UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
Work Is Begun On Plans For KU Fieldhouse
Actual work that will lead to completion of the long-sought fieldhouse at the University has been started.
Hubert Brighton, secretary of the Kansas board of regents, announced, "Mr. Marshall (Charles Marshall, state architect) advised me today that work had been started in his office on preliminary plans for a fieldhouse at KU. It is contemplated that detailed plans will be ready to advertise for bids in the spring."
It has been decided definitely that the field house plans will be prepared by the state architect, Joseph J. Wilson, K.U. business manager and chairman of the university's fieldhouse committee, said. The building program authorized for state institutions by the last legislature has made it necessary to retain architectural firms on some projects.
The legislature appropriated $750,000 for the K.U. fieldhouse the past spring.
Mr. Marshall will prepare preliminary plans for a structure seating 16,000 at basketball games, Mr Wilson said. It is believed here that only the University of Minnesota structure has a larger capacity. Approximate outside dimensions for such a building would be 240 by 340 feet. There will be a dirt floor arena area of about 25,000 square feet, which may be used for track and field events and for baseball and football practice. The basketball floor will be portable.
Plans now being prepared will be only for the fieldhouse unit, according to Mr. Wilson. Provisions will be made for connecting a subsequent gymnasium and physical education unit.
Mr. Wilson said no reliable estimate of cost could be made until detailed plans with specifications of materials are ready in the spring. However, he believes the fieldhouse unit might easily cost 1/4 million dollars, a half-million dollars more than is now available.
"Because we now don't know just what the cost will be or how much money will be available, the plans will have to include numerous alterate specifications," Mr. Wilson said. "Installation of all seats might have to wait further financing, for one thing."
The preliminary plans now being prepared will represent a combination of ideas advanced by the K.U. committee and Mr. Marshall. The plans of the Kansas State college fieldhouse will not be adopted, as had been suggested by some.
The site for the fieldhouse is still undecided. Two locations receiving the heaviest study with respect to cost of construction, avail-ble and available land, intramural fields south of 16th street and west of Michigan street.
Mr. Wilson said neither the University fieldhouse committee nor the building committee of the K.U. Athletic association had any recommendations at this time for financing the fieldhouse beyond the $750,-000 appropriation.
Wichita Boxer May Fight Rocky Graziano In Michigan
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 8—(U.P.)-Hard-punching Alvin Williams, Wichita, scored a ten round decision over Anton Raadik, Chicago, here last night.
The verdict was unanimous in favor of Williams who has been offered a match with Rocky Graziano in Grand Rapids, Mich., on the basis of his victory.
Both fighters weighed 164 pounds
Stray Bullet Misses Driver
Two Harbors, Minn. — (U.P.) A stray bullet from a deer hunter's gun smashed through the window of Keith Hassett's car as he drove near here. The bullet struck the steering wheel and ripped through his coat sleeve. Mr. Hassett and his three passengers were not hurt.
Latvian Linguist, Swimmer Will Be First DP Student
Tatjana Plume, 22-year-old Latvian, will be the first displaced person to be brought to the University. The Westminster fellowship of Presbyterian students is sponsoring the plans to bring Miss Plume to Kansas, Marilynn Lee, chairman of the Westminster scholarship committee said.
Miss Plume is now living in Innsbruck, Austria. She is a linguist and has taught Russian and other languages and will major in philosophy at the University. She is on the Austrian national swimming team and has held the title of national master of swimming there.
"the fellowship is not sending her anything for Christmas," Dr. John Patton, sponsor of the fellowship, said today. "There is not enough time for it to reach her and she may make up country and travel to bring much with her. It will be from three to five months before she arrives."
She will live with Dr. and Mrs. Patton.
By terms of the agreement under which D.P. students may enter the United States, Miss Plume will become a U.S. citizen. The Westminster fellowship has sent assurance papers to the state department and the World Student Service fund guaranteeing that it will be responsible for her during her first year at the University. The guarantee includes providing the student's transportation from Europe to Lawrence, outfitting her with clothing, supplying money for books and fees, and providing board and room for the first year.
The Westminster fellowship will conduct a campaign Monday, Dec. 12 to Sunday, Dec. 18 to complete financing the scholarship. They will solicit contributions from alumni as well as from present members. Miss Lee said that if the project proved successful, the group will sponsor another student.
Robert Petitt, College senior, and Patricia Speer, fine arts senior, will be in charge of the fund raising. Other members of the committee are: Leon Stomire, engineering sophomore, Donald Kerle, engineering sophomore, Robert Dale Judy graduate student, and Mrs. Rollir Wade, Lawrence.
Hitt Elected President Of Registrars Group
James K. Hitt, registrar, was recently elected president of the Kansas Collegiate association of Registrars and Admissions Officers at a meeting held in Emporia. The job will consist mainly of planning the program of the meeting for next year.
