University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 25, 1949
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSAPEP
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Soviets Shift More Officials In Cabinet
U. P. Foreign News Roundup The Soviet armed forces got a new boss today.
new boss comes Moscow, announced that Marshal Nizamov A. Bulganin has been relieved of his duties as minister of the armed forces and the job taken over by his deputy, Marshal Alexander M. Vasilievsky.
However, Marshal Bulganin apparently retained his posts of deputy premier and member of the policy-making Poliburo. It seemed to be just another case of Premier Josef Stalin relieving his top advisers of departmental duties to leave them free for policy-making and special tasks.
Marsal Bulganin is the fourth deputy premier and Politburo members to be relieved of a departmental portfolio within the past three weeks. Only one politburo member, Alexei N. Kosygin, remains in charge of a ministry. He is minister of light industry.
The 54-year-old Bulgainin is one of Stalin's top administrators and trouble-shooters. He served successively as manager of the Soviet Union's largest electrical plant, mayor of Moscow and chairman of the state bank before taking over from Premier Stalin himself as minister of the armed forces in 1947.
Marshal Vasillevsky is a 47-year-old professional soldier who has been credited with masterminding the soviet victories at Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad during World War II. He is a former chief of staff of the armed forces.
Other foreign news:
Other Brigades.
Berlin—Brig. Gen. Frantisck Dastich, chief of the Czech military mission in Berlin, was revealed to have fled to Western Europe "some weeks ago," Col. Emil Buschina Czech military attache in Berlin also may have fled west.
Frankfurt—Attempts to establish a western German state appear about to collapse. The Bonn assembly of western Germany political leaders has rejected bluntly recommendations of the three western military governors for revision of a draft constitution for the proposed new state.
new state.
Southampton, England — British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin sailed on the Queen Mary for the United States to sign the Atlantic treaty and discuss cold war strategy with Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
Axis Sally Gets 10 To 30 Years
Washington, March 25 —(U.R.)— Mildred (Axis Sally) Gillars today was sentenced to serve from 10 to 30 years for treason to the United States and pay a $10,000 fine.
Federal Judge Edward M. Curran imposed sentence on the white-haired broadcaster for the wartime Nazi radio after rejecting a defense motion for a new trial.
Judge Curran noted that the evidence did not disclose that Miss Gillars took part "in conferences with high nazi officials to formulate policy" as in the case of Douglas Chandler, former U.S. newsman convicted of treason.
Chandler, a commentator for the Nazi radio was sentenced to life imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
Robert H. Best, another U.S. correspondent convicted of treason, received a similar sentence.
served a sham. The 48-year-old Maine-borne woman was convicted by a federal court jury on March 10.
A Kansan Editorial
Is Academic Freedom Dead?
Kansans evidently did not learn a thing from the prohibition farce. Somehow we thought maybe they had. We thought they had learned once and for all that you can not regulate people's consciences with a law.
But the proposed loyalty oath amendment to the bill now being considered in the legislature proves that while some people live and learn, the majority just live. This provision would require all state, county, and city officials and employees, school teachers, and university professors to sign an oath of loyalty to the United States.
Just what would such a law ac-complish?
It would serve primarily to drive underground the persons whom it is intended to curb. How could anyone be so foolish as to imagine that the first and most willing individuals to sign a loyalty oath would not be members of a subversive party.
The only persons who would suffer would be the sincere Americans, (which group, to our knowledge, would include every professor at the University), who would righteously resist the loss of this most
basic of American rights: the right to their own beliefs as long as they thereby do not violate the constitution of the land.
It seems many persons outside a university have confused the teaching of subversive doctrines with the teaching of the basic facts about the nations which practice those doctrines.
Certainly the only time we will have a world truly at peace is when each people understands the other. Ignorance breeds suspicion and hatred, and we have enough of those qualities loose in the world now.
Of all places, the college should be free to examine every known fact and ideology. Far from converting youth to these alien beliefs, the knowledge of why such ideologies exist and what their purposes are, will more firmly entrench their admiration for our system. If a democratic nation can not hold the loyalty of its citizens in this manner, it is on its way out regardless of how many laws are passed.
Surely Kansans will not attempt to fight an abhorred system by borrowing the police state methods of that system.
Students Must Co-operate In College Advice Periods
Student co-operation during the advisory periods is necessary if the counselling periods are to be effective, Dr. Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said today.
He explained that "at the annual student faculty conference recently, the committee on College curriculum made a report on advising at en- cillment."
James L. LeSuer, College freshman, was found shot to death at 10 a.m. this morning. A 12-guage double barrel shotgun was found beside him. The body was found south of Haskell Institute beside his car. Both barrels of the gun had been fired.
UNESCO Picks Wilder
The body was discovered by Morris Knox who is in charge of the land at Haskell. The car was not visible from the road. It is believed that the body had been there since Thursday night.
Bruce Wilder, College junior, will be the University delegate to the second annual national conference of the United Nations Economic, Scientific, and Cultural organization Thursday, March 31, through Saturday, April 2, in Cleveland. He will leave Thursday, March 31.
Freshman Found Shot To Death
Wilder was chosen to attend by Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Kansas State college and chairman of the national commission.
LeSuer was the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. LeSuer who live at 1704 Kentucky street.
