University Daily Kansan
45th Year No. 141
Tuesday, May 4, 1948
Lawrence Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
Summer Rooms For Couples A Problem
Single students will have no housing problem for the summer session, Irvin Youngberg, director of dormitories, said today. He cautioned that married couples will find it more difficult to get living quarters.
Single students who will attend summer school and want to stay in dormitories can make arrangements with Mrs. Ruth Nash, housing director, in 220 Frank Strong hall. All University dormitories will house students and persons attending institutes or taking short courses.
"We do need housing for married students." Youngberg said. "Composition of the summer session student body is gradually shifting back to the pre-war pattern. A large portion will be married school teachers and the percentage of single students is expected to decrease as compared to last year."
Temporary tenants in Sunnyside pay $34 a month rent, and, in addition, a furniture charge of $6 has been authorized. Youngberg said that 12 Sunnyside units have been sublet for this summer already.
"We'll need more city apartments and, houses for the summer," he said.
Mr. Youngberg is an agent for subletting.
New Degree In Geology
A new degree of bachelor of science in geological engineering can now be awarded by the University. Chancellor Deane W. Malot announced today. Authorization was given by the state board of regents.
A geological option in petroleum engineering had been offered, but this degree did not accurately indicate the graduate's qualifications. The new degree makes 12 major courses offered by the School of Engineering.
T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering, announced that the new geological curriculum being prepared would contain more basic engineering and -would give more time for humanistic studios.
Dr. Robert M. Dreyer, chairman of the geology department, will direct the geological engineering studies and will become a member of the School of Engineering faculty.
Debate Team Wins Third
Kenneth E. Beasley, College senior, and Edward Stolenwerck, sophomore, University debate team members, won third place Friday in the National Invitational Debate tournament at West Point, N.Y.
The University debate team, with three other universities in the semifinals—Florida, Texas State, and Purdue—lost the opportunity to win a $1.500 silver cup. The defeat gave the Kansas team a record of 17 lost and 108 won.
Beasley and Stollenwerck were undefeated in the Missouri Valley tournament. Stollenwerck won second place in the Missouri Valley extemporaneous tournament and Beasley was a finalist in the Lorraine Buehler oratorical contest.
The University debate team was defeated by Florida university in the semi-finals on the question: "Resolved, that a federal world government should be established." Kansas argued the affirmative in the 34-university tournament.
Weidner To Play For Senior Dance
Del Weidner's orchestra from Topeka will play for the Senior Cakewalk, to be held 9 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, in the Union ballroom.
The Cakewalk will be for seniors and their dates only. Admission will be by receipt for senior dues or a note from the registrar stating that the person is a senior. The dance is semi-formal.
12 To Attend NISA Meeting
Twelve representatives of the Independent Students association will attend the 1948 national I.S.A. conference at Iowa State university Friday and Saturday.
The University I.S.A. will bid for the 1949 N.I.S.A. conference, according to Alice M. Wismer, I.S.A. president. The last national conference held here was in 1937.
Sixty-eight universities will send representatives to the Iowa N.I.S.A. George Denny, moderator for "America's Town Meeting of the Air," will be one of the principal speakers. A day recognized as National Independent's day will be decided upon at the conference.
Betty van der Smissen, College junior, will be nominated to the executive council of the N.I.S.A.
I. S.A. representatives and faculty members attending the conference are L.C. Woodruff, dean of men; and Mrs. Woodruff; Wilson O'Connell, Maxine L. Holsinger, Miss van der Smissen, Lew V. Coats, Jack Pringle.
Robert L. Clore, James D. Petersen, Eugene F. Cooper, Robert C. Hamilton, and Miss Wisner.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair and warmer today.
Partly coldy tonight and tomorrow with few widely scattered light showers northwest half of state tonight. And in southeast half tomorrow. Somewhat cooler tomorrow. High today 70-75.
Labor Picture Appears Dark Across Nation
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The nation's labor picture darkened considerably today as federal mediators virtually gave up hope of averting a rail strike and the C.I.O. United Auto Workers demanded a 30-cent hourly wage increase for Ford employees.
Frank P. Douglass, chairman of the national railway mediation board, scheduled final meetings between the carriers and representatives of three railway operating unions. But he expressed little hope that a settlement could be reached
"It looks very much like there might be a national railway strike May 11," he said.
The unions, representing 150,000 engineers, firemen, and switchmen, said they would leave their jobs on that date unless the railroads grant their demands for changes in the working rules and a 30 per cent wage increase.
In other labor developments:
1. Officials of the C.I.O. United Packinghouse Workers said Wilson and Company's threat to fire striking workers had not affected the nationwide meat strike.
