University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, June 3, 1946
43rd Year No. 152
Lawrence Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
K.C. Bread Famine Reduces Local Supply
Kansas City, Mo. (UP)—A bread famine hit this city of some half million persons today as a strike against the area's 15 major bakeries shut off an estimated 90 per cent of its bread supply.
Only neighborhood bake shops continued operations, and housewives seized the limited output almost as soon as it left the ovens.
By agreement, one major bakery remained open, supplying only hospitals and public institutions.
Both union and management representatives described the outlook as "dark."
(The bread situation in Lawrence bakeries and stores today stood at "All sold out." "Won't last until night," and "There's been quite a run on bread."
(One local bakery was completely sold out at 10 a.m. and another had bare shelves at 11 a.m. Some restaurants which buy bread locally were not supplied this morning.
(Local stores getting bread from Kansas City were unsupplied this morning, and had sold the remainder of their Saturday purchases early this morning.)
Maritime Unions Ask Foreign Strike Aid
(By United Press)
the breach between organized labor and the administration widened today as seven maritime unions sought foreign aid in a threatened shipping strike scheduled for June 15.
The unions appealed to the world federation of trade unions to picket American ships in foreign ports if President Truman carries out his threat to let the coast guard and the navy man the ships.
On the brighter side of the labor ledger was the resumption of full volume soft coal production for the first time since April 1.
U.S. May Challenge UN Report on Spain
New York. (UP) -The United States may challenge a United Nations subcommittee's contention that the Security council is legally powerful to act against a potential aggressor.
A spokesman for the American delegation said the five-nation council group might be setting a dangerous precedent by its argument that the council is not authorized to take direct measures against an aggressor unless war has actually broken out or is obviously imminent
The fact-finding group proposed that the Spanish problem be turned over to the UN general assembly with a council recommendation for a world diplomatic blockade of Spain unless the Franco regime is "withdrawn" and political freedom restored when the assembly meets here Sept. 3.
Senate Begins Final Drive For Draft Extension
Washington. (UP) — Sen. Chan Gurney, opening a final senate drive for a one-year draft extension, warned today that the international situation is more explosive than at the outbreak of World War II.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley predicted the senate would approve draft extension by mid-week, thus sending the bill to conference with the house.
Remember When? We Review the Year
Today's issue of the Daily Kansan is one you'll want to keep.
On pages 4 and 5, there is a step-by-step review of the 1945-46 school year, with all the highlights (and a bit of the low humor) of K.U.'s greatest transition year, neatly wrapped up in an interesting article by Patricia L. Penney, this newspaper's managing editor.
On Page 8, in a full-page display, the year is characterized by the interesting and important headlines of the past nine months, as taken from the Daily Kansan.
Bill Sims looks over the year's accomplishments in sports on page 6, and Editor-in-chief Le-Moyne Frederick says "It's Time to Check Up" in a challenging editorial on Page 2.
You may obtain extra copies of this issue merely by asking for them at the Kansan business office in the Journalism building.
Ward Wins Lewis Contest
Miss Marjorie Ward, Graduate English student, won the $100 first prize in the Hattie Elizabeth Lewis essay contest, for her essay "And a New Earth," Miss Lulu Gerdner English professor and chairman of the committee, announced today.
Second prize of $75 was awarded to Jake Friesen, College senior for his paper "Give Ye Them to Eat," and the third place prize of $50 went to Jack Hollingsworth, Engineering sophomores, for his essay "Religious Education."
Miss Ward's essay has been recommended for publication as contest rules stipulate that if the winning essay is worthy it will be published. Miss Ward's essay was built around 'the idea of Christian teaching in the atomic age. Miss Gardner said.
Mr. Friesen's essay considered application of the teachings of Jesus to the problem of foreign relief and rehabilitation.
Members of the committee who made the selections are Miss Gardner, chairman; Miss Mattie E. Crumline, Romance languages instructor; J. L. Anderson, history professor; and Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the journalism department.
Orchestra Presents Concert Tonight
The University Symphony orchestra will present its annual spring concert at 8 tonight in Hoch auditorium, under the direction of Russell L. Wilev.
The program will also include "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Key) "Herod Overture" (Hadley), "Symphony Number Four in E Minor" (Brahms), and five movements from "Cappriccio Espagnol" (Rimsky-Korsakoff).
Allen Rogers, Fine Arts senior will play Liszt's "E Flat Major Piano Concerto."
Young Democrats To Hear Rice Tonight
committeemen from Kansas and a Law school graduate, will give the main address at a meeting of the K.U. Young Democrats at 7:30 tonight in the Kansas room of the Union. He will speak of the issues before Kansas voters in the coming election.
Carl V. Rice. Demc
Other addresses will be given by Ernest K. Dean, prospective gubernatorial candidate, and Murray Hodges, candidate for congressional representative from the second district.
Evans' Pitching Batting Spark Phi Delt Win
RAY EVANS
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Ray Evans batted and hurled Phi Delta Theta to the intramural softball championship by defeating PT-7, 1- 0. Friday before approximately 300 spectators.
Evans and Loren Burch, PT-7 pitcher, hooked up in one of the finest exhibitions of softball hurling ever witnessed in intramural play. Each allowed the opposing team two hits, but Evans tagged one of Burch's shoulder-high pitches for a booming home run to left field in the fourth inning, and it proved the winning run.
An odd coincidence in the game was the fact that each hurler gave up one hit each to the enemy pitcher and first baseman, both of which same in the same frame. Don Auten, Phil Delt first sacker, followed Evans' homer in the fourth inning with a single.
