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Chemistry Dept. Head To Teach In Egypt
Dr. Ray Q. Brewster, chairman of the department of chemistry, has been granted a leave of absence for the spring semester so he may accept a U.S. State department grant to teach in Egypt, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy announced today.
A Fulbright award will enable Dr. Brewster to lecture on the chemistry of dyes at Farouk I university in Alexandria, Egypt. He will deliver two series of lectures, one for graduate students and the other for undergraduates.
YW Invites New Women
Dr. Brewster will be accompanied to Egypt by Mrs. Brewster and their daughter Ina May, a high school senior. She will continue her studies in Egypt and take examinations upon her return. The Brewers will leave Lawrence the latter part of December.
Dr. Brewster, a member of the K.U. faculty for 32 years, is an authority in the field of synthetic chemistry. Ottawa university, of which he is an alumnus, bestowed upon him its distinguished service award last spring.
greshman women are invited to join the commissions of the YWCA, which will have their first meetings of the year this week.
Dr. Brewster is the second K.U. teacher to receive a Fulbright award to teach abroad this year. Dr. Raymond C. Moore, professor of geology, is at the University of Utrecht as the special lecturer nominated by the Association of American Universities.
All members and prospective members are urged to attend one of these meetings: Freshmen commissions, 4 p.m. Monday; Tuesday, Wednesday; and Thursday; Community Service, 4 p.m. Monday; Worship, 4 p.m. Tuesday; Comparative Religion, 5 p.m. Tuesday; Effective Citizenship, 4 p.m. Monday; Your Philosophy and Mine, 5 p.m. Wednesday; Bible Study, 4 p.m. Thursday; Questions Unlimited, 5 p.m. Thursday; World Relatedness, 4 p.m. Thursday; and Creative Leisure, 4 p.m. Thursday.
"Dates and Mates," a series of lectures and discussions, will be sponsored jointly by the Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. for K.U. students this year.
Women's Sports To Be Introduced
A program introducing intramural sports to new women students will be presented at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Strong auditorium.
The program will consist of a number of skits portraying each sport in which students are eligible to participate, an introduction of new officers, and an explanation of the W.A. A. point system.
The championship sport awards for last year will be made to the following persons and organizations: volleyball, Corbin Jays; badminton singles, Rita Carl; tennis singles, Ruth Heibrunn.
Firemen Called To Corbin
All women interested in athletics are urged to attend.
Helenbom:
Basketball, Kappa Alpha Theta;
table-tennis doubles, Caroline Crosier and Julia Bolas; badminton doubles, Ernestine Dehlinger and Phyllis Sims; softball, Corbin Jays; and tennis doubles, Betty Thomas and Virginia Loveless.
Firemen were called to Corbin hall early this morning to investigate a defective incinerator. No damage was done but the odor of smoke filled the building.
R. O. BREWSTER
12 KU Women Enter Contest
Twelve women students from the University will be part of a group of contestants who will compete for the title of "Miss Lawrence."
Miss Lawrence, who will represent Lawrence at the American Royal Queen contest this fall, will be chosen by three judges meeting at the Skyline club Tuesday evening.
Contestants will be judged on appearance, personality, and talent. Prizes wil be awarded to the winning contestant.
The Miss Lawrence contest is sponsored by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Contestants from the University and their sponsors are: Marian Hoecker, Sol Marks Jewelry; Marcia Horn, Chi Omega, Raney Drugs; Erma Lutz, Kappa Alpha Theta, Carls; Doris Lyons, Alpha Chi Omega, McCoy shoe store; Delores Mausolf, Alpha Delta Phi, Commonwealth theaters; Carla Haber, Alpha Omicron Pi, Barteldei's Seed company; Dana Hudkins, Pii Beta Phi, Weavers; Patty Soden, Gamma Phi Beta. Ober's:
Nancy Munger, Delta Gamma, C. T. Dockery; Marlyn House, Sigma Kappa, Krogers; Sue Quinn, Delta Delta Delta, B. F. Goodrich company, and Nancy Hutton, Johnson's Dress shop.
KU's Enrollment Drops In Line With MU K-State
A 14 per cent decrease in enrollment this fall at the University is in line with the general trend throughout the country and is being felt by two other major schools in this area. Kansas State college and the University of Missouri.
Military draft policies, a low birth rate during depression years, and the veteran vanishing from the campus are reasons given for the decline.
James K. Hitt, registrar, said that the decrease could have been much worse and believed most of the loss resulted from the graduation of the veterans. Among the 6,450 students enrolled at K.U., only 1,100 are veterans compared with last year's total of 2,200.
Summer floods apparently were not responsible for keeping students away from school, Mr. Hitt said.
Kansas State's enrollment of 4,913 is down 16 per cent from the 5,907 total recorded in 1950. In contrast Wichita university announces that it will have a larger number of students in school than last year. This was attributed by the Wichita U. registrar to the good employment opportunities available in Wichita.
Smaller colleges and universities in the area did better in maintaining percentages comparable with 1950.
Reporting slight decreases in enrollment were the University of Kansas City, 2,418, down from 2,587; Pittsburgh State college, 1,701, down from 1,782; Washburn, 1,237, down from 1,317; Emporia State college, 1,053, down from 1,243.
Increases were recorded by Stephens college, William Woods, and Tarkio colleges in Missouri, and by Marymount college, in Salina, and Central college, in McPherson.
Truman Welcomes DeGasperi
Washington — (U.P.) - Premier Alcide De Gasperi of Italy arrived here today for important conferences with top U.S. officials.
