1949
University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1949
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
New Quota Set For Pledges In Sororities
University sororites are free to pledge as many women as they desire, regardless of whether or not they will have room for the pledges in their chapter houses.
Passed by active Panhellenic and Lawrence alumnae Panhellenic, this new regulation takes the place of the quota system. The quota system was established at K. U. in the mid '30s and placed a limitation based upon house capacity, on the number of women each sorority might pledge.
No freshman women will move into sorority houses in the fall of 1951. They will all move into a University dormitory. This means that unless chapters are enlarged now beyond their present limits, they will have no one to fill the house vacancies left by seniors graduating in the spring of '51.
Two exceptions are that there will still be a quota established for the number of women each sorority may pledge during rushweek and that each sorority may pledge only to many women as it will be able to accommodate in its chapter house in the fall of 1951.
The new ruling is to allow chapters to gradually build up their memberships so that they will be able to make the conversion more easily when the time comes.
Bowling Green Students On Strike
Bowling Green, Ohio., Oct. 19— (U.P.) One thousand students gathered in front of the administration building of Bowling Green State university today to call a strike for free use of automobiles, "freedom of the press" and 3.2 beer.
It was not clear whether the threatened strike would materialize later today. Men students made up most of the crowd. There was no disorder during the half-hour of sneezes and shouts.
The speakers called on college officials to repeal rules prohibiting unmarried women students from riding in autos; asked for relaxation of campus police powers, and urged the administration to permit students to drink 3.2 beer.
The students also asked for "freedom of the press" in the Bee Gee News, the college weekly paper and a free voice in student affairs without faculty domination.
Another mass meeting was planned for 3 p. m.
University President Frank J. Prout received an anonymous invitation to attend the mass meeting but stayed in his office instead. Officials made no attempt to break up the meeting.
The regulations objected to include a rule prohibiting women students from riding in cars. It was instituted by college officials following complaints of parents and others concerning improper use of autos.
College officials said the order was issued following several very serious auto accidents.
A one act play will be presented by the French club at 7:30 p.m. day. The play is "L' Ete de la Saint-Martin" by Meilkac and Mallevy.
French Club Will Present One Act Play Tonight
Members of the cast are Marie Ward, College senior; Kathryn Calter, fine arts senior; Jack Griggsby, business junior; and Wilson O'Connell, College junior.
Pep Rally To Be Held Thursday
Blue jeans and cowboy hats will be worn by the Ku Ku's, Jay Janes, and the cheerleaders Thursday at the rally. The University football team will meet the Oklahoma A & M "Cowpokes" at Stillwater Saturday.
A pep rally will be held at 12:50 p.m. between Robinson gym and Haworth hall. A "Pep Band" will be present to play some of the University pep songs.
Chairman Set For Homecoming
The general chairman of the November 18 and 19 Homecoming activities is Albert S. Palmerlee, associate professor of engineering drawing, Chancellor Deane W. Malot announced today.
The University of Missouri-Kansas football game November 19 will be the foundation of the celebration. Two weeks ago all reserved seats for the game were sold, assuring a crowd of about 35,000.
Palmerlee said he hoped to name committee chairmen for the various Homecoming events this week. Decisions on the events to be scheduled will be made at a meeting of the general committee.
Palmerlee came to K. U. in 1931 from North Dakota where he had taken his undergraduate work at the agricultural college. He was a part time teacher of mathematics while working for an M. A degree in that subject in 1933. Later he enrolled in the school of engineering and in 1939 received both the B. S. in mechanical engineering and the five year program B. S. degree. The next year he became an instructor in engineering drawing and then as an army reserve officer, was called to active duty.
Miss Bryan has a convertible on hand at all times for her use. In traveling to and from her hotel in downtown Kansas City, Mo., the queen has a motorcycle police escort to驰去, way through traffic.
Wearing a $45,000 diamond necklace and being whisked through downtown Kansas City traffic with a motorcycle police escort are two among many exciting experiences of Janee Bryan, College senior and reigning queen of the American Royal.
