University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, March 3, 1847
44th Year No. 92
Lawrence, Kansas
By Bibler
"They look almost real, don't they?"
University's Under-Cover Man
Raymond Nichols, Malott's Blocking Back. s The Power Behind The Throne At K.U.
Blocking back on the University's administrative team is Raymond C. Nichols, executive secretary to the chancellor for almost 18 years. "People call me a 'yes' man, but 99 per cent of the time I say 'no',"
Mr. Nichols is a bona fide Kansan in both personality and background. His educational and vocational life has been almost entirely confined to the Sunflower state.
Born 43 years ago near Larned,
he first proved his capabilities when
he was named valedictorian of his
Larned High school graduating class.
Lincoln Magruder. For the next four years he studied at K. U. graduating from the University in 1926 with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and a keychain full of laurels. He was editor of the Jayhawker and editor-in-chief of the Daily Kansan.
Mr. Nichols also holds membership in the Owl society for junior men, and in Sachem, honorary men's society for seniors. In 1927 he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Dividing his time between journalism and further study at K.U. during the next two years, Mr. Nichols received a master's degree in journalism in 1929.
After the short interim of six months, during which he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for Kansas City Kanean, Mr. Nichols accepted his present position on the faculty, beginning as the executive secretary to the late Chancellor E. H. Lindley.
The affable administrator regrets that he has devoted little time to his original chosen profession in the past 18 years, having written only for University publications.
University presidents, budgets, convocations, and a volume of administrative agenda, make the working hours of the executive secretary arduous ones. Most items of business reaching the chancellor's office are ultimately routed to the clearing-house of the executive secretary.
WEATHER
Kansas—Mostly cloudy today and tonight with some occasional light snow likely cast tonight. A little warmer east today and extreme east
"We have handled nearly 300 appointments this year," Mr. Nichols relates, pointing to a pile of forms and duplicates, "each of which must be handled according to civil service specifications."
Six weeks of added activity will begin for the veteran administrator soon when annual budget conferences are held with every department of the University, for he also serves as secretary to the budget committee.
No doubt of it. Mr. Nichols is a busy man.
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RAYMOND C. NICHOLS
Russian Club To Elect
Will Choose Committees For March Conference
All participants in the Student-Faculty conference March 8 will start committee work in 206 Frank Strong hall at 7:30 tonight.
Officers will be elected at the Russian club meeting at 3 p. m. tomorrow in 402 Fraser hall. Anyone interested in speaking or listening to Russian is invited to the meeting.
Committees will be chosen and assigned topics, Lois Thompson, secretary of Mortar Board, said today.
Campus traffic violators will be taken to city police court, Robert Corwin, K.U. patrolman, warned today.
New Cop Warns Speeding Drivers
Dissatisfied with traffic conditions, Corwin said students and faculty members are not obeying city and University traffic ordinances. During his first week on the job, the new officer stopped five speeding motorists.
motions:
"City traffic ordinances apply to the campus, too, though some drivers seem to think we are running a race track," he said.
This month Corwin will patrol the campus on a motorcycle. According to the former military policeman, these rules will be strictly enforced:
One. Drivers must use hand signals to show their intentions before slowing down, stopping, making a turn, or turning out of a parking place.
place.
Two. Speed limits on the campus are 15 miles an hour through intersections and 20 miles an hour elsewhere. This regulation is in force 24 hours a day.
Three. Pedestrians are required to observe all stop signals of the traffic officer and remain on the sidewalk until motioned to move.
until injured to make it four.
Four. Parking in violation of posted rules will result in a parking ticket.
Five. Motorcycles will be operated according to the same regulations as motor vehicles.
Six. Removal of vehicles is authorized if allowed to stand in violation of ordinances. Storage costs will be paid by the vehicle's owner.
Seven. No "U" turns are permitted anywhere on the campus.
Moddreil Elected Dance Manager
Joe E. Moddrell, College sophomore, has been appointed varsity dance manager for the remainder of the academic year. He was selected after an interview with members of the social committee of the All Student council.
