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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1958
Intramural Speech Contest Opens Today
Demonstration speeches will be presented today in the first division of the third annual Intramural Speaking tournament. No preliminaries will be held this afternoon. The finals will be at 7:30 tonight in Green hall.
In the demonstration speaking
In the demonstration speaking contest, five to eight minute speeches will be given on any subject that involves important use of a chart, blackboard, physical equipment, apparatus, or "show-how" technique.
Judges for the contest have been chosen from the ranks of the Forensic league, the speech faculty, and Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debate fraternity. The tentative list of judges for today's contest include the following:
Harold Harvey, Thomas Rea, and Thomas Shay, instructors in speech; Soey Bong, business junior; Ernest Friesen, Charles Hoffhaus, College seniors; Fred Six, College junior; Beatrice Buehler, Patricia Glover, Nancy Lindsey, Donna Mcohs, College sophomores; Patricia Gardenble, College freshman; Mary Lou Lane, education junior; and Robert Bennett, first year law.
The informative speaking division will be held Thursday, May 11 and the entertaining or after-dinner speaking, Thursday, May 18.
William Conboy, instructor in speech, is in charge of the Intra- neural tournament.
Debate Team Rates Second
The University debate team received the second highest team ranking in the West Point Invitational Debate tournament at West Point N. Y., April 27 through April 29
Edward Stollenwerck, College senior, had the second highest individual speaking rating in the tournament. His teammate, Kent Shearer, College junior, helped to win the team's high ranking.
The team went through the preliminary rounds on April 27 and April 28 without a loss, but was defeated in the elimination round on April 29.
At the tournament, the debaters discussed both the affirmative and negative of four subjects: the nationalization of the basic non-agricultural industries, the nationalization of the steel industry, the nationalization for defense, and the control of the business cycle.
E. C. Buehler, professor of speech accompanied the team to the tournament.
Harrison, Burton New NSA Officers
Gladys Harrison, education junior, was elected president of the Negro Student association for the 1950-51 school year recently. Other officers elected were Earl Burton, college jr., vice president; Roscoe Black, college sophomore secretary
Jannith Lewis, college freshman, was elected as representative to the All Student council to succeed Arthur Ford, college senior.
KU Republicans Hear Hagaman
More than 200 persons attended the K.U. Young Republican club's picnic and political rally Wednesday evening.
Present at the gathering were Republican candidates for county, state, and national offices. Candidates who were unable to attend were represented.
Short talks introducing themselves or their candidates were given by Lester Hagaman, lieutenant governor, who is campaigning for the gubernatorial nomination; Roy Riegle, Washburn university student representing Willard Mayberry, also campaigning for governor; and Howard Perry, Washburn university student stumping for Ed Arn as governor.
Ray Pierson. Burlingame attorney, supported Harry Colmery for United States senator. Mr. Pierson said that he wished Mr. Colmery had been on the senate floor at the time "we heard that state of the union address by that Kansas City stooge of Pendergast."
Paul Shanahan, speaker of the state house of representatives, and Harry Weed, a recent college graduate, reiterated their candidacy for local secretary of state nomination.
Douglas county office seekers at the political function were Milton Allen, running for county attorney; Travis Glass, present deputy sheriff campaigning for the sheriffs office; Probate judge Frank Gray, seeking reelection; and Charles Stowe, state representative candidate from Douglas county.
Art Harper, recently elected chairman of the state Collegiate Young Republicans from Washburn attended the meeting. Paul Wolf, chairman of the K.U. Young Democrats club, was also a guest.
Sasnak Picnic Will Be Sunday
Members are asked to meet 3 p.m. Sunday at Robinson gym before going to Holcom's grove. Joan Harris, club president, urged "all who can" to bring cars.
Sasnak, physical education club will have its annual spring picnic Sunday.
Games will be played, including softball and volleyball followed by the picnic supper. Members may attend free of charge but guests are requested to pay 50 cents.
Committee chairmen are Ernest Meis, education junior, entertainment; Vinita Bradshaw, education freshman, food; and Keemth Reid, education freshman, publicity.
WORLD NEWS at Press Time
Chinese Ask For More Aid
Tapci, Formosa, May 4 — U.P.) The Chinese Nationalist government has asked the United States for another 50 million dollars in aid, of which $30 million dollars would be used for currency stabilization, C. K. Yen, finance minister, said today. The request was made last month but no answer has been received, Yen said.
Auto Workers End Strike
Detroit, May 4 — (U.P.)-The CIO United Auto Workers called off their 100-day strike against Chrysler corporation today and agreed to sign a new contract sending 144 thousand idle workers back to their jobs.
Chrysler and the union approved an agreement providing $100 pensions, a hospital-medical program and non-economic contract improvements.
More than 89 thousand strikers in seven states must give routine approval to the pact before formal end of the walkout.
Swedes Find Lifejacket
Stockholm, Sweden, May 4—(U.P.)
—The Swedish coast guard at Vendburg said today that a yellow rubber lifejacket with English lettering was picked up off the Island of Gotland yesterday.
The coast guard said the jacket would be sent to American authorities to determine whether it was from the U.S. navy privateer plane believed to have been shot down by the Russians over the Baltic last month.
135 Birds, Mammals Arrive From Africa
A collection of 100 birds and 35 mammals from Africa was received at the University's Museum of Natural History recently from Dr. Curt von Wedel of Oklahoma City. Dr. von Wedel recently returned from Kenya Colony, Africa, where he obtained the specimens to fill gaps in the University's collection.
Mr. E. Raymond Hall, Museum director, said that the specimens would be used in advanced teaching and research. Exceptional rarities among the birds, he pointed out, were the White-bellied bustard, Buff-crested bustard, Hoopoe, and Golden-winged sun-bird.
Jay Janes Plan To Usher
Volunteers to usher for College Daze, baccalaureate, and graduation were signed at the Jay Jane meeting Wednesday.
Plans were made for a rush tea to be Wednesday, May 10, in the Pine room of the Union and for the reorganization of the Red Peppers next year.
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