University Daily Kansan STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Need 'Solidarity To Stop Russia Dulles Tells UN
By UNITED PRESS
The United States called on the world today to close ranks against Communist threats and violence if it wants peace.
The appeal was made by John Foster Dulles, head of the U.S. delegation, in a major American policy speech before the United Nations political committee in Paris.
Mr. Dulles said overwhelming solidarity against Communist violence and coercion offers the best chance for peace to those countries outside the iron curtain.
He specifically accused Russia of supporting Communist terrorism in Korea and of defying the UN. He suggested the formation of a new commission to observe the withdrawal of American and Russian occupation troops from Korea as early as possible.
The UN membership committee again postponed action on Israel's application for membership. It decided to refer the application to the security council without recommendation, thus passing the buck to the council. The security council is expected to meet later this week.
Mr. Dulles asked the UN to endorse the American-supported government elected in the U.S. zone of Korea and to ignore the Communist government established in northern Korea.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS
The social committee approved the proposed draft of a declaration of human rights.
Nanking: Government reports said Chinese Communists launched a powerful attack on Nationalist lines southwest of Suichow.
Berlin: A Russian-appointed German court imposed dead sentences for economic sabotage on five Germans charged with trading through the black market with the Western sectors of Berlin and with Western Germany. Western officials said the trial was designed to frighten Soviet-zone Germans into refusing to trade with the West.
Johnston I s l a n d d: Thirty-three members of the U.S. air force who survived the Mid-Pacific ditching of their crippled four-engined transport plane Sunday were reported en route to Kwajeleim.
The men were picked up by the carrier Rendova Monday night after drifting for 39 hours on two life rafts. Search for four of their comrades was abandoned after the survivors indicated the missing men had perished.
Equality Council Endorses Report
A committee of representatives from University organizations endorsing the Negro Student association's segregation report, voted Monday to call itself the Civil Rights Co-ordinating council. The council will co-ordinate the groups that are fighting racial segregation in restaurants near the campus.
The report will be distributed to individual members of the endorsing organizations.
the following have endorsed the S.A. report which recommends that the University administration exert its influence to cause the abolishment of racial segregation in four nearby restaurants:
The Y.M.C.A. W.Y.C.A. CO.R.E., Baptist Student Fellowship, and Disciple Student Fellowship. More endorsements are expected later this week.
'Hostesses' Meet Today In Fraser
Girls interested in airline hostess training are requested to attend one of the meetings with the T.W.A. representatives and hostesses in Fraser theater today at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Women enrolled in any school of the University may attend.
Trans-World Airlines and the University will cooperate in providing the training for senior women. Classes in the course will be conducted by T.W.A. officials from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday during the spring semester.
Girls unable to be present at one of the meetings today may obtain information from Maude Elliott, assistant professor of Romance languages and counsellor in the College office.
Orchestra In Fall Concert
Bv NORMA HUNSINGER
The University Symphony orchestra, directed by Russell L. Wiley presented its annual fall concern Monday night with a program of Beethoven, d'Ambrosio, and Chausson.
Beethoven's difficult "Leonore Overture No. 3" is the revised libretto from his only opera, and was performed capably and almost spectacularly as the opening number of the program. The slow beginning and the gradual crescendo to a strong, vigorous climax was handled smoothly and expressively. The number is said to contain some of the most difficult string passages in the orchestra's repertoire, but the solid and unusually competent section seemed to have little difficulty in the performance of it.
W. Thomas Marrocco, first violin principal of the orchestra and associate professor of violin, was the soloist for the evening. He gave an intense interpretation of the emotional "Concerto in B Minor" by d'Ambrosio. Solostir and orchestra worked together smoothly to give the melodic and expressive concerto a strong and balanced presentation.
Principal work of the evening was Chausson's "Symphony in B flat major." It was the first performance of this number in Lawrence, and it was substantially and seriously conducted and played; again the solid string section was outstanding and expressive. Chausson was a contemporary and a student of Cesar Franck; this is his only concerto.
