8,1946
University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 9, 1948
STUDENT NEWSFAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
Pick Leaders For Conference Of Students-Faculty
Faculty and student co-chairmen were appointed Thursday night to organize discussion on the four major topics to be taken up at the annual student-faculty conference. The conference will be held at the Lawrence Country club April 24.
All persons interested in these topics and the conference will be invited to attend future meetings, which will be announced. The conference is sponsored by Sachem circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, senior men's honor society.
men's honor society Topics and their co-chairmen are curriculum, Dean George B. Smith and Bruce Bathurst; improvement of student-faculty administrative relations, Prof. J. O. Maloney and Patrick Thiessen; student attitude, Dean L. C. Woodruff and John Irwin; pre-enrollment, Prof. Calvin Vander Werf and Ralph Kiene.
The committee on curriculum will discuss the type of education that appeals to the student, value of new courses, language requirements, and major subjects.
The student attitude committee will discuss dishonesty on quizzes, student discipline, school spirit, traditions, and sportsmanship.
ditions, and splice the pre-enrollment committee will discuss plans and advantages of pre-enrollment conferences, and the committee on the improvement of student-faculty administrative relations will discuss the All Student Council, faculty senate, and the student-faculty conference itself.
To Interview Engineers
Representatives of the federal bureau of reclamation will be at the University April 12, 13, and 14 to explain the program of the bureau and to interview civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers for summer and career appointments.
T. De Witt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering, said today that interested civil engineering students who will be graduated in June to meet at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m., April 12, in 209 Marvin, to hear men in the reclamation bureau discuss opportunities for employment in Kansas, Nebraska, and 15 other midwestern and western states. Career interviews for civil engineering seniors will be April 13, in the office of the dean of the School of Engineering, 113 Marvin hall.
Sophomore and junior civil engineers who are interested in summer employment will meet for explanation of the engineer trainee program at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m. April 13, in 209 Marvin hall. They will be interviewed for summer employment April 14, in 113 Marvin.
ment April
Mechanical and electrical engineers who will be graduated in June will meet with representatives of the bureau of reclamation at 5 p.m.
April 13 in 110 Marvin. At the conference they will be told the time for actual job interviews.
actual job Sophomores and juniors in mechanical and electrical engineering will meet with representatives at 5 p.m. April 12 in Lindley auditorium. Time of interviews for summer jobs will be announced at the meeting.
Interview schedules are signed in the office of the dean of the School of Engineering, 113 Marvin.
Lutheran Student Association
Prof. Walter E. Sandelius of the political science department, will talk to the Lutheran Student association about Russia, at 6 p.m. April 11.
This Paper Lived Only One Edition
Journalism education must pay off, even if you have to wait 40 years. But a certain group of neophyte journalists who got subpoenaed into court to back up a story they had published might well have doubted it.
The story begins in 1908 when a staff of student journalists at the University edited and published the April 25 edition of the Lawrence Daily Journal.
Brock Pemberton, playing this week in the University production interview that he was telegraph editor of "Harvey" recalled in a Tuesdaytor of that town-shaking newspaper edition. With him on the staff were managing editor Jerome Beatty, now well-known for his feature articles in American magazine; and city editor Roy Roberts, today the president of the Kansas City Star company. Editorial and news writers on this allstar staff included Joe Murray, now managing editor of the Lawrence Journal-World, and Ralph Hemenway, editor of the Minneapolis, Kan., Messenger.
This group of enterprising journalists, planning for their issue in advance, did some sleuthing and reporting on a certain "condition of affairs" in Lawrence. On the ap-
Plan Issue In Advance
Brock Pemberton And Rabbit Captivate Eager Audience
than the grant. Ervin Grant, as a young psychiatrist, and Ruth Walters, a pretty nurse, provide humor with their antics as young lovers. Phyllis Mowery as Myrtle Mae Simmons, Elwood's niece, does well as the frivolous type whose only interests in life are clothes, men, and getting rid of her uncle Elwood.
By FRED BROOKS
The University Players rose to the occasion Thursday night in Fraser theater in support of New York producer Brock Pemberton, who played the leading role, and rang the bell with their hilarious presentation of "Harvey."
William Chumley, M.D., is capably played by Loren Kennedy. His best scene is in the third act when he comes staggering back to his office after a drinking bout with Elwood and Harvey.
Hok Harvey (no relation to the rabbit) is comic as Duane Wilson, an attendant at Chumley Rest. He gets plenty of laughs as the bug-eyed strong-arm man who appears crazier than the patients themselves.
AIRTAL For Social Veta, who is afraid her social standing will be affected by having such eccentric characters as Elwood and his rabbit friend around the house, goes to a mental institution to see if she can unload her brother on them. The fun begins when they mistake her for the patient. She is released finally and returns to the house to tell family friend and legal advisor Judge Omar Gaffney (Tom Rea) of the nightmare she went through.
Frances Feist, a gifted actress, drew spontaneous applause on several occasions for her excellent portrayal of Veta Louise Simmons, buxom, social-climbing sister of Elwood.
Although the audience never actually sees Harvey, (except for a portrait) Mr. Pemberton portrays his difficult role so realistically that Harvey becomes as much a fixture on the stage as the real actors.
A capacity first night audience laughed until tears fell at the zany antics and filled the theater with a $ ^{\circ}$ deafening ovation when the final curtain fell. cab driver
Allen Crafton, as E. F. Lofgren, a
Afraid For Social Standing
The play is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, a kindly man-about-town who hugges with reality for 40 years before winning out. Then he invokes Harvey, an imaginary 6-foot, 31-inch white rabbit and makes him his constant companion. Elwood, the kind of a man who "wouldn't hurt a flea" lives in a little world all his own. He makes friends with everyone; he invites total strangers to his house for dinner; but he spends most of his time at the neighborhood bar buying drinks for Harvey.
