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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Mrs. Roosevelt Asks For Debate With Vishinsky
New York—(UP)—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has challenged Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky to debate his warmongering charges against the United States on a nationwide radio broadcast Sunday.
The former first lady, who will answer Vishinsky's charges in the impending UN General assembly debate, also invited Yugoslav Foreign Minister Stanoje Simic to take part. Neither has replied as yet, Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary, said.
The broadcast will be the first in a series each Sunday sponsored by the American Broadcasting company, with Mrs. Roosevelt as moderator, to acquaint Americans with the UN.
Vishinsky has asked the assembly to indict the United States for warmongering and to recommend that all libelous and slanderous attacks affecting international relations be halted under pain of criminal punishment. Mrs. Roosevelt was picked by Secretary of State George C. Marshall to answer him in the UN debate.
ISA Offers $50 Award
Applications for the $50 ISA scholarship must be turned in by Oct. 11, Betty van der Smissen, chairman, said today. The scholar will be awarded during National Independents week in October.
Although freshmen will be given preference, all students are eligible to apply for the award. Application is secured in the I.S.A. office, 223 Frank Strong hall, or the Graduate school office, 227 Frank强礼 hall.
Points considered in the selection will be the applicant's financial need personality, extra-curricular activities, and scholarship. Candidates will be judged by a joint student-faculty committee.
Student members are Alice Wismer, Wilson O'Connell, and Betty Mercer Smissen. Faculty members will be appointed by Dean J. H. Nelson, chairman of the University committee on aids and awards. All applicants will be interviewed by some member or members of the I.S.A. council.
Postcards Go On Sale Soon
The senate voted to have a dinner at 6 p.m. Friday in the English room of the Union. Margaret Habein, dean of women, and officers of the women's house of representatives will be guests at the dinner.
Picture postcards showing scenes of the campus and buildings go on sale soon. The senate of Associated Women students is in charge of sales, and has arranged with the University photographic bureau to take the pictures.
"And I complained about six weeks basic training!"
ROTC Schedules Five Rifle Matches
The matches will be with the University of Missouri on Nov. 1, South Dakota State college Dec. 6; University of South Dakota Feb. 14; Iowa State college Feb. 21; and Oregon State college April 17.
Five matches have been scheduled for the University R.O.T.C. rifle team this year.
Little Man On Campus
Watch Out, Jaywalkers
Jay walking at campus intersections will be prohibited while traffic officers are on duty, Robert A. Corwin, traffic officer, said today.
AVC Sets Policy Plan
The University chapter of the American Veterans committee stands for these things: better housing conditions; influencing people to vote; creating an active interest in national affairs; and abolishment of discrimination in student affairs. Russell Barrett, instructor in political science stated at the first meeting of the A.V.C.Tuesday in the Union building.
Dr. O. Myking Mehus, in charge of veteran's subsistence payments at the Kansas City regional office, will be the speaker at the next meeting of A. V. C. at 7:30 p. m. Oct. 10 in Frank Strong auditorium. Dr. Mehus will speak on "Getting the Veteran on the Payroll."
At a meeting of the committee Tuesday plans for the coming election were reviewed by Lynn Leigh, chairman. Freshman officers to be president, vicepresident, treasurer, and two freshman representatives.
Sixty per cent of the 1947-48 freshman class of 1,786 is expected to cast ballots at the freshman election to be held in about seven weeks, according to an estimate by the election committee of the All-Student Council.
"We won't push anything down peoples' throats but we want it known what we stand for," Mr. Barrett said.
Kansas- Partly cloudy today and tonight. Tomorrow fair and somewhat warmer. High today near 80 southwest to near 98 northeast.
No formal action was taken because several members of the committee were absent.
Big Freshman Vote Predicted By ASC
WEATHER
Yanks Win Again
Taking advantage of loose fielding by Brooklyn, the New York Yanks overwhelmed the Dodgers, 10 to 3, in the second game of the World Series.
Allie Reynolds went all the way for New York. Starter Vic Lombardi of Brooklyn was charged with the loss. Paid attendance was 69,000.
Score by innings: R H E
New York 101 112 40x-10 15 1
Brooklyn 001 100 001 -3 9 1
Batteries: Lombardi, Gregg (5), Behrman (7), Barney (7), and Edwards; Reynolds and Berra.
If you want to drive your car to home football games, you will have to come early and be prepared to stay late. There isn't any solution offered by Lawrence police to the problem of a minor traffic jam after every major game.
It's A Problem And Will Stay One
Joe Wilson, president of the Lawrence chamber of commerce, said an investigation of traffic flow had been conducted and no solution had been found, as nearly all available parking space had been utilized.
Alderson Heads Men's Glee Club
Frank Alderson, College junior, has been elected president of the Men's Glee club. Clarence Hooper, education junior, is the vice-president.
Other officers are Wallace Abbey secretary; and Del Woolworth and Dean Gilley, librarians.
Members of the club are Melvin Eorell, Warren Bowman, William Burton, Eugene Casement, Richard Collins, George Cousins, Robert Devine, Donald Diefendorf, Jon Ferguson, Donald Finley, Charles Gerber, Ivan Grosseclose, Stephen Hadley, William Haggard, Clarence Heinrich, William Higgins, Charles Howard, Donald Hyten.
