University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, May 9, 1946
43rd Year No. 136
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Byrnes, Bevin Confer On 'Next Step' Policy
Paris. (UP)—Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin today conferred on what strategy to follow if Russia rejects the American proposal for a full dress peace conference in Paris June 15.
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov has the peace conference proposal under consideration and is believed to be consulting Moscow on the question. It was regarded as virtually certain that he will reject Byrnes' plan.
Washington. (UP)—The Commerce department has given once-secret details of Axis war developments including radar, to Russia and France although neither country has offered to share information on similar equipment with the United States. it was learned today.
Size, Weight Limits Put on Parcel Post
Washington. (UP)—The government today imposed drastic weight and size limits on parcel post because of curtailed train service due to the coal shortage.
Washington. (UP)—UNRRA Di-
torior Fiorello H. La Guardia said
that if nations which have
food shared it fairly with "have not"
countries there would be enough
for everybody to stay alive.
Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan said most classes of merchandise will not be accepted for mailing if the parcels weigh more than 11 pounds or if their combined length and girth exceeds 60 inches.
LaGuardia told the 48-hour UNRA council the food shortage would begin to pinch this month when the daily bread ration of millions of Europeans would have to be cut from 200 grams to 160 or less because the wheat wasn't available.
London. (UP)—The Rome radio said late today that King Victor Emmanuel had boarded a steamer for Port Said on the Suez canal.
Plans to abdicate the Italian throne Saturday hit a snag when Palmiro Togliatti, communist leader, violently opposed the action. Communists objections to the abdication at this time were based on belief that it was a political maneuver by monarchists to improve their chances in the Italian elections scheduled June 2.
Garden City Boy Dies In Playground Mishap
Garden City. (UP)—Larry Paul Strom, a sixth grade student, was the second playground fatality in Western Kansas within a month when he was struck in the forehead by a baseball bat during a school play recess period Tuesday.
Cairo. (UP)—High Arab officials said today that Russia had agreed that the Palestine case should be raised before the United Nations organization and had promised to support the Arabs in such a presentation.
Tokyo. (UP)—A source close to the foreign office said today there was a possibility that Emperor Hirohito may decide to abdicate in the near future in connection with the forthcoming war crimes trials.
Larry, whose home was in Bazine, died shortly after he was taken to the hospital.
Last month a Sterling high school honor student died from an abdominal injury occurring when his vaulting pole broke under him.
Library To Open Sundays Until End of Semester
Watson library will be open from 2 to 10 p.m. each Sunday until the end of the semester, C. M. Baker, director, announced today.
The reserve and education rooms will be closed during the supper hour under the new schedule, but the main reading room will remain open. The "supper hour" period has not been specified by Mr. Baker.
Dixie Gilliland, chairman of an All-Student Council committee investigating the possibility of Sunday library hours, told the Council Tuesday night that the Chancellor assured her the library would go on Sunday hours next fall.
Reserve books checked out Saturday afternoon will be due at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Mr. Baker said, in order to provide books for Sunday students.
During the war, insufficient student help made it necessary to close some of the desks during meal time and threatened to keep them closed every night.
Some library employees will work a seven-day week under the new plan. At present, volunteers will be used.
New York. (UP)—Mayer William O'Dwyer today called the board of health into emergency session today to declare New York in a state of imminent peril and outline restrictions on the city's vanishing coal supply.
Truman May Seize Railroads
BULLETIN
Washington. (UP) - President Truman said today he was contemplating government seizure of the railroads if necessary to keep them running.
At the same time the president said in regard to the coal strike: 1. It is slowly approaching the status of a strike against the government.
By Bibler
2. He is considering calling in John L. Lewis, head of the Mine Workers union, and the mine operators for a joint conference.
Meanwhile the government acted forcibly to conserve coal supplies.
In twin moves to stretch vanishing coal supplies, the civilian production administration last night drafted a directive authorizing the rationing of manufactured gas, and asked utility companies in 21 states to restore wartime dim-out regulations.
CPA Chief John D. Small warned that soft coal stocks on hand for emergency distribution were "less than the countrv would normally consume in one 12-hour period."
The association of American Railroads estimated that 2,000 passenger trains would be discontinued by tonight's midnight deadline. It predicted that freight carloadings would be down 75 per cent over the corresponding period last year.
The situation was complicated further by a threatened nationwide railway strike set for May 18, which would cut out coal deliveries altogether.
Weldon Mooney, president of Mooney Engineering company in Kansas City, will talk to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at 3:30 tonight in 201 Marvin hall, on "Valves and their Application."
Kappa Beta Picnic Tonight
To Speak To A.S.M.E.
The members of Kappa Beta, organization for Christian girls, will have a picnic at 5:30 tonight in the backyard of Myer's hall.
Little Man On Campus
Chancellor Loses Office Tomorrow
The Chancellor will be "dispossessed" tomorrow.
The board of regents will take over his office for an all-day meeting, and K.U.'s "chief" will have to find another place to hang his hat.
