1948
University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1946
44th Year No. 37
Lawrence, Kansas
Periodic Checks Of Frat Houses Will Be Made
Periodic unannounced inspections of campus fraternity houses will be made this year, a report from the newly-formed committee on housing inspection of fraternities revealed today.
Under an arrangement with the Inter-fraternity council, the committee will inspect the house kitchens, sanitary conditions, general appearance, and will check fire hazards, the report said.
The committee listed as reasons for the inspection:
ONE. Satisfaction of requirements of the state first marshal.
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TWO. Stimulation of fraternity morale.
THREE. Improving the appearance of fraternity houses as a means of eliminating parental and alumni criticism of housing conditions.
Additional committee policy formulated at a Tuesday meeting in the office of Mr. Tompkins, states, in part:
A blanket report of the inspections will be sent to the Inter-fraternity council and general recommendations to the council will be made by the committee. No specific houses will be mentioned in the report and no ratings of the individual houses will be made or published, the committee said.
There is no intention of inspecting personal effects or private property.
"Committee policy applies to fraternities only, but will carry over as a guide to the inspection of University men's residence halls and cooperatives.
Members of the committee include Henry Werner, dean of student affairs; Willis Tompkins, assistant dean of student affairs; and Robert Oberhelman and James Allen, who were appointed to the committee by the Inter-fraternity council.
"The number of inspections a year will be determined by experience with the time required to complete all inspections.
"The question of publicizing results of the inspection will be decided upon recommendation of the Inter-fraternity council."
"Inspection will be made by Dean Werner and Mr. Tempkins, who will be accompanied by the fraternity president or other chapter officer.
No plans have been made for action by the Inter-fraternity council if the committee discovers poor conditions existing in a fraternity, Mr. Tompkins said.
$2,653 Collected In W.S.S.F. Drive
With 32 organizations still to report the total now stands at $2,653.08 collected in the World Student Service Fund drive, according to Keith Congdon, co-chairman.
The weather, exams, and the fact that veterans checks have not arrived have all contributed to the slow-down in the drive, he said.
The drive will continue this week to make it possible to contact the approximately 40 per cent of the student body that has not had a chance to contribute, Ned Linegar, treasurer of the drive, stated.
WEATHER
Kansas—Clear to partly cloudy today, tonight and Thursday. Slightly warmer today. Slightly warmer extreme northwest tonight and extreme west and extreme north Thursday. Low tonight in 30's except near 20 west border.
Little Man On Campus
Eight student orators will get the chance to air their views on campus opinions before a student audience in the finals of the Campus Problem Speaking contest, Prof. E. C. Buehler, of the speech department, announced today.
Student Orator Finals Will Be Held Tuesday
The speakers, who were chosen from a group of 23 at tryouts Tuesday night in the little theater of Green hall, will compete for the first drive at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser hall.
The tryout winners and their subjects are as follows:
Kenneth Beasley, College sophomore, asked for a greater emphasis on subjects which will cause students to think.
Hal Friesen, College freshman, decried the emphasis on tales of war that bring back unpleasant memories to veterans in their English classes.
Sidney Reed, College freshman came out in favor of Negro participation in all Big Six sports.
Marks Haggard, College junior, pointed out the inadequacies of the University indoctrination program for freshmen.
William Conboy, College sophomore, asked for higher educational standards at the University.
Ernest Friesen, College freshman,
asked that English teachers give a
fair chance to non-veterans, who
don't have the vivid story back-
grounds of their ex-GI. classmates.
Clara Jane Lutz, College freshman who lives at Templin hall, spoke on the fire hazards in organized Univer- houses.
Edward Stollenwerck, College freshman, deplored what he sees as a too-great emphasis on getting good grades.
Judges were Professor Buehler Miss Margaret Anderson, associate professor of speech, and Richard Schiefalbusch, instructor in speech.
One To A Customer
Students may get basketball tickets only for themselves on their own activity ticket under the system worked out by the athletic office.
The name of the student is written down, and the tickets will be picked up at a future date.
Dance Manager Bids Are Due Monday
Applications are now being accepted for a new Varsity dance manager to fill the position vacated recently by Larry McSpadden, Charles Hall, chairman of the A.S.C. social committee, said today.
Any University student is eligible for the position, Hall said. Applications are to be turned in to him at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house, 1111 W. 11th street by Monday so that the social committee may consider the appointment at their Tuesday meeting.
"We expect to announce the new dance manager by Nov. 21." he said.
Hall is acting as Varsity dance manager until the committee can fill the position by appointment.
A Midweek dance will be held tonight but there will be no Varsity this weekend because of the conflict with the K.U.-K-State football game.
John Harvey, senior in engineering, and Alfred Spreng, graduate student, will speak on "Coal Structure of the McKinley Park Region" at a Geology club meeting at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 426, Lindley hall
Harvey, Sprong Will Speak At Geology Club Meeting
The two geology students, who visited and worked the McKinley region last summer, will show kodachrome pictures in illustration.
