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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1949
Woods Wages Personal Fight For Housing
Washington — (U.R) — Tighe E. Woods, rent director, to help lick the housing shortage personally, has laid foundations for the 28th "minimum house" in a low-cost development near here.
He already has sunk $80,000 of his own money into the project. First buyers in the controversial project—tentatively named Redwood Lage are running a test of Mr. Woods's farmhouse for all familiar family only about $50 a month to pay for housing can live happily in a home 14 by 36 feet.
Twelve of the big-windowed, one - bedroom, redwood - siding homes have been finished and sold. Nine buyers have moved in and the remaining 14 houses will be completed by the end of the year. The original price of $6.450 has been upped to $6.750.
"I have more than 200 live applications for the 14 vacancies." Mr. Woods reported. "I'm beginning to wish I had a blind telephone. I believe we have proved what I thought all along—that there is an almost untapped field in home sales to the man making $50 a week."
After initial setbacks, including failure to get F.H.A. insurance for 25-year financing, Mr. Woods' homebuilding corporation claims it is in the black and is approaching the 10 per cent profit margin that builders generally shoot for.
When the bad weather breaks in the spring he will go ahead with more houses, probably including some with two bedrooms that he hopes to sell for $7,800. He may add a small kitchen, as a substitute for the recessed living room area that houses refrigerator, stove, water heater, and automatic washer in all models built so far.
Servicemen at crowded Ft. Belvoir, Va., get first crack at Mr. Woods' homes. Mr. Woods believes the houses would be as eagerly sought-after in any crowded area. area.
Builders generally have belittled Mr. Woods' efforts and some have criticised him on the ground he used his government position to get breaks not available to him, proof that this isn't true. Mr. Woods now somewhat ruefully to the fact that F.H.A. turned him down cold.
He finally used a lot of his own money and got private financing that enables his buyers to move in with no down payment—except a settlement charge of $237—and monthly payments of $42.69 for 25 years.
William Levitt, a mass producer who is building a Long Island, N.Y., community that will house 65,000 persons by the end of 1951, recently disclosed plans to build a low-cost home that he says will make the Woods' houses look silly.
"That's the best news I've heard so far." said Mr. Woods. "If a lot of other big builders will follow suit—and they ought to be able to beat me all hollow—we can make a real dent in the shortage of housing."
Kansas Magazine Has Work Of KU Faculty, Students
Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani, a delegate from India to the general assembly of the United Nations, and her sister, Mrs. Sarvadaman Chowla, wife of a professor of mathematics at the University, talks with Daily Kansan reporter Kay O'Connor in Strong auditorium, Mrs. Kripalani spoke Monday afternoon on the problems of India since its separation from Pakistan in 1947. She will remain until Saturday with the Chowlas, whom she has not seen since they left India two years ago.
The 1950 issue of Kansas Magazine contains the work of nine University of Kansas faculty members and former students.
Students Will Give Recital Thursday
The magazine features an article by Josephen. vita of English at the University, entitled "Propriet
Four piano solos and a song are on the program of the School of Fine Arts student recital at 3 p. m. Thursday in Strong auditorium.
The piano solos will be "Faschingschwank" (Schumann), by Martha Whiten, fine arts freshman; "Three Intermezzi, Op. 117" (Brahms), by Robert Goodnow, fine arts senior; "Sonatine" (Ravel), by Lois Bradfield, fine arts sophomore; and "Barcarolle" (Chopin), by Sylvia Delicath fine arts junior.
Phi Delta Phi Has Initiation Today
"Mignon" (Hugo Wolf) will be sung by Donna F. Rumsey, fine arts senior, soprano.
Veterans Express Ways They Will Use Their GI Insurance Dividend Checks
Phi Delta Phi, professional law fraternity, will hold its semi-annual initiation today at 4 p. m. in the Douglas county circuit courtroom.
Ora D. McClellan, retired judge of the eighth judicial district of Kansas, to be principal speaker of the bandon to the room of the Union following the initiation.
James D. Waugh, president of the fraternity, said that the names of the new members will be announced following the initiation.