Keith Johnson, Phillip Jones, Robert Kroesch, Joseph Langworthy Marvin Martin, Roy Matheson, Donald Parnell, Samuel Peacock, Sanford Priscillo Quijas, Robert Raber, Harry Reed, Calvin Remmers, Kenneth Rhodes, Edgar Rickel, Robert Behrens, Bobellers, Dale Romig, Charles Roth, Geheldon, Gregory Simms, Harry Spencer, Samuel Stewart, Robert Unkefer, William Votapka, Oval West and Lyle Wheatcroft.
But They're Sanforized Today
Tryouts for new men will be hea-
 Oct. 8-10 in 32, Frank Strong hall
from 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 30 to 8:30
p.m., Prof. Joseph F. Wilkins, director,
sided Monday. He estimated there
would be about 25 vacancies.
The 'Boss' Wore A Nightshirt
The traditional Nightshirt parade will be re-enacted Friday night, when hairy-legged, pajama-clad freshmen men invade the downtown business district for the annual rally on the eve of the Kansas-Iowa State football game.
The yearly frolic brings out the latest in "evening clothes" when Jay-
The yearly ironic brings out hawker freshmen in nightgowns, pa-jamas, and shirt-tails of all lengths, sizes, and descriptions, snake dance through the streets of Lawrence heralding the arrival of the Kansas team before the big pep rally in South park on Massachusetts street.
After that, the on the night of th
It all began in 1902.
In the early history of Kansas football it was customary to play Baker university for the first game of the season. A victory in this game was always followed by a celebration—small in numbers, but hearty in spirit.
On the eve of the 1902 Kansas victory over Baker, a crowd of enthusiastic students centered around the home of Chancellor Frank Strong. Amid the cheers and yells, they managed to rout him out of bed, clad only in his nightshirt. The chancellor, eager to participate in the fun, didn't bother to dress, but joined the merry throng in a march down Massachusetts street. Thus the tradition was born
KU Won In 1962
tory of the season. Later, changed to the night of the first game of the season, and continued on that basis until 1933. In that year, the opening game with Warrensburg came so near the beginning of the
school semester that the annual parade of the Nightshirters was changed to the night preceding the Kansas State game. The parade now precedes the first home game.
The nightshirters, during the early years, almost made it an annual occurrence to appropriate one of the street cars which ran up the hill, or put some of the cars out of commission.
The peppers, in 1913, "crashed" a theater and viewed the show, returned to Massachusetts street, and boarded a car. On the return trip from Haskell the motorman, fearing trouble, turned into the car barns. Employees hastened to dampen the hints of the Jayhawkers by playing the role of them, but the students took the hose away and reversed the procedure.
Took Over Street Cars
Many of the rowdy disturbances that prevailed during the earlier years have passed, however, and today the parade is a quieter affair.
masses have paraded along Massau, usets street in their sleeping clothes to rally around the hugh bonfire in the park. There they try to spur the football team on to a victory the next day.
those early days the Jay-
Independents Elect Judy To Head Party
Judy Is Chairman
First steps toward organizing a new independent men's political party were taken Tuesday by about 50 independent students and political leaders. The group voted to call the new party the "Independents."
The first move by the newly organized group will be to obtain the required 450 signatures on a petition in order that the party may be recognized by the All Student Council, Circulation of the petitions was started today.
Dale Judy, College senior, was elected temporary chairman of the organization, to serve until recognition is received.
"We are not getting together to repudiate actions of the former P. S. G. L. party," he said. "This is a new group, not a status quo party."
The objectives of the new party will be to end the apathy of independent students toward campus politics and to break the Progressive-Pachacamac hold on the campus, Judy said.
For Independents Only
Bruce Bathurst, College junior who presided at the opening of the meeting, told the group that the party must remain strictly independent.
"We saw at last year's election that the fusion between the Greeks and Progressives was merely a trick to split the independent vote," Bathurst said.
Bathurst also recommended, as possible objectives of the party, to revise the A. S. C. constitution, to change the block system of voting, and to reorganize the present method of representation through the various schools.
The next meeting of the Independents will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Union building when members will turn in their signed petitions.
Leaders of the movement had originally hoped for a coeducational party. However, Sheryl Holland, president of the Independent Women's ideal party, told the group that her party was seeking that it seemed foecal to disgruntit.
"There are twice as many independents as Greeks and there is no reason why we cannot take over the A. S. C. and do something constructive." Bathurst said.
Women Won't Join.
Temporary committees appointed at the meeting are: committee for Education, Bathurst, chairman, and John Sells; publicity, Duane Postlewitha.
Judy also appointed Robert Bock, College senior, as administrative advisor for the party.
Springer Receives $100 Scholarship
The Josephine T. Berry scholarship for 1947 has been awarded to Lyle M. Springer, College freshman from Waterville, the chancellor's office announced today. The scholarship is for $100.
The award is, for students from Marshall county, the home of Miss Berry when she was graduated from the University in 1893. The scholarship was established last spring by a gift of $1500 by Mrs. Lon O. Hocker, '98, former classmate of Miss Berry.
Kansas Firemen Will Meet To Study New Methods
Five hundred firemen from over the state will attend the Kansas Fire school Oct. 27 to 30 at Wichita, Geraeld Pearson, director of the bureau of extension classes, announced today.
Both day and evening classes will be held covering a variety of subjects from fire department administration to grain elevator fires and "fire bugs."