Seven curtain calls later, Mr. Pemberton, his face wreathed in a broad smile, stepped to the edge of the stage and thanked the audience and applauded "cast for a 'wonderful' play. He also thanked Chancellor Deane W. Malott for "cooking up the idea" to have Pemberton return to his alma mater to star in the play. Story Of Elwood P. Dowd
Craftons In Play
pointed day they published their collected information in a front page, column one story, backed up by a strong editorial.
Much credit is due Ivan Sparling who cooperated with Paul Foley, Mr. Pemberton's stage manager, in direction and dress rehearsals. The stage settings were effective and scene changes were made promptly.
"Harvey" will be performed again at 8:15 tonight, and at 2:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. tomorrow.
strong editorial.
Under the headline, "Boeer Sold Here. Prohibition Law is Not Strictly Enforced in the Bottoms of the City of Lawrence," the story described, by name and in detail, all the places in Lawrence where beer was being illegally sold. (This was in pre-3.2 days.) The article pointedly mention that several of the houses in this area, "mostly within three blocks of the Santa Fe depot," were owned by the family of the city police judge.
If "Harvey" has any weak points, they were not evident last night. There was no evidence of "first night jitters" and the east blended perfectly with Mr. Peniberton although he was able to appear at only two dress rehearsals. Most of the voices were audible and carried well but at times lines were lost—in the laughter of the audience.
cab driver, doesn't get into the play until late, if the third act, but has an important role in the climax. Jes- crafton, as Betty Chumley, drew a round of applause for her acting in the part of the wife of Dr. Chumley. Joan Woodward played Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet, a social climber.
police judge.
The story went on to reveal, "To these regularly established places must be added a number of bootleggers, who purport to have no regular place where customers can enter and drink at ease around a table, but who will procure liquor for those desiring it, whom they meet on the streets."
The upshot of the article was a district court trial of the "jointists" named in the exposure, to which the student editors were subpoenaed. But the crusaders had little cause for worry.
'Jointists' On Trial
The Kansas City Star account of the trial after describing the pleas of guilty by all the "jointists" said, "The student editors are happy over the result and glad that they were saved going on the stand in force. The pleas of guilty prove that there was the best kind of foundation."
The Kansas City Journal, pleased with the "reform" spirit of the young editors, philosophized, "They are fortunate in learning thus early in their careers that the way of the editor is not a promrose path of dalliance, but often is rough with briars and nettles."
As far as the Lawrence Daily Journal was concerned, the path could be full of briars and nettles. Joe Murray commented today "That was our one and only edition, as you can well imagine."
Water Crisis Over, Says Lawrence Superintendent
Major C. Hagar, Lawrence water superintendent, announced today that a normal amount of water may again be used.
Little Man On Campus
Noted Musicians To Appear At Music Festival
"Well. speak of the devil——"
The annual Music Week festival of the University and Lawrence to be held May 2 to 8, will feature Handel's "Messiah" by the combined University Glee clubs, the A cappella choir, and the University Symphony orchestra.
Other well known musicians who will take part in the festival are Evelyn Swarthout, Stanley Chapple, and Frederick Jagel.
D. The "Messiah" will be directed by D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts. Four alumni will be soloists: E. M. Brock, tenor; Minerva Davis, contralto; Ruth Russell, soprano; and Charles L. Sager, bass.
Miss Swarthout, '32 is a concert pianist and has been a soloist with the National Symphony and the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra. She is a winner of the Kate Neal Kinley $1,000 award. Chaple To Appear
Mr. Chapple, English conductor and lecturer, is a former conductor of the London Symphony orchestra and British Broadcasting orchestra. He is an assistant to Dr. Serge Koussevitzky and an associate conductor of the Berkshire Music festival and center.
Mr. Jagel is a tenor with the Metropolitan Opera company.
Exhibits In Frank Strong
Choral and instrumental organizations from Lawrence schools, the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and Cooperative clubs, Pl Kappa Lambda, various churches of the city, and radio station KFKU will also take part.
Exhibits in Frank Strong by students and faculty members of the design and drawing and painting departments will be displayed. Water color exhibits by Charles B. Rogers, a Swedish wood carving by Anna Larkin, paintings by Grandma Moses, and an exhibition of textiles by Scalamandre will be on display in Spooner-Thayer museum from May 2 to 5.
A fine arts banquet will be held in the Kansas room of the Union May 4. Chancellor Deane W. Malott will be toastmaster. Talks will be given by Lawrence Sickman of the Nelson Art gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Chapple, and Dean Swart-hout.
F1 Kappa Lambda, honorary music fraternity, will hold its annual banquet and initiation May 8 at the Union.
The wave of vandalism on and around the campus during the past week reached a new high when several unknown persons attempted to steal the mail box at Battfeld hall Wednesday night, Robert Corwin, head of the campus police, reported today.
Vandalism Wave Reaches New High
Night officer Willard Anderson said that he was investigating an attempt to paint the statue of the "Pioneer" when he heard a noise near Battenfeld. When he reached the hall, the persons dropped the mail box and ran.
Other recent acts of vandalism include the removal of lights at Watkins and Miller halls, the removal of the sign at the Castle Tea room, the smoke bomb outrage in Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta Phi sororities and the removal of the University Daily Kansas mailbox in front of Watson library Thursday.
WEATHER
Kansas-Fair and warmer today.
Considerable cloudiness and warmer tonight and tomorrow. High today in 60's.