,1948
University Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 25, 1948 Lawrence. Kansas
STUDENT NEWSAPER
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
'New Journalism Is Answer To Hutchins Report
More than three hundred people, representing newspapers from all parts of Kansas, attended the annual Editors' day at the University Saturday.
Saturday.
The program was highlighted by an off-the-record discussion of world affairs by Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, chief of naval operations. Editors hearing the talk said the official confirmation of backgrounds of the current news was welcome.
Houston Waring, editor of the Littleton (Colo.) Independent, told the editors he had answered the Hutchins report by employing a board of experts to criticize the press in his area. The first board of critics included members from three universities and other institutions. The board included a public opinion poll expert, a Spanish minority representative, a sociologist, a psychology professor, a journalism professor, a historian, and an expert on international law.
"You must ask for constructive criticism, the other kind comes of its own accord." Mr. Waring pointed out.
Mr. Waring said the critics are not necessarily city or state but their interests and criticism are representative of a definite group
The new journalism that will answer the Hutchins report will come from colleges, so I always try to have a journalism professor at the board meetings, he said. Mr. Waring believes Kansas is ideal for such a plan.
a plan.
Mr. Waring pointed out that Kansas had a number of colleges, easily accessible from all parts of the state, from which to obtain experts.
"Kansas is fourth in porportion of the number of newspapers published for each reader, and it would be easy for the newspapers to band together to establish a board for periodic criticism of the newspapers."
Mr. Waring said.
Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, explained the objectives of the new school. He told the editors that new courses in radio, magazine and television are being planned.
Several books of special interest during National Religious book week have been placed in the library of the School of Religion.
The editors and their representatives were guests of the University at a luncheon in the Union, and at the Kansas-Nebraska football game Saturday.
School of Religion Displays Books
The books are "Report to Protestants," by Marcus Bach; "No Trumpet Before Him," by Nelia Gardner White; "Mahatma Gandhi" by E. Stanley Jones; "Prospecting for a United Church," by Angus Dun; and "Morals and the New Theology," by H. D. Lewis.
National Religious book week was originated by the National Conference of Christians and Jews to promote good relations between different religions. It has gone farther in promoting church papers and books with religious interest during this week.
Kansas—Fair and warmer cast today. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Cooler west and north-central tonight and in entire state tomorrow. High tomorrow in 70's. Low tonight 32 northwest to 45 southeast.
WEATHER
Blasts Damages Local Laundry
The front windows of the Independent Laundry & Dry Cleaning company, 740 Vermont street, were shattered in an explosion at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Gas, which accumulated in the firebox beneath a broiler, caused the blast.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Elam, who were in the plant at the time of the explosion, were uninjured. Mr. Elam is the manager of the plant.
No clothes were damaged and the plant resumed operations this morning.
Eidus Opens Concert Series
Arnold Eidus, 24-year-old violinist, will open the major University concert series at 8 p.m. tonight.
Mr. Eidus is the winner of the 1947 Jacques Thibaud International award, and has appeared as guest artist with the London National symphony, the Vienna symphony, Budapest Philharmonic symphony, the Monte Carlo orchestra, and the National and Conservatoire orchestras of Paris.
He made his New York debut in 1936 with the National Orchestra association, and gave his first Carnegie hall recital in 1946. He appeared for the second time in Carnegie hall on Oct. 15.
The Glazounov "Concerto in A minor" and "Sonata in D" by Hindemith will be featured. Other numbers will be "Praeludium and Allegro" by Kreisler; "Rondo" by Mozart, arranged by Kreisler, two Italian compositions; and "Polonaise Brillante" by Wieniawski.
Activity tickets will admit.
As Admiral Denfeld kissed the Homecoming queen, Ann Cowger, toward the end of the rather long half-time ceremony Saturday, one frustrated co-ed was heard to shout, "Enough of this love making, we want blood!"
Not Unromantic— Just Bloodthirsty
Union Earns Less, Pays More Report Shows
By GERALD FETTEROLF
Your dollar buys more when you eat at the Union. The financial statement for the 1947-48 year released recently by the Union directors shows that the Union pays more for food than does the average commercial restaurant.
The Union spends 57.95 per cent of each dollar outlay for food. A. U. S. department of commerce survey of 240 restaurants in 1946 showed the average food cost to be 46.72 per cent. Increased food costs since that date still do not bring that per cent up to the Union's outlay for food.
The Union financial statement shows the following per centages: food cost, 57.97; wages and salaries, 23.14; operating expenses, 5.2; sales tax and withholding tax, 3.5; depreciation allowance, 3.0; equipment, 1.3; repairs and replacements, 2.0; handling charges, 1. and profit, 3.7.
These per centages compare favorably with the other restaurant surveys, except in the items of food cost, labor, and profit. The average restaurant makes almost 5 per cent profit, and spends from 25 to 33 per cent for labor, while food costs are about 53 per cent.
The Union financial statement shows a total income of $571,052.14. The largest income is from the cafeteria, $466,061.24. Next comes the fountain with $58,955.52. Other incomes are from organizational use of the Union, interest on reserve capital, and the transfer account which carries over from year to year.
