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Topeka, Ks.
University Daily Kansan
STUDENT NEWSAPER
Lawrence. Kansas
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New Editor And Manager Picked For Jayhawker
Win Koerper, College junior, was chosen editor-in-chief of the 1952 Jayawker in a meeting of the Jayawker Advisory board Thursday afternoon. Richard Hackney, journalism junior, was selected by the card to be business manager for its magazine next year.
Koerper is the producer and writer of the 1951 "College Daze" production, "Gone With the Gin," a member of the K.U. debate squam, measurer of the Forensic League, vice-president of Delta Sigma Rho, a member of Phi Gamma Delta socialaternity, and an associate editor the 1951 Jayhawk. Last year, he won the 25th Annual Campus problem speaking contest, and has seen on the Dean's Honor roll every semester.
Hackney transferred to K.U. this year from Kansas State college and majoring in advertising. He worked on the advertising staff of the Royal Purple, K-State's yearbook, and is advertising manager of the 1951 Jayhawkher. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi social fraternity, did wrote and directed this year's nota skit, "Bedlam in the Bunks," or the Rock Chalk Revenue. Koerper, in an interview with the Jayhawkber Advisory Board, outed a two-fold program which he intends to follow in publishing next
"I feel it is important that Independents and Greeks have equal representation in a College yearbook, and in end to edit a book with this balance in mind." Koerper said. "I also desire to make the 1952 kayhawker truly the students' book, by encouraging the contributions of my person who feels that he or she is something of interest to submit. I do not believe that the contents if an annual should be limited only to those persons on the staff," he emphasized.
With these two points as the basis or his future editorship, Koerper opes to present to the students a representative annual which is a true story of our campus."
The position of editor-in-chief and business manager are the only ones chosen by the Jayhawker Advisory Board. Other positions will be filled by application of the student and the decision of the editor and business manager, and will be announced at a later date.
Engineer Stresses job Applications
N. T. Veatch, president of Black and Veatch, consulting engineers of Kansas City, Mo., told members of Kappa Eta Kappa, engineering fraternity Wednesday that a good application is important in applying for a job.
Mr. Veatch, '09, spoke on "The Graduate and the Engineer." He is former instructor in engineering KU.
Mr. Veatch emphasized that often first impressions go a long way in determining whether or not the applicant gets a job. He mentioned other characteristics for which the employer looks in the prospective employee.
"Promptness, friendliness, and interest in your work are very important for the beginning engineer to remember," he said.
KANSAS: Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunderstorms in the outheast portion, thunderstorms possibly locally severe. Cooler east and south tonight,
WEATHER
TEX BENEKE
Senior Picnic Dance May 8
Five hundred seniors and their dates are expected to gather at Potter lake picnic grounds for the annual class barbecue from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8.
Tex Beneke and his orchestra will play for the Junior-Senior class dance following the picnic. The dance will be from 8 p.m. to midnight in Hoch auditorium.
Tickets for the picnic are 95 cents and will be on sale Monday, April 30 through Friday, May 4 at the Union, Fraser, the University business office, and in front of Watson library. They must be bought in advance.
Tickets for the dance are $1.50 a person, tax included, or $1 for spectators seats in the balcony. They are on sale now in the Alumni office and in organized houses. Campus sales will begin Wednesday, May 2, in the Union lounge and in front of Watson library.
Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon will provide music at the barbecue.
Members of the dance committee are Margaret Granger, Barbara Pack, Douglas Lyle, James Lowther, Richard Hackney, Betsy Thomas, Robert Orr, Bud Rodgers, Paul Coker, Sue Ihinger, Damon Simpson, and Neil Lilley.
Closing hours have been extended to midnight Tuesday, May 8, for the junior-senior class dance rather than 12:30 p.m. as was previously announced.
WAA Elects New Officers
Darlene Schindler, education sophomore, is vice-president; Sydney Marie Ashton, education junior, is secretary, and Jean Michels, education sophomore, is treasurer.
