University Daily Kansan
46th Year No. 111
Tuesday, March 22, 1949
Lawrence, Kansas
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Kansas Justice Will Speak At Burdick Dinner
Hugo T. Wedell, Kansas Supreme court justice, will speak tonight at the School of Law's annual Burdick day dinner. The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Kansas room of the Union.
March 22, the birthday of the late Dean W. L. Burdick, has been celebrated by the law school since 1939. Dean Burdick, who died in 1946 at the age of 86, taught at the University for 45 years.
The dinner will be attended by law school students, faculty members and wives, and honored guests Guests will be Mrs. Burdick, Mrs. Percy Viesselman, widow of the late Percy Viesselman, professor of law; Justice Wedell, Walter Thiele, Jay Parker, Robert Price, and Edward Arn, all justices of the Kansas Supreme court; four judges from districts courts of Kansas, and a number of state legislators who are University graduates.
In addition to the speech, the program will include: recollections of Dr. Burdick by John Anderson; '45; remarks on proposed Burdick memorial library by Henry W. Buck, '28; moot court awards; and remarks on current law school activities by Earle E. Brehmer, second year law student. Master of ceremonies will be E. W. Metcalf, president of the senior law class.
Justice Wedell was graduated from the University School of Law in 1920. He was appointed to the supreme court in 1935. He is a past president of the K.U. Alumni association, and the original president of the War Memorial association.
Texans Will Debate Here
Two debates with the University of Texas will be held tomorrow in preparation for the Missouri Valley forensic tournament to be held at Iowa State college Thursday through Saturday.
One debate will be held at 8 p.m. in the little theater in Green hall. Ed Stollenwerck, College junior, and Richard Royer, third year law student will represent the University.
William Conboy, College senior; and Hal Friesen, business senior; will represent the University at the second debate at 8 p.m. before the Haskell institute student body.
The subject of the debate is, "Resolved, that our basic industries should be nationalized." There will be no final decision.
Conboy, Friesen, Royer, and Stollenwerck will take part in the annual Missouri Valley forensic tournament. Ernest Friesen, College junior and winner of the Lorraine Buehler oratorial contest, will enter the oratorical contest. His subject will be "The Length and Breadth of a Rainbow."
Curtis D. MaeDougall, professor of journalism at Northwestern university, visited the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information Monday.
Textbook Author Visits University
Professor MacDougall is author of "Interpretative Reporting," textbook used in University reporting classes. He is scheduled to speak at a journalism convocation at Oklahoma A, M, and Stillwater, today and at a dinner of the University of Oklahoma chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary and professional fraternity for women in journalism, tomorrow
Maxon To Discuss 'Art In Theater'
Dr. John Maxon, director of the University Museum of Art, will discuss "Art in the Theater" in the museum lecture room at 8 p.m. today.
This is the second in a series of four public lectures being presented by officials of the museum. The lecture tonight is being given in connection with the exposition of "Art in the Theater." This display will be at the museum until Saturday, May 21.
"Wedding Gift", a dramatized story of the importance of old costumes in modern Japan, will be featured over KFKU at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow.
KFKUTo Give 'Wedding Gift'
Today at 2:30 p.m. "Art by Radio," a feature of the Jayhawk Junior classroom conducted by Miss Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education. At 9:30 p.m. "Symphonic Fav orites," Beethoven's "Eroica Symphony," will be given.
The schedule for today and tomorrow is as follows:
Tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. "For These We Speak" a dramatized program presented in cooperation with the Kansas State Board of Health. Guest speaker will be Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, former chairman of the Federal Council of Churches.
9:30 p.m. "Wedding Gift"
9:30 p.m. "Seemade for Violin
Viola and Cello."
2:45 p.m. "Wedding Gift."
WEATHER
Kansas: Clearing extreme east early this forenoon, elsewhere fair today. Fair tonight. A little colder cast today and tonight. Wednesday fair East, increasing cloudiness West and warmer. High today 45-52 East and 50's West. Low tonight low 30's.
Floor Fight Seen In House Over Vet Bonus
Toppea, March 22—(U.P.)—T h e Kansas house of representatives today was faced with a $100 million state soldier's bonus proposal.
The measure, called an 11th-hour attempt to "take care of World War II veterans," was submitted only a few minutes before the deadline for introduction of new bills in the legislature.
If passed by both the house and senate, the proposal would be submitted to the people of Kansas at the 1950 general election for final decision.
It would apportion a bonus to Kansas veterans who had lived in the Sunflower state at least six months before their entry into the service. Payment would be figured on a basis of $10 for each month of domestic service and $15 for each month spent overseas between Pearl Harbor and V-J day. A maximum limit of $425 to any one veteran would be established.
The measure has already been contested by some members of the senate in preliminary discussion. Violent opposition is expected to develop before clearance of the bonus measure through the two houses.
