Friday, October 26, 1945
Friday, October 26, 1945
43rd Year No. 24
Lawrence, Kansas
University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Penicillin Finders Win Nobel Prize
Stockholm. (UP)-The 1945 Nobel award in the field of physiology and medicine will go jointly to Sir Alexander Fleming, Dr. Boris Chaine and Sir Howard Walter Florey for their discovery of penicillin, the Nobel prize committee announced today.
Washington, (UP)—President Truman said today the stability of the Philippine government is threatened by a Philippine guerilla army which has not disbanded. He ordered High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt to undertake an immediate investigation of "agarian unrest" in the islands.
Tokyo. (UP) - Gen. Douglas MacArthur tonight ordered immediate confiscation of all weapons from the Japanese after American troops seized another $5,500,000 in bullion and $2,500,000 worth of radium stolen by the Nazis from Czechoslovakia.
Fought Japs 3 Years Now Joins Army
San Diego, (UF)—As a civilian, Dwight Wing, 25, fought for three years with a guerilla band in the Philippines.
When he returned to the United States, he registered for selective service and was ordered to report for a physical examination, whichever he passed.
He was inducted today.
Asuncion, Paraguay. (UP)—Paraguay extended diplomatic recognition today to the new Venezuelan revolutionary government headed by provisional president Romulo Bettancourt, thus becoming the first American country to establish diplomatic relations with the new Venezuela regime.
Washington. (UP)—The house military affairs committee today approved legislation to return to the United States for burial the bodies of members of the armed forces and civilian war department employees who died on foreign soil after Dec. 7, 1941.
London. (UP)—Exploding mines washed up by a gale raging through its fourth day caused damage reminiscent of the German air raids along the south coast of England today.
Washington. (UP)—President Truman's Navy day speech tomorrow in New York dealing with foreign policy will be "probably the most important" he has made since he became president, the White House announced today.
Truman to Discuss Wage-Price Issue
The President will present the government's reconversion wageprice program directly to the people in another radio address next Tuesday night.
Detroit. (UP)—Chrysler corporation employees today followed the General Motors pattern in voting overwhelming sympathy for strike action to back pay demands.
Washington. (UP)—Industry can raise basic wage rates at least 24 percent without increasing prices, Reconversion Director John W. Snyder told President Truman today.
Ley Ends Life With Bath Towel
Nuernberg, (UP)—A mud-splattered American ambulance today carted away to a potter's field on the outskirts of Nuernburg the flabby body of Robert Ley, Nazi labor front boss who killed himself rather than face trial as a war criminal.
In a barren cell of Nuernberg prison next to that of Rudolf Hess, Ley fashioned a crude noose from a bath towel last night and hanged himself from the overhead flushing lever of the toilet. He gagged himself with dirty rags torn from his underwear to stifle his large goons.
Ley's grave was unmarked, and officials said the site would be kept secret to thwart possible Nazi plans to find it.
Prison officials absolved the guard before Ley's cell of any blame for the suicide. The guard explained that he saw nothing suspicious through a slit in the cell door until Lev was dead.
Other Nazi war criminals held with Ley for trial next month were not told immediately of the suicide. But flurries of activity at the prison made it impossible to conceal the fact that something had happen in cell no. 9 where he had been held.
Justice Robert H. Jackson, chief American prosecutor of war criminals, said investigators would consider the legality of testimony given by Ley in examinations preparatory to the mass trial.
PSGL Selects Freshman Nominees
Duane Adsit, army air corps veteran, has been nominated for president of the freshman class, and Wilbur Noble has been nominated for representative to All-Student council by the Progressive Students' Governing League, Guy Aschcraft, general secretary, announced today
Nominations for other freshman officers will be made by the Independent women's political party for the Independent-P.S.G.L. ticket. Petitions must be filed in the Independent office with 25 signatures by noon tomorrow, Rosemary Harding, Independent women's political chairman, explained today.
Kathryn O'Leary was elected Pan-Hellenic council secretary Tuesday, Jane Miller, president, announced today.
