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University Daily Kansan
40th Year No. 29
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1948
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWS PAPER
ASC Defeats Amendments To Elections Bill
Political maneuvering dominated the All-Student Council meeting Tuesday when three proposed amendments to the elections bill of the constitution were defeated.
A bill was passed authorizing the investment of A.S.C. money in United States bonds or securities The fund will be called "the Associated Students reserve fund."
The first of the defeated amendments stipulated that all poll workers, whether on duty or not, would be authorized to indict violators of election rules. The second provided that members of the A.S.C. election committee could also indict violators. The third amendment would have established a two-day general election
After organisational representatives were disenfranchised by a one-fourth vote of the council, the vote of Patrick Thiessen, president, was cast to break a seven-seven tie on all three amendments. After each vote, Robert Bennett, Independent party floor leader announced that his party considered the disenfranchisement of organizational representatives "undemocratic."
William Conboy, Independent party member, said that he knew two council members who were absent "because of the farce which often goes on here." He said that the main concern of this council should be to raise the group in the eyes of the students and to keep politics out of meetings.
Thiessen said that he agreed, but that certain subjects brought before the council were of a political nature.
Conboy then said that the election amendments concerned the entire student body and that in such cases, politics should be subordinated.
Bennett said that at the last election, the Independent party lost because of blocking of polls. He added that as the bill exists, in order to indict a student who is blocking the voting line, two poll workers would have to leave their post, then return and resume operation of the poll.
The request of the Men's intramural office for a $200 appropriation was turned down by the Council. Bennett, A.S.C. treasurer, announced that to date $1,825 had been appropriated.
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of men, appeared before the Council to explain the organization and functions of the Union and the Union operating board.
The athletic committee was directed to investigate the possibility of expanding handball and tennis courts.
Mrs. Howard A. Yeager was taken to her home in Salina Tuesday following an emergency appendicitis operation Thursday, at Watkins Memorial hospital.
Kansas—Fair to partly cloudy today, tonight, and Thursday. No important temperature change. High today in 70's. Low tonight 35 northwest, 45 to 50 southeast.
Dorothy Scroggy, A.S.C. secretary, and Robert Thayer, Inter-fraternity Council representative, reported on the National Student association conference which they attended the past summer in Madison, Wis.
Wife Of Admiral's Aide Released From Watkins
WEATHER
Mrs. Yeager, wife of Capt. Howard A. Yeager, aide to Adm. Louis E. Genfeld, arrived at Lawrence Oct. 21 with her husband and the admiral to attend homecoming.
Kappa Sig's Fined For Painting Job
Three members of Kappa Sigma fraternity were fined $15 each Monday for painting and destroying property. The hearing was held in the Lawrence police court
Bob Pickrell, engineering freshman, Bob Hanson, engineering sophomore, and Dean Sutton, College freshman, were arrested Oct. 16 for painting the name of their fraternity on the side of the University water tower.
NROTC Holds Open House
The University Naval Reserve Officers Training corps is holding open house today in observance of Navy day. Staff-conducted tours of the buildings, movies, and displays of equipment, models of ships and airplanes, will highlight the day.
Capt. W. R. Terrell, commandant of the unit, spoke to the students of liberty Memorial High school, and showed a pictureshow picture, "A Liberal Education."
Condr. J. C. McGoughran, executive officer of the unit, spoke to a civic organization and the students of Beloit high school Tuesday and today. He also showed the moving picture "A Liberal Education."
Tours were arranged so that visitors might be conducted through the building and shown the movies in groups. Captain Terrell said.
Guests were shown guns, torpedoes, and other ships' equipment. The displays of models included all types of surface, air, and undersea craft in current use.
First 'Dove' Flies Monday
The Dove, student publication,
will make its initial appearance
Monday, Nov. 1, with an "election
special" issue. Stanley Kelley,
college senior and member of the Dove
staff, said Tuesday that copies will
be on sale in the rotunda of Frank
Strong hall, Watson library, Marvin
hall and the Union.
Russia Assigns Armed Troops To Berlin Border
Berlin, Oct. 27—(UP)—Russia assigned armed troops to the border between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin today and announced it would not recognize fourpower regulations on air safety in the Anglo-American air corridors to the city.
The American-licensed newspaper, Der Agespiegel, reported Russian military police had joined sector police at Brandenburg gate for the first time since the Potsdamer Platz disturbances of August. At that time Russia troops fired at Germans attending an anti-Communist rally.
The Russian soldiers today carried automatic pistols. They checked pedestrian and vehicular traffic and took the names of persons carrying Western newspapers . Food and Western money were confiscated.
The British-licensed news agency D.P.D. reported that Western Berliners arrested in the Soviet zone during the identification checks are being closely questioned by the Russian secret police on their political affiliations.
The Soviet notice of withdrawal from the four power agreement on air safety regulations hinted darkly that any "air accidents" from now on would be the fault of the Americans and British because they refuse to take orders from the Russians on how and when to fly their planes.
