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STUDENT NEWS PAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
ISA Plans To Sponsor All-Student Musical
The Independent Students' association voted Monday night at a meeting of the general council to sponsor the all-student production of the recent Broadway musical Best Foot Forward and appointed Jerome F. Mandl, education senior, to act as student director.
Best Foot Forward, a modern $ ^{6} $
Best Foot Forward.
dress musical, was first produced in 1943 and was made into a movie starring Lucille Ball in 1945. Best known tune of its musical score was the hit "Buckle Down, Winsocki."
Mandl, who staged last year's production of Rock Chalk Revue, has been associated with the Kansas City Resident theater, directed productions at the University of Kansas City, and served 18 months as special entertainment director for the U.S. Army while at Fort Dix, N. J.
Tryouts for the production, which will boast a cast of nearly 100 and a 60 piece orchestra are slated to begin sometime in January with production dates set as Monday,
C. Richard Krimminger, president of the IS.A., said "The primary interest of IS.A. in producing this type of musical is to provide all students with an opportunity to take part in, and, by doing so, gain experience in a 'professionalized' musical production. Tryouts will be open to all students, with ability and experience as the prime criteria for selection."
March 19 through Wednesday,
March 21 in Hoch auditorium.
Dr. Saricks To Give 'World In Crisis' Lecture
The World between World Wars I and II is the topic of the second lecture of the new Kansas University course, "The World in Crisis" to be held at 7 p.m. tonight in Fraser theater. Dr. Ambrose Saricks, assistant professor of history, is the speaker.
The plot of Best Foot Forward concerns itself with the antics of a typical college man who invites a movie star to be his date to the "big formal" and the resulting complications when he ends up with dates with both the movie star and his irate best girl.
Prof. Saricks will survey economic and political developments between 1919 and 1939. His speech will reflect the dismurray movement during that time, the economic difficulties of nations and the rise of totalitarianism.
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, said "We want visitors at these talks, but we also want them to remember that this is a regular class and late arrivals only disturb the students. They were wonderful last Tuesday, however."
During the discussion period which follows the lecture, Elmer Beth, professor of journalism, will act as moderator while Prof. Saricks remains on the stage to answer questions. Students are urged to take part in the discussions.
Close Enrollment In 'World Crisis'
The first meeting of the All Student Council will be held in the Pine room of the Union tonight at 7:15 p.m.
No enrollments will be accepted in the "World in Crisis" series after today, unless students, not now enrolled, attend this evening's session, Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College said today.
The Council, which usually meets on Tuesday night, will change this procedure after tonight due to the conflict with the "World in Crisis" lectures.
ASC Meets At 7:15 Tonight
Students who attend the class tonight, and are not already enrolled, will be permitted to enroll tomorrow.
Melvin Clingan, president of the Council, announced that the first meeting will consist of forming an active working plan for the year.
Other officers presiding at the meeting will be Jack Howard, junior, vice president; Marcia Horn, College sophomore, secretary; and Joseph Wimsatt, College sophomore, treasurer.
83 Coal Miners Die In Blast
Worksop, England, Sept. 26—(U.P.)
—Eighty miners were killed today when an explosion turned the Creswell coal mine into a flaming inerno 1,335 feet underground.
About 110 men, aided by comrades and crawling on their hands and knees, escaped shortly after the blast at 4 a.m. (10 p.m. Monday EST).
Thousands of volunteer workers stood helpless at the pithead while the miners perished in the blazing trap. Flames which roared through the shaft were so thick rescue workers could pull only three bodies from the pit. And a coal board official announced:
The national coal board said three bodies were removed and all hope was abandoned for 77 others trapped below.
Pan-hellenic Makes Plans For Workshop
Plans for its annual workshop and the new rushing system to take effect with freshman dormitories were discussed by the Pan-Hellenic council Sept. 19.
"Most of the discussion during the workshop and in Pan-Hellenic the entire year will be concerned with the rush system to be used with freshman dormitories," commented Patricia Glover, president of Pan-Hellenic.
Miss Glover urged that independents attend the workshop and join the discussion with sorority members. The principal guest speaker, Miss Jeanette Scudder, dean of women at University of Arkansas, as well as others will consider the topic of deferred rushing among other problems of Greek houses.
Pan-Hellenic also started bringing present rushing rules "up-to-date." After Monday, Oct. 2, the sororities may begin pledging again in preparation for the loss of freshmen as pledges for next fall.
the social committee started preparations for the annual scholarship tea and trophy presentation which will be held soon. Announcements will be made later.
Four-No Club In Fifth Year
The Four-No bridge club, an organization made up of students who enjoy playing tournament bridge, has begun its fifth year on the campus. The club, which now has 38 members, meets in the Union ballroom Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m.
Terryl Francis, club president, says the club is national in scope as it is connected with the American Contract Bridge league. In connection with this league the members have a tournament on the last Wednesday of each month, sending high scores to league headquarters. There the Four-No scores are compared with other club scores from around the nation, and a monthly champion is announced.
This semester the club plans to sponsor intramural bridge events in conjunction with the Y.M.C.A. It is not known yet when the first games will be held.
Any student wishing to join the Four-No bridge club may contact Francis by calling 1827-M.
Bitter Fight Rages In Flaming Seoul
Tokyo, Sept. 26—(U.P.)—U.S. marines and seventh division infantrymen rammed deeper into flaming Seoul from both east and west today in house-to-house fighting.
