University Daily Kansan STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Wednesday, March 15, 1950 Lawrence, Kansas
Crash Kills 3, Injures 1
Photo by Hank Brown
THE FOUR STUDENTS involved in the accident are from left to right: James Childers (who is in critical condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center), Janice Kollmann, Joyce Diller, and Frank McColloough. The picture was taken Feb. 3 at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house during a Valentine party.
KU's Choir Pays Tribute To Victims Of Accident
As a tribute to the three students who died Tuesday, the University A Cappella choir, directed by D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, sang Archer's "Ave Maria" at today's convocation.
The solemn memorial to the students—Janice Kollmann, Joyce Diller, and Frank McCollough—was a request of Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Miss Diller, who was described by one of her sorority sisters as "the most perfect girl I'll ever hope to know," was president of the junior cabinet of the Y.W.C.A. and was active as representative on the junior council of Pan-hellenic. She was a graduate of Salina High school, and while a senior there, was elected to an executive office in Girl's State.
As a member of Beta Theta Pa fraternity, Frank McCollough, College sophomore, was outstanding in both scholarship and athletics. He was out for varsity baseball this spring and had pitched last year on his home town team in Glasco. He was preparing for dentistry but found time to engage in intramural football and basketball as well as maintaining a high scholastic standing.
Miss Kollmann, who was also on the Junior Pan-hellenic council, was recently nominated for election to an A.W.S. office, and was corresponding secretary for her sorority.
Members of Kappa Alpha Theta have requested that no flowers be sent to the chapter house. Instead they ask that any contributions in memory of Miss Kolmann or Miss Diller be sent to Irvin Youngber, executive secretary of the endowment association. The two girls' names have been added to the AWS scholarship fund which was established in 1948 honoring women students whose college careers have been cut short.
Danforth chapel will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday in honor of the student crash victims. No formal service will be held, but friends of the group may visit the chapel for meditation and prayer.
Student Union Positions Open
Applications for offices in Student Union activities for the 1950-51 school year must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, March 31, Craig Hampton, president, announced today.
Application blanks for the offices of president, executive vice-president, secretary, and treasurer may be obtained at the Student Union activities office. They should be turned in to Hampton in a sealed envelope.
Information to be given on the blanks includes: past Student Union activities experience; other K.U. activities; and general grade average. Applicants will be asked to answer the question: What is your overall program for Student Union activities? Any suggestions for change in policy or set-up of the organization should be stated, champion said. Answers should be type written, double spaced on one side of a sheet of paper, and not over two pages in length.
Those students selected for consideration by the S.U.A. advisory board will be called for a personal interview before Wednesday, April 5. The final selection will be made on that date by the Union operating board.
Further information may be obtained from Hampton.
Students Die As Auto, Truck Collide Head-on
By BUD RODGERS
Three University students were killed and one critically injured in an auto accident at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, five miles out of Kansas City, Mo.
1. Janice Kollmann, age 21. Colle-
gation station of Kansas City.
The dead are:
2. Joyce E. Diller, age 20, College freshman, from Salina.
3. Frank L. McColloch, age 20,
College sophomore from Glasco.
Critically injured is James E. Childers, age 21, pharmacy junior, from Independence, Mo.
The four were on their way to a recital by James Melton, Metropolitan opera tenor, in Kansas City, Mo.
The car driven by Childers collided with a two and one-half ton Phillips Petroleum gasoline transport and highway 50. The truck was carrying a capacity load of gasoline.
The truck was driven by Mr. E. H. Burt, 40, of 1107 Central street, Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Burt received cuts on his right hand, but was not hospitalized.
Childers was heading east toward Kansas City on highway 10 and collided with the truck which was coming from the opposite direction and making a left turn at the intersection.
L. A. Billings, Johnson county sheriff, was notified of the accident at 6:45 p.m. Earl Carver, Johnson county deputy, appeared on the scene at 6:49 p.m. Sheriff Billings, and Dr. J. A. Knoop, Johnson county coroner, arrived at 7 p.m.
