STUDENT NEWSAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
ASC Favors Making Tickets Transferable
The All Student Council took a strong stand in favor of basketball tickets being made transferable among students and redefined smoking areas in University buildings at a meeting Tuesday.
L. C. Woodruff, faculty advisor to the A.S.C., when asked to explain why the basketball tickets have been ruled non-transferable, replied, "The low student price is based on the number of cash-paying customers that attend the game. Students are paying only about one-tenth of the actual expense of the games by allowing seats to be sold to cash-paying customers."
The controversial ticket issue was presented in the form of a resolution by Donald Giffin, College junior. The resolution was passed with only three members voting in opposition.
Students receive a set of blue or red tickets to one-half of the season's basketball games. Activity cards are punched at a certain number for the red series and a different number for the blue series. Detectives at the auditorium entrance check the color of the tickets against the activity card.
Robert Bennett, first year law student, called the Council member's attention to a "letter to the editor" which appeared in the University Daily Kansan on Tuesday. The letter, written by Alfred Burger, senior law student, asked, "Why shouldn't a non-interested student give his ticket to an interested student?"
Walter Brown, Jr., College junior pointed out that there were empty seats at the Purdue game. "There weren't enough students at the game to give the team a proper representation," he said.
George Hartman, business senior, introduced a bill for the first reading that would abolish salaries for three A.S.C. officers. Hartman was one of two members who voted against the bill providing $12 monthly to the president, secretary, and treasurer of the Council.
Ernest Friesen, Council president, closed the discussion stating, "I'm sure that students would like to see something done and not see any more empty seats at basketball games."
Marvin Martin, second year law student, was appointed to inform University officials of the Council's position and attempt to have the non-transferable ruling changed.
A ruling was passed listing new places in which students may smoke. Arthur Ford, smoking committee chairman, said that smoking will now be allowed in the following places:
Strong hall, rest room on third floor and basement hallway; Snow hall, all stair landings instead of the entire building; Lindley hall, landings of south and west stairways; Marvin hall, basement smoking room; Hydraulics laboratory, lower floor; Electrical Engineering laboratory, inside east entrance; Mechanical Engineering laboratory, west of steam boiler; Haworth hall, basement hallway and anatomy hallway; Watson library, green reading room of west wing, Journalism building, press room; Fraser, north stair tower; Hoch auditorium, lobby only; Military Science building, reading room; and anywhere in the Union.
The new smoking rules replace the rules made by the Men's senate in 1939. Ways are being studied to enforce the regulation.
K-Book, Catalogue
Make Error In Date
The K-book and the catalogue are in error about the resumption date of classes following Christmas vacation," said James K. Hitt, University registrar.
The K-book and the catalogue erroneously have classes resuming Monday, Jan. 2, 1950.
The Christmas vacation begins
6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 and
classes resume 8 a.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 3, 1950.
10 Contestants To Speech Finals
Ten finalists were chosen from 37 contestants in the campus problems speaking contest Tuesday night in Green hall.
They are Betty Whaley, education senior; Robert Carl, journalism senior; Mary Lou Lane and Jerome Mandl, education juniors; James Gurley, Win Koerper, and Orval Swander, College sophomores; Evan K. Wilson and Richard Copley Harris, 2nd year law; and Jerome Lysawed, College freshman.
The speeches criticized University teaching methods, the campanile project, the quiz grading "game," and campus politics. They depicted the number of organizations on the campus, made fun of University "red tape," and objected to "the large number of restrictions at K.U."
Judges of the preliminary contest were E. C. Buehler, professor of speech; Kim Giffin, assistant professor of speech; William Conboy, Gene Courtney, Mrs. Nina Drennan, Harold Harvey, and Don Palmquist, instructors of speech; and Miss Darlene Van Biber, assistant instructor of speech.
The finals will begin at 8 p.m.
Thursday in Strong auditorium.
Judges will be Mrs. Natalie Calder-
wood, instructor in English; Allen
Crafton, professor of speech; E. R.
Elbel, professor of physical education;
College B. Lawson, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
and William R. Terrell, professor of
naval science.
Study Of Goethe Offers Guidance And Inspiration
Inspirations and lessons can be gained from the life of Goethe for now and the future, B. Quincy Morgan, professor emeritus of German at Stanford university, told approximately 400 persons in Fraser theater Tuesday.
It was the third lecture in the present series of lectures in the Humanities.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was an 18th century German poet, philosopher, and statesman. The Goethe Bicentennial celebration is being held this year.
"From Goethe, the man, one can derive guidance and help in the guidance of his own life," Professor Morgan said. "One should learn to master his body, measure his mind, and put them into productive use.
Professor Morgan examined Goethe from the standpoint of the man. his works, and his ideas.
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, introduced Professor Morgan.
Goethe's contributions to history are many and varied. "Part of the greatness of Goethe lies in his multiplicity," opinioned Professor Morgan. "Goethe is matched by no other poet in history in his three-fold mastery of poetry—lyric, dramatic, and narrative." Faust alone would make Goethe one of the four great writers, Homer Dante, Shakespeare, and One of the chief obstacles to popularizing Goethe is the difficulty in pronouncing his name Professor Morgan said iokingly.
Henri Peyre, chairman of the department of French at Yale university, will be the next guest speaker in the Humanity series on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Professor Peyre will speak on "Existentialism and French Literature Today."
Professor Morgan discussed the "Lied" as an art form before faculty members and their friends Tuesday in the Museum of Art.
Professor Morgan, who has composed music, sang "Lieds" and played his own piano accompaniment to illustrate his points.
