University Daily Kansan
STUDENT NEWS PAPER.
Lawrence. Kansas
O F THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Bill To Vote By Mail Proposed By ASC
A bill to change the present election system of voting at campus polling booths to election by mail was introduced for first reading at the All Student Council meeting Tuesday.
Under the new plan, suggested by Walter Brown, I.S.A. representative, ballots would be mailed at the beginning of the general election period. If the student received a ballot immediately after it was mailed he would have five days to mark the ballot and mail it back to be counted.
No action by the Council was taken at the meeting. A second reading will be held at the next A.S.C. meeting to enable changes to be made.
Polls would be abolished completely and the ballots mailed to the eligible voters by first class mail.
Brown described the voting setup on the campus. "As the situation is now, there are five polling places. If one person were able to get his ballot, read it through and mark his choices in two minutes, only 1,500 persons would be able to vote."
This hindrance in lack of time and polling places coupled with lines that are blocked by well-meaning, but un-American voters, makes the problem of allowing everyone to vote seem an unconquerable one. This deprivation of the sufferage must stop!
Copies of the bill are being mailed out by the Council secretary to all members for them to study and so they may better answer questions from their constituents.
In a motion passed by the Council, the election this year will be held Wednesday. April 5.
Donald Giffin, traditions committee chairman, reported on the recent cheerleader problem. He said: "The traditions committee met Tuesday, Feb. 14, with the cheerleaders and decided that the charges issued against them by Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen were groundless. We issued no more than a general statement following the meeting because we wanted no more public."
Ernest Friesen, A.S.C. president contended. "Most athletic departments believe that the cheerleaders are important enough to warrant sending them to such events as the Big Seven basketball tournament held last December."
A $139.00 grant to the New Writers club was requested in the second reading of a bill. No one representing the club was present. The bill was tabled.
Arthur Francis, parking committee chairman, reported that 927 parking permits have been issued and that some permits are still available in zones I and S. Forty-five permits have been issued but not picked up. Francis said if they are not picked up soon they may be re-issued.
Student Elected Co-op Coordinator
The new Inter Co-op Coordinator for University houses was elected Tuesday at a co-op dinner held in the Don Henry house.
Bobby Collison, graduate student, was elected to the position. He replaces Elmer Rusco ,College senior.
Collison will introduce Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, at the Co-op open house to be held Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7:45 p.m. in the Kansas room of the Union.
Dr. Ise will speak on the function of co-ops in a democratic society.
Civil Exam To Be Saturday
Civil service examinations for junior scientists and engineers will be given in the civil service room of the Lawrence post office, at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Applications for this test have been closed for approximately 30 days.
Cast Chosen For Two Plays
The casts of two one-act plays, "The Twelve Pound Look." by James Barrie, and "Before Breakfast," by Eugene O'Neill, were announced today by Bernice Brady, education senior director.
The plays are scheduled for the after part of March.
Students who have parts in the "Twelve Pound Look" are: Frank La Ban, Jr., College freshman, as Sir Harry Sims; Kay Peters, College sophomore, as Lady Sims; Mary Lou Lane, education junior, as Kate; and William Dickinson III, College freshman, as Toombs.
Mary Beth Moore, College freshman, is the only person who will appear in the play, "Before Breakfast."
Members of the production staff are: John White, Jr., sets, and Sammy Sebesta, publicity, College sophomores: William Dickinson III, publicity; Edith Williamson, costumes and make-up, and Phyllis Clegg, properties, education juniors.
Engineering Jobs Open In East
A representative from the General Motors corporation, Detroit, will interview engineering students Monday, Feb. 27. The interview schedule may be signed in the engineering office, 111 Marvin hall.
Richard S. Smith, Jr., the representative, will interview especially mechanical, electrical, metalurgy, chemical, and physics engineers for positions in seven eastern states.
The Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator company, the Kansas City branch office, has an opening for an engineer with a background in electricity and electronics. The position is in the field of temperature control. Any engineers interested may contact Donald Wilson, associate professor of electrical engineering, 108 Marvin hall.
ASC Abolishes Own Pay Checks Until Election
Salaries for the officers on the All Student Council were abolished Tuesday. Officers again will be paid salaries after the student general election in April, according to the amendment the A.S.C. passed by an 8 to 10 vote Tuesday.
The Council killed one amendment which would have abolished the salaries and then approved another amendment which did abolish the pay checks, at least until after the April general election.
Ernest Friesen, president; Wilma Shore; secretary; and Steve Mills, treasurer were each receiving $12 a month for services rendered, granted them by the A.S.C. last semester.
The first amendment, the om killed, was introduced along Independent lines. It was rejected by an 11 to 2 roll-call vote. Before the representatives on the Council were disfranchised.
The amendment sets forth that portions of A.S.C. bill No. 19 (the part that granted the salaries) be declared postponed until the election of A.S.C. members and officers in April.
The amendment which passed was Grassens supported, judging from the
The committee that reported on salaries gave a minority and a majority report.
The minority report, given by Ed Perkins, College sophomore suggested reasons why the salaries should not be paid.
"It is always poor practice for any legislature to vote itself salaries during a current term," he said. The officers had not been elected by popular vote, and these officers do not seek the position for remunerative benefits.
"The chancellor and a large number of students have already voiced their objections to the policy and this disappoints our campus. The goal of our course is based upon the idea that the A.S.C. honestly attempts to register student opinion and not just express their personal views."
The majority report, given by Melvin Clingan, business junior and elections committee chairman, favored the salaries.
"The officers are deserving of their salaries," he said. "The presidents or treasurers, or both, of many organized houses are paid."
Payment for office connotates no loss of prestige, because the payment merely makes an attempt to reimburse officials for personal Expense and time expended beyond the normal amount required, Clingan contended.