The council decided exchange dinners between sororities will be continued. Miss Miller said each sorority will be limited to two closed weekends during the first semester.
Kathryn O'Leary Elected Pan-Hellenic Secretary
Primary elections for Independent freshman women will be held Monday.
New council representatives are Martha Yingling and Kathryn O'Leary, Kappa Alpha Theta; and Sarah Heil, Gamma Phi Beta.
Jenson Heads Greek Council
Interfraternity council officers elected last week are William Jenson, president; Vincent McCabe, vice-president, and William Marshall, secretary.
Soviet Visitor To Tell of Russia At Convocation
An Englishman who was attached to the Russian army in the first world war, will discuss "Russia Now" at an all-University convocation at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hoch auditorium.
He is Sir Bernard Pares, English author and authority on Russia. With the Russian army from 1914 to 1917, he received the Soldier's Cross and Medal of St. George.
The speaker, who is professor of Russian history, language, and literature at the University of London School of Slavonic Studies, has visited Soviet Russia several times since the last war. His books include a history of Russia, and "Russia" published in 1940.
Class will be shortened to 35 minutes.
Piano Quartet Plays In Hoch Monday
The First Piano quartet will open the University concert series in Hoch auditorium at 8:20 p.m. Monday.
The quartet is the only group performing simultaneously at four pianos, according to Dean D.M. Swarthout, of the School of Fine Arts. Members are Adam Garner, Vladimir Padwa, Frank Mittler and Edward Edson. Each is an experienced musician and arranger, and has played solo parts with leading European symphony orchestras, Dean Swarthout said.
Activity tickets will admit students.
No Navy Day for K.U.
No observance of Navy day tomorrow is planned on the campus, Capt. Chester A. Kunz, University N.R.O.T.C. commander, announced today. Almost all the navy men are on leave.
Band Elects Officers
Arnold England is the newly elected president of the University band. Other officers are Donald Livingston, vice-president; Kenneth Johnson, secretary-treasurer; Frances Sartori, social chairman; Patrick Thiessen, business manager; Robert Fountain, member at large; Frank Stalzer, student conductor; and Alice Hobbs and Arnold Englund, librarians.
Crafton Announces 'Yellow Jacket' Cast
the tentative cast for "Yellow Jacket," first all-school dramatics production of the year, was announced today.
Players chosen are Orville Roberts, Harry Lees, Virginia Davis, Ruth Ann Bird, Margaret Gosney, Chester Boyd, Betttylu Cespedes, James Nelson, Haney Scott, Richard Johnson, Clinton Hurley, Kathleen Howland, Joy Godbehe, Nancy Goering, Glenna Mae Thompson, Dorothy Savage, Bertrand Morris, William Vandiver, and George Spelvin.
Richard Ong, George Clark, and Charles Martin are property men.
Whip Wichita Gridders Cry
The Kansas football eleven plans to use Wichita university as a rebound board to spring back into the winning traces when the Wheatshockers entertain their intra-state Big Six football brother at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Lawrence stadium.
Thirty-four Jayhawkers left this morning and will work out late this afternoon at the Wichita stadium field. Norman Pumphrey and Frank Burke. V-12 linemen on leave, will join the squad there.
The 100-piece K.U. band got an early start this morning, in order to give concerts at the various Wichita schools. Jayhawk rooters will stream south from the campus today and tomorrow.
With even odds prevailing right down to game time, a crowd of more than 10,000 is expected when the two eleven square off in their first meet since 1937. After the 39-7 spanking at the hands of Oklahoma, the Jayhawkers have been groomed on rugged scrimmage and lengthy offensive stints this week.
Odds Are Even
The Jayhawkers will carry a weight advantage for the first time this season. The two probable starting lineups average 181 pounds each, but Kansas boasts a 10-pound pull in the backfield.
