University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1945
43rd Year No 43
Lawrence, Kansas
Nazis Had Poison Gas Before War Began
Nuernberg. (UP)—Germany manufacture of poison gas on a mass basis more than a year before the outbreak of war, evidence at the war crimes trial revealed today.
Orders to start turning out poison gas on a massive scale were issued by Herman Goering on July 12, 1938, the evidence disclosed.
The notes did not explain why Germany failed to use poison gas during the war.
Truman, Tex. (UP)—It's going to be official. The tiny town of Trumann, Texas, named for the president, is going on the map.
Details on the newly-chistened town just east of Dallas are easy: Truman has 200 citizens and nine business establishments.
McNarney Predicts 10-Year Occupation
Frankfurt. (UP)—Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, new commander of American forces in Europe, predicted today that the Allied occupation of Germany would continue for at least 10 years.
The strict denazification program in the American occupation zone will continue Gen. McNarney announced
Washington. UP—Six west coast congressmen today introduced identical resolutions calling on President Truman to order immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops, transports and supplies from China.
Tokyo. (UP)—Emperor Hirohito, opening the extraordinary session of the Japanese diet, today urged passage of a law giving votes to women and other legislation to make Japan more democratic.
Top U.A.W. Officers To See Schwellenbach
Detroit. (UP)—Six top officers of the United Automobile Workers union (CIO) will meet with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach and his conciliation aides tomorrow in connection with the nationwide General Motors strike.
DeSoto. (UP)—One worker was killed and three others, including Dench Pritt, Lawrence, were injured when powder exploded in a "rollhouse" at the Sunflower ordinance works here late yesterday.
Damage was estimated at $15,000.
Washington. (UP)—The United States, leading a move to clear Iran of foreign troops, already has ordered American forces and installations evacuated by the end of December.
Vienna. (UP)—Almost complete returns from yesterday's Austrian national elections showed a landslide defeat of the Communist party today in what was generally regarded as a Conservative-Socialist protest vote against the Russian occupation.
Boston. (UP) — The famous old Phoenix Coffee Mills, situated in Boston's Cornhill, always keeps a bowl of cracked ice on its counter so customers can cool their coffee quickly.
Bowling Alley, Billiard Room In Union Plans
A bowling alley, a billiard room, and a larger ballroom are included in proposed plans for additions to the Memorial Union, George M. Beal, professor of architecture, and Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, told students Tuesday night at a meeting in the men's lounge of the Union.
Dean Werner showed slides of the proposed additions and Professor Beal explained the pictures.
The proposed bowling alley is to have six lanes, and the ballroom is to have an opening on the terrace to the south. Professor Beal said.
Dean Werner stated that the state allows the University to issue bonds for $300,000 for Union buildings, and if bonds are issued, no more than that can be spent.
Other possibilities mentioned by Professor Beal in the proposed plans were a larger soda fountain, enlarged cafeteria, and three private dining rooms.
"The plans are still under study and are not final, so they may be changed if students desire and the committee sees fit," Dean Werner added.
Hurley Resigns, Slams Diplomats
Washington, (UP)—Patrick J. Hurley resigned today as U.S. ambassador to China with a charge that professional diplomats in the state department are sabotaging the basic principles of American foreign policy.
Hurley said in a blistering critique of the U.S. foreign service that "in diplomacy today we are permitting ourselves to be sucked into a power bloc on the side of colonial imperialism against communist imperialism.
"Our professional diplomats continuously advised the Communists that my efforts in preventing the collapse of China's national government did not represent the policy of the United States."
A third world war "is in the making." Hurley declared. The answer, Hurley said, lies in two directions. First, he said, the "secrecy which has shrouded the actions of the state department" must be eliminated to give the people correct basic information on which to form judgments.
He said the professional diplomats also advised the Chinese Communists not to accept unification with the Chinese national army unless the Communists were given control.
Second, there must be "a complete reorganization of our policy-making machinery beginning at the lower official levels" to coordinate the nation's economic and diplomatic policies and give "loyal and intelligent implementation" to the nation's international policy as laid down by its top leaders.
The "K-Union," official publication of the Memorial Union, will be distributed at the Midweek Wednesday, Joan Harris, editor announced today.
'K-Union' Will Be Distributed At Midweek Wednesday
WEATHER
Kansas-Clear to partly cloudy, not much change in temperature tonight and tomorrow.
At Long Last, A Chance to Save on Texts Campus Book Store OK'ed
After more than 30 years of wishing and discussing, students soon will operate a campus book store.
"Plans for the book store should be under way by February," Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today, after the state board of regents had authorized establishment of cooperative book stores in the five state schools.
"It is up to the All-Student Council and the Union operating committee to decide the location of the store," the chancellor said.
As soon as a location and someone to run the store are found, definite plans will be made, he added.
Cooperative book stores at other state schools in this region save students at least 10 per cent on books and supplies, and work with faculty members to prevent book shortages at the beginning of each term, a Council survey, beaded by Wendell, Nickell and Helen Howe, recently reported.
The store will operate on one of two plans:
Books will be sold at local prices and profits returned to students at the end of each year or the prices of books sold to students will be as near cost is possible.