The nine-member board, which governs the University and other state institutions, is headed by Dr. L. B. Spake, Kansas City. Other members are Mrs. Leo Haughey, Concordia; Oscar Stauffer, Topea; Willis N. Kelly, Hutchinson; Grover Poole, Manhattan; J. E. Driscoll, Russell; F. R. Harris, Ottawa, Drew McLaughlin, Paola; and Lester McCoy, Garden City. Hubert Brighton, Topea is secretary.
Among the expected issues to come before the board tomorrow is the question of retirement age for administrative officials and faculty of the University.
This was the first smoker held by the fraternity since it was disbanded in 1943 because of the war. Marion Wade, president, said ten active members of the fraternity are in this vicinity now. New pledges are being accepted, and plans are being made to open a house next fall if possible, he added.
There is a trend toward greater use of electricity in airplanes, Ralph Ayers, superintendent of the radio and electrical engineering staff of Trans-World Airline at Kansas City, told students Wednesday night at a smoker of Kappa Eta Kappa, professional electrical engineering fraternity, at the Union. About 35 students attended.
T.W.A. Official Speaks To Engineers Smoker
Milton Eisenhower, president of Kansas State college, will be on the campus to confer with the regents.
Greeks Throw 'Clean-Up Party'
The department of buildings and grounds got some free assistance at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a group of Pachacamac - N.O.W. supporters met to clean up campaign literature from the campus, at the request of Dean Henry Werner.
"I called the presidents of both parties yesterday morning and requested them to have offending signs and stickers removed," Dean Werner explained. "At 4 p.m., P.S.G.L.-Independent signs had been removed, but Pachacamaca's remained, so I called Bob Holland again."
Holland, Pachacamac' president,
said today that because of classes
and intramural baseball games,
it was impossible for him to get a
group of any size together before
5:30
The crowd was estimated at 200 persons, who spent about 30 minutes removing posters from trees and lamp posts and scrubbing white-washed sidewalks.
Both political coalitions made improper use of posters and stickers, Wednesday, in violation of a biparty agreement, Dean Werner said.
Tomorrow Is Deadline For Kansan Applications
Tomorrow is the deadline for applications for salaried Daily Kansan positions for this summer and next fall, Prof. E. F. Beth, acting chairman of the journalism department, reminded interested persons today.
Applications should outline the experience and qualifications of the applicant and are due at the Journalism building by 5 p.m. tomorrow, Professor Beth explained.
Positions open are business manager and editor of the Summer Session Kansan, and the business manager and advertising manager of the Daily Kansan for next fall.
1,140 Cast Votes Polls Stay Open Until 6 Tonight
Approximately 1140 students about 25 percent of the student body had cast their ballots in the election by noon today. Polls remain open until 6 p.m.
No trouble with campaigning near the polls by either party was reported.
"About an average vote" was the opinion expressed by persons in charge of the tables in the basement and rotunda of Frank Strong hall, the basement of Marvin hall, and the entrance of Fowler hall. Rush periods of voting were observed during class changes.
Estimated votes by districts were College, 650; Engineering, 190; Business, Fine Arts, Education, Graduate, and special, 245; and Law and Medicine, 53.
You'll Know Winners After Midnight
You will know next year's campus leaders tonight—if you stay up late enough after midnight.
Election results will be available as soon as the tabulation of votes is completed. Guy Ashcraft, chairman of All-Student Council's elections committee, said today.
Votes cast in the election will be counted beginning at 7 p.m. in Frank Strong hall, Ashcraft announced.
The presidents of the four parties,
Mary Margaret Gaynor, Robert Hol-
son, Nick Netois, and Lois Thompson;
and like them, will count from each party will count the votes.
Prof. E. O. Stene and Prof. W. R. Maddox, of the political science department, will be in charge of the counting.
Concert By Violinist Tonight in Fraser
Miss Fredell Lack, violinist, will appear in concert in Fraser theater at 8:20 tonight. The concert, the final event of music week, is open to the public.
Miss Lack was chosen by the University Concert Course management to present the annual Young American Artist program, a feature of Music Week for many years.
Sonata in E major (Handel), Sonata in A Major (Schubert), Symphonie Espagnole (Lalo), Rondo (Weber-Szigeti), Albumleaf (Wagner - Wilhem), Pertuum Mobile (Strauss - Persinger), Banse de Jeunes Antillaises (Prokofieff - Grunes), and Rumanian Folk dances (Bartok).
A Cappella Choir Has Picnic
The University a cappella choir held a picnic Wednesday night at the home of D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts. 54 members attended After a treasure hunt and a softball game the group sang around a campfire.
Psychology Club To Meet
Dr. Sylvia Allen, psychiatrist of Kansas City, Mo., will speak before a meeting of the Psychology club at 4:30 p.m. Monday, in the Kansas room of the Union on "New Trends in Psychotherapy."
WEATHER
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms today, cooler in extreme west this afternoon. Thunderstorms tonight and in east Friday. Much cooler with strong northerly winds Friday, and in west and central tonight. Low tonight near 40 west and north to lower 50's southeast.