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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1947
AVC Rallies To Beat High Cost Of Student Living
High cost of living is primarily due to the record national income estimated at 200 billion dollars, Prof. L. J. Pritchard said Tuesday at the American Veterans committee's "beat the cost of living" rally in Frank Strong auditorium.
"Disposable income will be increased, beyond what it otherwise would be, by a further expansion of consumer credit following government decontrol," he said.
This relaxation of control is a result of the action of congress in discontinuing government power over installment credit on Nov.1, he added. Congress has acted against the advice of the President's council of economic advisers, he said. Advocates Price Control
Professor Pritchard's solution would be to bring food costs down by rationing and price control.
As for present meat prices, "It is probable that immediate meat prices will be steady, but the longer term prospects are that they will be higher." This is caused by the unprecedented price demand and the high costs of production, he explained.
"The problem is to obtain enough food cereals to feed western Europe, ourselves and our animal population. For the first time since World War I we do not have a significant carry-over of food grains."
Bread Rationing Possible
The rationing of bread appears as a probable necessity in 1947-48 unless the domestic consumption of wheat for animal feeds is cut, he said.
Will income payments remain high?
"That depends on whether or not employment and wages will be maintained at the present levels. Full employment is now approximately at 60 million. Non-agricultural employment is about 40 per cent above 1939 levels, and is at a higher level than that attained during the war years."
No Price Relief In Sight
No Price Rent! Regarding the prospects for food prices, Professor Pritchard said that no price drops are in sight. Crops are short, and food consumption is at a record high.
Following Professor Pritchard's talk, A. V. C. members proposed:
1. That there be central buying through the University.
2. That the A. V. C. urge buying at the Lawrence Co-op food store.
Establishment of a campus co-op food store was ruled out because of the necessity for a permanent group to run the store. The A. V. C. food co-op committee will investigate the two proposals and present its findings at the next meeting.
Business School Faculty
Making Curriculum Survey
A curriculum survey is being conducted by a committee of faculty members in the School of Business, David Gagliardo, professor of economics, said.
The survey is a periodic check to evaluate courses and compare them with the courses of other colleges. Opinions of student representatives will be considered in the survey.
Russian Club Musician Studied In Moscow
Nicholas Gerren, graduate, accompanied members of the Russian club, on the violin, recently when they sang "Dark Eyes" and "Evening Bells." Gerren, a member of the club, studied the violin in Moscow for two years.
Joan Davis and George Davis were in charge of the refreshment committee.
Commuters Requested To Pick Up Permits
Several parking applications have been approved for more than three weeks and have not been called for, according to the office of the parking committee. Commuters whose applications were eligible for permits, are requested to call at the parking committee office immediately.
THE NORMAN GRANZ JAZZ at the Philharmonic program will range from blues to swing to bebop. at 8:20 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium.
The jazz concert comes to the University as part of a fifty city national tour and at present is in its fifth season.
"We have approached the sellout point already and are near the end of our available ticket margin," Otis Hill added, Union Activities president announced today.
Dean Explains Extension Work
The entire state of Kansas is the campus of University Extension, Dean F. T. Stockton declared.
He was interviewed by Tom Yoe, director of information, last night over KFKU on the "Calling the Deans on the Carpet" program.
"More than 1,500,000 persons enroll for various courses yearly." Dean Stockton said. "They range all the way from third-grade students to adults in age."
"The extension division used to be thought of as a means of carrying on public relations. Now, it is the means through which the University carries its educational program to
Dean Stockton added that the extension library distributed more than every nook and corner of the state." 5,000 separate pieces of reading material to each of the 105 counties in the state. The concert series was attended by more than 1,000,000 paying customers last year.
Discuss Campus Traditions
A? YWCA Meeting Today
Campus traditions will be discussed by the Y.W.C.A. campus affairs commission at Henley house at 4 today.
The group will discuss reviving some former traditions, among them the Thanksgiving drum parade. This was a ceremony held between halves of the Kansas-Missouri football game. Rooters for both teams prayed for victory accompanied by the beating of a drum. The winning school kept the drum until the following year.
With Fish Oil And Sawdust You're Welcomed Into Ku Ku
News Of The World
Ball bats were swinging and voices were singing Tuesday night when 44 men were initiated into the Ku Ku's, student men's pep organization.
