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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 6,1947
Chiming Bells May Replace Jarring Blast Of Whistle
Every one in the city of Lawrence will soon be able to hear K.U. students being called to classes if the 53 bell carillon replaces the present whistle.
The carillon (pronounced "CARE-il-lon") is part of the World War II memorial to be installed in the Memorial campanile on Mt. Oread and will be one of the five best carillons in the Midwest.
Those in this section now are: First Congregational church, Lincoln, Neb. 35 bells; Chicago university chapel, 64 bells; St. Crysostom's church, Chicago. 43 bells; and Iowa State College, Ames, 36 bells.
The carillon to be installed here will have 53 bell varying in weight from the Great Bourdon bell weighing 13 tons and costing $25,000 to a 15 pound bell costing $250. The total weight will be 120,000 pounds and the cost $125,500.
A carillon, the largest musical instrument in the world, has bells tuned to the intervals of the chromatic scale and is played by a carillonneur, who sits at a keyboard and uses both hands and feet.
Kenneth Postlethwaite, director of the memorial drive, expressed the hope that the carillon will be used to replace the whistle for calling classes, as well as on special occasions and events in the stadium. On Sundays before and after church the bells will be played, and when weather will permit outdoor audiences weekly recitals will be given.
The Fine Arts school will cooperate and add a carillonneur, who can instruct in another instrument, to its staff, Mr. Postlethwaite said.
Court Upholds UMW Contempt Charges
Washington.—(UP)—The supreme court today upheld contempt of court convictions against John L. Lewis and the United Mine workers, but ordered the $3,500,000 fine against the union cut to $700,000.
The fine of $10,000 against Mr
Louie was upheld by the high court
The me of 51,000 square cm. Lewis was upheld by the high court of the Maryland Division delivered the high court's 46-page opinion. Because of the urgency of the case, the decision was handed down out of the usual order shortly afternoon today. Usually, decisions are given only on Mondays.
Thompson Attorneys Begin Fight For Governorship
Atlanta, Ga.—(UP)—Attorneys for Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson contended in the state supreme court today that the Georgia legislature was not empowered to elect Herman Talmadge governor.
Mr. Talmadge's election by the legislature, was unconstitutional, and Thompson should be declared the legal governor, they charged.
In two of the lower court decisions, the election was upheld. In the other, Mr. Talmadge's election was held illegal. The high court plans to rule within two weeks on the three cases simultaneously.
U. S. Protest To Russia
The note reportedly asked the Russians not to undermine the small landowners party in favor of the second strongest Hungarian Communist party.
Washington—(UP)—The United States has sent Russia a firm note of protest against alleged Soviet interference with the non-Communist government of Hungary, it was learned today.
On Election Interference
Jerusalem. —(UP)— Twenty-five key Jewish underground leaders have been seized by the British army during its martial law round-up, and are being flown to Kenya in special airplanes.
25 Jewish Leaders Seized
Applications Accepted For Kan-Do Editorship
Applications are now being accepted for the editorship of the Kan-Do, publication of the Independent Student association, it was announced today.
At least 20 of those seized were believed to be prominent members of the Jewish community, although officials refused to disclose the identity of the prisoners.
French Politician Dies
Paris. —(UP)— Auguste Champierre De Ribes, first president of the French council in the fourth republic, died of a heart attack today. The 64-year-old popular republican party member died less than three months after his election to lead the parliamentary body which replaced the pre-war senate.
Qualifications for the job include ISA membership, and some experience in journalism.
Applications may be turned in to the ISA office, 228 Frank Strong hall, before March 19.
Failure to appear may result in a warrant for contempt of court. In such cases much heavier fines are imposed. Several violators were absent the past week.
Campus drivers who ignore police court tickets may find themselves in trouble, Robert Corwin, K. U. patrolman, warned today.
Ticket Ignorers Skate Thin Ice
The traffic officer said that drivers generally are cooperating with his efforts to enforce city and University ordinances. He believes that many violations are due to ignorance of existing rules.
"I'm still having trouble with illegal parking," groomed the patrolman. "Many drivers park on the wrong side of the street. This is a violation of city ordinance which will be strictly enforced particularly on Jayhawk drive and in the area behind the Union building."
Patrolman Corwin said the road west of Lindley hall is another main source of trouble. Parked cars are not permitted on this road during the day. Frequent violators of these parking rules will receive tickets.
"I don't want to get tough, but I have a duty to perform," he said.
K.U. Alumnus Named Executive Of C.B.S.
Joseph H. Ream was elected executive vice-president of the Columbia Broadcasting system Wednesday by its board of directors.
Mr. Ream received his bachelor of arts degree from the University in 1925, and the bachelor of laws from Yale in 1927.
