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O F THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Lecture Tonight To End Series On Humanities
"Renaissance Humanism in Mexico, 1520-1600" will be discussed by Prof. George Kubler, of the department of art history at Yale university, at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater.
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
He has made several trips to Mexico. On several occasions he did excavating and research on the fusion of Spanish Catholic culture with local Indian culture. His discussion will be illustrated with color slides.
Professor Kubler was the editor of the Art bulletin from 1945 through 1947. He studied in Munich from 1932 to 1933 and received his Ph.D. from Yale university in 1940. He has made extensive studies in Latin American art and archeology and the religious architecture of New Mexico.
This lecture will be last in the Humanities series. Professor Kubler will present an informal lecture at 4 today in the Museum of Art. Students are invited to talk with him.
Lab Theater Play Written By Grad
Professor Kubler has been at Yale university since 1938. He was anthropologist for the Smithsonian institution in Peru, during 1948 and 1949.
"The Powers That Be," an original play by William Sollin, graduate student in education, will be presented in the Little theater of Green hall at 8 p.m. today through Friday.
This latest production of the Laboratory theater will be the first student written full-length play presented by the department of speech and drama since 1948, when "Thy Kingdom Come," by James Gunn, now an assistant instructor of English, was given.
Sollner's show may be described as a long one-act play in four scenes. The play is about academic freedom in the school systems of modern America. It was four months in writing and preparation, and will serve as the basis for the author's M.A. thesis on educational dramatics.
The author received his B.S. degree from Northwestern university He then taught school for two years in Battle Creek, Mich.
Dean Axe Elected To Executive Committee Post
Dean Leonard H. Axe of the School of Business has been elected to a three-year term on the six-member executive committee of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.
He and Dean V. P. Morris of the University of Oregon were chosen at the annual meeting last week in Savannah, Ga. The executive committee of the association, which has more than 80 member schools, accrediteds and sets standards for business education.
Headline for turning in applications to the dean of women's office for the Pan-Hellenic scholarship is today.
Pan-hellenic Scholarship Applications Due Today
The scholarship of $130 is awarded to an undergraduate woman on the basis of her scholarship, citizenship on campus, and financial need.
He Was A Student Chancellor, Too
Deane W. Malott was "chancellor" here at the University in 1921—even while he was a student. Not only was he "chancellor," but he worked under Miss Veta B. Lear, assistant to Dean Paul B. Lawson of the College.
He was working in the dean of men's office at the time, under the supervision of Miss Lear.
At that time, Chancellor Malott was head of the Quill club, campus club for aspiring writers. As head of this club he was called "chancellor."
European Travel Rate Now $230
A new low student rate of $230 for round-trip transportation to Europe this summer has been announced by the Council on Student Travel. The Council is composed of 50 major educational and religious organizations interested in foreign study and travel.
The unusual fare is made possible by special arrangement with the International Refugee Organization which uses the ships to bring the displaced persons from Europe to Canada.
The two ships, American-built C-35, will carry 1,300 passengers on each trip. Sailings to Europe are in June and early July, with return trips in late August and early September. Leaving from Montreal or New York, the ships will make a nine day journey to Le Havre, France.
Since 1947 the Council on Student Travel has been the central clearing house for special student tours to Europe.
Interested persons may get further information by writing Robert L. Tesdell, director, Council on Student Travel, 53 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
WEATHER
KANSAS: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers extreme east tonight. Cooler in east, low tonight 40 northwest to 50-55 southeast. High Wednesday 65 to 70.
Fraternal Group Forms New Greek Council
Four Negro fraternal organizations at K.U. have completed the formation of an Inter-Greek council. Members are Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta sororities, and Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternities.
The purpose of the council is to integrate the groups and promote better and closer relationships among them. These groups have never held membership in the interfraternal organizations already existing at the University because they do not meet all qualifications for membership.
Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity may not become members of the local Inter-fraternity council because they are not national members of the national Inter-fraternity council. Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta sororities may not become members of the Pan-hellenic council because the members of the local chaptegers do not live in organized houses.
Members of the committee that set up the constitution and by-laws are Chester Lewis, Ollie Williamson, Charles Kelley, Charles Ross, Bernard Watson, Charles Taylor, Suzanne Thompson, Janith Lewis, Virginia Ferguson, Robena Spencer, Edna Riley, and Gladys Harrison.
The constitution and by-laws, include provisions for rushing, initiations, social events, and other matters.
Sociology Class Plans
Trip To Lansing Thursday
Thirty-four members of the class in Social Disorganization will go on a field trip Thursday to the Kansas State penitentiary and to the State Industrial Farm for women at Lansing.
The class, taught by Nino Lo Bello, instructor in sociology, has been on two other field trips—one to the Boys' Industrial school at Topeka and the other to the Osawatomie State hospital.
No May Pole? Oh Well, Who Wants To Dance In The Rain
In early times the month of May was generally regarded as a time for gladness. This must have been before the invention of "final week."
By EMLIN NORTH
According to the encyclopedia, "the coming of May excites the desire to seize some part of that profusion of flower or blossom which spreads around and to set it up in decorative fashion and to let the pleasure which it excites find expression in dance and song."
A severe blow was given to these merry and often wild revels when the Puritans in England caused the May-poles to be unropt. After the Restoration the May-day celebrations were revived and have continued to this day, although modern May-pole dances are participated in only by children. (And graduating seniors.)
From our observations, K.U. students have been able to suppress such wild emotions, although the campus police patrolling the flower beds may be considered an inhibiting factor.
A feature of early festivities centered about the coming of May was the erection of a May-pole, which on May 1 was decorated with suspended wreaths of flowers and round which the people danced all day. (An excellent idea for the dedication ceremonies for the campanile.)