Wearing old clothes, painters' caps, and lots of padding in the seat of their pants, the victims met in front of Fraser hall. The melee there started with hair-washing in fish oil and sawdust.
Check Russian Shipping
The blind-folded pledges were◊
State department officials conceded that there is nothing in the Soviet-American lend-lease agreement which prohibits the Russians from picking up American cargoes. But they pointed out that the United States for more than 18 months has been attempting to get the Soviets either to pay for the 95 ships, or return them.
Washington—(UP)—The state department is investigating reports that Russia is using some lend-lease ships to compete with American merchant vessels at cut rates.
The blind-topped pledges were then led off on the traditional tour of sorority houses. At each house the vulnerable pledges were told to yell, "the ___ are a bunch of bags," and then, "we want water." The water was generously contributed.
Officials said the only apparent solution is settlement of Russia's entire wartime lend-lease bill. Negotiations on the account have been suspended since mid-July.
At the Gamma Phi Beta house, there seemed to be a shortage of water until a cameraman stepped down from the fire escape after taking a picture. As he turned to get down, a volley of water hit him from behind nearly knocking him down. The spectators roared at this.
The initiation of pledges is an annual Ku Ku event. Their induction into the pep club makes a larger cheering nucleus at football and basketball games.
T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, will welcome members of the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects at a dinner in the Union at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
The initiates are Bud Clark, Dick Sime, John Weigel, John Neely, Kenny Hillyer, William Pierson, Jack Steinle, Marion Sumner, Bob Jongema, Harlan Burns, Don Becker, Bob Arbuckle, Chet Frazier, Jim McBride, George Mastio, Bob Hutton, Jack Davis, Bob Hughes, Kenny Grubb, Jim Silvins, Bud Krueger, Louis Yonley.
A "duck walk" up 14th street including "quack-quacks" and "crack-crack" noises from paddles was one of the highlights.
William LaCombe, Hugh McCoughey, Harold Koch, William Chalfant, Leo Lanber, Eugene Ayers, George Skinner, Dick Barton, David Burns, John Stoops, John Powell, Scott Lynn, Dick Wagstaff, Clark Griswold, Dick Champ, LeRoy Cox, Chic Spies, Kenny Dieber, Nagle, Chuck Schafer, Gordon Offenbacker.
The ships, it was said, apparently are charging $9 per ton to carry coal. This compares with $9.90 required by the maritime commission for American vessels operated under charter by private U. S. shipping companies.
Architects To Be Guests
Members will visit the architecture department Friday afternoon where they will see a demonstration of the heliodone. The heliodone is the only instrument of its kind and is used for measuring the relation of exterior and interior light of buildings.
A business session will be held Saturday morning. The final event on the program will be a luncheon Saturday ngon.
Most of the members plan to stav for the Kansaij K-State football game.
Washington — (UP) — President Truman and his foreign policy advisers were on notice today that the Marshall plan for long-range aid to western Europe is in for a tough fight in congress.
Taft Threatens Trouble For Marshall Aid Plan
Sen. Robert A. Taft, speaking at Boston Tuesday night, said the plan as it now stands is "beyond all reason." And he said the stop gap aid program now being drawn up apparently is only the first installment of the Marshall plan.
Taft, chairman of the senate Republican policy committee, suggested a new agency to handle prices and foreign aid which "should direct the policy of the government toward a reduction of domestic prices, toward a limit on total exports and toward aid to European countries."
Campus 'Experts Analyze League
Members of the Forensic league got a glimpse of themselves last night in a meeting that ran to examinations of the subconscious through doodling and name writing.
Bill Conboy, College junior, collected cards on which members had been unconsciously doodling during the business meeting and told the authors their symbols meant they were cruel or sentimental or they loved competition, or they were afraid of water.
"Since new knowledge is fast being gained in this field, you never know who will discover things about you from your doodling," Conboy said. "You had better use your noodle when you doodle." Analyzes Signatures
Joe Beeler, engineering senior, analyzed members by the way they wrote their names. He said that Robert Bock, the University's state congressman, would go far in politics because his name showed he was slightly neurotic, and it takes slightly neurotic people to do things in life.
"Beth Bell, College senior, spoke on "Myths of the Animal Kingdom." Claiming that many of the old animal myths are true as ever today, she declared that animals have gone farther in the matter of equality than men.
