University DAILY KANSAN
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday, Jan. 10, 1946
43rd Year No. 64
Lawrence, Kansas
ETO Manpower Cut;
Senate Calls In 'Ike'
Frankfort, (UP)-The redeployment chief of U. S. forces in Europe assured a delegation of soldiers and WACS today that those with 55 points or better should be out of the theater by the end of February and the 50-pointers by the end of March.
In Washington the senate military affairs committee today appointed a subcommittee to conduct a public investigation of the demobilization controversy.
The group called in army Chief-of-Staff Gen Dwight Eisenhower for a conference.
Hollywood. (UP)—Crooner Frank Sinatra was scheduled to arrive in Mexico City today on his first trip below the border.
UNO Election Downs Eastern European Bloo
London. (UP)—The United Nations assembly met for the first time today, elected Belgian foreign minister Paul Henri-Spaak as its president, and heard a plea by Prime Minister Clement Attlee that it became the "overriding factor in the foreign policy" of the whole world.
The election of the Belgian was a defeat for Russia and the bloc of eastern European countries, which
I sought to elect Norwegian Foreign Minister Trygue Lie by acclamation and avoid the secret balloting.
Officials Optimistic On Strike Situation
(By United Press)
Government labor officials admitted new optimism today in attempts to avert scheduled walkouts in the steel and meat packing industries but feared a nationwide telephone paralysis within the next 24 hours.
Striking installation workers said they would set up picket lines towern around 775 telephone exchanges from coast to coast. Members of the National Federation of Telephone Workers union have pledged to respect the lines.
$10,000 Contributed To Memorial Fund
Ten thousand dollars already have been contributed to the World War II memorial drive and campanile, the current issue of the Graduate magazine will reveal when it is distributed later this week, Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said today.
The total cost of the project is set at about $450,000. Contributions have come so far from interested alumni, Ellsworth said.
China War Over; Plan Democracy
Chungking. (UP) - The long awaited cease-fire order in China's civil war was issued officially today shortly before Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek convened the political consultative council and outlined a program for political freedom and democracy.
The order provided for immediate establishment of executive headquarters at Peiping to carry out the agreements for ending hostilities.
Chiang announced the truce at the opening of the consultative council called to prepare for a national assembly and drafting of a constitutional government.
The Generalissimo outlined a four point program:
"People's freedom—for all people to enjoy all the freedoms, all anti-freedom laws and regulations will be abolished or revised."
"All political parties shall be equal and may conduct open activities within the limit of the law.
"Self-government shall be promoted from the bottom up.
"All political prisoners, except criminals, shall be released."
Chiang promised immediate government action on the program and urged the delegates to work hard toward the goal of achieving national unity.
Gen. Chou En-Lai, Communist representative arriving from the peace conference, addressed the council briefly.
"We not only want to stop the fighting," he said, "but we hope there will never be any more fighting in China among ourselves."
He said he welcomed Chiang's program and said the communists haged for democratization, nationalization, of armed forces and equalization of political parties.
$100 Prize Esssay Contest Opens Today
Opening of the 35th annual Hattie Elizabeth Lewis prize essay contest has been announced by Miss Lulu Gardner, professor of English and chairman of the committee in charge of the contest.
Prizes of $100, $75, and $50 will be awarded for the best essays written by students on the application of the teachings of Jesus to some present day problem.
The contest, open to all students, is a memorial established at the University in 1911 by Prof. George Edward Patrick, Washington, D.C., in memory of his wife, the former Hattie Elizabeth Lewis, a University student. The contest is maintained by funds contributed by Professor Patrick a few months before his death in 1916.
Rules provide that each contestant should hand in three copies of his essay to the Chancellor's office not later than May 6. The essay should be signed with the contestant's assumed name. Accompanying the copies should be a sealed envelope superscribed with the exact title of the essay and should contain both the assumed and real names of the writer, Miss Gardner emphasized.
Essays must be not less than 5,000 or more than 10,000 words in length. They must be typewritten, double spaced, and provided with a table of contents, footnotes giving references to authorities cited, and bibliography.
Awards will be made by the committee and announced at commencement. The essay receiving first prize will be published if considered worthy by the committee and if funds permit.
Other members of the committee are Miss Mattie E. Crumrine, instructor in Romance languages, G. L. Anderson, professor of history; and Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the department of journalism.
Independent Men Elect District Representatives
James Cook, district I, Fred Johnson, district II, and Harry Kishner district III, were elected last night to the Independent council, Eugene Casement, chairman of the Men's activity committee, announced today.
Exam Procedure Changed Slightly
A change in final examination procedure was announced today by Raymond Nichols, University executive secretary.
All classes in general biology will take a final examination Jan. 31, from 3:30 to 5:20 p.m.
All classes in Spanish I and French I classes will be examined Feb. 4. from 3:30 to 5:20 p.m.
This was not included in the final examination schedule published earlier this week.
V-5 Program Begins Next Term
Approximately 80 navy V-5 trainees will be enrolled at the University in the spring semester, Comdr. R J. Baum, executive officer of the navy unit, announced today.
