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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1950
Water Ballet Given Tonight By Quack Club
Tickets for the program may be purchased at the athletic office in Robinson gymnasium or from members of the Quack club for 50 cents.
The Quack club, with a membership of 30 girls, is sponsored by Miss Ruth Hoover, associate professor of physical education. To become a member of the club an applicant must pass specified swimming and diving tests.
Formation routines of 30 swimmers will portray the symbols for which each month is known in the "Calendar of the Year" water ballet presented by, the Quack club at 8 p.m. tonight in Robinson pool. From two to eight women are cast in each of the ballet routines.
The ballet will be given to show the public what can be done with music and synchronized swimming. The profits from the show will be used to produce bigger shows in the future.
Guests Ernest W. Crates, education senior, and Jerry Jean Jester, education freshman, will give a diving exhibition.
Nine pledges of the Pershing Rifles, honorary military society, began the first portion of their informal initiation Monday.
Armed with brooms, the pledges wore pots and pans while marching to sentries at the Alpha Delta Pi hockey and at the Alpha Chi Omega houses, and Watson library.
Rifles Group Pledges Nine
The pledges are as follows:
The three parts of the informal ini-
tion will end at 5 p.m. Wednesday
when active members will drill the
pledges.
Howard Kisling, College sophomore; John Barker, fine arts sophomore; Alan Coxen, engineering freshman; Gene Carpenter, William Jeffery, Darrell Kellog, Daniel Neff, Newman Shaver, and John Travis, College freshmen.
SRC Trains 50 As Group Leaders
More than 50 persons participated in a Religious Leadership Training conference for the purpose of "training University students from all of the religious groups of the campus to be better leaders in their own groups" Saturday at Westminster house, 1221 Oread. The Student Religious council sponsored activities.
A discussion of the Ecumenical church led by Jerre Ann Quin, College senior, Kathryn Conrad, College freshman, and Harrison Madden, journalism senior opened the conference at 9:30 a.m.
The "Qualities of a Good Leader" were presented by the Rev. Harold G. Barr, dean of the School of Religion.
Six discussion groups were held from 11 a.m. to noon. A worship leadership group was conducted by Mabel Ann Richardson, special student. The Rev. Dale E. Turner, minister of the Lawrence Plymouth Congregational church, headed the Recreation Leadership discussion.
A publicity leadership section was directed by David M. Riggs, secretary of the University Y.M.C.A. The Rev. R. W. Albert, pastor of the Lawrence Trinity Lutheran church presided over the World Service Leadership group.
Finals Schedules Now Available
Schedules for final examinations are now available at the Registrar's office. James K. Hitt, Registrar, announced today.
Student Will Visit Italy To Work In Church Camp
By STEVE FERRO
Italy, the land of sunshine, will become a reality this summer for Mary Elizabeth Kerr, senior in music education. She has been accepted by the World Council of Churches for a work camp in Torino. The interdenominational council sponsors camps in all parts of the world.
Miss Kerr, a blazing red-head, spoke excitedly: "I can't sit still and its not due to the vaccinations I've taken in preparation for the trip. It seems like a dream come true. I always wanted to travel abroad after I got out of school, and this is just made to order."
Eighty students from the United States, and students from Italy, France, and England are going to the camp this summer. Miss Kerr says she is the only one she knows of who has been accepted from this area. She will leave New York on the Queen Elizabeth June 16 and will be in the camp from July 3 to July 28.
Students from the United States Italy, France, and England will rebuild a Christian youth center at Torino. If the youth center is completed by July 28, the students will start on the construction of dormitories.
The purpose of the work camp is to help rebuild devastated church centers and to foster better relations among students of different countries. Miss Kerr will direct recreational and spiritual group singing. Teams of students will visit other youth centers to get acquainted with foreign students.
After finishing her duties at the work camp, Miss Kerr plans to visit Germany, France, Scotland, England, Switzerland, and possibly Austria.
Mary Lynn Lucas, fine arts senor,
went to a work camp in Mainz-Kastel,
Germany, the past summer. She
commented that the camps "give a
program to develop better attitudes
and understanding of international
living."
ASG Tours Kaw Valley
Nearly 50 members of the American Society of Geographers from the northern great plains area spent April 28 and 29 in Lawrence as guests of K.U.'s department of geography.
