Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
University Daily Kansan OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
47th Year No. 136
Thursday, April 20, 1950
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
KU Student Killed When Train Hits Car
Thomas F. Clinton, 29-year-old junior in the School of Medicine, was killed at 3:20 a.m. today when a train struck his automobile on a crossing near Lenexa, Kan., the United Press reported.
The accident occurred three and one-half miles south of Lenexa, the Johnson county sheriff's office said. Clinton was alone in the automobile and parked on the crossing without headlights.
The car was struck by a speeding M-K-T freight train. The engineer of the train said he didn't see the car in time to stop because the crossing is on a curve and the lights of the diesel engine did not pick up the vehicle "until we were right on it."
Clinton held a commission in the naval reserve. He was attached to the Olathe Naval Air station and had reported to the base Wednesday to stand an admiral's inspection held in the evening.
Lt. H, W. Sturdevant, public information officer at the Olathe base, said Clinton was a carrier torpedo pilot who participated in the Okiawa campaign and a bombing mission on Tokyo.
Clinton attended Cathedral High school in Wichita, Kan. After his release from the armed services, he entered the University in the fall of 1945.
Clinton is survived by his wife, Betty, and two sons, who live at 8200 West 80th street in Overland Park, Kan. The body was removed to the Julian Funeral Home in Olathe.
Cheering School Will Meet Today
KANSAS — Fair and slightly warmer. Highs today 55 to 60 degrees. Low tonight 35 to 40 degrees. High tomorrow in the mid-60s.
The second session of the cheerleaders' training school will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. today on the east side of Robinson gymnasium. Training will be continued from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 24, and Tuesday, April 25, on the west side of the gymnasium.
Any regularly enrolled University student who has met the eligibility requirements for organizations may try out for cheerleader. Payment of fees and a C average on at least 12 hours of courses the preceding semester are among these requirements. Students on probation are not eligible. Acratic or tumbling skill will be an added advantage to students trying out.
Ten cheerleaders will be chosen later by the Pep committee. Members of the committee are L. C. Woodruff and Donald K. Alderson, dean and assistant dean of men; Miss Margaret Habein and Miss Martha Peterson, dean and assistant dean of women; Fred Ellsworth and Marvin Small, secretary and assistant secretary of the Alumni association; F. C. Allen, basketball coach; Jules V. Sikes, football coach; E. C. Quigley, director of athletics; Donald Giffin, chairman of the traditions committee of the All Student Council; and two students appointed by the A.S.C. president. These appointments have not been announced.
WEATHER
The Student Union Operating committee will meet today at 7:15 p.m. in the East room of the Memorial Union building.
Union Group Meets Today
Western Civ Exams Today
The Western Civilization preliminary examination over units one to five will be given at 7:30 p.m. today. Students whose last names begin with letters from A to M will meet in 305 Bailey hall, and from N to Z in 101 Snow hall.
Students who failed to take the preliminary examination over units one to 10 before Easter vacation may take them today at the same hour and places as the other examination.
Western Civ To Continue
After a 5-year trial the Western Civilization reading course at the University has received a vote of confidence and will be continued indefinitely as a graduation requirement by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The College faculty has voted to retain Western Civilization as a sophomore year requirement except for students entering K. U, as second semester sophomores or higher. For the latter it is a graduation requirement.
The faculty adopted 13 new courses, dropped six and approved re-organization and changing the class level of several others.
The department of speech and drama added six new courses: Introduction to Radio (3 hour credit), Radio Speaking (3), Radio Acting (2), Radio Production (3), Radio Dramatic Script Writing (2), and Extempore Speaking (2).
Added by the history department were Medieval Russia (2), Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union (3), Origins of Modern Germany (3), and South Eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries (2).
The department of mathematics will introduce two courses in modern algebra and combine two old advanced calculus courses into one and two new courses in the introduction to the theory of functions.
Dropped by the psychology department are courses in psychological clinic and systematic psychology. The home economics department no longer will offer Problems in Home Living.
Student Recitals To Be Given Today
Three students in the School of Fine Arts will appear in a student recital at 3 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
Applications for production manager, business manager, and publicity director for the 1951 Rock Chalk revenue should be submitted at the Y.M.C.A. office by Friday, April 28
'Revue' Managers' Jobs Now Open
Melvin Borell, education senior will sing "Qui sidegno non s'accende" from "The Magic Flute" by Mozart
A piano student, Gerald Hilbs,
fine arts freshman, will play Kabale-
sky's "Sonatina in C Major."
"Scene et Legende de la fille des Parias" by Delibes, will be sung by Martha Weed, education senior.
Oklahoma and Kansas meet in K.U.'s opening tennis matches here today. The meet is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Applicants should give any background or previous experience, which would qualify them for the job and ideas or suggestions for next year's show.
