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"We must make sure that, in their institutional levels, our universities adhere to rigid moral ideals" in order to withstand the closest surveillance.
Education Needs Told By McCain
The moral integrity of our universities is being challenged, James A. McCain, president of Kansas State college, said today.
The very nature of the accusations requires us to examine the integrity and morals of our institutions.
Speaking before an honors convocation of almost 1,500 persons. Dr. McCain outlined past situations in which the universities of the nation have weathered criticism.
"In the 1920's it was fashionable to castigate faculty members for being unrealistic and impractical," he said. They were accused of running schools on an "ivory tower" basis. It was popular in those days to say that "those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who can't teach, teach teachers."
Muscatine, Iowa (U.P.)—The Mississippi river's record flood crest swept down on Muscatine today in what was expected to be the climax of its spring flood rampage.
The situation now has changed. Evaluating students' talents of educators and graduates
Charges of radicalism and even disloyalty have been leveled at universities in general, and in some cases at particular schools. "But investigation has proved that, although some cases of disloyalty exist they are no worse proportionately than in other fields." And university officials have taken steps to remedy the situation.
He urged universities to "rededicate themselves to their historical goal of character building," and to guide themselves always by the highest principles.
Dr. McCain said three things—student deferment, deferment fixes, and testimony before the Kefauver committee—have contributed to formation of a case against universities.
Iowa Town Braces For Flood Crest
The Constant Construction company has been awarded the $13,820 contract for landscaping the World War II Memorial campanile and drive.
The levees were patrolled by 300 national guardmen and scores of volunteers. More than 1,200 persons in the city were evacuated in anticipation of a disaster. An area one-fourth mile wide and three miles long through the heart of the city was under water.
The proposed graduation walk will be located east of the present walk connecting the tower and Memorial stadium. The flag pole will be moved about 150 feet south so it will not interfere with the proposed walk. Another walk will be constructed connecting the tower and Oread hall.
AWS Scholarship Deadline Is Friday
The curbs on the drive, the terrace around the campanile, the graduation walk, and the main walks leading into the tower will be paved. The contract doesn't include paving the drive.
The deadline for the Associated Women Students' scholarship is Friday. Petitions are available in the dean of women's office and must be returned to that office by 5 p.m.
The $50 award is made annually to a University woman considered worthy and needy by the scholarship committee.
Construction work began this week and is expected to be completed before the dedication May 27. The buildings and grounds department will begin plantings immediately.
Landscape Job Costs $13,820
Several other walks will be constructed connecting the tower with various points on the campus. All walks leading to the campanile will come in at the corners of the 65 foot square terrace around the campanile.
Thursday, April 26, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY
48th Year No.134
From the standpoint of military strategy, Britain considers Europe the area of foremost importance. Because "if we lose Europe we lose great quantities of manpower and industrial power."
WEATHEK
Pictured left to right, front row, are Gen. Sir William Morgan, honorary reviewing officer and a 4-star general of the British Army; Col. Edward F. Kumpe, commanding officer of the Army R.O.T.C.; Capt. H. Cotton Minchin of the British consul; Col. Walter E. Sewell, commanding offi- of the R.O.T.C. at Iowa university; Capt. William R. Terrell, commanding officer of the Navy R.O.T.C.; Col. Melie J. Coutlee, professor of air science at Notre Dame university; Lt. Col. Lynn R. Moore, commanding officer of the Air Force R.O.T.C.
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Back row, left to right, are Lt. Col. J. H. Mohn, member of the Air Force visiting inspection team; Lt. Col. Woodford Nelson, member of the Army visiting inspection team; Lt. Col. Roy W. Matz, Army R.O.T.C.; Maj. Wallace W. Johnston, Air Force inspection team; Cadet Col. Arthur Kaaz, Air Force R.O.T.C.; Cadet Maj. Maurice L. Wells, Air Force R.O.T.C. and Cadet Maj. Edward F. O'Brien, Army R.O.T.C.
The Middle East is the area second in importance, because it is vital that we "save the oil resources."
ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE officers stand at attention as they review about 1,000 K.U. cadets in the annual full-dress parade Wednesday.
KANSAS: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a few scattered showers likely in extreme west tonight and in west Friday. Warmer east Friday. Low tonight 40's west to 50-55 east; high Friday 65 north-west to 75 southeast.
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He pointed out that by next year about 9 per cent of the available manpower of England will be in service. That is "about the maximum number of men that can be inducted in peacetime, without seriously hampering industrial activities."
General Morgan, who officiated at the German surrender in Italy, declared that the best way to prevent war is to be prepared for it. "Universal military training has been in force in England since April, 1939. Men are called at 18 and serve 24 months of active duty. After being discharged they remain in the inactive reserve for four years."
The retired British general told an audience in Strong auditorium Wednesday that most Englishmen feel that if the present policy is carried out we will be able to avert a third World War.
Britisher Says World War III Can Be Averted
Failure of the United States and England to support countries resisting Communism could mean disaster, Sir William Morgan believes.
"The British naturally don't want another World War, since going through two in the last half century, but they are willing to make sacrifices necessary to bring peace," he said.
