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Friday, Sept. 30, 1949
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSAPER
High School Conference Opens Today
The 27th annual Kansas High School Journalism conference and the 21st Kansas Council of Teachers of Journalism began on the campus today. Approximately 400 high school students and teachers registered.
Margaret Brown and Margaret Burton, high school students from Caney, Kan., were the first to register for conference. They registered at 10:20 a.m. today.
At the general session at 2 p.m. today in Fraser theatre, Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, greeted the high school visitors.
Miss Frances Grinstead, assistant professor of journalism, addressed the group on "So You Want to Write."
The remainder of the program for today includes a visit to points of interest on the campus from 4 to 5 p.m. At 6 p.m.a banquet will be held in the ballroom of the Union.
From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday movies will be shown in Fraser theater for the students. During this time the teachers will hold roundtable discussions on annuals, printed newspapers, and mimeographed newspapers in 107 and 102 Journalism building and 206 Fraser hall.
Between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. eight joint roundtables for students and teachers will be presented. They are: for editors and staffs of mimeographed and offset yearbooks, Fraser theater, led by Harlan R. Larson, sales manager of Myers and company, Topeka lithographers; for editors and staffs of engraved yearbooks, 102 Journalism building, led by H. Ralph Kolb, manager of school annual department, Burger-Baird Engraving company, Kansas City, Mo.; on topography, printing, and engravings, 107 Journalism building, led by Thomas C. Ryther, uninterintendent University Press.
For editors and editorial writers, 306 Fraser hall, led by Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism; for managing editors and news editors, 210 Fraser, led by Emil L. Telfel, assistant professor of journalism. These roundtables will be repeated Saturday.
Other roundtable sessions scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday follow:
For feature editors and writers will be in 3 Green hall, led by Walter E. Ewert, assistant professor of journalism; for business and advertising managers, 308 Fraser hall, led by Lee S. Cole, instructor in journalism; and for reporters, 208 Fraser hall, led by Charles G. Pearson, instructor in journalism.
Yearbooks and school papers from various Kansas high schools will be displayed from 10:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday in the first floor corridor of Fraser hall.
At a general session at 11 a.m. in Fraser theater, Paul Husted, city editor of The Lawrence Journal- World, will speak on "The Newspaper and the Community," and Alvin McCoy, Kansas correspondent for the Kansas City Star and Times, will speak on "Covering Kansas." A luncheon will be served at 12:45 p.m. in the ballroom of the Union The program will end with the football game at 2 p.m. between the University of Kansas and Iowa State college.
WEATHER
KANSAS—Fair and warmer today, high in middle 70s. Low tonight near 50. Partly cloudy tomorrow, high in middle 70s.
Engineering Council Has Office Vacancy
Any engineering student interested in the position of secretary-treasurer on the Engineering council should hand in a petition containing 35 or more names to the Engineering office, 111 Marvin hall, on or before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 30—(U.P.) A convalescent home and rooming house occupied mostly by old-age pensioners became a death trap for seven of 18 occupants today when flames fanned through the old two-story frame structure.
Seven Killed In KC Fire
The dead were identified as: Murtle M. Hershey, 25; Marion Hershey, Jr., 26 months; Myrtle Marie Hershey, 9 months; Ladraine Ellis, 17; Owen Richards; Florence Richards, 85; Mrs. Cora Andrews, 68.
Five of the seven victims suffocated and two others were burned to death. At least four more persons were hospitalized with minor burns and shock and exposure.
Mrs. Ola Jones, a neighbor said she first became aware of the fire when Mrs. Aurora Bayse, owner of the house, ran into the yard screaming for help.
John Paulsen, a next-door neighbor, told firemen he pulled two persons from the first floor of the house but was unable to get to the second floor, where all of the victims died.
Tokyo Rose Plans To Fight For New Trial
San Francisco, Sept. 30 — (U.P.)—Mrs. Iva Toguri D'Aquino planned a fight to overturn her conviction for treason as the Tokyo Rose who broadcast to American troops during the war.
Her attorney, Wayne M. Collins,
said he would file a motion in the
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for
an arrest of judgment and a new
trial. He said he also would try to
get her released on bail.
If those motions failed, Collins planned a direct appeal on grounds that Federal Judge Michael J. Roche instructed the jury improperly and on other technicalities involving admission of evidence.
"I can't understand it, I can't understand it," the 33-year-old Los Angeles-born defendant muttered in a shocked voice last night as the jury of six men and six women brought back their verdict after deliberating four days to close the nation's longest treason trial in history.
The jury found her guilty of one of eight counts of treason.
The minimum sentence is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine or a maximum of death. However, the government did not demand the death penalty and it was believed unlikely the court would impose it.
Janeice Bryan Wins Title And Trip To American Royal
During the reading of the verdict by James Welsh, court clerk. Mrs. D'Aquino stiffened but kept her eyes riveted to the green blotter on the defendant's table.
Janeice Bryan, College senior, became Miss Lawrence Thursday at the Jayhawker theater. Janeice is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, social society. Miss Lawrence will represent the city in the queen contest of the American Royal. She will go to Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 13 to attend a luncheon for candidates and chaperones at the Hotel Continental.
Sgt. Richard V. Cloke, chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce committee sponsoring the event, said the master of ceremonies accidentally omitted the name of Miss Bryan from the list of finalists announced Wednesday at the Granada theater.
The queen will be chosen in the afternoon, and a buffet supper in the Georgian room of the hotel is planned for candidates, chaperons, and escorts.
