University Daily Kansan 47th Year No.73 Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1950
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Lawrence. Kansas
Continuing Strike Brings Threat Of NLRB Injunction
RULLETIN
Washington, Jan. 11—(U.P.)—John L. Lewis today directed striking coal miners to return to work next Monday. Lewis' order was in the form of a "suggestion" to presidents of United Mine workers districts affected by "spontaneous" strikes in nine states.
His telegram to the district presidents said: "Will you please transmit to our members who are idle this week my suggestion that they resume production next Monday."
It has no effect on the three-day work week in coal fields of operators which have not signed new contracts with Lewis. Lewis' one-sentence directive came in the face of threatened double-barreled action by the government.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 11—(U.P.) The growing "no contract, no work" strike by more than 77,000 United Mine workers today brought a threat of doubled-barreled government action against John L. Lewis.
A Senate committee in Washington charged that Lewis was abusing his power to control coal output and the company's laws outlawing labor monopolies.
There was also a threat of an injunction by the National Labor Relations board. N.L.R.B. General Counsel Robert Denham said he probably would decide by Friday whether to seek a court order outlawing Lewis' three-day work week in the coal fields.
The short work-week, coupled with "spontaneous" strikes in mine states, had cut coal production to about 40 per cent of normal. Wyoming was the latest state hit by the three-day-old strike. Pennsylvania and West Virginia—heart of the soft coal industry—were the hardest hit. An estimated 56,000 miners, employed mostly in large independent or steel company-owned mines, were idle in those states.
The 28-page report of the Senate Banking committee, based on last summer's investigation of labor monopolies, said, "no one can doubt that a bill forbidding in general terms the monopolization of labor would straighten out the present (coal) situation."
The committee said Lewis had "usurped and abused" the powers of congress to control production and prices by ordering his miners to work only the first three days of the week. The three-day week was ordered by Lewis the past November when the operators refused to bargain on the basis of U.M.W. demands; a 95-cent-a day pay increase, an increase in royalty payments to the miners welfare fund and acceptance of Lewis-controlled fund trustees.
Clayton Crosier Will Talk At Next Faculty Forum
Clayton Crosier, assistant professor of civil engineering, will speak Friday at the weekly faculty forum which will be held in the East room of the Union from noon to 1 p. m.
Mr. Crosier's speech, "We are Our Brother's Keepers," will deal with the current problem of displaced persons. The forum is open to all faculty members.
Advertising Fraternity Elects New Officers
Robert Day, journalism senior was elected president of Alpha Delta Sigma, national professional advertising fraternity, at a meeting Monday.
Other officers elected for the spring semester were Charles Steeper, journalism junior, vice-president; Robert Honnold, journalism senior, secretary; and Charles Reiner, Journalism senior treasurer.
Clubb Will Read 'Canterbury Tales'
Dr. M. D. Clubb, chairman of the English department, will read two tales from "The Canterbury Tales," at 7:30 p.m. in Strong auditorium Thursday night. He will read "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Nun's Priest Tale."
No admission will be charged and the public is invited to attend.
Program Begun In Biophysics
A program of graduate study leading to a master's degree in biophysics has been approved by the administrative committee of the Graduate school, Dr. Frank E. Hoecker, associate professor of physics, announced Tuesday. The program of study has been developed jointly by the department of physics and the department of anatomy, and will be administered by Dr. Hoecker and Dr. Paul G. Roofe, chairman of the department of anatomy.
The development of the program is the result of co-operative research work done in the field of radiobiology by Dr. Hoecker and Dr. Roofe during the past several years. The work was done under grants of research funds by the Office of Naval Research and by the Surgeon Generals office of the U.S. army.
The experimental work has been carried on almost entirely by graduate and undergraduate students in physics and medicine. One of the major objectives, aside from the original investigations in biological physics, has been training the students in the applications of technique, methods, and principles of physics to problems in the fields of biology. Dr. Hoecker said.
"The extensive developments in experimental nuclear physics and atomic energy related to biological and chemical investigations have brought ever-increasing demands for biophysicists," said Dr. Hoecker. At present, the demand for people well trained in biology and physics is considerably greater than the supply. It might be mentioned, for example, that a full-time biophysicist is now employed in cancer research in the department of oncology at the University Medical Center, he said.
