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University Dailu Kansan
Friday, Nov. 12, 1948
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSAPER
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tojo To Hang With 6 Cohorts For Jap Crimes
Tokyo. Nov. 12—(UP) The architect of the 1941 "day of infamy" at Pearl Harbor, Hideki Tojo, was sentenced today to death by hanging for his leading role in the Japanese murder of millions.
The international war crimes tribunal which found the former Japanese premier guilty also assessed the death penalty against six of his co-defendants, gave life sentences to 16 more, and imposed shorter prison terms on 2 others. All 25 of the Japanese leaders who figured in the longest trial in history were found guilty in some degree.
Japan as a nation of aggressors was damned by the 11-nation court perhaps the strongest terms ever levied against a people. The Japanae were branded as slayers of millions in an aggressive pattern of conquest. Her soldiers even to officers rank were condemned as cannibals and as perpetrators of every manner of outrage and torture.
would be taken.
In a statement issued within minutes after the sentences were pronounced, General MacArthur demanded that all petitions in behalf of the defenders reach him by Nov. 19, and he summoned representatives of all the Allied nations to meet with him three days later to consider the verdicts and sentences.
No date was set for execution of Tojo and his six conspirators in mass murder, but Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of occupation forces in Japan and the final court of appeal for the condemned men, indicated that swift action would be taken.
Not one of the Japanese defendants spoke a word as they were paraded, one after another, into the dock to hear their sentences pre-nounced by black-robed Sir William Webb of Australia, the stern president of the war crimes court. They had no time to speak. The whole routine of sentencing took just 20 minutes—less than a minute per man.
An intercollegiate tradition may be broken at the K.U.-M.U. football game, according to Sachem president Patrick H. Thiessen.
Sachem May Not Go To MU
Unless Sachem members acquire game tickets, the half-time "tomom" ceremony may be discarded this year. Senior men's honorary fraternities from both schools have cooperated in the past, donning Indian blankets to uphold the custom.
Negotiations for tickets continue, Omicri Delta Kappa members were told Thursday. Thiessen said that he hoped Sachem would send a delegation to Columbia to return the "tom-tom" trophy to K.U.
Geology Club Hears About Oil Development in Texas
Dr. H. A. Ireland, professor of geology, pointed out the fast progress of oil field development in west Texas, in a talk given to the Geology club Thursday.
Color slides accompanied the lecture.
WEATHER
FOR KANSAS—Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain east and central today and eastern quarter tonight. Otherwise partly cloudy today, tonight and tomorrow. A little cooler north and central tomorrow. High today in 50's, low tonight 25-35 west, 35-45 east.
These Teachers Enjoy Life
MISS FLORENCE BLACK (kneeling) and MISS WEALTHY BABCOCK
Gone is the "school marm" of yesteryear. Two of K.U.'s most active professors prove it.
Miss Florence Black and Miss Wealthy Babcock, associate professors of mathematics, swim, ride, motor, and probably root harder for the home team than any other two people on the campus. Recently, dressed in work clothes, the two calculus teachers helped painters redecorate the exterior of the Faculty Women's club, where Miss Black lives.
The two professors first became acquainted in 1918 when Miss Black was an instructor and Miss Babcock was a student. They became close friends when Miss Babcock became an assistant instructor in 1922.
Both women own horses and ride them as often as their time and the weather will permit. They ride sometimes on week-day afternoons and nearly every Saturday.
Miss Black took up riding when she acquired her pinto pony in 1941. Before this she had spent much of her free time playing tennis. She still likes to swim but likes more than anything else to pull for K.U.'s athletes. It has been 20 years since she missed a K.U. basketball game. She often goes to out-of-town games with the Jay Janes. Ray Evans was her favorite athlete at K.U.
her favorite athlete at K.C.
In addition to riding, Miss Babcock takes pleasure drives and does her share of throwing moral support to the Varsity boys. Occasionally she drives with Miss Black to out-of-town games. She lives at 701 W. 23rd where she has a house and a two-acre lot.
Miss Black lives with seven other women teachers at the Faculty Women's club, 1300 Louisiana street.
Pacific Battles Rage Again But This Time On Paper
New York, Nov. 12—(UP)—The Pacific battles of Tarawa, Makin, and Saipan were fought again on paper Thursday.
Nearly five years after the actual battles against the Japanese, marine and army generals were lobbing broadsides at each other over the tactical behavior of marine and army troops, and their commanders.