"As a gag, I cared in the police lineup Monday and was photographed with a number just like people who have been arrested," she said.
Miss Bryan was selected Middle Western states, to preside over the nation's No. 1 livestock show this week. Five thousand persons at the coronation ball watched Harry Darby, president of the American Royal association, place a glittering crown on Miss Bryan's head. She wore a $45,000 diamond necklace supplied by a Kansas City jewelry firm for the occasion.
Congress Passes Special Bill So Girl Can Come To KU
A Spanish Civil war orphan now in Surrey, England, may spend Christmas with her foster parents at the University.
Many Honors For Janeice As She Rules Over Royal
A typical day of the queen begins with breakfast at 9:15 a.m. Receptions follow until noon. She attends the shows from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. is followed by more shows and contests.
"My duties as queen are to attend the contests, banquets and civic functions connected with the American Royal," the queen said. "I was present at the Kansas City, Kan., Chamber of Commerce banquet at which Governor Carlson was a guest," she said.
The girl whom her foster parents have not seen for two years is Herminia Ricart, daughter of Domingo Ricart, assistant professor of Spanish, and Mrs. Ricart. She will be 16 years old Thursday.
Professor and Mrs. Ricart received a telegram Tuesday night informing them that congress had passed a special bill that will enable their daughter to come to the United States.
The telegram, sent by Sen. Andrew Schoeppel from Washington, read:
"We are overwhelmed," declared the Spanish professor today. "The bill's passage is the most wonderful birthday present Hermina could have received. We hope to see her very soon. Perhaps it will be Thanksgiving day, but at least by Christmas."
"The senate tonight passed the bill to permit your daughter, Herminia Ricart to enter the United States. I am happy to send this information and pleased I could be of assistance."
Miss Bryan was selected from 49 candidates representing eight Western states to preside
Mr. and Mrs. Ricart have been trying to bring their daughter into this country through various immigration quotas ever since her arrival from England two years ago. The law which kept her from entering concerned the fact that she was an adopted child, once a war orphan.
Professor Ricart immediately wired the news to his daughter. He is sending an official note to her legal guardian requesting that her passage to this country be obtained as soon as possible.
Rep. Edward Rees sponsored the bill passed by the house Aug. 24 and confirmed by the senate Tuesday night. It states, "For the purposes of immigration and naturalization laws, Herminia Ricart shall be deemed to have been born in Spain and shall be considered to be the natural-born daughter of Professor and Mrs. Domingo Ricert."
Miss Bryan was wearing a strapless evening gown of Spanish lace with silver metallic thread woven into an intricate design. The gown was of simple lines with fitted bodice and a bauffont skirt. She wore silver sandals A jeweled crown and an orchid corsage completed the ensemble.
"Later, I was given a $950 wardrobe, a sterling silver trophy and a gold American Royal pin set with a diamond and three rubies."
Pictures of Miss Bryan were distributed by the Associated Press and National Editorial association, and appeared in newspapers over the country. A front-page photograph in the Atlanta Constitution carried the remark, "Happy horses and contented cows should result from such a glamorous reign."
The queen has a different escort each night selected from a group of eager applicants. Franklin S. Piley, employee of the Kansas City Star, attended Miss Bryan and American Royal contests Tuesday.
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'Male Animal' Tickets On Sale
Reservations for "The Male Animal," three-act comedy, will be available in the basement of Green hall from 9 a. m. until noon and from 1 p. m. until 4 p. m. beginning Thursday. The comedy will be given from Tuesday, Oct. 25 through Friday, Oct. 28.
The ticket office will issue reservations every weekday through Friday, Oct. 28. Students must present their activity books to get reserved seats.
On the nights of the performances, remaining reservations may be obtained at the ticket office in Fraser hall.
Heart Talk To Sigma Xi
In its beginning stages as an embryo the heart of an animal is not a miniature of the chambered heart, Dr. Bradley M. Patten, professor of anatomy at the University of Michigan, told a meeting of Sigma Xi Oct. 18.
