1946
University DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, May 29, 1946
43rd Year No. 150
Lawrence. Kansas
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Petrillo Challenges Restraining Law
Washington. (UP) — Justice department officials today accepted the challenge of President James Caesar Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians (AFL) to test the constitutionality of the anti-Petrillo law.
Petrillo ordered a strike yesterday at WAAF, a Chicago radio station, when it refused his request to double the number of its musicians. The recently-approved anti-Petrillo law makes it a felony to require, or attempt to require, a broadcasting station to hire more persons than it needs.
In calling the strike, Petrillo expressed the "sincere belief" that the federal law directed at him is unconstitutional.
French Patent Atomic Process
Stockholm. (UP)—Prof. John Tandberg, one of Sweden's leading atomic theorists, said today that French scientists have applied for Swedish patents on an atomic energy process which closely resembles that of the United States.
House Group Wins First Round In Fight Over Strike Bill
Tandberg.said that the French process "is nearly the same as the American process outlined in the United States reports."
Washington. (UP)—A coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats today won the first round in their fight for immediate house consideration of the senate-amended case bill for permanent strike control.
By a vote of 235 to 96, they succeeded in forcing a suspension of house rules. This permitted them to bring up for immediate consideration a rule to permit the house to decide whether to accept or reject senate amendments to the case bill.
President, Daughter Receive Degrees
Washington. (UP)—Several relatives of President Truman came here from Missouri to see him and his daughter, Margaret, receive degrees from George Washington university tonight.
They will sit with the president's wife in a box at Constitution hall during the commencement exercises when Mr. Truman will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. Margaret is a member of the graduating class and will receive a bachelor of arts degree in history.
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France Receives American Loan
Washington. (UP)—France today received a $1,370,000,000 American loan which may encourage the French people to shy away from Communism.
Announcement of the credit agree French national elections, when the ment came four days before the French will decide whether their government will move toward the right or left.
Senate Votes on Workers' Draft
Washington. (UP)—The senate todav agreed to vote this afternoon on a Republican motion to cut out of President Truman's emergency labor legislation the provision for drafting workers who strike in government-operated plants.
Little Man On Campus
"I understand he just dropped this class."
Six Cheerleaders Chosen for Next Year
One man and five women were elected cheerleaders for 1946-47 in tryouts held by the tradition committee in the Union last night. A man and a woman were selected as alternates.
Cheerleaders for next year are Harold Baker, College sophomore; Alberta Cornwell, Frances Muhlenbruch, Patricia Penney, and Virginia Urban, all College juniors; and Joan Woodward, College sophomore.
Cafeteria Open Tomorrow
Alternates are Arthur Ruppenthal and Dorothy Scroggy, College freshmen.
Forty-five contestants, divided in groups of four or five, appeared before the 11 members of the committee and gave three yells.
Before the tryouts began, the committee by a vote of 9 to 1 decided that the cheerleading group should be composed of one man and five women, with two alternates. Committee members also voted to allow the cheerleaders chosen to elect their own head cheerleader.
Final winners were elected by a system of elimination voting. When the entrants had been reduced to ten, the committee voted by ballot for their choices.
Frank Pinet, business placement bureau, said today that all seniors in the School of Business who will graduate in June and who desire employment have been placed.
Many good jobs still are open, and anyone wishing employment may see Mr. Finet at his office in Frank Strong hall.
"The demand for college men in the business field far exceeds our supply available this spring." Mr. Pinet stated.
This spring the bureau has placed two law students, six engineering students, several students in the College, and 12 former graduates in addition to students in the School of Business.
The Union cafeteria will be open Memorial day, it was announced today.
Jobs Still Open For Business Seniors
Library Will Be Open On Memorial Day
The library will open tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. even though it is Decoration day" C. M. Baker, library director, announced today.
All the main rooms will be open including circulation desk, reading room, education desk, reserve desk, and the biology desk.
The Engineering and the Law libraries will also be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. tomorrow.
"Reserve books taken out Wednesday night will be due at 9 a.m. Thursday," Mr. Baker said. "All rooms won't be open tomorrow because we can't get students to work." he added.
Briedenthal Presents Voice Recital Sunday
Leslie Breidenthal, baritone from the studio of Joseph Wilkins. will present a voice recital in Frank Strong auditorium at 8:20 p.m. Sunday.
He will sing 14 songs, including numbers by Handel, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky. One of his numbers, "Captain Stratton's Fancy," was written by the contemporary composer, critic, and commentator, Deems Taylor.
Holden Elected N.O.W. President
Bonnie Jean Holden, College sophomore, succeeds Mary Margaret Gaynor. College senior, as president of N.O.W., Greek woman's political party.
He will be accompanied by Ruth Glazier, Fine Arts freshman.
Other officers are Patricia Penny,
College junior, vice-president; Dolores Custer, College sophomore,
secretary; and Alice Goldsworthy, a
College sophomore, treasurer. Nancy Hullings, Fine Arts junior, campaign manager.
Executive council members other than the president and campaign manager are Anne Scott, College sophomore: Miss Penney; and Dixie Gilliland, College junior.
Closing Hours Changed To Midnight for Holiday
Midnight closing hours for women will be observed tonight and tomorrow night, Elizabeth Meguiar, adviser of women, announced today, because of the Memorial Day holiday.