Biophysics programs have been initiated at only a few universities. These are Columbia university, University of Chicago, and the University of California. One of the greatest demands for biophysicists results from the health hazards that are always present wherever radioactive substances are used.
The program of study in biophysics is based upon courses already offered in the various departments of the University, chiefly in the departments of physics, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and biochemistry. In order to unify the diversity of the subjects, one new course. Biophysics Seminar, has been added to the curriculum. It has the further purpose of acquaining the student with the many technical points of biophysics. The course is open to graduate students and undergraduates only by permission. Visitors interested in the field are welcome, Dr. Hoecker said.
K A N S A S: Strong southerly winds whipping across the state today brought warmer temperatures. The late morning forecast did not anticipate any freezing weather in the state tonight. Instead, lows of 35-40 degrees were predicted, with highs Thursday near 40 in the northwest, 50-55 in the southeast.
WEATHER
Weatherman Richard Garrett said there likely will be light showers in Kansas, starting in the south this afternoon and in the south and east sections tonight.
Students Given Smoking And Parking Fines
Smoking in the entrance corridor of Watson library is not legal, as six students found Tuesday night when the student court ruled that they must pay a $2 fine for the offense. The corridor is plainly marked "No Smoking."
This is the first time this semester that smoking cases have been tried by the student court, and the court suspended each sentence $1. It was stated that all future fines for smoking offenses will be paid in full.
All of the students except Dana Dowd, engineering freshman, defaulted by not appearing in court. Dowd appeared and pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty. The other students were Dorothy Freeman, College junior; Donna Lee Cathers, sophomore in the College and medicine; Allen L. Thompson, College sophomore; and Ronald Drews and William R. Smith, College freshmen. The names of William Davis and Richard Schulty were dropped from the docket.
A ticket received Dec. 6 by William C. Busby, graduate student, for parking in zone I without a permit was reversed because Busby was not actually parked in that area.
Since the court had previously held that tickets would not be given for over-parking on Jayhawk drive during the Thanksgiving vacation, students must graduate student, should not pay the fine for a ticket received Nov. 25.
The court upheld the ticket of James E. Taylor Jr., College freshman, who had over-parked on Jayhawk drive to attend a class because he had a sprained ankle. The court pointed out that he should have applied for a temporary parking permit.
Jack T. Crusa, business senior, received three tickets in September which he appealed Tuesday night. The first two appeals were refused and the third granted. He received the first two on Sept. 19 and 21 for parking in zone UG while at the parking office. He had applied for a permit to park in this zone but had not yet received it. He received the third on Sept. 21 also while he took the second one to the parking office. The court held that he must pay the fine because he failed to pay in a restricted zone with no permit. It held that he should not pay the third fine because two tickets may not be given for the same offense within any 24 hour period.
A ticket received Dec. 7 by Richard E. Davis, College junior, for parking in a restricted zone at 16th and Louisiana streets was reversed.
518 Seniors Set Mid-Year Record
An all-time high of 518 students are candidates for degrees from the University at the conclusion of the fall semester Thursday, Jan. 26, James K. Hitt, registrar, said today. The previous high for mid-year graduates was 482 in 1949.
The candidates will be recommended for degrees if they successfully complete the work they are now taking. K.U. holds only the June commencement each year, so there will be no graduation exercises in January.
Hugo T. Wedell, president of the Memorial association, turned the first shovelful of earth for the World War II memorial campanile at 11:15 am, today. Others who handled the shovel in the ceremony were Deane W. Malott, Oscar Stauffer, member of the board of regents; Charles Holmes, treasurer of the Memorial association; and Judge John G. Somers, member of the Memorial association executive committee.
KU Campanile Now Underway
"The scenic drive, the stately bell tower and the carillon it houses will be one of the greatest memorials of the nation," Judge Wedell said. "Not until people see and hear what we have here can they be expected to realize the significance of this memorial to the University and the state of Kansas."
Marvin Small, general assis secretary of the Alumni association, was master of ceremonies.
Persons closely associated with the memorial campaign attending the ceremony were Wayne McCoy, Topeka; Fred Ellsworth, Alumni association secretary; D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts; Homer Neville, architect for the campanile, Charles Marshall, state architect; and Tommy Constant, contractor.
