1800 Persons Cheer As Lovely Queen Is Honored At Military Ball
By DICK MARSHALL
MARCIA HORN
Miss Horn was crowned with a coronet of gold chrysanthemums and presented with a bouquet of Red Delight roses by orchestra leader Frankie Master. Her attendants, Nancy Lichty, fine arts sophomore, and Virginia Nalley, College sophomore, were given bouquets of white and yellow snapdragons.
More than 1,800 persons witnessed the crowning Friday night of Marcia Horn, College sophomore from Goodland, as queen of the 1950 Military Ball.
The ceremony was brief but colorful. Members of the Pershing Rifles in white helmets and white belts formed an arch of rifles through which the royal party passed. As the three beauties and their escorts passed the honor guard on their way to the presentation, the cadets snapped to attention.
A hush came over the crowd as the candidates drew near the
bandstand. The identity of the queen was still a secret. Some spectators stood on chairs while others crowded near the bandstand. Then the band leader announced Marcia Horn as queen of the 1950 Military Ball and the tense silence was shattered with cheers and applause for the queen.
"I'm so happy" was the only comment Miss Horn could make. Later she said, "I was so surprised I didn't know what to say. I was happy. On the way up to the bandstand I had resigned myself to not being the queen."
"Everything about it seemed so big, I felt a little weak at the knees," she said. "The roses were the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. Everyone was so nice. I still couldn't think clearly even when it was over. There were so many congratulations. About all I can remember is that I was very happy."
University Daily Kansan 1950 STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, Dec. 4, 1950
Lawrence, Kansas
American Troops May Face 1 Million Communists
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
American Troops May Face1 Instructors Ask Truman Not To Use Atom Bomb To Settle World Crises
Thirty-four instructors in the English department including James L. Wortham, head of the department, signed a petition Friday requesting that Pres. Harry S. Truman use something other than the A-bomb to settle the world crisis.
Eleven instructors in other departments also signed the petition which was sent as a night letter on Saturday. Paul Bates, instructor in English, circulated the petition.
The petition read: "We ask that you, Mr. President, issue a statement that you will not authorize the use of the A-bomb. Furthermore, we feel that we are in danger of precipitating a third world war which will lead to complete catastrophe. We urge that our government take the lead in seeking a peaceful settlement in the United Nations before any more American men are sacrificed."
Three reasons were cited for not using the A-bomb:
1. The A-bomb is obviously designed to be used only on heavily-
concentrated industrial areas and therefore automatically destroys thousands of innocent, non-belligerent men, women, and children;
2. Dropping the A-bomb on Asian targets will only blacken the reputation of the United States in Asia;
3. The United States, through its use of the A-bomb may quite possibly alienate its millions of friends and allies in Europe by bringing on reprisal A-bombing of chief European cities.
Business Teacher Will Give Talk In'Crisis' Series
Dr. Leland Pritchard, professor of business at the University, will give the 11th "World In Crisis" lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser theater. The topic of his speech will be "Problems on the Home Front."
In October of 1946 Dr. Pritchard completed a study of Kansas commercial banks that was published by the University Industrial Research foundation. The report pointed out that the average commercial bank—with qualifications—was a World War II "profiteer."
Dr. Pritchard received his A.B. at Cornell university, his M.A. at Syracuse university, and his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. He taught at Syracuse and James Millikin universities, and Iowa State Teachers college before coming to the University in 1942.
"Nativity Play" Starts Tuesday
Dr. Pritchard, in following and studying recent financial trends, has necessarily kept in close touch with related problems on the national scene. The courses taught by him include Money and Banking, Business Cycles, and International Finance.
The "Nativity Play," several 16th century church plays compiled by Allen Crafton, chairman of the department of speech and drama, will be given at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and at 2 p.m. Sunday, in the Little Theater of Green hall. There will be no admission charge.
Meeting 'To Align' Policies British Minister Says
They defeated the University of Virginia in the second round and the University of Kentucky in the semi-finals. Pictured left to right are Keith Wilson, Wallace Benjamin Foster and Richard Harris. All are third year law students.
