UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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MONDAY. APRIL 23, 1951
Tex Beneke To Play For Dance On May 8
Tex Beneke, one of the nation's leading saxophone players and vocalists, and his orchestra will be featured at the annual Junior-Senior class dance from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight, Tuesday, May 8, in Hoch auditorium.
Beneke began playing the tenor saxophone at the age of 9. In 1938 he was recommended to Glenn Miller by Gene Krupa, and two weeks later, Beneke became a regular member of a band he was destined to lead. He was a member of the original Miller band recruited in 1948. His tenor sax and vocal solos won for him the close association with Miller.
Closing hours for women attending the dance have been extended to 12:30 p.m. by the dean of women's office. Tickets will go on sale Monday, April 23, in the alumni office, in front of Watson library, the Union lounge, and in organized houses.
Some of Beneke's greatest vocals and high on his list of requested numbers are tunes like "Kalamazoo," "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Ida." His best known sax renditions are his recordings of "Body and Soul," and "Embraceable You." Some of his other popular recordings which broke sales records are the "St. Louis Blues March" and "Blues in the Night March."
When Miller enlisted in the army Beneke toured the United State with Marion Hutton and the Modernaires. He later enlisted in the navy.
Beneke was the logical one to take over in Miller's place after the bandleader's disappearance in a plane crash. He opened up at the Capitol theater in Broadway with the original outfit and cracked a 26-year attendance record.
Incidental Fees Higher For '52
Incidental fees at the University will be increased $10 a semester for Kansas students and $30 a semester for out-of-state students, effective next September, the board of regents has announced.
Resident students in the College, the Schools of Fine Arts and Engineering, and graduates will pay an incidental fee of $80. Non-Kansans in those schools will pay $130.
Students in the schools of business, law, pharmacy, and journalism will pay $65 if they are from Kansas, and $140 if they are not residents.
Kansas residents will now pay $85 for the first semester, and $75 for each semester thereafter. Non-residents will pay $165 for the first semester, and $145 for subsequent semesters.
The board said changes in incident fees in the School of Medicine will be made later.
Class representatives to the Engineering council will be nominated at a meeting in Hoch auditorium at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elections will be on Wednesday, May 9, in Marvin hall.
Deadline for filing petitions for positions as officers on the council is Saturday. The names of 35 qualifi field voters must appear on the petitions. They must be turned in at the office of the dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, 111 Marvin hall.
Engineering Council Election Is May 9
Nominations for departmental representatives must be made by individual departments by Saturday.
Vesper Service At 4 p.m. Tuesday
An all-University vesper service will be conducted jointly by the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Danforth chapel.
The service of worship will be under the leadership of Virginia England, College junior, and Rodney Dverly, College sophomore.
Robert Ball, College freshman, will speak on "What confidence and assurance one can have as a Christian."
The University Concert course will present a program by Gregor Platigorsky, cellist, at 8:20 tonight in Hoch auditorium. Students will be admitted with ID cards.
The program will consist of "Fantasiestucke, Opus 73" (Schumann), "Sonata in a Major, Opus 69" (Beethoven), "Concerto No. 1" (Milhaud), "Theme and Variations" (Weber), "Kol Nidrei" (Bruch), "Farruca" (de Falla), "Adagio, Allegretto grazioso and Presto" (Stravinsky). Ralph Berkowitz will be at the piano.
Noted Cellist In Hoch Tonight
By the time he was 15, he was playing first cello with the Imperial Opera in Moscow. In addition he was a member of a string quartet and was playing solo recitals. He left Russia in 1921.
Mr. Piatigorsky began his cello studies at the age of 6 with his father, an amateur violinist. When he was 8 Piatigorsky won a job with a musical employment agency.
In 1929, Mr. Pliatigorsky made his first American concert tour. Since then he has played more concerts in the United States and Canada than any other cellist. In 20 years he has given more than 800 recitals and has appeared more than 225 times as soloist with major orchestras.
The noted cellist, who was born in Russia, received his American citizenship in 1942.
