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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAc
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1947
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UDK Writer Meets Truman; Snubs 'Brass' And Stays 'Dry'
Allen D. Smith, feature editor of the University Daily Kansan spent the past week in Washington, D.C., attending the national convention of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity. He returned today bearing a plaque which awards the Kansan third place for the best written sports story in student papers for 1947.
The following is a letter received Friday from our "Washington correspondent."
Peace - time Washington looks about the same as war-time Washington did. . . that is the buildings look the same. Of course there are some changes that the out-of-town first-stimer wouldn't notice.
A P.F.C. Returns
Women's skirts are way down to here, so much of the Washington scenery has been covered up. Also the town is no longer a "soldier town." However, lots of the brass is still floating around looking for the long remembered salutes of war-days.
So far I have stepped in front of two colonels and a major, bumped into a marine captain, and completely ignored a couple of navy lieutenants (senior grade even) without even saying, "Excuse me."
I was introduced to the President of the United States yesterday. . me and about 65 other "newspaper men."
"In Allen Smith from Kansas City, sir."
"Kansas City! Glad to see you. Mr. Smith. You know that's a suburb of my hometown. Yes sir, a great town, Kansas City."
"Yes, sir."
Later President Truman wished us well in our journalistic endeavors. He stated that the first necessity of a good newspaper is good reporters. "If I ever run a paper," he said, "the first thing I'll do will be hire a lot of good police reporters. You young men should learn to recognize fact when you see it."
"You know of course that some reporters get awfully tired of chasing facts and become columnists. . . then they make their own facts," he concluded with a chuckle.
The President has a very affable and pleasing personality, and was (pardon the cliche) a picture of health.
Just Like Sunflower
What a shack this Statler is!
It took the bell-boy almost 15 minutes to put me through my orientation course on procedure and gadgets. He showed me the ventilation controls off, on, warm, normal; cool; the windows closed, open; Venician blinds up, down, straight; tilt; curtains open, closed; trick writing desk built into the bureau; trick radio built into the phone stand; and lights that I still haven't found out where to turn on.
He showed me the hot water, cold water and ice water; the bath and shower with hot and cold water, and fine spray, medium spray, or fisherman's hose action; and the medicine chest-mirror with lights on and off, top and bottom.
When you get service like that,
you don't mind giving a nickel tip
How Drv I Am
In Washington there is a liquor store on every corner and two cocktail lounges in every block. This evening the delegates from M.U., N.U., Colorado U., Northwestern U., and I went out for dinner.
They selected a very nice place where, in addition to food, mixed drinks were served. I gracefully excused myself and went on down the street to Herman's Hamburger Heaven.
Official representative of a Kansas organization, don't you know!
Failure Of A Mission
Dave Shefrin, the M.U. delegate,
seems to have some silly idea that
M.U. is going to win our Homecom-
ing game. I can't seem to make the
poor fellow understand the facts
... but I'll keep trying.
YMCA To Organize Small Boys' Group
The Y.M.C.A. is trying to organize a group of men to take care of the needs of boys from 8 to 10 years in smaller communities, Charles Mangold, director of camping and Hi-Y work in the West Central area, announced today.
He said that Kansas is the home of Hi-Y, high school Y.M.C.A group. The oldest Hi-Y with an unbroken record is the club established at Chapman in 1889. Kansas has always been strong for that phase of Y.M.C.A. he said.
St. Augustine, Fla., changed hands thirteen times and has been under Spanish, French, British, Confederate, and United States flags.
Nevada has the smallest population of any state in the Union.
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Official Bulletin
Alpha Kappa Psi, business fraternity, professional meeting, 7:30 tonight, Union. Mr. Hesse, speaker.
Nov. 17, 1947
I. S.A. meeting, 7:15 tonight, 228 Frank Strong.
Mathematics colloquium, 5 p.m. today, 213 Frank Strong. Mr. Howard Barnett to speak on the spectral theorem.
Bounders meeting, / 7:30 tonight,
East room, Union.
Independents, men's political party, 8 tonight. Union ballroom. All independents invited.
Kansan Board, 4 p.m. today, 107 Journalism.
Issues of K-Union, publication of Student Union activities, to be distributed tomorrow morning in Daily Kansan boxes.
A. S.C.E., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Frank Strong auditorium. Guest speaker. Refreshments. All civils.
Jewish Student Union, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Myers hall. Dr. L. R. Lind,
speaker.
Fencing club, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
102 Robinson. All interested invited.
Engineering council, 5 p.m. Tuesday, 210 Marvin.
Christian Fellowship meetings changed from Thursday to Wednesday nights at 7. Meeting place also changed to Danforth chapel. Wednesdays' speaker, Rev. Darrel Freleigh, evangelist from Kansas City.
Ku Ku club, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
206 Frank Strong.
All-Student Council, 7:15 pm Tuesday, Pine room, Union.
A.I.C.H. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Recreation room, Union. Speaker, Dr.
Max Dresden Subject, "Social Implications of Science."
A. I.E.E. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Men's lodge, Union, L. W. Seagondollar to speak on Van de Graaff generator. Entertainment and refreshments.
KU. Dames Bridge, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Advanced, Mrs. N. P.
Sherwood, 1801 Indiana, Beginners,
Mrs. Henry F. Thorne, 2317 Mass.
Reservations, 2656-W.
Clubs and organizations committee,
Student Union Activities, 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Union lounge. Photograph to be taken.
Freshman  Y.M.C.A., 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Mission room, Myers hall
Y. M. C.A., World Community group, 7.30 p.m Tuesday, upper room, Myers hall. Edmund Kostka.
Y.M.C.A. cabinet, 5 p.m. today.
Pine room, Union
K.U. Mountain club, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday. Meeting place to appear in tomorrow's Kansan. Election. All interested invited.
Student Court will sit at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, court room, basement of Green hall.
Sigma Delta Chi, 5 p.m. Tuesday,
107 Journalism.
Call K.U. 25 with your news.
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