Pennsylvania has no seacoast.
yet has a navy yard.
Veterans on the campus, when asked what they were going to do with their G.I. Insurance dividend checks, indicated that the checks are awaited with eager anticipation.
The first checks are scheduled to arrive "on or around" Jan. 1, the Veterans Administration said. The average check will be approximately $150.
Preston Clark, College senior,
said: "I think I'll hold on to the
money, so I can use it for Graduate
School."
Leslie Beglin, College senior,
beamed: "I've already got the money
spent. My wife is expecting a baby
in March."
Dale Mullen, journalism junior,
replied: "I'm going to make a down payment on a car if the dividend
turns out to be large enough."
Philip Schaffauer, business senior said: "The arrival of a dividend check can be classed as an anticipation of the future. When anticipation becomes reality I'll know what to do."
Robert O'Dwyer, College senior said: "If everything goes all right PI be married before long, and II plenty of use for the additional cash
- Poems in the magazine include those of Mary Grant, associate professor of Latin, and J. Neale Carman, professor of Romance languages and president of the Kansas Poetry society.
The "Little Man on the Campus," fourth year freshman, when queried replied: "Cash it!"
Former K.U. students whose work appear in the magazine include Dorothy B. Thompson, '19; Eunice Wallace Shore, who attended K.U. between '25 and '30, and Helen Carol Walker, who attended the University between '25 and '28.
Two artists whose work appears in the magazine are K.U. graduates, Michael Dillon and 41, and Gladys Hendricks who received her master of science in 1947.
The poetry section of the magazine is edited by another K.U. graduate, May Williams Ward, '05. Miss Williams is the publisher of several books of poetry and choral readings and is also a contributor. A sonnet by Florence L. Snow, a Lawrence resident, appears in the magazine.
Levering, Mich.—(U.P.)-Ben Pitcher grew a potato with a handle on it. A metal piece of harness formed the handle, with the potato growing through it.
New Idea For Hot Potatoes
Woman Sells 13 Articles After Correspondence Study
Study through the University Extension's bureau of correspondence has proved both fascinating and profitable to Mrs. Lois M. Smith, Ottawa, Kan. mother of two K. U. students. After a year of journalism study she records the sale of 13 articles.
Travel Bureau Provides Rides
Nearly 200 students are making arrangements for their Christmas trips home through the travel bureau of the Student Union Activities committee, Charles Dean Johnson, second year law student, said today.
The bureau is short of drivers with cars. Johnson pointed out that students who own cars and are planning trips to distant points can get around by car travel by sharing their cars with others going in their direction.
The service, which was inaugurated in 1947, is arranging rides to all parts of the nation. This year there is a high demand for rides to the New York city area, Johnson said.
Students wishing rides through the travel bureau must fill out a form at the Union Activities office in the Union building. The forms require the student's name, home town, and destination.
In 1948 more than 220 students used the service, Johnson said.
Teen-Agers Working During Holidays Subject To Child Labor Provisions
Anatomy of Poetry Defined By Visitor
Poetry's feet or bars are the building stones from which poetry is made, R. Q. Morgan, professor emeritus of German at Stanford university at a academy in Fraser valley English classes in Fraser theater Monday afternoon.
"The Germans have done best in literary works when they have thrown order to the wind," Professor Morgan said. "The poetry of the Romance languages seems to thrive upon the background of order." Professor Morgan was speaking on the subject "Rhythm and Meter."
"Western civilization knows three types of poetry meter," he said. "The first type of meter comes from the Greek and Romans, Homer's 'Iliad' would be an example of this type. The second type is the early Germanic and is typified in the poem 'Beowolf'. The third type is the modern European from the year 1000 A.D."
Teen-age boys and girls seeking part-time jobs during the Christmas holiday season are subject to the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards act if they work in an establishment producing goods for interstate commerce.
Professor Morgan defined the syllable as being the smallest indivisible unit of speech. He said that the length of a line of verse is determined by the number of feet or beats in the line of verse.
