45th Year No.37
University Daily Kansan Tuesdoy, Nov. 4, 1947
ASC Announces Freshman Candidates
The following are the official candidates for offices in the Freshman election Nov. 6 as announced by the All Student Council.
John Howard, president; Robert F. Miller, vice-president; Betty Jo Bloomer, secretary; Anne Marie Schumacher, treasurer; Louise Warner, women's A.S.C. representative; H. Hendrik Beels, men's A.S.C. representative.
Walter J. Brown, president; Harriet Easter, vice-president; Nona Prettyman, secretary; Eugene Cooper, treasurer; Maxine Holsinger, women's A.S.C. representative; Bromleigh S. Lamb, men's S.C. representative.
Robert Rygh, president; Andrew Maurlein, vice-president; Fredrika Skblad, secretary; Nancy Cole, treasurer; Virginia Dressler, women's A.S.C. representative; Lee Reiff, men's A.S.C. representative.
The A.S.C. has received a petition containing more than 100 names for a "write-in" candidate for freshman president. The candidate is Lynwood Smith, who is not affiliated with any political party.
International Club To Hear Consul
Capt. H. Cotton Minchin, British consul at Kansas City, Mo., will speak to the International club at its second dinner meeting at 6 p.m. in the Kansas room today.
the Kansas Retiring from the army in 1924 after service in India and in World War I, Captain Minchin entered the publishing profession and worked for the Prince of Wales.
In 1938, he established the Imperial censorship at Gibraltar. He was attached to the British embassy in Washington and has seen much of this country during recent lecture tours and previous visits to the United States.
To Investigate Late VA Checks
Vetrans who have not received their first subsistence payment by Nov. 10, have been asked to contact Mr. Robert L. Pease, Mr. Adrian Dorsch, or Mr. Arthur E. Garrison. These Veteran administration training officers will be on the campus Nov. 12 to 14.
campus
An immediate investigation will be made, when facts are received, to determine reason for delay. Every effort will be made to speed delivery.
This notice applies only to those who enrolled in September. It does not include transfers and others whose records have not been received by the V. A. in Kansas City.
Write-In Is Plot, Judy Accuses
The "write-in" candidate for president in the freshman election Nov. 6 is part of a Greek plot to split the independent vote, Dale Judy, president of the Independent party, said Monday.
The council recently received a petition with more than 100 names for Lynwood Smith, the write-in candidate.
Speaking at a pre-election Independent party meeting, Judy warned that the Independent party candidates will be identified by a capitalized "Independent" on the ballot to designate the candidate's political affiliation. The "write-in" candidate sponsored by the Greeks will be identified by an uncapitalized "independent" to indicate he has no party affiliations, Judy said.
Judy added that the Greeks hoped the freshman's "confusion and hurry" in the voting process would cause him to vote the wrong ticket, because of the similarity in identification of the two candidates.
The Independent party's candidate for president of the freshman class is Walter J. Brown.
Joseph B. Manello, secretary of the Independent party, will hold a "soapbox filibuster" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow in Fowler grove.
Little Man On Campus
"Hey, Mac, wanna buy some pitchers of Potter lake?"
'Solve Atomic Issue And Rest Is Easy' William Laurence Tells Audience Solution Is Problem For All Peoples
Bv JIM HEAD
If the problems of the peaceful use of atomic power can be solved, other world problems can be solved at ease. But, if the atomic problem is not solved the rest will not matter, William L. Laurence, science editor of the New York Times, said in his convocation address today.
"It will take the collective wisdom of the earth's peoples, especially
the Americans, to devise a solution," he said. "The human mind and spirit liberated the atomic force. They can also utilize it for man's benefit, not his destruction."
To Awaken Responsibility
Speaking before an audience of several thousand people in Hoch auditorium, Mr. Laurence said that his purpose in giving the atomic lectures was to awaken the people to the vast responsibility its development has placed upon them. He has covered four of the five atomic tests and in May, 1946, received the Pulitzer award for his eye-witness reporting of the atombombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
Speaking of the atom tests in New Mexico, 1945, Mr. Laurence said that "with the minute the bomb exploded a new world emerged—the old was consumed in a vast cosmic flame." He likened the spectacle to that of a "giant sun bursting from the earth to explode into flame at a great height and then to blossom into a gigantic, spreading mushroom.
"From the aesthetic point of view the sight was magnificent, but from a human point of view it was the most terrifying thing in the world," he said.
20 Million Times TNT
Man required 600 years to invent an explosive which was but twice as strong as gumpowder, Mr. Laurence said, but only forty years was needed to devise the atomic bomb, which is twenty million times more powerful than I.N.T.
The power of the atom bomb exceeds the imagination, Mr. Laurence continued. "The blasting power of one atom bomb similar to the one used as Hiroshima is equal to 2000 10-ton blockbusters; the heat effect generated by the blast is 10,000 times greater than the temperature of the sun's surface; and the tremendous pressure exerted by the blast sets up winds which exceed a velocity of 1,000 miles an hour."
