University DAILY KANSAN
* Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1945
43rd Year No. 32
Lawrence Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
U.S. Military Meets, Marines May Leave
BULLETIN
Chungking, Nov. 7. (UP)—Lt. Gen. A. C. Wedemeyer told correspondents in Peiping today that American forces may begin evacuation of North China by mid-November.
Chungking. (UP)—As Chinese Communists claimed their first major victory in the Chinese civil war today, a hurried meeting of top American military commanders in Peiping heightened speculation that the United States may be about to withdraw its 50,000 marines from North China to avoid involvement.
The Communist armies are reported to have won a victory over 100,000 central government troops along the Hopei-Shanshi-Honan provincial border area of North China, west of Communist-dominated Stantung Peninsula.
O'Dwyer Wins in N.Y. CIO Loses in Detroit
New York. (UP)—The New York Democratic party was returned to power today after 12 years as the nation's largest city elected William O'Dwyer mayor with a majority of a quarter-million votes over his two major opponents.
At the same time, in the nation's second most significant mayoral race, in Detroit, CIO leader Richard T. Frankenstein was defeated by the incumbent, nominally Republican, Mayor Edward J. Jefferies.
Cairo. (UP)—British headquarters announced today that 74 Jews were killed and about 300 casualties caused at Tripoli in violent anti-Jewish rioting blamed on irresponsible Arab mobs.
Muncie, Ind. (UP)—The defendant in city court readily admitted being intoxicated the night before. But, he had a novel defense for the other charge—breaking a beer bottle over a cousin's tavern patron's head. "He's my first cousin," he told the judge.
Stalin Absent From Red Ceremony
Moscow. (UP)—Surprise and disappointment swept Moscow today as Generalissimo Stalin failed to appear at the formal ceremonies marking the 28th anniversary of the Red revolution.
In Stalin's absence, his review of the year's achievements was read by Foreign Commissar Molotov and the Generalissimo's traditional Order of the Day to the Red army was signed by Marshall Alexander Vasilevsky, acting for Stalin.
There was no official explanation for Stalin's non-appearance.
Detroit. (UP)—Strike balloting by Ford United Auto workers started 6 a.m. in 37 cities throughout the nation, the regional national labor relations board announced today.
London. (UP)—Winston Churchill expressed hope in the House of Commons today that Britain would not bring pressure on the United States to reveal all the Atom bomb secrets to Russia.
'Little Black Book Holds a New List
Houston, Tex. (UP)—Girls collect a lot of things but police said they held one today with a new record.
The 19-year-old girl was found in a park with a bus driver. A sweet, young thing, the police decided she's been led astray and took her to the station for a fatherly talk.
fatherly talk.
There she showed them her little book with the heading:
"Bus Drivers I Have Known."
Then followed 51 names with corresponding phone numbers and routes.
RAF Jet Plane Sets Record
Herne Bay, Eng. (UP)—A Royal Air Force jet propelled plane, piloted by Eric Greenwood, chief test pilot for the Gloster Aviation company, set a new world's speed record of 606 miles an hour today, shortly after another pilot had raised the mark to 602 miles an hour.
Greenwood made the 606-mile average in his "Yellow Meteor" in four official runs over the Horne Bay course, hitting a high of 612 miles an hour on one.
He broke the record within an hour after his friend group Captain Hugh Wilson had streaked another jet-propelled ship "Britannia" over the same course for a record of 602 miles an hour.
miles an hour. Both pilots flew the course in conformity with rules of the Federation Aeronautique governing official speed tests for aircraft.
The twin test flights broke the accepted record of German pilot Fritz Wendel, who flew a Messerschmitt at 481.4 miles an hour in 1939.
Each pilot took his plane up about 400 feet, circled and sent it shooting past the towers and into the course at the required height of 100 feet.
The runs appeared effortless with the comparative noiselessness of the jet power belaying the fact they were traveling 10 miles a minute.
