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Self-Forgiveness Helps Problems, T. V. Smith Says
"The greatest of all virtues is forgiveness and the greatest forgiveness is self-forgiveness." Dr. T. V Smith, professor of citizenship and philosophy at Syracuse university, said at the 83rd annual opening convocation in Hoch auditorium today.
When man goes out into the world he finds that he is involved in solving problems which will be his responsibility to solve, Dr. Smith said. It is the business of men and women to find out what their problems are and to solve them, he added.
"I am constantly chagrined at my own personal problems that are not solved. And the numbers of problems solved scientifically are only a grain of sand as compared to the human problems yet to be solved."
One, he must meet his problems and solve them if he can; two, he must resolve the predicaments of life, and three, he must learn how to absolve himself from the sense of guilt which comes from the failure to solve his problems.
As man goes out into the world he will find three levels in which he has a chance to solve his problems, Dr. Smith said.
What we do with out problems is to escape them, to restate them, and to live and die with them in one fashion or another, Dr. Smith explained.
I can't name one single personal problem that I've not mitigated, escaped or tried to live over, but I haven't solved them," the speaker said. "The reason we can't solve our problems is that they aren't scientific. The result is that we have to attack life at another level."
Beyond the business of solving problems is the business of resolving predicaments, Dr. Smith said. And when we reach this stage, we've hit upon politics, for politics is the "proximate solution of insoluable problems," Dr. Smith said.
"Most men want to do what is right but in doing so they find it involves other people. Nobody can solve the predicaments of life without other men, and they are a part of the whole of human society that is shot through and through with sin."
One of the sad things about the life of the idealist is that equally intelligent citizens have never agreed on the meaning or requirements of justice, goodness or holyness," Dr. Smith said. "And the sooner you discover that the sooner you will have reached intellectual superiority," he added.
"But we must be awakened fully to the fact that every ideal demands more of us than we can give. And that we need to learn some technique of absolving ourselves from failure to solve ourselves."
Freshmen Aided By 153 Counselors
One hundred fifty three senior student counselors, talking with from 5 to 20 freshmen each, answered questions on dating, university life, and enrollment Sept. 17.
Instructed by Dr. Hilden Gibson, associate professor of sociology and political science, the counselors met new students every hour of the day in Frazer hall. The purpose of the program is to aid the new freshman in every possible way during his first confusing days at the University, according to Wilbur Noble, director of student counselors.
Union Activities Openings Exist
Openings in Student Union activities exist for those interested in art, decorations, writing, entertainment and secretarial work.
The positions of social committee chairman and treasurer must also be filled.
Those interested in joining should sign up in the Union Activities office today, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Polite Driver To Get Award From City C of C
An award of $2 will be given to the most courteous driver in Lawrence at the close of each day of this week, Monday thru Saturday, in conjunction with Safety week, which is sponsored by the Lawrence Safety council. The retail merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce will make the courteous driver awards.
A committee of policemen has been selected to observe motorists during the day. The motorist of their choosing will receive the award.
Sometime during the week, Boy Scouts, supervised by James Johnson will make a traffic check at various corner in Lawrence. To make this check more effective, the date of the check and the corners to be checked will not be announced.
The Lions club is making bumper cards which Boy Scouts will distribute. The slogan of the cards is "Lion club says: Give Kids a Brake on Safety Week."
Safety films are being shown in the grade schools and junior high schools thruout the week.
9,597 Enroll To Break Record For Third Year
All previous attendance records at K.U. were broken for the third consecutive year when enrollment closed Saturday with a student body of 9.597.
James K. Hitt, registrar, predicted that late enrollments, beginning Monday, would increase the total to 9.750.
Masculine percentage of the student body will be predominantly greater than the feminine. Exact figures are unavailable, but last years' ratio of three men to each woman will probably remain the same.
Fewer veterans are now attending the University. Veteran enrollment is 4,790,646 less than last year's figure.
Advance figures indicate 2,632 new students, or 237 more than last year. Freshmen outnumber all other new students, although exact percentages are yet unavailable. Nearly a thousand are estimated to be transfers from junior colleges and other 4-year schools.
Lawrence campus registration is 9,175, or 170 more than last year's total. 422 students are enrolled at the Kansas City, Kans. campus of the School of Medicine.
Walas Added To Engineering Staff
Dr. S. M. Walas will become an associate professor of chemical engineering at the University Oct. 1. The addition of Dr. Walas will bring the chemical engineering faculty to its high of four full-time professors.
For the past four years, Dr. Walas has done chemical plant design in Boston. Previously, he was with the plastics division of General Electric in Pittsfield, Mass.