Both Miss Diller and McCollough, who were sitting in the back seat of the car, were found dead at the scene of the accident. Coroner Knoop said Miss Diller died from severe head injuries, and McCollough died from a broken neck. Their bodies were removed to the Amos Funeral home, Kansas City, Kan.
Sheriff Billings said Miss Kollmann, who died in the emergency ward at 9:58 p.m. without recovering consciousness, had a compound fractured skull, fractured right arm, and a compound fractured right leg.
Miss Kollman and Childers were alive when the Johnson county authorities arrived on the scene. They were rushed to the Bell Memorial hospital, Kansas City, Kan., for emergency treatment.
Sheriff Billings stated that the parents of all four victims had been notified. Childer's car was removed from the scene at 7:30 p.m. by the Fisher Chevrolet company. The front of the car was completely smashed and the windows shattered.
The right front fender, wheel, door and front axle of the 1943 Mack tractor were badly damaged, but the gas-filled trailer went unscathed.
Childers received emergency surgery from three doctors at Bell Memorial. He was reported still alive at 1 p.m. Wednesday, but hospital authorities reported his condition as extremely critical. Childers was treated for a severe concussion of the left side of his head, a compound fracture of his right leg, and multiple face lacerations.
Sheriff Billings commented that "The intersection where the accident occurred is one of the most dangerous." Sheriff Billings said.
Kansan Photo by Bud Rodgers
DEMOLISHED CAR in which three University students died and one remains critically injured following a collision with a Phillips Petroleum gasoline transport truck Tuesday night. The 1948 Buick convertible, owned by James Childers, pharmacy junior, is pictured in the Fisher Chevrolet company garage where it was towed following the accident.
America Must Produce Helpful Leaders, Stowe Says
America must re-educate and produce leaders capable of going out among the underprivileged peoples of the world, aiding them first materially, and then helping them to freedom.
This was pointed out by Leland Stowe, Pulitzer prize winner, at an all-student convocation today in Hoch auditorium.
Living animals with radioactive solutions in them, bones from human victims of atomic bombings, and a Geiger counter will be used in demonstrations in the fifth atomic energy lecture to be given at 8 p.m. Thursday in Strong auditorium.
Speaking on "Protoplasm and Atomic Particles", Dr. Frank E. Hoecker, associate professor of physics, will tell of his observations of the affects of both A-bombs at the Bikini tests and of the affects of radioactive emanations on living organisms.
Bomb Effects To Be Told
Dr. Hoecker worked on the Manhattan project at Columbia university during the war, and at Bikini he was in the radiological safety section. He stresses the fact that all his work in connection with the atomic bomb has been spent with the protection problems and the effects of atomic radiations on organic life.
Although the lecture will be related to nuclear bombs, no time will be spent on their technical development or physical aspects. Dr. Hoecker will have demonstration apparatus set up on the stage and will use slides to illustrate the work that is now being done in studying in humans and animals, the results of exposure to radioactive emanations.
In doing this we will have to respect these peoples regardless of colour and customs, said Mr. Stowe.
"If we are going to keep our own nation free, we must do all of those things plus learning to treat those we aid as equals," he insisted.
"America should be leading the world because of her experience in the federated type of government. The world is moving toward federation and the United States has had 170 years of working with this system.
"Persons who go from this country to foreign countries must be exportable, that is, they must not attempt to enforce our customs on other peoples. To get along with them in their countries we must not say 'No,' this is the way to do it.' Rather we should say, 'Oh, is this the way to do it?'
Mr. Stowe contended that America's respect for the customs and habits of other countries should be more than mere politeness. It would show to them that we are genuinely interested in them. Mr. Stowe commented. Such an interest is necessary before countries attempting to co-operate can accomplish much.
"America is the greatest human cocktail on earth," Mr. Stowe contended. "Yet we will take one drop of the cocktail and hold it up and say it is foul while picking up the whole cocktail and saying to the rest of the world, 'have another sup.'"
Mr. Stowe cautioned that the U.S. must look at the practical side of the situation. "We lost China because millions of people were hungry and disease-ridden. The Communists walked in and stole our thunder. The peasants didn't wait for their benefactors to give a quote from Thomas Jefferson before accepting their third bowl of rice."
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