Behind the planes long pencils of vapor trailed from the twin-engined meteors. ___
Pre-Meds Must Sign Tomorrow for Test
Pre-medical students must register and pay a 2-dollar fee at the guidance office before 5 p. m. tomorrow, if they plan to take the medical aptitude tests Dec. 14, Dr. A. H. Turney, head of the guidance bureau, said today.
guidance to. The test is one of the requirements for admission to any medical school." Dr. Turney said.
Charles Marshall, state architect will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow with the Union operating committee to discuss plans for enlarging the Union building.
The place where tests are to be taken will be announced later.
WEATHER
To Discuss Enlarging Union
Kansas—Mostly cloudy tonight and cooler southeast and extreme east tonight. Little change in temperature tomorrow. Scattered showers north and west tomorrow. Low tonight below 40 southeast and 35 to 40 elsewhere.
Students Help Govern K.U. Malott Explains
The administration and governing force of the University comes from the students as well as from the faculty and other sources of authority, Chancellor Deane W. Malott told the All Student Council last night.
"Your part as a governing body is not that you may enjoy the University now and what it may give you now." Chancellor Malott said, "but that you may help build a university that will give future students a maximum of opportunities."
The Council heard comments on the student book store, which it has proposed and which is now being investigated, and on the recreational problems of the University.
"A survey of recreational needs and wants of the students will be made by a committee from the All Student Council with the help of E. R. Elbel, associate professor of physical education," Chancellor Mallott said.
The council approved an appropriation of $100 for the WSSF fund upon recommendation of Wendell Nickell, chairman of the finance committee.
Four new members of the All Student Council, William Sewell MacFerran, Lloyd Edgar Eisenhower, Charles Frederick Hall, and Shirley T. Corlett, were born in last night.
1. Cornett.
Marvin Eugene Thompson, new chief justice, and James B. Graham, Clyde Edward Jacobs, Richard Wood Young, and Luther Buchele, new associate justices, took oath of office at last night's council meeting.
Brown (and His Foot)
Return to V-12 Unit
Leonard Brown, V-12 senior, who went to the U.S. Naval hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., last month for specialized treatment of a broken foot, returned to the campus Friday. He is attending classes in the new V-12 semester.
Chiapusso's Piano Recital Monday Jan Chiapusso, piano professor, will present his annual recital at 8 p. m. Monday in Fraser theater. The program will consist of selections by Brahms, Bach and Godwsky.
Chiapusso's Plano Recital Monday
Man Shortage Halts Dramatic Production
Production of "The Yellow Jacket" has been canceled, Allen Craton, dramatic department head, announced today. The play was originally to have been presented Dec. 5, in Hoch auditorium.
Professor Crafton gave the following statement to the Kansan: "We have had to cancel the production of 'The Yellow Jacket' for the same reason that has been defeating us for three years—we haven't enough men. Seven of them withdrew from the cast for one reason or another."
Elbel to Assist With Veterans
Dr. Laudon likes teaching geology
Students Know Laudon As Prof Who 'Gets Around
Tennis, hockey, and flying are some of his hobbies. He has played professional basketball. He's a member of the Jayhawk flying club, but says he can't hit the runway yet. He loves to hunt, fish, or look at the side of any hill.
in Lawrence. Before going into the army, Major Elbel taught graduate and undergraduate courses in physical education theory, and was manager of the University's intramural program and of the Kansas Relays.
Dr. Lowell Laudon, geology professor, is a busy man—
leave.
Major Elbel will have regular office hours and will be available for conferences with veterans on all problems. Chancellor Malott stated. The major's wife and three children, two of whom are University students, live in Lawrence.
of the Kansas Reconna-
tion Major Elbel has been working in the army air force convalesce
training program, at Randolph Field,
Texas. He previously was assistant
training officer for the Headquarters
Central Technical Training command,
St. Louis, Mo., and was director of
military training at Scott Field, Ill.
He was born in Redwood Falls, Minn., and started to travel at an early age with his father, who was a lawyer.