2. C.I.O. President Philip Murray accused the steel industry of making "paltry" cuts in steel prices in "mere shadow boxing for public exhibition."
3. Soft coal operators moved to block any new wage demands by John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers. The operators announced they had spent 5 million dollars for supplies, repairs, and new equipment during 1947. The statement was seen as paving the way to refuse demands for wage increases when the miners' contract comes up for renewal June 30.
4. In the only optimistic note on the labor scene, the Communications Workers of America (Ind.), announced they will extend their contracts with the telephone industry for "short periods of time" to forestall a nationwide telephone strike.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"Let's play 'College'—I'll give the examinations!"
Summer Kansan Applications Due
The deadline for applications for editor and business manager of the Summer Session Kansan is Saturday.
Applications should be submitted to. Elmer F. Beth, acting director of the School of Journalism.
The letter should give in detail the applicant's training and experience. Interviews will be arranged for the applicants selected. The Summer Session Kansan will
The Summer Session Kansan will be published on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Political Eyes Turn To Ohio
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The primary battle between Harold E. Stassen and Senator Robert A.Taft for 23 of Ohio's 53 delegates to the G.O.P. national convention brought out a near record vote today.
Florida, Alabama, and Indiana also held primary elections, but the spotlight was on the Ohio fight, where Mr. Stassen was battling Senator Taft on the senator's home ground;
Both candidates expressed confidence in the outcome of today's crucial test. Mr. Taft predicted he would shut out the former governor of Minnesota. But Mr. Stassen said he expected to win at least 12 of the 23 delegates he has entered in the election.
Both presidential aspirants have stumped the state from end to end in bitter campaigns during the past month. Observers expected approximately 1,200,000 persons to vote in Ohio, 650,000 of them on the Republican ballot.
According to political experts, Senator Taft had to make a good showing today to retain a chance for the presidential nomination. He has been defeated by Mr. Stassen in Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
General Sees KU Campus
Sir John is an exchange lecturer sponsored by the Kermit Roosevelt fund provided to help promote better relations between American and British military forces. Sir John spent three days visiting the Command and General Staff college at Ft. Leavenworth.
A 52-year wait to see an American university was fulfilled May 7 for Lt. Gen. Sir John Harding of the British General staff, when he drove from Ft. Leavenworth to make a shotgun tour of the University.
Lady Harding commented during the tour on the number of women at the University. In England there are very few women attending schools of higher education, she said.
Emotions May Save World. Chapple Savs
Personal emotions can be made into universal emotions which we hope will save the world, said Stanley Chapple, English conductor and lecturer, who spoke at an All-University convocation in Hoch auditorium today.
Mr. Chapple, who spoke on "The Place of Fine Arts in Everyday Living," was introduced by Chancellor
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Deane W. Malott. He appeared in connection with Music Week.
"A universal emotion is an intensification of human feeling by great creative artists into something so fine that everyone can understand it, but cannot express it himself," the lecturer explained.
Unfortunately most of the music today is written to appeal to the personal emotions, he said. The reason is that music, with the advent of the radio, was thrust upon the people too suddenly for them to have had an opportunity to understand its significance.
"Music today has become the tool of exploitation because no one showed the musically illiterate its value. Therefore, it is assuming an inferior position to literature, sculptor, and painting.
The University Symphony orchestra, directed by Russell L. Wiley, played the overture "Russlan and Ludmilla," by Glinka. Prof. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins sang a duet from the first act of "Rigoletto," by Verdi.
"We can gain an understanding of music, as well as the other arts, through education and participation. This understanding is needed in order for a person to be discriminating."
Wallace Is Heckled At Missouri U When He Attempts To Speak There
Columbia, Mo., May 4—(UP)—Henry A. Wallace today denounced a crowd of hecklers who delayed for 15 minutes a speech he delivered on the courthouse lawn here Monday before an estimated 3,000 persons.
A group of about 100 Missouri university students was responsible for the disturbance.
"A small minority is keeping the presidential candidate from being heard" he said. "I don't want that sort of thing about a great university to go out over the United States."
When the heckling stopped, Mr. Wallace took advantage of his nearness to Fulton, Mo., where Winston Churchill spoke in 1946 to Missouri's school of journalism. He attacked the administration's foreign policy, which he said began with Mr.
Churchill's Fulton speech, and derided the "lassitude of the American press."
Referring to Senator Glen Taylor's arrest for disorderly conduct when he tried to enter a door marked "For Negroes Only" in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Wallace said he was "glad that Mr. Taylor has scratched beneath the surface to see how deep our democracy really is."