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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1850
Immediate World War Not Probable, Says Former Russian
By RICHARD HUNTER and RUDI HOFMANN
The possibility of an immediate war between the United States and Russia is doubtful because Russia is not sufficiently prepared. This is the opinion of Dr. Kurt Klein, instructor in German, who came to the United States in August of 1950.
Dr. Kleia does believe, however, that eventually the United States will be dragged into a war with the Soviet.
Soviet. He completing his college education under the Soviet regime, he wanted to leave Russia and the communistic way of life, but was unable to because of the iron curtain. He taught Russian at a Ukrainian school and German at a school for interpreters.
"All the text books used in the study of foreign languages," said Dr. Klein, "had to be the works of communistic writers."
"When the Germans captured Dneperetropesk in 1941, I lost my job. In 1943, I managed to reach some friends in Yugoslavia, but fled the country when Tito took over."
Hemmes.
Dr. Klein thinks that one failing of the American student is his lack of attention to foreign affairs.
of attention it is worthful that the Soviet Union can be weakened internally. Although there is a distinct passive resistance to communism, it will never show itself". Dr. Klein said, "because of the powerful Soviet secret police. The people are even afraid of their best friends."
"Students are taught English, German and French," Dr. Klein said, "because the Russian educators say that one needs to know ones enemies."
Dr. Klein said Russia's educational system stresses a thorough Soviet indoctrination. Russian universities are highly specialized and students are compelled to attend political classes.
Russian people know that there are millions of persons imprisoned in camps all over the country, but they do not dare to do anything against it.
There is still some active resistance to communism in the Western Ukraine, where the nationalists have organized a secret army called the U.P.A.
Engineers To Go To Dinner
Two faculty members and eight students of the School of Engineering and Architecture will be guests of the Kansas City chapter of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers at a dinner meeting 6:30 p.m. today, at the Roof garden of the Aladdin hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
sas City. Pexton, of the Kansas City Gas Service company, will speak on "The Gas Industry Today and Tomorrow."
Those attending from the University chapter of A.S.H.V.E. are: Warren E. Snyder, chairman of the department of mechanical engineering; Harold L. Kipp, professor of mechanical engineering; and Frank Boucher, Harold Buddenbohm, Vincent Coffman, Leroy Johnson, Joseph Kadera, Ronald Keener, Roy Long and Webster Smither, engineering seniors.
Motion Picture Of Tibet To Be Shown
A natural color motion picture on Tibet with commentary by Lowell Thomas, Jr., will be shown Feb. 6, 1951, at 4 p.m. in Fraser theater.
The film, "Out of This World: A Journey to Lhasa," was taken by Lowell Thomas, radio commentator, and his son on their trip to the land of the Dalai Lama prior to the recent Chinese Red invasion of that isolated country.
Until 1949, only six Americans had penetrated this mountain kingdom, and reached the capital city of Lhasa. Tibetans realized that in the world of today, total isolation is no longer possible, or safe, so when the Thomases sought permission to visit the country, a royal invitation was given them.
At the end of a grueling journey by pack caravan, they were received in Potala, fabled golden roofed palace of the Dalai Lama. This film is a pictorial account of what the Lowell Thomases did and saw in this country at the roof of the world.
It is a tale of a nation now being overrun by Red hordes in their attempt to gain access to India and its 400 million people. It's a tale of adventure among the Himalayas high on the Central Asian plateau. It's a tale of gold- covered monasteries, of the Dalai Lama, of redrobed monks, of lofty mountains, and that incredible beast, the yak.
and that includes a near fatal accident that occurred to the elder Thomas on the return from Lhasa.
Though Lowell Thomas, Jr., is only 27 this is his third transcontinental lecture tour. He has gone on six expeditions. He was a pilot in World War II, and was with the air force during the A-bomb tests at Bikini. His many radio broadcasts include the first one ever made from Lhasa.
Mrs. Louise Cochran, assistant director of the Western Civilization program, said that grades will not be given or recorded. After the examinations have been scored, proctors will discuss the results with students.
About 375 Take Sample Exams
About 375 students took the preliminary Western Civilization examinations on Nov. 29 and 30.
students.
