1947
University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, April 28, 1947
44th Year No. 128
Lawrence, Kansas.
Entries Due For Campus Speech Contest
Entries for the all-University extemporaneous speaking contest must be turned in at 5 Green hall, the speech and drama office, before 4 o.m. tomorrow, Kenneth Johnson, instructor in speech, said today.
A preliminary contest will be held at 8 tomorrow night in the Little Theater of Green hall. Finalists in the preliminary contest will compete for prizes at 8 p. m. Wednesday n Fraser theater.
In the preliminary contest, speakers will draw three topics on the general subject of American politics. One topic will be selected by the contestant and 30 minutes will be allowed for preparation. At the end of this time, a four minute speech will be given by each participant on the subject chosen.
Finalists Wednesday will follow the same procedure except that one hour will be given for preparation and that speeches will be six minutes in length.
"All interested students at the University are invited to enter the contest," Johnson said. "There will be three judges: one from the speech department, one from the political science department, and a business man from Lawrence."
150 Attend Latin Fete
By Bibler
Cervantes day was celebrated Saturday by the Spanish department and guests from over the state with a banquet, tertulia (program), professional meeting, and displays. More than 150 persons participated in the activities of Cervantes day, a tradition here since 1922.
With J. M. Osma, professor of romance languages, as master of ceremonies, the banquet program included dances, playlets, and musical numbers.
Miss Irene Cebula and Bolivar Marquez danced an original Spanish number. Miss Nancy Cook and Samuel Duran performed a tango, and Miss Cebula and Alvaro Chavarría gave a Spanish dance based on the incidents of a bullfight.
Two playlets written or adapted by Prof. Daniel Samuels were acted by University students. James O'Hara and Jane Tippin acted "At the Wedding" and Mary Bovaird and Patricia Brown performed "A Telephone Call."
Dr. William H. Shoemaker gave a biography of Alejandro Casona, the Spanish refugee who is teacher, playwright, and producer in Argenting.
J. C. Herman, Spanish instructor, explained how English words are worked into the Spanish language in the Panama Canal Zone, where he had charge of the Cristobal postal censorship station during the war.
Miss Agnes M. Brady, spoke on the difficulties of teaching English to Latin American technical and professional men, as was done in English language institutes sponsored by the State department during the war.
Prof. Ashton reviewed his new book on the oral approach to teaching Spanish through conversation.
The largest delegation attending was 30 students and teachers from Park College. The delegations traveling the farthest were from Joplin, Mo., and Wichita. Among the guests was Captain Jose Guzman Baldivios, Brazilian consul to Kansas, now at Salina.
Writing Contest Sponsored
For Konsas Residents
A writing contest will be sponsored by the Kansas Author's club from June 1 until August 1. The contest is an annual event for residents of Kansas.
Little Man On Campus
"Yeah, the house is pretty strict about 'table reaching'."
Even At 6 To I, The Ladies Still Had Percentage Troubles
Back in '17 building contractors evidently didn't use hair in the plaster. L. E. Penfold, an employee of the building and grounds department, recently discovered a World War I issue of the Summer Session Kansan which had been sealed up in a wall in Fraser hall.
Kansas — Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms today, tenight and Tuesday, except ending western third of the state Tuesday morning. No important temperature changes, but somewhat cooler northwest portion Tuesday. Low tonight 50 to 55.
Students will be limited to one book each.
WEATHER
The K-book, which is essentially a new students handbook, contains a school-year datebook and a large amount of reference material about the University which is useful to students.
About 500 unsold copies of the 1946-47 K-book are now available, free of charge, to students at the business office student organization window, Harold Swartz, business office accountant, said today.
men on the campus 6 to 1. But the ladies could still be amused. Play At Potter
which had been seen in a racy little sheet which came out when women outnumbered. It was a racy little sheet which came out when women outnumbered.
"Come And Play Every Evening Is The Call To Students," reads the headline on a story which did not make clear who was doing the calling. The playground was the same Potter lake and the smooth rolling green around it.
Games were the same then, as now, only with different names, an informant says. That Same '70'
"Get Acquainted Is Rule For Women In Breezy Session" reads another headline over the story of a party which must have been given on a windy day. It was the first get-together of the women for the session and '70 per cent of them met in 10 of Green hall to stimulate their interests in current affairs.
Free K-Books At Business Office
We're still having trouble with that same per cent, but with a different Green.
Wilson, Simmons To Head Jayhawker
Keith Wilson and Larry Simmons will head the Jayhawker during the 1947-48 school year as editor and business manager respectively. They were selected Saturday morning by the Jayhawker Advisory board.
Applicants for the position of editor were William Conboy, James Mordy, and Arthur Myers. Judith Tihen, Robert Williams, and Simmons applied for the position of business manager.
Members of the Jayhawker Advisory board are:
Karl Klooz, chairman; Prof. M. D.
Clubb; Prof. Elmer Beth; Richard
Carmean; Allan W. Cromley; Tom
Harmon; Dearr G. Ostrum;
and Thomas Yce, University public
relations director.
"How can we save civilization from an atomic war?" will be the subject of Dr. Herman B. Chubb, professor of political science, in a speech before a town forum in Leavenworth tonight. Dr. Chubb will be one of the speakers in a panel discussion. A question period will follow the speaking. The forum will meet at the Leavenworth high school at 8 p.m.
Dr. H. B. Chubb Will Speak
At Leavenworth Tonight
Hope Diamond Destination Still In McLean Will
Washington — (UF) — The sealed will of the late Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean held the answer today whether her "accursed" two million dollar Hope diamond would go to her sons or to some institution.
