University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, January 20, 1947
44th Year No. 72
Lawrence, Kansas
Police Check River Death Of Clifford Kaarbo
Lawrence police were investigating today the death of Clifford O. Kaarbo, 23, engineering senior, whose body was recovered from the Kaw river Sunday morning after vain efforts to rescue him earlier that morning had failed.
Plans were being made for an inquest tomorrow, to which several University students, fraternity brothers and friends of Kaarbo, would be summoned. Dr. R. A. Clark, coroner, said.
At an autopsy held this morning, Dr. Clark said he discovered no signs of "foul play." There was no evidence of external injury or violence, he said.
The only mark on the body was a skinned portion of the left leg, which Dr. Clark thought might have been caused by a rope burn.
The body was identified Sunday by Kaarbo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Kaarbo, of Topeka. They had been informed by two members of the Triangle fraternity, of which Kaarbo was a member who went to Topeka to tell the parents personally.
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Kaarlo had left the chapter house at 1116 Louisiana street without explanation early Sunday morning, fraternity members said. He had been seen there at 3:30 a.m.
Kaarbo, who was described by fraternity brothers as "a very good student," was recently elected treaner of the Pachacamac political party.
Police were first notified that there was someone in the river at 4:30 a.m. Glenn Colburn, driver of a creamery truck, made the report.
Colburn, who lives at 2028 Kentucky street, had left a local creamery at 4:10, and had made five stops, when he heard loud cries for help coming from the direction of the bridge. Colburn was then at 500 Tennessee street, about three blocks west of the bridge.
"At first I thought it was some Saturday night drunk," Colburn said, "but soon I realized the cries were urgent, so I hurried over to investigate."
Using a flashlight, Colburn discovered the man holding on to a large log, near the dam, a little to the east and directly in the middle of the bridge.
"I hollered to him that I was going after help," Colburn said, "and ran to my truck to report to the police."
The police first tried heaving a line to the stranded man, and then tied an oil can to the line to make it float. The line floated to the log, but the man yelled that he was too weak to make it to shore.
He held on to the can, however, and swam to another log, the police said, but let go of the can when he reached the other log. A moment later he disappeared into the dark water.
Members of the rescue party thought that the low temperature of the water (there were thin slabs of ice near the bank) and the suction of the current might have had something to do with the man's inability to make it to shore.
An attempt was made to locate boats to help the man, but none were found until dawn, police said.
Members of the Triangle fraternity were still unable today to explain the sudden departure early Sunday morning of Kaarbo.
He was not despondent, they said, seemed to have no financial troubles, and went on dates only occasionally, and then with no particular girl.
Senior Proofs Are Ready
Proofs for senior class pictures are ready and may be picked up at the Jayhawker office in the Union building Between 1 and 5 p.m. today.
Stene Is Offered Harvard Position
PROF. E. O. STENE
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For the third time in as many years, Harvard university has extended to a fellowship in human relations to a K.U. professor. E. O. Stene, associate professor of political science, has been offered the position of research associate in the field of human relations.
Application for approval of the offer, which was accepted by Dr. Carroll D. Clark, professor of sociology, in 1945 and by Hilden Gibson associate professor of political science, in 1946, went to the Kansas board of regents today.
If the plan proceeds as it has in the two previous cases, Professor Stine will be granted a one-year leave of absence and will begin his work at Harvard next fall. Dr. Clark returned to the University last spring; Professor Gibson is now at Harvard.
Bloc Leads Polish Votes
March Of Dimes Drive To Open At K.U. Today
Warsaw. (UP)—The Polish government bloc piled up a commanding lead today in the count of votes cast at Poland's first post-war election, assuring it of overwhelming domination of the nation's one-house parliament.
The campus March of Dimes drive under direction of Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity, opened today with a goal of 9,000 dimes to be reached by Jan.29.
Contributions will be forwarded to the national foundation for the cure and prevention of poliomyelitis, William Perkins, campus campaign chairman, said today.
Collection booths, handled by members of various campus organizations, have been placed in the Union lounge, Marvin hall, and the lobby of Frank Strong. Representatives of organized houses are requested to pick up collection boxes in Dean Henry Werner's office today.
Phi Beta Pi, professional medical fraternity, started the ball rolling today with a $25 contribution in memory of Maurice O'Leary, who died of the disease last summer.
The annual March of Dimes, under auspices of Alpha Phi Omega, will be Saturday night at the Community building. Perkins said.