The effects of the radio-active forces of the bomb may produce terrifying results in hereditary traits of the future generations of Japanese in the two cities that were bombed, Mr. Laurence said. "It will take several generations or any of these recessive mutations, as they are called, to show up, but some child 100 years from today may be born with two heads, one eye, or some other monstrous characteristic."
May Cause Freaks
International control was emphasized by Mr. Laurence as the only possible way of securing peace. He said that the United States has progressed greatly in this way as "no other nation in the world's history has offered to give up its greatest weapon to an international agency."
International control would mean the control and inspection of every country's uranium mines as a primary function, he said. "If Russia refuses to come along with the idea, the agency should be set up anyway, and eventually Russia should lose her distrust and suspicion, enterin" in with the rest of the world."
Mr. Laurence will be the guest of journalism students and faculty members and wives at The Hearth at 6:45 p.m.
Control For Peace
Must Register For Proficiency Exam
The proficiency examination in English composition will be given Saturday, November 15, at 1 p. m. All College and education juniors are required to take this examination; it is one of the requirements for graduation. Registration for the examination will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Nov. 10, 11, 12. Students in the College will register in the College office, 229, Frank Strong hall. Students in the School of Education will register in the Education office, 103 Fraser hall.
This examination is a test of the student's ability to do the kind of writing he may have to do every day of his life after he leaves the University—simple exposition. Usually in the examination the student is given a list of subjects familiar to juniors and is asked to write on them as directed. The papers are judged on clarity and correctness of expression.
Armanav Asks Vets' Raise
In a telegram to Washington, Armanav, campus veterans' organization, asked Senators Clyde M. Reed and Arthur Capper to support an increase in student-veteran wage subsistence.
"The Armanan, a University of Kansas veterans' organization, invites your special attention to the House bill which proposes an increase in veteran's educational benefits. It is no longer a matter of convenience but a matter of necessity that veterans receive increased subsistence allowances, in order that veterans education and training continue uninterrupted. It is our hope that you will do all you can to bring this bill before the senate at the earliest possible time. (signed) Gary Kersten, chairman."
Pi Lambda Theta To Initiate Tonight
Pl Lambda Theta, national sorority for women in education, will hold a pledge service at 7 tonight in the home economics room.
Carolyn Campbell, president, will conduct the services for the ten new pledges: Betty Barkis, Joann Clough, Helen Davis, Marian Downing, Lorita Higginbottom, Ruth Mercer, Ruth Scliner, Mrs. Theodore Scer, Annette Stout, and Eva Lucille Tanner.
Name Omitted From List
Wilma Shore's name was omitted from the list in Monday's University Daily Kansan of women candidates for freshman representatives to the Associated Women Students. She is in division two.
Marshall Blames Russia For Total Peace Failure
Washington—(UP)—Secretary of State George C. Marshall today placed total blame on Russia for the failure of the world to get back to a peaceful status.
He acknowledged that Germany is emporarily partitioned and predicted that the United States will have to admit permanent division of Germany if the great powers continue to disagree.
He warned that the world was headed for catastrophe unless the United States continues its initiative in world affairs and its "containment" of totalitarian governments.
Praises Foreign Policy
He praised American foreign policy for what it has done to date to block totalitarianism since the war. And he reminded Americans that the eclipse of former great powers had thrust the United States into a position of "outstanding leadership in world affairs."
These were the highlights of a new pamphlet published by the state department at the direction of Marshall. Entitled "Aspects of Current American Foreign Policy," the 52-page booklet, for sale at 40 cents per copy at the government printing office attempts to outline American policy on the major foreign policy problems.
Designed For Public
The pamphlet was designed for the general public and congress because, the introduction said: "Never before have the American people asked so many questions about the facts of our international life." The written inquiries average 5,000 a month.
Although the pamphlet recites at length American troubles with Russia, it sidesteps some of the other major "current" problems. There is no mention anywhere of the difficult problem posed by China. Likewise it ignores such other crucial issues as Palestine, Argentina, and Spain.
Students Win Out In Petition Race
The office of the parking committee had to admit defeat today after running a gruelling race against time.
Students using zone "C" behind Lindley hall had started circulating a petition requesting the parking committee to remove nails and fill holes that plagued commuters there. When this information reached the office of the parking committee, renewed efforts were made to have the repairs completed before the petition arrived, but to no avail. The work was only partially completed when the dictum was received.
Another problem for the Committee is the high esteem that souvenir hunters have for Jayhawk parking permits. Twenty-two were reported missing over the weekend. Not all the blame is credited to hallowe'en pranksters, because five permits were reported missing after the football game Saturday with Kansas State.
The parking committee accepted its defeat and wrote a letter to the students, thanking them for their suggestion.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy west, mostly cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms cast today. Cooler central portion. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat cooler tonight and in east Wednesday. Low tonight 28 to 35 west border to 40 to 45 east.