KU Meets OU In Tennis
Clingan Wins 1323 To 922 Amendment Is Defeated
—Kansan Photo by Bob Roto
MELVIN CLINGAN, president-elect of the All Student Council, peers anxiously over Pat Gardenhire's shoulder as she calls out the presidential vote to election co-worker James Logan. Standing next to Clingan is Margaret Olson. Behind him are, left to right, Roger Davis, Ben Foster, and Thomas Milligan.
Ballot Counters Find Votes Cast For Nipnap, Kalikak
Bv DALE S. ROMIG
Approximately 40 people were on hand Wednesday night in 210 Strong to work, kibitz or weep as the votes were tallied for the spring election and hear Melvin Clingan announced president of the All Student council.
Sorting of the ballots got underway at 7 p.m. and 10 minutes later the first returns were posted on the board. Robert Bennett first year law, was named representative of District IV on the A.S.C. Only 87 votes were cast in the district.
But it took three more hours to get all the votes counted and the proportional representation worked out so the proper candidates could be declared elected.
J. W. Drury, associate professor of political science, and William Cape, instructor of political science, who were the faculty judges, were kept busy all evening figuring the P.R.
No tempers flared but the judges were forced to resort to the constitution several times to explain a point in the P.R. system to the harried election officials.
The successful presidential candidate appeared to be nervous as the counting got off to a shaky start. His lead built up gradually all evening, however, and after half the ballots had been tallied, there was not too much doubt as to his being elected. Upon being called the winner of
the top A.S.C. post, Clingan praised his opponent and said "the Council is fortunate in having Wilma (Shore) as representative - at - large next year."
In his own behalf, he said, "Now that the usual election pressure is off, I can relax and realize this is one of the finest things that ever happened to me and I want to extend my sincerest thanks to the students who supported me. The platform the party ran on will be executed to the highest degree possible."
Miss Shore, who was not present when the votes were counted, said this when she was told that Clingan was the successful candidate: "I want to thank those who carried on the campaign in my behalf and those who supported me in the election,
"I offer my congratulations to Mr. Clingan for his successful campaign for the presidency, and since I will serve on the Council as representative-at-large, I hope that we will be
The Pachacamac political machine was creaking Wednesday, but it managed to pull ahead of non-partisan opposition and give the presidency of the All Student council to Melvin Clingan, business junior.
Clingan received 1,323 votes which was only 401 more than the count for Wilma Shore, education junior, the non-partisan candidate. Miss Shore now automatically becomes representative-at-large on the A.S.C.
With Clingan, 10 Pachacamac representatives rode into office while the non-partisans grabbed the other six district seats on the Council.
There were 2,308 votes cast in the election, slightly more than one-third of the student body. That is approximately the same number of votes cast in the 1949 election when there were 1,000 more students enrolled in the University.
The Council will have 15 new elected members. Besides Clingan and Miss Shore, the only other returning Council member will be Robert Bennett, first year law, who was elected from District IV. This will be his third year on the Council.
In the junior class, Bill Schaake was elected president; Emmeline Gooch, vice-president; Sammy Johnson, secretary; and Vern Sutton, treasurer.
The District II (engineering) candidates chosen for Council seats were Edward Grandle, non-partisan, and Damon Simpson, Sam Willcoxen, and Bill Wilson, Pachacama.
The proposal to amend the constitution to discontinue organizational representatives on the A.S.C. was defeated 910 to 1,300. The amendment, if passed, would have meant that all the 30 seats on the Council would be elective rather than only 20 as is now the case. The discrepancy between the 20 members required on the Council and the 18 posts filled at this election will be made up at the freshman election next fall.
In District I (College and journalism), Dale Helmers, Joe Wimsatt, and Dean Wells, Pachacamac, and Walter Brown, non-partisan, were elected to the council. The women elected from District I were Pat Gardenhire and Marcia Horn, Pachacamac-N.O.W., and Helen Maduros, non-partisan.
Men elected from District III (business, fine arts, pharmacy and education) were Roger Davis, nonpartisan, and Jack Howard and Tom White, Pachacamac. Georgia Ginther, Pachacamac-N.O.W., and Maxine Holsinger, non-partisan, will represent the women from District III.
Pachacamac - N.O.W. candidates were unopposed in the election of class officers. Senior class officers elected were John Amberg, president; Larry Ross, vice-president; Hal Edmondson, secretary; and Betty Jo Bloomer, treasurer.
The sophomore class elected Karen Hall, president: Phil Owen, vice-president; Marilyn Hanson, secretary; and Bill Todd, treasurer.
able to work together for the good of the student body."
The counting was not without its lighter moments. Between cokes furnished by the A.S.C., and cigarets furnished by a cigarette company representative, the students counting the presidential ballots found time to laugh at one vote cast for Rodney Nipnap, the one for F.D.R., and the 40 ballots with Martin Kalkak written in. Somebody explained that the latter was the father of several idiotic progeny.
Another write-in candidate receiving one vote was R. C. Hegaty. At the bottom of the ballot was the notation, "I need the money."