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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948
Senators Want Marshall Plan Spending Cut
Washington, Dec. 9.-(U.P.)-Sen.
Pat McCarran, D., Nev., just back from a three-month tour of Europe,
today recommended a cut of almost $3,000,000,000 in Marshall plan spending in the next two years.
McCarran, chairman of the special senate-house "watchdog" committee which oversees the recovery program, said a steady reduction in U.S. aid is necessary to prevent European nations from becoming so dependent upon the United States that they won't help themselves.
He proposed a cut of $1,889,000,000 next year and of $944,500,000 in the 1952 fiscal year.
Other senators returning from inspection tours in Europe also suggested a foreign aid spending cut—but on a more modest scale.
Three members of the appropriations committee—Senators A Willis Robertson, D. Va.; John L. McClelan, D. Ark; and John C. Stennis, D., Miss—proposed a 1950 cut of about $1,000,000,000. Sen. Burnet R. Maybank D. S.C., another committee, said the program should be reduced "materially" but declined to set a figure.
A total of $3,778,000,000 was appropriated for the Marshall plan in the current 1950 fiscal year. The comments of these senators produced fresh evidence that congress will be eager to trim the program's budget when it reconvenes next month.
But all of the touring senators agreed that the recovery plan has aided economy abroad. There was little if any—sentiment for dropping it altogether.
McCarran said of Europe in a statement that "the standard of living is far from satisfactory, and I am well aware that a complete withdrawal of American aid at this time would result in chaos and a return to the conditions which existed throughout 1946 and 1947."
throughout the world. In those years, economic conditions were so bad that Communism threatened to engulf all of Europe
But McCarran said that "these must be a continued reduction in American aid lest the economies of these countries become dependent upon it that harm will not, by their own initiative, institute the necessary resources to operate within the sphere of their own resources and abilities."
"It would be fatal to continue to give American aid on a permanent basis," he said. "There must be a tapering, off so that the impact, when it comes, will not swamp the whole European recovery.
Ten senior men will be initiated Saturday to membership in Sachem L.C. Woodruff, secretary of the organization, announced recently. Ceremonies will be held at noon in the East room of the Union.
10 Men To Join Sachem
Sachem is the University chapter of Omieron Delta Kappa national senior men's honorary society. Purpose of the society is to recognize outstanding individuals in the fields of scholarship, leadership, character and service to the University.
The new members are James W. Black, Guy O. Mabry, and Donald R. Yockey, business; John L. Eberhardt and Hardy Scheuterman, Hewitt and George E. Nettels, Jr., engineering Craig W. Hampton and James W. Hawes, fine arts; and Marvin L. Rowlands, journalism.
Parsons, Kan., Dec. 9—U.J.P. The Sun Publishing co., publishers of The Parsons Sun. has named Clyde M. Reed, Jr., president of the company. The action was taken at a field of directors meeting Thursday.
Clvde Reed, Jr. Takes Over
Reed succeeds his father, the late Sen. Clyde M. Reed who died Nov. 8.
ISA To Distribute Kan-Do Monday
The second issue of Kan-Do, official publication of the Independent Student Association, will be out Monday. Dec. 12.
Kan-Do will describe the recent I.S.A. events highlighting the intramural program and ward activities. Don Alderson, I.S.A.'s new advisor, and Ruth Logan, recipient of this semester's I.S.A.'s scholarship, are written up in the new issue.
Copies of Kan-Do will be mailed to all I.S.A. members not living in dormitories. Students in dormitories will receive copies through their representatives to I.S.A. council.
Ivy Linnell, College junior, is editor of the magazine.
Doane To Head Junior C of C
Eugene Doane, business senior,
will be the new president of the
Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
after Jan. 1, 1950.
He will succeed E. H. Rouch, life insurance agent, who resigned Wednesday night. Doane has been vice-president of the organization for the past year.
Doane spent five years in the infantry during the war, serving in the European theater, and was wounded while in action in France. He later served as an honor guard for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander during the war, when General Eisenhower had his offices in Paris, France, and Frankfort, Germany.
The father of three small children, Doane has lived in Lawrence all his life with the exception of the time ipent in the service.
Jewish Service Will Be Tonight
Hillel will hold its evening service at 8 p.m. today in Danforth chapel. This is the first time this semester that the group has held a Friday night service.
The service marks the beginning of the Jewish sabbath which begins at sundown. It is usually followed by a morning service on Saturday, but because of classes, no morning service is planned.