Lawrence School Man To Discuss Plans
W. D. Wolfe, newly-arrived superintendent of Lawrence schools, will speak at a luncheon meeting of the American Association of University Women at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Castle Tea room.
Mr. Wolfe will tell of future plans for the Lawrence public schools. Members are asked to telephone reservations before Thursday to Mrs. Roy Moore, 1696, or the Misses Kate and May Riggs, 1050J.
Music To Characterize Art In Band Concert At 8 p.m.
Modeste Moussorgsky composed "Pictures at an Exhibition" as a tribute to the memory of an artist-architect friend. The work is part of a program to be presented at 8 p.m. today by the University's concert band, directed by Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra.
Consisting of a "promenade" and 10 "pictures," Moussorgsky's composition is a musical characterization of drawings and paintings by the architecte which were exhibited in his honor after his death.
Moussorgky's contemporaries considered the "Pictures" crude and lacking in musical form because they conform to prevalent conventions.
Other works on the program include selections from Richard Wagner, Ray Green, Joseph DeLuca, Percy Grainger, Richard Strauss, Friedrich Smetana, and Alexander Goodicke.
certo" by Edward Grieg which was highly praised when written but is now disappearing from the libraries of, ranking pianists. Lois Bradfield, fine arts sophomore, will perform the piano solo with the band in the first movement of the Grieg concerto.
The work has gained popularity in its 75 years, however, and is now played by most orchestras.
In contrast will be the band's presentation of the "A minor Con-
Existentialism Spreading, Says Yale Professor
By STEPHEN P. MURPHY
The definition was given by Henri M. Peyre Tuesday night in Fraser theater to a small but appreciative audience. The lecturer is the fourth speaker in this semester in the Humanities series. He heads the French University. His talk was titled "Existentialism and French Literature."
The rapidly-spreading French philosophy of existentialism is a rebellion against the "things will be better tomorrow" attitude and asserts that man is master of his own destiny and not God or any other outside force.
"Existentialism is no Sunday school idea and is a disturbing subject," he said. "It is not designed for all the people who read the peace-of-mind series of books and expect to settle all their problems."
"The true optimist is the pessimist because the pessimist does not say that everything is as it should be, as the optimist does. The pessimist is the one who will bring about progress because he is not entirely content."
Dr. Peyre said that one might classify existentialism as "partial pessimism."
Existentialism today is led by Paul Satire, the French writer and philosopher. Throughout his talk, he emphasizes the ability for the ability of the Frenchman.
Dr. Pyere said that many people have thought that existentialism has been an outgrowth of the recent war. He points out that it had its real acceleration since 1935 and the war because these were years of crisis. Actually, the philosophy was begun by Frederick Niche in its present form and even dates back earlier than 1900.
2. Absurdity-man wants happiness and happiness is not there.
Dr. Peyre gave five points which outline the philosophy.
1. Nothingness—why is there anything?
Why? Is there God?
3. Atheism-existentialism rejects deism and other philosophies that are on the border of atheism. It "keeps God in man himself," and says that man can take care of everything himself.
5. Freedom—Man is endowed with freedom.
4. Existence precedes essence — Man is not pre-created, but rather everything stems from man himself. Man creates his own future.
Dr. Peyre pointed out that the idea of things being better tomorrow is the real tragedy. He said existentialists concieve that "man has a meaning." This feeling of insecurity in the mind is evidenced by the collective groups such as labor unions and clubs.
Dr. Peyre said that the sincerity of the existentialists makes many of them more respectable than some of the Christian religious leaders.
"It is really the outcome of the 19th century and the revolt against God. It is an attempt to purify our idea of God." he said.
Mrs. Malott To Tell YWCA Of India Trip
Mrs. Deane W. Malott will tell members of the Young Women's Christian association about the Malott's trip to India at an all-membership meeting Wednesday.
The meeting will be at 4 p.m. in the Pine room of the Union.
Professors Talk To Rotary
F. L. Brown, chairman of the department of applied mechanics, and L. O. Hanson, associate professor of applied mechanics, were in St. Joseph, Mo. Tuesday to give a talk and demonstration of polarized light at the Rotary International club.