University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Friday, March 14, 1947
44th Year No. 101
Lawrence, Kansas
Army, Navy Men Support Truman End-Aid Plans
Washington. (UP) — The country's top military officials today joined its diplomatic leadership in urging quick congressional approval if President Truman's plan for stopping Communism in Greece and Turkey.
Secretary of War Robert P. Paterson and Secretary of Navy James Torrestal went with Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson before he house foreign affairs committee to emphasize the urgency of the president's request. Yesterday the same officials gave their views to the senate foreign relations committee.
Senate President Arthur H. Vanenberg at the same time sought the support of senate Republicans for the proposed $400,000,000 emergency program of aid to Greece and Turkey.
Vandenberg went before the senate Republican conference as the state department completed details of the money-and-arms program of help which President Truman said was necessary to prevent expansion of Soviet totalitarianism to the middle east.
Rep. John Davis Lodge, R., Conn, said he thought joint hearings might be a good idea." The administration hopes congress can push through the proposal by March 31—he deadline for the British withdrawal from Greece.
The White House said today it now is receiving many protests against President Truman's message on Greece and Turkey.
About 700 telegrams commenting on Mr. Truman's call for aid to the two countries have been delivered to the White House so far-200 of them since last night.
White House secretary Eben Ayers said early comment, which he described as obviously spontaneous, was overwhelmingly favorable.
"Counsel of the guard!" may be the cry that will ring out Monday night as law students walk guard duty around "Uncle Jimmy Green."
Lawyers To Stand Guard, To Protect 'Uncle Jimmy'
What are they guarding him from? The engineers, of course. With St. Patrick's day coming up Monday, it is possible that the slide rule commands will revert to ancient custom and try to paint "Uncle Jimmy." The engineers take special liberties on this day because St. Pat is their patron saint.
The actual feud between the lawyers and the engineers dates back to a period preceding the erection of the statue. Accurate records on the war didn't become numerous until about 1920. In that year the lawyers forced a group of freshman engineers to sweep the steps of the Law building.
Stinging from this cruel blow, the engineers retreated to the west end of the campus until 1922, when they surged forth in retaliation. In that raid the engineers, brandishing slip-sticks and logarithm tables, invaded Green hall throwing stink bombs into classrooms and generally wrecking the joint.
The statue, which was unveiled in 1924, offered new opportunities to the sons of St. Pat, and in 1943 they
reached the peak in their efforts.
That year found "Uncle Jimmy"
garbed in white coat, white spats,
and holding a cigarette in his hand.
With St. Patrick's day nearing once more, the lawyers are organizing an honor guard to protect their statue. Jean Moore, college senior and chairman of the guard committee, declined to reveal the names of the guard members. Also the counsel of the guard will remain anonymous.
The guard will operate Monday night with five or six men posted at one time. The Law wives have arranged to furnish hot coffee and perhaps anti-sleep pillows through the long session.
"Uncle Jimmy" can sleep peacefully Monday night.
Choir To Sing Monday In Hoch
The only home concert of the University A cappella choir this semester will be given at 8 p.m. Monday in Hoch auditorium.
The 105-voice choir will appear in the royal blue vestments with satin stoles which have been secured for the increased number after several years.
The program will include numbers from the 16th and 17th centuries, Russian sacred music, American folk songs, negro spirituals, and songs by modern composers.
Future concerts will include a May performance in Music hall as a part of the Kansas City Spring Music festival and an appearance in the Linwood Presbyterian church, where the groups sang last year to an audience of 2000.
Little Man On Campus
8 Students Appointed To Direct April Relays
Appointment of eight students to fill the 14-man student relays committee was announced today by Dr. E.R. Elbel, manager of the Kansas Relays.
"He never has any fun—just stays home and draws pictures."
Those appointed are Ralph Simmons, College freshman from Smith Center; Don Mcltrath, College freshman from Great Bend; William Akright, engineering freshman from Kansas City, Kan.; Robert Pringle, college freshman from Kansas City, Kan.; Clifford Wade, College sophomore from Wichita; David Bradley, College freshman from Wichita; Ralph Moon, engineering freshman from Kansas City, Mo.; and Robert Fountain, engineering freshman from Kansas City, Mo.
The student relays committee is the directing body of the nationally known track event which will be held in Memorial stadium April 18 and 19. Robert Buehler, freshman law student from Seneca, is senior manager of the 1941 Kansas Relays.
Appointments Due For Senior Pictures
Seniors who want their pictures in the 1947 Jayhawker must call K.U. 32 or stop at the Jayhawker office in the Union building to make appointments before March 17. A photos before Monday. A photographer will be here Monday through Friday to take pictures.
Seniors must meet appointments at the office where they will fill out cards and have their pictures taken. Information on cards should include activities and organizations in which the senior has taken part, his major, and any outstanding honors and achievements during his K.U. career.
Students who do not get their pictures taken at this time will have no other opportunity.
Black Will Play In East-West Game
ASC Committee Approval Needed For Union Dances
Any organization desiring the use of a room in the Memorial Union building for dances, must have the approval of the All Student council social committee, Joan Anderson, chariman, announced Thursday.
