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Phone, Rail Strikes Hover on Horizon
Two more crippling strike threats faced the nation today as the railroads and telephone operators voted to call nation-wide work stoppages unless wage demands were met.
The National Federation of Telephone Workers has authorized the calling of the greatest telephone strike in history, but President Joseph A. Beine declared that the federation was "willing to meet the company more than half way to avert a strike."
Daily Kansan Photo by "Hank" Brown
A nationwide strike call to the engineers and trainmen who run the 300 railroads almost certainly will be issued within 10 days, union officials disclosed.
The big question mark was whether the order would set an immediate strike date, tying up all the nation's main railroads, or fix a date 30 days later, which would allow time to negotiate union demands for a 25 per cent wage increase and operational changes.
Americans Banned From Czechoslovakia
Frankfurt. (UP) — American military and civilian personnel have been banned from Czechoslovakia under a new order issued by the Prague government, U.S. army headquarters announced today.
No explanation was given for the surprise order, which stipulated that, effective Feb. 17, no clearance would be granted to travel to or within Czechoslovakia.
Washington. (UP) President Truman today signed into law the "Employment Act of 1946," a compromise employment measure which he said was a start toward a healthy economy although he had hoped for a stronger bill.
Washington. (UP) A new program for stimulating the production of lower-priced clothing was disclosed today by economic stabilization chief Chester Bowles.
He did not go into details but said the new program would not only assure a larger supply of clothing but also would result in improvement of quality.
A-Bomb Production Still U.S.'Trade' Secret
Washington. (UP) — Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said today the secret "know-how" of the atom bomb is still in the exclusive possession of the United States government.
Byrnes told a news conference specifically that neither the Canadian nor the British governments ever were given the secret of atom bomb production during the war.
Consequently, he said, that secret could not be involved in any international espionage plot in Canada.
Topka. (UP) —War Secretary Robert Patterson today wired Gov. Andrew Shoeppel, promising maximum cooperation in placing unused army housing facilities at the disposal of veterans, single or married, who are attending college.
The Kansas governor said he would continue to study means of having the empty army housing units moved from abandoned posts to college areas where they are needed.
The promise of assistance involved no authority to move such housing units from government sites. Veteran students would commute from abandoned army posts to colleges.
Text-Hungry Students 'Mob' Book Stores
This is why we flunked that quiz today, Professor—we were waiting in line to buy books, and once we squeezed in the bookstore, we met a jam like this. That veteran in the front row (William Ellis, College sophomore) looks like he's adding a bit of prayer in an effort
K-State Blaze Causes $100,000 Damage
Manhattan (UP) -Damage from a fire which last night destroyed the veterinary hospital at Kansas State college today was estimated at $100,- 000 by college authorities.
Origin of the blaze, discovered about 8:30 pm. by a Puerto Rican student, Rosendo Cordero, had not been determined. College authorities said the building, erected in 1923, was not insured.
The fire started in the straw loft of the three-story building. A fire signal blown on the power plant whistle on the Kansas State campus brought hundreds of fire-fighting students to the scene.
Students and instructors led animals which were hospitalized in the building to safety. Many of the animals were blindfolded before students could lead them from the burning building.
Students, many of them World War II veterans from the campus trailer village, fought the flames with chemical extinguishers and a two-inch hose until the Manhattan fire department and a fire fighting unit from nearby Ft. Riley arrived at the scene. The blaze was brought under control shortly after midnight.
A cow which was too ill to walk, was carried from the second floor of the animal hospital on a door by 16 students.
Many laboratory records were saved from the flaming building and after entrances to the hospital had been closed because of the intensity of the blaze students broke in windows to secure personal laboratory equipment and books. ___
A tentative cast for the play, "Hay Fever" to be presented for two performances in Fraser theater on March 7 and 8 was announced today.
Nine Are Chosen For Cast of 'Hay Fever'
Members of the cast are Glenna Mae Thompson, John Feist, Margaret Gossey, Robert Keonig, Robert Haney Scott, Edith F. Lessenbon, Joan Woodward, Joy Godbehere, and Harold Harvey.
to get waited on. Even supplication didn't help, though, because there still were hundreds of texts which hadn't arrived, and which the bookstores promise "when they come." This picture was taken in Rowlands at the height of the text-buying rush last week.
Text Book Shortage Becomes More Acute
Additional books have been added to the critical book shortlist last and are urgently needed. If you have any of these, you can help by taking them to the nearest bookstore:
Writing and Thinking, Foster.
Principles and Types of Speech, Morroe.
John Brown's Body, Benet.
Organic Chemistry, Feiser and Foenick.
Psychology and Life, Ruch.
Roche Spanish Bookstore.
Psychology of Abnormal People, Morgan.
English History, Lunt.