Of recent years May-day celebrations have been of a political nature with most of the large cities of the United States participating. The theme is generally "Loyalty" and they are aimed at combating the spread of Communism and to stimulate patriotism.
Similar parades are held in Russia and other Soviet-dominated countries to promote the spread of Communism. Many of these parades stem from the celebration of May 1 in Europe as international Labor day.
So May arrives, with flowers,
showers, final examinations, and
thoughts of graduation. And we pay
homage to the month's namesake,
Maius, known to us moderns as the
god of class-cutting.
Announce Prices For Alumni Games
Student tickets for the AlumniVarsity basketball game will sell for 25 cents with Saturday's Alumni football game tickets selling for 50 cents, Earl Falkenstien, K.U. athletic business manager, said today.
Identification cards must be presented by students in purchasing the tickets at the reduced price, he said. Tickets to the general public will be 50 cents and $1 for the basketball and football games respectively.
NROTC At KU To Join Cruises
The Navy has scheduled four cruises as a part of the training program for naval R.O.T.C. midshipmen this summer.
Seventy-one men from K.U. will go on the first cruise, along with midshipmen from the U.S. Naval academy and other N.R.O.T.C. units. They will leave Lawrence on Thursday, May 31, for Norfolk, Va.
Among the ships making this cruise will be the battleships Missouri and Wisconsin, the heavy cruiser Albany, four destroyers, four mine layers, and two high-speed transports. The cruise will include Europe and Cuba and will end July 27.
Nine midshipmen will participate in the second cruise which starts Wednesday, June 20. They will board the cruiser Macon and cruise in the Caribbean, making stops at Kingston, Jamaica; Santiago, Cuba; and Guantanamo, Cuba. The cruise will end July 13 at Norfolk.
Three men will go on the third cruise Aug. 3. This trip includes New York; Colon, Canal Zone; and Guantanamo. One battleship and four destroyers will make the tour, which will end Sept. 4 at Norfolk.
A total of 34 K.U. men will go on the fourth cruise starting Friday, June 22. They will take part in aviation amphibious training at Pensacola, Fla. On July 14 they will move to Little Creek, Va., and continue training until Aug. 3.
Five other K.U. midshipmen will go to the Marine Corps school at Quantico, Va., Wednesday, June 13, for eight weeks' training.
The summer programs are part of the four-year N.R.O.T.C. programs given at 52 universities and colleges. The men must spend at least two months of their summer vacations in active training in addition to their regular academic training.
Upon completion of their training they will be commissioned ensigns in the Navy reserve.
ToBuild Road Near Fieldhouse Site
The Constant Construction company of Lawrence has been awarded the contract to eliminate a traffic bottleneck at the west edge of the campus. The contract is for $19,777.
The project calls for the cutting of a new road to link the concrete paving in rear of Lindley hall to the intersection of 16th and Michigan streets at the southwest corner of Sunnyside. The new roadway will be concrete.
The new paving will eliminate three right angle turns. The middle turn is at the crest of steep grades from both directions.
This stretch of old road has been both a bottleneck and a safety problem. J. J. Wilson, business manager, said. With the fieldhouse-armory being located just southwest of the project, the new roadway becomes extremely important, he said.
Crash On US 40 Kills 2 Students From K-State
Two Kansas State college students were fatally injured in a two-car collision at 5 p.m. Monday about five miles northeast of Lawrence on U.S. 40.
Dwayne E. Moore, 23, K-State senior, died at Lawrence Memorial hospital at 2:30 a.m. today.
Killed instantly was Barbara Lee Burns, 19, who vas on her way to Kansas City, Kan., to attend a bridal shower. She was to have been married this month.
Another student in the automobile, Neil E. Anderson, 20, was reported in fair condition at the hospital today.
Kansas highway patrolmen said they could not determine who was the driver of the car which contained the students.
The driver of the other vehicle was Arthur Heiman, 22, a farmer who lives near Baileyville. His condition was described as fair at the hospital.
Miss Burns, a K-State sophomore, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley K. Burns, Kansas City, Kan. She was to have become the bride of William Harrington, of Kansas City, Kan. Harrington is serving in the Air Force at Albuquerque, N.M
Heiman was on his way home when the accident occurred. Earlier he had driven a friend to Kansas City to pick up a motor car the friend had purchased.
Students Honored For Spanish Study
Spanish - speaking - family class:
Carmen Chavez, Liberty Memorial
high school, Lawrence:
Third-year high school class:
Stanley Schneider, Wyandotte high school, Kansas City;
Eight students of Spanish in Kansas high schools won honors in the second annual Medal contest sponsored by the Kansas chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Miss Agnes Brady, associate professor of romance languages at the University of Kansas, announced these results:
Second-year high school class:
first, Helen Duncan, Wyandotte high school;
second, Joanne Brown,
Leavenworth high school; third,
Martha Carter, Wyandotte high
school; fourth (tie), Terry Rueb, St.
Francis high school, and Rita Shupa,
Wellington high school; fifth, Gladys
Fox, Winfield high school.
Scientific Periodicals Here Until Friday
The large collection of scientific periodicals, assembled at K.U. for the Cervantes day celebration, is being held over and will be on exhibition until Friday in 117 Strong-hall, W.H. Shoemaker, professor of Romance languages, said today.
Most of this Spanish language collection is a loan from the Pan American Union in Washington. Included are more than a hundred items embracing all fields of university study and research.
Campanile Bells Arrive Will Be Unloaded Today
The bells for the Memorial campanile have arrived in Lawrence. They will be unloaded and brought to the campus this afternoon. The bells will not be installed until the Constant Construction company is ready.