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University Daily Kansan STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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U. P. Foreign News Roundup Foreign, defense and finance ministers of the five Western powers met behind closed doors in London today to map strategy for their next moves in the cold war with Eastern Europe.
Eastern European military leaders also were reported in session. From Vienna came word that Russia had called Eastern military officials to a conference with Soviet army leaders in Debrecen, Hungary.
Cabinet ministers from Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg met in the British capital three weeks ahead of a schedule in an attempt to speed formation of a united front against any attack from the East.
On the agenda for the two-day meeting were such questions as military, financial and economic implications on the Atlantic Security pact coordination of the Western organization with the Atlantic pact in defense problems and with the proposed Council of Europe in the political field, and plans for a 10-power conference March 28 to approve a constitution for the Council of Europe.
Other Foreign News Included:
Batavia, Java — Fighting flared again in Java with one clash reported under way within 30 miles of Batavia. Dutch Army headquarters said 500 Republican troops also stormed Soekaboemi, 55 miles south of Batavia, last night, but were thrown back.
Rhodes — Acting United Nations mediator, Dr. Ralph Bunche, said troop movements by Israeli and Trans-Jordan forces in the Agaba area appear to be a serious breach of the Palestine truce. He declined further comment pending a report from U.N. observers.
Wiesbaden, Germany — An American military government court of appeals reduced to five years the 20-year sentence imposed on Mrs Wilma Ybarbo of Malden, Mass. for the fatal shooting of her husband, an army sergeant in the U.S occupation army.
Berlin — A British-licensed newspaper reported that 50,000 Soviet zone German policemen will participate as a military unit in the Soviet army's spring maneuvers.
Shanghai — The Chinese Communists reported that they have set up a regional Communist government covering an area of North-Central China with a population of 50,000,- 000 persons.
YWCA Sets New Cabinet
1. W.C.A. junior cabinet members were installed at Danforth chapel during the weekly cabinet meeting held March 11.
New cabinet members are: president, Sue Sperry; vice-president, Priscilla Barron; secretary, Dorothy Hedrich; treasurer, Donna McCosh; publicity chairman, Marilyn Peck; social chairman, Peggy Olson; programs, Sue Springer; projects, Arden Anest. All are College freshmen.
Hilda James, president of the senior cabinet, gave a short installation talk stressing service to the individual through the Y.W.C.A.
Virginia Ferguson, College freshman, played the organ, and Rita Swearingen, College sophomore, was in charge of the program.
AWS Will Hear Lectures By Successful Careerists
The Careers Conference, sponsored by Associated Women Students, will open tomorrow night at 6 p.m. with a banquet for the speakers, A.W. S. house and senate, and representatives from organized houses. Deane W. Malott, chancellor, will be the main speaker. The theme of the conference is entitled "The Major
ference is entitled "The Major' Question."
Discussion of careers will begin Wednesday and continue through Thursday.
Helen M. Skilton, free lance artist from Kansas City, Mo., will speak on fine arts careers for women. Miss Skilton, originally from Lawrence, is the daughter of a former professor of organ and theory in the School of Fine Arts. She received professional training at the University and the Commercial Illustration studios in New York City. In 1945, she came to the University as instructor of commercial art and has also taught advertising layout at the University of Kansas City.
"I think it important for women choosing a major subject to have an understanding of the career possibilities of a specific group of courses," said Miss Skilton.
Jacqueline Keaster, assistant professor of speech at the University of Iowa, will discuss speech correction. She is now on a year's leave of absence to teach at the Central Institute of the Deaf at St. Louis. Miss Keaster collaborated with Dr. Wandell Johnson on the book, "Speech Handicapped School Children," published by Harper in the fall of 1948.
Frances Urban, field secretary of American Home Economics association in Washington, D.C., will speak on home economics. She is on her way to Wichita for the Kansas State Home Economics convention. In her discussion she will use movies she took at the University of Ohio.
Mary Turkington, editor of the Kansas Transporter and graduate in 1946 of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, will discuss careers in journalism. She has been International News Service correspondent for the University of Kansas and Lawrence, and has written for the Kansas City Star.
Engineers Hear Weiser
"Engineering is the constructive use of verified experiences," Mr. Weiser said. "The experiences of others and of yourself, when used together, form the basis for the creation of something new."
A person achieves a goal, or is successful, only through failures, C. H. Weiser, personel supervisor, Kansas City branch of the Southwestern Bell Telephone company told members of the University chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers March 10. Mr. Weiser discussed "Thinking for the Engineers." He said that persons think in pictures and the accurate transfer of these pictures is done through speech. He explained that the pictures may be complex or simple and said that the duty of the engineer is to begin with simplicity, or the framework, and cover that framework and make it complex.