The Union paid out a total of $559,599.62. The largest outlay was for food for the cafeteria and fountain, $298,157.24. Salaries totaled $148,842.95. Other expenses were for maintenance, equipment, capital outlay, allocations, withholding tax, sales tax, handling charges, and the transfer account.
By Bibler
Little Man On Campus
StudentsFined$35 For Posting Signs
L. C. Woodruff, dean of men said today that a group of University students have been told to pay $35 for placing 60 posters on the campus Friday without authority.
Denfeld Inspects ROTCUnits
Dean Woodruff refused to give the names of the students involved, but a staff member of the newly proposed Sour Owl humor magazine today
The University R.O.T.C. units have been inspected by a chief of naval operations for the first time. Admiral Louis E. Denfeld was introduced to the student reservoirs following his inspection Oct. 22.
The admiral arrived at the area south of the Military Science building to inspect the troops at 2:35 p.m. He was g reeted by Capt. W. R. Tervell, commander of the University N.R.O.T.C. unit, and introduced to Col. John Alfrey, and Col. Kenneth Rosebush, commandants of the army and air force units.
Admiral Denfeld inspected the navy and army staff, then the student cadets and midshipmen. He presented student commissions for this year to 35 of the N.R.O.T.C. students.
After inspecting personnel, the Admiral addressed the cadets and midshipmen in the drill hall.
About 165 N.R.O.T.C. members and 175 R.O.T.C. members stood inspection. The N.R.O.T.C. staff consists of six officers and six enlisted men. One marine corps officer and one enlisted man are also on the staff. The army and air force staff has seven officers and six enlisted men.
Denfeld said that he had instituted the N.R.O.T.C. plan and that Washington was watching its growth with interest. He stressed the importance of the reserve officer strength needed at this time. He said that pending legislation would give the army a training plan similar to that of the navy. The plan supplements Annapolis in providing career officers for the navy.
Your Picture In Jayhawker
A picture of every student in KU. by the end of the school year is the goal of the Jayhawk staff. The first issue will be available to the students the third week in November. Students are warned by business manager Dean Miller that Wednesday is the last day they can buy a subscription to the Jayhawk.
This year the Jayhawker will have a much larger candid section including pictures of each of the 9000 students in the University, according to Bill Conboy, editor. The staff photographers will be on the job taking candid shots of students in all phases of college life in order to have complete pictorial record by the last issue.
Some of the features will be football, enrollment, William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, rush week, campus mascots, and several full page scenic views of the campus.
In a story about the Negro Students association, which appeared Oct. 22 in the University Daily Kansas, the classification of Mary Ellen Beaty and Arthur Ford was incorrect. Miss Beaty is a fine arts senior, and Ford is a College junior.
Beq Your Pardon
said that the staff would pay the $35 lost of removing the posters.
John Eulich, College sophomore and member of the Sour Owl staff, said that signs reading "S.O.B." were posted as advance publicity for the magazine. He said that the meaning of the letters was "Sour Owl is Back."
All members of the Sour Owl staff could not be reached but several members said they had not posted any of the "S.O.B." signs, nor had they been notified of the $35 assessment.
Carol M. Buhler, College junior and advertising manager, said she had "no intention of helping to pay the $35." She said the magazine had not been formally organized yet and that staff members should not be responsible. Miss Buhler said she did not know anything about the posting of the signs.
"Those posters cost over 50 cents apiece to be removed," he said.
Notices posted in unauthorized places or unauthorized notices will be taken down. Dean Woodruff said disciplinary action would be taken in extreme cases.
Eulich expressed surprise at the $35 cleanup bill presented them by the buildings and grounds department.
Dean Woodruff issued a warning against similar unauthorized poster campaigns.
R. H. Wagstaff, assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds, said that University employees cleaned off the signs with scrub brushes. He would not say how many men were used or how long the cleanup lasted.
"Regulations governing posting of signs and placards are sufficiently liberal to serve legitimate purposes," he said.
Organizations desiring to advertise an event with posters must obtain permission at the public relations office. In most cases permission is almost automatic and little more than a formality.
Second, posters can be authorized only for the "open and public" bulletin boards. Bulletin boards belonging to individual schools or departments are not to be used except by permission of the owner.
The controversy over use of the name Sour Owl will come to head Tuesday Nov. 2, when a letter will be presented to the All Student Council by Paul Brownlee, special student, representing a group of students desiring to publish the magazine.
James L. Robinson, president of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, said the fraternity would further protest the use of the name Sour Owl.
The members of Sigma Delta Chi believe they have a financial interest in the name Sour Owl, which was built up by the fraternity, Robinson said. "We wish to protect that interest. We do not object to other organizations publishing humor magazines, but do object to the use of the name."
Robinson said the fraternity would meet at 5 p.m. today to discuss plans for reviving the Sour Owl.
Grad Writes Movie Feature
Glen Allvine, '16, is the author and editor of a March of Time motion picture feature, "The Dewey Story." Mr. Allvine received a bachelor of laws degree from the University in 1916 and a bachelor of arts degree in 1917.