In addition to being a musician and having appeared in motion pictures, he has also written a novel His cello performances are available on records.
Two KU Persons Attend Oil Meeting
Dr. C. F. Weinaug, chairman of the petroleum engineering department, and R. Kenneth Smith of the State Geological survey will return today from a two-day conference on oil recovery at College Station, Texas.
Secondary recovery techniques, significance of oil recovery, progress reports on projects, and oil reservoirs were among the topics discussed.
The meeting was sponsored by the Texas Petroleum Research committee, Railroad commission of Texas, the University of Texas, and Texas A. and M. college.
Topeka Capital Woman's Editor Receives Award
The first annual Professional Achievement award was presented to Mrs. Ada Montgomery, women's page editor of the Topeka Daily Capital, at the Annual Matrix Table banquet, held Saturday for members of Theta Sigma Phi, national fraternity for women in journalism, and their guests.
The award was made by Patricia Jansen, president of Theta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Montgomery has worked for the Capital the past 30 years and is a member of Theta Sigma Phi.
Mr. Nelson Antrim Crawford, editor of Household Magazine, explained the relationships between the editor and writer at the banquet. He said the idea that there is a gulf between the editor and writer does not exist, and that there is no conflict between these phases of journalism.
Discussing these misunderstandings, Crawford said that the complaints made by the writer often include, induction on the part of the editor, holding manuscripts too long, tendencies to exclude new writers and be partial toward distinguished writers, and not reading the manuscripts through.
He also is not obliged "to patronize a new writer just because he is new", the editor warned.
Crawford explained that an editor is "not obliged to read a manuscript through if it is not good."
Mr. Crawford advised new writers not to ask for criticism from the editor, because too often he hasn't the time and sometimes the material is not worth the criticism.
"An editor is under no obligation to tell why he doesn't like a story, because sometimes he doesn't like it and still doesn't know why," Mr. Crawford said. "An article which appeals to readers contains a human equation."
A student of journalism ought to specialize in some subject, he advised. He need not be "necessarily authoritative, but specialized." The ability to be a success comes from within the writer. He must have "talent" public taste, and an everlasting desire to work."
Mr. Crawford said that he was going to eliminate fiction from the Household, because reader surveys have shown that there has been a shift to interest in non-fictional material.
PAD's Elect New Officers
Members of Phi Alpha Delta, professional law fraternity, recently elected Paul A. Wolf as justice for the coming year. Also elected were Donald W. Noah, vice-justice; Dale A. Spiegel, clerk; Carman C. Payne, treasurer, and Robert G. Walmer, marshal. All are second year law students.
K. U. STUDENTS turn "moonshiners" to illustrate a chemical process at the Engineering Exposition held Friday and Saturday. Shown operating the "still," as a part of the Chemical Engineering department display are Eugene Lewis and T. K. Foster, engineering seniors, and Marge White, education senior.
Deadline Extended For Announcements
The deadline for ordering senior announcements has been extended to Wednesday, April 25, John Eulich, chairman of the announcements committee, said today.
The announcement samples and senior booklets are on display in the Business office in Strong hall and may be ordered there, he said.
World Wide News
New York. —(U.P.)— Gen. Douglas MacArthur "to this day has never been informed of the reasons for his summary dismissal." his personal advisor said today.
MacArthur Firing Still A Mystery
"He has not the faintest idea why such action was taken," Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney said in a press conference.
Whitney, military advisor to MacArthur when the General was Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in the Far East and now his "personal advisor," said MacArthur believed he was "meticulously within his directives and his responsibilities."
"The president had already stated publicly that MacArthur was free to say anything he wished concerning the Korean war," Whitney said. "What he said on March 24 was said as a cold and realistic estimate of the military situation."
The March 24 statement was Mac- Arthur's invitation to the enemy commander to meet him in the field to discuss settlement terms.
MacArthur's next scheduled public appearance was set for Thursday, when he will fly to Chicago for an afternoon parade before 3,000,000 persons and an 8 p.m. civic reception at Soldier's Field,' which has a seating capacity of 178,000.