American and British officials said the Russian action didn't make much real difference, because the Russians are enmacing the air corridors for weeks.
In Paris, however, the Western Powers were doing a little planning of their own.
Western European union members —Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg—today reached complete agreement on the drafting of a North Atlantic Security pact and on the next steps to be taken. These steps include bringing the United States and Canada into the pact as part of an unprecedented alliance designed to dissuade Russia from aggressive war.
Little Man On Campus
"These new objective tests can get pretty rough."
KU Plans To Build Classrooms, Dorms
Permanent classrooms and several dormitories are high on the list of buildings needed by the University.
Raymond C. Nichols, executive secretary, lists these with a fine arts building, a science building and a field house as those most needed at the present time.
As You Vote Pay Your Tax
If you pay county taxes and vote in the fifth ward, sixth precinct, you can fulfill two obligations with one trip to the court house Tuesday, Nov. 2nd.
Tax statements, now being processed, will be mailed Nov. 1. However, payments cannot be made until the statements are received. The statements will include information on how to pay the taxes and will include a serial number. This number will identify a receipt held in the treasurer's office.
1 per cent discount will be given all persons paying before December, according to R. Flory, county treasurer. No discount will be given for paying one-half the tax, even though this method is permitted.
Voting will take place in the basement of the court house. Tax-payers may also pay for the first half of the year at the county treasurer's office in the same building.
The polls in Lawrence will open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The polling place for the first precinct, third ward, which includes the campus and Sunnyside, will be situated in the Evangelical United Brethren church at 1501 Massachusetts street
Five University men have been nominated for the Rhodes scholarship, Dean J. H. Nelson of the Graduate school, said today.
5 Named For Rhodes Prize
Those named to compete are Roger L. Clubb, College senior, Thad N Marsh, graduate; John H. Michener, graduate; Robert M. Stewart,'48, now attending the University of Michigan law school; and Evan K. Wilson, College senior.
Dean Nelson said one more of the 15 applicants had tentatively been approved and will be recommended later.
A state committee meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 7, at which time two names will be submitted to the regional committee. Only four students will receive Rhodes scholarships from the six states in this region.
Members of the selection committee who met Thursday are Dean Nelson, chairman; Edward Robinson, associate professor of philosophy; C.B. Realy, professor of history, and W.E. Sandelius, professor of political science. Mr. Sandelius is a member of the state selection committee.
Education Fraternities
Hear Ise Discuss Election
Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, was guest speaker at a joint meeting of Phi Delta Kappa, national professional and honorary education fraternity, and Pi Lambda Theta, national honorary education sorority, Tuesday night.
Dr. Ise discussed various issues of the major political parties in the national election. Because of the controversial nature of the speech, he asked that he not be quoted.
No sizable increase in the number of permanent classrooms has been made since Frank Strong hall was completed in 1923, he said. The buildings now in use or being 'built have enough classrooms for fewer than 6,000 students in normal times, he estimated. Temporary buildings now in use will be torn down in a few years and -have not entirely solved the problem, he added.
Most universities have more students living in dormitories than Kansas does, Mr. Nichols said, and the trend all over the nation is toward a great increase in dormitory housing. The enrollment of women students depends to a great extent on the dormitory facilities, he said.
Funds donated by various persons for residence halls during the past when no construction was allowed are now insufficient for rising building costs, Mr. Nichols explained. These, when funds are available, will be built near Battenfeld hall.
Six voice students and one piano student will appear in the weekly fine arts recital at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Frank Strong auditorium.
State legislation authorizes the University to spend $500,000 on an addition to Corbin hall and to issue bonds for a men's dormitory at 11th and West Campus road, he added. The bonds are to be paid off with income from the dormitories. Plans for the addition to Corbin hall are now ready. The addition will have a capacity of about 200.
Fine Arts Students To Present Recital
State funds will also be used to remodel the old Fowler shops building for the use of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information.
Construction at the present time includes two additions to the library and new Fowler shops, all to be finished by January 1, and one temporary building.
The temporary building, probably the last the University will erect, is being built by the buildings and grounds department south of the campus near the animal laboratory. The one-story frame building is a 25 by 150 foot surplus hospital building wing.
The program follows:
"Honor and Arms" (Handel) by Benjamin Shanklin, fine arts senior; "Every Valley" from "Mossiah" (Handel) by Archie Klewer, sophomore; "O Tod, wie bitter bist" (Brahms) by Ruth Russell, sophomore; "Posate, dormite" (Bassani) by Colin Campbell, sophomore; "Ecco Ridente in cielo" from "Barber of Seville" (Rossini) by William Wilcox, freshman; and "Largo al factum" (Rossini) by Barry McDaniel, college freshman.
Billie George, fine arts junior, will play "Reflections in the Water" by Debussy.
Med School Applications Are Available In Haworth
Applications for the 1949 fall class of the School of Medicine are available in the medical school office, 104 Haworth, or in the office of Franklin D. Murphy, dean of the school, in Kansas City, Kan.
Applications must be mailed to the dean's office before Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1949.