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University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Friday, May 9, 1947
44th Year No. 137
Lawrence. Kansas
Virginia Minister To Be Speaker At Baccalaureate
The Rev. Carter Harrison, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, Hampton, Va., will deliver the baccalaureate address June 15 to this year's graduating class.
The subject of the speech will be "The Choice of the Ages." The Rev. Mr. Harrison was the rector of the Lawrence Trinity Church from 1832-38. During the past 24 years he has traveled extensively, visiting 42 countries.
A native of Virginia, he attended William and Mary college. He took his professional training at the Virginia Theological seminary, and the Union Theological seminary in New York. His first postaristas were in Garden City, N.Y., and Brookins, S.D.
During the war the Rev. Mr. Harrison was chief control officer for civilian defense in the Hampton Roads area. He was also chaplin for the federal hospital at Kecoughtan, Va.
Latin Award Set For June
The Hannah Oliver Latin prize of about $15 will be awarded in June to the undergraduate student who has done the best work in Latin during the year.
This prize, given annually, is the come from a sum contributed by friends and other friends of Miss Oliver in honor of her 80th birthday in 1932.
Miss Oliver celebrated her 95th birthday on March 21 this year. She was born in Cornwall, England, and came to Kansas with her family in 1860, at the time when the University was being built. Her memories include building toy houses with the bricks and shingles used for the construction of the buildings.
One of three members in the graduating class of 1874, Miss Oliver joined the University faculty as an assistant professor in Latin in 1890. She retired as a professor emeritus in 1931.
L. R. Lind, associate professor of Latin and Greek, is chairman of the judging committee. Other members are Mary A. Grant, associate professor of Latin and Greek, and Winnie D. Llowrance, assistant professor of Latin.
The winner of the memorial prize must have completed at least six hours of Latin during the current undergraduate classes are eligible.
APO Initiation To Be Held Tuesday
Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, will hold initiation Tuesday in the Hearth tea room.
Pledges will take a written examination at 5 p.m. Tuesday in 206 Frank Strong hall. They will meet with the actives at 5:45 in the tea room for the initiation ceremony and dinner.
The pledges are Richard Collins
Richard McClelland, Orilton Shumate,
Vernon Parsons, Francis Longan,
Harold Hixon, John Killinger,
Eugene Martin, William Watson,
Lyman Hicks, and Frank Pomeroy
The fraternity has announced a charter star picnic for 2 p.m. May 17 at Lone Star lake.
Grads Of '22 To Meet
Twelve members of the class of 1922 are expected to attend the 25th anniversary committee meeting tonight in the lounge of the Union building, Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said today.
Little Man On Campus
WEATHER
"She may be new at teaching,but she certainly can but across a point."
Easiest Way To Please Her
Kansas—Cloudy and cool. Occasional light rain and drizzle west portion today. Cloudy with occasional light rain; warmer northeast portion tonight. Lowest temperature near 50. Saturday partly cloudy, occasional rain east portion.
"The greatest tribute to one's mother, of course, is generally living up to her ideals and expectations. The observance of Mother's Day is the outward show of affection that has existed within all time," he said.
The Rev. Edwin Price, dean of the School of Religion, agreed that spending the day with your mother was an excellent means of paying tribute to her.
Go Home On Mother's Day
Mothers are always the easiest persons in the world please.
The spirit of simple devotion was firmly embedded in the observance of the first Mother's Day in 1914 and interviews at the University reveal that the same spirit will keynote this year's observance.
When questioned on what they to mothers on Mother's Day, without exception University students felt that some simple mark of affection would be appreciated most of all. 'Take Mother to Church'
Harry Lacy, College freshman, said that "taking your mother church and spending the day with her" is the best way to pay tribute, to her."
Merle Lakin, education freshman,
told his questioner that he was "going home to eat some Mom's bread. Then she pleaded with me seeing me pleased makes her happy."
When questioned on what they thought was the ideal way to pay tribute to mother, they were
Darrel Kegerreis, engineering sophomore, said "I don't know what the ideal way to pay tribute to mother is, but we always go home for the day. That is what I'm doing this year."
Stella Gabrielson, College freshman, said that she too was going home and that she thought "some little girl not much, is young and may be a tribute to our mother. We are also taking our mother to dinner Sunday."
Norma Jean Pyke, business senior echoed these opinions when she said, "Mothers will appreciate one's being home more than anything else, I believe."
Stay Home with Mother'
Zoology Club Elects Baker President
Rollin H. Baker, graduate student, was elected president of the Snow Zoology club Thursday. Other officers are Dale Harvey, College freshman, vice-president; and Margaret A. Gruenthal, education junior, secretary-treasurer.
A motion picture of a recent zoological study in Central America was shown. The trip was conducted by the museum's curator, historical history museum, Russell Camp, museum preparator, and Howard Westman, museum taxidermist.
Fine Arts Junior Wins Award
Jerald Hamilton, Fine Arts junior, has been awarded a Summerfield scholarship. Twenty-one high school seniors also won the award.
