University Daily Kansan
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSAPER
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Co-Discoverer Of Plutonium Will Speak Here
Dr. Joseph W. Kennedy, a co-discoverer of the fissionable element plutonium, will talk on "The Significance of Radio Isotopes in Chemistry" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Strong auditorium.
Strong author.
Dr. Kennedy, chairman of the department of chemistry at Washington university, St. Louis, Mo., was previously chief of the chemistry and metallurgical division of the Los Alamos laboratory in the Manhattan project.
He was one of a group working with Dr. Glenn C. Seaborg making trans-uranium elements by means of the cyclotron at the University of California. They made the first minute bits of plutonium, which does not occur naturally, on which the gigantic Hanford, Wash., works were predicated.
Dr. Kennedy once taught at the University, serving as an assistant instructor for two years while earning a master's degree. He received the degree in 1937, then went to the University of California to receive a doctorate degree and to become an instructor.
For his work on the Manhattan project, Dr. Kennedy received the medal of merit. Dr. Kennedy's talk is one in the Sigma Xi "Atomic Energy and Man" series. The public is invited.
Beu Receives Fellowship
Robert D. Beu, engineering senior has been awarded the California company fellowship in geology for the academic year 1950-51.
Beu, a Lawrence resident will receive $1,250 and will have fees paid.
This is the second year the University has been given a California company fellowship and is the second time the company has renewed its fellowship at any university. It is awarded to an outstanding geology student who is in his first year of graduate work, and enables him to pursue advance work in petroleum geology.
Students Discuss Pharmacy Board
Requirements for taking the Kansas State Board Pharmacy examination were discussed at a meeting of the student branch of the American Pharmaceutical association Monday in Bailey chemical laboratories.
Speaking to club members on the function and duties of the board and its history were three members of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. Blaine Miller, secretary from Salina, R. M. Raney, treasurer from Osborne, and Marion King of Topeka, answered questions asked by the pharmacy students.
Judges To Name Escorts For Relays Queen Thursday
The male escorts for the 1950 K.U. relays queen and her court will be selected at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas room of the Union by three judges.
The candidate from each men's organized house may be entered. Any student not living in an organized house wishing to participate in the contest should call Marcia Horn, chairman, at 731.
WEATHER
KANSAS—Sunny and warmer today. Considerable cloudiness and warmer Thursday. Highs today in middle 50's.
Election Entries Due Wednesday
The deadline for filing petitions and nominations for All Student Council and class elections is 6 p. m. Wednesday.
Petitions and nominations should be sent to Wilma Shore, council secretary. The election will be Wednesday, April 19.
Four Debaters To Wichita U
The University's four top debaters will compete in the Missouri Valley Forensic league tournament Thursday through Saturday at the Municipal University of Wichita, E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, said today.
Alan Kent Shearer and Steve J Mills, College juniors, will debate the affirmative side. Together they have won a state high school class AA championship and in three years of collegiate competition have lost only one debate.
Edward Stolenwerck, College senior, and Keith Wilson, College sophomore, will take the negative side. Stolenwerck tied for the best individual speaker at the past year's West Point national invitational meet.
The debate subject is "Resolved that the United States should nationalize the basic non-agricultural industries."
Stolenwerck and Shearer will also represent K.U. in the extempore contests. The winner of the annual Lorraine Buehler memorial oratorical contest tonight in the Little theater of Green hall will be the University's entrant in the oratoriortical contest.
Catholic Church Announces Several Special Services
A sermon on the Passion and Death of Christ will be given by the Rev. George Towle at the Holy Thursday night services at 7:30 p.m. in the Catholic church, 1229 Vermont street.
Good Friday night services will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Morning Holy week services will be at 7 a.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
REPORTS OF "FLYING SAUCERS" began about the time this wierdly shaped plane was built a few years ago. It was designed by Charles H. Zimmerman, '29, (left) a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Engineering.
The "flying wing," (right) has not been flown since 1947. The U.S. News and World Report said that the planes were being built by the navy. They were falsely tied in with the current hysteria concerning flying saucers, but the navy denied any work with any plane resembling a saucer shape.
Queen Pictures Due Thursday
Pictures to be submitted for the Jayhawk beauty queen contest must be in the Jayhawk office in the Union building by 5 p.m. Thursday.
All University women are eligible to submit pictures. Finalists will be selected on the basis of the contestant's photogenic beauty.
YW To Install Officers Today
The outgoing Y.W.C.A. executive and new executive officers met Monday and discussed the procedure of the Y.W.C.A. installation service which will be held at 4 p.m. today in Danforth chapel.
The candlelight service will consist of background music, a call to worship, a recitation of the purpose of the organization, and the benediction.
All old and new officers and cabinet members should come. Y.W.C.A members are invited.
It was also announced that a worship service sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Danfort chapel
IFC Changes Rushing Dates
The proposal to move rush week ahead in order not to interfere with convocations and examinations of new students was passed by the Inter-Fraternity council at a meeting Monday night. The proposal was put before the council at a meeting March 27 and the council members were to find how fraternity members felt about the plan to change the rush week dates.
The other plan before the council to keep all "train dates" in Douglas county was defeated. The plan called for all fraternities to hold their "train dates" in Douglas county, and a fine of $100 for violators.
As a result of this action by the council Monday night, the fraternity rush date cards will probably be distributed before vacation starts. Rush week will start for the fraternities Friday, Sept. 8, and lists of dates will be turned into the office by 1 p.m. Monday, Sep. 11.