Mr. Weiser is writing a book entitled "The Engineering Idea in Human Affairs," which points out to engineers the desirability of applying themselves to affairs/outside the scope of their engineering work,
Kansas—Mostly cloudy with little change in temperatures today and tomorrow. Light rain or snow northwest tomorrow. Highs today 35 to 40.
Applications for the executive offices of Student Union activities should be made by Thursday, March 31, Evans J. Francis, business junior and president of Union activities has announced.
Union Activity Positions Open
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Offices to be filled in the election, Wednesday, April 6, are: executive president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer.
"The applications should be turned in at the activities offices, and should include the applicant's name and class standing, grade average, extracurricular activities, Union activities experience, and a list of proposed changes for improving the operations of Union activities." Francis explained.
the selections will be made by members of the Union operating board who are: Francis, Ogden S. Jones, chairman; Miss Hermineina Zipple, director of the Union; George Beal, professor of architecture; Fred Elsworth, secretary of the alumni association; Maxine Stetzer, graduate student; Karl Klooz, University bursar; Miss Martha Peterson, assistant dean of women.
Yale Professor To Discuss Dante
Edwin F. Price, professor of religion; Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of men; Patrick Thiessen, first year law and George Lowe, second year law; Wilbur Noble and Dorothy Scroggy, College seniors; Kent Shearer and Lorraine Ross, College sophomores; Bernard Nagle and Donald Helm, education seniors; and Benjamin Craig, business junior.
Thomas G. Bergin, head of the Italian and Spanish departments at Yale university, will discuss "Dante and the Romance Letters" in Fraser theater at 8 p.m. toorrow, Dr. L. R. Lind, chairman of the humanities committee, said today.
Mr. Bergin's translation of Dante's "Inferno" has been published in the Crofts Classic series. Dr. Lind said that anyone may attend the lecture.
Legion Official At KUToday
The search for methods that might halve current costs of home building brought Perry Brown, national commander of the American Legion, to the university today.
Brown, who is a contractor it Beamont, Tex., conferred with W C. McNown, professor of civil engineering. Professor McNown has devised a method for making building blocks of soil and cement that were used in the Engineering experiment station, often called "the sod hut."
The earth blocks in the experiment station have weathered well and the building has been quite satisfactory in the almost eight years since it was built. Although the material for the blocks is literally "dirt cheap" except for the approximately 11 per cent cement, the blocks will not be competitive in the building field until a machine is developed to make them cheaply.
Brown and his Texas associates have made a simple machine, operated by two men, that will make five-foot wall sections from sand, gravel and cement. The cost is about 40 cents per square foot. The cost of those materials in Texas is sufficiently high that the K.U. formula which uses less cement, would be appreciably cheaper. However the labor differential remains to be overcome.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"Dear, I flunked biology again."
Action Against Bitter Bird Debated Today
Possible action against the staff of the Bitter Bird by the All Student Council will be considered by the A.S.C. publications committee today. Thomas Milligan, editor of the humor publication, and other staff members will appear before the committee to explain why certain material was included in the past issue.
The Associated Women's senate has requested action by the A.S.C. because it does not believe the questionable material represents the type of "humor" desired by students in a campus magazine.
A report by William Conby, College senior, on the publications committee decision will be made Tuesday to the A.S.C.
If the committee recommends punishment and the report is approved by the Council, action will be taken by the Council and not by the student court, Pat Theissen, president, said recently.
Withdrawal of official recognition by the Council could be the penalty. The A.S.C. would, in this manner, refuse to be responsible for any debts contracted by the Bitter Bird staff.
The A.S.C. will hear reports from the appropriations committee and the judiciary committee Tuesday.
Band Battle Ends In Tie
About 360 persons saw the Battle of the Bands end in a bloodless tie with each band a winner at the first dance employing the talents of some 50 KU. musicians March 12 at the Lawrence Community building.
An appreciative audience applauded the song styles of Charles O'Connor, journalism senior, Harlan Livinggood, business senior, Jack Moorhead, college sophomore, John Zweers, engineering junior, Walt Lancaster, education senior, and the high school band of Art Nease.
"We feel the dance was a big success, for the audience as well as the band members," reported Newton E. Jerome, secretary of local 512 of American Federation of Musicians.
Plans are already being considered for the next "battle" which if not held this semester will be held at the first of the fall semester, Mr. Jerome added.
Proceeds from the dance will be added to the $2,200 fund to provide for a rehearsal hall for the members of the union.
"There is a possibility that future battles' will be held in the Union building." Mr. Jerome said.
NSA Elects First Jay Jane Delegates
Eleanor M. Kerkord, College junior, and Evelyn Harris, College sophomore, were selected to represent the Negro Student association in the Jay James at a meeting in the Pine room Thursday.
A report on the recent Student-Faculty conference was presented by Arthur Ford, College junior Lewis D. Welton, College junior, was elected chairman of the newly formed recreation activities committee. Elnor Gibson, business freshman, and Virginia Ferguson, College freshman, were appointed to represent the group at the Leadership conference.