A triumphant communique issued by Gen. Douglas MacArthur at 2 p.m. (11 p.m. C.S.T.) announced the liberation of Seoul and said mopping up operations were underway.
"Reports at this period indicate that the enemy is fleeing the city to the northeast," the communique said.
However, the fighting inside the city continued to be of the bitterest kind, and there was no indication in late reports that the isolated Communist defenders were giving up easily.
South of Seoul, at Chonan, a racing spearhead of the U. S. 1st cavalry pushed to within 24 miles of a juncture with the Seoul fighters. A spokesman at Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters said that one objective of the Korean offensive had been accomplished—envelopment of six fleeing North Korean divisions caught between the hard-driving Pusan beachhead forces in the south and the Americans and South Koreans at Seoul.
Tanks and flame-throwers reinforced the foot soldiers, creeping cautiously through the crooked, honey-combed streets flushing out snipers and hidden machinegun nests both west of Namsam (south) mountain and on its northern slopes.
Incomplete tabulations showed that the Communists had lost more than 25,000 casualties in killed, wounded or captured on all fronts in the 12 days since the landing at Seoul's port of Inchon.
An early morning marine attack had run into 10 Communist tanks which halted their advance and threw them back nearly half-a-mile. However, marine medium tanks and bazooka teams knocked out most if not all the enemy tanks, and after an all-day fight the marines resumed their advance.
Allied planes dropped 2,160,000 pamphlets throughout Korea. They said:
"The Communists have been dealt a severe defeat . . . further resistance is futile."
In the race toward Seoul from
the south, American 24th division forces freed the first American prisoners to be liberated in this war.
Twenty-fourth division tankers freed three GI's from a Communist jail when they captured Yongdong on the Taegu-Seoul highway and pushed on toward isolated Taejon.
The tankers broke down the jail door and gave the liberated prisoners C rations, chewing gum and big slups of whisky.
"When those GFs walked into that jail, I cried," said Pvt. James E. Martin of San Andrea, Calif.
Free-wheeling American columns slicing out of the old Pusan beachhead virtually had cut off the entire southwestern third of South Korea on a line from Taegu, northeastern hinge of the old beachhead line, to Seoul.
Farther to the south, 24th division troops were victoriously retracing the route of their retreat two months earlier. They drove more than 20 miles up the main road from Kumchon and recaptured Yongdong which had been abandoned on July 26th.
All around the former Pusan beachhead war maps were changing from hour to hour. More than half-a-dozen fell in half-a-day.
Some of the more important advances were:
The first cavalry motorized column raced 17 miles from Chochiwan to Chonana, leaving one short stretch of the main Seoul-Pusan highway to the north and one stretch of 43 miles between Yong-dong and Chochiwan to be cleared.
The American second division took Kochang, 32 miles southwest of Kumchon and was nearing Hyopon
In the extreme south, the U.S. 25th division advanced 15 miles and occupied Uiryong.
Watch Those 'Four Vices', New Students Or You, Too, May Be Hearing From Dad
New students at the University, if under 21 years of age, have four "vices" to dispense with--according to a letter a new student received this week from his father.
The Trying 10 Days Past Saricks Speaks At 'World Crisis'
Bv FORREST MILLER
Ever try to make a 29-month-old boy comfortable on a borrowed army cot?
Dr. Saricks, who will give the "World in Crisis" lecture in Paris in February, arrived at the University 10 days before his furniture and belongings.
That was only one of the problems Dr. Ambrose Saricks, assistant professor of history, had to cope with when he moved to Lawrence. Dr. Saricks, who will give the $ ^{ \circ} $
His talk tonight, "Twentieth Century Transition—The World Between the Wars" will not concern his domestic problems but will be just as interesting.
Dr. Saricks, his wife, and young son are now comfortably residing at Sunnyside but lived on the bare necessities of life for 10 days. Before leaving Ohio State university
where he taught for three years, Dr. Saricks made plans to have his belongings shipped to Lawrence in a moving van.
School teachers claim they aren't the richest people in the world, and as if proving it the Saricks didn't have enough furniture to fill a van. Finally the trucking company found some company for his frumiture and now the Saricks live like any professor's family (however that may be).
Dr. Saricks received his doctor's degree at the University of Wisconsin and taught there one year.
Neighbors loaned him army cots, a couple of chairs and a table but none could furnish him with reference books with which to open his classes. Luckily the van arrived on the second day of classes.
Over 20,000 students are enrolled at Ohio State, where Saricks taught for three years. When comparing the Ohio institute with Kansas, only about one-third as large, he remarked that there is much more personal contact between students and faculty at Mt. Oread and school spirit here far exceeds that in Columbus.
The student, Walter L. Rickel, had spent one whole week here at the University before he wrote home—to Arkansas City, Kan—requesting a carton of cigarettes and a package of pipe tobacco. His father, after "due consideration" sent his son this reply:
"Dear son: I believe that it is a generally accepted fact that a child can reasonably expect from his parents the following: shelter, food, clothing, a certain amount of filial love, religious and practical education and amusement up to and perhaps exceeding their financial means.
"BUT—I have always contended that until an offspring has reached his majority he should dispense with the four vices, namely, women, liquor, autos and tobacco, unless he can finance such projects himself. As the actives have told you, "The Country Club is Closed."
But here the father relented—must have been a college man himself—for his letter concluded;
("I'm sending you under separate cover one (1) package of Bull Durham smoking tobacco with papers attached.)-Dad."
Whether or not Rickel has learned to "roll his own" yet is still to be determined.