 800 freshmen will have a chance to participate since several of the acceptances were from schools which have a large number of freshmen enrolled in KU," Mr. Hitt said.
The purpose of the conference is to find aids for the student in the transition from high school to college.
"We sent out invitations to every high school in Kansas that had three students enrolled in KU as freshmen," James K. Hitt, registrar, said.
Forty Kansas High School Principals To Attend Conference With Freshmen
The conference will be Thursday, Dec. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
"Freshmen will talk freely to their former high school principals whereas they may not discuss problems with their University advisers," Mr. Hitt said.
otherwise be obtained," Mr. Hitt said.
"We try to have the conference soon after the mid-semester grades have been sent out. By this time the student can tell more about how he is getting along in the college curriculum," Mr. Hitt said.
At least three improvements at the University have come about as a result of these conferences. English 1A has replaced English O. English 1A has an extra laboratory meeting and the student can be promoted to English II upon completion of satisfactory work in English 1A.
Thus, the student does not lose a semester's work in English, as when he had to take English O for no credit.
Another improvement has been the arrangement of rush week and orientation week so they are not simultaneous.
"There has also developed a closer relationship of English teachers between KU and high school English teachers since the English teachers were invited to attend the conference last year." Mr. Hitt said,