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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1950
World Wide News
US Troops Dig In On Red China Border
By UNITED PRESS
American troops drove to the border of Red China today and other Allied units raced unopposed through northeast Korea as the Chinese Communists massed for a last-ditch defense of Korea's northwestern corner.
The 17th regiment of the U.S. seventh division captured the abandoned, bombed-out border city of Hyesanjin and dug in along the Valu river in anticipation of possible counterattacks. Hyesanjin was the principal "port of entry" for Chinese Reds entering northeast Korea.
position. On the west-central front, the south Korean sixth, seventh and eighth divisions advanced one and one half to seven miles on the heels of retreating Communists.
At the same time, the south Korean Capitol division raced 12 miles up the northeast coastal road, reaching a point less than 70 miles from Soviet Siberia.
U. S. marines advancing west of the seventh division swept halfway up the Chosin reservoir without opposition.
In the northwest, however, enemy resistance was stiffening and there was every indication that the Chinese Reds would put up a stiff fight on the approaches to the Red Korean refugee capital at Sinuiju and along the vital Yalu river power plants.
A spokesman for Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the Chinese Reds had set up a new line, running from the Simuju approaches northeast to Taeoch and Unsan.
cant to reach The power plants of northwest Korea are of particular importance to the Chinese Communists. Although the plants are on the Korean side of the river, they supply most of the electricity used in Red Manchuria.
Tie-up Alleged; Gamblers, Officials
San Francisco, Nov. 21—(U.P.) The Senate Crime investigation committee explored an alleged link between gamblers and federal tax officials as it opened a San Francisco hearing today.
Sen. Estes Kefauver, Democrat, Tennessee, and his committee investigated charges of the California Crime commission that gamblers were able to escape prosecution for income tax violations by purchasing "stock" in a worthless Nevada mine corporation.
corporation The chief witness was expected to be William Burkett, former special agent in a San Francisco income tax intelligence unit. Burkett said he resigned in protest against federal failures to prosecute tax evaders.
Union To Stay Open For Vacation
The main lounge, the recreation room, and the music room of the Union will remain open during Thanksgiving vacation to accommodate those students who will remain in Lawrence.
At 4 p.m. Friday the Student Union Activities will serve free coffee and doughnuts in the main lounge of the Union. Students are invited to help plan further vacation activities at that time.
Professor Tells Of Fossils
Two recently discovered lemur-like mammals which are among "the world's finest material illustrating the beginning of primates" were described by Robert W. Wilson, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology, at a meeting of the Society of Vertebrate paleontology.
The meeting was held jointly with the Geological Society of America in Washington, D. C., Nov. 18.
Dr. Wilson is studying the ancestral groups of present mammals in some of the oldest fossil beds of the world. He is working with specimens at the base of the primate family group which includes man. His specimens are not involved in the direct ancestry of man, he explained.
Army Issues Call For Men With Large Vocabularies
Chicago—(U.P.) The army is looking for mule skinners. To qualify, an applicant must: Be in top physical condition; Not lose his temper easily; and Love animals.
In the summer of 1948, an excitation from the Museum of Natural History found an upper jaw and two very doubtful lower jaw fragments of the lemur-like mammal in Kutz canyon in the San Juan basin of New Mexico. This summer better material, not yet completely prepared, was obtained.
This material was taken from rocks of the middle Paleocene age, more than 57 million years ago when higher mammalian forms were just beginning to rise. These specimens are of special interest to paleontologists because they show great specialization at an early date in an order of mammals which was later to include man, Dr. Wilson said.
The fifth army, which issued the call for skimmers, said the Korean war demonstrated the need for pack animals to transport supplies and equipment over terrain which would stop the best mechanical equipment.
"This job calls for a certain amount of persistence," a spokesman said. You know, you gotta be firm with these critters."
He admitted that maybe this branch of military service wasn't quite as glamorous as the air force, but he added that potential recruits shouldn't balk at that.
There they will be trained by the army's top mule skinners.
Men accepted—and they don't need previous experience—will be sent immediately to Camp Carson, Colo., for duty with the 4th field artillery battalion (pack) or the 35th aquatermaster pack company.
