University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, March 27, 1947
44th Year No. 110
Lawrence Kansas.
By Bibler
Annual Speech, Drama Festival Starts Tomorrow
The largest speech and drama festival ever held at the University for Kansas high schools will start tomorrow and continue through Saturday. Entrance forms have been received from 34 schools. The previous high was 28 entrants.
The festival, directed by Prof. Allen Crafton, will have divisions for Class AA, A, and B high schools. The events in which the schools may participate are dramatic readings, extemporaneous speaking, humorous readings, one-act plays, after-dinner speaking, standard oration, original oration, prose reading, and radio dramas.
Fraser and Green theaters on the campus and the theater at Haskell Institute will be used for the presenting of one-act plays. Plays Open To Public
A continuous schedule of plays has been arranged for Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. These plays will be open to the public.
All entries in the festival will be rated by a standard this year rather than in relation to each other. Thus students who receive one school to receive a top rating.
The after-dinner speeches will be held in the cafeteria of the Student Union. Other divisions of the speech schedule will be held in Frank Strong, Blake, and Fraser.
34. High School Entrants.
High schools entered in the festival are Buffalo, Eskridge. Mt.Car-
Academy of Wichita, McLouis wego, Tongo County, Winchester rural, Wyandotte, Oskaloosa, Hays overbrook, Endora, Lamont, Bonner Springs, Linwood, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Arkansas City, Baldwin, Garnett, Gardner, Newton, Rosedale Washington Rural, Hope, DeSoto Wellsville, Turner, Hoisington, Emporia, Olathe, Shawnee-Mission, Cathedral of Wichita, and Immaculata of Leavenworth.
"Well, why don't you try walking DOWN the Hill."
Betty van der Smissen Heads Kan-Do Again
Arrangements have been made for the visitors to stay at fraternity and sorority houses and private homes in Lawrence.
Betty van der Smissen, College sophomore, has been re-elected editor of the Kan-Do, monthly publication of the Independent Student association, Shirley Wellborn, I. S. A. president announced Wednesday.
Miss van der Smissen has served as editor the past semester, and will continue in that capacity until the I. S. A. elections next fall. The next issue of the Kan-Do will be published April 15.
Widow Gives Fund To Kansas University
Other members of the Kan-Do staff include Caroline Upp, humor editor; Florence Reed and Jessie Estrada, society editors; Donald Baumunk, Nancy Jack and Douglas Jennings, sports editors; Clark Thomas, Biline Whiting and John Pinney, feature editors; Marylee Masterson, Laura Templeton, Betty Brooker, Shirley Wellborn, Marjorie Vogel, Jessie Shiller and Dorothy Oyer, special reporters.
A law school fund has been given to the University by Mrs. P. W. Viesselem, widow of the former University law professor, Chancellor Deane W. Malott said today.
The fund will be donated by friends and relatives of the late pro- sor.
Mr. Viesselman was an instructor law at the University from 1935-1944. During that time he edited and wrote several books and pamphlets on law.
Little Man On Campus
Stadium Debt Erased In June
The 20-year-old stadium debt will be wiped off the books June 1, when the balance of $38,000 in bonds, due Dec. 1, 1948, will be called in, Karl Klooz, bursar has announced.
"We are very happy at the successful completion of the campaign," Chancellor Deane W. Malott, commented today. "This brings to an end many long years of cooperative effort by students, faculty, and alumni. Much credit is due the capable leadership of our athletic director, Ernest Quigley." Completed in 1927
The building of the stadium as a memorial to K. U. dead of World War I was authorized May 24, 1920. The next year students were dismissed from classes for a day to tear down the McCook field bleachers. In 1927, with the addition of the north curve of the stadium project, $75,000 of the cost of $700,000, contributions had paid $278,000 by 1927. Annual payments as high as $25,000 were made, until the depression years.
In a few weeks a new slogan was spread from the campus to friends and alumni of the University. Exchange a "Headache for a Halo." Mr. Quigley advised. Buy a bond and help the war effort; make them payable to the K. U. Endowment association and help pay for the stadium, he added. By June 4, 1946, the indebtedness was $48,000.
E. C. Quigley came to the University as athletic director in 1944 when the stadium debt was $113,000. He immediately organized a campa- im to wipe out the debt.
The condition of Betty A. Boling,
College sophomore, is somewhat improved today at Watkins Memorial hospital. She received a skull fracture March 12 when she fell from the fender of a car as it turned a corner.
WEATHER
Student Improved After Fall
Kansas—Partly cloudy west cloudy with snow east ending near noon, somewhat colder west today. Clearing and continued cold with low 20 northwest to 30 southeast tonight. Friday fair and warmer.
Veterans To Pay Part Of Graduation Assessment
Senior veterans will not have to dig too deep for graduation fees. The Veteran's Administration will pay for the diploma and cap and gown fees, but it will be up to each veteran to furnish his own money for the class gift and breakfast.
Dr. E. R. Elbel said the V. A. will pay $7.50 toward a general graduation fee and 50 cents for cap and gown rental. That will leave $3.60 of the assessment fee unpaid. Since this fee is required, all veterans will have to pay at least that much.
Stockton Goes On Short Speaking Tour
Frank T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business, left Wednesday afternoon on a three-day speaking trip to Manhattan, Junction City, and Abilene.
Today, he will talk briefly at a luncheon sponsored by the Junction City Chamber of Commerce and will attend the first part of a two-day course in Salesmanship for Employees and Employers.