The whole concert had the aspect of being more finished and professional than one expects a University Symphony to be; certainly it is well balanced and correlated in portrayal of both mood and basic form. Their audience was appreciative but not as large as it might have been.
Tickets for the sophomore dance Saturday, Jan. 8, will go on sale tomorrow in the lobby of Frank Strong hall. Admission will be $1.25 a couple.
Tickets Go On Sale For Soph Dance
A booth in Frank Strong hall will remain open the rest of this week and all next week to sell tickets.
The dance will be from 9 p.m. until midnight in the Union ballroom. John Moorhead and his all-student band will provide the music. Win Koerper and Heywood Davis, College freshmen, will play guitar and accordian numbers during intermission.
A New Year's hangover will be the theme of decorations and entertainment.
Laughter Is Predominant In Clever Irish Comedy
Those who attended the opening of "The Far-Off Hills" Monday, saw a clever and well-produced comedy which kept them laughing from the first nip of Irish whiskey, to the happy ending in the final act.
Bv JAMES SCOTT
An Irish comedy by Lennox Robinson, "The Far-Off Hills" is the 110th production of the speech and drama department.
It is the story of a dominating daughter who manages her widowed father and two younger sisters strictly until a series of events results in her humanization, much to the amazement of all.
Suzon Lapat and Nancy Sewell as "Pet" and "Ducky" Clancy, the two youngest daughters, keep things bright with their plotting, scheming, and cavorting about the stage.
Mary K. Booth does well in the role of Marian Clancy, the oldest daughter. Stern and austere, she exudes a convincing aura of strictness and piety.
Although the play has no starring role, there are a number of good characterizations.
Gene Courtney in the role of Patrick Clancy, the father, does an excellent job of portraying a blind man who produces a happy effect upon the audience. His exuberance at the appearances of his two neer-do-well friends, Oliver O'Shaughnessy (Tom Shay) and Dick DeLANey (Hal Hales), is one of the high spots in the play.
Shay and Hales often quicken the tempo of the play when it might have lagged otherwise. Shay's Irish accent is the play's best.
Phyllis Mowery in the part of Susie Tynan does an excellent job of portraying a pleasant, broad-minded Irish woman.
Craig Hampton does well as Pierce Hegarty, a dashing young Irishman who has "been in the States" and who has big ideas about "running the town of Glencarri."
In contrast to most of the happy people in "The Far-Off Hills," are Milt Commons as Harold Mahoney. A painfully shy and slightly morbid young man who admires Marian Clancy from a discreet distance, he is one of the funniest characters in the comedy.
Ellen, the maid, played by Betty Holmes, is a study in melancholy sentiment and short-lived love affairs.
"The Far-Off Hills" will be presented at Fraser theater today and tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Two performances will be given, one at 4 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. The A Cappella choir, directed by Donald M. Swarthowt, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will perform the candlelight processional and recessional, and will also sing four Christmas choral numbers.
KU Vespers Are Dec.19
The annual Christmas vespers with tableaux will be presented Sunday, Dec. 19, in Hoch auditorium.
The four living tableaux, which will be interspersed with choral and instrumental numbers, are being prepared by Raymond J. Eastwood, head of the department of drawing and painting, and Marjorie Whitney, chairman of the department of design.
The University Symphony orchestra directed by Russell L. Wiley, will play from a main floor section. There will also be instrumental numbers by organ, harp, violin and cello ensemble, and a cello ensemble. Christmas hymns and carols will be sung by the audience.
The program is free but a collection will be taken for fine arts scholarships. Last year nearly 8,000 attended the traditional Christmas service.
Saturday Classes Will Increase
All departments and schools not holding Saturday morning classes this semester will have them starting next semester, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said Monday.
The lack of sufficient classroom space and the excessive use of rooms at peak hours was given as the reason for the ruling that all departments will hold "some" classes on Saturday.
It is our hope that the classes now being held at noon, 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. can be eliminated in the very near future. A study of the schedule for next semester will show that a start is being made in that direction." Mr. Nichols said.
