UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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FEBRUARY 13, 1947
Jay Janes Pick K Pep' Finalists
Five men were picked by the Jay
Jones Wednesday to compete for the
title of King Pep to reign at the annual
Vice-Versa dance to be held at
9 p.m., Feb. 22 in the Military Science
building. The five are Allan Cromley,
William Daugherty, Richard
Wintermote, William Hogan, and
Kenneth Johnson.
Decorations will have a George Washington birthday theme, Chairman Carolyn Campbell said. A date bureau will be set up later.
Women will be escorts for the dance and women and men stags will be admitted. Prizes will be given for the best corsage of carrots, onions, and other vegetables. Charles Steeper and his orchestra will play.
The sweater and skirt dance is to raise money for the Jay Jane annual scholarship, President Virginia Wickert said.
One will be chosen by the votes of those attending the dance.
34 Couples Enter K.U. Bridge Meet
Thirty-four couples have entered the bridge tournament, to be held at 7 tonight in the Kansas room of the Union, sponsored by the Union itramurals committee.
Tight's play will be the elimination round in the tournament. The eight highest pairs will play set bands sent out by the national committee, Don Ong, chairman of the Union committee, announced.
Negro Psychiatrist Will Speak Tonight
Dr. Rutherford B. Stevens, Negro psychiatrist of the Menninger clinic Topeka, will speak at a dinner meeting of the Lawrence League for the Practice of Democracy at the Congregational church at 6:30 tonight. The meeting will end in time for those who wish to attend the concert.
Dr. Calvin VanderWerf, associate professor of chemistry, will preside.
Changes in enrollment and new enrollments in the College may be made from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in Robinson gymnasium, Dean Paul B. Lawson of the College has announced. No enrollments will be changed before that time.
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Stranathan Writes For Encyclopedia
PROF. J. D. STRANATHAN
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Prof. James D. Stranathan, chairman of the department of physics, is a contributor to the 1947 revision of the Encyclopedia Britannica. His articles are on "Curie" and "gamma mays."
Professor Strananthan has also published a text on "The Particles Of Modern Physics" which deals with atomic structure and behavior. Since its publication in 1942 it has been adopted as the official text for upperclassmen and graduate students in physics in 31 colleges and universities including California, Chicago, Stanford Pennsylvania state and others.
Professor Strananthan has been on the faculty since receiving an engineering degree from the University in 1921.
After Investigation, Susie Pearl Says
K. U. Closing Hours Best
Once there was a little girl named Susie Pearl Woffenduffer who decided to go to college.
Being absolutely normal, Susie Pearl's main interest was men. So before deciding which school to attend, she made a survey of colleges in the Big Six and discovered they were equally abundant with males.
The next thing was to choose a college where the least obstacles were
placed in the path of young ladies parsuing young men. So, being a smart girl, she made a survey of closing hours for young ladies on the Big Six campuses.
First, she investigated Iowa State. Sunday date hours ended at 10 p.m. Friday at 11 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. That was fine. Seniors were allowed to stay out until 10 p.m. on week nights, juniors and sophomores until 9:45, but freshmen must be in by 8:45. Susie Pearl was agast at this. No Iowa State would not do.
Next, she considered Oklahoma.
Friday date hours were 12 a.m. Saturday, 1:15 a.m. Sundays and weekdays 10:30. Susie Pearl had one bag packed before she discovered that freshmen women must be in by 7:30 on week nights.
She turned now to Nebraska university. Sunday through Thursday closing hours were 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours were 12:30 Freshmen were victims here, too—9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday. But at least they were gaining. Fifteen minutes over Iowa State time. She was about to pack her newest bottle of "Sinful Soul" when another notation caught her eye.
All Nebraska co-eds must sign out for any engagements after 6 p.m.
Susie Pearl wrinkled her nose disdainfully. She put "Sinful Soul" back on her dressing table.
She tried M.U., a bit wary. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights 10:30. Wednesday and Sunday 11:30. Friday and Saturday 12:30. She plastered an M.U. sticker on her bag and went back to the folder.
That left Kansas State and K.U.
K-State looked fine. Monday through
Thursday closing hours were 10
p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 p.m., and Friday
and Saturday 1 a.m. No-10 p.m. is
too early and certainly she couldn't
think of enough things to say until
1 a.m. two nights in a row.
"On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, your date may call for you in the vestibule," she read, "But he may not stay, and when you come back at closing hours, he can't come inside."
Susie Pearl contemplated long on this, then shook her head.
She turned wearily to K.U. Eureka! Closing hours Monday through Thursday 10:30, Friday 12:30, Saturday 1 a.m., and Sunday 11 p.m. Plenty of variety, plenty of time, and no discrimination against freshmen.
(Closing hours for University women have been revised by the Women's Executive council to 1 a.m. Saturday instead of the previous 12:30).