Eight. In general drivers and pedestrians should observe the same rules as when downtown.
Moddrell is the third dance manager appointed since September. Larry McSpadden and Jean Fisher, previous managers, resigned. John Gunther, former chairman of the ASC social committee, acted as manager until Moddrell's appointment.
Sunflower Students, Families Can Get Flu Shots Tomorrow
A flu inoculation station in the Child Service building at Sunflower will be open from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dr. Ralph I. Cusaton, director of University health service said today.
The shots will be given free to all students and their families by nurses from Watkins Memorial hospital.
Volunteers from among Village residents to act as clerks will be needed, Dr. Canuteson said.
Flu Has Not Hit Epidemic Point, Dr. Canuteson Says
46 Cases Reported At 10 a.m.; 100 Possible At End of Day
Although Dr. Ralph Canuteson, director of the University Health service, has estimated that there will be approximately 100 cases of influenza by the end of today, the situation still is not approaching the epidemic point. At 10 a.m. today 46 cases were reported.
The ratio of cases to be an epidemic must be 15 reported cases in every 1,000 he said. The K.U. ratio is only 2 in 1,000.
Faculty, Students To Talk Saturday
Students and faculty members will engage in an organized "bull session" March 8 at the Lawrence Country club.
This annual Student-Faculty conference, sponsored by Sachem and Mortar Board, will include 20 faculty members, 50 students, and two members of the Board of Regents. All participants were chosen by Sachem and Mortar Board.
To be presided over by Henry Miller, College senior, the conference aims at better student-faculty understanding, new attitudes toward campus problems, and a program to carry out plans.
Four topics will be discussed:
ONE. Student participation in University affairs. (Student opinion poll, student government, student-faculty committees, such as concerts and lectures).
TWO. Student benefit. (Negro booklet, and Union cafeteria).
THREE. Curriculum. (Human relations courses, love and marriage courses, and language requirements). FOUR. Honor system in all classes.
Return postcards have been sent to all participants, asking them to evaluate the four topics and to add any others they would like to discuss. Subject matter will then be revised according to participants' evaluations.
A similar conference was held last spring.
Scandinavian Club Will Meet Tuesday To Elect Officers
The Scandinavian club will meet at 7:15 p. m. Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claes Rende, 2116 Tennessee street.
tentless street. This group, formerly the Swedish club, is being reorganized. An election of officers will be held.
It was reported Saturday that 3,814 influenza shots have been given since that health service was offered on Thursday. The inoculations will be continued today and tomorrow.
continued to say, "Shots have helped tremendously," said Dr. Canuteson. "However, it generally takes from 5 to 7 days for the patient to become immune."
The hospital, which has a normal capacity of 62 beds, can be stretched to hold 80 patients. Dr. Canutson said. "We have plenty of room, but no help to enable us to take care of all the patients."
The hospital has three rooms at Sunnyside, but as yet, none of them have been used, he added.
The staff at the hospital has added four part-time nurses and three pharmacists. Any veteran who was a pharmacist mate or a medical corpsman may work at the hospital in the afternoons and evenings, Dr. Canutson said.
Need Two Watchmen For Night Patrol
The University has night watchen vacancies.
Normally, an eight-man staff patrols the campus each night. Three resignations and one replacement during February have left two vacancies. C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, said.
First to leave the staff was Everritt Jones. A hunting accident near Tonganoxie, Feb. 2. made necessary the amputation of his left leg Feb. 12.
A. H. Gerard, who shot at K-State pranksters, resigned three weeks ago. His absence was felt the night of Feb. 20, when "Uncle Jimmy" Green became the successful target of another K-State attack.
Most recent resignation on the staff was that of C. V. Tucker on Thursday night. Final count showed that six watchmen remain.
Mr. Bayles refused to comment on Gerard's and Tucker's reasons for resigning.
One of 3,814 Influenza Shots
She gets the point! Alverta D. Niedens, College junior, gets her influenza "shot" given by the University health service to forestall a possible "flu" epidemic.