University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Friday, January 16, 1947
44th Year No. 66
Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence. Kansas
Durant To Speak At Convocation in Hoch Monday
Dr. Will Durant, philosopher and author, whose "Story of Philosophy" sold more than two million copies and began the current vogue for the translation of pedantic subjects into popular understanding, will speak on "What Are the Lessons of History?" at convocation in Hech auditorium at 10 a.m. Monday.
Dr. Durant has traveled twice around the world and four times through Europe gathering information for his projected life work, a comprehensive history of civilization.
In 1915, Dr. Durant conceived the idea of such a work, and, after the popular success of his first book, retired in 1927 to give all his time to the five-volume series, "The Story of Civilization."
The first volume, "Our Oriental Heritage" appeared in 1935; the second, "The Life of Greece," in 1930; the third, "Caesar and Christ," inf 1944. Part IV, "The Age of Faith," is scheduled for 1950; and Part V, "The Age of Reason," for 1955.
Dr. Durant has enjoyed a varied career, from serving as a cub reporter on the New York Journal in 1907 to teaching philosophy at Columbia university.
He began his popular lectures in philosophy, literature, science, music, economics, biology, and history which formed a background for his historical and philosophic works in a New York Presbyterian church, where his audience, composed mostly of the business, professional, and working classes, demanded complete clarity of exposition, and some contemporary significance to all material presented.
Dr. Durant is speaking under the sponsorship of Forums board and the University.
21 Attend Meeting From K.U., Lawrence
Dr. E. F. Baykes, professor of education, was the main speaker at the annual K.U.-M.U. meeting of the Kansas City Feld chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, professional education fraternity. The meeting was held at the Shawnee Mission high school Thursday.
The following attended from K.U. and the Lawrence public schools. Dr Eayles, Mr Harold Book, Dr T. E Christensen, Dr Bert A.Nash, Dr O. F Russell, Dean George B. Smith, Dr A. H Turney, Dr J. W Twente, Gordon Wiseman, Russell Mosser, Laiten Camieux, Guy Keeler, Arley Bryant, Clay Coy, William Fisher, Joseph Holley, Clarence Mills, Fred Montgomery, Kirk Naylor, James Weigand, and Benny Wolfe.
Monday Classes
The Monday morning class schedule will be;
8 a.m. classes—8-8:30
9 a.m. classes—8:40-9:10
10 a.m. classes—9:20-9:50
10 a.m.—convocation
11 a.m. classes—11:20-12
'No Salary Boost Before July 1'
An immediate salary boost for University employees would not be possible, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said today, following an announced 10 per cent increase authorized by the board of regents for Washburn university employees beginning Feb. 1.
"The University like other state schools, has asked for additional funds from the legislature," he explained, "but the money, if appropriated, will not be available until July 1. In the meantime no funds under the present budget are available for cost-of-living adjustments this year."
An increase of $791,000 in the yearly salaries and wages appropriation has been requested, he disclosed. One of the purposes of the increase would be to boost staff and Civil Service employees' salaries and wages, but there would be no flat or percentage increase. It would also be used to add to the staff and to compensate for the accumulated balances which are rapidly been spent this year for increased staffs, he said.
The accumulated balances of about $330,000 resulted largely from earnings of war programs conducted on the campus. Without this extra cash the University would have had to limit ammilition last fall, he said.
Isaac Stern Concert Will Be Monday
Isaac Stern, 26-year-old concert violinist, will appear in the third University Concert Series Monday night in Hoeh auditorium, the fine arts office announced today. Student activity tickets will admit.
Stern, described as "one of the great violinists of this generation" after a Carnegie hall appearance in 1943, is making his fifth transcontinental tour. He has never appeared in Lawrence before.
Stern was born in Kriminiesz Russia, but became a native of San Francisco by adoption at the age of one year.
Students wishing to enter the Kansas Day oratorical contest in Topeka must submit applications to the department of speech and drama by Tuesday, Prof. E. C. Euehler said today.
The annual contest is sponsored by Senator Arthur Capper. It will be held on Jan. 28, day before the Kansas Day banquet. The winner will deliver his oration at the banquet.
Apply By Tuesday For Speech Contest
A tryout to determine the K.U. candidate will be held Jan. 24. Subject of the Contest is "Kansas in an Industrial Civilization."
I.S.A. Nomination Petitions
For Election Due Sunday
Petitions are due Sunday for nominations for Independent Student association officers and an All Student Council representative to be voted on at the L.S.A. election on Jan. 27, it was announced today.
Petitions for president, business manager, A.S.C. representative, and two class representatives from each class, are to have 50 Independent signers. They can be given to Lois Thompson, Miller hall, or turned in at the I.S.A. office, 228 Frank Strong hall by Sunday noon.
Stomp Gung Be Shifted To Union Ballroom
The Slobbovian Stomp, sophomore class dance, will be held in the Union ballroom, instead of Hoch auditorium, Arthur Ruppenthal, sophomore class vice-president, announced today. The dance will be from 8:30 to 12 tomorrow night.