Other officers elected were: business manager, Betty Clinger, education sophomore; point system manager, Vinita Bradshaw, education sophomore; hockey manager, Chloe Warner, education junior; basketball manager; Ernestine Dehlinger, education junior; softball manager, Joyce Jones, education freshman.
Joyce Herschell, education junior, was elected president of the Women's Athletic association Thursday night.
Minor sports manager, Shirley Wilkie, education sophomore; swimming manager, Diane Walker, College sophomore; and publicity manager, Shirley Mickelson, College junior.
Miss Herschell and Miss Schindler reported to the W.A.A. members on the national W.A.A. convention at Ann Arbor, Mich., which they attended early in April.
Topeka Seminar Is For Writers On Mental Ills
Some of the nation's leading writers on treatment of the mentally ill will speak and lead discussions in a seminar on "The Press and the Mentally Ill" in Topeka Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1.
the seminar, which will be attended by journalists from Kansas and neighborig states, journalism students, and faculty members, is sponsored by the William Allen White foundation and the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information together with the Meninger foundation and the Topeka State hospital.
The opening session, at 10 a.m. Monday at the Topeka State hospital, will include talks by Albert Deutsch of Washington, D.C., magazine writer on psychiatry, and Dr. Karl Menninger, general director of education, Menninger foundation.
Mr. Deutsch will discuss "The Expose—History and Responsibility." Dr. Menninger will give a general introduction to the subject of the seminar. Dean Burton W. Marvin of the School of Journalism, will preside.
In the afternoon there will be a tour of Topeka State hospital. A panel will be held on the technique of the mental hospital expose, the reporter's creative role in building up public opinion behind specific programs, and tying in campaigns with legislative action.
On the panel will be Mr. Deutsch; Harold Maine of Rochester, N.Y., also an author and magazine writer in the field; and John McCormally of the Hutchinson News-Herald, whose series on the condition of Kansas mental hospitals in 1948 contributed to legislative action to improve those conditions.
At 9 a.m. Tuesday five writers will participate in a panel on "The Mental Health Beat" at the Menninger clinic. They are Harriett Smith, editorial writer on the Des Moines Register and Tribune who spent last year on the Menninger staff to prepare for writing on psychiatric problems; Lucy Freeman of the New York Times; Roscoe Born of the Topeka State Journal; Robert Townsend of the Topeka Daily Capital; and Mrs. William Colvin of the Parsons Sun.
A tour and lunch at the Menninger clinic will be held. A panel at Winter Veteran's hospital will discuss medical societies, professional ethics and the press, getting authoritative quotes and checking back with news and feature sources.
This panel will consider press coverage of agencies, institutions, scientific meetings, court hearings and personalities in the community having to do with treatment of the mentally ill.
Panel members will be Jack Pulliam, chief of communications and records, Winter Veteran's hospital; Don Lawder, director of information service, Menninger foundation; Harry Levinson, co-ordinator of professional education, Topeka State hospital: and Mr. Deutsch.
A tour of Winter Veteran's hospital and a summary *session will close the seminar.
The members of the Russian club and their guests will attend Russian Easter services at the Russian Orthodox Church, Sixth and Lowell streets, Kansas City, Kan. Saturday evening.
Russian Club Members
To Attend Easter Services
Before attending the Easter services the group will have a Russian dinner at a restaurant in Kansas City, Mo.
House-Senate Halt Draft Law Debate
Washington (U.P.) — House-Senate conference on a new draft law gave up hope of early agreement today and broke off their meetings probably for two weeks or more because of pending senate hearings on the firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
After four days of argument the conferees still were at loggerheads on main differences between House and Senate versions of a bill to keep the draft law alive, broaden it, and set up a program of Universal Military training.
Men 19 through 25 now are subject to draft. he Senate voted to cut the bottom age to 18. The House fixed 18% as the minimum.
On U.M.T.S. the Senate voted to authorize the program now for use whenever possible. The House approved U.M.T. in principle only decreeing that new legislation would have to be passed before it could go into effect.
