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University Daily Kansan
48th Year No.142
Tuesday, May 8, 1951
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Cheerleaders Elected For 1951-52 School Year
Nine active and six alternate cheerleaders were chosen at final tryouts Monday to serve for the 1951-52 school year. The 10th cheerleader will be named Thursday from the KuKu club, men's pep organization.
Magnes Presents Violin Recital For Music Week
Bv. STANFORD E. LEHMBERG
Frances Magnes, young artist of the music week festival, demonstrated surprising maturity in her violin recital Monday night.
The young violinist plays with warm tone, excellent intonation, and evident complete comprehension of her music. She does not conceive of her performance as an end in itself but lets her audience concentrate on the music she plays
Schubert's graceful "Sonatine in D" was the curtain-raiser. Miss Magnes gave it a refined yet brilliant reading.
Next she presented Brahms" "So-nata in D Minor," a longing work of autumnal richness. It proved the most compelling number on the program.
A sonata by Aaron Copland, contemporary composer, followed the intermission. A dramatic and technically flawless performance of Ravel's fiercely difficult "Tzigane" closed the program.
As encores Miss Magnes offered Ravel's sensuous "Habanera," Otto Benjamin's clever "Jamaican Rhumba," Fritz Kreisler's familiar Crimice Vieneils, and the toe-tapping "Hoe-dow" from Aaron Copland's ballet "Rodeo."
The piano accompaniments of David Garvey, co-star in the sonatas, left nothing to be desired.
Phi Sigmas Hold Banquet
Moreau Attends Bar Meeting
More than 100 persons attending the annual Phi Sigma banquet heard Dr. Laurence H. Snyder, dean of the Graduate college of Oklahoma university, lecture on heredity and modern life.
Dean Frederick J. Moreau of the School of Law attended the spring meeting of the Central Kansas Baal association Saturday in Clay Center.
In a seminar of the biological departments in the afternoon, Dr. Snyder talked on how genes act. He showed some enzymatic and genetic relationships, and explained the biochemistry connected with them. He attributed some of the mental and nervous disorders to that of faulty action of genes.
Phi Sigma is the honorary biological society at K.U.
Dr. Snyder told of the connections between genetics and certain diseases. He gave a number of case histories of persons whose physiological disorders were attributed to recessive genetic setups, and showed that these cure problems were of genetics rather than of taking medicine internally.
He also explained the "Rh" blood factor and its complications and treatments.
The women actives elected are Sydney Marie Ashton, education junior; Sidonie Ruth Brown, College freshman; Judith Buckley, fine arts junior; Beverly Jennings, College junior; Constance Maus, College sophomore. Judith Buckley is representative of the Jay Janes, women's pep organization.
The men actives chosen are Albert Gorsky, College freshman; Jerry Jester, engineering sophomore; H. Thomas Payne, College junior, head cheerleader, Max Whitson, College sophomore, assistant head cheerleader.
The six alternates selected are Donna Arnold, Jack Byrd, Marilyn Hawkinson, and Myron McCleenly, all College freshmen; Mary Gayle Loveless, fine arts freshman; Shirley Strain, College sophomore.
Draft Test Deadline Set
The deadline for mailing applications to take the selective service college qualification test is Tuesday, May 15. Selective service officials have announced they will not accept applications postmarked after that date.
James K. Hitt, registrar, said nearly 1000 students have obtained application cards from his office. He urged students who have not obtained cards to do so quickly.
"We urge that everybody who is eligible take the test." Mr. Hitt said. "You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain."
To be eligible for the test, an applicant must be under 26 years of age, be registered under the selective service act, be pursuing a full time college course leading to a degree, and intend to request occupational deferment as a student.
WEATHER
Seniors Excused At 3 p.m. Today; Will Have Parade, Polo, Dance
KANSAS: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with few local thundershowers extreme northeast and extreme northcentral tonight or Wednesday. Warmer east tonight. Low tonight near 40 northwest to 55 southeast. Cooler central portion Wednesday. High Wednesday in 70's.
EYLD EGOKME, 20-year-old singer with the Tex Beneke orchestra, will be the featured vocalist at the Junior-Senior dance at 8 toonin in Hoch auditorium.
EYDIE GORME, 20-year-old
Seniors will be excused from classes at 3 p.m. today to take part in Senior day activities, which began this morning with the hoisting of the class of '51 flag above Fraser hall.
'No Holiday Here,' Lawyers Explain
Miss Gorme, who started her singing career with Tommy Tucker's band, has appeared at the Paramount theatre, the Waldorf-Astoria and Belmont Plaza hotels in New York, the Palladium in Hollywood, and on a series of radio and television shows.
Students in the School of Law, who had been challenged by the students in the School of Engineering and Architecture to a tug-of-war, sent the following letter today:
"The members of the School of Law regretfully announce that Senior day is no holiday in the Law school. Classes are held in such school until 5 p.m. of said day this year.
"The Law school will accept all challenges made to it on Law School day, which is the official holiday in the School of Law. The lawyer-engineer tug-of-war is no 'tradition' of Senior day, having been held last year for the first time, but we would accept it as a tradition on All Law School day if our challengers see fit to challenge us."
Ervin Grant President, Law School.
Third Musical Event Will Be Concert By New 'Little Symphony Orchestra'
A new musical organization at the University, the Little Symphony orchestra, will play its first concert tonight as the third event in the Music week festival series.