The idea of a campus book store began at the University in 1910, when men students sold shares of stock in such a venture for $10 a share. Discouraged by local merchants, the project soon was discontinued.
Soon after this, University women sold used books in Fraser hall. Gradually, a more permanent establishment developed.
The book exchange in the Memorial Union basement, originally operated by the Women's Self-Government Association, now is supervised by the Women's Executive Council, and sells used books at a 10 per cent profit.
University Employee Hit by Motorcycle
Mrs. Frances Sheehan, 1028 Hermont street, was struck by a motorcycle at the corner of 14th and Oread near Green hall at 12:35 p.m. today. Mrs. Sheehan is employed in the physics department of the University, and is the wife of James Edward Sheehan, a freshman in the college.
Mrs. Sheehan was taken to Watkins hospital. Officials report that she is "apparently not seriously injured."
Two Army veterans, Norman Stewart, 1146 New York street and Kenneth Hickman, 1119 New Jersey street said they were riding on the motorcycle at the time of the accident.
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K.U. to Offer New Sociology Course
To meet the demand for more social workers, a new graduate curriculum in social work will be established at the University, Deane W. Malott, chancellor, announced today.
Graduate students will be able to receive one year of specialized professional training fitting them for positions in public welfare departments, child-placing agencies, family welfare organizations, and character building agencies such as the Boy Scouts and Y.M.C.A.
Under this plan, the senior year and the first year of graduate work will be co-ordinated. During the graduate year students will spend one semester in class work, one semester doing actual field work in an agency, and will complete their work in a summer session, or they will take their field work concurrently
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It's the Boys Who Are So Partial To Helen Rhoda--She Says
attend the McDowell Colony.
As a University booster, she has
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By ELIZABETH TRIPP
A campus character who is famous for her ability to express herself vividly is Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes, professor of English.
As a teacher, Miss Hoopes has a reputation for being partial to boys.
"I don't know why they say I'm partial to boys," she says, "It's the boys who are partial to me."
She formerly taught speech and dramatics at the Dillonbck School of Expression and at her home studio. She wrote plays and Christmas operetta for children, directed plays, and has had considerable amateur theatrical acting experience.
Miss Hoopes was the first woman editor of the Daily Kansan. She received no credit because technically a woman could not hold the position at that time. However, she wrote for every section except society and sport news.
She wrote poetry for 10 years, and much of it has appeared in national poetry magazines. She was the third Kansas poet selected to
PROF. HELEN RHODA HOOPES
21 Candidates To Be Presented At Midweek
Candidates for "Miss Student Union", who will be presented at the Midweek tomorrow, were announced today by Joan Woodward, chairman.
They are Dona Lou Kelly, Westminster hall; Mary Billings, Campus house; Virginia Powell, Miller hall; Barbara White, Sigma Kappa; Betty Jo O'Neal, Gamma Phi Beta; Sue Taylor, Hopkins hall; Shirley Wellborn, Locksley hall; Virginia Joseph, Kappa Alpha Theta; Joyce Mahin, Chi Omega; Lee Duncan, Alpha Omega Pi.
Elizabeth Shaw, Ricker hall; Doris Neve, Foster hall, Eloise Hodgson, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Lois Temple, Watkins hall; Barbara Varner, Pi Beta Phi; Doris Dennis, Harmon Coop; Mary Louis Mathews, Delta Gamma; Joyce Wormom, Sleepy Hollow hall; Judith Quiros, Corbin hall, Virginia DeWald, Joliffe hall; and Marilyn McAlister, Briar Manor.
Social chaimen from men's organized houses, Miss Woodward said, who will act as judges, are J. Bertrand Mpris, Phi Delta Theta; William C. Richardson, Sigma Chi; John Danneberg, Tau Kappa Epsilon; Charles Dixon Kennedy, Pi Kappa Alpha, George Gail Stout, Carruth hall.
Federick Charles Huffman, Battenfield hall; Richard Baxter Cray, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; David Robert Bonebreak, Delta Tau Delta; Gene McLaughlin, Phi Kappa Psi; John Kenneth Higdon, Sigma Nu; and Leonard Hartigan, Phi Gamma Delta.
Advanced ROTC Plans Outlined
Circular letters have been sent to all veterans in the University to acquaint them with the requirements and benefits of the proposed advanced R.O.T.C. course, Capt. John D. Bradley, commanding officer, announced today.
The beginning class in the R.O.T.C. program will be held Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m., unless suggestions for a better time are received by the instructors, he continued.
The class will be open to veterans who have completed at least six months of active duty and male students who are high graduates of military schools. Pay of about $18 a month will be paid these advanced students.
These letters set forth the credits allowed for military service, the conditions, qualifications, and instructio nprogram of the new course, Capt. Bradley said.
Spanish Club to Meet
The Spanish club will meet at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in room 9, Frank Strong hall.
J. M. Osma, professor of Romance languages, who was born and lived in Spain, will speak in Spanish and moving pictures about Spain will be shown.
Art Club to Elect
The University Art club will elect officers at its second meeting at 8:30 tonight in the Kansas room of the Union. All design, drawing and painting, and art majors are invited according to Miss Marjorie Whitney, of the design department, and Prof. Karl Mattern of the drawing and painting department, club sponsors,