J.C.E.
University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, April 11, 1946
43rd Year No. 120
Lawrence, Kansas
World's Fair Grounds New UN Site
New York. (UP)—Mayer William O'Dwyer offered to UN Secretary-General Tylgve Lie the Municipal building at the World's Fair grounds for use of the United Nations general assembly which will meet Sept. 1. The offer was accepted by Lie.
Washington. (UP)—Maj. Gen. G.
B. Erskine said today that one reason veterans often have to pay $75 for a suit is that too much material is going into the production of women's clothing.
His goal is to get each veteran two suits for $75—one for work and one for dress.
Tokyo. (UP)—The Communist party showed unexpected strength today in early returns from the Japanese national election, but the darkhorse Social Democrats and the powerful conservative-minded Progressive and Liberal parties led by large margins.
Reds Refuse Demands In Balkan Treaties
London. (UP)—Russian refusal of three Anglo-American demands has deadlocked consideration of Balkan peace treaties by the Big Three foreign ministers' deputies in London.
Soviet-proposed drafts of treaties with Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary fail to include provisions for equality of access to the Balkans for trade and economic relations, freedom of access to the Danube and limitation of the size of future armed forces of these countries.
Washington (UP)—President Truman today presented the 1945 Collier's award for distinguished congressional service to Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg; and Rep. A. S. Mike Monroney.
(By United Press)
The labor department moved today to restore negotiations in the coal dispute, which accounts for nearly one-half of the nation's 653,000 strike tilted workers.
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach arranged separate meetings with officials of the AFL, United Mine Workers union, and soft coal operators.
Gromyko Will Devote Full Time to UN
New York. (UP)—Russia's action in relieving Andrei A. Gromyko from his ambassador duties to give full time to the United Nations Security council was regarded today as further proof of the importance the Soviet attaches to the work of the UN.
Gromyko has been replaced as ambassador to the United States by Nikolai V. Novikov.
Shanghai. (UP)—Chinese messengers for American and British news services agreed to end their strike today after the Bureau of Social Affairs ordered their salaries raised to $65,000 a week—$35 in American money.
Washington (UP)—The Pearl Harbor committee received testimony today that the United States was trying to arrange with Japan for save evacuation of marines and civilians from north China up to an hour before the sneak attack on Hawaii.
Chungking. (UP) — Government quarters charged today that "tenes of thousands" of Communist troops are streaming into Manchuria and efforts to break the National-Community deadlock over Manchuria again has failed.
U.S. Supports Polish Demand
New York. (UP) — The United States will support Poland's request for full United Nations Security council discussion of the Spanish question, which is coupled now with Nazi atomic and rocket scientists working in Spain, official sources revealed today.
However, it probably will continue to oppose any council action against Generalissimo Francisco Franco unless Poland produces some air-tight evidence of Franco's sponsorship of Nazi atomic and war weapon research.
Injection of the atomic issue into the Franco Spain problem appeared to ease the earlier Anglo-American rigid opposition to council discussion of Spain.
Poland seems assured of getting her case against Spain on the council's agenda, as it takes only seven votes of the 11-member council to do so. But for council action afterward, the seven votes must include each of the Big Five.
Poland dropped the atomic bomb issue into the council's lap unpeeled and without warning late yesterday, and the State department substantiated in part some of the Polish charges.
American official sources said Secretary of State James F. Byrnes had instructed Edward R. Stettinius, American delegate, to support to the hilt Poland's request to discuss the Spanish situation and to present her evidence to the council.
Although the United States is opposed to Security Council action against France Spain, it also has become the chief advocate in the council of letting any United Nation present to the council any situation which it thinks threatens world peace.
Meanwhile, council delegates settled down to what they hoped would be a quiet four-day recess. No major meetings are scheduled for today. Tomorrow the delegates will attend the memorial services at Hyde Park, N.Y., on the first anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's death.