"In the sea horse and many fish families the male even bears the burden of pregnancy," she said. New Committees Chosen
Hal Friesen, president, announced the new committees for forensic activities. They are executive committee—Hal Friesen, chairman, Newell Jenkins, Ernest Friesen, Conboy, Joan Rettig, Marvin Martin, Kenneth Beasley, and Orville Roberts; program committee—Roberts, chairman, Keith Wilson, Rusty Hammel, Beeeler, Edward Stollenweck; speakers bureau—Ernest Friesen, chairman, Aldo Aliotti, Robert Davis, Herbert Coles, and Scott Nininger; publicity committee—Conboy, chairman, Bea Brady, Morgan Wright.
Peace Is Possible Barrett Declares
Capitalism and Communism can get along in this world if they revise their concepts of each other, R. H. Barrett, political science instructor, told Union activities members last night.
Mr. Barrett criticized editorial writers who predicted the peace would last only 10 years, and branded as foolish the stand of the United States that it has no warmongers.
The nation should admit its faults and let the world know it is trying to correct them, Mr. Barrett said. He termed the present investigation in Washington "a farce" because the investigators are discouraging free expression and free debate.
Dr. Manahan Accepts New Post In Minnesota
The 850 bed city-county hospital is affiliated with the University of Minnesota medical school.
Dr. G, E. Manahan, staff member of the University student health service, has accepted a residency in general surgery at Ancker hospital, St. Paul, Minn. beginning Jan. 1.
Dr. Manahan, anatomy instructor in the School of Medicine, is married and has a four-months-old son. The Manahans live at Sunnyside.
EVANUEE
Professional Cast To Bring Comedy To Fraser Tuesday
"Tartuffe," a two-act comedy of 17th century France, will be presented by the National Repertory theater at 8 p. m. Tuesday in Fraser theater
Professor Dixon said that this production will be the first of several plays to be given by professional troupes at the University this year.
This play is a sophisticated comedy of manners, according to Donald Dixon, professor of speech. It deals with the fake religious ardour of Tartuffe who tries and almost succeeds in capturing a fortune from Orgon who is taken in by Tartuffe's pretended devotion to heaven.
"Tartuffe" has been offered under several titles. It was presented under a more descriptive title of "The Hynocrite."
"We hope audiences will enjoy these professional casts," he said, "as there is a good deal of advance preparation and expense involved in bringing them to the University."
Professor Dixon pointed out that activity tickets do not entitle students to see the show. Tickets will cost $1.12. They will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday in the ticket office in the basement of Green hall. The office will be open from 9 a.m. till noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Return Bodies Of War Dead
Three former Lawrence servicemen were among the war dead returned to the United States several weeks ago.
They are Pfc. Roy F. Mull, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mull, 212 Lincoln street, who was killed on March 17, 1945, while in combat south of Cologne, Germany. He served with the 28th infantry regiment.
Pfc. Gerald W. Elston, husband of Mrs. Helen M. Elston, 1239 New York street. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Elston, 1144 New York street, Elston was killed Nov. 25. 1944 during the Hurtgen forest campaign.
Pfc. Robert L. Trecee, son of Prof. and Mrs. Elbert L. Trecee, 1635 Mississippi street. Trecee was killed on Jan. 7, 1945, during the battle of the bulge while serving with the 28th infantry division.
Debaters Attend Missouri Festival
E. C. Buehler, professor of speech,
accompanied by Hal Friesen and
Ernest Friesen, will take part in a
Missouri high school debate festival
today at Warrenburg State Teachers
College.
Professor Burmer will speak to the high school debaters on the analysis of debate techniques. Hal and Ernest will debate an affirmative team from Warrensburg on the question: Resolved, that the federal government should require arbitration of labor disputes in all basic American industries.
Business School Association Will Hold Mixer Tonight
Leonard Axe, acting dean of the School of Business, and various committee heads will be introduced at a mixer of the Business School association at 7:30 tonight in the Kansas and English rooms of the Union.
Admission is free for members and their dates and 20 cents to non-members. Included on the program are bridge, dancing and refreshments.
Negro Magazine Ebony Now Available In Library
Watson library now has a subscription to Ebony, popular negro periodical, available for students. Copies are at the desk in the periodical room.
Miss Willie B. Harmon, who received her masters degree from K.U. in 1946 is associate editor for the magazine.