University DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1947
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
45th Year No. 3
Lawrence, Kansas
C.O.R.E. Denied Recognition By K.U. Officials
The University today denied official recognition as a student organization to the Congress of Racial Equality.
Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of student affair, issued the following statement after a meeting with C.O.R.E. representatives:
"The C. O. R. E. is a national organization. The University does not recognize or foster it. This is in ac-
dance with K.U.'s policy of freezing only student organizations serving student purposes on the university campus.
"The C. O. R. E. is apparently directed toward business practices in the city of Lawrence. Those are not the university's problems. The university cannot concern itself with the individual practices of business concerns any more than we expect individual businesses, even though their taxes help support us, to determine the policies of this institution."
Refusal of official recognition means that the C. O. R. E., composed of both students and townspeople, will not have the use of K. U. buildings for meeting purposes.
Members of the C. O. R. E. were banned from all Lawrence theaters for about a week this summer as a result of a campaign to seek non-segregation in the seating of Negroes and whites in the theaters.
Returns From Conference Of Silversmiths In The East
Carlye H. Smith, instructor of metal work, silversmithing and jewelry at the University, recently returned from the first silversmith's conference to be held in this country.
The conference was held at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.
Mr. Smith was one of twelve teachers from different sections of the country invited to participate.
Student Induction Will Be Tonight
New students will be formally "inducted" into the University tonight beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the firebasket on North College hill. All freshmen and transfer students are required to attend.
Preliminary services at the firebasket will include group singing, the firebasket ceremony, the story of the firebasket, and giving the Rock Chalk yell.
Students then will march to the stadium for the main services.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott will present the symbolism of fire which will be followed by the torch race.
to others on the program include Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and E. B. Stouffer, Dean of the University.
Lack Labor For Annex
Completion of the 60 by 80 foot Memorial Union annex may be delayed by a lack of skilled laborers until late fall. Oden Jones, chairman of the Union operating committee said today.
"Unless the contractor can obtain more bricklayers and plasterers it might be December before it is completed," Jones said.
computation of the annex was scheduled for this month but has been delayed by a two months strike and wet weather during the spring.
and wet weather. Six 'package' air-conditioning units will be installed in the annex. said.
"When the large addition is built, which will double the size of the present structure, a central airconditioning system will service the entire building."
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today, with rain beginning west late this afternoon or tonight, spreading across state tomorrow. Cooler northwest today. High today in 80's except upper 70's northwest. Cooler tonight and tomorrow.
Little Man On Campus
Enrollment May Reach 9,500 To Shatter Last Year's Peak
Shovel Starts Excavation For Library Addition
Excavation for the west addition to Watson library was started Monday when the Huff Brothers Constructing company put its drag-line scoop crane into operation.
The west addition will measure 48 by 60 feet and will contain a sub-basement, basement, and two stories. The second addition, on the southeast corner, will be 43 by 49 feet, also with two basements and two stories. The total job will nearly double the book capacity of the library.
scoop crate into open space. The job will be difficult because of the limestone rock underlying most of Mt. Oread. Dynamitting will be impossible because of the danger of jarring the old journalism building, which rests on the same rock strata. Any blast might damage the ancient structure, so power methods will have to be used.
Work has been delayed nearly a month because of the death of the architector who was to have taken the job. Other equipment could not be obtained until Monday. Charles L. Marshall, state architect, said the work would take more than a year to complete.
This represents the first step toward realization of the nearly three million dollar building program authorized for the state schools.
Safety Week Plans Grow
"Student participation in Safety week is one of the most important phases of the program," said Ray Janeway, assistant University library director and member of the executive board of the Lawrence Safety council.
All organized houses and other K.U. organizations have been called upon to plan educational programs about city ordinances, through streets, stop signs, and school zones. The Council offers speakers, films, and other educational programs.
Members of Alpha Phi Omega national scouting fraternity have offered to assist in the campus safety drive and they are putting up a number of posters and other displays on the campus to encourage students to drive safely.
**drive safely.**
State highway patrolmen will be in Lawrence Monday to help police and lawriff's officers check automobiles.
They will examine lights, horns, brakes, and windshield wipers.
theses books represent my accu-
mulation of railway engineering lit-
erature during my years in the
field," wrote the former railway
engineering executive. He is past presi-
dent of the Roadmasters and Main-
tenance of Way association, profes-
sional society for railway civil en-
gineers.
