University DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, May 14, 1947
44th Year No.140
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
By Bibler
Little Man On Campus
"Here it is, fellas—fraternity; men of the same class, profession, character, or tastes; a body of men associated for their common interest, business, a religious or ecclesiastical brotherhood or organization formed chiefly to promote friendship and welfare among its members'—"
Personality Hats, Politics That's KU's Doris Fleeson
"I like to be interviewed. I look at the story in the paper and think 'Now, that isn't what I said at all', but its good for me. It pays me back for all the times I've interviewed other people."
Miss Fleeson is fun to interview just because she does like it. And you'll find yourself talking about just any subject.
Dressed Up for Kansas
"I just give vent to my personality in my hats, I guess."
Dressed Up for Rams
First topic of conversation was her hat . . . a natural straw affair, with green ribbons, off-red roses, and white something-or-others perched on top. So your reporter asked "Why?" Miss Fleeson says there's no special reason.
They're designed for her by Sally Victor, who takes a special delight in "dressing her up" to come back to her home state.
Do What You Want
wrote:
"If you have an interest in your work, and really want to do something, you almost always succeed," she said.
In a more serious vein, Miss Fleeson said that she wishes that anyone who wants to write would do so.
Miss Fleeson was editor of the Daily Kansasan her senior year at the University and began her professional work as a police reporter.
She didn't have a column set up as her goal, when she was in journalism school, but she took a liking to politics, specialized in it, and worked up to her present position as a Washington correspondent. Police and Politics
POLICE AND FEDERAL
"Some people can't even write a police report so that it is fit to print.
I like competent people. Not enough people know what they are doing or how to do it."
how to do.
When asked what she did in Washington, when she wasn't "politicizing," Miss Fleeson laughed and said "The newspaper business is a way of life, not just a profession. It overlaps everything you do, even your social life, so you don't have to worry about any spare time. Besides, when you aren't going some place, you're doing some of the reading that is required to keep up with what is going on.
Party Shake-Up In Kansas City
Jim Pendergast's forces and five other facets resigned from the Jackson county Democratic committee, leaving chairman Harry A. Morris, free for his announced task of rebuilding a party "that will return sweeping majorities for Mr. Truman."
Kansas City, Mo.,-(UP)—Local democratic leaders in President Truman's home county relinquished control of the party organization today in hope of averting "complete disaster" in 1948.
The Pendergast forces succeeded in the primaries in nominating candidates for two county offices. But in November the G.O.P. swept the congressional race and both county offices. It was the first time in many years that the G.O.P. had held the offices of county prosecutor and presiding judge of county court.
He announced the resignation of 45 of the Democratic county committee's 56 members and said he intended "to build the party" by bringing young, new leaders, particularly ex G.I.'s into positions of party leadership.
Spokesmen for Mr. Morris said he had convinced Jim Pendergast, heir to the remnants of the once-powerful machine headed by his uncle, the late T. J. (Boss Tom) Pendergast that to cling to control now would help no one but the Republicans.
Naked Man Frightens Three K. U. Women
Three University women reported Monday night that they were followed by a naked man for a block on their way home from a show.
The incident occurred at 11th and Indiana at about 10 p.m. The women were walking south on Indiana. As they passed under a street light at the corner, the man's shadow fell in front of them.
One turned, saw him, and screamed. Terrified, the women ran to a car which had pulled up at the stop sign and without asking any questions climbed in.
The man fled down the street.
The girls were driven to Corbin hall where they reported the incident to the house mother, Mrs. Treva Brown.
Police said today that they had no clue to the identity of the exhibitionist. It was the first such case to be reported since a similar incident occurred last year.
Miss Margaret Habein, dean of women, refused to comment on the case
The University will send two faculty members and a student to a conference on UNESCO in Denver tomorrow through Saturday.
K.U. Will Send 3To UNESCO
Walter Kollmorgen, assistant professor of geology, and Ruth Kenney, director of the bureau of corrective study in the extension division, will represent the University.
The University Daily Kansan will send Allan Cromley, College senior.
UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural organization. It hopes to establish a system for world peace through education, science, creative arts, and media of information.
Delegates representing 300 groups in the Middle West and Rocky Mountain region will tackle such problems as finding text books for schools in Europe and ways that the press and radio can spread good will among nations.
Speakers at the conference will include Paul Porter, Mr. Truman's personal representative in Greece; Howland Sargent, deputy to the assistant secretary of state for public affairs; Howard Wilson, assistant director of the Carnegie endowment and Palmer Hoyt, Jr., foreign correspondent for the Denver Post.
Class Schedule Announced
Tomorrow's class schedule will be as follows:
8 o'clock class—8-5:30
9 o'clock class—8:40-9:10
Convocation—9:20-10:30
10 o'clock class—10:40-11:10
11 o'clock class—11:20-11:50
12 o'clock class—12-12:50
Play Will Open In Fraser Tonight
"The Kingdom Come", a play written by James Gunn, College senior, will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at Fraser theater. The play, directed by Ivan Sparling, graduate student, is the first full length serious work produced entirely by students in over 20 years
Tickets for the production may be purchased at the ticket office in the basement of Green hall. Since this is an added event in the theatrical season, student activity tickets will not be honored.
