University DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1946
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1946
44th Year No. 42
Lawrence, Kansas
Study, Sports, Management
K.U. Women Will Meet Saturday To Form 'Non-Political' Council
A non-political union of Greek and Independent coeds, "for the well-of all women on the campus." is being formed on Mt. Oread this eek.
The union will consider mutual been approved by the Inter-Dorm an estimated 1,200 women in 12 independent and 11 sorority houses.
Kathryn O'Leary, Kansas City senior in the College and Pan-Hellenic president, and Bonnie Chestnut, Beloit junior in Education and Inter - Dorm council president, started action on the idea about 10 days ago. Activities of the combined group, they said, will include:
Scholarship problems in organized women's houses.
Re-evaluation of activities for women on the campus.
Intramurals for women.
Mutual problems relating to dormitory and sorority houses, with emphasis on house management.
Problems connected with training and social procedure.
The two groups will join in a combined council, with representatives from each organized independent and sorority house. First meeting of this council will be held at a lunchon Saturday in the East room of the Memorial Union.
This "burying of the hatchet" is "not concerned with politics in any way," according to Miss Chestnut, the Independent leader.
"Political affiliations of members of the new council will remain as before," she said.
The combination "relates only to the social and personal welfare of women students," according to Miss O'Learv. the sorority head.
"The union is motivated by our desire to bring all groups of women together in an effort to work co-operatively" she explained.
The new council will have power to recommend actions to the Women's Executive Council. It will sponsor an annual scholarship tea, at which Miller and Watkins halls will award a cup to the high dormitory, and Pan-Hellenic will make the presentation to the top sorority.
Soriority houses affected are Delta Gamma, Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and Kappa Alpha Theta.
Independent dormitories included are Locksley, Ricker, Carruth, Hopkins, Briar Manor, Foster, Sleepy Hollow, Jolliffe, Watkins, Miller, Templin, and Corbin.
Because of its size, Corbin will have two representatives on the council. Each other house will have only one.
Union Chairman Positions Open
Applications will be taken Thursday and Friday at the Union Activities office in the Union building for positions of publicity and entertainment chairman, Joan Woodward president, announced today.
The publicity chairman is in charge of all Union publicity and edits, with the help of the publicity committee, the official publication, the K Union.
The entertainment chairman catalogues all campus talent and is in charge of all Union activities and entertainment. The chairman will head the newly-formed talent bureau which may be used by any campus organization.
Past service in the union is important, Miss Woodward stated, but anyone may apply including those serving on Union committees now.
problems of the two groups and has and Pan-Hellenic councils. It affects
No Midweek Tonight
There will not be a Midweek dance tonight, Keith Wilson, Union social committee chairman, said today. "Too many conflicting programs have been scheduled for tonight, so the dance is being cancelled," he added.
Mortar Board Honors Women
"Quiet hours!" was the cry that greeted guests at Mortar Board "cram session" Tuesday night at the chancellor's home.
Guests were the women who were on the honor roll last spring. The nine persons with highest grades were presented with dunce caps from the members of Mortar Board. They were Joan Joseph, Virginia Joseph, Dorothy Scroggy, Mrs. Edna Hollis, Heath Heale, Caroline Montgomery, Anna Prettyman, Jewell Mishler, and Shirley Wellborn.
Hostesses wore night gowns and carried books for the cram session. A comedy skit featuring Alberta Cornwell, Emily Stacey, Mary Breed and Lois Thompson was presented giving the pro's and con's of "it pays to be ignorant."
Special guests were Miss Margaret Habein, dean women, Miss Martha Peterson, her assistant, and Mrs. Deane W. Malott.
Members of Ku Ku club will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Pine room of the Union.
Today is the last day for student priority on basketball tickets, Earl Falkenstien of the athletic office said today.
Deadline For Tickets
Tickets will be on sale to the general public starting tomorrow.
Students had on week of priority buying from Nov. 13 until today.
Troops Alerted In Coal Threat
C.I.O. Backs Lewis In Surprise Move
Washington. (UP)—Army troops were alerted today and an air of tension gripped the nation as the zero hour drew steadily nearer for a walkout by John L. Lewis' soft coal miners at midnight tonight.
More than 100,000 of the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners stayed away from the pits as the hour drew near for the second industry-wide walk-out in nine months.
Both sides in the dispute were conducting a war of nerves. Mr. Lewis by his silence, his United Mine workers by their wildcat walkouts, and the government by its reminder that troops might be sent into the coal fields.
Little Man On Campus
Justice department officials believed Mr. Lewis would break his silence today by moving into court to contest the restraining order obtained by the government.
At Atlantic City, the C.I.O. joined the fight against the government restraining order. Delegates to a national convention there adopted a resolution condemning issuance of injunctions in labor disputes, including a surprise amendment condemning the action of the federal government in the mine walkout threat.