He also pointed out that where one class was needed for the large freshman and sophomore enrollment of two years ago, two rooms will be needed at the junior-senior level which that group has now reached.
"The only other alternative is to resort to late afternoon and midday classes," Mr. Nichols added.
Bridge Fans Have Contest
All bridge partners who wish to enter the tournament should leave entry blanks, listing their names, addresses, and telephone numbers, at the hostess's desk in the Union lobby.
Friday will be the deadline for turning in entries for the all-school bridge tournament to be held 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 13 and 15, in the recreation room of the Union.
Students must be undergraduates and have a "C" average or better to be eligible to enter the tournament. Partners should list their names together when signing up for the tournament.
The "Four No Bridge Club" is sponsoring the tournament in co-operation with the sports and organizations committee of Student Union activities. Charles's R. Ciston, president of the "Four No Bridge Club," said the tournament will run three evenings if too many enter to permit playoffs to be completed Monday and Wednesday.
Ciston said the eight winning players will then play winners of other schools in an inter-collegiate tournament by mail which is directed through a national headquarters in New York. Sixteen winners of these games from each zone will then be eligible to play in a final contest in Chicago. Two K.U. players will have an opportunity to get on this team.
Each zone is represented by 45 colleges and universities. The finalists in the tournament by mail will be given an all-expense paid trip to Chicago for the final tournament.
WEATHER
Kansas—Generally fair today, tonight and tomorrow. A little colder today, becoming warmer tomorrow. High today upper 30's to lower 40's Low tonight in 20's.
UDK Executives To Get No Pay Board Votes
A proposal to pay wages to University Daily Kansan executives was defeated Monday by a vote of 9 to 3 at the regular meeting of the Kansan Board, the controlling group for the University paper.
The proposal which, if adopted, would have paid the eight top executives of the paper wages ranging from $1.50 to $2 for each issue, would have cost about $2,720 a year. These figures were given in a committee report by J. L. Robinson, former editor-in-chief of the Daily Kansan. The committee members were Paul Warner, chairman of the Kansan Board, and Robinson. Faculty advisors to the committee were Emil L. Telfel and Lee S. Cole, assistant professors of Journalism.
Robinson pointed out that the paying of even a nominal salary would increase the incentive of the Kansan executives. Top executives of the Kansan are allowed no more than one hour credit under the present system. "The top staff members should receive pay for the long hours necessary for the production of the paper, and because they have the responsibility for the publication," he added.
Mr. Cole said that the plan of paying the Kansan executives had been tried in previous years with no success. He also pointed out that the Kansan seldom makes enough money to allow payment of wages for other than the actual printing of the paper. Mr. Cole is the financial advisor to the paper.
Tentative discussions for the submission of a proposal to the faculty of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information to increase the scholastic credit allowed for applied professional courses followed the vote on the pay proposal.
Two Injured In Car Wreck
Ralph James, Rural Route 6, Lawrence, and Bill Stevens, 824 East 14th street, Lawrence, were injured in a collision at 7:45 am. today. The accident occurred $ \frac{1}{2} $ mile west and 4 miles south of Lawrence, just west of the Dutton bridge on the Clinton-Lone Star road, the sheriff's office said.
Mr. James, the father of Patricia James, assistant city editor of the University Daily Kansan, is in a "critical" condition in the Lawrence Memorial hospital, hospital authorities said at 11 a.m. today.
Mr. James was driving a 1948 model, 2-ton truck loaded with cattle, when the truck collided with a county truck driven by Mr.Floyd Purdue, rural route 6, Lawrence. Mr. Stevens who was riding with Mr. Purdue received a broken wrist, the sheriff's office said.
The James truck overturned and skidded down the highway after the collision, officers said. Both trucks were badly damaged. The cattle were up on their feet and moving about, the sheriff's office said.
YWCA To Hold A Party For 30 Junior High Girls
Members of the Y.W.C.A. will entertain 30 girls from the Lawrence Junior High school at a party at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at the Christian church. Santa Claus will visit the group.
The Community Service group of the Y.W.C.A., headed by Sally Pegues, College junior, is sponsoring the party.