Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
University 48th Year No.12
Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 2, 1950
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
Lawrence. Kansas
'World In Crisis To Hear Woman War Reporter
Miss Doris Fleeson, first woman war correspondent for a United States magazine, will give the third World in Crisis" lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser theater.
Miss Fleeson, graduate of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1923, will talk on "By Drift or Compass Since V-J Day?" A discussion period will follow, Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, said today.
A native of Sterling, Miss Fleeson began her journalistic career on the New York Daily News shortly after graduation. She soon moved to Washington as a correspondent for the News. In 1940 she accompanied Summer Welles to Europe and in 1943 became the first woman war correspondent for a United States magazine — the Woman's Home Companion.
After covering the North African and Italian campaigns, Miss Fleeson returned to England to report the invasion of France. Since World War II she has been in Washington writing for the Bell Syndicate.
Zoology Club Hears History
Dr. W. J. Baumgartner, professor emeritus of zoology, spoke on the history of the K.U. zoology department Thursday at the first meeting of the Zoology club. A short business meeting preceded Dr. Baumgartner's talk.
Women Singers Audition Today
The final auditions for Women's Glee club will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday in 131 Strong, Clayton Krehbiel, director said. Members will be announced in Tuesday's Kansan.
200 Welcome Team Home
About 200 students and town-speople were at the Union Pacific railroad station Sunday to welcome the Kansas football team home from Denver, where they defeated the University of Denver, 46 to 6. The train arrived at 9:55 a.m., about three hours late.
Folk Singer Won Pardon From Life Term With Song
As the team left the train, the cheerleaders lead the crowd in a count-one through 46—for the number of points Kansas scored in winning its first game of the year.
The late Huddie Ledbetter, folk singer and composer of "Good Night, Irene," a popular ballad, sang his way out of two prison terms.
Playing a 12-string guitar accompaniment, Ledbetter won a pardon from the governor of Texas and later from the governor of Louisiana. He was pardoned in Texas from a life sentence for murder and in Louisiana from a similar sentence for assault with intent to kill.
South Koreans Move Across 38th Parallel
Tokyo, Oct. 2.-(U.R.)-The free-wheeling South Korea third division was reported today to have advanced 33 to 35 miles across the border of North Korea and to be fighting Communist rear-guard elements fleeing toward the big east coast city of Wonsan.
Wonsan is approximately 100 miles above the 38th parallel border line and is regarded as the key to all North Korean communications from the east. It is the biggest North Korean city on the coast.
The third division—one of two South Korean divisions across the line—was rolling northward as fast as its trucks could carry it.
The division was under blanket orders to go as far and as fast as it could, travelling by day over the same roads the Communists travelled by night.
At the opposite end of the front, U.S. marines still were running into stout Communist resistance below Uijongbu, 18 miles south of the 38th parallel.
At 4 p.m. the marines had only about a 300 yard advance show for the dav's fighting. However, they were playing it safe, depending on artillery and planes to break up the Communist rear guard stand.
A seventh division patrol engaged a small group of Reds attempting to cross the Han river this morning.
65 Air ROTC Officers Appointed
First official appointments of cadet commissioned and non-commissioned officers for the year in the Air R.O.T.C. unit at the Unisity were announced Friday by Lt. Col. Lynn R. Moore, professor of air science and tactics.
Appointed as cadet staff officers' for the group: Cadet Col. Arthur O. Kaaz, Jr. group commander; Cadet Lt. Col. Robert E. Perdue, group executive; Cadet Maj. Douglas H. Paddock, group adjutant; Cadet Lt. Charles E. O'Neal, assistant group
adjustant; Cadet Capt. Eugene E.enkennedy, group S-three; Cadet Lt.Elmer D. Shipley, assistant group S-three; and Cadet Capt. Arthur W.Johnson Jr., public information officer.
-Kansan Photo By Ed Chapin
LT. COL. LYNN R. MOORE, professor of Air Science and Tactics is shown with the new cadet staff of the Air R.O.T.C. unit, signing the first new cadet appointments for the year. Seated at left is Cadet Col. Arthur O. Kaaz, Jr., group commander. At right, seated, is Cadet Lt. Col. Robert E. Perdue, group executive officer.
Other staff members, from left to right, standing; Cadet Captain Eugene E. Kennedy, group S-3; Cadet Major Paul R. Dring, commander, Sq. "B"; Cadet Major Robert D. Zurbuchen, commander Sd. "C"; Cadet Major William R. Dybvad, commander, Sq. "D"; Cadet Major Douglas H. Paddock, group adjutant; Cadet Arthur W. Johnson, Jr., public information officer; and Cadet Major James R. Selig, commander Sq. "E."
Appointed as flight sergeants with the rank of cadet technical sergeant were: Robert D. Wilbur, Ralph V. Robert D. C. Blades, and Melvin E. Smith.
These official appointments are for the fall term, 1950-51, and are subject to additions or deletions at any time. Col. Moore said.
Squadron first sergeants named were: Elven A. Johnson, Roger D. Butts, Thomas J. Halpin, and Thomas Kallos.
Squadron commanders appointed, with the rank of cadet major were: Wesley D. Clark, Paul R. Dring, Robert D. Zurbuchen, William R. Dybav, and James R. Selig.
New assistant flight leaders appointed, with the rank of cadet lieutenant were: Orbon H. Tice, George W. Lukens, James R. Rich, Channing F. Hiebert, and Curtis E. Adams.