300 Will Perform In Vespers Sunday
Nearly 300 persons will participate in the All-Musical Christmas vespers with tableaux to be given at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch auditorium. The vespers, sponsored by the School of Fine Arts, will be the 102nd in a series extending over 27 years at the University.
Medical Man Wins Fellowship
Dr. Charles Frederick Kittle, resident surgeon at the University medical center, has been awarded the Murdock fellowship in surgery.
The Murdock fellowship in surgery is made possible by the income from a gift of $15,000 from Mrs. Murdock, widow of Dr. Samuel S. Murdock, Jr.
Dr. Kittle, whose interests in medicine are general and theracic surgery, received his doctor's degree at the School of Medicine of the University of Chicago in 1945 with honors in surgery. He interned at the hospital there in 1945 and 1946.
From 1946 to 1948 Dr. Kittle was on active duty in the navy. He became a resident surgeon at the medical center in 1948. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and Sigma Xi.
Dinner-Party Today For University Club
The University club will hold a Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. today in the Kansas room of the Union, said Howard Wisman, vice president of the Lawrence National bank and chairman of the party committee.
After dinner entertainment will include songs by Miss Devonne Doxie, assistant professor of voice, accompanied by Miss Allie Conger, associate professor of piano. Jo-Anna March, high school senior, will give a pantomime of Spike Jones. William Simpson, professor of aeronautical engineering, will direct a Christmas play entitled "Her Christmas Hat."
Students Make Pebble Jewelry
Kansan photo by Bob Blank
Carlyle H. Smith (center), assistant professor of design, explains the art of making pebble jewelry to Norma Walker (left), graduate student, and Norma Jean Gutherie (right), fine arts senior.
The making of pebble jewelry is a current project among 21 students majoring in jewelry and silversmithing at the University, the only school in the country which offers such a major. The idea is a new one installed in the curriculum this semester by Carlyle H. Smith, assistant instructor. Any pebble they wish and, without altering the stone, construct a piece of jewelry by creating a free form design to be made from silver.
"Students learn to judge the limitations of their material in this way," Professor Smith explained. "There is no limit to what can be done. I believe the pebble jewelry has good sale possibilities, especially among buyers who crave the unusual."
Protects completed by the art students include rings, pins, pendants, bracelets, and small boxes—all made from sterling silver with ordinary reebles used for the settings.
THE WEATHER
After near zero readings again early today, the state weatherman forecast lows tonight of 5 to 10 degrees in the northwest, ranging to 15 to 20 in the southeast.
Topek*, Dec. 14—(U.P.)—Another cold night is ahead for Kanssens.
The annual Christmas observance will be preceded by a double brass quartet playing on the balcony of Hoch auditorium and chimes ringing from the tower of Dyehe. Members of the double quartet are Donald Schmidt, educator senior Charles Chase, Chair of the Wood business junior; Jerry Abercrombie, engineering sophomore; John Carlos, George Francis, and Charles Jeffery, fine arts sophomores; and Jack C. Walker, fine arts freshman.
L. E. Anderson, professor of organ and theory, will open the vespers service. He will play "Les Cloches" (LeBegue - Anderson). Candles will be lighted by two small boys, Larry Hodges and Albert Palmerlee.
A string ensemble will play "Ave Maria" (Bach-Gounod). The ensemble is composed of Waldemar Geltch, professor of violin; Raymond Stuhl, assistant professor of cello; Mervyn Anderson, harp; and Professor Anderson, organ. John Ehrlich, '48 now chairman of the cello department at Drake university Des Moines, Ia., will also play with the ensemble.
The University A Capella choir of 110 voices, directed by D. M. Swarthout, dean of the school of Fine Arts, will sing the candlelight proce sional, recessional, and four numbers. The numbers are "On Christmas Night" a Sussex carol arranged by Vaughan Williams: "Rise Up, Shepherd, and Folder," a Negro spiritual with tenor solo by Colin Campbell, fine arts sophomore; "Sweetly Angel Choirs Are Singing" a Slovakian carol arranged by Martin Luvaas; and "Sweet Little Boy Jesus" (John Jacob Niles) with soprano solo by Kathryn Walter, fine arts senior.
The University Symphony orchestra under the direction of Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and orchestra, will play Howard Hanson's "Romantic Symphony." It will also accompany the choir in the processional and recital.
Reinhold Schmidt, associate professor of voice, will sing a baritone solo, "O Men from the Fields" (Hughes).
the tableaux, which are being prepared by the departments of design and drawing and painting, will be reproduced in their music preceding each tableau.
The tableau, "On Christmas Night," will be formed by the following persons: Aimee Guinotte, Rosetta Snow, Vera Hayden, James Stone, James Jasper, Tom Black, Jackie Allison, and Margo Biery.
Geneva Evans will be the angel and Charles Barksdale will be the shepherd in the second tableau,
"Rise Up Shepherd and Foller."
Nancy Neighbor, Janet Malott, Phyllis Gray, Jane Hyde, and Barbara Tables.
"Sweetly Angel Chairs are Singing"
"Sweet Little Jesus Boy" will be composed of only one person. Lois Timken.
During the tableaux a group of singers from the University Men's and Women's Glee Clubs will sing. They are: Erma Lee Lutz, Jackle Kucider, Marlyn Lee, Hewitt, Camille Canneau, haunt, Thelma Mims, Dale Ferguson, Donald McDaniel, Jay Nixon, and William Woodward.
A string ensemble composed of Professors Geltch and Stuhl, Raymond Cerf, professor of violi; Karel Blaas, assistant professor of viola and music theory; and Ronald Wigington, chimes, will accompany the choir "On Christmas Night."
The ensemble arrangement is by Marcus Hahn, instructor in music education.