Bill Allowing Ownership Of Liquor To Legislature
Topeka. (UP)—A bill which would take the heart out of the Kansas "bone dry" law was introduced today in the house of representatives by Rep. Charles Rauh, Hutchinson Democrat.
The present law prohibits the manufacture, sale, transportation, and possession of liquor. Representative Rauh's bill calls for elimination of the transportation or possession clauses and greatly reduces the penalty for violation.
Geology Frat Will Initiate
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, geology fraternity, will initiate pledges toorrow at noon in front of Lindley hall, and at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 301 Lindley hall.
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Dr. Wheeler Leaves K.U. After 22 Years' Service
III Health Causes Sudden Departure Of University Psychologist-Author
Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler, for 22 years a K.U. psychology teacher, and exponent of the "hot rat, cold rat" theory of climatic cycles, left the University today.
RAYMOND H. WHEELER
His departure was explained by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, as a "sick leave," for which a request went to the state board of regents, meeting in Toneka today.
Sone Waives Theft Hearing
Charles Forrest Sone, 21-year-old Central college student of Fayette, Mo., who confessed to charges of burglarizing three men's dormitories at the University, and three at the University of Missouri, and Kemper Military academy, waived preliminary hearings which were to be held at 11 a.m. today in Douglas county court.
The trial will be in February unless Sone pleads guilty before that time, the court attorney said.
Sone was arrested Jan. 11 after he was seen leaving the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity with a pair of shoes. At the police station he admitted entering Battenfeld hall and men's quarters in the basement of Spooner-Thayer museum on previous occasions. He is charged with grandarceny.
Two large suitcases of clothing are being held at the police station to be claimed by the owner, Chief C. A. Bliessner said. The suitcases were recovered from Sone's room at Fayette along with radios, fountain pens, watches, cameras, and other articles amounting to between $600 and $700. The prisoner admitted taking approximately $100 in cash
Women's Rifle Club To Meet Columbia
The University women's rifle club will meet Columbia university team in a telegraphic match at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on the military science range.
Immediately after the firing, the club will hold a meeting, and pictures taken at the first of the semester will be shown.
Women who will fire in the match are: Frances Chubb, Margaret Burt, Shirley Otter, Kathleen Broers, Janet Bell, Armilda Lincoln, Mary A. Ward, Jane Keith, Betty Sanden, Margaret Cloyd, and Mary Garton.
Friends of the Wheeler family declared that the psychologist "has been in ill health for some time." Professor and Mrs. Wheeler were to leave Lawrence this afternoon on a trip to Berlin, Mass., Dr. Wheeler's birthplace.
Known for his gleaming bright neckwear, he was author of four textbooks in psychology. He came to K.U. in 1925, and became head of the psychology department in 1928, when it was separated from philosophy.
Dr. Weeler's theories of the connection between cultural cycles and the world's climate received wide discussion. With his theory, he made long-range predictions of world questions, including periods when depressions and wars were most likely to take place.
The current era, he has predicted, brings the world into another "cold epoch," and World War II may be followed "by a general mess of civil wars." According to his theory, when the weather is changing from cold to warm, cultural aspects of the society is on the upswing, but when weather is generally cold, civil wars are popular.
Dr. Wheeler is 54 years old. He received his bachelor of arts, master of arts, and doctor of philosophy degrees at Clark college, Worcester, Mass., and then instructed at the University of Oregon for 10 years, before coming to the Hill.
He was a captain in the army's psychological service in the first World war. Two of his texts, "The Science of Psychology," and "Readings in Psychology," were used at K.U. More than 100 of his articles were published in psychological journals.
His classes and final examinations will be handled by other department members the remainder of this semester.
Six Win Appeals In Traffic Court
A special meeting of the student court to hear traffic cases was held in the business office of Frank Strong hall Friday. Six of the 12 students who appeared before the court to appeal fines were successful.
The court was unable to hear all the cases presented, as some concerned more than five violations. For students who hold more than five tickets the court will convene at 7 p.m. Tuesday, in Green hall. A case of more than five offenses will have to be brought before the court with the chief justice and six associate justices present.
The appeals Friday were heard by two justices, Kenneth Ray and Robert Stadler, second year law students. William McElhenny, the prosecuting attorney, and Chester Foster, patrolman for the University, were present at the hearing.
Italian Premier Resigns
Rome. (UP)—Premier Alcide de Gasperi resigned unexpectedly today after admitting his inability to handle Italy's present political situation. De Gasperi's resignation ended the first government of the Italian republic just six-months after its formation.
WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, with little change in temperature.