"Why some of our officers have been doing this for 20 years," the spokesman said.
But during World War II, the 35th quartermaster pack troop (CQ) saw extensive duty in the China-Burma theatre. It even set a new record for the longest pack animal march in military history—300 mules marched 900 miles over the Burma road.
The army mule, so symbolic of the service that the Military academy at West Point adopted it as its mascot, gradually disappeared with the introduction of mechanized forms of transportation.
However, old-time army mule skinners always have been known for their extensive vocabularies.
The army defines a mule skinner loosely as "anybody who works with a mule."
The spokesman said the recruiters were particularly interested in getting men similar to one who enlisted the other day—an unemployed lion tamer who couldn't stand to be away from animals.
Theologist Will Speak For Religious Week
Nels F. S. Ferre, professor of philosophical theology at Vanderbilt university, Nashville, Tennessee, will emphasize "Living in Crisis" at a University convocation Monday, March 12, to open Religious Emphasis Week.
Son of a Baptist minister in Sweden, Professor Ferre came to the United States in 1921. He was an Augustus Howe Bucr scholar and fellow at Boston university and received his A.B. there in 1931. In 1934 he received his bachelor of divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological school and was ordained a Congregational minister. Harvard university awarded him a master's degree in 1936 and his Ph.D. in 1938. He also did post-doctoral study at the University of Upsala and Lund and had a Sheldon traveling fellowship from Harvard university.
Professor Ferre contributed to the Conference on Science, Philosophy, and Religion for six years. He is a member of the American Philosophical association, American Theological association, and the National Council on Religion in Higher Education. He is co-chairman of the Institute of Religious and Social Studies in Boston and has been visiting lecturer three summers at Garrett Biblical Institute and one summer at Harvard university.
The theologian has held lectures at Texas Christian university, Southern Baptist Theological seminar, Andover Newton Theological School, Bangor Theological seminar, Pacific School of Religion, Vanderbilt university, and Bethany Biblical seminary.
His books include: "Pillars of Faith," "Evil and the Christian Faith," "Faith and Reason," "Return to Christianity," "The Christian Faith," "The Christian Fellowship," "Swedish Contributions to Modern Theology," and "Christianity and Society."
Air Group Attends National Conclave
Approximately 20 members of the Ennis C. Whitehead squadron of the Arnold Air society will attend the national conclave in St. Louis, Mo., Friday and Saturday.
The group will be flown to St. Louis in a military plane from Olathe, Lt. Col. Lynn R. Moore, professor of air science, announced today, Lt. Col. James J. Hausman, associate professor of air science and faculty advisor to the society, will accompany the cadets.
Topics to be discussed at the conclave are: membership, organization, by-laws, social functions, and public relations.
BEAT MISSOURI
Kansas Two Milers Win Fourth Straight Title
Kansas won its fourth straight Big Seven two-mile title Nov. 18 but it took a disqualification ruling to do it. The Jayhawkers and Missouri finished the race tied for first place with low totals of 22 points. However the judges ruled that Bill McGuire of Missouri interfered with Cliff Abel of Kansas. They disqualified McGuire
Pep Rally Planned For KU-MU Game
All students planning to attend the Kansas - Missouri football game at Columbia, Mo., are urged to attend a pre-game pep rally at 11:30 Thursday morning at the Tiger hotel, Don Hull, head cheerleader, said today.
Kansas fans will get the pregame spirit started tonight at Kansas City's Continental hotel roof garden where the Greater Kansas City alumni association will hold its annual party preceding the K.U.-M.U. game.
Students are invited to attend this rally which will be broadcast over four radio stations between 9 and 9:30 tonight.
Christianity Lectures End
"In the past 15 years I have experienced a genuine and sincere response to the Christian faith by students and faculty of many campuses," stated Dr. James Forrester at the conclusion of the I.V.C.F. sponsored "Lectures on Christianity" series Nov. 17.
The brisk, Scottish minister had just finished the final lecture in the series before an appreciative audience of 125 students and townpeople in Strong auditorium.