The bitterness between marin- and army forces in the wartime Central Pacific theater cropped out again in the public prints with a Saturday Evening Post series by retired marine Gen. Holland M. (Howlin' Mad) Smith, who as a lieutenant general commanded both marine and army divisions in the three battles.
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General Smith charged that army Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith, commander of the 27th Infantry division, lacked "aggressive spirit" at Salpan
and that the division had slowed the whole operation. The marine general relieved the army general at Saipan.
"After the battle of Saipan (in June and July of 1944) five army generals who had participated in the campaign wrote me official letters relative to Holland Smith's unfitness to command army troops." General Richardson said.
Moral: Profs Make Only Sure Bets
The controversy began when the journalism student, who is also an English minor, insisted that Byron had written the lines, "O wind if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
Emil L. Telfel, assistant professor of journalism and an English major, dissented. Shelley wrote the lines, Mr. Telfel said, adding that he had 50 cents to risk on his statement.
The bet was on. Out came the English literature book to decide the issue. The book said Shelley.
The student was puzzled. "It's just one of two things," he said. "Either I had wrong instruction or the book has a misprint."
Will Look Into Discrimination
Governor Frank Carlson told the University Daily Kansan today that he planned to "talk to school authorities and some Lawrence businessmen" about the report on racial discrimination in Lawrence cafes.
The report was given to the governor Monday by the Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A., the Negro Student association, the committee on Racial Equality, and the American Veterans committee. It recommended that the University take steps to determine for itself the hardships caused Negro students due to the lack of eating places which they are allowed to patronize; and asked that the Union fountain remain open in the evening.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott, who also received a copy of the report, said that he wished to study the situation further before he made a statement.
A super-committee, consisting of one representative each from the Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., C.O.R.E., and the Negro Student association, has been formed to keep in touch with Governor Carlson and Chancellor Malott. William Johnson, Negro Students association representative, is chairman of the committee.
Navy Brass Studies Here
Twenty-seven regular navy officers are attending the University as special students. They are on assignment from ships and stations to complete their college training.
They are carefully selected and sept to the University of their choice for five semesters. This is a part of the navy's Holloway plan for supplying officers to supplement the junior ranks, said Lt. Comdr. W. A. Mann, assistant professor of naval science.
They receive full pay and allowances while attending college. After they have completed five semesters of work, they are sent to either Monterey, Calif., or to Newport, R.I. to the navy's general line school, before they return to general service. They are required to wear uniforms only at military functions, Commander Mann added.
Political Science Faculty Attend City Managers Meet
Three members of the political science department left for Salina today to attend a two-day meeting of city managers. They are Prof. Ethan P. Allen, Rhoten A. Smith, instructor, and Prof. E. O. Stene.
The program for a city managers' school which will be held here on the campus this spring will be discussed.
Sage Of Emporia Is Honored By Sigma Delta Chi
Milwaukee, Nov. 12—(Special to the University Daily Kansan)—Delegates of the Sigma Delta Chi national journalism fraternity, voted unanimously Thursday at the national convention to place a plaque in the office of the Emporia Gazette, newspaper founded by the late William Allen White, ramed Kansas editor. The Gazette was selected as the 1949 historic site in journalism. In a telegram to the University Daily Kansan today, James L. Robinson, representative to the convention from the University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, said that the dedication of the site would be in
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WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
February with officials from the University and the Kansas City Press club presiding.
Robinson, supported the recommendation made by Robert W. Reed, assistant managing editor of the Kansas City Star. Mr. Reed attended 'the convention in place of Roy A. Roberts, honorary national president of Sigma Delta Chi.
Robinson told the convention he had the assurance of the University's chancellor that the University and its William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information "would see to it that the honor was not forgotten."
Chancellor Malott said today that the name of the school was designed to keep the name of the great Kansas editor alive.
The Milwaukee Convention is the 29th annual one of Sigma Delta Chi.
Mr. Reed told the convention, "No other figure in American journalism is as outstanding as William Allen White." He said that Mr. White had done more to build modern journalism than any other person.
Missionary Tells Of Chinese Christianity
The Chinese people are very receptive to the teachings of Christianity, the Rev. Frank Harris said at the meeting of the Inter-varsity Christian fellowship Thursday night. The Rev. Mr. Harris has been serving as a teacher at the University of Chingtu in Szechwan province.
He said that many of the converts are assisting missionaries in reaching the millions of Chinese who have never had contact with Christian doctrines.