Johnson County Meeting
Postponed Until Next Week
The meeting of the Johnson county club of the Statewide Activities scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday has been postponed until next week.
Dr. Allen, '41 Visits Parents
Announcement of the time and place of the meeting will be made later, William Herwig, business senior and chairman of the club said.
Dr. Robert Allen '41, former Jayhawker basketball star, is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Forrest C. Allen. Dr. Allen is a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
During his four years at the University, Dr. Allen majored in chemistry, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa national honorary society and chosen Honor Man of the class of '41 at the honors convocation in April '42. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity.
Dr. Allen played on his father's teams of '39, 40, and '41. He played the "quarterback" spot. The '40 club advanced to the N.C.A.A. finals by defeating Southern California 43 to 42 in Kansas City. In third place,密度 60 to 42.He was voted a center position on the N.C.A.A. All-America tourney team.
Coach Allen's son was all-Big Six selections in '40 and '41 and was elected honorary captain along with Howard Engleman and John Kline of the '41 club which tied Iowa State College for the championship.
After July 1, 1950, Dr. Allen will be located in Kansas City, Mo., where he will practice surgery. His wife, the former Jean McFarland of Topeka, attended the University from 1938-41. They have a 4-year-old son, Robert, Jr.
Dr. Gaston Shows Effects Of Music
The emotional effects of music on the individual were demonstrated by means of musical recordings and paintings by Dr. E. Thayer Gaston, professor of music education.
Dr. Gaston spoke before the Pi Lambda Theta Founder's Day dinner in the east room of the Union.
Dr. Gaston played musical recordings and then showed paintings made by students while listening to the same music.
Eight pledges were initiated. They were; Esther Twente, professor of social work, assistant professors, Barbara Craig, Romance languages, Nancie Greenman, design, Instructors Kathleen O'Donnell, mathematics and Georgia Westmoreland, physical education. The students initiated were Twilla Wagner and Ardyle Wilson, education seniors, and Barbara Nesch, education sophomore.
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Exposition Is Set For April
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Dates of coming activities set by the council include:
Plans for the Engineering exposition Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22, were discussed by 17 members of the Engineering council Wednesday night.
Clifford Curzon, pianist, will appear in recital at 8:20 p.m. today in Hoch auditorium. His program is the third event on the University Concert course. The English musician is making his second concert tour of the United States. His American debut in 1939 was interrupted by the war and was not resumed until 1948. Mr. Curzon's current tour began with an appearance on the "Telephone Hour" radio program in October and will end in March in a performance with the New York Philharmonic-Symphony orchestra.
Thursday, Feb. 16, engineering banquet.
Saturday: "slip stick" stomp, formal dance of the honorary engineering societies, to be held in the Military Science building.
Friday, March 17, annual spring ball for all engineers.
Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22, Engineering exposition.
Jack Bruer, '23, To Head Omaha Alumni Chapter
Jack M. Bruer, '23, was elected president of the Omaha, Nebr.
Alumni chapter Dec. 5. The group held the business meeting after the Kansas-Creighton basketball game.
David E. Ferguson, '36, was elected vice-president; Anna Mae Kuhn, '28, secretary.
Chiang Flees To Formosa With Cabinet
Hong Kong, Dec. 8.-(U.P.)-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek and the Chinese Nationalist cabinet today fled the mainland of China and established their new seat of government on the island fortress of Formosa.
Chiang left Chengtu this morning in his personal plane as Communist forces closed in on the Nationalists' last mainland capital from three directions. Communist capture of Chengtu was expected in a day or two.
The cabinet, meeting in an extraordinary session Wednesday night, agreed to remove the state of government from Chengtu to Formosa. It also created two guerilla headquarters to command all military operations on the mainland.
One of the headquarters was established at Sichang, capital of remote Sikang province in the mountains of far western China.
The entire nationalist position in southwest China collapsed along with the defense of Chengtu. Nationalist officials fled Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, and left the city in the hands of provincial army men who were reported ready to join the Communists.
At the same time two of Chiang's closest advisers revealed that the Nationalist government has prepared plans to draft Formosans of fighting age to protect the former Japanese island against Communist assaults.
The advisers also disclosed that the Nationalists plan to abandon the mainland of China except for a token force of government officials, who will seek to function somewhere in the barren mountain country of remote Sikang province.
All other government officials and fighting forces, will be withdrawn either to Formosa or to Hainan island, off the southern coast of China.
The plan to call draftees for the army in Formosa was disclosed by two of Chiang's closest aides, Gen. Chen Cheng, governor of Formosa, and Ng Lan-Yu, secretary general of the Kuomintang emergency committee.
The mobilization will start early next year, Chen said. Refugees from the mainland will be subject to conscription as well as native Formosans, he said.
Chen indirectly recognized that the Formosans may oppose conscription by appealing to the islanders to discard their traditional antagonism against mainlanders.
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