University Dailu Kansan
47th Year No. 5
Monday, Dec. 12, 1949
Lawrence, Kansas
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
STUDENT NEWSAPER
Debaters Win High Honors In Two Contests
Six University debaters took top honors at the University of Texas and second and fifth places in Pittsburg, Kansas, at invitational tournaments Oct. 9 and 10.
J. Steve Mills and Alan Kent Shearer, College juniors who represented K.U. at Austin, were undefeated in debates against four Texas schools. Shearer was rated highest individual speaker at the tournament, and Mills was ranked as highest affirmative speaker.
In the junior division of the Pittsburgh contest, Haywood Davis and Win Koerper, College sophomores, were the second highest-ranking team in number of debates won, with four victories in six rounds. Joseph Balloun, business junior, and Jack N. Stewart, College sophomore, won four out of six rounds to rank fifth in the senior division.
Pittsburgh Mills and Shearer debated the question "Resolved, that the president of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people" in the Texas tournament.
Ballou, Davis, Koerper, and Stewart debated the question "Resolved, that the United States nationalize all basic non-agricultural industries."
Twenty-one schools were represented by about 75 teams at the Pittsburg tournament.
Mills and Shearer, who are undefeated in college debate, took part in convocation debates at the University of Texas, Austin, and Southwestern university, Georgetown, Tex., Dec. 7. Audience decisions at both schools favored the K. U. debaters.
Sour Owl On Sale For Two Days Only
Copies of the Sour Owl, campus humor magazine, went on sale at 11 am. today. Sales will be made at Strong hall, the Union building, Marvin hall, and in front of Watson library until 5 p.m. Tuesday.
This month's issue features stories by Miss Bertha Shore and Thad Marsh. Miss Shore is editor of the Augusta Gazette. Marsh was formerly instructor of English at the University. He is now a Rhodes scholar at Oxford university in England.
ADS Will Have Party
Members of Alpha Delta Sigma, professional advertising fraternity, will entertain their wives and friends at a Christmas dinner party Thursday at the Dine-A-Mite inn.
Women who plan to take part in the interdormitory serenade should meet at 10:30 p.m. today in front of the Union.
Women Will Sing At 10:30 Tonight
After caroling at Lawrence Memorial hospital, at men's dormitories, and at the homes of certain faculty members, the women will go to Corbin hall for refreshments and entertainment.
Simmons Named Rhodes Scholar
Ralph Oliver Simmons, College senior, was named Dec. 10 as one of 32 students to receive Rhodes scholarships to Oxford university in England.
A 21-year-old mathematics major from Smith Center, Kan., Simmons was chosen from among 412 competitors throughout the United States. He was selected on the basis of intellect, character, personality, and physical vigor.
Simmons entered the University in 1946 and has made a straight "A" average in his courses since enrolling. He is a member of Alpha Nu chapter of Beta Theta Pfraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, and president of the undergraduate mathematics club.
He was described by the state Rhodes scholarship selection committee as, "Outstanding for his facility to keep problems and facts in orderly arrangement in his mind. He is logical and calm with a brilliant reasoning power."
"When he was nominated here, we just didn't see how anyone could beat him," Dr. G. W. Smith, chairman of the mathematics department, said "now. We were very pleased to learn that he had been nominated."
The scholarships, valued at 500 pounds ($1,400), are granted under the will of Cecil John Rhodes, British statesman and pioneer, to encourage what he listed as qualities of distinction.
Twenty-seven states and 24 colleges and universities were represented among the new Rhodes scholars. The scholarships run for two years, with a third year possible at the discretion of the Rhodes trustees.
The scholarships were founded in 1903. This year's 32 students bring the total granted thus far to 1,286.
4-No Bridge Club Plays Master Point Variety
Master-point bridge was played by the 4-No Bridge club recently in the Union. Master points were given as prizes. This type of tournament is held once a month.
James E. Feitz, business senior and Terryl W. Francis, College senior, were the winning couple.
Nancy Anderson Is Queen Of ROTC Military Ball
Nancy Anderson, College sophomore, was named queen of the R.O.T.C. military ball Dec. 9 at the formal dance in the Military Science building.
More than 1,000 persons saw Col. Edward R. Kumpe, professor of military science, present Miss Anderson a bouquet of roses at the intermission ceremonies. Lt. Col. Lynn R. Moore, professor of air science, and Capt. W. R. Terrell, professor of naval science, were hosts of the ball along with Colonel Kumpe. Each of the officers congratulated Miss Anderson.
Miss Anderson was selected as queen from 12 candidates representing the organized women's houses. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Kenneth Dubach, engineering sophomore,
Myron M. Thomason, College senior, was master of ceremonies for the intermission program. Intermission entertainment included a hand balancing act, songs by the Delta Gamma quartet, and a drill by a squad of the Fershing Rifles.
was Miss Anderson's escort at the ball.
Kansas Educator Speaks Tuesday Before Seminar
James Sellards' orchestra played for the dance. The ballroom was decorated in keeping with the theme of the seal of the National Military establishment. Candles lighted the ballroom.
Members of the speech therapy seminar and their guests will hear an address by Dr. John Jacobs, Kansas director of special education, at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Faculty Women's Club at 1300 Louisina.
The special education division, set up during the past legislative session, is designed to help children who need individual attention in addition to classroom instruction.
Dr. Jacobs is the seminar's fourth speaker of the year. Dr. Roger Barker, professor of psychology, Richard Schiefelbusch, assistant professor of speech, and Dr. Sigmund Gundle, psychiatrist at Watkins hospital, also spoke before the group.
The speech therapy seminar, a non-credit class, was begun four years ago for teachers and students interested in speech correction. During the four years, seminar members have heard speakers from the fields of occupational therapy, psychology, sociology, physiotherapy, medicine, guidance, and school administration.