"Pre-major requirements are courses 52-A, 53, 54 and 60-B or equivalent of 53-B, 30, 86, and 35-E, but a department major will add 165-G plus 24 units upper division which must include. . . "
Student Kills Dad In Domestic Battle
Pre-Medic Will Continue Career If Murder Charge Is Dismissed
Daily Kansan Again Rated All-American
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 20—(UP)—John David Heidenreich, 18-year-old College freshman had planned to re-enroll today at the University as a pre-medical student. Instead, he faced a meeting with the Jackson county prosecutor for the murder of his father.
For the second straight year, the University Daily Kansan has received an All-American rating from the Associated Collegiate Press.
The rating is the highest awarded by the ACP, and is for the 1948 spring semester. An All-American paper is ranked as "superior."
Alan J. Stewart was managing editor of the University Daily Kansan for the first half of the semester, with William von Maurer as editor-in-chief. For the second half Cooper Rollow was managing editor, and David H. Clymer editor-in-chief.
Nine university and college dailies received the All-American rating in the 39th annual critical service, the Associated Collegiate Press reported. Two-hundred seventy-three papers of all classes were entered. Judges were Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper men and University of Minnesota journalism school faculty members.
The University Daily Kansan scored 940 out of a possible 1,055 points to receive the All-American rating. The paper scored highest in the division on news writing and editing, receiving 260 of 280 points possible. In the division on news values and sources the University Daily Kansan scored 230 of 250 points possible; in headlines, typography and makeup it scored 230 of 265 possible, and hit low in department pages and special features, with 220 of 260 points possible. Five ratings are possible: All-American, or superior; first class, or excellent; second class, or good; third class, or fair, and fourth class, or no honors.
YMCA Heads Plan Intensive Program
An intensive Y.M.C.A. fall program has been announced by Robert Chesky, president of the organization.
Formation of four Y's Men clubs will open the program Sept. 21. Each group will be composed of freshman, with a senior leader and a faculty counselor to aid in program planning.
Speakers at the first meeting will be Cheskey, Jerry Waugh, Ernest Friesen, Lloyd Houston, and Ned Linegar. The topic will be "Brains Are Not Enough."
The first meeting of the student cabinet will be in the Union Sept. 21, Chesky said.
Other events are a movie forum series, a lecture series, a Christian heritage discussion group, a membership drive, a Christian council conference, and an expanded intramural program.
Young Heidenreich said: "My mother will be a lot better off now." "I expect to be a doctor," he said, "and I am going to go ahead and enroll if I get out of this."
Lt. Welch said there was bad blood between the father and son because the latter believed the elder Heidenreich was unfaithful to his wife, who is sick and confined to a hospital.
Lt. Charles Welch of the homicide squad said David Heidenreich admitted killing his father, John P. Heidenreich, 48, owner of a large tent manufacturing company. Young Heidenreich claimed his father threatened him.
David told police that he and his mother were mortally afraid of Mr. Heidenreich because he had threatened them repeatedly during the past decade.
Some time ago, David said, his mother purchased a pistol to protect the family from her husband. He said his father seemed "to hate me most of all." When she went in the hospital, the mother gave the pistol to David.
Yesterday, the father told young Heidenreich that he had engaged third nurse for his wife. He said the 24-hour nursing service was proof of his devotion to his wife.
David retorted that he had seen his father with another woman only a week ago. Mr. Heidenreich became enraged. He told his son to get out of his bedroom, where they were talking.
"It's none of your business what I do," he shouted. "Keep your nose out."
David, according to Lt. Welch, replied that it was his business since his mother was being hurt. When his father advanced toward him, David pulled the gun from his pocket and emptied it at his father. All five bullets struck Mr. Heidenreich and he died instantly.
Mrs. Heidenreich had asked her husband for a divorce or a separation, but he had refused both, police said. A week ago she took $65,000 in bonds and placed them in a safety deposit box for an emergency.
"I'm sorry now for what I did young Heidenreich said in his cell. The Bible says, 'thou shalt not kill.' It doesn't mention extenuating circumstances."
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Heidenreich complained that he got only a half-hours' sleep, since the steel cot in the jail was a poor fit for his six foot, two inch frame and 220 pounds.
The father was shot five times with an automatic pistol.
The youth appeared only slightly haggard, however. He wore sports slacks and a dirty white shirt. Over his arm was a red-checkered sports coat. He had a crew haircut. Heidenreich told the United Press he was not an athlete but liked hot-rod and midget auto races.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today, fou-
night, and tomorrow, with scattered
showers northwest half of state to-
day, west and north tonight and
tomorrow morning. Cooler today
northwest half and in west and
north tonight. High today near 80
northwest to 90-55 southeast. Low
tonight near 55 northwest to 65-70
southeast.