"I have a little question, Doctor."
Council Hears Protest Against Dismissal Of Student Scalpers
Our Duty To Readers, Kansan Editor Says
By BILL HAAGE (Daily Kansan Editor-in-Chief)
In Tuesday's All Student Council meeting, Dean Henry Werner made several statements regarding the dismissing recently of two K.U. students and the 'tendant publicity. These statements the Daily Kansan feels it must answer.
We are not concerned here with the punishment meted out nor the ways in which the students and the administration agreed on the punishment. We are here concerned with the publication of the names, the point which Dean Werner protested at length.
Dean Werner informed the Council the two students had been promised that their names would not be released for publication by the University, and thus were given the impression that no newspaper would have the names.
The names were released, not by the University, but by the sheriff's office. Dean Werner did not and could not promise that the sheriff's office would withhold the names.
Dean Werner later stated "I was perfectly astounded that a reputable student newspaper should go so far as to drag down their own flesh and blood."
Why should he be astounded? The primary duty of a newspaper is to give its readers a complete report of newsworthy events.
The Daily Kansa$^{-13}$ a student newspaper, controlled by a board of students. Its readers are mainly University students. If, in the reporting of any story affecting students or of interest to students, the Daily Kansan leaves out pertinent facts, it is grossly incompetent in its reporting and lax in its duty to its readers.
Dean Werner, undoubtedly one of the hardest-working, best-liked men in the University, was thinking only of the two students when he tried to avoid any publicity of the affair. He hoped the names could be kept from the public.
However, the Daily Kansan is a newspaper. It knew the other two papers, the Kansas City Star and the Lawrence Journal-World, would the names because they, too, are newspapers and the names were available. Both papers did print the names.
Only one purpose would have been served by keeping the names from the Daily Kansan news columns. That would have been to lower the reputation of the Daily Kansan. The Daily Kansan will continue to print all the news of interest to students.
Any Student Eligible In Athletics—Quigley
Any "regularly - enrolled student may try out for any University athletic team," Ernest C. Quigley, director of athletics, told the Daily Kansan today.
Mr. Quigley was quoted on this subject by George Caldwell, College junior, at the All Student Council meeting Tuesday night. Caldwell has headed an ASC committee investigating the University's stand toward participation of Negroes in athletics.
Werner Criticises Printing Of Names
A letter written by Kenneth Runyan, chairman of the K.U. chapter of the American Veterans' committee, protesting the recent dismissal of two students from the University for illegal "scalping" at the Oklahoma university game, was presented to the All Student Council Tuesday night.
Thomas Harmon, newly elected A.V.C. representative, presented the letter, which listed a series of specific reasons why this organized group considered the penalty inflicted on these two students too harsh.
Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, through whose office the penalty was inflicted, clarified a final statement that the names were "confirmed by the deans of men."
They were used as "scape goats" in a violation not "vicious," as reported in the Kansas City Star, the letter stated. Furthermore, the "University did not keep the names of the violators secret, as promised."
"A week after a conference with me on the Monday following the game, they were informed of their penalty and were also informed that their names would not appear in print," Dean Werner said.
"The chancellor and the dean did not know the names of the students until they appeared in print;" he added.
"Iinvestigating on my own I found that the discovery of these names was the result of some 'good' reporting and was told the names were obtained from the county jail," where the men were taken prior to being put in Dean Werner's custody, he said.
Dean Werner then went on record as saying that "I was perfectly astounded that a reputable student newspaper should go so far as to drag down their own flesh and blood."
The Daily Kansan, Kansas City Star, and Lawrence Journal World all carried stories of the dismissal.
In answer to the statement that he had confirmed the names Dean Werner said, "The following morning after the men were informed of their penalty I received a call from the Associated Press asking me for the names. When I refused they promptly gave me the full names and addresses and I confirmed them as the only way out.
"To my knowledge only five people knew these names—Willis Tompkins, assistant dean of student affairs, Ernest C. Quigley, director of athletics, Earl Falkenstien, the deuty sheriff, and myself."
The council initiated action with the appointment of a committee by Howard Engleman, president, for investigation. Members of the committee are: Tom Harmon, Everett Bell, and Bill Spicer.
"The All Student Council will not go on record until after a report by this committee is given," Engleman said.
The Senate Eligibility committee submitted the name of Gene Alford for resignation. His vacancy is to be filled by the Y.M.C.A.
It was also voted to give $10 to the public relations committee for preliminary expenditures in the tuberculosis drive.
The first reading of the three new amendments to the constitution was made by Elaine Thalman, secretary The amendments concerned campus elections, both spring and fall.
Four members, Homer Evans, Charles Hall, John May, and Keith Wilson were absent.
WEATHER
Kansas -Slowly increasing cloudiness and continued mild today followed by light rain beginning today or Thursday.