Independents Name Eylar, Reuber
Anne Eylar, education junior, was elected president of Independent Students association Wednesday.
Melvin Reuber, College junior,
is vice-president; Lou Ann Smee,
College freshman, secretary; Ronald
Sammons, College freshman,
public relations; Vicki Rosenwald,
College freshman, A.S.C. representative;
Norma Strobel, education
junior, social welfare chairman,
and Raymond Beery, College
sophomore, social chairman.
World Wide News
UN Attacks Halt Red Armies
Tokyo (U.P.)—United Nations forces stemmed rampaging Red armies 17 miles northwest of Seoul today and counter-attacked two miles into the enemy bulge northeast of the former capital.
Both actions were in the nature of delaying operations, however, while the main Eighth Army forces fell back of new defense positions under attack by 500,000 Chinese and North Korean Reds.
Civilians streamed out of ruined Seoul in the obvious belief that the capital was about to change hands for the fifth time in the 10-month-old Korean war.
Haze and the smoke of battle partly blocked out the front from the air today, but U.S. planes claimed at least 450 additional Communist casualties to mid-day today.
Allied guns joined the slaughter with 1,000 shells an hour.
Communist MIG-15 jet fighter planes made their closest approach to the battlefront today, but were intercepted over the Kunu area, 150 miles northwest of Seoul, by American jets and chased back to the Manchurian border.
One of the four MIGs was damaged in a six-minute dogfight. The American jets returned to base unscathed.
Asks New Price Law
Washington (U.P.)-President Truman asked congress today for a stronger defense production law to beef up the mobilization program and tighten price controls on food and rents.
Administration leaders promised to introduce the measure in both chambers immediately and to begin hearings Monday, May 7. They hoped to get a new law on the books before most of the provisions of the present statute expires June 30. But they admitted it looked like a tough fight.
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson, who had a hand in shaping the President's recommendations, said they would "plug some of the holes" in the present law and make for a generally "stronger" statute.
Principal stumbling block to quick action was expected to be Mr. Truman's farm price proposal. Informed sources said he would ask for a kind of parity "freeze" that would enable definite, dollars and cents ceilings on all farm prices.
Marines To Return
San Diego, Calif. (U.R.)—Nearly 1,300 members of the first marine division will return here Sunday from the Korean war, the Marine Corps announced today.
Included in the group of 63 officers and 1,200 enlisted men will be "some" wounded, the Marine Corps said. The wounded will be hospitalized immediately and the other Leathernecks will be processed for leaves and re-assignment.
ASC 'Immature Blasts Logan At Victory Fete
Assailing the outgoing All Student Council as "self-styled and illegal." James Logan Wednesday night charged the Council with "immaturity" in its refusal to sweat in the new Council.
The A.S.C. president-elect told 77 persons at the F.A.C.T.S. victory banquet:
"I can't determine whether they are afraid we will do more in two weeks than they did in two years, or whether its just that Mel wants to be sure he gets that $12 salary for May."
In a reply to an editorial in Wednesday's Kansan in which Bob Sanford belittled campus politics, Logan said that if the Council could get the students behind it, it could accomplish something. He added that F.A.C.T.S. had the students' support and would do this.
Reviewing the party's history, he said a small group of students met last year in Fraser hall to begin a movement which many predicted could never overcome three impossibilities.
D. M. Swarthout, professor of piano, will go to Decatur, Ill., Friday to attend the third annual Massed Choir Festival sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.
"In the first place, students said no one could organize the many factions on the campus to win an election, but F.A.C.T.S. did. Secondly, they said that Pachacamac had been in power so long, it would take an earthquake to move them. F.A.C.T.S. did it. Thirdly, they said no one could make campus politics benefit the students. F.A.C.T.S. did the other two and will try its best on this one."
Logan called his election as A.S.C. president "the greatest honor I've ever had."
Roger Davis, member of the outgoing Council, was toastmaster. The other successful F.A.C.T.S. candidates spoke briefly.
Donald Dirks was elected party president in a business meeting after the banquet. Others elected were William Nulton and Lou Ann Smee, vice-presidents; Shirley Thomson, secretary; and Frank Lindemuth, treasurer.
Swarthout To Choir Festival
Professor Swarthout will rehearse the final practices and direct a concert of a 200-voice chorus from some 24 different churches. The choir has been rehearsing since January on a number of anthems and sacred choral numbers. The concert will be Tuesday, May 1, in the Masonic hall auditorium.
Professor Swarthout will be the guest of honor at a dinner given for him by the Guild of organists Saturday. He will speak on "Thirty Years in Church Music—A Considerable Look Backwards."
Before coming to the University of Kansas, Professor Swarthout spent nine years in Decatur as director of music at Millikan university. During that time he built up a large festival chorus which appeared each spring in the music festival week held in Decatur.
He is returning to Decatur this year for his third consecutive appearance.
NSA To Elect Officers Today
The election of officers and other representatives for the Negro Students association will be at 7:30 p.m. today in 103 Strong hall. The group will fill a vacancy in Jay James, and choose a representative to the All Student council.