University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, Dec. 12, 1946
44th Year No. 55
Lawrence, Kansas
No Arms Census Without Atom Treaty, U.S. Says
U. N. Hall, Flushing. (UP)—The United States served notice today that it will keep secret all information on its atomic bomb stockpile and oppose any United Nations arms census until an atomic energy treaty is drafted, signed and ratified by the U.S. senate.
The American stand brought the U.S. into direct conflict with Britain and Russia who seek to write into a UN disarmament resolution provisions for an early world-wide count of armaments and troops.
Great Britain urged the calling of a world-wide disarmament conference within the next six months to consider steps for scaling down world armaments and providing international safeguards for the atomic bomb.
A Canadian proposal that a special session of the UN general assembly be summoned to consider specific disarmament proposals drafted by the security council was approved by the disarmament subcommittee by a 10 to 8 vote.
The proposal, if confirmed by the UN general assembly, would constitute, in effect, a special United Nations disarmament conference.
After a meeting with Bernard Baruch, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announced that he soon will take the UN restruct to detail the American disarmament stand.
"Gee, Hector, I guess I won't drop engineering after all."
By Bibler
American sources said that this country will block any arms census until the so-called Baruch plan is drafted into treaty form because:
ONE. The U.S. domestic atomic energy control bill, approved by congress last summer, provides for sharing atomic secrets only after senate ratification of an international treaty.
TWO. Mr. Baruch assured congress, through a telegraphic exchange with Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R.-M., that atomic information would be closely guarded until the senate approved a treaty embodying plans for world safeguards and controls.
Little Man On Campus
Nelson Becomes Major
John M, Nelson, who received a masters degree from K.U. in 1940, has been promoted to the rank of major. He has served as executive officer of adult education in Japan since April. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley S. Nelson live in Kansas City, Mo.
'Students Don't Want Comedy Or Satire,' Crafton Says In Explaining Poor Audience
"This play has drawn one of the poorest audiences of any that we have put on here at the University."
This was Prof. Allen Crafton's remark, when he announced that there were still tickets available for tonight's performance of "Juno and the Paycock."
When the play was presented a few years ago, it drew capacity audiences. Since the play and the actors are the same, Prof. Crafton feels that there is a combination of reasons, not all apparent, why it is not going over this year.
In September, Prof. Crafton thought that the student body would probably most appreciate a comedy containing an idea. Now he feels that comedy or satire is not what
the students want.
"Beggar on Horseback' was a bad guess," said Professor Crafton, pointing out that over a period of years the records show that the most well received plays have been those of serious nature, and that comedy has never been as popular.
"It is probably true that we could draw a slightly larger crowd with a slap-stick or slightly risque comedy, but people would laugh, go home and by the next morning completely forget it. Nothing is accomplished."
"What I would like to do next, is present a story on some popular issue, such as race prejudice. I don't mean academic material, but a play that would be interesting and would carry with it something challenging. Maybe that is what we must do if we are to revive interest in the theater on the campus."
There's No Joe Blftsplk But
They're Real -- Abbey To Zweifel
KU. is one of the few places where Kilroy hasn't been.
At least, the new student directory doesn't list him. But it does list a Killgore, Nola F., who is a College freshman.
Leading name in the directory is you guessed it -Smith. There are 71 of them, and one Smyth.
Johnson and Brown run a dead heat for second place with 68 each, and Jones has 57. Others follow in this order: Miller, 55; Wilson, 41; Williams, 37; Davis, 34; Moore, 31; Nelson, 26; Taylor and Harris, 25; Young, 23; White, Green and Robbins. 22
The directory opens with Abbey, Wallace W., a College sophomore, and closes with Zweifel, Samuel, sophomore in the School of Medicine. In between are various 'handies.'
There is a Kidd, a Kidwell and a Kiddoo, but the latter's phone number isn't 23 and he isn't 23rd from
KU. has a Daily, Jack F., and a Weekley, Louis C. There's a Nash and a Ford, a Hunter and a Fisher, a Short and a Stout, a Shy and a Meek, a Joy and a Hope. And there are six Pennys and two Nickels.
the top of the page. He's Elden L. an engineering junior, who may, however, be 23 years old.
Shortest names discernible are three-letter ones, among which are Noe, Nve, Ott and Pio.
A brave man! Kenneth L. Upp, College freshman, who gave his telephone number as 2956. Come April Fool's day, he may find himself a ready target for practical jokers who could run him ragged with night-long queries, "are you up?"
And then, there's Cvetkovich.
Joe R. Small is a graduate student and Harry L. Biggs, a freshman in the School of Medicine. Charles E. Little, College sophomore, helps to balance the scales.
George T. Lock is an engineering sophomore and Charles E. Keys, a graduate student.
From the kitchen table come Albert E. Salt, College freshman and Robert L. Pepper, engineering sophomore.
Well, yes, there is a Nussbaum, a Steinhauer, a Rothenberger and a couple of O'Briens.