Turkish Teacher To Lecture At 4
Prof. C. G. Arnakis, professor of history at the University of Kansas City, will lecture on the "Threat to Peace in the Near East" at 4 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
The talk is being sponsored by the history department.
He was born in Constantinople and received his bachelor of arts degree from Roberts college in Constantinople and doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Athens, Greece.
Professor Arnakis founded and directed the Institute of English Language and Literature in Athens. He served as professor of history at Pierce college, also in Athens.
He came to this country in 1948. He is author of several books and articles and is currently writing a book entitled "The Balkans and the Near East in Modern Times."
Big 7 Pep Clubs To Meet At KU
The KuKu club, men's pep organization, will be hosts to a Big Seven conference pep club conclave in the Memorial Union building Saturday.
This is the first such conference to be held. Representatives from the men's pep organizations at all schools in the conference will be present.
The conclave will begin with a luncheon at noon in the Union. Then the men will break up into various groups to discuss problems of the individual clubs.
At 4 p.m. ideas from the individual discussion groups will be presented to a general assembly. An attempt will be made to activate Pi Epsilon Pi. pep fraternity.
These discussions will be on service to University, finance, pep assemblies, trick card stunts for football games, organization, and pledging rules.
The Jay Janes, women's pep organization at the University, will also attend the meeting.
A social hour will follow in the evening.
Blue Extravaganza Dance
To Be Given by AKA Pledge
The Ivy Leaf pledge club of the AKA sorority will present its Blue Extravaganza dance and floor show from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, at the Community building.
Music will be provided by the Clyde Washington band of Kansas City, Mo. The floor show will consist of acrobatic, modern, and group dancing, singing, and a fashion show entitled, "Styles in Blue."
Final Lecture On Humanities To Be Tuesday
Prof. George Kubler of the department of art history at Yale university, will deliver the last lecture in the humanities series at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in Fraser theater.
Professor Kubler will discuss "Renaissance Humanism in Mexico, 1520-1600." He will be on the campus for three days, Monday, April 30, through Wednesday, May 2.
The policy of having students meet informally with the Humanities speaker will be continued. Prof. George Kreye, chairman of the series, said.
Professor Kubler has made several trips to Mexico and on several occasions did excavating and research on the fusion of Spanish Catholic culture with local Indian culture. He will illustrate his talk with slides.
There will be an informal lecture at 4 p.m. in the Museum of Art. Students are invited to talk with Professor Kubler.
150 Expected For Play Day
The play day is sponsored annually by the W.A.A. for high school girls interested in athletics. Fourteen Kansas high schools will send delegates this year.
One hundred and fifty high school girls will engage in several different kinds of sports and games at the University Saturday as they attend the Women's Athletic association high school play day.
The softball diamonds, men's and women's gymnasium, Robinson annex, and the swimming pool will be reserved Saturday for the play day, Nancee B. Thompson, W.A.A. president, announced today. The girls will divide into teams to compete in softball, basketball, volleyball, swimming, shuffleboard, and other sports, Miss Thompson said.
Tau Sigma, modern dance fraternity, will present a modern dance exhibition for the girls in the afternoon, and Miss Ruth Hoover, associate professor of physical education, will direct an hour of square dancing.
W. A.A. members will have charge of the teams and will officiate at the games. Members of the winning team will be presented miniature trophies at a picnic Saturday noon at Potter lake.
Faculty sponsor for the play day is Miss Martha Trate, instructor in physical education.
Research Day To Be Held May 11
The annual Student Research day will be Friday, May 11, at the University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
Dr. E. A. Sharp, director of clinical investigation of the Parke-Davis laboratories, will make an address.
This year three awards will be made. An award of $100 will go to a student, and $100 to a house officer for the best original investigative work.
The $100 Phi Chi award for medical research will be awarded to a junior or senior student doing the best investigative work.
Members of the research committee said alumni of the School of Medicine and all physicians of the area are invited to attend.