University Daily Kansan
O F THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence. Kansas
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
Miss Thompson To Speak Here Wednesday
Dorothy Thompson, columnist,
author, and radio commentator, will
address University students at 8:20
p.m. Wednesday, March 23, in Hoch
auditorium. Her topic will be "Our
World Today."
Miss Thompson reported the news from England, Palestine, Italy, Germany, and France in 1945. In early 1947 she flew to Poland to observe and report the national elections. Two years ago she investigated the concentration camps of Europe and then wrote "Lesson of Dachau."
From 1920 to 1924 she worked in the Vienna bureau of the Curtis newspapers, the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the New York Evening Post. When she took over the Berlin office as chief of the central European service in 1924, she became the first woman ever to hold such a position for the American press.
From 1836 to 1941 she was a political commentator and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune syndicate.
Miss Thompson resigned in 1928 and for the next six years reported the European situation for several American magazines. She wrote a number of articles on Hitler before his ascent to power in 1933; and after publication of her book "I Saw Hitler," in 1934, she was ordered out of Germany and permanently denied permission to return.
Her column "On The Record" is carried in the.
in the United States. Miss Tompson also has a bi-monthly column appearing in British newspapers.
Miss Thompson is being presented by the Community Lecture course and is the only speaker of the year to give a night address.
SRC Elects Edwin Price
The Rev. Edwin Price, director of the Wesley foundation, and Miss Mabel Ann Richardson, director of the University Disciples Christian fellowship, were elected chairman and secretary of the Student Religious counselors group, Dr. John Patton, present chairman of the group, announced recently.
The group voted to sponsor a Religious Emphasis week next year and decided to ask the administration to appoint a representative to the Religious Emphasis week committee.
A University Christian mission workshop in Kansas City Mo., was announced as starting Friday, May 27. The workshop will last a week. The possibility of the group working with the University Extension department in the sponsorship of a conference of mental hygiene was considered, Dr. Patton added.
Scarab To Award Medal On May 12
The Scarab prize in design will be awarded at the annual architectural banquet Thursday, May 12, Richard Good, instructor in architecture, announced Tuesday.
Each year Scarab, professional architecture fraternity, presents a practical problem to the sophomore class in design. The student with the best solution to this problem is awarded a silver Scarab medal. The papers are judged by the senior members of the fraternity.
This year the problem is to design an architect's office.
Committee Views State Vets Bonus
Topeka, March 17—(U.P.)-Indications of a favorable report to a World War II state bonus proposal were made today by a committee delegated to study the matter.
If a favorable report is received in the legislature, both houses must vote on the measure. If the recommendations are passed, a referendum vote on the bonus will be held in 1950.
Sen. Irving M. Platt (R.-Junction City), committee chairman, said "in effect the referendum proposal has been accepted by the committee."
Seven candidates for the title of "Queen of the Hob Nail Hop," will appear before a judging committee today.
Judges To Pick 'Hob Nail' Queen
The candidates are: Zelina Higginbottom, College sophomore, sponsored by the electrical engineering department; Janet Gregory, College freshman, sponsored by the engineering physics department; Yvonne Veverka, College freshman, sponsored by the civil engineering department; and Rita Roney, College freshman, sponsored by the mechanical engineering department.
Mrs. Jeanne Bowman, graduate student, sponsored by the mining and metallurgical engineering department; Mrs. Esther Berthot, sponsored by the chemical engineering department; and Mrs. Betty Seay, sponsored by the aeronautical engineering department.
Judges will be: F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law; Dr. Donald G. Johnson, associate professor of electrical engineering ones, professor of applied mechanics.
The Hob Nail hop is the annual School of Engineering and Architecture dance and will be held at 9 p.m. tomorrow in the Military Science building.
'Uncle Jimmy'
Out Of Style
On St. Pat's Day
Aye 'tis the wearing of the green today—but not for Uncle Jimmie Green. The sight of Jimmie without a new coat on St. Patrick's day made early-comers passing Green hall today stop, blink their sleepy eyes, and then walk on—shaking their heads.
It is hard to explain why Jimmie Green was missed Wednesday night by St. Patrick's eve pranksters.
The oft-painted statue of "Ucle Jimmy" was unveiled in 1924 and is the work of a French sculptor, Daniel Chester. Dean of the School of Law for 40 years, "Ucle Jimmy" became a local legend long before his death on Nov. 4. 1919.
The number of coats that "Uncle Jimmy" has had during his stay on the Hill runs into mythical figures. The variety of colors has been almost unlimited.
In a University Daily Kansan news story of Jan 2, 1927 a reporter tells of a early painting of "Uncle Jimmy's" statue.
"Yesterday, I saw the old man again for the first time in several days. It was with true thankfulness in my heart that I saw he was better clothed—I was truly glad to see the old man had a new coat
"Huh? Oh, yes, Uncle Jimmy Green's statue had a new coat of paint."
Now is seems that the tradition of painting "Uncle Jimmy" has passed from the camp scene.
WEATHER
Little Man On Campus
Kansas—Cloudy today except becoming partly cloudy Northeast with occasional light snow West and occasional light freezing drizzle or snow Southeast. Colder South today. Partly cloudy tonight. Slightly cooler Friday partly cloudy East, mostly cloudy West with occasional light snow or rain extreme West. A little warmer Friday. High today in 30's. Low tonight 18-28.
