University Daily Kansan STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Serlin Rift Widens After City Elections
By UNITED PRESS
The split between Russia and the Western powers—Communism and capitalism—was wider than her in Berlin today.
Western authorities announced at about 1,380,000 Germans in the American, British and French secs of the German capital voted in municipal elections yesterday, and they interpreted every ballot as a sage against Communism.
locked up by the heavy vote, a hundred non-Communist electrical workers in the Russian security promptly defied Soviet police methods and threatened to walk off jobs unless demands that several arrested workers be released and police guards at the Bewag electrical installations be withdrawn were met.
Paris, the Western Big Three
at the United Nations Security
council officially that Berlin has
been split in two by Russian action,
and that only a revolutionary
range in Soviet policy could bring
out a settlement of the Berlin
is now nearly six months old.
The Social Democratic party, which favors evolutionary socialism, ballot, won a big majority of the votes in the Western sectors, about 1.8 per cent. The Christian Democrats got 19.7 per cent and the liberal Democrats about 16.5 per cent.
No elections were permitted in the Russian sector, where a Communist rump city assembly was set up last week, and no Communist candidates were on the ballots in the Western sector.
The American, British and French statement listed 51 incidents in Berlin since last June, beginning with Joe Russian blockade of all rail, road and barge traffic from the Western zones to the Western secors, which made necessary the costly airlift.
element while present Russian policy continues.
"The door is now closed, but not"ed." one Western official said, that there is "no possibility"
Paris-The U.N. Political committee decided on American urging to spend the final week of the Paris meeting on the Korean question. Britain wanted to extend the session beyond Dec. 11 to talk about the Italian colony problem, but it
Decide to adjourn Saturday. The second half of the session, which is far behind on its scheduled work, probably will be held at Flushing and Lake Success in February. U.N. diplomas said Israel's application for membership probably will not be acted upon next year.
Nanking—Government reports indicated that Communist pressure on Nanking has eased to some degree. Pro-government sources said the Nationalist troops of Chiang Kai-Shek have recaptured Kuchen. 130 miles north of the capital, and were driving Communist groups in retreat to the northwest.
Nelson Gallery Official
Here Visiting Art Museum
Laurence Sickman, vice-director of the Nelson Art gallery in Kansas City and specialist in Far Eastern art, is visiting the Spooner-Thayer museum of art today to examine certain far-eastern art material. He will advise in care and cataloging of the material.
The University museum of art has an extensive collection of oriental art, which comprises about half of the art objects owned by the museum.
They'll Be Experts On KFKU Tonight
"Brain Busters," popular quiz program on station KFKU, will have Walter E. Ewert, assistant professor of journalism, and Orville Roberts, speech instructor, as guests when the program is broadcast at 9:30 tonight.
Mr. Roberts, who was on the Nov. 1 show, is the first guest to appear on the program a second time this year.
The regular member of the "brain trust" is Emil L. Telfel, assistant professor of journalism. The moderator is L. E. Stollenwerek, College junior who uses the radio name "Larry Edwards."
Leland Stowe To Speak Here
Leland Stowe, foreign correspondent and author, will address an all-student convoitation in Hoch auditorium at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday. Dec. 14. Mr. Stowe will discuss "America and the Chinese Dilemma."
Mr. Stowe, who has covered the foreign scene for 22 years, won a Pulitzer prize in 1930 for reporting the Paris reparations conference and the development of the Young plan. His coverage of the German invasion of Norway in 1940 earned him the Sigma Delta Chi medal. A year later the school of journalism at the University of Missouri gave him an award for outstanding war correspondence.
For the past nine year Mr. Stows has been on the foreign staff of the Chicago Daily News. He is a personal friend of Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, who was telegraph editor of the Daily news.
Use Recorder In Classroom
Experiments in wire recording are being conducted by the sociology department to develop the case method of instruction.
"The sociology department is with social science departments and Human Relations in developing the method," said C. D. Clark, professor of sociology. "We are experimenting with the wire recorder to devise new ways of developing cases."
The radio program "Town Meeting of the Air" has been recorded and reproduced for class discussion by Oryr C. Walz and George L. Floro, instructors in sociology. "This allows the class to hear each speaker, and discuss the points in his argument before proceeding to the next speaker," Mr. Floro said.