Mr. Truman promised Mr. De Gasperi every "opportunity" to discuss pressing problems, which include freezing Italy from the "harsh" terms of the Italian peace treaty.
The tall, 70-year-old statesman was welcomed by President Truman and most of the cabinet.
The premier has been campaigning to get the treaty overhauled so that Italy can play a full role in the Western alliance against Soviet aggression.
University Student Dies Of Leukemia
Ralph Walter Wiechman, 19, a University sophomore from Lawrence, died of leukemia at Watkins Memorial hospital, at 6:45 a.m. Sept. 22.
RALPH W. WIECHMAN
First prizes for the best collection of design and crafts and for the best collection of paintings at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka earlier this month were won by the University of Kansas school of fine arts.
Fine Arts Group Wins At Fair
The department of design won the design and crafts division. The winning entries are now on display in the third floor west wing of Strong hall.
The department of drawing and painting is showing the prize painting collection in the east wing of the third floor of Strong.
Students whose work is included in the drawing and painting exhibit are:
Jean Almon, Harry Crain, Barbara Langdon, Jeanne Esch, Kay Peters, Edward Nickels, Paul Penny, and Ann Harms, Fine Arts seniors; Margaret Collins, Education senior; Don Louthian, Graduate student; Mrs. Ada Storer, Don Jensen, Ann Southwick, Fine Arts juniors; William Gillette, former student; Marion Clyma, Fine Arts sophomore.
Alumni Association Is Preparing 50th Anniversary Edition Of Magazine
By JEANNE FITZGERALD
After we had discussed my various ancestors who had attended the University of Kansas, we turned to talk of Mr. Ellsworth's work with the Alumni magazine.
"Good morning, Jeanne, your mother went to school here, didn't she?" the voice greeted me as I stepped into the office of Fred Ellsworth, editor of the Alumni magazine for the past 27 years.
Then I asked Mr. Ellsworth what significance the Alumni Magazine has to the University, its students, and alumni.
"It has great significance," Mr. Ellsworth said. "It is our number one project without question. It is our job to keep alumni in touch
"We're starting to work on our 50th anniversary edition," he said, "however, it won't come out until 1952."
"Just stop to think," he said, while digging through a stack of old Alumni magazines. "Here is your mother out in Jamestown, and here you are. By means of this magazine she gets pictures and a description of the Chancellor you saw at the all student convocation."
with each other and the University They want it that way.
He began leafing through the latest copy of the magazine until he came to several closely printed pages.
"Here are all the personal items. There are, on the average, 500 names in every issue. The Alumni office gets news of all new jobs, moves, marriages, and babies of alumni. This makes it possible for the fellow who has gone away to know more and keep in touch better than some people here at the University."
"In these files is a vast empire," Mr. Ellsworth said. "We have 70,000 names listed and we have 40,000 addresses, 4,000 of them in greater Kansas City, 1,500 in the Los Angeles vicinity, and 1,500 right here in Lawrence."
The magazine also contains a calendar of campus events, athletic news, football and basketball schedules, faculty news, and news of outstanding students on the campus.
Last spring a vote was sent in by Lewis O. Chubb, '49, from Bahrein island in the Persian gulf.
The present circulation figure is 6,400. Any former student can subscribe by paying his dues to the Alumni association. There are 917 life memberships on record. Membership entites one to vote in the election of officers and board members of the Alumni association.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wiechman. His father is head
bookkeeper at the Lawrence National bank.
Before his illness, he was active in the Independent Student association. He was a member of the Imanuel Lutheran church and an active member of Gamma Delta, Lutheran fraternity.
Wiechman attended Lawrence elementary schools and was graduated from the University high school in 1949.
Doctor Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the student health service, said that Wiechman came to the hospital last spring suffering from leukemia, and was later sent to the Mayo clinic. He returned to Watkins during the summer, showing a slight improvement. Two weeks ago, however, his condition became worse.
Surviving relatives include his parents and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Ramsey Funeral home with the Rev. Norman Brandt of the Immanuel Lutheran church in charge. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mona Mae Millikan, journalism senior, has been awarded a $100 national Delta Delta Delta scholarship.
Red Peppers To Organize
Uniforms will be issued and seats for the Iowa State game will be assigned at a second meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas room of the Union.
The Red Peppers is a Jay Jane supervised organization.
Freshman women interested in joining the Red Pepper pep club will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas room of the Union.
The aim of the organization is to promote interest and cooperation among freshman students and promote the spirit of pep and good sportsmanship.
Tri Delts Award Journalism Senior
Miss Millikan plans to use the award to pay for first semester tuition, fees, and books.
The Red Pepper uniform is a red sweater with emblem and navy blue skirt.
Those who would like to join, but cannot attend the Tuesday meeting, should notify Shirley Thomson, phone 900.
National Tri Delt awards several scholarships each year. Kansas women have received awards for the last three years.
Miss Millikan is an undergraduate counselor at Corbin hall, member of Mortar Board, and president of Theta Sigma Phi, professional journalism fraternity for women.
Former Student Listed As Casualty
Pvt. Marvin L. Hennigh, an extension student in 1947, is included on the list of casualties from the Korean area. The extent of his injury was not indicated. Pvt. Hennigh's home is at Englewood.
WEATHER
Topeka — (U.P.) = Scattered light showers and thunderstorms east to tonight, continuing in east and south Tuesday. Partly cloudy in west and north Tuesday afternoon; cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night.