Flood Crest Now In Iowa
Sabula, Iowa —U(P,P) The record-breaking flood crest on the Mississippi river bore down on this tiny city today as weary townspeople patrolled their sandbagged dikes and stood by for an evacuation.
The muddy waters stood at 19.3 feet and at some points were only 6 inches below the top of the dike. The crest of about 19.6 feet was expected early today. The crest of the Mississippi passed Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday after setting a new all-time high there of 22.74 feet.
Rome Daily American Closed
Rome (U.P.)-Police today close the plant of the Rome Daily American, only English-language daily newspaper in the Mediterranean basin, on grounds that "the noise of the presses disturbed neighbors".
The order to close climaxed four-month campaign against the American by sections of the Italian press.
Publisher Jack Q. Began, said "it is obvious that the real issue involved is not the noise. On more than one occasion police have investigated complaints from a neighbor. Each time they have made written reports that the noise was not excessive."
The Daily American was started in 1945 by three ex-soldier members of the Stars and Stripes staff. The paper has a circulation of 20,000 throughout Italy and the Middle East.
May Test Atomic Weapon
Magnuson said he would leave Hong Kong in three days to witness the experiment and remain in the Kwayalein area for "a week or so."
Hong Kong (U.P). —The Atomic Energy commission will conduct "an experiment of a military nature" within a few days at the Kwajalein atoll in the Pacific, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash).
The Atomic Energy commission was believed to have scheduled a test of a new atomic weapon.
Parade Float Trophies Go To KKG, ATO
In the men's division, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity won first place with a "Stairway To Strength" of books on a float which was backed down the street. The green and white float had three tiers of books, with college seniors in caps and gowns on the top step, freshmen entering college on the second, a high school girl and boy on the third step, and grade school children reading books on the bottom tier.
Third place winners in the contest were Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Delta Chi fraternity. A big peace pipe and four Indian girls were on the Alpha Delta Pi float decorated with gold and orange Indian designs and the motto, "Peace Is No Pipe Dream." The Delta Chi float was built around a white Statue of Liberty on blue crepe paper with "In God We Trust" on top of the truck.
Thirty-three floats competed for the six trophies awarded by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Triangle fraternity won second places in the contest. A white crepe paper dove with an olive wreath in its mouth, posed against a gold sunburst, was on the Theta's "Strength through Peace" float. The spirit of "America's Strength," an athlete holding a torch of freedom, topped a 26-foot silver column on the Triangle's float. The column was surrounded by women in Grecian costumes symbolizing Education, Armed forces, Resources, and Industries.
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority's six-sided, rotating float won first place in the women's division of the annual Kansas Relays parade April 21. "It Takes 'Know-How' to Make America Strong" was the motto on the blue and red float, which was turned by the wind.
Special honorary mention was given to Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity for their "Everybody Comes To The Kansas Relays" float. Walking to the Relays were Fiji islanders carrying their king on a litter, a couple on a bicycle built for two, an Eskimo, a mountain climber, a Scotchman in kilts, and others followed by a betting commissioner in bright convertible.
"All the floats were good this year," Jerry Armstrong, parade chairman, said. "The houses all put in a lot of work and met the deadline despite threatened rain."
A drum and bugle corps, the University band, five high school and junior high bands, and the Lawrence Grade school band played.
Debaters Reach Quarter-Finals
The teams were invited on a district basis, K.U. falling into district IV, which includes Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska. Selection of the teams within the district is based on the balloting of debate coaches within the district.
J. Steve Mills and A. Kent Shearer, College seniors, reached the quarter finals of the national invitational debate tournament before being defeated. The tournament is sponsored by the United States Military academy.
The University debaters entered the elimination rounds with 16 teams. In the first round they defeated George Washington university. They debated Baylor university in the quarter finals and were defeated on a 3-2 judges decision.
Mill's and Shearer's record for the seeding rounds was five wins and three losses. On individual speaking ratings Shearer was rated ninth in the tournament and Mills, 14th.
Redlands college of California won the tournament.
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