Two varieties to be held April 12 and June 7 were approved by the committee at Thursday's meeting. They also revised two bill referred to them by the council.
Charley "The Hawk" Black, Jayhawker all-Big Six and all-American forward, today accepted an invitation to play in the second annual East-West All-Star game in New York on March 29.
Black received the invitation several days ago, but had to await approval by the conference faculty representatives before accepting. The Kansas scoring leader will play. under the direction of Hank Iba, Oklahoma Aggie coach, who was chosen to tutor the West squad of 10 men.
Black also played in the 1946 East-West game, scoring three field goals for the West in the game won by the East, 60 to 59.
Work On Union Begins Monday
Work on the foundation of the Union extension will begin Monday, if the ground isn't too muddy and shaky from the rains, Ogden Jones, geologist and chairman of the Union Operative committee, said today.
"We don't want the Union eaving in on us," Mr. Jones said, "and we want to build a foundation strong enough to support several more floors."
No delays from material shortages are expected; everything has been received except the glazed tile, one of the last things to be installed.
The extension is to have more ballroom and cafeteria space, a larger book store, bowling alleys, and larger offices.
Opening from the downstairs fountain, this addition will be one story high and will extend 60 feet on the northern side of the present Union building. It is to be completed by the start of the fall semester.
Court Will Try 20 Traffic Cases
Student court March 18 will try the cases of the following students charged with more than five traffic violations last semester:
Charles L. Roberts, Betty Jean Sauder, Daniel F. Schungel, Carroll J. Seib, Jerry Simpson, Howard F. Smith, John S. Smith, William R. Snuffin James W. Stevens, Jack C Stewart, Jeanneette Terrrell, James Topping, John Boyd Touhey, George Waugh, Haworth White, John F. Williams, Lynn Elwood Witt, Martha Yingling, and Harold H. Ziesch.
300 High School Artists Attend KU Conference
The annual High School art conference is in full swing today with 300 students from 26 junior and senior high schools of the state and their teachers, attending demonstrations of art technique and craft by faculty members and advanced students of the School of Fine Arts.
Registration was from 8 to 9 a.m. on the third floor of Frank Strong hall. Eight two-hour demonstrations were offered: water color techniques, still life painting, ceramics, textile printing, marionettes and scratche board techniques, and a movie.
A general meeting in Frank Strong auditorium was held at 11 a.m. to introduce students and teachers.
Art teachers from the Kansas schools attended a luncheon in the Hotel Eldridge.
The conference got under way at 1 p.m. with another group of two-hour exhibitions: cartooning, fly tying (fishing craft), sketching, weaving on floor looms, portrait painting, ceramics, a movie, and design techniques.
A trip to Thayer and Dyche museums was made from 3 to 5 p.m.
A "Surrealist" party sponsored by the two city high schools, will be held from 9 until 11 in the Lawrence Memorial high school.
unts was made from 10am to 5 p.m.
A banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Kansas room of the Union building, Jerry Correa, fine arts sophomore, will be toastmaster and special music has been arranged by Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, professor of voice.
Exhibition pictures which have been submitted by students of the Kansas junior and senior high schools will be criticized and discussed Saturday from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Demonstrations will include: oil painting, small weaving problems, stone sculpture, minor crafts, craft-tint techniques for advertising, silver iewelv craft, and a movie.
The junior and senior high school teachers group will lunch at the Dine-a-mite.
WEATHER
Kansas—Mostly cloudy today with occasional light snow flurries. Generally fair tonight and tomorrow. Colder today and tonight. Low tonight 29 north to 25 south. Little change in temperature tomorrow.
Occupational Therapy Is A Woman's Field Miss Greenman Says, But Men May Apply
"Why aren't there more men in occupational therapy?" asked an editorial in a recent Kansas publication. "Why not?" was asked of Miss Nancie Greenman, chairman of the occupational therapy department.
"Personally," Miss Greenman said, "I think its a woman's field," and she supported her belief with two reasons.
One of them is salary, adequate for a single woman, the wage would not be sufficient for a man with a family," she explained. "Practice is such that hospitals will hire a woman to work with either men or women patients," she advanced for the second reason, "while men would be hired to work only in men's hospitals."
Perhaps now the greater number of veterans' hospitals will give men better opportunities, she said.
therapy department."
"The demand for occupational therapy majors is terrific." Miss Greenman said, "but the shortage is not due to a scarcity of women interested in the field. We have more prospective students than we can possibly handle, and the same is true of every other occupational
Miss Greenman said working conditions and wages now are much better than before the war. When the war began there were six occupational therapy schools in the country. K.U. and 16 other colleges have added departments.
"We started with six women in 1942, and now have about 95," she explained. "Since the course takes nearly five years we will just begin to graduate large classes this year."
Getting back to the possibility of men being interested in occupational therapy. Miss Greenman said that men applicants would be accepted, as this is a state university. In the field's total membership of 2,500, there are only 25 men.