New element leaders appointed, with the rank of cadet staff servant were: Kenneth E. Garrett, Alvin A. Row, Fred B. Stoss, Bud W. Barnett, Edward E. Slye, Gerald F. Puneney, Eugene Turner, Gordon R. Brown, Albert V. Soukup, Ben F. Chartier, Jerry L. Sherman, Ray E. Knapp, Gordon W. Witherspoon, Ben G. Simpson, Herbert B. Wilder, Reuben R. Brown, F. Eugene Rinker, Robert L. Etherston, John E. Kipp, Bernard E. Boyle, Raymond E. Garden, Siegfried N. Kuehn, William D. Reille, Delmer D. Tarver, Robert L. Reid, and Guy L. Quinn.
New squadron executive officers appointed were: Cadet Capt. Wayne E. Love, Cadet Lt. Harvey A. Jelmore, Cadet Capt. Neil H. Arasmith, and Cadet Capt. Charles H. Apt.
Student Center For Methodists
*Appointed as flight leaders were: Cadet Capt. George R. Herman, Cadet Capt. Robert E. Brownlee, Cadet Lt. George W. Nash, Cadet Lt. George W. Plant, and Cadet Captains Maurice L. Wells, Fred G. Apt, Keith E. Moore, Paul F. Carlas, Elmer T. Allen, and Jerome Stumps.
Plans for Stewart Memorial center, a new center for Methodist students at the University, have been announced by the Wesley foundation. The construction cost is estimated at $150,000.
Varsity Player Has Polio
What was believed at first to be a slight concussion resulting from an injury during football practice to Virgil Eugene Wenger, business junior, has been diagnosed as a case of infantile paralysis.
Wenger who played tackle on the varsity was admitted to Watkins hospital Sept. 25 after being knocked out during a scrimmage. After an examination it was found that he was suffering from polio. At present he has partial paralysis of both the right leg and arm.
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the health service, said however that Wenger's condition was good and barring complications he should recover with no after effects.
Four representatives of the Kellogg Research Foundation of Battle Creek, Mich., were guests today of the School of Education.
Kellogg Men Visit KU
Dr. George B. Smith, dean of the School of Education, said the possibility of expanding and extending the training program for school superintendents was discussed with the representatives.
The members of the group will go to Topeka to confer with officials of the state department of education after leaving Lawrence.
The Kellogg Foundation has been underwriting research projects in the field of education for more than 20 years.
Seventy-five thousand dollars of the funds needed have already been contributed: $25,000 by bequest from the late Mrs. Luella F. Stewart of Wellington, and $50,000 from the Luella F. Stewart estate trust. The remaining $75,000 is to be sought from students and alumni of the University and from parents and friends of Methodist students attending the University.
The structure is to be located at the northeast corner of the campus immediately east of Myers hall and north of the old University High school building. The site has a 123-foot frontage on Louisiana street and is 148 feet deep.
The center will have a convertible meeting - recreation - dining room that will accommodate 250 to 300 persons; a spacious lounge with fireplace and music nook; a small parlor for group meetings; two office-conference rooms for the directors; a secretarial - workshop room; a small prayer room with altar and stained-glass windows; and kitchen and cloak-room facilities.
The Rev. Edwin F. Price, director of the Wesley foundation, said that it is hoped construction of the center can be started in the spring of 1951 and that the building will be ready for use in the 1951-52 school year. Plans are now being prepared by Charles W. and John A. Shaver, Salina architects.
The Wesley foundation is a corporation of the Methodist church and is operated under the supervision of a board of trustees of 21 members elected by the two Methodist conferences in Kansas and by the official board of the First Methodist church of Lawrence.
The purpose of the foundation is to promote Christian education and fellowship for approximately 2,000 Methodist students attending the University.
Sasnak Has New Officers, Takes In 53 New Members
Fifty-three new members have been taken into Sasnak, professional organization for physical education majors.
Officers for this year are: Joan Harris, senior, president; Geral
son, senior, vice-president; Ada Watson, senior, secretary; Bo
an, senior, treasurer.
The new members are: Gene M. Cox, William Gillette, John Idoux, Dave Johnson, John R. Kongs, John A. Nelson, Reese Pollard, Arnold Stricker, Jack Tajchman, Bob Talkington, Doug Wall, Harry Cloverdyke, Virilee Reardan, education seniors.
Edwin Anderson, R. J. Barnes,
George Kennard, Myrna Davidson,
Ernestine Dehlinger, Geneva Fleshman,
Patsy Landis, Thomas Pogany,
Dick Reid, Bill Schaake, Yamaski Michiko; education juniors.
John Alexander, David Fisher,
Galen Fess, Bonnie Egensperger,
Marjorie Errebo, Joan Grone, Jack
Luschen, George Mronkic, George
Sawyer, Oliver Spencer, Robert
Gouwenaar, Gonnie Orrman,
Mueller, June Porter, Darlene
Schindler, Dottie Vickrey, education
sophomores.
Martin Bisaha, B. H. Born, Virginia Brooks, Jean Denny, Delores Dewitt, Catherine Holloway, Shirley Mahany, Duane Moody, Wesley Whitney, Kathleen Mahoney, Mary Ann Mahoney, Pat Martin, Joan Squires, education freshman.
Upstream Out Today
An editorial entitled "Something to Fight For" and Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, impressions of the old continent in his "Summer in Europe" are featured articles in the first issue of Upstream.
Henri Peyre, head of the French department at Yale, is author of "France: Right and Left." "World Peace Offensive" is the title of an article by Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers.
Other contributors to the September- October issue of "Upstream" are N. W. Storer, chairman of the astronomy department; Frederick L. Schuman, professor of government at Williams college; and Mrs. Dorothy Overly, instructor of English.