Students and faculty have expressed interest in this all-student production. It represents Gunn's first effort in writing serious drama, and Sparling's first experience in directing.
Originally written to fulfill an assignment in playwriting, the play attracted the attention of Allen Crafton, professor of speech and drama.
Working with a cast of 29 and a stage crew of 8, Gunn and Sparling have been busy for over a month working out production difficulties and weak points in the show.
Seats are not being reserved for this show. Any tickets left over from advance sale will be available at the Fraser box office before both performances.
Honor Man To Be Named
Naming of the 1946 Honor Man of the senior class, and announcing of seniors in the upper ten per cent of scholarship will be made at the 24th annual Honors convolution to be held at 9:20 a.m. Thursday.
Arthur Partridge, College senior, will preside over the convocation. The announcement of awards will be made by Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Three University seniors will give talks on the relations of the student to the campus, to the world, and as a citizen. Speakers will be John Rader, business senior, Lois Thompson, College senior, and Russell W. Brown, engineering senior.
Count Me Out—But More Campus 'Intellects' Will Get PBK Keys This Year
If you've turned down poker games to study, and gone to the library instead of the Jayhawker, this may be the payoff for you, for tonight the council of Phi Beta Kappa is electing new members.
The names of the best students in the college will be kept a strict secret until Chancellor Deane W. Malott announces them at convocation Thursday. However, if you've received a note $ ^{ \circ} $
However, if you've received a notetelling you where to sit at the conference, and rank you up among per cent of crowd classes, you may be interested in visualizing yourself weighed down with a square gold Phi Bake Kappa key.
Phi Beta Kappa was originated in 1776 at the College of William and Mary and is the original Greek letter society. The Alpha chapter of Kansas was the 29th chapter, and
In previous years about 40 new members have been chosen, but with the large senior class this year. Mr. Raymond Nichols says that there may be more who will be eligible.
was the first one organized west of the Mississippi.
Charter members in 1889 included David Robinson, who was Dean of the College; Francis Snow, a former chancellor; and Lucien Blake. Building on the campus bear the names of all three.
Present Phi Beta Kappa includes 100 faculty members, 25 students, and about 75 members in town. Since its organization the Kansas chapter has conferred the honor of Phi Beta Kappa upon 1650 persons.
ASC Renounces Right To Publish Annual Directory
The last official act of the outgoing All Student Council last night was to recommend to the new council that the student directory be distributed free to students next fall.
Acting upon a recommendation of the publications committee, the council suggested that $1,000 be set aside next year for free distribution of the directory.
The incoming council later voted to delete a section of the constitution which stated that the directory is to be published by the student organization. Publishing of the directory will now be done by the administration.
Section Not Killed
The section was deleted rather than killed outright so that it could be reinstated at a later date in the event the Council wants to resume publication of the book.
George S. Robb, graduate student,
was elected vice-president of the
new Council, in the first official
action of the body. Shirley Wellborn,
College junior, was voted secretary
by acclamation, and Arnold Englund,
business junior, was named
treasurer.
The new officers were elected after a heated debate which followed a proposal by Keith Wilson that organizational representatives be disqualified from voting for council officers.
New Officers Elected
Wilson's proposal was carried by the necessary five votes, despite an urgent appeal by Duane Postlethwaite that the motion be killed because of what he termed "a tendency to establish animosity between members at the start of the new council." Waugh Gives Oath
James Waugh, recently elected council president, was sworn in by John Irwin, retiring president, and the new council was, in turn, sworn in by Waugh. The new governing body took over the campus steering wheel immediately following the final meeting of the retiring body.
Before its final adjournment, the outgoing council approved the recommendation concerning tree distribution of directories, and voted to buy three dozen ash trays for the Pine room and the quonset hut back of Frank Strong hall. An attempt by Bruce Bathurst to kill the ash tray measure by referring it to a committee for study was unsuccessful.
Dean Henry Werner, commenting upon the fact that smoking was not allowed in the newly-constructed study hut at the present time, quoted Chancellor Malott as saying that if smoking were given the green light, the council would be responsible for the cleanliness of the building.
Senior To Present Recital Tonight
Eleanor Brown, pianist, will present her senior recital at 8 tonight in Frank Strong auditorium. She is from the studios of Ruth Orcutt and Paul Snyder.
her program will include: "Toocata in G Major" (Bach); "Sonata Op. 57" (Beethoven); "Variations and Fugue" on a theme by Handel (Brahms); and "Three Mazurka's" including Op. 6 No. 2, Op. 33, No. 1, and Op. 33, No. 2 (Chopin).
WEATHER
Kansas—Generally fair and continued moderately warm today, tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 55-60.