K.U. To Buy Surplus Airplanes For Use in Flying Instruction
The University plans to purchase six to eight army and navy surplus airplanes through the Reconstruction Finance corporation, to be used in flying instruction, Prof. William M. Simpson, of the aeronautical engineering department, has announced.
The University will purchase a 100-by-40-foot steel building for use as a hangar. The Lawrence city council has given the city engineer authority to approve the University's request that the hangar be placed at the Municipal airport northeast of the present airport building.
'F.D.R. Still Lives'
The building is ordered and will be erected as soon as the building and grounds department constructs the cement floor, Professor Simpson said.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, America's longest - termed president, died a year ago tomorrow, but his precepts and principles live on, Daily Kansan Editor-in-Chief LeMoyne Frederick points out on Page 2.
Navy 'Coach' Also Is From 'Husker State
Capt. John V. Peterson, U.S.N., new commanding officer of the N.R.O.T.C. and V-12 program, thinks that his new duties will be "interesting and along the same lines of training I've been engaged in for the last 20 years."
Captain Peterson received his bachelor of science degree from the United States naval academy at Annapolis, Md. He also attended Nebraska university and is a graduate of the primary flight and advanced aviation school at Pensacola, Fla. In 1918 he decided to make the navy his career because of the opportunity to get into aviation.
His last command was the U.S.S. Santee, an aircraft carrier, which was engaged in the Okinawa campaign. From 1941 to 1943 he was in command of patrol wing 10 which was engaged in the Philippines, Java, and Australian campaigns. Capt. Peterson has taught flying, advanced aviation and ship naval tactics.
"I have a wife and a 14-year-old daughter in California who will join me in June. I'm having the usual trouble getting suitable accommodations for my family," he said.
Capt. Peterson holds the legion of merit, distinguished flying cross, distinguished service cross awarded by the Netherlands, presidential unit citation, U.S. army unit citation and campaign ribbons for World War I and II.
"I am especially interested in athletics and I hope we beat Nebraska next year in football," Capt. Peterson smiled.
Any University Student Is Eligible To Win $2,500 White Literary Award
Friday Is Fee Deadline
Friday is the last day for enrollee in the nine-week term to pay their fees, according to Karl Klooz, bur-sar. Veterans must have their fee cards stamped at the business office not later than Friday. A 50c fine will be charged the next three days, after which enrollments may be canceled.
'Beer' Law Partially Lifted
University students may have both beer and dancing in the same establishment—although not simultaneously — county commissioners decided Wednesday.
The decision, which eases the previous restriction against beer and dancing licenses to the same establishment, came after the county leaders had numerous meetings with K.U. and city groups, among them the Jayhawk Veterans club.
The amendment passed by the board of county commissioners yesterdy allows dancing in establishments serving beer between 8:30 p.m. and midnight, but also provides that no beer shall be sold on those nights between 7:30 p.m. and midnight.
Roy Borgen, Dine-a-Mite owner said that unless present OPA regulations are changed, he will have to sell beer in preference.
"All my profits come from the sale of food and beverages, since I make no charge for dancing, and unless the OPA will let me assess a slight cover charge for dancing, I won't be able to go along with the amendment," he explained.
The Golden Arrow, on Route 5, will continue to sell beer but, according to the manager, "some arrangement may be worked out so that dancing will be allowed three evenings a week."
The present Country club policy is not much affected by the amendment. At many of its dances before the prohibitive regulation, the manager said that "no beer was sold."
The only change in policy to conform with the amendment will be to extend the "no beer" idea to all dances. Beer will continue to be sold during the hours when no dancing is held.
Atomic Conference Tonight
Members of the University's Atomic Age group will attend the Lawrence Atomic energy conference at 7:30 tonight at the Plymouth Congregational church, 925 Vermont street. All students may attend.
Eileen O'Connor, Miss Florence Black Chosen Queens
The Hill Is Lighter—10 Tons of Dandelions Are Gone
Eileen O'Connor, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Miss Florence Black, mathematics professor, shared the spotlight as dandelion queens yesterday, after the digging had stopped at 6 p.m. and 2,369 bushels had been tabulated.
laborated
Raymond H. Wheeler, professor of psychology, received the degree of "Doctor of Dandelion Day," wearing a mortar board with a dandelion tassel.