The final examination for Western Civilization will be given Saturday, Jan. 6.
THE WEATHER
A cold wave surged toward Kansas today, bringing an undetermined amount of snow.
The state weatherman said it will hit tonight in the northwest and north-central counties, spreading over all of Kansas Tuesday.
over an air recharge. Temperatures are due to dip to around 10 degrees during the night in the northwest, and scale up to 35 across to the southeast corner There will be virtually no warming up in daylight hours tomorrow, said U.S. Meteorologist Richard Garrett.
U. S. Meteorologist North winds will hit a 25-35 mile-an-hour velocity tonight and Tuesday, Garrett said.
Women who live in private home will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, to organize their precincts, said Edris McCarty, chairman of the precinct committee of the Associated Women students.
day; correct Persons were advised to take precautions against the rapidly falling temperatures.
Women Join AWS Groups
Miss McCarty said about 100 women have indicated an interest in the precincts so far, but any others who would like to join should attend this organizational meeting
Each precinct will decide its own schedule of social functions and other projects. Precinct captains selected from the A.W.S. summer counselors will be appointed as advisers.
The women will be divided into precinct groups and will elect representatives to the A.W.S. house. They will also decide their next meeting time and place at which they will elect officers.
Husband And Wife Will Give Third Chamber Music Concert
Joanna and Nikolai Graudan, piano and cello duo, will give the third concert of the University Chamber Music series at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
14 Students To Conference
Andrew Berry, College senior, will serve as temporary chairman of the Episcopal Diocese of Kanās Canterbury conference at St. Andrew's Episcopal church in Emporia Saturday and Sunday.
Martha Greenwood, College freshman, and Lyle Hampton, College sophomore, are delegates to the conference, which is the first ever to be held in Kansas. Eleven other K.U. students will serve as non-voting delegates to the Emporia meeting.
The purpose of the conference, which is to be held twice yearly in the future, is to elect diocesan officers for the coming year and delegates to the National Canterbury conference to be held in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., December 27 through January 2.
The non-voting delegates to the conference are: Barbara Glover, Education senior; Wells Adams, College senior; Margaret Cool, Education junior; David Butts, College sophomore; John Manspeaker, Engineering junior; Ardrye Wilson, Graduate student.
John C. Lyle, 20-year-old business junior, received his draft induction notice in an unusual manner.
Draft 'Gag' Proves To Be Dud
When the mail was delivered to the Sigma Chi house the past Friday, some of John's friends noticed a brown letter with the familiar selective service markings. It was addressed to John. His friends decided that he should receive the ill-advised dispatch under more formal and, perhaps, more happy circumstances. So they hid the letter until lunch time.
As members of the fraternity seated themselves for the noon meal, Gregory Kallos, College sophomore, appeared in the doorway to the dining room. He raised a battered trumpet to his mouth and began dolefully playing "Taps." At the same time, a waiter carrying a gayly wrapped package marched down the aisle between the tables.
The package, resembling a Christmas gift, was placed in front of the housemother, Mrs. Florence Whyte. She was accustomed to the procedure because it is the way that fraternities announce the pinning or engagement of a member. But she wondered why the affair was being announced at lunch.
Nevertheless, she picked up a card stuck in the wrappings, and read, "This is to announce the pinning of John Lyle to Uncle Sam." Somewhat puzzled, John opened the present and read the "Greetings" while members of the fraternity sang their traditional pinning song.
As the subtle vocalizing ended, John said, "I hate to spoil your fun, but it says my induction has been postponed."
This husband and wife team, after establishing reputations as soloists, started playing together on concert tours.
Both were born in the same town in Russia, but they did not meet for several years. Nikolai studied cello at the St.. Petersburg conservatory and was later appointed to the staff. Joanna studied piano. at. Kharkov and then went to Berlin to work under the guidance of Kreutzer and Schnable.
The couple first met when they both returned to their native town to spend their vacations. The following season they began concertizing together and married two years later.
For five years after their marriage they toured Europe as a cello-piano ensemble and first came to America in 1938. After a tour in the Dutch East Indies they returned to America and in 1944 gave two Town hall recitals in a single musical season.