PT-7 started a rally in the first of the fifth inning, but it didn't materialize into any runs. After Collins grounded out, Harmon, first baseman for the navy, hit a single to right field. He stole second safely, but was called out for leaving first base before the ball left the pitcher's hand. On the next pitch Burch lined a sharp single to center field. Evans struck out Williams to retire the side, and Pt-7's threat was ended.
Burch retired the side on strike outs in the second, third, and fourth innings, seven consecutive batters going down via the swinging route. Evans struck out the side in the third inning.
Burch struck out 14 and walked one. Evans set 10 navy men down on strikes and issued two free passes.
It was Burch's first softball defeat after 22 consecutive victories over two seasons.
Shannon To Resign To Go to Cornell
William H. Shannon, associate professor of economics, will resign at the close of the summer session, to take a position at Cornell university as associate professor in the newly established Graduate School of Business and Public Administration.
Professor Shannon came to the University in September, 1930. He was on active duty in the Navy from January, 1942 to February, 1946.
Professor Shannon has been coach of the K.U. golf team. He is also author of "Principles of Accounting."
Jayhawkers Available
The Jayhawker office will be open this afternoon, tomorrow afternoon, and all day Wednesday, so that those who have not gotten their Jayhawkers may get them, Hanna Hedrick, editor, said today.
VA Allows 'Compensatory' Deduction
Vets Pay $60 A Term To K.U. For 'Expenses'
By BILL HAGE (Daily Kansan Staff Writer)
Veterans who have gone to the bursar's office in Frank Strong hall to see how much they have left of their annual $500 for books, tuition and fees have found that an additional $60 a semester has been deducted from their available money. It's all perfectly legal though, the Daily Kansan learned today.
Closing Hours Set For Coeds
Final week closing hours will be 11 p.m. excepting Saturday night when the time will be 12:30 a.m.
Telephone calls, excepting long distance calls on which there is no time limit, will be allowed up to 30 minutes after the closing hour on any night.
The closing hours schedule for the remainder of the semester is as follows:
During the period between final week and the summer session an 11-day period of closing hours not earlier than midnight will be in effect for University women, Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, advisor of women, announced today.
June 5, 6, 7 11 p.m.
June 8 12:30 a.m.
June 9, 10, 11, 12 11 p.m.
June 13, 14 12 m.
June 15 12:30 a.m.
June 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 12 m.
June 22 12:30 a.m.
June 23 12 m.
Summer school closing hours will be at 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 p.m. Sunday.
Architects III After Eldridge Dinner
Most of the approximately 100 persons attending the annual Architectural society banquet Friday night at the Eldridge hotel were ill by the next day, George M. Beal, professor of architecture, said today.
"Of all the persons I have talked to who attended the dinner, only two were not sick the following day." Professor Beal said.
An incident similar to this occurred early in May after the journalism department's Zilch dinner. A chicken dish, which was thought to be the cause of illness before, was served again Friday.
He contacted Dr. Ralbh I. Canuteson, director of the K.U. health service, this morning concerning the matter. Dr. Canuteson said that no cases had been reported at the hospital during the weekend but that he had heard rumors of the illness
Professor Beal also talked with Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, who is in charge of the Phi Beta Kappa dinner to be held tonight at the Eldridge.
Dr. J. M. Mott, county health officer, said that the incident is being investigated but that there is no definite proof of food poisoning as yet.
Dexter Welton, N.R.O.T.C. sophomore in the University N.R.O.T.C. passed the examination for midshipmen, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today. Welton now is eligible to receive an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
Welton Eligible For Annapolis
The University is deducting the $60 a semester ($30 for summer session) as a "compensatory" fee which is authorized by the Veterans' Administration to aid colleges and universities to handle the increased student enrollment, most of which is made up of veterans attending schools under the provisions of the GI Bill of Rights.
This deduction is made from all veterans who are going to school under Public Law 346. Disabled veterans who are attending under P.L. 16 are attending under a contract which doesn't specify a set sum.
The compensatory fee is deducted from the $500 a year allowance in compliance with a directive from the Veteran's Administration.
According to Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, nearly every school in the nation is deducting the fee. K.U.'s governing board of regents approved the deduction several months ago, but the bookwork necessary to charge each veteran has just now been completed.
The University isn't making any money from the compensatory fee, Mr. Nichols said. On the contrary, he said, the University is having to use up most of its reserve funds to take in more veterans.
Obvious expenses caused by veterans' coming to school include a veterans' bureau, a war credits committee, several extra clerks in the business office, extra help in each dean's office to take care of extra clerical work required by the V.A., and printing bills for the various forms, requisitions and ledger cards.
Less obvious and more expensive are the expenditures made by the University for housing and instruction and equipment. The Sunnyside housing addition south of the campus already has cost $25,000 and more bills are yet to come.
The University has to foot the bill for moving housing units here from Parsons and Abilene, Texas, and the $7 5,000 emergency appropriation won't be enough to cover the cost, Mr. Nichols said. The basement of Dyche museum was converted into a dormitory at University expense.
In fact, Mr. Nichols stated, without the compensation fee, K.U. would have been forced to turn away at least a thousand veterans.
In addition to direct expenditures for veterans, the increased veteran enrollment has forced the University to hire many more instructors and to buy much more material than would have been necessary had the enrollment been a normal figure, Mr. Nichols said. He said that even by buying war surplus goods, the University had had to spend much more than the budget provided for
The deduction won't make much difference to most students. For instance, a veteran may find that he has spent more in a year than the $500 allowed. He can either pay cash for the extra amount or he can instruct the V.A. to deduct time off his eligibility period, at the rate of $2.10 a day.
About the only veterans who will find that the deduction affects them adversely will be the medical and dental students whose fees run consistently high and whose length of schooling is longer than most other courses. For them the deduction probably means that they will have to pay some of their own expenses.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy and warmer today, tonight and Tuesday. Low temperature tonight in low 50's.