Double Penalties For Holiday Cuts
Major E. R. Elbel, former associate professor of physical education at K.U., has returned to the University as assistant to Dr. Leonard Axe, director of the University's veterans bureau, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
Double cuts will be given to students absent from their classes the day before and after Thanksgiving vacation and all other University holidays, the Chancellor's office announced today.
Dr. Laudon travels every summer. He loves to travel -anywhere, just as long as he hasn't been there before.
The Major, now on inactive duty after serving three years and eight months with the Army air corps technical command, will receive his discharge after a 60-day terminal leave.
Besides hiking over rarely explored mountain passes in Alaska, exploring jungles in Central America, digging gold, taking pictures, and hunting fossils, he has, in his lifetime, been dean of men, and assistant registrar and he now teaches geology in the University.
better than any other work, because it's fun he says to interest students in geology. Freshmen give him great pleasure.
He has not always known he wanted to be a geologist. While a freshman in college, he wanted to be a lawyer, when a sophomore, a football coach, and then, when he was a junior he decided to become a geologist.
Dr. Laudon received his bachelor's his master's and his doctor's degrees in geology from Iowa university in 1928, '29, and '30. Three previous years of college he spent at Iowa State Teacher's College. "At Iowa State there were 4,000 women to 400 men" Dr. Laudon exclaimed.
Dr. and Mrs. Laudon were married in Iowa in 1930. They have three sons, who are 30 months, ten and 11 years old respectively. Mrs. Laudon does not accompany her husband on his trips. "Where we go,"
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Independents Win Four Places In Frosh Election
Adsit Defeats Gear By Four Votes; All Margins Close
Four Independent-P. S. G. L. and one Pachacamac - Greek women's party candidates were victorious in yesterday's freshman election, Jean Templeton, chairman of the elections committee, announced today.
committee, and anne Duane Adsit, P.S.G.L. candidate for president, defeated George Gear, Pachacamac candidate, by the smallest majority recorded in the election, Adsit receiving 242 votes, and Gear, 238.
and Gear, 238.
Joanne Cockreham, Independent candidate for vice-president, defeated Patricia Ellledge, Greek women's candidate, 242 to 230. Margaret Elisabeth vanderSmissen, Independent, received 244 votes for secretary-treasurer, to 236 for Duke Burt, Pachacamac.
Alice Jane Peterson, Independent candidate for All-Student Council, defeated Mary Jean Moore of the Greek women's party, 148 to 100. Frank Davis, only winning Pachacamac-Greek women's party candidate, defeated Wilbur Noble, P.S.G.L., 124 to 105.
Votes were counted last night in the Pine room of the Union by the All-Student Council elections committee, and representatives of each of the campus political parties. Prof. E. O. Stene, council faculty adviser, supervised the counting.
Flying Jayhawks Sprout Wings
"Pop" Tipton, flight instructor at the airport, has weaned all little Jayhawkers. The Flying club is on its own now.
After landing from their first solo,
with comments varying from "I didn't
even miss the instructor," to
"I was rather disappointed," all ten
members of the class admitted that
it's more fun after you get used
to it.
Those who soled include Joy Howland, Evangeline Pratt, Riehard Wilhoit, Clyde Lunger, Kenneth Higdon, Prof. L. R. Laudon, Ann Newcomer and Sue Newcomer. The veteran of the group, Thomas Bailey, sooled late in the summer and has a total of 70 hours in the air. Shirley Cundiff is trailing him for top honors with 35 hours.
Darwin Letter of 1882 Sent to Brewster
A letter written by Charles R Darwin, world-famed for his theory on evolution, has been received by Prof. R Q. Brewster of the chemistry department.
The letter will be placed with other valuable documents in Watson library, Professor Brewster said.
rary, Professor J. Dated April 10, 1882, nine days before Darwin's death, the letter was written to the late Prof. F. E. Todd of the University. Darwin commented on an article written by Professor Todd and asked him to send seeds of several American plants for experimentation.
The letter was sent to Professor Brewer by Professor Todd's son, Ernest, of El Dorado. Photostatic copies have been made and are available to scientists.