Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, March 13, 1951
Lawrence. Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
O F THE U N I V E R S I T Y O F K A N S A S
Missouri, KU Will Debate Sports Today
Current practices in intercollegiate athletics will be discussed by debaters from the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas basketball team and its friends at 8 p.m. today in Green theater.
The title of the debate is, "Resolved, that the current practices in intercollegiate athletics are detrimental to the best interest of higher education."
Jerry Waugh, four-year basketball letter man, and Steve Mills, four-year debater, will support the negative side of this proposition. Clyde Lovellette, K.U.'s All American basketball star, will act as master of ceremonies.
"Verbal fireworks have already started to explode," said Dr. Kim Giffin, director of the debate. In a letter to Dr. Giffin, David C. Ralph, director of forensics at the University of Missouri and leader of the objection, said:
"Malpractice in intercollegiate athletics has lowered the integrity of higher education in the minds of the American people. We must put intercollegiate athletics on trial before a jury of the American people. We must consider those boys who only recently were admired and respected college heroes—but are now despised and ruined for life."
Dr. Giffin said, "Although some of the friends of education may seize this opportunity to put intercollegiate athletics on trial, and may appeal to the jury with clever rhetoric and tongue in cheek, the University of Kansas debaters are not interested in horseplay.
"Rather," he said, "they are seeking to present in open and public debate the valid arguments and factual evidence which should be considered when current practices are indicted."
Newscaster Writes For KU
One of America's leading television newsmen, John Cameron Swayze, has written an article entitled "TV Makes 'Em Meat Ball Eaters" for the latest issue of the University of Kansas Alumni magazine.
Mr. Swayze was graduated from the University in 1929. He is a regular cast member of "Who Said That?" and produces his own television news show.
The article includes Mr. Swayze's observations of the effect of television on the habits of its audience and some of the difficulties he has met while producing his news show.
The magazine also includes an article by Roy A. Roberts, '08, president of the Kansas City Star, which reviews the progress of the University under Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Six thousand copies of the magazine have been mailed to members of the Alumni association. Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association, said it's one of the biggest alumni magazines published here in some time.
CA To Meet Wednesday
The subject for the Young Women's Christian association meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Union ballroom will be "Strengthening YWCA membership in Time of Crises."
The election slate will also be introduced.
CONSTRUCTION WORK on the new science building can begin this spring if enough money can be appropriated to meet the lowest contracting bid and if materials don't become too scarce. The lowest bids total $575,659 more than the 1949 appropriation of $1,972,000. The Basil Green construction company of Lawrence was the low bidder for the general construction contract.
Allied Troops Surge North
Tokyo. —(U.P)— Nearly 200,000
Tokyo. U.N. troops surged north across Korea today in a virtually unopposed general advance that outflanked Seoul, engulfed Changpyong and threatened the big Chinese base of Hongchon.
Chinese and Korean Reds, staggered by the loss of an estimated 38,000 men in six days, melted away in front of the Allied tanks and infantry.
But the Communists were expected to attempt a new stand along a line anchored on Hongchon 21 miles south of the 38th parallel. More than 1,000 enemy vehicles were spotted last night rushing supplies and reinforcements south toward the new line.
The 8th army was cautiously taking up the slack between its main forces and the vanished Reds, on guard against any sudden Communist counter-offensive that might split its line and force it into retreat.
However, one U.S. 25th division tank-infantry force on the western flank lashed out four miles yesterday and reached the enemy's Seoul-Chunchon supply highway some 20 miles northeast of Seoul and 24 miles south of the 38th parallel. It met no enemy troops.
eastern defenses and outflanked the city itself. Although aerial observers had reported signs that the Reds were pulling out of Seoul, a U.S. 3rd division patrol which probed across the Han river just southeast of the city found the outskirts heavily guarded by sentries.
The thrust carried past Seoul's
Three U.N. divisions were closing in on Hongchon, 47 miles east northeast of Seoul. Vanguards were within one mile of the Hongchon river southwest of the city and four miles south of the city itself.
Hongchon is an important communications hub and headquarters of the Chinese 66th army.
Asks Change In Troop Plans
Funeral services for F. Eugene Rinker, education junior, who was killed in an accident Sunday morning, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wakeeney.
Washington — (U.P.) — Republican senators planned to offer last-minute amendments today in an effort to clarify a senate declaration on the assignment of American ground troops in Western Europe.
Mrs. Thomas A. Clark, housemother at the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house where the 20-year-old student worked, received a telegram from his mother giving the time of the funeral.
After action on these amendments, the combined foreign relations and armed services committee expected to take a final vote today on the pending resolutions.
