UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1948
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Hard Coal Mines Are Being Hit By New Strike
Washington. Apr. 6—(UP)—Thousands of hard coal miners today reacted to the threat of contempt action against John L. Lewis by striking in sympathy with the soft coal walkout.
But the miners' chief gave no indication that he intended to respond to the order. Government lawyers had expected Mr. Lewis to ask U.S. district court to dismiss the temporary order issued April 3. They said that would be the necessary first step to challenge the order and the constitutionality of the Taft-Harley act under which it was issued.
Three federal agencies prepared to issue new conservation orders to railroads and power companies if Mr. Lewis fights a temporary court order directing him to end the walk-out.
wake up, the sympathy strike spread rapidly through the Pennsylvania hard coal country, the United Mine Workers' president made no move to obey a court order directing him to call off the soft coal strike.
The hard coal strike developed after rumors circulated Monday night that now U.M.W. members will work while Mr. Lewis faces prosecution over the soft coal walkout.
Before the morning was well started nearly 7,000 anthracite矿ers had walked off their jobs, shutting down more than a dozen mines. The movement was spreading quickly.
With the thousands of additional workers being idled by the 23-day-old soft coal strike, government officials said a breakdown is imminent in the nation's coal-fueled economy.
If Mr. Lewis does not make that move, however, contempt action presumably will follow.
An official hinted that if Mr. Lewis and the union failed to respond to the temporary order in any way by tomorrow, the justice department may move speedily to cite them for contempt of court. Mr. Lewis and the U.M.W. paid $710,000 in contempt fines the past year for defying another court order.
Three sophomores in the School of Architecture have drawn plans for an addition to the Sigma Nu fraternity house. Construction on the new wing will begin soon.
Sigma Nu House Will Be Extended
Ray Binnicker, William Roehl, and George Polk, who drew the plans, are all members of the fraternity. The new addition will provide drawing room and recreational facilities and will be accomplished by enclosing the porch directly under the second-floor sleeping dormitory.
A short course for city managers will be held here April 22 to 24. Prof. Ethan Allen, director of the bureau of government research, said today.
The addition will bring the cost of improvements made on the house during the current school year to $16,000.
City Managers Meet Here On April 22
Seventy-eight city managers in the five state area of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Managers in Iowa are 25 city managers in Kansas.
The program for the first day will be conducted by Clarence E. Ridley Chicago, executive director of the International City Managers' association. He will direct a discussion of major administrative problems
The program for the second day will be directed by Dr. Hugo Wall, head of the Wichita university political science department, and Dr. E. O. Stene, associate professor of political science at the University. The program for the third day will be devoted to round-table discussion and summaries.
50 Tickets Left For 'Harvey' Play
All tickets are sold for the Thursday and Friday night performances of "Harvey." Fifty tickets remain to be sold for the Saturday night performance.
Tickets for the Saturday matinee performance of the play will go on sale tomorrow morning. The price is $1. No seats are reserved.
Brock Pemberton, '08, Broadway producer, will arrive tonight in time for dress rehearsals at 7 p.m. He will also rehearse with the cast tomorrow night. This will be the third appearance of Mr. Pemberton in the lead role of Elwood P. Dowd, and the first amateur production of "Harvey."
Union Activities Positions Open
Thursday is the last day to apply for official positions on Union Activities.
Applications are being accepted in the Union activities office for president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer until 4 p.m. Thursday.
Applicants must have a "C plus" grade average, Union activity experience, and be sophomores, juniors, or seniors who will be on the campus for two semesters after leaving office to act as advisors.
Each application will be carefully read and considered by the Union operating board. Those who have turned in the best applications will be interviewed April 14. New officers will be announced April 16.
Applications must have the students full name, Lawrence address and telephone number, home address, age, school, classification, grade average, position applied for, Union activity experience, University activities and interests, and plans for the improvement of the Union next year. Applications must be filled out in the Union Activities office.
Applicants are again reminded that these positions are full-time jobs. They will take most of the student's extra time.
Junior C of C Plans Memorial Drive
John Chaney, president of the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce, has been named leader of a drive by that organization to raise $17,000 for the University of Kansas World War II memorial.
The drive will open April 20 and is expected to close by April 30. A meeting of all campaign workers is scheduled for April 15 in the Chamber of Commerce office. The special and advance gift committee, headed by John Emick, will begin work immediately.
These plans and appointments were announced after a meeting of the board of directors March 31.
