University DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, April 30, 1946
43rd Year No. 129
Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
lot to Assassinate MacArthur Revealed
Tokyo. (UP)—A plot to assassinate Gen. Douglas MacArthur by and grenades and pistol fire during Communist May Day celebration tomorrow, has been discovered by allied Headquarters Intelligence officers, it was announced officially to say.
A headquarters announcement said U.S. and Japanese military police were searching for the alleged ring-sadder, Hideo Takayama, of the Japanese overseas police force, on a tip from a fellow plotter whom Takaya unsuccessfully tried to poison. They hoped to take him into custody within 48 hours, a headquarters official said.
Milan. (UP)—Italian police announced today they had discovered an arsenal of Russian-made arms and munition, together with two radio transmitters and receivers, in Milan. Authorities believed the arsenal belonged to a local political party. No connection had been established between the arms cache and the unrest arising after the theft of Benito Mussolini's body from a Milan cemetery.
Russia May Consent To U.S. Treaty Plan
Paris. (UP)—Russia has indicated willingness to place the American 8-year treaty for German disarmament on the Big Four conference genda, it was learned today, possibly in return for concessions to Soviet point of view.
An American spokesman said the conference has adopted Molotov's suggestion that uncontroversial problems be dealt with first and more difficult questions later.
He said this was the reason the council has agreed to delay consideration of the Dodecanese issue and of the American 25-year treaty proposal.
Navy medical officers said headquarters of the system would be located at Guam. A 300-bed hospital is already under construction there.
Washington. (UP) - The Navy has established a chain of hospitals and floating "ambulances" in the Pacific to provide modern medical care for 100,000 natives who have relied chiefly on witch doctors.
Barcelona. (UP) — A bomb exploded today at the base of a monument erected in 1939 to commemorate the victory of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil war.
The monument was not seriously damaged by the blast, but the statue, a bronze figure of a woman representing victory, was overturned by the explosion.
Washington. (UP)—The lady who signs the president's monthly pay check retires tomorrow at the age of 70.
10. She is Mrs. Helen B. Smith, treasury department worker who has been writing out the checks in long hand since 1938. She signs each one "H. B. Smith."
Jews Go On Strike Against U.S. Troops
Landsberg, (UF)—Four thousand Jewish residents of the Landsberg displaced persons camp went on a hunger strike today, shouting "down with Americans" in an upoarious dispute with occupation troops.
Approximately 1,000 Jews marched to the camp gates shouting protests against the arrest of 20 comrades following Sunday's riot against Germans at the camp.
The Play Is Fine But Who Knows What It's About?
BY VERA STROBEL and CHARLES ROOS (Daily Kansan Staff Writers)
Lily Sabina, the maid, isn't the only one who doesn't understand the play, "Skin of Our Teeth." A first-nightger audience which saw Thornton Wilder's 3-act comedy last night in Fraser theater left fully entertained but with a big question as to just what the play was about. They saw it but couldn't believe it.
The play will be presented again tonight and tomorrow at 8:15 p.m.
"Skin of Our Teeth" traces George Antrobus, the average human being, through fire, flood, and frost, not to mention a couple of detours with Lily Sabina, the eternal vamp, and leaves him still optimistic about the future at the final curain.
Built around the idea of the indestructibility of mankind, the play races from the Ice age to Atlantic City beauty contests, while the lights flash off and on, the players wander down into the audience, and parts of the scenery threaten to topple over and mash the cast.
Although the literary antics of Mr. Wilder, in breaking all the rules of play production, placed a heavy load on amateur actors, the play was well received by a near-capacity audience.
Beverly Sus Presley, who portrayed Lily Sabina, the giddy maid, was the outstanding character and "stole the play." Herk Harvey in the difficult four-character role of George Autrobus carried out the mission. George Howland was splendid as the dull, never changing wife, Maggie.
Mary Booth as Gladys and Robert Mickle as Henry, the children, held up their parts during the play. Edith Fleming Lessenden came as a surprise in the second act as the fortune teller, whose portrayal carried an otherwise dull and dragging act.
Probably the high spot was the final scene of act one, with the glacier moving down on the Antrobus home. Maggie tries to convince George that the world is worth an attempt at saving, while Lily Sabina conducts a chorus of neighbors in "Jingle Bells."
A presentation of the department of speech and drama, "Skin of Our Teeth" is directed by Prof. Allen Crafton. Supporting players are Fred Thomas, JoAnn Tindall, Margaret Gosney, Louine Brown, Mary Schmidt, Mary Ella Barber, Bettyl Cepesde, Susie Bartlett, John Eliott, Nicholas Schmidt, Vincent Baker, Gerald Wilson, Robert Williams, Haney Scott, Buford Trible, and Don Harilins.