NATION'S SECOND BEST—These three University law students advanced to the finals of the national moot court contest in New York last week before losing to Georgetown university.
Washington—(U.P.)—British Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee arrived today for momentous talks with President Truman, and said the United States and Great Britain must stand together to maintain peace and resist aggression.
Mr. Attle told reporters: "My aim in these talks is to align our policies in the new and troubled situation in the world and to find the means of upholding what we both know to be right."
He said that Russia and the Com-
inform are wasting time in trying to split the United States and Great Britain.
Mr. Attlee said the democratic way of life is in peril and "we must take counsel."
Tokyo—(U.P.)-United Nations forces abandoned Pyongyang and left it a city of terror today before a surging Chinese invasion army expected soon to total more than one million men.
In northeast Korea, reuwnited troops of the U.S. 1st marine division and two regiments of the army 7th regrouped for a final, 50-mile smash through the walls of a Chinese trap barring their way to Hamhung on the east coast.
A marine spokesman estimated the marines had killed 15,000 of an estimated 60,000 Chinese in the Chosin reservoir area, and was confident the Leatherncks would break through the enemy encirclement.
The estimate of a one-million-man Chinese invasion army came in a new appraisal from Gen. Douglas MacArthur. A communique said Red Chinese already had thrown 268,000 front-lint troops into the fighting, had massed 550,000 more in rear areas and was bringing up 200,000 more.
The message said the Chinese were hold American officers prisoner, but
In another, and fantastic, development in the northeastern Korean fighting, the Chinese released 29 wounded American soldiers of the 7th division and sent them back to American lines with a message saying Chinese troops were going back to Manchuria.
would send them to San Francisco from Shanghai.
The new twist to the Chinese puzzle came only two days after screaming, fanatical Chinese troops had ambushed a truck convoy carrying wounded soldiers of the same division and slaughtered an amphibian with grenades, burning gasoline and machinegun fire.
General MacArthur's headquarters indicated that the worst may still be to come. The Chinese, headquarters said, can draw on four million men under arms, while the U.S. has three-fourths of its army on the Korean front.
Bewildered residents of Pyongyang fled from their homes by the thousands and wandered through the streets and toward the south, carrying their wordly possessions in their hands, on their backs and on back animals.
Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, pledged his government to a "last ditch" fight against the Communists, in exile if necessary. He pleaded for weapons to carry out his promise.
A Few Directories Still Available
A few copies of the student directory are still available at the registrar's office, 122 Strong, said John Griffin, directory business manager today.
Student I-D cards must be presented to receive a copy of the directory.
31,028 US Casualties
Washington, Nov. 30—(U.P.)The Defense department today announced a new total of 31,028 American casualties in the Korean fighting through Nov. 24. The figure does not include losses in the new critical phase of the war.
The new total is an increase of 1,032 over that announced through Nov.17.
The new casualty list includes 4,755 killed in action,21,662 wounded in action (which includes 548 fatally wounded) and 4,611 missing in action.
The army suffered 26,627 casualties, the navy 328, the marine corps 3,829 and the air force 244.
Total deaths amounted to 5,307 which includes those killed in action and fatally wounded, injured or died of illness.
The army had 4,442 deaths; 50 navy,725 marine corps and 90 air force.
A trust fund of $25,000 has been set up by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, with whom Dr. Fortesque was associated, to provide graduate fellowships in electrical engineering. The A.I.E. is the administrator of this fellowship.
It is intended that candidates shall pursue their studies at accredited engineering schools and engage in research problems meeting the approval of the fellowship committee. To be eligible, the student must have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university by the time his work under the fellowship would begin.
Fellowship awards, providing a minimum allowance of $500 each, are offered to electrical engineering students who wish to engage in research work after they have been graduated. These awards are presented by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers as memorial to Charles LeGeyt Fortesque, in recognition of his contributions to the electric power industry.
Electrical engineering students who are interested in the fellowship may obtain application forms from Donald G. Wilson, Chairman of the department of electrical engineering. Applications should be filed by February 15, 1951. The awards will be made not later than April 1, 1951.
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Fund Set Up For Research
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