During last season their coast-to-coast tour of over 60 concerts included appearances under the auspices of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the New Friends of Music in New York, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Tickets for this concert are available in the School of Fine Arts office, 128 Strong hall.
Upstream On Sale Tomorrow And Wed.
Communism, college life, literature, the world situation, music or books are subjects discussed in the forthcoming issue of Upstream K.U. literary magazine. The magazine will be sold on the campus Tuesday and Wednesday.
The 32-page magazine also has a letters to the editor page and a column devoted to book reviews and comments on the chamber music series. It sells for 25 cents.
Bavarian Confused When Beer Is Bier
A foreign student from Bavaria, Germany, where they brew very strong beer, was found by his friends in one of the University buildings drinking American beer from a can, with another in front of him on the table.
“Oh, is there alcohol in it?” he asked innocently. “I thought it was kind of a cola, and I always wondered why its name sounds so similar to our ‘Bier’ at home.”
"Heavens," they shouted, "don't you know that alcoholic beverages may not be consumed on the campus?"
William Allen White Creative Writing Awards Are Given
Peggy Jane Craven of Wellington was announced today as winner of the $150 first prize in the William Allen White creative writing contest.
te Second prize of $100 went to Wayne Carver of Ogden, Utah, and the third prize of $50 was won by Frank C. Curry of Topeka.
Miss Craven was awarded the first prize for her novel, "Rube," about a husband and father constantly being pushed about by a querulous and ambitious wife and trying to achieve and maintain self-respect.
Announcement of the awards was made by Dean Burton W. Marvin of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, which sponsors the contest jointly with G. P. Putnam's and Sons, New York publishing company.
Miss Craven was graduated from Southwest High school in Kansas
City, Mo., in 1944. She attended Mac-
Murray College for Women in Jacksonville, Ill., and received her B. A.
degree there in 1948. She was an assistant instructor in English at the University during the 1948-50 school years and received her master of arts degree the past October. The novel was her thesis project.
While at MacMurray college Mp Craven won the Ablebay prize for creative writing in her junior and senior years, once for short story work and once for poetry. She is now teaching ninth-grade English in Wellington junior-senior high school.
He was graduated from Weber County (Utah) High school in 1941 and Weber Junior college in 1943. He served in the infantry and combat engineers from 1943 until discharge in 1946, spending $1\frac{1}{2}$ years in Europe.
Mr. Carver received second prize for a collection of short stories.
In 1946, Mr. Carver attended the American university at Biarritz, France. He completed his work for the B.A. degree at Kenyon college, Gambier, Ohio, in 1948. During 1948-49 he taught English at Weber college and he is now teaching journalism, composition and the modern novel there.
Mr. Carver was an assistant instructor in English at the University while taking graduate work in 1949-50. He wrote the prize-winning short stories while in Writer's Workshop conducted by Mrs. Dorothy Van Ghent, assistant professor of English.
Mr. Curry was awarded third prize for a novel, "One Part of Town." He received a B.A. degree
at the University in October of 1948. He did graduate work in 1949-50 and was also an assistant instructor in the English department.
Contest provisions state that three cash prizes will be given if no entry is selected for the $2,500 award. The prizes constitute options to publish the winning manuscripts upon terms agreeable to both the publisher and the author. Rejection of the revised manuscripts by Putnam's at any time after one year from the time the prize is awarded constitutes release from the option.
The three cash prizes were awarded this year as alternatives to a $2,500 award in creative writing, which G. P. Putnam's and Sons offers each year for a manuscript entered in the contest that is judged to be worthy of publication by Putnam's.
Judges in the 1950 contest were Pearl Buck, Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author; Theodore M. Purdy, editor-in-chief of Putnam's, and Dean Marvin.
The William Allen White literary competition is open to any student, undergraduate or graduate, enrolled for residence work at the University in Lawrence. Junior members of the faculty (assistants, assistant instructors and instructors) who also are graduate students are eligible.
The deadline for entering work in each year's contest is July 1. To qualify for entry a manuscript must be a novel, a volume of short stories a full-length play or a volume of short plays, a book of essays, a biography, a collection of poems, or a cultural or interpretative study of contemporary society.