Sen. Irving M. Platt (R-Junction City), a member of the special committee which submitted the bill said the levy would be used to pay the $100 million in a 10-year period.
Members of the military affairs committee of both houses said payment of the bonus would require an annual small statewide ad valorem tax levy.
The bonus would be paid through general obligation bonds on which a maximum of $2\frac{1}{2}$ per cent interest would be paid. Interest on the bonds would amount to nearly ten million dollars.
Full payment of $425 would be made to next of kin to those service men and women who died while in service between Sept. 1, 1940 and March 1, 1946.
By Bibler
Little Man On Campus
"It's the boy from the engineering fraternity—and do any of you girls in the house want to go out tonight?"
MISS DOROTHY THOMPSON,
columnist, author, and radio
commentator, will speak at the con-
vocation tomorrow at 8:20 p.m.
in Hoch auditorium. Her topic
will be "Our World Today."
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Advisory periods for freshmen and sophomores in the College will be held from Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 7, Gilbert Ulmer assistant dean of the College, said today.
College To Have Advice Period
The advisory periods are for students to find out if they have deficiencies in grades, and to provide them with an opportunity to talk over problems with the advisors.
"The purpose of this program is to let the students know what kind of a beginning they have made in their courses," Dr. Ulmer said. "There is more involved than a student merely finding out if he has unsatisfactory reports. If we didn't think there was more to be gained than the student learning if he had D's or F's, we'd send out postcards
"This is an undertaking to help the student. The advantages a student gets from seeing his advisor, are that he can find out what requirements he has to meet, and what future courses he might have to take in his major field."
The names of freshmen and sophomores in the College, the name of the advisor, and the office hours of the advisor, will be put on the College bulletin board after Monday, March 28.
If the hours of the advisor and student conflict, the student should call his advisor and arrange for another meeting time.
If any student is required by an organized house to submit a list of grades, he may obtain a memorandum of his grades from his advisor. All houses that want the below "C" grades of junior and seniors in the College, should present a list of names to the College office. Grades for persons listed will be sent out after April 7.
Dr. Ulmer added that a report of unsatisfactory grades will be mailed to parents after the advisory period.
Engineers Prepare For Senior Banquet
The annual School of Engineering banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31 in the Kansas room of the Union.
Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the lobby of Marvin hall. The tickets will be sold only to engineering seniors the first day of the sale. After tomorrow, tickets may be bought by any engineering student.
The banquet is sponsored by the School of Engineering and Architecture in honor of the graduating seniors.
'World Today Will Be Topic At Convocation
Miss Dorothy Thompson, columnist, author, and radio commentator, will speak at a convoitation at 8:20 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium. Her topic is "Our World Today."
Miss Thompson, the daughter of a Methodist minister, spent her early childhood in upstate New York. She attended high school in Chicago, then went to Syracuse university, Syracuse, N.Y., where she was graduated in 1914.
Miss Thompson began her career as a journalist in Dublin by getting the last interview with Terence McSweeney, the Irish patriot who began a hunger strike which lead to his death. An American newsman bought the story, and Miss Thompson became a foreign correspondent.
Miss Thompson is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and is a trustee of Town Hall, New York. She is also a member of Theta Sigma Phi, national professional fraternity for women in journalism.
Bv ANN ALLEN
Precision playing and warmth of tone in interpretation were popular features of the Pasquier trio in their concert Monday.
Her books include "I Saw Hunt,
"The New Russia," "Refugees: Anarchy or Organization," "Let the Record Speak," and "Listen, Hans."
Her column was first syndicated in 1936 when she became a political commentator and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune syndicate. In 1941 she joined the Bell syndicate. Her column "On the Record," appears in more than 100 newspapers.
Miss Thompson is presented by the Community Lecture course, and is the only speaker of the year who will make a night address. Student activity tickets will admit.
"Trio" by the contemporary French composer Francaix, was light and gay. Technically the piece is very difficult.
Pasquier Trio Gives Concert
Every style of music that Mozart wrote was illustrated in the six movements of "Divertimento in E Flat, K 563." As the title indicates the different themes furnished diversity for the audience.
On a program that appealed to all listeners, not just authorities on chamber music, the trio exhibited extraordinary musicianship.
The effect in the sustained cassages of "Trio in G, Op. 9, No.1" (Beethoven) was an organ-like quality.
Applications for the Phi Chi Theta, business women's fraternity, scholarship award, are now available, Betty Booth, president, announced today.
As an encore the trio played "Tocatto" (Stradella) an Italian composer. This was an excellent encore choice as it was fast, brilliant and short.
Business Women Give Scholarship
The scholarships are $250 for a graduate student and $100 for a student who will be a senior next year. Only members of Phi Chi Theta are eligible for the award.
Applications may be obtained from Miss Booth until May 15. The names of all applying will be submitted to the national Phi Chi Theta scholarship committee for selection. The awards are made on the basis of scholarship, character, and need for the scholarship.
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