After this evening's service, the students are invited to a social hour at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, 1247 Ohio street.
Curzon Joins Deep Feeling With Brilliant Technique
Clifford Curzon, pianist, lived up to his advance notices Thursday in his recital, which was the third event on the University Concern course. His excellent performance deserved a much larger audience than the scarcely 1,500 persons it attracted.
Since this is only his second Am-4
erican concert tour, the 42-year-
old Englishman is not so widely
known here as in Europe.
By FAYE WILKINSON
Atchison, —(U.P.)—Charles W. Lafferty, 35, principal of Fredonia, Kan., high schools since 1946, was named superintendent of Atchison's public schools Thursday.
The Pershing Rifle's squad members are Donald Ferrell, Richard Matassarin, and Chanin Clark, College sophomores; Richard L. Bradley, engineering sophomore; Frank Geyer, pharmacy sophomore; and Robert Kicktonet, College freshman.
His program was remarkable for its sustained vitality and tonal beauty. The soloist's technical mastery is unquestionable. One was more aware of the musical feeling of the compositions than of the brilliant technique.
Dressed in distinctive uniforms and carrying wooden dummy rifles, a fierce herding Rifles squad will do a novel task of arms entirely by automatic signals.
1,000 Expected To Attend ROTC Military Ball Tonight
Mr. Curzon's program for the most part consisted of numbers from the 19th century romantic period in music, a period in which imagination and expression in music were considered more important than classical form. The pianist effectively copied the style of each choir "the opener" of the operetta Berthemon "Sonata in E Flat, Op. 81a" to the Dohanyn "Concerto Study in F Minor" which closed the program.
The artist accurately painted descriptions of "Scenes of Childhood" (Schumann), a series of 13 short pieces, one of which is the familiar "Traumeral." The Schubert "Fantasy in C. Op. 15" was an attempt by the composer to condense the sonata form into one movement. Mr. Curzon played it with a powerful touch and even the softest, fastest passages were clean-cut.
The mood of the program changed entirely during three numbers by impressionistic composers Ravel Debussy, and Granados. Of this group the Debussy "Fireworks" is most commonly recognized.
Mr. Curzon played three encores "Sonata in C Major" (D. Scarlatti), "Intermezzo, Op. 109" (Brahms), and "Nocturne in C Sharp Minor" (Chopin). The latter number was written when the composer was 19 but was not published until after his death.
Myron M. Thomason, College
The army-navy-air force R.O.T.C. Military ball will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight today in the ballroom of the Military Science building.
Lafferty To Education Post
Lafferty, who will assume his new duties Jan. 1, was named to succeed W. D. Wolfe, 54, who will become superintendent of schools at Lawrence. Wolfe was superintendent here for 20 years.
Lafferty was one of 60 candidates for the Atchison position.
In addition to the crowning of the queen, the intermission will include a hand balancing act by Stella Carney, fine arts freshman, and Robert Kleist, engineering junior; songs by the Delta Gamma quartet composed of Elinor Rice, Geraldine Mahan, oranitetha Krause, and all College freshmen; and a military drill by the crack squad of the Pershing Rifles.
An estimated 1,000 persons are expected to attend the formal dance and see Col. Edward R. Kumpe, professor of military science, crown the queen of the military ball at dance intermission.
The queen has been chosen from 12 candidates named to represent organized women's baseball. Her team organized its intermission dance intermission at 10:30 tonight
The second-floor ballroom is decorated with colored streamers and an arch in keeping with the theme of the seal of the National Military establishment. The ballroom will be candle-lit for the dance.
senior, will act as master of ceremonies at the intermission. James Sellards' orchestra will play for the ball.
Saturday Is Last Day For Tickets
Students are again reminded that they must select one of two sets of basketball tickets in order to see the K.U. home games. The student identification card alone will not give you a game ticket and the identification card. Earl Falkenstien, athletic business manager, said today.
Students must select their basketball tickets by 5 p.m. Saturday or miss their allotment of home games.
No extra charge is made to the students for the tickets and they can obtain them by merely calling at the athletic business office in Robinson gymnasium.
Union Activities To Give Breakfast
The Associated Women Students' senate is in charge of the President's breakfast to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the west ballroom of the Union building.
The breakfast is sponsored by Student Union Activities which invites the presidents of all the organized houses and of many University activities.
Douglas Presents New Health Plan
Washington—(U.P.)—Senator Paul H. Douglas, D., came up today with a substitute health insurance plan that he said would cost "no more than one-third" of President Truman's medical program.