Gives Engineering Books To Library
Charles W. Baldridge, Chicago, one of the first football players at the University, has given the engineering library more than 100 volumes on railway engineering.
The collection includes a complete set of the proceedings of the American Railway Engineering association and of the Maintenance of Way association.
2,400 New Students-Men Lead Women 3 To1-Vet Total Still High
Enrollment is expected to reach an all-time high of more than 9,500 when late registrations are completed, Registrar James K. Hitt said today. As classwork began today registration was up more than 500 above registration at the same time a year ago.
Of this figure, about 2,400 are new students with men outnumbering women slightly less than last year's
Dial telephones, which go into operation about Oct. 18th, have been installed in all buildings on the campus. They will replace the manual type which has been in use since the University has had a telephone system.
system.
Because a complete new switch board with a capacity to handle all forseen growth on the campus will be used, installation will take five to six weeks. Work was started Sept. 8.
You Can Spin That Dial Soon
ber he desires.
"The dial phones are used in all modern cities and will improve the service on the campus," said C. G. Bayles, superintendent of grounds and buildings.
To call stations on the campus, the caller need only dial the number given in a campus telephone directory which will print them. All numbers will be changed. To call Lawrence directory numbers, the user will dial "nine" and ask for the number he desires.
There are approximately 360 telephones in the University and the number is steadily increasing.
Students Arrested For Painting Tower
Robert Wood and Jack Sturdivant, Delta Upson fraternity, were arrested late Tuesday afternoon and charged with defacing property on the West University water tower. Both men were released on $25 bond pending action in the city police court Friday morning.
Wood and Sturdivant were arrested while painting the tower with red and blue paint. Police officers disbanded a mixed group of onlookers and students while making the arrest.
'Tis Short Pause For K.U.'s 'Laws'
Iron well. With only a single week's summer vacation, 130 Green hall slaves were back doing business at the same old stand when the whistle blew for the first class today.
Iron men, these lawyers.
Reports say that the "legal eagles" have been at it steadily for the past 12 months, sans anything other than Christmas and other minor vacations.
ions.
Friends doubt that the long stretch has deluded the lawyers' mathematical prowess and will welcome the rhythmic chant of figures as figures mount the steps of Green hall.
To squeeze out as many vacation days as possible, several of the law students are expected to enroll late, the Saturday following opening of classes Wednesday.
women slightly less in ratio of 321 to 1. The number of veterans is approximately the same as last year when the high was 5597.
when the night was dark Housing for single men and women is still available despite the increase in enrollment.
in "Last year with five percent fewer students there were 970 men at the Sunflower dormitories," Irvin Young-bergh, dormitory operations officer said today. "This year they're all in town and vacancies still exist."
More than 1,000 faculty are here to handle the large enrollment. Chancellor Deane W. Malott said.
Class schedule changes and enrollment of new students will be held Saturday morning for students in the school of Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, Education, and the College. Other schools of the University will make schedule changes at any time.
Supplementary enrollment for the College will be from 9 to 11 a.m. in Robinson gymnasium. Engineering students will make changes from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in, 206 Marvin hall. Pharmacy students will enroll from 9 to 11 a.m. in 215 Bailey hall. Business students will enroll from 8 to 11 a.m. in 214 Frank Strong hall.
"The 14 emergency classroom and laboratory buildings erected since last winter permit us to eliminate almost all night classes. The number of late afternoon classes has been cut appreciably."
appreciatory. The new buildings and the enlarged staff will allow a smaller number of students in a section. This is particularly important in elementary courses requiring daily recitation and written assignments, the chancellor said.
Variety Of Jobs Open For Men
The men's employment office is looking for everyone from bakers to candlestick makers.
"We have more openings than we have applicants right now." Fred A m el u l g, employment counselor said, "but this ratio may be reversed by next week, and we want all men who desire jobs to sign up now"
The greatest need is for waiters, cooks, fountain, and cafeteria helpers, he said. There are several temporary jobs still open for men who want to do house cleaning, floor work, or be models for art students.
A variety of positions are open for experienced help such as pressers, print shop work, radio announcer, photography develop, baker, shoe salesman and in a variety of trades.
The employment office in 228 Frank Strong hall will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Postlethwaite Named
Assistant Alumni Secretarv
Kenneth E. Postlethwaite has been appointed assistant alumni secretary, Fred Ellsworth, executive of the University alumni association announced today.