William Cottle, counselor at the guidance bureau, is the author of an article, "The Differential Aptitude Tests: Some Comments," which appeared in the March issue of the Vocational Guidance Journal. In the article Mr. Cottle points out hazards that have been encountered in using differential aptitude tests for high school counseling.
Counselor Writes On Aptitude Tests
A Cappella Choir In Annual Concert
The University A Cappella choir, directed by Dean D. M. Swarthout, gave its annual concert Monday night in Hoch auditorium. The featured soloists with the choir were Mary Jane Beyers, Lorraine Mai, and Curtis Glover, students in the School of Fine Arts.
The choir presented a program of 16th century numbers, Russian songs, Negro spirituals, and selections from modern and contemporary composers.
Music Week Is 25-Year Mark For Swarthout
Music week. May 2 to 8, will commemorate 25 years of activity in music and art for Dean D. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts.
The silver jubilee will be headed by leading music personalities. Frederick Jagel, tenor with the Metropolitan opera, will be featured in a complimentary recital.
Compass. Dean Swarthout came to the University in 1923 from James Millikan university in Illinois. He succeeded Harold Butler as dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Time Changed
the beloved of Fine Arts has
charged since Dean Swarthout came.
The first concerts were given in
Robinson gymnasium.
Time Changes Things
"We used to place temporary bleachers and chairs all over the main floor and track to accommodate the crowd," he said. "When we finally moved into Hoch auditorium in 1927, we thought we would have enough room, but some of our vesper services now are so crowded that persons have to stand."
that person.
Dean Swarthout has brought many artists to Hooch auditorium since 1927. Amelita Galli-Curci came to Lawrence as one of the highest paid artists ever to appear at the University. She was paid $4,000 for her one-night performance. Other artists who have appeared include Jose Iiturbi, Ignace Paderewski.
Alec Templeton, Grace Moore,
Gladys Swarthout, Gritz Kreisler,
Isaac Stern, Marcel Dupre, Veloz and Yolanda, Sidney Foster, the Roth String quartet, and the St. Louis Symphony orchestra.
Louis Symphy Shortly after his arrival, Dean Swarthout organized students and townspeople into a choir of 500 voices. Working with such a large group taxed his vocal chords, and in 1929 his voice collapsed. He turned to less strenuous work, and organized the a capella choir. The choir was first known as the Westminster choir, and was made up of students and members of the Presbyterian church. It is now an all-student group of 106 voices. Workx Hard.
The Dean Works Hard
Dean Swarthout started the series of all-musical vespers in 1923. The 100th program will be given in February, 1949. He also worked with Russell L. Wiley, band and orchestra director, in setting up the annual summer Midwestern Music camp which will have its 11th season this year. He also manages the University concert series.
Dean Swarthout is prominent in national music. For two years he was president of the Music Teachers National association and executive-secretary for nearly 20 years. He is now serving his fourth term as president of the National Association of Schools of Music.
At 63, the dean is two years away from the retirement age for administrative officials of the University. He hopes to be able to continue teaching in some capacity or working with choral groups after his retirement.
A graduate of the Royal conservatory, Leipzig, Germany. Dean Swarthout still teaches some piano students.
Among the artists who will appear on the Music week program will be the dean's daughter, Evelyn, who was graduated from the University in 1932, and is now a concert pianist.
Announcements Over P.A. System
Any student wishing to announce any event over the public address system at the Union may do so by notifying H. Reed Bailey, chairman of the announcements committee.
A note with the name of the event, time, place, and how many times the announcement is to run may be placed in Bailey's mail box in the Union activities office.
Announcements will be made during the lunch and dinner hours.
Student Court Will Not Meet
The Student Court will not meet tonight. Students who were to appear before the court will be notified if they are expected to appear before the next regular meeting.
Reds Call Strike Of Italian Labor
The executive committee of the confederation reset the token work stoppage for April 12 after first cancelling plans for it Thursday.
Rome, April 6—(UP)—The Communist-led labor conference today ordered a one-hour general strike throughout Italy on April 12, six days before the parliamentary elections.
The stoppage was called apparently as a protest against the alleged murder of Communist leaders in Sicily during the heated election campaign. Actually it would come as a show of Communist strength in the last phase of the electioneering.
The confederation represents six million organized workers. Concerted action by the bulk of them just beore the election would be calculated to boost Communist prestige.
Giuseppe Di Vittorio, Communist labor boss, announced plans the past week for the strike Thursday. The committee, meeting here today, first announced that the proposal had been "suspended for another day," and then that it would be held April 12.