Instead, the embryo develops a pump which starts the circulation and keep it going while the more elaborate heart mechanism is being formed.
"All the time it is changing from the simple tubular structure until it reaches its chambered and valved final form, the circulation can never be allowed to cease," Dr. Patten said.
Although most of Dr. Patten's work has been done on the chicks, studies show that there are similar stages in the human and other mammal hearts.
Dr. Patten illustrated his lecture with lantern slides and micromoving pictures of living chick embryos. The film showed the very first movement of the heart and how it develops.
Dr. Patten and Dr. Theodore C. Kramer, of the Baldwin Bird Research laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio were pioneer workers in adapting the motion picture camera to record the heart action of embryos. The technique involves mounting embryos in specially constructed glass chambers where they are kept moistened with salt solutions. These chambers are put on the stage of a microscope housed in an incubator. A motion picture camera is then mounted above the microscope to record action of the living embryo.
Dr. Patten was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1911. He received a master of arts degree in 1912 and a doctor of philosophy degree in 1914 from Harvard university.
He is now preparing sections on the development of the heart and the normal structure of the adult heart for a reference book on the treatment of heart diseases. He is also serving as embryological consultant to Dr. Jesse Edwards of the Mayo Clinic, who is preparing the section of the congenital defects 'the heart' for the same book.
Ellsworth To Alumni Meeting
Fred Ellsworth, Alumni secretary,
will attend an alumni meeting in
Portville. Okla. Thursday.
ASC Approves Appropriations For Three Groups
Appropriations to three campus organizations were approved and four were refused by the All Student Council Tuesday night.
All except one were in line with those recommendations which the A.S.C. finance committee made after an appropriation hearing Oct. 8.
The exception was the request of the Independent Students association for $600 which the committee recommended be reduced to $225. A motion to amend the recommendation to read that the I.S.A. be given nothing because of possible effects of its becoming a political measure was passed by a roll call vote of eight to three with two abstaining.
The three appropriations approved by the Council were: $200 to Sachem, senior men's honor society; $225 to Y.M.C.A.; and $250 to Y.W.C.A. Reductions from the amounts requested by the organizations were made
The A.S.C. has reduced its budget this year because of the decrease in enrollment.
Three other appropriations were refused. These were: $50 to Gamma Alpha Chi, organization for women in advertising, on the grounds that' to subsidize a small honorary organization would set a "dangerous precedent," $100 to Jewish Student union, and $135 to Student Religious council, both on the grounds that the Council makes it a practice not to subsidize religious grouns.
A bill was passed setting up a method of fund distribution for the Campus Chest, which was established at the last meeting of the Council. It provides that the allotment for each agency in the drive will be determined on the basis of the percentage collected in relation to the total amount collected in drives through 1947-48 and 1948-49.
Another bill providing for salaries of $12 a month for the president, secretary, and treasurer of the A.S. C. was passed. This salary will be paid monthly from Sept. 1 to May 1, provided that the officer is holding office at the first of each month.
The Council also passed a motion that tickets for the K-State game be provided by the A.S.C. for K-State council members and their dates, and that both groups sit together at the game.
In the form of a resolution, the A.S.C. registered its approval of making student activity tickets transferable for athletic events.
The cost of the missing 23 freshman caps will be paid by the A.S.C. Responsibility for the loss was placed on all groups involved, including the Council, which presented no written instructions for the caps' sale to the Jay James and KukU's who sold them.
WEATHER
Storm warnings went up over Kansas today as the weather bureau issued terse announcements of snow and blustering winds moving into the state.
The forecast was for rain changing to snow in northwest Kansas today with strong north erly winds accompanying the snow flurries.
Near freezing temperatures were expected to advance slowly from northwest Kansas to the southeast leaving a covering of from two to three inches of snow over the northwest portion of the state.
The low temperature in the northwest will be near 30 tonight and will extend upward to near 40 in other parts of Kansas.