Permission for the shift to the ballroom was granted by Miss Hermina Zipple, Director of the Union, and Jean T. Fisher. Varsity dance manager, Ruppenthal said.
The request for the Union ballroom was made, he said, when class officials were told they could dance only on the auditorium stage, not on the basketball court.
The dance originally scheduled for the Military Science building, was shifted to Hoch, Ruppenthal said, because "all the big dances in the Military Science building have lost money."
The ballroom dance, Ruppenthal said, will have an intermission floor show, with Jack Moorehead, College freshman, master of ceremonies.
Jinx Rus扑utinburg, to be chosen tomorrow morning from the seven finalists, Betty Boling, Martha Bonebreake, Emily Burgert, Constance Coulghey, Bernadene Dawkins n., Wanda Dumler, and Billie Dunn, will be crowned Queen of Slobovia at the dance.
Also present, Ruppenthal promised, will be "Lena the Hyena."
The dance will be sweater and skirt. The Union fountain will be open from 9 to 11 p.m. for the use of the dancers.
Meals will be served as usual Monday in the ballroom. A crew of sophomore men will remove and replace the tables and chairs, and clean up the ballroom after the dance.
Kansas—Fair today with slightly higher temperatures. High today about 50: low tonight near freezing.
WEATHER
Truman's Balanced Budget Is First Since Depression
President's Optimistic Message Warns Congress Against Tax Reduction
Washington. (UP)—President Truman submitted to congress today the first balanced federal budget since the 1930 depression, with a stern warning against tax reduction at this time.
It was an optimistic budget based on expectation of better business and higher individual incomes in the 1948 fiscal year. But he said there "is
The condition of Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Kansas basketball coach, was reported as "fair" today by the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City where he is undergoing a complete physical checkup
'Phog Allen's Condition Fair'
Early reports said Dr. Allen would probably be gone from four to seven days, causing him to miss both the Oklahoma and Nebraska games.
Dr. Allen entered the hospital Thursday afternoon for treatment for recurring headaches and dizzy spells believed to be the result of a brain conclusion suffered in a practice session accident Oct. 10.
Dr. Allen was accidentally knocked down by a player, and his head struck the floor sharply. He entered Watkins hospital the next day, but X-rays failed to reveal serious injury, and he was released.
He has since suffered headaches and nausea, and a serious headache attack caused him to return to Watkins hospital Thursday.
The time he will spend in the hospital will depend largely on the number of tests and X-rays taken, his son, Dr. Robert Allen, team physician, said today.
The team will be managed by Howard Engleman, assistant coach, during his absence.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"I was tardy once."
*no justification for tax reduction now.*
The President proposed to spend $37,528,000,000 in the 1948 fiscal year, which begins July 1 this year. That is billions of dollars in excess of the sum to which Republican leaders insist government spending must be reduced.
Mr. Truman provided for a small surplus of 202 million dollars and asked congress to increase revenue to make the surplus $1,800,000,000.
In addition to his surplus estimate, Mr. Truman made two legislative proposals which would increase the 1948 fiscal year surplus to approximately $1,800,000,00 all of which he would devote to debt retirement if congress made additional revenue available.
He said the additional surplus funds would be raised by:
ONE. Making the post office department self-supporting by hiking postal rates $252,000,000, largely on second class mail.
No budget provision was made for the universal (military) training program recommended by Mr. Truman, indicating he does not expect that project to get under way for at least 18 months.
TWO. By extending beyond the June expiration date various war emergency excise taxes on such items as furs, jewelry, electrical appliances, admissions, communications and alcoholic beverages.
Atomic energy disappeared from the national defense part of the budget for 1948 and turned up in the non-agricultural natural resources division. Mr. Truman recommended an atomic energy appropriation of 444 million dollars and put his emphasis upon its peace time use. But he said it continued to be use of major military significance.
"The responsibilities of the federal government cannot be fully met in the fiscal year 1943 at a lower cost here indicated." Mr. Truman said.
The University band and orchestra will present a formal concert in the Music hall of the Municipal auditorium, Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday night, March 11, according to Russell Wiley, conductor.
But if congress balked, Mr. Trump's 1948 fiscal year budget would show a 177 million dollar deficit instead of a 202 million dollar surplus.
K.U. Band, Orchestra To Give K.C. Concert
The band will play 45 minutes, followed by a performance of the orchestra for 45 minutes, Mr. Wiley said. The audience will be comprised of vocal and instrumental students of the Kansas City high schools and their parents, K.U. alumni, and other friends. The concert is not open to the general public. Five busses have been chartered for the trip.
Other concerts in different cities are being booked, and will be announced later.
Dove Staff to Reorganize
A reorganizational meeting of the Dove magazine staff will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Pine room of the Union, Rhoten Smith, staff member, announced today. After each issue a new editorial board is appointed.