The concert will be given at 8 p.m. in Strong auditorium. Free tickets may be obtained at the Fine Arts office.
The program follows: Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2 in F major; (Bach); Symphony No. 39 in E flat major (K.543), (Mozart); Night Soliloquy, (Kennan); Sonata for Chamber Orchestra, (Arnell); Pastorale d'ete, (Honegger), Capricorn Concerto, (Barber).
Solists in the numbers will be Raymond Cerf, violin; Gene Johnson, flute; Edith Nichols, oboe; Leo Horacek, trumpet.
lesser-known music for small orchestra. The organization especially plays the music of early and contemporary composers.
The orchestra was formed by a group of music faculty members and students interested in playing for their own enjoyment, some of the
The members are: first violin, Raymond Cerf, Fred Palmer, and Isabelle Gaddis; second violin, Waldemar Geltch and Mrs. Nancy Whear; viola, Mrs. Karel Blaas and Jean Armour;
Cello, Raymond Stuhl and Lyle Wolfrom; string bass, Paul Whear; flute, Gene Johnson; oboe, Edith Nichols; clarinet, Raymond Zepp and John Burnau; bassoon, Duncan Sommerville and Phyllis Glass; horn, Marilyn Lind and Walter Teegarden; trumpets, Leo Horacek and Robert Craine; piano, Robert Wynne.
Thomas Gorton, dean of the School of Fine Arts, is the conductor.
KU And Journal-World Collections Push Ewert Boy Fund Past $1,000
The Lawrence Journal-World drive for funds to pay Ronnie Ewert's hospital costs went over the $500 mark Monday by $134.80. It was estimated that $500 would pay Ronnie's hospital expenses.
All over the $500 collected by the Journal-World may be turned over to the All Student Council scholarship drive fund for Ronnie, which now stands at $434.47
Ronnie was injured in a car accident in which his parents and sister were killed in April.
"We have not had any directives yet. The excess money, however, definitely will be used for educational expenses." Robert Docking, administrator of the Journal-World fund, said today.
Mr. Docking was not able to say definitely that the funds will be turned over to the All Student
Council drive. The manner of administration will be determined after a meeting with Ronnie's relatives and the administrators of the fund.
The collection centers in the Union Monday netted $39.21 for the A.S.C. drive. They will be in operation until 5 p.m. today by the Jay Janes.
Contributions can be made by mail to the Ronnie Ewert Scholarship fund, Journalism Building, University of Kansas or by bringing them to the Kansan business office. The office is open until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturday.
Ronnie's condition was improving rapidly Monday. His temporarily paralyzed left leg was responding to therapy. Ronnie is able to move the leg now. The paralysis resulted from a brain injury.
Ronnie is being cheered in his Watkins hospital room by the gifts that he has been receiving from his grade school mates at Cordley. He is not aware of the scholarship and hospital funds.
A parade and snake dance will assemble at 2:50 p.m. at the Union and travel down Jayhawk drive to the west end of the campus.
Immediately after the parade a donkey polo game between the faculty and seniors will be played or the open area east of West Campus road.
The law seniors have refused to take part in a tug-of-war with the engineering seniors, but the engineers plan to pull a string of effigies of the lawyers into Potter lake.
A barbecue will be held at the picnic grounds above Potter lake at 5 p.m.
Nancy Wilson, Virginia Mackey,
Carolyn Gritser, Marilyn Ringler,
Rose Novotny, Nancy Gross, Shirley
Strain, and Kitty Kite, College
sophomores; Darlene Schindler
Vinita Bradshaw, Jerre Mueier,
and Wendolengel Morrison, education
sophomores; Barbara Comstock,
fine arts sophomore.
Dance Group To Perform
The setting for the musical and dance numbers is a street corner in New Orleans at the time of the Mardi Gras. The plot concerns an ancient lamppost and the people who pass by on the street.
The cast includes Opal Fleming and Lynette Oberg, fine arts seniors; Terryl Francis, College senior; Anita Andreen and Janet Steles, College juniors; Faye Bond and George Hixon, fine arts juniors.
"The Lamppost," adaptation from the story by Hans Christian Anderson, will be presented in Fraser theatre Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 17, by Tau Sigma modern dance fraternity. Reserve tickets are 50 cents and may be obtained in 106, Robinson.
The show is directed by Miss Elaine Kutschinski, instructor in physical education. Mrs. John Kress, graduate student, has arranged the music. The play is divided into two major acts with eleven different scenes.
Medical Professor Has $9,650 Grant
Barbara Curtis, Jean Denman,
Myra Roesler, Lucille Allen,
and Marilyn Malone, College freshmen;
Jean Denney and Nancy Gilchrist,
education freshmen; and Joyce Ristine,
Patricia Grady, and Kay Newman,
fine arts freshmen.
A grant of $9,650 has been awarded to Dr. A. Theodore Steegmann, professor of neurology in the University School of Medicine. The National Institute of Health notified him that the National Advisory Neurological Diseases and Blindness council had recommended the approval of the grant.
Dr. Steegmann will study the changes of brain waves and changes in blood vessels of the brain in experimental high blood pressure.
The project will be supported the first year by a grant of $3,650, followed by $3,000 each for two additional years. The first year of the grant begins July 1.
Let's All Give To Little Ronnie's Scholarship Fund