The names of the queen, two princesses, and eight ladies-inwaiting will be announced at 12:30 p.m. Friday at a luncheon. If Janeice is one of the winners, her schedule will include the coronation, the coronation ball, the American Royal parade, and attendance at American Royal shows.
An error by the master of ceremonies almost prevented Miss Bryan from being a finalist.
The Miss Lawrence contest was sponsored by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce with Sgt. R. V. Cloke, University R. O. T. C., as chairman. Judges were George Dockling, president of the First National bank; Col. L. R. Moore, commanding officer of the University R. O. T. C. unit; and George Phillips, Chillicothe, Mo., theater manager. Bill Yearout, WREN announcer, was master of ceremonies.
Miss JANEICE BRYAN
Officials To Study Science Hall Plans
Two faculty members, the University business manager, and the state architect will visit science laboratories in 10 eastern colleges and universities next week.
R. Q. Brewster, professor of chemistry; J. D. Stranathan professor of physics; Joseph Wilson, University business manager; and Charles
Austin's statement was a bid for a new Russian proposal to break the three-year-old impasse on the majority backed plan offered by Bernard M. Baruch and the plan which Russia insists can be the only means of control.
The United States, Britain, France, China and Canada want outright U.N. control of atomic activities whereas Russia demanded immediate outlawing of atom weapons and only occasional U.N. inspection of plants.
Lake Success, New York, Sept. 30—(U.P.)—The Western powers have been unable to change Russia's attitude on Atomic control and the "Big Six" powers are getting nowhere on international regulation of the atomic-bomb, a reliable source said today.
A-Bomb Control Still Blocked
Ambassador Warren R. Austin, chief U.S. delegate to the U.N., appealed to the Soviet to "take a more realistic attitude" toward the atom bomb problem after the apparent "no progress" session on nuclear control Thursday. It was the first Big Six session on atom control since President Truman's announcement of a Russian atomic explosion.
The six major powers held their eighth meeting Thursday to discuss control of the bomb. After the well guarded top secret session, a communique said simply that it had been decided to give out no news for the time being. Another six-power meeting will be held Oct. 6.
The West awaited Russia's response to its latest appeal for a new attitude while United Nations observers speculated that Soviet trouble-shooter Jacob A. Malik might bring news of a change of heart from Moscow.
Bookstore Rushed For Past Two Weeks
The Student Union bookstore has been one of the busiest places on the campus the past two weeks.
In handling the large number of students who crowded into the store during the first rush, the staff attempted to keep supplies moving as fast as possible.
"By actual stop watch timing we found that we increased speed of service this fall during the busier hours to a greater degree than last year," said L. E. Wooley, bookstore manager. "Naturally we were pleased, but we can do better."
"The swing from veteran to non- veteran students is quite noticeable in buying supplies this fall," Mr. Wooley said.
As an experiment, a new arrangement of indexing books was used. It resulted in faster sales and will be expanded to a complete system by January. During the rush periods 65 persons were employed to handle orders, but normal operation usually requires from 10 to 14 clerks.
Mr. Woolley said that after today no students may exchange their new books because of schedule changes or other reasons.
*Marshall, state architect, Topeka
will make the trip
"The purpose of the trip is to get a look at recent development on laboratories and classrooms of science buildings in other universities," Mr. Wilson, University business manager said.
The group will visit Northwestern university, Evanston, Ill. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago; Battelle Memorial Institute and Ohio State university, both at Columbus, Ohio; Oberlin college, Oberlin, Ohio; University of Pittsburgh and Mellon institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard university, Boston, Mass.; Columbia university and the Bell Telephone laboratories, New York city, N.Y.
Trophies were awarded to 12 intamural teams and seven individual medals were awarded at the Women's Athletic association Pow Wow Thursday. The awards were for championships won in the 1948-49 intramural program. Ruth Hoover, associate professor of physical education, made the presentations.
The 1949 state legislature appropriated $1,972,000 for the construction of a science building. The building will be built either in the area west of Snow hall or behind Robinson gymnasium, Mr. Wilson said. Both sites are under consideration.
Blake hall now houses the physics department. Built in 1895, it does not have sufficient class room or laboratory space. Approximately 50 students were enrolled in the department when the building was built. More than 1,000 are now enrolled.
Bailey chemical laboratories, nick-named "Old Bailey" by students, was built in 1900, when 200 students were taking chemistry courses. In 1946, there were 2,315 freshmen enrolled in the department.
The mathematics department is now in Strong hall.
Teams and their awards in the various activities are as follows:
Awards Given For IM Activities
Volleyball: first, Locksley hall; second, Pi Beta Phi; tennis singles; first, Corbin hall; individual awards, Mary H. Shepard; '49; tennis doubles: first, Pi Beta Phi; individual awards; betty van der Smissen sophomore in law, and Shirley J. Hoffman, college freshman; badminton: first, I.W.W.; second, Kappa Alpha Theta; table tennis singles; first, Pi Beta Phi; individual award, Doris J. Then, College senior; table tennis doubles: first, Locksley hall; individual awards, Betty van der Smissen, and Shirley J. Hoffman; swimming: first, Kappa KappaGamma; second, Sigma Kappa; softball: first, Jayettes, second, Alpha Delta Pi.
Betty van der Smissen received a special award for being the most active woman in the athletic program. Rita Carl, education sophomore, received the second place award.
General To Inspect ROTC
Major General Manton S. Eddy, commanding general of the ground forces of Fort Leavenworth, will conduct a tour of the R.O.T.C. installations at the University Monday, Oct. 3.