The V-5's will be enrolled in freshman courses and will complete four semesters of college work at the University before they begin pre-flight training at one of the navy's pre-jight schools, Comdr. Baum said.
Students in the V-5 program will remain on active duty for four years from the date of transfer to the grade of aviation cadet, unless separated from the program or released by the navy, Baum stated.
Students in the V-12 program may now transfer into the V-5 program, the commander announced.
The new navy addition to the campus will be housed at Lindley hall. A previous V-5 program on the campus was terminated in July, 1944.
Prof. Geltch To Give Violin Recital Monday
Prof. Waldemar Geltch, of the violi department, will give his 24th annual faculty recital at 8 p.m. Monday, in the Frank Strong hall auditorium.
Miss Ruth Orcutt, associate professor of piano, will accompany Professor Geltch in a program of seven numbers.
Professor Geltch, who has given more than 1300 concerts in 130 American schools and universities, came to the University in 1922, after having taught at state universities in Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Council Decides To Enforce Smoking Rules
The All Student council has cracked down on smoking rules.
Future offenders shall be called before the student court and punished in accordance with council constitutional law, Shirley Corlett, smoking chairman of the council, said today.
A fine of two to five dollars will be charged for the first conviction. For a second conviction, a five to 10-dollar fine will be inflicted. Third offenders risk expulsion from school for the semester.
Smoking is permitted in the following places only:
Three Return to Teach Business Courses
Memorial Union building. Journalism building (press rooms). first floor hall of Green hall, basement hall in Frank Strong hall, first floor hall of the hydraulic laboratory, and the lobby of Snow hall.
Prof. Domenico Gagliardo, Prof. William H. Shannon, and Prof. Jerome Kesselman have returned to teach in the School of Business after leave of absence for war service, Dean F. T. Stockton announced today.
Professor Shannon, who will teach business law, served as a navy commander in the supply corps at Cambridge, Mass.
Professor Cagliardo directed civilian personnel in the army, quartermaster corps, supervising about 40,000 persons. He will teach labor courses.
Professor Kesselman, who was a captain in the quartermaster corps, will teach accounting.
Two former University Instructors, Thomas Hancock and Alfred Seeley, will begin teaching in February. Mr. Hancock will instruct in accounting and Mr. Seeley will teach marketing.
WEATHER
Our Dr. Ashton Reports on Your Soldier's Activity in an Army University
Kansas — Partly cloudy in occasionally cloudy, tonight and tomorrow, with no decided temperature change. Low tonight near 15 extreme west to lower middle 20's east.
'The Best Deal We Had In Service,' GI's Said of Shrivenham
[Editor's Note: Dr. John W. Ashton, then head of the University's English department, was given leave of absence last spring to teach in the Army's university
Shrivenham, England. He spent
air months teaching GIs, and this
is his story of it. Dr. Ashton will
leave Lawrence the end of this
month to become dean of the college
at the University of Indiana.]
By DR. JOHN W. ASHTON
"It's far and away the best deal we have had in the Army."
have had an unanimous judgment of the men, officers and EMs alike, who came as students to the two Universities, one at Shrivenham, England, and the other at Biarritz, France, which the Army set up for men who were waiting to be re-deployed to the States and for those who were being sent to the Army of
Occupation in Germany. The University at Shrivenham opened on Aug. 1 with almost 4,000 students, and that at Blarritz about three weeks later with a like number.
The men's enthusiasm was not hard to understand. In the first place, it meant an almost complete escape from Army routine, except for standing revelle at 6:30 five days a week.
The school at Shrivenham was located in one of he love-liest parts of England, with the famous White Horse Hill three or four miles to the south of us. We were about twelve miles from Wantage where King Alfred was born, about twenty-five miles from Oxford and about sixty from London.
It was a ride of an hour and a half to Stratford on the Avon and the Memorial Theater—and buses ran every night during the Shakespeare season there. The University buildings were substantial brick structures completed by the British
DR. JOHN W. ASHTON
just before the war to serve as an army technical and officers' training school.
Quarters were a little more crowded than a college dormitory ought to be, but after tents, Nissen huts or open fields, they seemed pretty comfortable.
There were the externalities, however. What really interested the students (and is still interesting those at Blairitz) was the fact that here in this pleasant environment they were able to get substantially the equivalent of a summer session's university work given by a group of experienced instructors, about 60 per cent of whom were civilians, though all were in uniform, drawn from educationals institutions all over the United States.
In the English Branch, for instance, about 20 institutions were represented, with three of the members heads of the English departments in their own schools. A standard curriculum was offered, all the way from agriculture to zoology, with a good deal of stress on subjects which called for creative interest on the part of the student.
There was an amazing number of students who wanted to paint, to write stories or verse, to sing and to play musical instruments. There was an equally amazing number who wanted work in philosophy and languages, so that some of these departments were almost literally swamped with students.
Three courses, each meeting five hours a week, was the normal load, but many of the men preferred to take only two. A few ambitious souls asked for permission to take four courses, and of these a very
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