More than 10,000 persons are expected to attend the conference. The purpose of the conference is to inform members of work done by individual U.N.E.S.C.O. councils and stimulate activity for next year.
The report said: "The point was made that advisors act more as clerks during enrollment than as advisors. That they refer the student to those courses that are required by the regulations, printed in the little book, without any reference to the student's particular problems. For example, many students are not channeled into courses that will develop interests not particularly related to their course of study.
"It it was suggested that more intimate contact between advisors and their advises be attempted. Perhaps this could be achieved by a year around advisory program rather than just at or during enrollment."
"Student co-operation is necessary to carry out the request," added Dean Lawson. "With the advisory period the student can sit down with his advisor and ask all the questions he wants. I would like to underscore Dean Ulmer's suggestion that there is more to it than just getting grade reports."
'KU Free Of Reds,' Malott Declares
Referring to the committee's report that little advising is done during enrollment, Dean Lawson said, "If we did thoroughly advise every one then, we would never get enrollment over with." He added that the real time for advisement was when the student was along in his classes for, "then he would know of his work, and learning what requirements he had, he would know if he wished to continue his major."
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair today, tonight and Saturday. Cooler today East, becoming a litter warmer Northwest. High today 45-50 Northwest, near 60 Southeast. Low tonight 35-40. Warmer Saturday.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott today asserted the University "does not and will not permit Communists on its staff."
The chancellor commented on a state legislature's proposal to require private school officials in Kansas to sign a loyalty oath against communism.
For the second year the Forensic league at the University will sponsor a series of intramural speaking contests during April and May.
Speech Contests Begin In April
contests during
Orville Roberts, faculty adviser,
said there would be contests in
informative, demonstration and after-
dinner speaking. There will be
separate divisions for men and women.
Individual winners will receive cups
and the organized house with the
most points will get a sweepstakes
trophy.
Experienced speakers are ineligible for the intramurals which were asked to interest more individuals in speech activities. Winners of any campus speaking contest, members of the debate squad, the Forensic league or the debate fraternity are considered experienced.
It is believed here that K.U. is the only school in the nation to have an intramural speech competition
Three Firms To Interview
Representatives of three engineering firms will be at the University Monday, March 28; Tuesday, March 29; and Thursday, March 31, to interview graduating seniors in the School of Engineering and Architecture for possible employment.
W. B. Kendall, Amerado Petroleum company, Tulsa, will interview June graduates in electrical engineering interested in geophysical work with the company on Monday, March 28.
W. S. Idier, Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pa., will conduct interviews with June engineering graduates interested in sales department work. He is also interested in students who have taken graduate work in physical chemistry and physical metallurgy. Interviews will take place on Tuesday, March 29.
A representative of the overseas personnel office, Standard Oil company of New Jersey, New York City, will conduct interviews on Thursday, March 31, for June graduates in mechanical engineering with industrial option for foreign assignments. Students who apply for interviews with this company must be single.
Donald K. Alderson, chairman of the foreign student committee, will attend the first annual meeting of the National Association of Foreign Student advisers in Cleveland, Ohio Monday, March 28, through Wednesday, March 30.
Alderson To Attend Advisors Conference
Mr. Alderson will also attend an open meeting of the Foreign Scholarship board.
Students interested in employment with these companies may sign interview schedules in the office of T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, 111 Marvin hall.
"The faculty and student body would be just as prompt and vigorous as the administrative officers to take aggressive action against subversive activities," he said. "We all here have just as great a stake in the American way of life as other citizens."
"In this attitude lies the strength of Kansas and its people, and of its educational system, a strength which can neither be helped nor hindered by the signing of affidavits."
The bill was introduced in the house of representatives by Walter F. McGinnis, Republican of ELDorado, who charged that his two sons in the University of Kansas were exposed to Communist doctrine. United Press reported that he charged, "They preach it, they're for it, and I don't like it."
The text of the loyalty oath surgested for public officials;
"I. . . . . swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of the state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am an officer or employees of the . . . . . I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence."
The house committee approved the oath by a vote of 94 to 4. One of the dissenting voters, Robert Bock, said that he knew of no Communists at the University.
Walter F. McGinnis, education freshman and son of Representative McGinnis, said today that he had never charged anyone at the University with Communist activities. Allyn M. McGinnis, College freshman and another son, said, "No. I have never been exposed to Communist doctrine while at the University."
Comments by other KU. officials:
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
said, "I personally have no objection whatever to signing such an oath. I don't see why anyone should object to standing up in public and saying what he is and what he is not. The process is rather useless, however, because as I understand Communists, they do not hesitate to lie. I don't know any Communists here at the University."
Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, said: "Since coming here last fall I have noted nothing resembling Communist affiliation among the faculty members. I have noted a healthy intellectual curiosity about the world as it is today, and the world as it is today of course includes Russia and communism. In this connection I think words directed by President Eisenhower to Columbia university alumni are most appropriate:
"To help the present generation understand and value human rights is one of the greatest responsibilities which Columbia faces. And to do this, we must understand the essentials of opposing ideologies, so that we can appreciate our own democratic system. . . Ignorance of communism, fascism or any other police state philosophy is far more dangerous than ignorance of the most virulent disease. Who can doubt the choice of future Americans, between statism and freedom, if the truth concerning each be held before their eyes?"
"If any step is taken that would handleap free inquiry into these (Continued to page 8, column 1)