Sociy plans were discussed at Monday's meeting and May 19 was the tentative date set for the Inter- Fraternity council spring formal. Final plans will be made later
Slapstick, Pointed Satire Enliven Goldsmith Comedy
By JOHN A. BANNIGAN
The University Players' presentation of Oliver Goldsmith's " Stoops to Conquer" has many delightful moments.
A novel introduction opened the play, but was happily cut short by the clowning buffoon, Tony Lumpkin, portrayed by Herk Harvey. Harvey did a splendid job, taking a Puckish delight in scrambling the plot, tweaking the nose of propriety, and finally, resolving the dilemmas with idiotic simplicity.
While much of the pointed satire of the 18th century was lost on a 20th century audience, the rollicking humor and slapstick comedy were as effective as in 1773. This is especially true in the second act which is the most humorous of the plauv.
The recorded 18th century music had a pleasant authenticity which filled the theater.
Act one, scene one was slow, but the action quickly got under way. The scenery as a whole was good, but the most effective scenery and lighting were in act three, scene one.
On the romantic level, Bernice Brady as Kate Hardcastle, and Tom Rea, as young Marlow, did excellent characterizations. Miss Brady, with her beautiful costumes, purposefully overdone make-up and striking coiffure resembled a Dresden figurine come to life.
All in all, the presentation was thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable.
Dan Palmquist made a solid character of Squire Hardcastle and Milton Commons was a convincing Sir Charles Marlow. Among the minor characters Danny Orton, as Diggery, was outstanding and Frank La Ban, as Roger, squeezed some good laughs out of a minor part. The other members of the cast weren't on stage long enough to be judged, but they retained the spirit of the play in their portraits.
Jeanne Mardy did a good job of bringing a middle-aged, affected English country woman to life. Her voice and mannerisms were excellent.
Mary Lou Lane, in As constance Neville, and Tom Shay, as her lover, Hastings, were an engaging romantic couple. As Mrs. Hardcastle,
Dale Helmers and Chuck Hall president and vice-president of the council will leave Thursday for Boulder, Colo. where they will attend an I.F.C. district meeting, April 6 and 7.
Fifty Students To Field In April
Fifty geology students will take field trips during the month of April, Dr. R.M. Dreyer, chairman of the geology department, announced Tuesday.
Ten graduate students will spend the Easter vacation camping out and engaging in geological work. They will study the age and fossil content of rock layers under the direction of R.C. Moore, professor of geology.
For three days beginning Thursday, April 27, H.T.U. Smith, associate professor of geology, will take a structural geology class of 40 men on a trip to the Arbuck mountains of southern Oklahoma. The class will study the folding and faulting of rocks exposed in that area.
Wet grounds have forced cancellation of all intramural softball games until after Easter vacation, Don Powell, intramurals director, announced today.
wet Grounds Stops Softball
ASC Names Polling Spots, Restricts Dances
Other action taken was;
The All Student Council named the polling places for the Wednesday, April 19 general election at the Tuesday meeting.
1. It passed a bill restricting the junior and senior classes to one dance a year.
2. It approved a reapportionment in election district three.
4. It considered an appropriation of $200 to the Ku Ku's.
3. It made appointments to the disciplinary committee and set up a committee to investigate sending deserving juniors to study abroad.
5. It ordered that the salaries of the editor and business manager of the Jayhawker magazine be paid.
Voting in the general election will be held in the following buildings: Lindley, Marvin. Strong, Fraser, and Green halls. There will be a total of 16 booths. The election will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19. Ballots will be counted at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in 210 strong hall.
Melvin Clingan, elections committee chairman, submitted his resignation at the meeting. Harold Edmondson was appointed to succeed him.
If the chancellor signs the bill dealing with class dances it will mean that the junior and senior classes will hold but one dance a year. The dance would be in the spring and would be held jointly with the Council paying all expenses not exceeding $500. Marvin Martin, A.S.C. representative, pointed out that the classes have been holding from four to five dances a year and losing money on each one.
The addition of one new member to the Council will result from the reappropriation made from enrollment figures supplied by the registrar's office. District three includes the Schools of Business, Fine Arts, Education, and the Graduate school. This means there will now be 17 elected members on the Council, 12 men and five women.
The disciplinary committee, described by Robert Bennett, vicepresident of the Council, as an experiment to handle appeals from the Student Court, and such organizations as the A.W.S. and the Interdorm council, will consist of five members. They are Jack Howard, business junior; John Rader, first year law student; Shirley Rice, education junior; Donna Hull, College junior and Harold Edmondson, education junior.
The Council formed a committee to consider giving deserving K.U. students money to study abroad during their junior years. Members of the committee are: J. A. Burzle, associate professor of German; J.H. Nelson, dean of the Graduate school; Raymond Nichols, executive secretary and assistant to the chancellor; and five students to be appointed.
Dixon Vance, elected representative, asked the Council for $200 for the Ku Ku's men's pep organization. He said that most of the money would be used to buy new cards to be used in forming new letters and patterns at football games. The Council tabled the motion until further investigation is made.
The salaries of the two Jayhawker magazine staff members that were two months late were ordered paid,
Son Born To Gillispies
A son was born at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, at Lawrence Memorial
hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James
Gillispie. Mr. Gillispie is head pharmacist at Watkins Memorial hospital.
The baby weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.