No Stone,
No Workmen,
No Pavilion
The dance pavilion, west of Potter lake, is still only a concrete slab surrounded by sticks indicating where the picnic ovens will be. The wiring for the lights has been installed.
"If you know where we can get a skilled stone mason, you know when the dance pavilion will be completed," Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, said today.
Do you like to dabble in gravel? If so, you may dance earlier this spring by helping bring the dance pavilion to completion.
stated If difficulties of obtaining material and the shortage of labor can be eliminated, the dance pavilion will be ready for the use of University students this spring.
Further construction has been delayed until the architect's designs for the ovens are received and the necessary stone material arrives, Ogden Jones, water laboratory geologist in charge of the project, stated.
Frye to Illinois Meeting
Frye of Minors Board Dr. John C. Frye, assistant state geologist, is in Urbana, Ill., this week, attending the annual meeting of the American State Geologists association.
Friday Is Deadline For Course Changes
Friday is the last day that students enrolled in the College or Liberal Arts may make changes in their enrollments. College enrollees who wish to add to their program, drop courses, or change sections should do so after Friday, Dean Paul B. Lawson announced today.
The University will accept late enrollments this semester only by individual application. Late enrollment is to be left to the discretion of the deans of the different schools and the registrar will permit late registration only if the student has permission of the dean.
Student Help Needed
Student stenographers and cafeteria help are needed, Miss Marie Miller, assistant adviser to women, announced today. Students who want to work may turn in their class schedules to her.
'Best Cartoonist'
Will Win $25 Bond
The more than $50 in prizes in the Daily Kansan's campuswide cartoonist contest will be distributed among six winners, the Contest Editor announced today.
First prize will be a $25 victory bond, and will be awarded to the student cartoonist producing the best humorous drawings suitable for Daily Kansan reproduction.
Second prize will be $10 in cash, and third prize, $5 cash. Three other honorable mention awards will consist of a full semester's subscription to the Daily Kansan, sent to the winners' homes or any address they supply.
Alpha Delta Pi defeated Kappa Kappa Gamma 30 to 17 last night to become women's intramural basketball champion. Details on page 4.
AD Pi's Beat Kappa's For Championship
Five Members Help Fill ASC's Many Vacancies
Five new members were sworn in at the first spring meeting of the All-Student Council last night, leaving five chairs vet to be filled.
The newcomers are Emily Hellis, Glenn Warner, Carroll McCue Mary Jane Zollinger, and George Caldwell.
The other two places, left by the resignations of Shirley Corleft and Mary Margaret Gaynor, College students, will be filled this week by appointment by the Greek women's party, a spokesman said today.
At a meeting of Fachacamac, Greek men's political group last night, three of the five remaining places were accounted for by the appointment of George Darsie, Richard Nelson, and Homer Evans to replace Leonard Brown, Cecil Langerford, and Frank Davis. The three men members will be sworn in next week.
Six new zones have been suggested to provide necessary parking space for approximately 175 new applicants for parking permits, Emily Stacey, parking chairman, told the council last night.
New zone areas include space along Mississippi street, beside the Union building, Lillac Lane, the road off West Campus behind Snow Hall, and the driveway to Military General Hospital. Sozee said that the lot behind Robinson gymnasium, zone 7, might be made more accessible.
"If we cannot find enough room for all students who have applied for permits," she explained, "we will have to face those considered least necessary."
In commenting on plans for establishing a combined bookstore and recreation room in the Union building, Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, said that a small retail bookstore and a larger recreation room would be possible if book storage space can be found elsewhere.
No decision concerning the recreation room and its location can be made until the final report of the bookstore committee is made in two weeks, Dolores Custer, recreation chairman, said.
Jane Peterson, Helen Stark, and Mary Jane Zollinger were appointed as a committee to investigate possibilities of locating a central lost and found bureau on the campus.
The K.U. 1945-46 calendar report was presented by Dixie Gilliland, Publications chairman. Expenses totaled $763.50, and receipts, $864.30, leaving a balance of $195.80.
Emily Hollis, Caroline Morris,
and Lois Thompson, were appointed to investigate establishing lunch room for students who bring their lunches.
The committee also will consider the request for approval of a second issue of the "Bitter Bird." new campus humor magazine. The first issue is scheduled to appear April 1, and the proposed second issue would be released June 1.
A new vice-president was not elected last night because all vacancies have not been filled, and the vice-president is elected from the Council, Eugenia Hepworth, president, explained.
K.U. Oratorical Contest Will Be Judged March 5
An all-University oratorical contest will be held March 5.
The contest, open to all University students, will consist of original speeches limited to 1300 words or to 10 minutes speaking time. A first prize of $15 and a second prize of $10 will be awarded to the two winners.
WEATHER
Kansas — Fair and warmer today and tonight. Low tonight in the 30°s. Thursday increasing cloudiness, somewhat warmest east and south.