University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Friday, April 11, 1947
44th Year No. 117
Lawrence Kansas
Water Famine, Mass Funeral At Woodward
Woodward, Okla.—(UP)—A water famine increased the hardships of citizens and rescue workers in this tornado-stricken city today as Oklahoma and Texas counted 135 dead and more than 600 injured in Wednesday night's storm. Water is being trucked in from nearby towns.
toward prepared today to bury its 79 tornado dead at mass funeral services.
Partial electric service was restored during the night. Emergency filtration equipment, flown here by the Fourth army, was expected to place the municipal water system back in operation during the day.
Most important at the moment was what to do for 5,000 homeless. About 1,400 were accommodated in the homes left standing. More than 3,500 others sought shelter in "New Wood-land" the Red Cross-Army tent city.
Five hundred to 1,000 persons were fed at mobile field kitchens set up in Woodward the morning. The Farm and Red Cross are providing food.
Damage, to both personal and real property, was expected to pass the $1,000,000 mark whenever someone needed time to make an accurate estimate.
A United Press check of morgues gave the following death account: Woodward-79 known dead, 30 arrest, 425 hospitalized.
Mang, 423 hospital.
Moseley, One dead.
Okla, Seven dead.
Shattuck, Okla, Seven dead.
Oklahoma City, One dead.
Higgins, Tex, -34 dead.
Clazier, Tex, -13 dead.
Union Heads Ask For Open Meetings
Washington.—(UP)—Union leaders today proposed open-to-the-public peace negotiations in the five-day old telephone strike and said they would appeal directly to President Truman if the plan were rejected by management.
With present conciliation efforts completely bogged down, the National Federation of Telephone Workers proposed the new approach toward a master settlement in a memo to Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach. It demanded that union, government, and individual telephone company representatives be brought into immediate joint conferences "for the first time" with the doors wide open to press and radio.
The union made the proposal after it rejected what AT&T had desided as its "final" offer for a settlement with the key long lines union.
NFTW president Joseph A. Beirne said the proposal was "unsatisfactory" because it offered arbitration of six basic issues, including the union's national demand for a $12 weekly wage boost, on a local rather than national basis. The union is opposed to piecemeal settlement.
There was no immediate comment on the union's new proposal from either government or management sources.
Banker To Guide Program
At KuKu Dance Tonight
Dean Banker, College freshman, will act as master of ceremonies at the Ku-Ku club's "Evening in Paris" dance tonight. Tickets may be bought from any member of the Ku-Ku club or at the dance.
Intermission numbers include Eileen Horner, sophomore in Fine Arts, as chanteuse, a French can-can dance, an Apache dance, and a special act by the Ku Kui's.
The dance is informal, Bill Woods,
president, said today.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"It Certainly Discourages Cheating"
Strike Stops Work On Campus Project
All work has stopped on the building project back of Frank Strong because of the strike for higher wages against the Constant construction company.
Picketing is in progress by the Buildings and Trades Construction Laborers Union, Local 1290, of Kansas City, Kansas. A jurisdictional dispute over whether Lawrence belongs in the Kansas City or Topeka districts is in progress. Wage rate for labor in the Kansas City district is $97\frac{1}{2}$ cents an hour; in the Topeka district 85 cents. Laborers are asking for a raise from the Topeka to the Kansas City wage rate.
New chief engineer of the sanitation division, Kansas State Board of Health, is Ben L. Williamson, a graduate of the University School of engineering in 1933.
For the past five years Williamson has been with the Iowa state health department. He previously worked for the Kansas State highway commission, and on the staff of the state sanitation division.
WITH HILFIGER.
J. M. Anderson, who bargains and organizes for the Kansas City union, could not be reached for comment.
J. T. Constant, head of the Construction company, said that the wage scale for the contract is based on a government contract under the Federal Works Agency. He said he knew that laborers want both a wage raise and a closed shop, but he was not informed that picketing was to take place.
"Any time the men set up a local union, with local officers, I will sit across the table and thresh things out with them," he said.
'33 Alumnus Named Top Health Engineer
Mr. Williamson also has earned a master of science degree in sanitary engineering from Harvard university and the professional Civil Engineering degree from the University in 1940.
He replaces Paul Haney, who joined the University of North Carolina faculty last month.
Senior Tenor Soloist To Present Recital
E. M. Brack, tenor soloist with the University symphony orchestra and a cappella choir, will present his senior recital at 8 p.m. Monday in Frank strong auditorium.
His program will include a recitative "My Arms," and the aria "Sound an Alarm!" from "Judas Maccabaeus" (Handel). "So Sweete is Shee" (Arne), "Si Dolce E' Tormento" (Monteverde), "Me Gustan Todas" (Monteverde folk-song);
"Oft in the Stilly Night" (Irish air, words by Thomas Moore), "I Hear an Army" (Barber), "Song of the Palanquin Bearers" (Shaw), and "The Frog in the Spring" (Vermont folk-song).
"Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur"
(Delius), "Apres un Reve" (Faure),
"La Lune Blanche" (Delius);
Kansas Opposes A. & M. Admission To Big Six
Would Complicate Things, Group Feels, Says Rule Interpretation 'Foggy'
The University is opposed to admitting Oklahoma A. and M. into the Big Six conference at the present time.
"The ashes from the explosion go all over the countryside." Steinsson commented. "The hot lava raises the level of surrounding ground about an inch for miles around."