He cited as the reasons for this change in attitude the seriousness and insecurity of today's college student.
The student now finds it difficult to believe in the inevitability of human progress and can no longer accept the mechanistic interpretation of experience, he said.
Dr. Forrester is former president of Westmont College in California. He is a graduate of Queens university in Canada and received his doctorate from the University of Southern California. During World War II he served 38 months in the Pacific as a chaplain.
The series of lectures which began last Tuesday night was sponsored by the I.V.C.F. to give students an opportunity to understand the teachings of Christianity.
Upstream To Give Dinner
General education at the University will be discussed at the Upstream dinner, Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Kansas room of the Union.
Stanley Kelley, Upstream's politics editor and human relations assistant, will direct the panel discussion.
Participating will be: M. D. Clubb, professor of English and chairman of the senate committee on general education; John Ise, professor of economics; William Righter, graduate student and former member of the general education committee of the Harvard Student Council; and William Howell, editor of the Jay-hawker:
Tickets will be sold after the Thanksgiving vacation, by Upstream staff members. The price is $1.25 each.
Dr. Young Speaks At Iowa
Dr. William C. Young, professor of anatomy, addressed the zoology department of the University of Iowa on Nov. 17. His topic was "The Physiology of Endocrines and Overt Behavior."
This gave K.U. 19 points and Missouri 30. Oklahoma was third with 54, Colorado fourth with 56, Kansas State fifth with 70, and Iowa State last with 84. Nebraska did not compete in the meet.
Herb Semper led the field to the tape to give Kansas the individual champion for the fourth straight year. The redhead's time was 9:19.8, the second fastest time in the history of the meet. John Munski of Missouri set the record of 9:17.44 in 1938.
Semper succeeds Bob Karnes as conference two-mile king. Rapid Robert, who watched the meet from the sidelines, won the individual title in 1947, 48, and 49.
It was the third two-mile crown for the Forrest Park, Ill., junior. He won the Big Seven indoor and the outdoor titles last year, both in record times. His indoor mark is 9:26.8, and he did the outdoor in 9:21.
Coach Bill Easton's four-year record at Kansas for two-mile competition stands at four conference championships and 15 dual victories without a defeat. There is no let up in sight either as the K.U. freshman squad is one of the best in the history of the school, and Semper, Farney, and Palmquist will return next year.
Semper finished about 30 yards in front of second-place Bob Fox of Missouri. Fox's time was 9:31. Behind them were McGuire and Abel. McGuire's foul occurred when Abel tried to pass him on the home stretch of the final lap. The Missouriian edged in directly in front of Abel, and wouldn't let the Perry senior swing around him.
Kansas' 19-point total ties the all-time low for the meet set by the 1948 Jayhawker team. K.U. also holds the next two low marks with 22 points in both 1947 and 1949. The Jayhawkers became the second team in conference history to win four consecutive titles. Kansas State accomplished this feat in 1936, 37, 38, 39.
On the basis of the actual finish—not counting McGuire's disqualification—Semper was first, Abel fourth in 9:35, Keith Palmquist of Kansas seventh in 9:43, and Bill Farney of Kansas tenth in Dave Breidenthal was the fifth K.U. man, but he didn't figure in the scoring as only the first four finishers of each team count.
Other runners in the top ten were Don Thurlow, Kansas State, fifth; Bruce Drummond, Oklahoma, sixth; Pete Gallup, Missouri, eighth; and Jerry Piper, Missouri, ninth.
One of five weekly newspapers which did the best job of promoting National Newspaper week was the Lake County Banner, Tiptonville, Tenn., owned by Richard S. Jones, 1950 journalism graduate of the university, and his brother, Howard.
Journalist Wins Award
Announcement of the winning papers was made at the National Editorial association meeting. The Mission (Tex.) Times took first place
The Jones brothers' promotion means consisted of an open house, cartoons, features and editorials on the part of the newspaper in the community. They also sponsored an essay contest for high school students of Lake County which more than 200 young people entered. The subject was the importance of their newspaper. The Publishers Auxiliary had an editorial on this feature of the Lake County Banner's promotion for National Newspaper Week in its issue of October 21.