"In all establishments subject to the child labor provisions, a 18-year minimum applies to work in the department where manufacturing is done," Mr. King said. "And the minimum age of 18 applies in hazardous occupations such as serving as a truck driver or helper, operating elevators, and other power-driven machines."
This warning was issued to employers today by Walter W. King, regional director of the wage and hour and public contracts divisions of the department of labor. He said that even some retail establishments, if they produce goods for interstate commerce and ship them across state lines, come within the child labor provisions of the act.
In establishments subject to the child labor provisions of the Act, Mr. King said, 14 and 15-year-olds, but none young, may be employed outside of school hours in certain non-manufacturing jobs for no more
than 3 hours a day or 18 a week when school is in session, not more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week when school is not in session. Their working hours must be between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
"These growing boys and girls usually have all they can carry in their school work and home chores," he said. "When such young workers are hired, special care should be exercised to see that they do not work for long hours nor in unhealthful surroundings nor in tasks that are unsuited to their strength.
"Beginning January 25, 1950, the child labor provisions will be more restrictive and will apply not only to children working in establishments producing goods for interstate commerce but to children engaged in interstate commerce itself, such as in the transportation and communications industries."
- Mrs. Smith holds a full time job in the office of the Ottawa Herald, a daily newspaper in Ottawa, Kan. She keeps house, does her correspondence lessons, and still finds time to write features for magazines and newspapers.
"I have also written articles for the Herald," she said. "Some of the writing filled course requirements, and some was done just for fun."
Mrs. Smith, a small energetic woman, is now completing Feature Writing. She showed such interest in her ocourses that she completed Reporting I in seven weeks, and Reporting II in four weeks.
One of her most recent sales was a story to the Texas Live Stock Journal, San Antonio, about a Tennessee walking horse stallion belonging to Mr. and Mrs. John Brand, Lawrence. Mrs. Smith illustrated the story with a posed photo and an action photo of the stallion.
"The articles I have sold are mostly trade journal stories," she said. "But I have also sold one juvenile article, one convention report, a personality sketch, a narrative feature, a utility article, and a personal experience story."
Mrs. Smith has sold one article to Dealer News, Chicago; one to Independent Grocergram, Chicago; three to Mortuaries of the Southwest, Dallas; three to Cook publications, and one to Hardware Age, New York City; one to Young People, Philadelphia; one to Highlights for Children, Honeyside, Pa; and one to the Weekly Kansas City Star.
"I always have several stories in the process of preparation," she reflected. "I like to gather facts and organize them. I get ideas from almost anything I read, see, and hear.
"The money from the articles is useful but writing is certainly not a quick way to get rich. As I build up my store of information and experience, I think I can do better.
"It takes time to get interviews and to gather material. It is often difficult to see people after my office hours. The writing is easy, after I get started. When I start on a story I like to work in uninterrupted sessions in which I forget time, place, and most everything else. I feel more rested when I stop writing than when I start.
"Since illustrative pictures are a great asset in selling articles, I bought a press type graphic camera of my own," she commented. I develop my own negatives saving much time.
"Some day I want an enlarger, but that is expensive and would require a dark room. At the present time I use a closet as a dark room for loading the developing tank, and complete the developing process at the kitchen sink.
"I am just beginning to work out a system of filing material from magazines, newspapers, and other publications for ready reference"
Mrs. Smith's daughters, Lois Carolee, College sophomore, and Shirley Kathleen, College junior, are interested in creative writing and languages. Shirley plans to major in French and Lois Carolee plans to major in Spanish.
YM, YW Entertain School Children
Between 40 and 50 underprivileged children from Lawrence elementary schools were entertained at a party in Meyer hall Monday by the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.
Nancy Wilkinson, College senior, and Claude Moore, College junior, are respective chairman of the V M. C. A. and Y.W.C. A. community service committees which served the team. They arranged for the transportation of the children, who were taken to and from the party.
The time was spent playing games, having refreshments, and paying a visit to Santa Claus, who was played by David Riggs, general secretary of Y. M. C. A.