"This is a discussion course in which the students do the talking and the instructor acts as moderator," Mr. Crockett said. "Hearing the record gives the student a chance to evaluate his own part in class participation and thus improve his technique."
Previously Seba Eldridge, professor of sociology, had pioneered in making use of Town Meeting programs as discussion material.
Jayhawker Out Thursday
The device has been used to record class discussion by Walter H. Crockett, sociology instructor, in a Human Relations course.
The fall issue of the Jayhawk magazine will be out Thursday, according to Dean Miller, business manager. It will go on sale at the Union book store at 8 a.m.
Debaters Rate High In Meet At Iowa U.
The University debate team received top ratings in the meet at the University of Iowa, Thursday. They participated in the meet with 16 other universities.
Men on the debate team are: J. S. Mills, Alan K. Shearer, and Frederick K. Cross, College sophomores, and Robert F. Bennett, College junior. Kim Giffin, director of debate, accompanied the team
All four members of the team took part in four discussions on the subject "What policy if any, should the federal government adopt to regulate business cycles." Mills was given a superior rating, the others rated excellent.
Mills received a superior rating for oratory, Shearer was adjudged superior in extemporaneous speaking, and Bennett received superior rating in after dinner speaking. Bennett was asked to give his after dinner speech at the final banquet of the meet.
The affirmative debate team, Mills and Shearer, took part in four debates. They won the decision in three and lost in one. They were adjudged superior. They were the only affirmative team to win this rating.
The negative debate team. Bennett and Cross, won two debates and lost two. They were adjudged excellent.
The individuals and the teams were judged on a five point scale superior, excellent, good, fair and poor. No team could be said to have been the winner.
Other schools participating in the contest were: Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Purdue, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Chicago, Indiana, Wichita, South Dakota, Minnesota, Marquette, and the United States Military Academy.
Piano Recital By Sara Webb
By NORMA HUNSINGER
Sara Webb, fine arts senior, gave her senior piano recital Sunday afternoon in Frank Strong auditorium. She presented a program of established classics in the "Italian Concerto" by Bach, "Sonata, Opus 101" by Beethoven and seven of Chopin's works.
Miss Webb shows superior technical ability, and a fundamental knowledge of piano literature. The "Italian Concerto" was clean and precise, and both fast movements were competently played. However, the Andante lacked the fine and legato touch which the movement seems to call for.
The Beethoven sonata is a difficult and demanding number. Miss Webb played it capably, but her performance of the scherzos was outstanding, and she gave a well-integrated interpretation of them.
The valses were also well done, and Miss Webb's strong fingers gave them the solid technical attention they demand.
Her audience was very appreciative and she was applauded generously after each number.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair east, partly cloudy west today. Little change in temperature. High today upper 30's and lower 40'. Partly cloudy tonight with an occasional snow flurry northwest and extreme north. Colder northwest half tonight. Low tonight 5 to 10 above northwest, to near 30 southeast. Fair and colder tomorrow.
Irish Comedy Is At 8 Tonight
The first presentation of "The Far-off Hills" will be given tonight by the University players. The Irish comedy by Lennox Robinson will commence at 8 p.m. in Fraser theater. It will be presented through Thursday.
Tom Shay, graduate student in dramatics, is directing the play, which depicts Irish family life.
Student activity ticket stubs may be exchanged for reserved seats in the Little theater of Green hall.
Two-thirds of the seats have been sold for Monday night and a full house is expected. There is an abundance of tickets left for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday performances.
Annual Concert Tonight At 8
The University symphony orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Russell L. Wiley, will present its annual fall concert at 8 tonight in Hoch auditorium.
RUSSELL L. WILEY
The major work of the program will be the "Symphony in B Flat Minor," by Ernest Chausson, 19th century French composer.
W. Thomas Marroocco, associate professor of violin, will be the soloist in a presentation of D'Ambrosio's "Concerto in B Minor."
The third number will be Beethoven's "Leonore Overture No. 3," a classic containing one of the most difficult string passages in the symphonic repertoire.