Students will have an opportunity to meet their professors at the Independent Student association's "Apple Polishing Time" to be held in factually members' homes at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Students Will Meet Professors Friday
Any student may obtain tickets to the student-faculty party from booths set up in Frank Strong rotunda from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Union lounge from 11:30 a. m. to 6:30 p.m. today and tomorrow. Student group will form on the steps of Watson library before going to the faculty members' homes at 7:30 p.m., according to Alice M. Wismer, president of I.S.A.
Five faculty members are to be visited Friday. They are L. J. Pritchard, associate professor of finance; W. H. Schoewe, associate professor of geology; Roy Towne, assistant professor of romance lannages, Winnie D. Lowrance, assistant professor of Latin, and Elizabeth McGuire, retired professor.
A committee headed by Betty M. Brooker, engineering junior, was appointed to complete plans for the IS.A.'s annual Sweetheart Dance April 24.
Army Day Planes Will Fly Over KU
A flight of 12 P-51 Mustangs will celebrate Army day by flying over several northeastern Kansas communities today. The planes are from the 127th fighter squadron and will leave Wichita municipal airport at 3 p.m. They should fly over Lawrence some time between 3 and 5 p.m.
The 127th fighter squadron, Kansas only national guard of the air unit, is only 18 months old but is third place in the nation in organizational ability. It can mobilize in a minimum of time
Army day was established by congress in 1937 to commemorate the accomplishments of the army in peace and war.
Seniors, Return Proofs To Hixon's By Tomorrow
Proofs of senior pictures must be returned to Hixon's studio by tomorrow so that the pictures may be used in the graduation issue of the Javhawker magazine.
Prints to be used in the Jayhawkern will be delivered to the Jayhawkern office by the studio.
Gandhi's Ideas Can Help World Indian Claims
The troubled world today needs to practice the ideas of Gandhi, Amiya C. Chakarvarty said in a lecture in Frank Strong auditorium Monday.
Mr. Chakarvarty is a professor of English at the University of Calcutta and is touring the United States for he Friends organization.
"Gandhi attempted to gain his points, by persuasion and not by threat," he said. "He fought systems and not individuals. If one has faith in humanity, he can follow no other path."
"A militant nationalism is one of the most obnoxious aspects of the modern age," he said. "Gandhi is dead but he died fighting a battle of peace and his death has made his cause undefeatable."
Mr. Chakarvarty was a close friend of the late Mohandas K. Gandhi and was at one time literary secretary of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, teacher and political thinker. He said Mr. Tagore had warned the Japanese that their militant nationalism was putting them in a suicidal role.
Wallace Backers Elect KU Student
Frank K. Stannard, president of the Jayhawkers-for-Wallace club, was elected one of the permanent vice-chairmen of the Kansans-for-Wallace at a convention held Sunlay in Topeka.
Petitions to list Henry Wallace as a presidential candidate on the 1948 Kansas ballot were circulated among the delegates attending. Signatures of 2,500 registered voters are necessary to place the third party leader's name on the conventional two party Kansas ballot.
Members pledged themselves to get 30,000 signatures to insure that the names of Wallace and Glenn Taylor would be put on the state ballot.
The approval of the partition of Palestine was included in resolutions voted upon by the delegates. They opposed the Taft-Hartley labor bill and the administration's universal training program.
Officers Elected By Newman Club
The Newman club elected officers's
Sunday. They are: Charles R. Svoboda,
president; Ellen Spurney,
 vice-president; Mary Collins, secretary;
Leroy Steinke, treasurer; and
Jessimal Shidler, historian.
Mary Eileen O'Brien, College senior, was accepted into the John Henry Newman National Honor society by the national federation. The Rev. Arthur Tonne, chaplain of the Emporia Newman club, told the members of the local chapter that "peace can be permanent only when emphasis is placed upon a religious basis."
Several members of the chapter plan to attend the Province Convention of Newman clubs April 11 at Lincoln, Neb. William Conboy, executive committee chairman, said that the club members and dates will have a picnic from 6 to 8 p. m. April 13 at Potter Lake.
Senior Voice Recital Given By Soprano
Lois Lee Richardson, soprano from the studio of Irene Peabody, gave her senior voice recital Sunday afternoon in Frank Strong auditorium.
Her numbers included songs by Mozart, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Schumann, Staub, Fourdrain, Richard Hageman, and Arnold Bax. Donna Holm, fine arts junior, was Miss Richardson's accompanist.
The ushers were Marian Maxine Alburty, Isabell Gaddis, Georgia Ginther, and Betty Lou Wells.