University To Get New Dial Telephones Soon
System Will Cost $400 A Month Over Present Figure-In This Summer
The University will have a dial telephone system this fall.
The University will have a dial telephone system this tain. The system will replace the 300 phones that go through the University switchboard. They will be installed this summer.
Ex-Reichstager To Talk On Russia
Gerhart H. Seger, an ex-member of the German Reichstag, will speak on Russia June 26 at the amphi-theater east of Hoch, Dean George B. Smith, director of the summer session, announced today.
Mr. Seger, now an American citizen, was confined in the notorious Oranienburg concentration camp when Hitler came to power. Before his election to the Reichstag, Mr. Seger had been the secretary-general of the German Peace Society.
Escaping from the prison, he came to this country. During the war he worked for the Office of Strategic Services. Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson called him to Nuremburg in 1945 as a witness, for the prosecution in the German war trials.
Mr. Seger edits Cernian-language newspaper in New York city. He has also written several books.
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the chancellor, said today ery directory will have to be put out for use of University
Noble Will Head Voters League
Wilbur Noble, College sophomore, was elected president of the League of Student Voters Wednesday.
Other officers are Bruce Bathurst, College sophomore, John Rader, business junior, and Otis Hill and Grace Gwinner, College freshmen.
A four-point program of activities for the coming year is:
One. To keep up interest in student government the year around*
Two. To perfect the election system, and suggest that A.S.C. announce the polling places and elections earlier;
Three. To educate student councils
most importantly, train trainees
courses for class officers.
Four. To have a member of the League at each A.S.C. meeting to record questions voted on, and to observe how members carry out their party platforms.
Miss Brady Gets In As 'Official Guest'
Miss Agnes Brady, assistant professor of Romance languages, was an official guest at the conferring of degrees on President Miguel Aleman at the University of Kansas City Wednesday.
One of the most interesting events to Miss Brady was the presentation of the statue of President Truman University by President Aleman.
"You just can't get ahead of the Mexicans for hospitality," she commented.
"This statue is an example of the work of these exiles. It is interesting to note the relationships—a Spaniard creating a statue for the Mexicans to present to the United States."
I had a card issued me showing that I was an invited guest. But the
"I don't ask for it, so I still have the card," she said today.
Miss Brady has! interested in the lives of Spar' by the Spanish civil war, who have come to Latin America to live. The statue was sculptured by Alfredo Just, an exile now living in Mexico.
Professor John Ise will speak on "The Character of Public Intelligence."
Tickets are available from Marko Haggard, Western Civilization office or Russel Barret, room 204, Frank Strong.
Dr. Ise To Talk At AVC Dinner
The American Veteran's committee birthday banquet will be held at 6:15 p.m. Monday in the Kansas room of the Union building.
offices. It will be necessary to know the number--you can't just ask for the desired person or office, unless you dial the operator.
Service will not be interrupted during the installation.
The new system will give a direct connection between numbers. The city operator will have a certain number. If you are calling a campus number through the city switchboard, a University operator will take your call.
Richard Ayres, Lawrence telephone manager, said the new system will cost the University $400 a month more than it is paying now. The present system would have been expanded anyway, and the additional cost in either case would be about the same. Mr. Nichols said.
Sweetheart Dance To Be Held May 17
The traditional Sweetheart dance, sponsored by the Independent Student association, will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight May 17 in the Union ballroom. Kass Kassinger and his orchestra will play, with added entertainment furnished by the Locksley Hall trio; Jackard Ridgwell, woogie pianist; Norman Jenbens; manager of master of ceremonies; and a special dance number performed by South American students. Dress is to be semi-formal, and no admission will be charged for I. S. A. members.
Decorations are to follow a spring theme, and are under the management of Norman Jennings, social committee chairman. Other committees and members are: merchant prizes, Patricia Graham, Marjorie Vogel, and Jack Rardin; intermission, Charlotte Hastings, and Shirley Wellborn; publicity, Jack Rardin. John Sells, business manager, is directing advance ticket sales.
19 Business Seniors Join Honorary Frat
Nineteen seniors were recently elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, national honorary business fraternity. To be chosen for membership a senior must be in the upper 10 per cent of his class in grades.
The intitates are Kathleen Acker, Dwane Billbe, Albert Bizal, Paul Briley, Harold Dufek, Clarence Molelett, Van Fiser, Kenneth Harmon, W. C. Hartley, Winfield Harvey, Lloyd Jones, Wayne Randall, William R. Jones, Robert Moore, John Morgan, Glen Sewell, Goodreau Soper, Robert Stockton, and Robert Wright.
Eudora-Tonganoxie Bridge Goes Up In Flames
A wooden bridge, connecting link between Tonganoxie and Eudora, was destroyed by fire Thursday night. Lawrence and Eudora fire departments attempted to save the 150-yard span, but the flames were out of control when equipment reached the scene, one-half mile north of Eudora. The first alarm was turned in at 7:30 p.m.
Described by spectators as the largest fire in the vicinity for years, flames broke a power line darkening Eudora and surrounding farms.