Summer Session Schedules Are Ready
Schedules of classes for the summer session, to begin June 18, are available at the College, registrar's offices or at most of the offices of other schools of the University, Dean George B. Smith, director of summer session, announced today.
James K. Hitt, registrar estimates that 4,000 students will attend the summer session. Students in school now will not need to register for the term. he said.
Eighty-five afternoon courses are offered this year, most of them laboratories. Only one afternoon class was scheduled last year. There will be 69 7:30 classes, most of them five hour courses lasting two hours, but no 12:30 classes will be offered.
The program for the session is:
June 18, 19, 20, orientation for all new undergraduate students; June 20, registration; June 21 and 22, registration and enrollment; June 24, classes begin; July 4, holiday; August 15, 16, 17, final examinations.
The Senior students whose names are listed below constitute the highest ten per cent in scholarship in their respective schools:
These We Honor. . .
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
JOSEPHINE ABBITT
LEE ALEXANDER
BETTY JANE ANDERSON
BETTY BALL
MARY ELLA Barber, Pi Lambda Theta
EARL BARNEY
RUSSELL BARRETT
MARGARET Botkin
JULIA ANN CASAD, Mortar Board
ROSE COUCHILIN
JOYCE DURALL
BETTY JO EVERLY
HELEN HIRD
FRONZENA JACKSON
CLYDE JACOBs, Sachem
SUE JAMIESON
FRANCES JANES, Pi Lambda Theta,
Mortar Board
KENNETH JOINSON
WILMA JUNKER
Jean KAUFMANN, Phi Beta Kappa
HAZEL LLOYD
BOOKSTORE
JEAN MANSUR
SARAH MARKS
MARILYN MCEWEN
BETTY BIXBY McKENZIE, Mortar Board
MARY MORRILL, Phi Beta Kappa,
Mortar Board
BETTY JEAN NELSON
VERLYN NORRISE
WENDELL NICKELL, Phi Beta Kappa
ELZABETH PRENTICE
CHARLOTTE FRICE, Pi Lambda Theta,
Mortar Board
GEORGIA REINHART
PHYLLIS SINGER
MARIEL SWATER, Phi Beta Kappa
VIRGINIA STEPHISON
ANNA MARIE STEVENS
JEAN STODARD
MARIAN THOMSON
MARY JANE VOCT, Pi Lambda Theta
BEVERLY WATERS, Phi Beta Kappa
SHIRLEY WILLS
SALMAN ZURIYE
ESTER DUDEGON, Beta Gamma Sigma
RUSSELL HALVerson
MAX HEWARD
EDWARD MOSES, Beta Gamma Sigma
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ROBERT F. NORRI, Beta Gamma Sigma
CLIFFORD REYNOLDS, Beta Gamma Sigma
BARRARA SHERRARD, Beta Gamma Sigma
JEAN HATCH SIULL, Beta Gamma Sigma
LAVINIA MARGARET BOWER
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MARY FLORENCE LYTH
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
GEORGE F. ADAMS
GEORGE F. ADAMS
DAN H. BARTLETT, Sigma Tau
LEONARD C. BROWN, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Tau
DORIS B. CHAPMAN, Tau Beta Pi
PRESTON R. CLEMENT, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Tau
RUTH G. GREEN, Tau Beta Pi
RONALD A. HAYENGA, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Tau
REX E. PAULSEN, Tau Beta Pi
ROBERT E. SMITH, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Tau
HILDRETH L. STONG, Tau Beta Pi,
Sigma Tau, Sachem
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
DONNA GLORVICK
SIDNEY M. HAHN, Mu Phi Epsilon,
Pi Kappa Lambda
EUGENA HEYWORTH, Mu Phi Epsilon,
Mortar Board
DALE ALLEN ROGERS, Pi Kappa Lambda
ETHEL Schwartz, Delta Phi Delta
SCHOOL OF LAW
RICHARD W. YOUNG
MARSHALH BREWER, Alpha Omega Alpha
HOWDIN FKN, Alpha Omega Alpha
ROBERT JENSON
EUGENING NINGER, Alpha Omega Alpha
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
ELDON RICH, Alpha Omega Alpha
AXLEXANDER SHIFRIN, Alpha Omega Alpha
RAYMOND STOCKTON, Alpha Omega Alpha
HAROLD VOTH, Alpha Omega Alpha
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
BETTY J. WHITNEY, Mortar Board
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Donald Alderson, 1945 Honor Man, Had 'Cooperative Spirit, Impeccable Character'
Being chosen Honor Man for the class of 1945 is just one more honor for Donald Alderson, who chalked up more than his share of honors during his four years at the University.