And there are plenty of Montgomerys and Wards, and Stanley and Livingtons (We presume); two Winns, a Lose, and a Loser; three Gunns and four Cannons; four Cains and two Abels; plenty of Martins, but only two Coys; Kings, but no Queens; and a Hyde without a Jekyll.
And Szezygiel.
There are Winters and Summers;
a Strawyborn and a Wellborn.
And there is a Sage, a Wiseman,
and a Sapp.
All this and more, within 112 pages.
CPA Approves $30,715 For Chem Lab, Garage
Buildings Will Occupy Area Near Sunnyside; Garage Ready In 3 Weeks
Two new building projects totaling $30,715 have been approved for the University by the Topeka headquarters of the Civilian Production administration, the Daily Kansan learned today.
The first is a $20,000 research chemistry laboratory which Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, described as a 24" by 100" quset hut, to be
House Warmings In Order Soon
Sunnyside housewarmings will be in order Saturday.
Six faculty families will move into the first units to be completed. These persons are the families of Arvid Jacobson, assistant design professor; Harold Dilley, history instructor; Anthony Smith, assistant psychology professor George Wilson, English instructor; Frank Owen, business office; and Melvin Jackel, mechanical engineering instructor.
Twenty-four apartments, six to each building, will be completed about every 15 days, according to the present schedule. The 186th and last unit will be finished around February 10.
Each separate dwelling consists of two bedrooms, combination living room-dining room, kitchen and bath. All heat will be by gas, which will be furnished separately to each apartment. The only furniture provided by the University will be new stoves and refrigerators. Any possible fire hazard will be solved by rear fire escapes.
Upon completion of the project, 31 buildings of the army barracks type will cover the area south of the campus. It is probable that the faculty demand for accommodations will not equal the total capacity, in which case the rest of the units will go to student veterans and families.
Jayhawker Magazine, Covers Ready Tuesday
The covers and the second issue of the Jayhawker magazine will be distributed Tuesday in the Union bookstore. The procedure will be the same as for the first issue, with 10 alphabetized lines to facilitate distribution.
The cover was created by Robert Caldwell, senior in Fine Arts, in a contest to design a 1947 Jayhawker cover that would be typical of K.U.
Richard Carmean, business manager, asks that students pick up copies Tuesday because the staff cannot be responsible for copies or covers not picked up within a three-day period because of limited storage space.
AAF Pilot Will Serve On Military Faculty
Capt. John Barley of Iola, has been assigned to the military science faculty as assistant professor of aerial science and tactics. He is being transferred here from Barksdale Field, La., where he was flying safety officer.
Spending 18 months in New Guinea as a B-24 pilot, Capt. Barley flew 54 combat missions and was awarded the Presidential Unit citation, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart.
Geltch To Give Recital
Waldemar Geltch, professor of violin, will give a recital at St. Benedict's college at Atchison this afternoon. Eleanor Brown, Fine Arts senior, will be his accompanist.
set up north of Bailey Chemical laboratories.
The second is a $10,715 garage to be erected southwest of the power plant, across from the Sunnyside addition.
"It will be a 40 by 200 foot quonset hut used to house University cars and trucks," Mr. Nichols said.
The chemistry laboratory will be insulated, heated, and lighted, similar to the study hall behind Frank Strong hall.
"We have had no place to take care of graduate enrollment in chemistry," Mr. Nichols explained. "The quosset addition will be used for that purpose. We hope to have it ready by next semester. Work on the building will be started as soon as the contract is awarded by the state business manager. Plans are now being drawn by the state architect."
Work will start immediately on the garage, since the contract already has been awarded, Mr. Nichols added.
The new buildings are in addition to the ten buildings granted the University by the federal works administration Oct. 28.
"It should be finished within three weeks," he said.
University May Install New Collection Plan
A Veterans administration plan, allowing non-profit educational institutions enrolling veteran students under the G.I. bill to collect tuition charges a few weeks after each term opens, possibly will be used next semester by the University, Karl Klooz, University bursar, reported today.
Quill Club To Pledge 15 New Members
Non-profit schools which have a refund policy covering students who withdraw early in the term should submit their bills to VA immediately after expiration of the refund period. Schools which do not make refunds to withdrawing students may qualify for payment under the new arrangement if they set up a acceptable refund plan for veteran students.
The University now bills the Veterans administration at the end of each term. Under the new arrangement, tuition would be billed at the beginning of the semester and books and supplies at the end, Mr. Klooz said.
Pledges include Rhoten Smith, Clarke Thomas, Glenna Thompson, William Roberts, Marvin J. Martin, Marvin Gregory, Joan Gregory, James Bowman, Shirley Bales, Joan Jay, Kenneth Beck, William Conboy, Harriet Graves, Edna Lee and Dina Daruyalla.
Fifteen new members will be pledged to the Quill club at the meeting at 7:15 today at Watkins hall.
WEATHER
Kansas—Few snow flurries extreme west late this afternoon and tonight. Fair Friday. Much colder today beginning in northwest this morning and spreading over state, today and tonight. Low tonight 10-15 northwest to 25 southeast.
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