The speech of an individual is so closely associated with his personality that a good speech correctionist needs to have knowledge of the related fields, said Miss Margaret Anderson, associate professor of speech.
Business Sorority Takes 10 Members
Miss Anderson, Mrs. Leola Horowitz, instructor in speech, and Professor Schiefelbusch are the speech correction staff members of the department of speech.
Phi Chi Theta, professional business sorority, recently initiated 10 new members at Miller hall.
Those initiated were Nancy Lund, Mary Elizabeth McNailley, Betty Ozenberger, Louise Robinson, Lavonne Schuessler, Zara Zoellner, Betty Jo Bloomer, Betty Brunk, and Patricia Watson, business junior, and Colleen David, business senior.
Chowla Will Speak To Math Group
Sarvadaman Chowla, professor of mathematics, will speak at a Mathematics colloquium on "The Riemann Zeta and Allied Functions" at 5 p.m. today in 203 Strong hall.
It will be the same address Professor Chowla has been invited to present before the American Mathematics society during the Christmas holidays.
Publicity Clinic Groups Named
Committees have been named and are preparing for the publicity clinic to be sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi, honorary professional fraternity for women in journalism.
The clinic will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, through Thursday. Its purpose is to aid organizations in getting newspaper publicity.
Members of the arrangements committee are Nancy Smith, chairman, Joan Bushey, and Anna Bright, journalism seniors, and Virginia Coppedge, journalism junior. On the letters and booklet committee are Ruth Keller, chairman, Carol Buhler, Mary K. Dyer, Norma Hunsinger, and Yvonne Josserand, journalism seniors, and Emily Stewart, journalism junior.
The mailing list committee includes Joan Deeds, chairman, Stella Gabrielson, Dorothy Hogan, Janice Neibarger, Alix Neville, and Jessimai Strange, all journalism seniors.
Members of the program and speakers committee are Doris Greenbank, chairman, Natalie Bolton, Mildred Gulnik, Kathleen O'Connor, and Frankie Waits, journalism seniors.
Bohan Medical Lectureship
To Present Speaker Today
Dr. John T. King from the John Hopkins university School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., will speak at the third annual Peter T. Bohan lectureship in medicine at 8 p.m. today at the University Medical center in Kansas City, Kan.
His topic is "Infections in Cardiovascular Disease." The Bohan lectureship was established in 1947 by friends and former students of Dr Peter T. Bohan, professor emeritus of medicine.
Photo by Hank Brown
Nancy Anderson, College sophomore, reigned as queen of the R.O.T.C. military ball Dec. 9, in the Military Science building. Left to right: Midshipman Kenneth Dubach, engineering sophomore, who escorted the queen at the ball; Capt W. R. Terrell, professor of naval science, (in background); Miss Anderson, the queen; and Myron M. Thomason, College senior, master of ceremonies at the ball.
51 Persons Die As Winter Storms Move Eastward
Chicago, Dec. 12 — (U.P.)—A winter storm today rolled eastward across the midwest on a thousand-mile front, bringing blizzard conditions to the upper Great Lakes region and leaving 51 persons dead from tornadoes, snow slides and accidents on icv highways.
Nine persons were killed and at least 40 persons injured by twisters which skipped across Missouri and Arkansas. Six persons were killed and more than 10 hurt by a tornado near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Arkansas State police listed three dead in north central Arkansas—two at Providence and one at Crossroads. At least 12 were injured by another twister at Hannibal, Mo.
More than 42 other deaths in more than a dozen states were blamed on the storm. Most of these were traffic fatalities resulting from icy highways, drizzle, fog and other motoring hazards. A huge snow and rock slide roared down on top of a car in Spanish Fork canyon in Utah, killing one person and injuring three others.
In Wisconsin, where the temperature hit an all-time Dec. 11 high of 57 degrees in Milwaukee yesterday, the cold wave was expected to bring readings of 15 degrees below zero tonight. Michigan and Iowa expected 10 degrees below. The cold wave will hit Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee tonight, forecasters said, and will extend to the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf states by tomorrow.
The heaviest snowfall, 11 inches was reported at Lander, Wyo. More than six fell at Crookston, Minn., in the Red River valley. Drifts blocked highways west of Mobridge, S.D. Six inches of snow fell in Southern Manitoba during the Canadian province's first blizzard of the season. All roads were "unsafe for travel," and train and plane travel was slowed.
The Chicago weather bureau hoisted storm warnings over the Great Lakes as a blizzard howled across the Dakotas and the Red River valley into Minnesota. Riding on 60-mile-an-hour winds, the snowstorm blocked all trunk highways in northwestern Minnesota early today. Snow squalls were predicted for Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan, with flurries extending southward to Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Weather forecasts said the storm was diminishing as it moved south and east, and only the extreme North-central part of the country would be lashed by the blizzard which hurled the Rockies yesterday. However, a cold wave in the wake of the storm was sending the mercury tumbling to new seasonal lows.
Snow knocked out dozens of telephone circuits in British Columbia, and the mercury hit 20 to 30 degrees below in Alberta and Saskatchewan. In southern California, citrus growers began smudging for frost. Los Angeles had a low of 41 degrees yesterday, the coldest Dec. 11 since 1932.
There was picnic weather at Victorville, Calif., and four pienickers were crushed to death when a 70-ton granite slab fell on them as they lunched near Dead Man's point. Two others were injured.
WEATHER
KANSAS: Old man winter has descended on Kansas with a roar. High winds of tornado proportions ushered in freezing temperatures.
The forecast today is for fair and continued cold weather with diminishing winds. The high today will be from 15 to 20 degrees. The low tonight will range from five to ten degrees above zero north and ten to 15 degrees south. Partly cloudy and slightly warmer tomorrow.