On April 28 the group examined areas of planned land use including the J.C. Nichols real estate development, and the flood prevention works of the army engineers along the Missouri and Kaw rivers
Army engineers, representatives of the J. C. Nichols company and city area of the Kansas City metropolitan area accompanied the geographers.
On April 29, the group toured the rural area between Lawrence and Kansas City. They observed the loess, a thick windblown deposit, and land coverage along the Missouri river.
Following a luncheon at the Castle tea room, the geographers examined K.U.'s extensive map collection and teaching facilities of the department of geography.
Prof. Charles M. Brett, Oklahoma A. and M. college, was elected president of the Kansas Entomological society at its annual meeting yesterday at the University. Dr. Charles Michener, associate professor of entomology is former president of the organization.
Entomologists Elect President
Approximately 100 members and graduate students attended the meeting, and 38 research papers on ontology were presented during the session. The society draws its membership from many states.
Burton Hodgden, entomologist for the State Board of Health, was elected vice president. Paul B. Lawson, dean of the University, editor of the "Journal" of the society; and Prof. Donald Wilbur of Kansas State college, secretary-treasurer, were reelected to their positions.
World News At Press Time
Chinese Reds Plan Assault
Taipei, Formosa, May 2 - (U.P.)- Chinese Communist forces are concentrating junks and power boats for an assault on the Chusan islands, a nationalist spokesman said today.
In Hong Kong, Formosan reports said more than 30.000 Chinese Nationalist troops have been flown from Hainan island to Washan island to meet an expected Chinese Communist assault.
Soviet Purge Reported
Stockholm, Sweden, May 2—(U.P.)
—The conservative newspaper Svenska Dagbladet said today that the Russians had carried out a widespread purge of officials in Estonia and had similar purge underway in Latvia and Lithuania. All members of the original Estonian government which cooperated with the Russians have been killed or jailed, it said.
Soviets Walk Out Of UN
Lake Success, N. Y., May 2—(U.P.)
-Russia walked out of the United Nations today for the 24th time in its bovocott of the world organization
P. Chernyshev, Soviet delegate,
challenged the right of the Chinese
Nationalists to sit on the committee
on statistical classification. His motion
to oust them was ruled out of
order. Chernyshev challenged the
ruling but lost on a 3-1 vote.
YWCA To Begin Clean Up Today
Members of Y.W.C.A. will begin a clean up campaign today at Henley house. Workers may help from 3 to 5:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, and Thursday.
She received her first taste of magazine editing and writing in Hollywood, Fla., when she published a weekly magazine. She was also associate editor of Tower Town Topics in Chicago and the New York editor of the same magazine. During the war she contributed to Charm, Brides' Magazine, and This Week. Mrs. Woods is author of the book, "Your Wedding, How To Plan and Enjoy It," published in 1942 and revised last year.
Bride she organized a staff for Modern Bride in 1949. The magazine has
In 1947 she was sent on a trip to the Orient to write special articles for the Boston Post and the Indianapolis Star. On this trip she traveled 40,000 air flights.
Western Civ Exam Registration Soon
Newman To Talk To Chemists
Dr. Melvin S. Newman, professor of chemistry at Ohio State university, will give the annual lecture of Phi Lambda Upsilon, honorary chemical society, today at 4 p.m. in Bailey Chemical laboratories. His topic will be "Aspects of Steric Hindrance."
Registration for the Western Civilization examination to be given Saturday, May 13, will be held Wednesday, through Tuesday, May 9.
Dr. Newman is an authority in organic chemistry and has published widely on both synthetic and theoretical topics. In 1949, he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship which enabled him to present new ideas about the teaching of advanced organic laboratory techniques to chemistry departments throughout the country. Dr. Newman is at present associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The annual lecture will be followed by the initiation of new members and the spring banquet at the Union building. Featured speaker at the banquet will be Dr. J. O. Maloney, professor of chemical engineering and director of the K.U. research foundation. He will speak on "Genesis of Treason."
Magazine Editor Will Speak At Theta Sigma Phi Banquet
Mrs. Woods started her career as shopping column editor of the Washington Daily News after she was graduated from Indiana University and De Pauw university. Ernie Pyle helped her get her first job.
Later she was made special editions editor of the Washington News She has worked as society editor of the Hollywood (Fla.) News, fashion editor of the Indianapolis Times, Sunday columnist of the Indianapolis Star, and feature writer for the Washington Post.