By Bibler
"I thought the inter-fraternity council ruled out paddling"
KU Delegates Ask For A Field House
By JOHN STAUFFER
(Special to the University Daily Kansan)
Six University students, four officials, two representatives of the Kansas City Alumni association and a dozen members of the house of representatives appeared before the senate ways and means committee today to plead the case of a field house for the University.
The group, representing the athletic department and those interested
Pep King Will Reign Saturday
One of five men will be crowned pep king at intermission time of the annual Vice-Versa dance, sponsored by the Jay James, Saturday night in the Union ballroom. The five candidates are Charles R. Hall, Phi Delta Theta; Howard T. Payne, Phi Gamma Delta; Richard Wintermote, Delta Upsilon; John Dickerson, Battenfeld hall; and Dick Gilman, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Each ticket will entitle the bearer to one vote for the man of his choice. Tickets are now on sale for $1.25 a couple in the business office. A prize will also be offered for the best trick corsage.
The entertainment will be directed by Harriet Harlow, fine arts senior, and Dorothy Wood, education junior. It will include a "take off" on Frankie Lane by Rex Hall, College freshman, and songs by Carla Haber, fine arts freshman, accompanied by Roger Batts, fine arts sophomore. Dance music will be provided by Harlan Livinggood and his orchestra
The decorations will be modeled on a St. Patrick's day theme. The Y.M.C.A. concession booth will furnish refreshments.
Committee chairmen are: Margaret Jane Sullivan, College senior; tickets; Elizabeth Shannon, College sophomore, decorations; Mary L Fischer, College sophomore, entertainment; Mary Hercules, business junior, pep king chairman; Nancy Van Bebber, College junior, refreshments; and Emily Stewart, College sophomore, publicity.
Train Mind Heller Says
There is value not only in vocational preparation, but also in training one's mind to think. Dr. Francis Heller, assistant professor of political science, told members of the house of representatives and senate of the Associated Women Students and speakers of the Careers conference at a luncheon Wednesday.
Dr. Heller suggested that perhaps the "major" question is not the uppermost question. "We still live in a community in which there is an extreme fluidity and flexibility of society," he said. Many persons do not completely fulfill or even use their chosen major, he added.
"A profession is only a part of your life," Dr. Heller said. However, he cautioned women to avoid filling their leisure with "club women" groups which accomplish nothing but creation of a mechanical organization.
Dr. Heller pointed out that women are not at the University for vocational training alone, and advised women to take clear thinking, sound skepticism and intellectual curiosity as a minor.
Dean Carr Takes Trip
T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering, left Sunday on a business trip to Dayton, Ohio, Washington, D.C.; and New York City. He will be gone about two weeks.
in a new field house, brought out a number of points in favor of the proposal. The board of regents has submitted the bill to the senate, approving the accoridor Malott, requesting $750,000 a start-up fund for a new field house. Sen. Wilford Cavann, chairman of the ways and means committee, said the bill probably will come out of the committee early next week.
Rep. Howard Immel (Iola), introduced the members of the delegation, each speaking a few words at the hearing.
E. C. Quigley, director of athletics told the committee that the University did not have enough facilities for the student body to compete in a full intramural program.
"The facilities we now have for winter sports are far from adequate and not at all what they should be," he said. "Also the athletic program has developed into two phases—research and laboratory—and we do not have an adequate laboratory."
Patrick Thiessen, president of the All Student Council, said that the student body was entirely dissatisfied with both the seating at varsity basketball games and the inadequate intramural program.
"Hoch auditorium contains 3,800 seats and from about 1,000 of these part of the floor cannot be seen. In intramurals over 500 teams compete from morning until late at night seven days a week."
Dr. Forrest C. Allen, basketball coach, explained that now, even with the auditorium, varsity basketball is more handicapped than it was when Robinson gymnasium was available.
"Hoch auditorium has a floor laid on concrete which ruins the feet of the players. We never know when we can practice there because that building is used by the fine arts students or some other activity of the University."
Dorothy Scroggy, head cheerleader, representing the women of the University, expressed the need for a physical education center.
"The way I look at the field house is that it will provide a physical education center so that the women can have a full intramural program as well as men."
Jerry Waugh, varsity basketball center, told the hearing that there is too little time to practice for the games played.
He laughingly began with an apology that he had not brought crutches with him to emphasize what the floor does to the feet of the players.
Ray Evans, K.U. football all-American in 1947 representing the Kansas City Alumni association, told of the inadequacies of the space for intramural basketball, volleyball, and handball courts.
"We will be the only Big 7 school without a dual track meet, too," he explained. "We also need a place for indoor football and baseball practice during bad weather to keep the boys in shape."
Dr. Allen suggested that the company regard a field house in investment
"We will pack the place by playing the biggest teams from coast to coast," he said. "The Oklahoma Aggies and Kentucky receive between 14,000 and 20,000 dollars from their basketball teams."
Coach J. V. Sikes stressed the need for football players to keep in condition all year-round, which they could do with a field house.