Shockers Are Fast
The Mt. Orcad team is slated to open with an unprecedented array of freshmen. The seven yearlings who will answer the opening whistle are Max Kennedy, right end; Duke Burt, tackle; Larry Channell and John Dickerson, guards; and Dick
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Kappa's, Beta's Lead Grade List; Greeks Top University Average
Honorary fraternities and sororites top all K.U. organizations in scholarship for the fall, winter and spring semesters of the school year, according to figures released today by the registrar.
The grade point average of the honorary fraternities and sororites was 2.25.
Next high were active members of national sororities, with non-sorority women running them a close third.
The non-fraternity men emerged with a 1.53 average, ahead of the active members of national social fraternities, who tallied a 1.34 average. Uninitiated fraternity pledges with a .98 average shared the cellar with the uninitiated sorority pledges whose average was .92.
whose average The average for all women. 1,67 compared with an average of 1,46 recorded for all men. The all-fraternity average including all national social fraternities and sororites, totaled 1.60 which nosed out by .02 the all-university average of 1.58.
Top honorary fraternity and the highest average by a single group was Sigma Xi, for students in science, with 2.84; with Pi Kappa Lambda, music organization, taking second with 2.75. Of professional fraternities Phi Delta Kappa for men in education led with 2.72 followed by Scarab, architectural fraternity, with 2.14.
Watkins hall had 2.15 and Miller, 2.05. Battenfeld hall, scored 1.90 and Carruth averaged 1.84.
Among national sororities, the leaders were Kappa Kappa Gamma with 1.85, and Gamma Phi Beta with 1.84. Leaders among social fraternities were Beta Theta Pi with 1.50, and Delta Upsilon with 1.47.
OK, F.P.A.----
This Time
You Stumped Us
By ANNABELLE SAYLOR (Daily Kansan Staff Writer)
"You're wrong, Mr. Adams, the colors are crimson and blue," a number of students shouted.
The expert stumped the students last night when Franklin P. Adams declared, "The University of Kansas colors are maize and blue!" and waved his maize and blue tie to illustrate the point.
F.P.A. felt better today.
His "evening of innocent merriment" last night turned out to be an evening of pain for the radio wit and newspaper columnist, who took two treatments Thursday for a severe sinus attack.
"Your athletic colors, yes, but not the official colors," Mr. Adams replied.
"Mr. Adams is correct!" Allen Crafton, professor of speech, told the students. Professor Crafton was master of ceremonies at the question session after the lecture.
"I'm glad to be in Kansas where my talk doesn't sound funny," Mr. Adams said. "I'm from Illinois, and Kansas and Illinois have the same bad speaking accent—we both sound our R's."
"I'm used to public speaking, but not private speaking," he added. "Where I live in Connecticut, in the 'little gray home in the red,' I don't talk much. In Illinois I was taught not to interrupt.
"The subject tonight is education, but I never did like that. A sassy song we sang in the first grade soured me, but a song we sang in the fifth grade made me like it less.
"I don't talk about my children because I don't like to hear about other people's kids," he said. "My second son is a Phi Beta Kappa.
"Troubles followed me to the University of Michigan. I flunked a history course, and didn't get revenge on the teacher for 45 years. Then I refused to send him tickets to 'Information Please.'
"I wrote newspaper columns for 39 years and have been on 'Information Please' since April, 1938," he added. "Now if I miss a program we don't eat; I can't save money with four hungry children. I might even go naked if I miss next week's program. I'm too small to wear my kids' clothes, and they're too big to wear mine."
Mr. Adams was disturbed during his address, he said, but he was happier this morning as he sat in the chancellor's office and chatted with various faculty members.
Mr. Adams' lecture was the first of the University's Community Lecture course series.
The speaker looked like a very ordinary human being today, with a day's growth of beard, turned up shirt collar, and a hair-comb that was rugged at the edges. He chewed on a stale cigar, and occasionally tugged at orange-and-green striped socks.
WEATHER
Kansas—Increasing cloudiness tonight and tomorrow. Slightly warmer northeast and north central tonight. Low temperatures 40 to 45. Warmer tomorrow.
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