Marjorie Binford Woods, editor-in-chief of Modern Bride magazine, will speak at the formal Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table banquet at 6 p.m. Friday in the Kansas room of the Union. Mrs. Woods will speak on "You'll Like Having Ink On Your Fingers," a resume of her journalistic career and her work on her magazine.
Students planning to take the exam must register in the Western Civilization office, Strong annex C. The time and place to take the exam will be indicated on the registration card.
She will fly from Chicago to speak at the dinner celebrating the founding of the national honorary and professional fraternity for women in journalism. Epsilon chapter has invited as guests journalists, writers, University faculty members, journalism students, and administrative heads.
nation-wide following among the million and a half brides each year in this country.
Mrs. Woods is a past national officer of Theta Sigma Phi.
'Polka Dots' Win In WAA Play Day
Betty Thomas' "Polka Dots" and Jane Koelzer's "Toppers" tied for first place among the teams at the W.A.A-sponsored high school playday April 29. The "Polka Dots" won the prize by a drawing of lots.
Approximately 110 girls from 12 Kansas high schools took part in the program. Schools represented were Atchison, Haskell, Hoisington, Lawrence, Olathe, Osawatomie, Faola, Rosedale, Russell, Shawnee Mission, Tonganoxie, and Topeka
Frances Pence and Lorraine Ross were co-chairman of the planning committee for play-day. Team captains were Margo Smith and Dorothy Wood, education seniors; Geneva Fleshman, Jane Koehler, Nancy Moore, Beverly Pepper, Elisemarie Randell, Betty Thomas, and Margaret Wellman, education junior;s and Sue Neff, Sally Todd, and Chloe Warner, education sophomores.
The girls were entertained by Gamma Phi Beta, social sorority and Tau Sigma, modern dance fraternity. They also got a "sneak preview" of the water ballet which the Quack club performed.
Economy Same As Hypocrisy To Legislators
Washington, May 2—(U.P.) - Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, former chairman of President Truman's council of economic advisors, said today that in congress, "economy is a word that rhymes with hypocrisy."
"Congress not only has shown no disposition to cut appropriations," he said, "it actually is talking of raising them."
He referred specifically to recent attempts by Sen. Paul H. Douglas, (D.-Ill.) to trim a rivers and harbors bill and to the drive of house Republicans to slash one billion dollars from the twenty-nine billion dollars omnibus appropriations bill.
Dr. Nourse, who has taken President Truman to task for deficit spending, spoke on "the battle of the budget bulge" at a luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
Noting that Senator Douglas introduced 20 amendments to cut the one and a half billion dollar rivers and harbors measure down to 700 million dollars, Dr. Nourse continued:
"Each amendment was greeted with Raucous Laughter. Each was howled down, and some of the loudest shouts were from those Republicans and southern Democrats who moan most about economy between appropriations bills."
He said the G.O.P. economy bloc in the house had to abandon its drive after "party leaders became aware they couldn't even keep their own members in line for the cuts, much less pick up any appreciable number of Democratic votes."
Leonard Warren, Metropolitan Opera baritone, will appear at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in the final concert on the University Concert series.
Met Baritone To Sing Here
Mr. Warren, who received a business degree from Columbia university is described by Donald M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, as "one of the greatest voices of the present generation."
His first job in the business world ended when Mr. Warren was discharged for singing while at work. With no musical training, he obtained a job singing in a Radio City glee club. At the same time, he began taking music lessons and, at the insistence of his glee club director, auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera company.
Mr. Warren was accepted with only the minimum knowledge of operatic roles and promptly sailed for Italy where he learned seven roles in six months.
Today Mr. Warren lists 22 operas in his repertory.
Students Organize Club For Colmery
A Colmery for Senator club has recently been organized on the campus. Its purpose is to better the chances of Harry Colmery, Wichita, Republican nominee for senator in the fall primary elections. Mr. Colmery will be running against Governor Carlson.
President of the K. U. club is Thomas Schiwann, first year law student. Other officers are Thomas Scovel, vice-president; Wallace B. Foster, secretary-treasurer; and Sue Hinger, membership chairman.
Draft Act Extension Urged
Washington—(U.P.)-Gen. Omar N.
Bradley urged congress today to keep the selective service machinery on a stand-by basis for two more years "to buy time" for mobilization in case of an emergency.