In 1934 he joined CBS to head the company's legal department for eight years. In 1938 he became secretary. In 1924 he was elected a vice-president, and in 1945 he was elected a member of the board of directors.
Craig Hanson Drives Midget Racers So That He Can Teach Psychology
Dogs Have To Stay Away Or Be Picked Up By City
"Dogs on the campus are providing a great traffic hazard. Many of them chase cars and especially motorcycles thus creating a hazard for motorists," he said.
All dog owners on the University campus were urged today to keep their dogs at home by C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds.
K. U.'s Craig Hanson is a psychologist, but he's also one of the sharpest grass cutters (midget racer drivers) that ever tooled his dog (midget racer) around a dirt track.
Speaks To Vets
A graduate student in industrial psychology, the 24-year-old Wichitan has fought out 150 roaring races on the Midwest's "Kerosene Circuit" since his discharge from the army in 1944.
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This is Ethan P. Allen, professor of political science, who will speak to the American Veterans Committee meeting March 13. His subject will be "The Future Role of Government."
Band, Orchestra To Play In K.C.
High school music students in Kansas City, their parents, K.U. alumni, and other friends will be the guests of a formal evening concert by the University orchestra and band in the Municipal auditorium Tuesday night.
The orchestra program will include: "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Key), "Symphony no. 5 in E minor" Andante I and II (Tschalkowsky), "Habenera" from "Carmen" (Bizet), "In the Village" from "Caucasian Sketches" (Ippolitow-Iwanov), "Wanting You" from "New Moon" (Romberg) sung by Lorraine Mai, soprano; "Salve Dimora Casta e Pura" (Gounod) and "Serenade" (Schubert) by E. M. Brack, tenor; "Pilgrims' Chorus" from "Tannhoiser" (Wagner, arr. Harry Spencer) with a French horn ensemble of 18.
The band program will include:
*Toccata and Fugue in D minor*
(Bach), "Scherzo" (Goldman) with
Leo Horacek, cornet soloist;
*Sherzo, L'Apprenti Sorceri* (Dukas); "Amnie Laurie A La Moderne"
(Leonard) with the Three; Queen
Joanne McDowell; Dobryl
Brenner, and Anne Noe; "Caribbean
Fantasy" (Morrissey), exhibition in
baton twirling by Bill Sears, and
"The Russian Sailor's Dance" by
Gliere.
"I really want to teach industrial psychology, and winning prize money is the only way I can afford to be a teacher," he explains.
Hanson, a 6-foot blond, averages more than $300 a week during the season which runs from the "time you take your overcoat off until it's time to put it on again."
"Psychology doesn't do me any good on the race track except that I ignore the game's superstitions," he says. "Most drivers won't have a green car nor allow peanuts in the pit. But so far as using my education to win, no. It's just dog eat dog."
"Drivers are one big happy family until the race starts," he says. "Then they'll run you through a fence as soon as they'll bat an eye. But they'll come around after the race and help you rebuild your car."
"I got my car, 'Emy' in '44 for only $350," he says. "It wasn't in very good shape but we've worked on it and rebuilt it until now it's worth over $1,500. It brought me into the money in about 80 per cent of my starts last season."
How much of the credit goes to Hanson's father no one knows. A natural gas engineer, he is chief mechanic for the Hanson colors of maroon and gold. And just to keep it in the family, his uncle is the nit fit
That he hasn't broken his neck is a matter of luck, Hanson says. Although he's gone over, through, and into countless fences, flipped the racer over a couple of times, and been hit repeatedly, he has yet to break a bone.
Hanson's car strikes him just above the knees, is 76 inches long, and weighs about 600 pounds or about one-fifth that of the average car. Folding up like a carpenter's rule, he drives with his legs wrapped around the motor and with the transmission in his lap.
"The worst thing that ever happened was being scalded when a radiator hose broke." he relates. "The water is boiling during the entire race and when that cuts loose, it's bad."
Screaming around the small dirt and cinder tracks (you could set one inside Memorial stadium) at 60 to 70 miles an hour, the little car eats up tires at the rate of $5 a minute. Every three weeks the motor is rebound and rebuilt from the block up.
"It's a great life," he'll tell you enthusiastically. "I guess one reason I'm crazy about it is because it's my way of getting into sports. I was too light to play football so I use my dog as sort of a mechanical extension."
Does he have ambitions to drive in the Indianapolis classic?
"Nope, you can't make near the money with the irons (big cars). I'll stick to the dogs so I can buy chalk for my classroom."
KU Band, Orchestra To Play Host In K.C.
This is the University's Band, directed by Russell L. Wiley, who will take part in a formal evening concert with the University orchestra Tuesday night in the Municipal auditorium, Kansas City, Mo. The band presented its annual winter concert Feb. 19.