Friday night Dean Stockton and Quincy Atha, field representative, will speak before the Chamber of Commerce of Abilene. The subject of their talks will be "Adult Education."
Dean Stockton spoke Wednesday night at the final session of the extension course in Secretarial Training, at Manhattan.
Kansan Presents Analysis Of Communication Survey
The Daily Kansan presents in today's issue an editorial analysis of the $215,000 three-year study of mass communication problems released nationally today.
Thirteen men in American education and public affairs made up the commission appointed to the study. The general report analyzed "The Free and Responsible Press," and six other special studies giving details of testimony and conclusions, are being published by the University of Chicago press.
The Daily Kansan's summary is on page 6.
Progressives Elect John Rader
John L. Rader, business junior, was elected president of the Progressive political party, Wednesday night.
raul D. Barker, College freshman, was elected vice-president, and Donald J. McGeeley, the republican was appointed election commissioner to conduct the election
Candidates for tomorrow's primary election were named and balloons are to be printed. Voting will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the basement of Frank Strong hall. Only persons holding Progressive membership cards will be permitted to vote. The spring election will be held April 24.
representatives of the party have visited Briar Manor, Harmon co-op, Jollife hall, Locksley halls, and Ricker hall during the past week in a women membership drive. Charles Roter, engineering freshman, acted as chairman of the group.
Rader and Barker will represent the Progressive party at the political party panel discussion, to be sponsors of the university Daly Kansan, tomorrow.
Who Used All The Hot Water?
Veteran's Bonus Bill Killed In Committee
Topeka — (UP) — Representative Herb Barr of Leoti, author of a bill to pay Kansas World War II veterans, a bonus, admitted today the legislation was dead for this session.
He predicted that "Kansas will someday put through a bonus for the more than 200,000 men and women who served in this war."
Calling for the people of Kansas to vote on the proposition in the 1948 general election, Barr's bill would have paid a dollar-a-day bonus to World War II service personnel for their military service.
It had been estimated that the average length of service of the Kansas GI was somewhere around 1,000 days, making his bonus $1,000, and the cost of the program around 200 million dollars. Mr. Barr proposed financing the bonus through Barr said. "Some legislature will vote long term state bonds.
"Kansas is indebted to its veterans for their part in winning this war." Bar said. "Some legislature will vote the bonus—maybe two years from now, maybe four, or maybe even later."
Sunnyside Safety Valves Blow Their Tops
Safety valves departed, water poured, and about the only things that remained normal at Sunnyside Wednesday were the occupant's tempers.
The "flood" started when workmen ran the water pressure up pounds which is necessary for fire protection. As the pressure gauge reached the desired maximum, the valves on 15 hot water tanks flew in as many directions. The water, which overran many of the apartments, guaranteed sufficient fire protection.
Irvin Youngberg. dormitory operations director, said, "No one kicked it was just one of those things." Water service was resumed at 9 p.m.
Big Six Meeting To Reconsider Cowboys' Bid
Application from Oklahoma A. & M. for admission into the Big Six will be discussed at a special meeting of University representatives in Kansas City tomorrow and Saturday, Prof. W. W. Davis, K.U. representative. said today.
Adjustment of the new N.C.A.A. rules to Big Six conference rules will also come under consideration, he said.
"The University's official attitude toward this move is not yet decided," he said. "Oklahoma A. & M. is a fine school and has a good reputation. It is probable that some schools will favor the admission, but I can't prejudge the vote."
Will Fight N.C.A.A. Rules
This will certainly be a job," he commented. "Kansas will go along with the conference, but we will object to the N.C.A.A. rules. Oklahoma and Kansas got together at the last meeting to fight the rules, but we were outvoted four to two."
Chancellor Deane W. Malott recently attacked the new rulings, declaring that "any regulation by an outside agency that sets up abnormal barriers to a University interested in bringing the best students possible to its campus, can result only in friction, misunderstanding, loss of control by the institution and a surrendering of the responsibilities of its administration."
Call Special Meeting
The Aggies' request for admission was filed just before the last meeting of the conference representatives, said Professor Davis.
"The school representatives needed time to consult their administration, so action was postponed until this special meeting. On such matters the heads of each school must have the final word."
Chancellor Malott had nothing to add when questioned Wednesday night.
Investigation Begins Of Mine Explosion
Centralia, Ill. — (UP) — Sixteen more bodies, discovered near the center of the Centralia coal mine blast area, were brought to the surface today, raising to 33 the number of known dead in Tuesday's explosion. Rescuers feared that 78 other miners still entombed in the mine were dead. Of 142 men in the mine at the time 31 have been rescued alive.
The Federal Coal administration was the primary target today of a senate investigation into responsibility for the mine explosion.
That agency, under supervision of Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug, has been in control of the mines since they were seized by the government in a labor dispute last May 22.
Krug Blamed
Krug Bamber
Welly Hopkins, United Mine Workers attorney, charged today that Seretary Krug failed to act to correct safety violations at the explosion-wrecked mine.
Other disclosures showed that as recently as last week a state mine inspector posted a notice at the mine listing several alleged safety violations. At Washington, the U.S. Bureau of Mines acknowledged that gas had been found in the mine "within the last 30 days."
Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N.H. charged that an inspector for the bureau of mines listed 57 violations of the safety code in a report to Washington last November.