Mrs. McLean scoffed at the idea that the stone was ill-fated. Yet her own life was marked by a series of tragedies, culminating in her death Saturday of pneumonia. She was 60.
Union Applications In By Wednesday
Persons interested in applying for the positions of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of Union Activities for the 1947-48 school year may obtain application forms in the Activities office in the Union.
Applications will be accepted until Wednesday noon and selection of the four officers will be made that night by members of the Union operating board.
Marshall Airs Report Tonight
Washington.—(UP)—Secretary of State George C. Marshall will tell the American people tonight that despite the failure of the Moscow conference, there is ground for hope as well as disappointment. Secretary Marshall will deliver his report to the nation over most major radio networks from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Tonight's radio address will be his first major foreign policy pronouncement directly to the American people since he took office in January.
He will not attempt to sugarcoat the failure of the seven week Moscow meeting of the council of foreign ministers. But he will try to put its failure to reach agreements on Germany into proper perspective —pointing out the danger for Europe and the world if the deadlocks remain unsolved and citing facts which justify hope for future meetings.
Secretary Marshall is disappointed in that the conference failed to accomplish either of two minimum American objectives:
One—completion of an Austrian treaty which would restore that nation to an independent status for the first time since he 1938 Anschluss with Germany.
Two-agreement in principle on an American plan for a Big Four treaty to keep Germany disarmed for 40 years longer.
YWCA Selects Cabinet Members
Twenty-seven Y. W. C. A. cabinet members for next year were anounced Friday by Emma Lou Britton. The entire cabinet includes, Miss Britton, president; Patricia Graham, vice-president; Lorna Green, treasurer; Dorothy Hoover, secretary; national delegate, Betty van der Smissen; state delegates, Sheila Wilder and Melba Whiting
Silha Winter and the Chairman of commissions are Ruth Murphy, worship; Shirley Sondker, call group; Joy Godbehere, freshman orientation, and her assistants, Kathleen O'Conner, Leah Uehleng, Margaret Eberhardt, and Nancy Smith.
Alice Wisner, membership. Ann Learned publicity; Courtney Cowgill, Y-Knot; Betty Brothers, political effectiveness; Joan Mischner, minorities; Mary Douglass, craft room, Elizabeth Sifers, art appreciation.
Dorothy James, community service; Hilda James, World relatedness and WSSF; Joan Joseph, ways and means; Jane Ferrell, social; and Mary Wisner, Elizabeth Evans, Jean Francisco, resource members.
Mabel Elliot Gets Place In 'Who's Who In America'
Miss Mabel Elliott, associate professor of sociology, has received notification of her inclusion in the 1948-49 of "Who's Who in America."
In June Miss Elliott will receive a distinguished service award presented by the alumni association of Northwestern University. She is now on leave from the University of Kansas serving as consulting sociologist for the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. Miss Elliott is making a study of disaster relief.
Ellis Rushed Into Signing Lawyers Claim
Attorneys for Mrs. Ralph Ellis intimated, today that Chancellor Deane W. Malott, Dean F. J. Morreau and Prof. E. R. Hall tried to rush Ellis into signing the $200,000 contract without legal aid. They put "undue pressure" on Ellis, the defense claimed.
The defense pointed to what it termed "conflicting testimony" by Moreau and Klooz. Moreau said, "It was a meeting to talk the contract over but Ellis wanted to sign." Klooz, however, was at the meeting with his notary stamp, the defense said.
Two of the main defense points were that Mr. Ellis was incompetent to make the will, and that it was made by the principle beneficiary, the University of Kansas.
The attorneys reviewed the testimony of the case and asserted that Mrs. Ellis did not know what she was signing. She was called unexpectedly at 10:30 a.m. to m. to sign the contract without having previous knowledge of the document.
The defense said that Ellis' behavior was like that of a spoiled child, and pointed out that he had been admitted to the Livermore sanitarium by the state of California.
Summer School Vets Get Vacation And Pay
Subsistence received this summer under either of these plans will be charged against the veteran's period of entitlement.
Students must sign up with a V.A. representative, who will be in Frank Strong hall May 12 to 15.
Veterans who plan to attend summer school may receive full subsistence for the period between the end of the spring term and the beginning of the summer session, the Kansas City, Mo., veterans administration office announced today.
Veterans wishing to receive subsistence for the amount of their accrued leave, after the end of school, must sign up in the bureau office during the last two weeks of school. Earned leave is accumulated at the rate of $2\frac{1}{2}$ days a month of school.
Prof. E. R. Elbel, director of the University veterans bureau, explained that if a veteran doesn't want this between-sessions time taken from his accrued leave and his period of entitlement, he need to be brought to interrupt his training. Then, when he returns to school, he will be returned to the payroll and will begin receiving his subsistence.
Eight new members were initiated and a committee for the annual Founders day dinner was appointed Thursday by Kappa Epsilon, national women's professional pharmacy fraternity.
KE Initiates Eight Names Committee
Members initiated are: Meredith J. Baxter, Phyllis M. Bice, Geraldine R. Bobbitt, Rosemary Chamberlain, Marilyn R. Lindberg, and Hazel M. Stanley, Pharmacy freshmen; Lee Duncan Hulen, and Mina M. McKelvey, sophomores.
Members of the dinner committee pre Mina M. McKelvey, chairman; Geraldine Bobbitt, and Marilyn Lindberg.
Undercoes Appendectomv
Carl Olander, engineering freshman. was operated on for appendicitis Sunday in Watkins hospital