President of the Independent Student association during his junior year, last year he was president of
DONALD ALDERSON
the senior class, and a member of Sachem, honorary organization for senior men. He served as a student representative on the World War II Memorial selection committee, and is a trustee of the University Memorial association.
He held a Carruth hall scholarship for four years, being graduated from the School of Business with 126 credit hours and 239 grade points. He was a Carruth hall proctor, and a member of the Inter-Residence Hall council.
"Don had a fine co-operative spirit." Dean Frank T. Stockton of the School of Business commented today, "He was extremely loyal to the University. He had good balance and judgment, he was unselfish, and he was interested not only in his own field but in all aspects of the University. He kept abreast of what was going on in the world, and was recognized as a young man of impeccable character."
Alderson is employed by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company at Topeka, and plans to be married in June to Betty Jean Whitney, Pharmacy senior, a member of Mortar Board, and president of the School of Pharmacy and of Sigma Kappa.
K.U. Pays Tribute To Top 200 Student Leaders
The University recognized its leaders in scholarship and service today in the annual Honors convocation in Hoch auditorium.
More than 200 students were named as tops in their studies and in leadership and activities. Miss Nora Wahn, author and traveler, spoke on "The Challenge Life Makes to Every American Citizen."
Miss Wahn spoke of the conditions in Europe where some people still receive the luxuries of the world while others are dead in the streets from starvation.
Donald Alderson, Business graduate, was named Honor Man of 1945, and John Kirk received the annual Phi Sigma biology award. New members of Mortar board, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Pi KappaLambda, Delta Phi Delta, Mu Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Xi were announced.
"Even if all the food were evenly divided," she pointed out, "there still would be starvation. We alone cannot cure that situation, but we can help to stir others into acting."
The complete list of honors is as follows:
Mortar Board (National honor society
with distinction) well, Dixie Billie, Bille Hamilton,
Helen Howe, Patricia Penney, Junc Peterson,
Stacey Locia, Lois Thompson, Octavia
Walker
Phi Beta Kappa (National hooncy society for students in the liberal arts)—Josephine Abbitt, Lee Alexander, Betty Ball, Mary Ella Barbon, Russell Calloway, James Chase, Joyce Durell, Helen Hird, Clyde Jacey Sue Jamison, Frances James, Kenneth Johnson, Wilma Junker, Hazel Lloyd, Jennifer McNutt, Michael Sarah Mackey, Betty Jean Nelson, Verlyn Norris, Margaret Elizabeth Prentice, Charlotte Price, Georgia Lee Reimbart, Phyllis Singer, Virginia Stephenson, Anna Winslet, Stuard, Slodard, Shirley Wills, Samuel Zweifel.
Elections to Pi Kappa Lambda (National honor society in music)-Martha Lee Baxter, Sidney Hepen, Eugenia Hepean, Jill McNamara, Margaret Merrifield, Allen Rogers.
Elections to Tau Beta Pl* (National honorary society in engineering)--George Adams, Dan Bartlett, Dean Bowden, Stanley Jervis, Herbert Foster, Robert Moore, Robert McJones, Leslie Phliblah, Tyron Schuerman, Richard Shea, Robert
Elections to Delta Phi Delta (National honorary society in art)—Carolyn Campbell, Howard Canifl, Helen Dietzel, Dorothy Feldkamp, Austin Harmon, Barbara Meyer, Nancy Miller, Geraldine Nelson, Ellen Connor, Shirley Curran, Billy Peterson, Sarah Snart, Nancy Tranium, Juanaita Washington, Mary Yost
Mu Pih Epsilon (Honor society in ouste
Reitz, Eliza Walker, Brenner, Beverly
Reitz, Eliza Walker)
Sigma Xi (National honorary society in science) — Leon Bradlow, Edison Greer, Kenneth Hoffman, William Schechter, Stephen Stephanu.
Freshman Show May 30 Canceled
To avoid competition with the Memorial Drive benefit show, plans for the freshman class show have been abandoned, Elizabeth Vander-Smissen, secretary, said today.
"The class will sponsor a housewarming for the proposed recreation farm instead, if the University decides to undertake that project," Miss VandertSmissen announced.
The show, which was suggested last November as a means of promoting class spirit and unity, was to be given May 30. A program had been planned and talent was requested from each organized house.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair, except cloudy with light rain extreme southeast, slightly warmer west and north today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Slightly warmer north, low in the 50s. Fair east, increasing cloudiness west Wednesday followed by showers and cooler northwest late afternoon.