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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
MONDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1947
Relax, Men, Reinforcements Are Coming
Battenfeld hall residents can now set their fears at rest with the strengthening of the rock wall which separates their domain from Watkins hall.
The rock wall, which was built along the Watkins hall in 1926, has been slowly cracked through the years by the constant slipping of the shale hillside on which it stands.
Ivin Youngberg, director of the housing bureau, said today that in addition to the wall repairs, a 40-inch concrete trough is being built around the wall to carry off surface water which gathers behind the wall. The completion of the job is at the half-way mark, he added.
War-Born Gadgets Will Aid KU Rallies,Athletic Meets
The war may be over but the demand for walkie-talkie public address units has forced these flexible little instruments off the war surplus list for the present.
Developed by the army and navy for landing operations and other varied uses, the adaptable units have found a new job performing at college games, meets and rallies.
Only one walkie-talkie unit has arrived with the other two units on order at the Student Book store. L. E. Woolley, manager, said.
"These portable electric megaphones are unique in this part of the United States for this particular use," Mr. Woolley said. "We know we are among the first to have this new equipment since they have been on the civilian market only ten days."
The unit is divided into two parts, an amplifier section and a power
section, receiving its amplifying power from a battery which is encased in metal and carried by a shoulder strap. The amplifier section is operated by a trigger which is held in while the speaker speaks through a hidden microphone in bell section. The user operates a little volume knob for desired intensity.
Students and faculty will have an opportunity to see these units in operation soon.
New Wood Block Print Technique Is October Display In Art Museum
Twenty-two abstract and semi-abstract color woodblock prints by Charles Smith, contemporary American artist, are being exhibited in the south gallery of Spooner-Thayer Art museum throughout October.
Mr. Smith, a New England artist, began his career in woodcutting in recent years and developed a new technique for making abstract pictures.
recent years and developed a new
cessive impressions of the various'
movable blocks chosen for the design,
each one being linked with the
color used," stated Mary Warner,
eurator Spooner-Thayer museum.
Half of the compositions are purely abstract, the blocks being cut in basic shapes, such as cone, sphere, and triangle. The remaining compositions contain recognizable subjects such as boats, buildings, and animals.
Mr. Smith's art has been widely exhibited and purchased by leading museums and collectors both here and abroad. The prints may be seen daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
This process consists in imprinting, one at a time, a number of small wood shapes into a given composition
'Kansas Property Law Is Needed'
The Kansas legislature should seriously consider enactment of a community property law if Congress fails to in 1948, according to a study released by the Bureau of Business Research.
J. D. Morgan, professor of public finance, wrote the 36-page report "Tax Issues of Community Property."
The report gives the effect of a community property law in respect to income taxes, gift and estate taxes, economic and political considerations, and proposed solutions.
The community property principle is that all income and property acquired by either husband or wife欠债 or marriage belongs equally to both.
The principle is significant in regard to current high income tax rates. In states with community property laws a high income can be between husband and wife thus avoiding the high surtax brackets.
In the past two years five states Oklahoma, Oregon, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska have adopted the principle because of tax savings.
Since Federal law is responsible for unequal tax treatment the correction lies with Congress, the report says. But if Congress fails to act Kansas taxpayers must look to Kansas for relief.
VA To Check Cost Of Vets' Education
The rising cost of veterans' education will be investigated by the Veterans administration, an official of that agency said today.
Many colleges have complained of the cost of teaching veterans through the GI bill even though they are allowed to charge all veterans non-resident rates. This is often double the resident rates, the official said.
With Those Who Know, It's Chocolate 8-1
New York-(UP)-At the nation's soda fountains, chocolate sodas are the people's choice 8 to 1, according to an ice cream manufacturers' survey.
Chocolate is the leader in the sundae department, too. Two out of three patrons ask for that flavor. In the summer they want the regular sauce, but in the winter they prefer hot fudge. Other sundae preferences are applepure, strawberry, and cherry, in that order.
Taft Ends Western Tour
Enroute with Taft-(UP) — Sen. Robert A. Taft delivers the last speech of his western tour at Casper, Wyo., tonight, before returning home to Cincinnati to look at his journey from long range and decide whether he will become an official Republican candidate for President.
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Invisible Woman Caught Wearing Clothes Likewise
Toronto—(UP) —When Constable Gordon English caught a nude woman running down the street he asked her the whereabouts of her clothes.
"I'm invisible," the woman explained. "I don't need any clothes."
In police court the woman admitted she had been drinking and was given a suspended sentence.
'Hope Needed,' Bollinger Says
Hope is needed in Europe to re-build the war torn countries. Dr H. D. Bollinger told members of the Wesley foundation and their guests Sunday night.
Dr. Bollinger, executive-secretary of the Methodist student movement, recently returned from Europe where he spoke to student groups. In his opinion there are five "hopes" that can pull Europe out of its present chaotic condition. They are:
1. Hope in the United Nations organization. This is the only international political hope or horizon in the world.
2. Hope in the church. The church in Europe is and can play a part in building a better world.
3. Hope among Christian college students. The Christian college students are the former enemies of the Nazi party in Europe. They were the resistance movement in occupied countries and the underground in Germany.
4. Hope if America sends them
Europe) food. We have the food.
Let's share it with the hungry. There is
hope if Europe does not get
food.
5. Hope that American students can give in their meetings with European students. American students can give hope by their buoyancy and good spirits.
"The peoples of Europe are very insecure. Disease and hunger are widespread." Dr. Bollinger said, "We can feed us, we can to feed and clothe the people of Europe. If we don't, we may fall as did the countries of Europe."
Dr. Bollinger was graduated from Winfield high school and from Southwestern college in Winfield.
One of the nation's longest streets is Boston's Washington Street, which extends some 50 miles to Providence, R. I.
Home Is Dangerous Spot
Topeka—UP)The home, not the highway, is the prime danger spot in Kansas, a state board of health report reaffirmed today. It disclosed that during 1946 accidents took nearly four lives a day in the sunflower state.
Dr. F, C. Beelman, secretary of the health board, reported that 482 Kansans lost their lives last year in home accidents, while 452 died in traffic mishaps. The state's accidental fatalities totaled 1,346 for the year, Dr. Beelman said.
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