The coronation was rushed through at 7 p.m., when the first drops of the rain, which had threatened throughout the day, began. Charles Wright, founder of Dandelion in 1941, crowned Miss O'Connor, who had polled more than
300 votes, with a dandelion cornet. Attendants were Joan Larson, Chi Omega; Emily Hollis, Corbin hall; Rosemary Gaines, Gamma Phi Beta; and Sarah Smart, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Kapp. the rain increased, students danced for a few minutes in the street in front of Bailey chemical laboratory, for the benefit of Mark Kauffman, Life photographer, then went home for umbrellas.
went home for dinner.
Mr. Kaufman said his pictures were for a feature, "Spring Hits the Campus," to be in next week's issue, for which pictures are being taken all over the country.
The Y.W.C.A. food booth, forced by the rain to close early, after served only about 750 of the
expected 2,000 with hot dogs, potato chips, baked beans, cokes, and ice cream bars, wrote off its loss as "a service to the University." Some of the surplus food was bought by the navy and Mortar Board, and more was sold in organized houses later last night.
Today, buildings and grounds workers had the task of removing the 10-ton stack of wilted weeds from Fowler grove, repairing the turf uprooted by over-zealous diggers.
University officials estimate that the students had saved them about $1.400 in dandelion digging expense in return for the 90 minutes of work lost by dismissing classes at 4 p.m.
Details of competition for an annual literary award of $2,500, second largest award given to one school in the nation and which will be known as the William Allen White Award in Creative Writing, were announced today by the William Allen White School of Journalism in cooperation with the publishing firm of G. P. Putnam's Sons.
"This is an award of major importance being exceeded only by the Hopson literary awards at the University of Michigan," Dean J. H. Nelson, chairman of the English department, said today. "Its value for this campus can be seen when one realizes that competition is to be limited to students enrolled here."
The award will be offered beginning in 1946-47, and the first winner will be named at commencement in June. 1947.
Any University student, including graduates and junior faculty members taking work toward advanced degrees, will be eligible.
Freshmen and sophomores enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are expected to see their advisors either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, Dean Paul B. Lawson announced today.
The types of writing which may be offered are a novel, a volume of short stories, a full length play or volume of short plays, a book of essays, a biography, a collection of poems or a cultural or interpretative study of contemporary society.
If no manuscript of sufficient distinction is submitted during any year the award will be withheld.
The winner of the award will receive $1,000 from G. P. Putnam's sons as a gift and $1,500 will be an advance against royalties on the work when published. The company will have the right tq negotiate for publication of any manuscript submitted.
Manuscripts must be submitted to the dean of the School of Journalism six weeks before commencement of any year and he will be the cx-officio chairman of a committee to do preliminary reading and to aid the selection committee.
The selection committee is made up of Chancellor Deane W. Malott; Frederick Babcock of the Chicago Tribune; and Kenneth L. Rawson, head of the editorial department of G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Veterans Organize College Chapter
Freshmen To See Advisors Next Week
The names and office hours of the advisors are posted on the College office bulletin board opposite 229 Frank Strong hall.
An organization meeting of the campus chapter of the American Veterans committee was held in the Kansas room of the Union Wednesday. Eighteen veterans are charter members.
Douglas MacLeod, field representative of the organization, spoke on the accomplishments and organization of the college chapter.
Russell Barrett, College scholar,
was elected temporary chairman.
Other officers elected were Anne
Saucier, graduate student, secretary;
and Evan Stevens, graduate
student, treasurer.
A publicity and plans committee consists of Richard Kreesing, College freshman; Kenneth Runyon, College junior; Roy Harmon, Graduate student; Everett Bell, College senior; and Ralph Kessler, College sophomore.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair today, tonight and
Friday. Somewhat warmer today
and Friday. Low 30 west to 40-45
east tonight.