Coal Settlement Expected Today
Washington. (UP) —Officials of the United Mine Workers held a hurried conference today simultaneous with a union announcement at Columbus, Ohio, that a UMW-government agreement to end the soft coal strike has been reached and that details now are being discussed.
There was no official word here that an agreement had been worked out. However, J. A. Krug, coal administrator, and John L. Lewis neared an accord on details of a government wage contract necessary to start the flow of coal from strike-bound mines.
The White House was reported to be expecting completion of the contract today.
Meanwhile, Krug directed operators of all idle mines east of the Mississippi, except Michigan, to hold all loaded cars at the mines to provide an emergency supply for essential purposes.
With coal stocks already low because of the recent six-week mine walkout, the new strike has cut coal production to about 10 per cent of normal.
Lewis and the UMW negotiating committee spent three hours with Krug yesterday afternoon, beginning their second week of conferences since President Truman on May 21 seized the bituminous mines. Another 50-minute conference was held last night.
Meanwhile, the government acted to prevent a threatened nationwide maritime strike scheduled for June 15. Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach called union and management representatives for joint conferences to prevent a walkout of 200,000 seamen and longshoremen that would affect 3,100 ships in every major U.S. port.
In another major labor development, New York state mediation officials settled the one-day general strike which had paralyzed Rochester, the state's third largest city.
Approximately 48,000 AFL and CIO workers at Rochester were to return to work today after a strike called in sympathy with public works employees who struck May 16 over a demand for union recognition.
Coughlin Heads Phi Alpha Theta
Rose Coughlin, College senior, was re-elected president of the newly-installed Alpha Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, national honorary history fraternity, it was announced today.
Other officers elected include Vernie Clinch, vice-president; James Graham, secretary; Robert Haywood, treasurer; and Rosemary Harding, historian.
Charlyne Williams was appointed scholarship chairman and Catherine Carter publicity chairman. Chosen to act as faculty advisors were Prof. F. E. Melvin and Prof. George Anderson.
Initiation was held for Marilyn Child, Barbara Thiele, and Prof. D. L. Patterson.
Physical Therapy Club To Visit K.U. Clinic in Kansas City
Members of the physical therapy club will go to Kansas City Thursday to observe the physical therapy clinic in the University of Kansas hospital. Miss Lilyan Warner, instructor in physical medicine, will accompany the group, Mary Beiderwell, president, said.
Alford Replaces Elliott on A.S.C. By Y.M.Vote
Gene Alford, Engineering freshman, was elected All-Student Council representative of the YMCA in that group's Memorial Union meeting Tuesday night.
The election recalls Wesley Eliott, former YMCA representative who served for only one meeting on the ASC, and took place in the same building and at the same time Eliot was being installed on the council.
Elliott was named ASC representative last week by the YMCA cabinet. He is the group's vicepresident, and was to serve on the council "to be certain that the YMCA seat was reserved there," Ned Linegar, executive secretary, told the Daily Kansan today. The YMCA was given back its council place just last week, after losing it during the group's wartime inactivity.
Alford's election, according to Mr. Linegar, was an "obvious political move," but "will be perfectly all right with the YMCA providing Alford remembers that he is first a YMCA man, not a representative of any other group," he told the Daily Kansan today.
Mr. Linegar referred to the apparent "packing" of the YMCA membership by members of the Pachacamac political party. Pachacamac members, who refused to be identified, agreed that the group "packed" the meeting with members who had joined the YMCA the past week.
Mr. Linegar explained to the group that if the YMCA representative on the council "voted in such a way as to descend to the low levels of moral conscience," he would feel impelled to "advise the YMCA cabinet to recall that representative and replace him with a man who would truly represent the group."
The YMCA now has 144 members, 48 of whom joined in the past seven days, Mr. Linegar told the Daily Kansas
tive secretary of the campus YWCA. activities on the campus, and is the son of Mrs. Christine Alford, executive secretary of the campus LWCA.
Earl Stanton, Pachacamac campaign manager, pointed out at the Tuesday meeting that Elliott's selection was "undemocratic," and called for a representative selected by the "group as a whole."
Alford, Elliott, Wilbur Noble, and Bruce Bathurst were nominated but the voting centered on the first two. Alford won over Elliott. S3-22.
After this business, the meeting heard a talk by the Rev. J. E. Wonder, former army chaplain, on "Foxhole Religion," and saw motion pictures of the K.U.-K-State 1945 football game, shown by Henry Shenk, former football coach and new head of the University physical education department.
Malott Will Speak At LMHS Graduation
Chancellor Deane W. Malott will speak at the commencement exercises for Lawrence's Liberty Memorial high school at 8 tonight in Hoech auditorium. His topic will ce "Adventure in Confusion."
Dr. R. A. Schwegler, professor emeritus of education, delivered the baccalaureate sermon, "Eternal Foundations," Sunday at the high school auditorium.
WEATHER
Kansas--Mostly cloudy with intermittent showers and thunderstorms today, tonight and Thursday. Locally moderate to heavy east half. Slightly cooler east and central today and east tonight. Low tonight 59-55. Somewhat cooler Thursday extreme east.