Susie Pearl smiled happily at last. She packed her blue jeans, her charm bracelet, and a pencil. Susie Pearl Woffenduffer came to K.U.
Truman Stands Firm On Lilienthal
Washington. (UP) — The white house said today President Truman will not withdraw the nomination of David E. Lilienthal to be head of the atomic energy commission. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said flatly that Mr. Truman will not withdraw the nomination and that he has not the "faintest intention" of asking Mr. Lilienthal to bow out.
Opposition to confirmation of Mr. Lilienthal as chief of this country's atomic activities was strong among senators this week after many days of committee hearings in which Sen. Kenneth McKellar, D., Tenn., was the former TVA chairman's sole vocal critic.
Mr. Lilienthal's chance of being confirmed appeared to rest with a sizable group of Republicans reported now to be undecided.
Red Officer Orders Korean Student Riots
Seoul, Korea. (UP)—A police raid on Communist headquarters tonight uncovered a letter purportedly written by a Red army official ordering a Communist leader to foment student disorders in the American-occupied zone of Korea.
The letter allegedly was written by Maj. Nicholi Gusunof, education officer with the soviet army at Pyon Yang, capital of the Soviet zone of Korea. It was addressed to Ho Hun, chairman of the South Korean Labor party, official communist-front group.
It "ordered" Ho to "agitate all students in South Korea to fight against their schools and the U.S. army military government." Students in South Korea have been striking for the last two months, nominally against "military government interference."
Coal Picture Improved In British Power Emergency
London (UP) — Prime Minister Clement Attlee told the House of Commons today that Britain had made gains in the fight to overcome the power emergency but that anxiety now was arising over possible gas shortages.
A government spokesman said that the "critical drop in coal stocks has been arrested." He added that the position "remains dangerous."
He revealed that the drastic emergency controls on power slightly improved the general position.
Topcka. (UP) — Employment of the latest psychiatric methods, possible only through greater appropriations, would go a long way toward ending shocking conditions in Kansas' mental hospitals, a joint house-senate public welfare committee was told Wednesday.
Highpoints from an extensive legislative council survey were presented to the legislators. Committeemen were told of heavily overcrowded facilities, of insufficient, and of inefficient and overworked attendants. Because of the low salary scales for employees of mental institutions, the report said competent persons for the jobs were almost impossible to find.
Legislative Council Proposes State Hospital Improvement
Threatened Oil Strike May Paralyze Industry
Fort Worth (UP)—A partial paralysis of the nation's oil industry, especially that on the west coast, threatened today as a Feb. 15 deadline set by the Oil Workers Intergovernmental "ing" between the union and the industry neared without any signs of a settlement.
A total of 88 contracts, 63 of them on the west coast, expired Saturday and the OWIU already has filed strike notices in each case.
Open Up That Door, Man—
Richard's Popularity Credited to Psychology
Chicago. (UP)—Open the Door, Richard, and Let the Professor In. He can tell you, Richard, what makes you the man of the hour.
Prof. Robert Seashore, head of the psychology department at Northwestern university, said today there is a psychological reason for the popularity of the song, "Open the Door Richard."
At least part of the song's success he said, lies in the fact that there is a little streak of cruelty in all of us.
"Most persons like to laugh at others' misfortunes," he said.
What's more, he said, "Richard's fans are likely to be frustrated, likely to be victims of inferiority complexes, and may have a tendency to be revengeful.
"That's why they like the song," Professor Seashore said. "They don't think anything is funny unless it hurts."
Laughing at the man who wants in is a little bit like chuckling when a person falls down on a slippery sidewalk or day of letting off steam, he explained.
Psychologists have tried for a long time to figure out why people laugh
Several noted psychologists have had a few words to say about this type of humor, he said. Freud believed people laughed at things that portrayed their frustrations — but only when someone else was involved.
"They laugh when other people are subjected to the same frustrations they encounter — like when father tries to get daughter out of the bathroom in the morning so he can shave." Professor Seashore said.
"They haven't arrived at any really satisfactory answers yet, but so far they've decided that one of the main reasons is that her a feeling of superiority," he added.
at mild forms of torture—such as that inflicted by the now famous Richard, he said.
People don't like to feel inferior, and if they can laugh at a sty, cartoon, son—or another person—, it makes them think they are on top of the world, he said.
"This is known as the doormat technique," he explained, "because it involves one person wiping his feet on another. Richard's friend makes a good doormat."
Play Tryouts Held Tonight In Green Hall
Tryouts for the 21 parts of "Midsummer-Night's Dream" were held Wednesday for members of the Uninight in the little theater in Green versity Players, and will be held to all for all students who are interested.
The play will be presented about March 10th, Allan Crafton, speech and drama professor announced.
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