Activity tickets will admit.
Student's Art Work To Be Exhibited
Harold Willits, fine arts sophomore, has received word that his serigraph entitled, "Six O'Clock," has been accepted by the jury of the Missouri Valley exhibition of art, Miss Dessa Bush, assistant professor of design said.
Acceptance of work for this exhibition is a honor since entries are confined to residents of Missouri of the immediate vicinity. Mr. Willits' picture will be on display in the art museum of Forest park in St. Louis from today to Monday, January 3.
Miss Bush described the serigraph as a typical western scene of milking time. The unusual feature of the picture is that the paints were applied by a silk screen. The predominating tones are warm tans and brown. The picture is eight by eleven inches, Miss Bush said.
Christmas Seal Drive Begins On Hill Today
A campaign to raise $1,000 for the Christmas Seal drive was started this morning at the University.
Mrs. Eleanor Churchill Martin '48, is in charge of the drive. Students have been selected from organized houses as representatives of the drive in their house.
Booths have been set up in Frank Strong and the Union for sale of the stamps. The booths will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily this week.
The representatives selected are:
Lawrence Lackey, Alpha Phi Alma;
George H. Muret, Alpha Kappa
Lambda; Jim Lounsbury, Beta Theta
Pi; Al Armstrong, Delta Chi; Bill
Swift, Delta Tau Delta; John Jack,
Delta Upsilon; Dolph Simons, Phi
Delta Theta; Jack Gove, Phi Gamma
Delta; Joe Hein, Phi Kappa; Bill
Gault, Phi Kappa Psi.
Kenneth W. Rhodes, Phi Kappa Sigma; Cortney Stone, Phi Kappa Tau; Willard L. Curtis, Pi Kappa Alpha; Bob Couch, Sigma Chi; William W. Warren, Sigma Nu; Jack Fink, Sigma Phi Epsilon; Larry Hyde, Triangle; Tom Porter, Tri Chi; Don Hull, Battenfeld hall; Jim Rich, McCook hall; Lawrence F. Smith, Spooner-Thayer; George E. Hursig, Don Henry Co-op; Austin Turney, Jayhawk Co-op; Robert Campbell, Rock Chalk Co-op.
Pat Rutledge, Alpha Chi Omega;
Marilyn Chance, Alpha Delta Pi;
Sue Hutchins, Alpha Omicron Pi;
Marjorie Meyers, Briar Manor;
Nancy Kastman, Carruth hull; Betty Brewer, Chi Omega; Joan Gragory,
Nancy Smith, Margo Taylor, Corbin hall;
Vina Gadding, Delta Delta Delta.
Bette Joe Jones, Delta Gamma; Ruth Wells, Foster hall; Shirley Siefken, Gamma Phi Beta; Mary Alice Moore, Hopkins hall; Evelyn White, Jolliffe hall; Marcia Race, Kappa Alpha Theta; Shirley Rice, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Barbara Johnson, Locksley hall; Caroline Hanna, Miller hall; Clara Karl, Monchonyshali; Jean Dressler, Pi Beta Phil; Donna D Munn, Sigma Kappa; Jean Weiler. Temmlin hall
Committee in charge of booths are:
Margo Taylor, College freshman;
Esther Thrasher, College sophomore;
Nancy Blew, College freshman;
Aldo Alliotti, graduate student;
Floyd H. Thuston, education senior;
and Emily Stewart, College sophomore.
Jere Quin, Tennessee Terra; Pat Horner, Theta Phi Alpha; Norma Hawkins, Watkins hall; Doris Dennis, Harmon Co-op, and Margie McCullough, Hillcrest house.
1949 Food Prices Will Remain High
Washington — (UF)— Housewives were told today that despite some improvement in the general price outlook, food probably will remain high through most of next year.
The agriculture department said in its annual forecast that food prices may even go up somewhat during the first half of 1949. But it said there may be a slight drop at the end of the year when meat becomes more plentiful.
The department's prediction followed a statement by Edwin G. Nourse, White House economic adviser, that the general price situation is improving. Nourse, who is chairman of President Truman's council of economic advisers, said yesterday there are definite signs of a "flattening out" in some prices.