His plan would pay all medical costs over a certain figure that the average family would normally face. It would be financed by a one per cent pay roll tax paid by the worker and employer.
Mr. Douglas said both the administration and the American Medical association have "missed the running battle over medical care."
He criticized the A.M.A. because "they put themslves in the position of opposing every suggestion that has been advanced." And he proposed an administrative sweeping compulsory health insurance program is too broad.
"If they don't support a sensible proposal," he added, "They may find themselves having to take something less sensible."
Under Mr. Douglas' proposal, an average family with an income of $3,000 would be expected to pay five per cent of its income, or $150, plan would pay all expenses over a year of medical expenses. The that under "reasonable standards" of care.
For families making $2,000 a year or less, the dividing line would be four per cent, and for those with only $1,000 income or less it would be $50.
Mr. Douglas said many details still remain to be worked out, but he hoped to have a completed proposal read to introduce during the next session of congress.
India UN Delegate To Speak Monday
Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani, a delegate from India to the United Nations general assembly, is visiting the University and will speak at a convocation at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12 in Strong auditorium.
Mrs. Kripalani is the sister-in-law of Dr. S. Chowla, visiting professor of mathematics. She is a member of the Indian constituent assembly (the equivalent of the American Congress). Her husband, Acharya Kripalani, is a former president of the Indian National Congress party, a position which Premier Nehru once held.
At the convocation Mrs. Kripaliani will discuss India's struggle for freedom and the problems that the new state must now face.
He Toots The Loudest Horn
Frederickburg, Va., (U.P.) The days of "Tallyhol!" still live around here. The annual dog mart show features a foxhorn blowing contest. This time, for the fourth straight time, Dave Jackson won the prize. His hot tooting turned 300 leashed dogs into howling, barking, straining bundles of energy.
Truman Wonders If Eisenhower Wants His Job
Key West, Fla., Dec. 9—(U.P.)-
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower looked
today to President Truman's intimi-
tudes like a man bucking for the
Republican presidential candidacy
in 1952.
This view was based on the recent "hot dogs and beer" social theories of the former army chief of staff and the current president of Columbia university.
Spokesman for the president at the winter White House have ignored General Eisenhower's recent comments, and allowed ignorance as to their content.
But it was known that the president's staff read with more than detached interest the recent New York speech by General Eisenhower who deplored the fact that the American people were mistakenly seeking "the illusion of security."
What General Eisenhower said cut sharply across the basic precepts of the Truman "fair deal." And Mr. Truman's State of the Union message in January probably will take a broad swipe at all opponents of the so-called "welfare state." Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said yesterday the chief executive's message would "fully expound the president's philosophy of government."
The Eisenhower statement that intensely interested the Truman staff was made Nov. 30 in New York:
"We seek the illusion called security. We think too much of luxuries. We want to wear fine shirts, have caviar and champagne when we should be eating hot dogs and beer."
They were also interested in this quotation:
"The definition of a liberal has become a man in Washington who wants to play the almighty with our money."
These words seemed to at least some of the Truman advisers to stack up with recent attacks on Truman policies by James F. Byrnes, former secretary of state and now regarded as a candidate for governor of South Carolina, and Bernard M. Baruch, another South Carolinian who for years wore the somewhat misty mantle of adviser to presidents.
The second issue of the Sour Owl,
campus humor magazine, will be on sale
Monday Dec. 12 and Tuesday
Dec. 13 of next week, Richard Bar-
ton, editor of the publication, said
today.
Featured articles of the issue, Barton said, will be by Bertha Shore, Augusta Gazette editor widely known for her humorous columns, and Thad Marsh, former instructor of English at the University and who is now at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.
"There is no state law against liquor advertisements, particularly the kind we will use," he said, 'so we will run them.
"We know that the Bitter Bird was suspended by the All Student Council with liquor ads in the Bird given as one of the reasons. However, we think the Bird was actually suspended for its poor taste in jokes. Students see liquor advertising all the time in national publications so it shouldn't hurt them to see it in the Soul Owl."
Sour Owl Sale On Monday
Barton also disclosed that the Sour Owl will contain liquor advertisement.
The magazines will be distributed at four campus crossroads — the Union, Strong hall, Marvin hall, and in front of Watkins library.
Embarrassing Loss In Fall
Columbus, Ga.  —(U.P). Jack W. Odom. 29-year-old construction worker fell 100 feet from a network of catles onto concrete. Injury: bruises. Loss: pants.