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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18; 1949
The Editorial Page-
'Sad State Of Affairs'
A sad state of affairs can be seen in the recent disclosure that two Communists are scholarship students under a program administered by the Atomic Energy commission—a program set up to qualify scientists for eventual work with the commission.
One of the self-admitted Communists, a graduate student-teacher at the University of North Carolina, simply applied for and got the scholarship with no questions asked about his loyalty. This shows what we can expect when we take one's loyalty for granted.
The second $3,600 a year scholarship went to another Communist. Despite the fact that they are admitted Communists, their awards have not been cancelled. The laxity of the public officials responsible for this farce magnifies the carelessness with which this country's security is handled.
The F.B.I. reported the background of these students to the commission. Yet no action was taken to stop their scholarships. Although no atomic secrets are at stake, it does not make sense to grant government scholarship to those who are obviously unfit to work on government projects.
It is interesting to note that North Carolina apparently isn't too concerned at having Communists on the faculty of the state university. How many other states are just as unconcerned?
We've been spending millions with one hand to combat Communism while we give government scholarships and teaching jobs to Communists with the other. When will it stop?
65 Lawyers Visit KU
About 65 lawyers and judges from Kansas met and discussed various problems at the law institute, sponsored by the University School of Law and the Kansas State Bar association committee on legal institutions, recently.
Some of the special topics discussed were the preparation of pleadings, competency of witness, post trial and appellate procedure, and jurisdiction and problems in administrative law.
The faculty of the institute consisted of Kansas lawyers and teachers with the exception of Charles L. Carr, lawyer and teacher in Kansas City, Mo.
Those who presided at the meetings were T. M. Lillard, '49 president of the Kansas State board association; B. I. Litovich, '32 president; Dallas W. Knapp, '47 and '48 president; and F. C. Bannon, chairman of the committee on legal institutes.
Leonard Snyder.
It will be the policy of the law school to conduct one or two law institutes during each academic year. Dean Moreau said.
"The papers showed great scholarship and research upon matters which could have been stated as unsettled and controversial," F. J. Moreau, dean of the law school, said
Marines Need Three Officers
Capt. W. R. Terrell, professor of naval science, has received word from the officer procurement section of the U.S. Marine Corps authorizing three additional openings in the Marine Platoon Leaders class for freshman and sophomore students at the University.
Students who are accepted will spend 12 weeks training at the Marine Corps school at Quantico, Virginia. After graduating from the University, they will be commissioned second lieutenants in the Marine Corps reserve. The students have a choice of requesting two years service or applying for a regular Marine Corps commission.
Interested students should see L. E. Bolts, instructor of naval science, in the Military Science building as soon as possible.
Former Student Injured In Airplane Accident
Harvey Barnett, Kansas City, Mo. a student at the University in 1946-47, was hospitalized recently with fractures of both ankles after a plane crash at the Camdenton, Mo. airport.
Leonard W. Byas, Jr., Kansas City, Mo., who was in the plane with Barnett, was killed.
Barnett is the owner of the plane and it is belived that he was at the controls when the accident occurred
Trombold To Talk At SAM Banquet
George Trombold, personnel manager of the Wichita division of Boeing Aircraft company, has been selected as the speaker of the annual spring banquet sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Management.
Mr. Trombold, who graduated from the University in 1932 with a degree in education, won the first industrial management award presented by S.A.M. The citation is presented on the basis of distinguished service in the fields of industrial management and labor. Anyone in the state of Kansas or the greater Kansas City area is eligible.
The banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at the Country club. Dress will be informal.
Wayne Smith, retiring president of the organization, will present the scroll to Mr. Trombold.
Frank T. Stockton, dean of University Extension, and Mrs. Stockton will be guests. Dean Stockton is the faculty advisor.
'Hill' Publications Get New Managers
Editor and business manager for three University publications have been named by the publications committee of the All Student Council.
The University calendar will be edited by Frank Oblenland, College junior. Sterling S. Waggoner, Col-
mium,宏more, will act as business manager.
Richard L. Hamilton, business junior, will be editor of the 1949-50 Student Directory, and John R. van Keppel, College freshman, was named business manager.
The K-Book will be edited by Orval J. Swander, College sophomore, with John R. Leslie, College freshman, business manager.
Dr. George B. Smith, dean of the School of Education attended a meeting in Washington, D. C. the past week to study the problem of air age education for teachers on a nation-wide basis.
Students who want to work on these publications should submit their names to the editors immediately.
Dean Smith Confers On Air Education
The group of six university and college officials observed the operation of Washington National airport where they heard calls by officials of the Civil Aeronautics authority.
Dr. B. D. Holstine, director of the University School and student teaching at the University of Oklahome, was a member of the group.
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Still Arguing
Dear Editor:
In their answer to our letter concerning the severance tax, the editorial writers continue to defend their statements on a false conception. We believe the entire matter boils down to one major issue—whether all natural minerals in Kansas are to be taxed under the proposed bill or whether only oil and gas are to have an additional tax.
The editorial writers attach the idea of a severance tax on all minerals to the bill proposed by the teachers association. This is not true. The teacher's bill proposed that only oil and gas receive another tax. The writers' idea may be that all minerals should have an additional tax, but it was not the idea of the teachers who submitted the plan to the last legislature and should not be attributed to them.
We also feel the editorial writers were off base on some minor issues. In saying that California has a severance tax, they should, in justice, say that Kansas also has a severance tax. Both states levy a special production tax that goes for the upkeep of their conservation departments.
We would like to know where the editorial writers were informed that the farmer is paying more property tax than the oil and gas producers. Is it because the farmer's property is worth more? If so, it is based on the same premise that white horses eat more than black horses because there are more white ones. We were under the impression that property tax was equitable.
James H. Fees,
Jim Page
College sophomores
Answer: The proposed severance tax would affect all exhaustible resources, with allowances made for marginal industries. Advocates of the tax point primarily to oil and gas because more revenue is realized from that source.
The ad valorem tax of Kansas is not the equivalent of a severance tax because ad valorem is based on the assessment value of the leasehold. The inequality of the rate of assessment makes the difference between the ad valorem tax and the severance tax.
The information about the comparative tax burden on the farmer and the oil producer was taken from "The Proposal for Levying a Severance Tax on Petroleum in Kansas," by W. E. Sheffer.
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Forty members of Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity, toured the Chevrolet assembly plant in Kansas City, Mo., recently.
The field trip had previously been scheduled for the Ford plant but was cancelled because of the strike in progress.
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