The Icelander recently received a letter from a friend in Reykjavik, where Steinson lives. The friend said that smoke and flames were easily visible from 70 miles away, and under some circumstances could
Lava Sprays Countryside Says Student from Iceland
Prof. W. W. Davis, the University's Big Six representative said that the two main reasons for this policy are:
Hot Lava Raises Ground
ONE. The conference has just added the University of Colorado and feels that another member would complicate things at the present time.
Starting Lineups For Intra-Squad Tilt
When Iceland's largest volcano exploded and hurried hot lava and rocks in all directions last month, the eruption had a special significance for one University student.
The planting will be completed in the fall but it will eb 4 or 5 years before the growth of the plants and trees will give the Marvin-Lindley quadranthe desired effect. Mr. Berger, architect for the site, said.
Fifteen thousand bulbs of a large variety of hardy perennial flowers will be planted this fall.
The mountain sputtered to silence in 1845 after seven months of constant eruption. Since then residents of the surrounding area have crossed their fingers for luck at every minor trembling of the earth.
The $3,000 landscaping project between Marvin and Lindley halls, a gift from the senior class of 1947, will be more than tripled by the University donation of labor for planting and upkeep.
Starting lineups for the intrasquad football game to be played at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow were announced today by head coach George Sauer.
Donation Triples Gift Of Seniors
The home of Ingolfur P. Steinsson,
special student from Iceland, is just
70 miles from the base of Mt. Hekla,
king of Icelandic volcanoes. The
5,000-foot structure sprayed the
countryside with flying lava March
29. in its first eruption in 102 years.
Planting begins this spring with an outside band of flowering cherries, Oriental maples, and a selection of mugho pines. These will decorate the opening to the street. There will also be heavy plantings of low trees, shrubs, and flowers throughout the quadrangle.
Whites Reds
Small E Schmidt
B. Sperry E Schnellbacher
T. Monroe or Ch'n'l T Lee
Renko T Johnson
Famb'gh or Hawk's G Fink
Tomlinson G Crawford
D. Monroe C Fischer
McNutt QB Hogan
French LH Gilman
Mallon RH Bertuzzi
Grithiff FB Baker
be observed from a much greater distance.
An area of semi-darkness surrounds the volcano, the friend reported, and most of the Icelanders are forced to use artificial lighting 24 hours a day.
In South Central Iceland
Mt. Hekla is situated in south central Iceland. Since the nearest city is 70 miles away, there has been no loss of life caused by the volcano's eruption of Mt. Hekla attracted ated towns have been built near the mountain because of the constant danger of volcanic activity.
"It was nothing new for Iceland. Our country is covered with small volcanoes which explode constantly," Steinsson said. He added that the eruption of Mt. Kekla attracted world-wide attention because it is Iceland's most famous volcano.
"Nobody knows how long this eruption will last," he declared, "but everyone at home is prepared for a siege of at least six months."
Steinmann has seen the activity of several smaller volcanoes, and has collected an assortment of hardened lava, for souvenirs.
**TWO.** The fogy interpretation *be* the best case. C.A.R. rules be cleared first.
He explained that he represents the chancellor, faculty, and alumni in following this policy. Two Votes Would Be Needed.
Two Votes Would Exclude
Three-fourths of the universities in the conference must vote for a new member. Two negative votes would exclude an applicant.
Professor Davis said that others in addition to the University of Kansas are against admitting Oklahoma A. and M. at the present time.
"The whole national intercollegiate athletic situation is serious," he said, as possible. The country will be spiked to two groups.
Against N.C.A.A Rules
One faction, composed of the Southern conferences, is quarrelling with N.C.A.A. rules. The Southern schools grant athletic scholarships that pay board room tuition, fees, and other expenses; coaches out to recruit prospective athletes. These practices are against N.C.A.A. rules.
The Big Six has not yet formally accepted the new N.C.A.A. code, as the legal, but he thinks that it will soon do so.
Situation Is Critical
Chancellor Malott recently blasted this N.C.A.A. rule, which has made it illegal for coaches to talk to prospective students.
But with the Southern conferences the situation is critical. It is possible that they will demand modification of the N.C.A.A. rules at the New Orleans meeting April 18. If these demands are not met, they may withdraw from the N.C.A.A., Professor Davis said. The Big Six conference was invited to the meeting but declined to attend.
"If such a split happened, the country would be divided into two bitter intercollegiate factions," Professor Davis said. "The Big Six, Big Nine, Ivy League, and several other Eastern conferences would be playground rules." The Southern conferences are rather rules of their own making. Such a split would be attended by a lot of bitterness.
He added that if this happened the anti-N.C.A.A. faction would probably have more and stronger teams than the N.C.A.A. group.
Rooms Are Needed For Relays Visitors
University housing officials today requested that anyone who can house an athlete April 17, 18, or 19, list rooms with Mrs. Faye Netzer in the housing office. Athletes from high schools and colleges will be here to take part in the Kansas Relays.
"Most of the fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories, and other rooming places are already crowded, the need is great." Mrs. Netzer said.
"Naturally we would rather find rooms available for all three nights for two or more athletes. However, we will appreciate any place that will accommodate any athlete for even one night."
WEATHER
Kansas—Clear to pan cloudy today and tonight. Cooler extreme east. Warmer southwest today. Warmer west tonight. Low temperature 40-45. Saturday increasing cloudiness, light showers cast in afternoon. Little change in temperature.