Over protests of chairman Tom Connally (D, Tex.) of the foreign relations committee, G.O.P. committee members already have succeeded in writing in a provision requiring "congressional approval" before American troops are assigned to a European army.
The Republicans wanted to amend this provision to make it clear that the requirement would not apply to the four U.S. divisions already scheduled to join the Atlantic Pact force.
Services To Be Held For F. Eugene Rinker
Tryouts Scheduled For College Daze
Singers, dancers, and performers interested in parts in the 1951 production of College Daze should participate in tryouts either from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday or from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Those unable to meet at the tryout times should contact Murray Trelease, cast director at 565 or Win Koerper, producer.
Both tryout sessions will be held in the ballroom of the Union building.
Quill Club Contest To Be Held Again
A new Quill club contest for short stories and poetry was announced at the Quill club meeting Monday night. The deadline for entries will be Monday, April 16.
Robert Sanford, president, said $20 dollars in prizes will be awarded to the best entries. Students should leave two typewritten copies of their entries at the office of Thomas G. Sturgeon, 211 Fraser hall.
Jane Rawlings, College junior, was elected to membership in the club. The next meeting will be held Monday, March 19, when the proposed combining of Trend magazine with Upstream magazine will be voted upon.
Today's Seminar Is Changed
The Religious Emphasis seminar scheduled for 4 p.m. today in the Union lounge will be held in the auditorium of Myers hall, Dr. Neils F. S. Ferre, leader of the seminar announced.
Group Singing Is March 22
The Barbershop quartet contest, sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A., will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in Strong auditorium.
The final deadline for entries to the contest is Wednesday. Persons interested should call Donna McCosh, chairman, at 731.
Organizations that have already entered are: Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Theta, and Alpha Kappa Psi, fraternities, and Oliver and Sterling halls.
A quartet from Kansas City, the Crostowners, will act as judges. They will sing "I'm Going Back to Carolina," "When I Dream of Old Erin," "Tumbledown Shack in Athlone," "Runnin' Wild," and "Who's Gonna Love You."
The student quartets will be judged on harmony, balance and blend, arrangement, voice expression, and stage presence.
The quartets will draw for places on the program. Each quartet will sing two songs, which they are free to select. First prize will be a beer mug.
WEATHER
KANSAS: Fair west and central, and partly cloudy extreme east tonight; not so cold in northwest portion tonight. Wednesday generally fair and warmer over entire state. Low near 15 tonight; high Wednesdays 45 west to 30-35 in east.
Students Protest Higher Fees To Senate Group
Increase of student fees would be disastrous from the viewpoint of the student, James Logan, one of an eight-student delegation, told the Kansas senate ways and means committee in Topeka Monday.
The delegation testified in a hearing on the proposed University two-year budget. An earlier recommendation by the budget committee called for a $3^{1/2}$ million dollar slash and an increase in student fees to counteract the budget cut.
In his testimony Logan pointed out that fee increases would do most harm to the marginal students, those partially or totally self-supporting. He cited as examples of student finances the fact that last year the University made more than 500 loans to students valued at 39 thousand dollars, and this year approximately one thousand loans at an estimated value of 75 thousand dollars.
"The average wage for working students has been 50 cents an hour since 1948," Logan contended, "while the food index has risen 30 points in the last year alone."
Logan urged that there be no cuts in appropriations. He argued that this would halt construction of the steam tunnel which is necessary for the new scholarship halls. He added that the service of the University would be impaired if, in the face of a budget cut, other sources were tapped to effect this construction.
Some women living in scholarship halls would be forced to leave school should fees be increased, Isabelle Gaddis, education senior, told the committee. Speaking from the women's viewpoint, she cited that according to the last University survey 50 percent of the women students were partially self-supporting and 20 per cent were totally self-supporting.
Walter Brown, College senior, stressed the value of scholarship halls and the need of many students to work. He said that approximately one thousand men had been placed in part-time jobs by the University and other employment services. He estimated that more than one thousand more had found jobs on their own.
Brown urged that fees not be increased because of the effect such action would have on the University's high education standard. He said that many of the students who help maintain this standard would go elsewhere.
Robert Casad, graduate student, outlined the value of college education to students and the value of college graduates to the state. "To the poorer and middle classes," he said, "the University offers one of the best educations in the mid-west at a moderate cost."
The ways and means committee pointed out that it was only indirectly connected with a fee increase. It added that this is a function of the board of regents. In reply, Robert Casad said that the board of regents could set fees only according to the amount appropriated by the legislature and therefore the appropriation was the deciding factor.
Kansan To Feature Spring Fashions
Spring fashions will be featured by the University Daily Kansan Thursday and Friday. Four pages will be devoted to features and pictures of new fashions for spring. Thursday, women's fashions will be featured and Friday, men's fashions will be featured.