Prof. Carroll D. Clark, of the sociology department, will speak on "An Approach to the Human Problem in Industry" at a luncheon meeting tomorrow of the Lawrence League of Women Voters. Professor Clark served as a research associate in human relations at Harvard university last year.
Clark To Address League
Brown, Newby Head
DeMolay Club Committees
The University DeMolay club set up membership and publicity committees at a meeting Tuesday night in the Union.
Robert C. Brown was elected membership chairman and McMhnis Newby will head the publicity committee.
85 More Parking Permits
All applications for parking permits made before Nov. 1 and not yet called for, have been cancelled, Wayne Gugler, parking committee clerk, announced today. There are now 85 permits in the parking committee office, and if they are not called for within two weeks of the time the applications were made, they will be cancelled also.
Midweek Dispute Ends In Peace
Woodward vs. McSpadden, the case to decide who can and can't give Midweek dances, ended Tuesday night in peace.
From now on, the student court ruled, Joan Woodward, chairman of Student Union Activities, will clear dates for dances with the dance manager and the ASC social committee.
Thus, both sides gained and lost in the jurisdictional dispute. The court denied petitions for injunctions on both sides and issued a "modified" injunction. All of which adds up to these points:
ONE—The dance manager (formerly Larry McSpadden who has resigned) will supervise all dances in which all University students may take part. He may say only "Go ahead with your dance" but he will have power to prevent too many dances on the same night.
TWO—Student Union Activities now has a way to schedule Union dance legally—it now must clear the date with the舞 manager and the ASC social committee. (Formerly there was no legal way the Union could schedule an open dance.)
THREE—Other dances open to all University students now must clear through the dance manager and the ASC social committee.
McSpadden, who was dance manager before going into the armed forces and assumed the position when he returned, had planned to resign earlier, but held off until the case had been settled. Applications for the position must be turned to Charles Hall, 1111 West 11th street before next Monday.
'Big Responsibility,' Judge Tells Lawyers
Lawyers have one of the greatest responsibilities in the years to come, that of keeping the "enthusiasm for justice afame", Albert L. Reeves, judge of the U.S. Federal court for the western district of Missouri, said Tuesday evening.
Speaking before a joint dinner meeting of the K.U. law fraternities, Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Delta Phi, Judge Reeves urged lawyers of tomorrow to select the establishment of justice as their ambition and purpose.
Kappa Sig, ATO Suspended From IM Sports
Kappa Sigma and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities have been suspended from all intramural competition because of the "unsportsmanlike conduct" displayed by the two teams in a touch football game Monday.
Action was taken by the intramural executive board which met Tuesday with representatives of both teams.
Bill Sims, ATO representative, and Robert Beal of the Kappa Sigma's could offer no explanation as to how the fracas was started.
Prof. Henry Shenk, director of the physical education department, said the action was necessary to curb the increasing number of accidents in intramural competition and to establish a definite policy in relation to organizations participating in the program.
George Richardson, ATO, received a minor knee fracture for which he is still being treated at Watkins hospital. Richard B. Collins, ATO, received a concussion but was released from the hospital after treatment.
In being suspended, both teams lose their privileges to engage in intramural competition unless they are reinstated by the intramural department.
"We can't run a satisfactory program with teams that have the attitude displayed by the Kappa Sig's and ATO's" Donald Powell, intramural supervisor, said. "From now on we are going to be tough on this sort of thing and violations of the rules will be dealt with severely."
Members of the board who handed down the decision are Robert Meeker, Frank Stannard, William Bradford, James Richey, Powell, and Professor Shenk.
Recruiting and subsidizing of college athletes will probably be brought up in the Big Six legislative body meeting in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 13 and 14, Prof. W. W. Davis, K.U. faculty representative, said today.
The matter of subsidization was brought into the open last summer, he said, when members of many conferences attended a meeting of the Big Nine in Chicago.
Professor Davis has requested, also, that Negro participation in Big Six athletics be brought up for discussion and modification.
The administrative heads of the various universities will meet with the legislative group, Professor Davis added.
'Big Six' To Discuss Athlete Subsidizing
The four Kansas State pilots who dropped "Skonk the Jayhawk" pamphlets on the K.U. campus yesterday made no attempt to get permission of University authorities, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said today.
University Objects To Pamphlets On Campus
"If they had contacted us," he added, "we would certainly have taken steps to prevent an action which would clutter the campus the way these pamphlets do."
The unsightly appearance of the pamphlet-strewn campus is the only objection University authorities have to the stunt, Mr. Nichols said.
"With our present staff, it will take days to clean up the mess," he said
present staff, it will take days to clean up the mess, he said. William Yearout, assistant secretary of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said today he had given the pilots "permission" to carry out their stunt.
"I could find no provision in city ordinances prohibiting it" he commented. "and hesides it looked like good clean fun to me."
The fliers, Bill Goddard, Charles Smith, Albert Paluch and Wilbur Born, who said they were all members of the "Porcupines," a student organization at Manhattan, first wrote the Chamber of Commerce 10 days ago.
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