Information Booth Is Senior Class Gift
The senior class of 1950 voted to leave an information booth as the traditional class gift to the University, Louise Lambert, class president said today. The gift will cost $3,700.
Dresden To Talk Thursday Night
Dr. Max Dresden, associate professor of physics, will be the second speaker on the Sigma Xi "Atomic Energy and Man" lecture series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Strong auditorium. His subject will be "The Physical Basis of Atomic Energy."
This talk will lay the scientific groundwork for the remainder of the series. Dr. Dresden will explain the physical concepts of atomic energy and compare it with the more familiar sources of power.
Seniors met in Fraser theater this morning to study the class financial report and to choose the class gift. The financial report, presented by Betty Jo Jones, class treasurer, showed a class deficit of $266.94.
Dr. Dressen, who is gaining recognition for his work in theoretical physics, studied at several European universities and earned degrees from Amsterdam and Leyden in two Netherlands. In the United States he earned the Ph. D. degree from the University of Michigan and has studied at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, N.J. He joined the K.U. faculty in 1946 as assistant professor and was promoted June, 1948.
Although sponsored by the society of Sigma Xi, a research organization, the lectures are aimed at the general public.
Hearing Tests Given At Hospital
Students with defective hearing are examined each Thursday afternoon in Watkins Memorial hospital. E. L Gann, Emporia ear specialist.
Audiometer tests given at the time of the physical examination reveal hearing deficiencies that cannot be detected by other tests, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of student health service, explained. Students showing marked deficiencies are reexamined and, upon reference by the examining doctor are given appointments with Dr. Gann to determine the seriousness of their hearing defects.
Appointments will be made from 1 to 5 p. m.
These examinations are part of the student health program.
Palm Room To Have Own Coffee Bar
A coffee bar will be opened in the Palm room of the Union building, Monday, Feb. 27. The Union operating committee has decided to extend the service of the Palm room by annexing it to the fountain between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., announced Ogden Jones chairman of the committee.
Except for the hour from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the coffee bar will operate each school day. Student members of the Union operating board are asking for student cooperation in maintaining neatness during the coffee hours.
The decision for opening a coffee bar in the Palm room was made after a motion was presented to the Union operating board by Robert Bennett, first year law student, at a recent meeting. Objections were raised by members of the board who felt that students would not cooperate in keeping the Palm room
restaurant, as it will be cleared in sufficient time to permit preparations for the evening meals. The meal will remain the same for this meal.
The plans were originally approved for the Palm room during war years when it was necessary to state that the Palm room would be used for eating only in order to obtain a building permit. Since no restrictions now exist, the room may be operated as the students feel fit, explained Melvin Clingan, business junior and a board member.
Bennett argued that if the students were to derive any benefit from the Union as a gathering place for coffee enthusiasts, certain changes were needed. He believes it requires from seven to ten minutes to get a cup of coffee at the fountain under the present system.
WEATHER
KANSAS-Fair tonight and Thursday. Not so cold central and west tonight. warmer Thursday. Lows tonight 20-25; high Thursday 45-50 east, to 55 west.
clean and that it would not be financially sound.
Students will now be allowed to take sandwiches and soft drinks into the Palm room during the hours announced. The new policy will not affect the operation of the room as a
This debt has been incurred by the class of 1950 through the four years they have been on the campus. The debt is a result of class dances presented the past three years which did not make a profit, and of activities planned for Commencement and Class Day.
The class chose the gift from four suggestions presented by Robert Bennett, chairman of the gift committee. Suggestions were: an ink fountain separate or single, an information booth, clocks, and furnishings for a room in the proposed addition to the Union. The committee estimated that all gifts would cost essentially the same amount, $3,600 to $3,700. The choice of the information booth sets the amount of class dues at $3.40 for each student, based on an estimate of the number of graduating seniors.
Class committees presented reports prior to voting. Mable Conderman, chairman of the announcements committee, explained the three kinds of announcements available for order and requested that seniors order them before Monday, May 15.
Bernadine Read, chairman of the reception committee, announced the Commencement reception at 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 5 in the Union, to open the University graduates, parents, and the University administration to meet each other.
Sally Pegues, chairman of the breakfast committee, said the class breakfast, for seniors only, will be the morning of Commencement class prophecy and history will be the night the seniors will smoke the peace nine.
Tuesday, May 9, will be Senior Class Day, Mary Helen Baker, chairman, announced. Activities will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a soap box derby, which will be followed by a tug of war between the engineers and lawyers across Potter lake. A real barbecue will wind up the festivities in the evening. Skits will be presented during the barbecue, and lady barbers will be on hand to help the gentlemen with their appearance. A barbershop quarter will provide entertainment.
It has been suggested, Miss Baker said, that all seniors meet on the roof garden of the Union whenever they attend a Class Day, to celebrate graduation
Marian Rippetean, editor of the Jayhawker, announced that all senior pictures should be turned into the Jayhawker office by Saturday, April 1. They must be prints 3 inches by 4 inches. The Jayhawker office has extra copies of past issues. Seniors wishing to get subscriptions should contact the office immediately.
Louise Lambert, class president, announced that class rings may be purchased at the business office. She also urged seniors to watch for the Senior Reminder which will be distributed soon. The Reminder gives students a lesson in graduation seniors about the Commencement ceremony, and includes a copy of the Commencement program.
Marvin Small, assistant alumni secretary, pointed out that seniors can receive the graduate magazine for the first five years after graduation for $2 a year.
Bridge Tourney Tonight
The monthly master point bridge
tournament sponsored by the Four-
o'ne bridge club, will be held at 7:15
pm. today in the Union ballroom.