Conference Must Be Ratified Streit Declares
Houses to Fly Flags For Campus Parley
"Woefully inadequate as the San Francisco conference may be," Clarence Streit, Federal Union representative who spoke here Saturday, declared, "we should accept the fact that it is better than none at all and ratify it."
Mr. Streit, author of "Union Now" and who returned from the San Francisco peace conference, met with students and faculty in the Kansas room of the Union building for an informal discussion and question period. Delegates for the University's mock conference attended the lecture after a meeting to make plans for next fall.
The leader said that the San Francisco conference is merely another league but has made more progress than Geneva because it mentions human rights. He also added that there is no more in the present conference to prevent another war than Geneva accomplished. Individual Must Be Free
"When the individual is raised to a body, the cause of conflict is not eliminated but rasied to a mass conflict," he stressed. "It is important to transform the relation of a state from a mass to mass, to a man to man state."
In other words, he concluded, conflict can be reduced only by reduction to the individual. This is organizing for peace. But this individual must be free or the plan will not work.
Reports by the executive board chairmen were presented to 20 delegates from organized houses in a meeting in the Pine room before the lecture, Pat Grahm, head chairman, announced today. She said that a special room may be provided where stuednts may have
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Ed Zimmerman Poetry Winner
Edward Zimmerman, College senior, has been awarded first prize of $50 from a total of seventeen entries in the Carruth poetry contest, for his poem "Pride — and a Prayer," John E. Hankins, professor of English, has announced.
Patricia Maxwell, College freshman, received second prize of $25 for her poem "The Snow Melts." Rosalie Erwin, College sophomore, received third prize of $15 for her poem "The Renter."
Honorable mention was received by Norman Jean Boyle, junior in the School of Business, for "This is Tomorrow," Wanda Erhart, College freshman, for "Landscape in Red and White," and Joan Jay, Fine Arts freshman, for "A Vision of Nirvana." They will be awarded books of poetry for their achievement.
Judges of the poetry were Robert Penn Warren, a poet, novelist, and critic; Leslie Rutledge, who received his master's degree in '32; and Professor Hankins.
The first three winners will have their poems published in the Jayhawker next year, Professor Hankins said.
The Carruth Poetry Memorial contest is held annually. There are no restrictions on the length of the poems, or the subject matter.
BULLETIN
The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet at 4:30 Tuesday in the auditorium on the third floor of Frank Strong hall. —Deane W. Malott, president.
Daily Kansan
42nd YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1945
The W.E.C. book exchange, located in the sub-basement of the Union building, is launching its regular end-of-the-semester book - buying drive. Their only source of used text-books, according to Betty Liebbrand, manager, is from the students here on the campus. Teachers are asked to cooperate by reporting any change in texts to the book exchange this week.
338 to Receive Diplomas; Two Semesters Next Year
NUMBER 176
Aileen Virginia Ainsworth, Norma Lee Anderson, Patty Lou Armel, Joanwill Williams Bauer, Doris Marie Bixby, Carla Meam Black, Beverly Bohan, George Griffin, Kathleen Wynne, Michael meyer, Betty Ann Bredouw, Alice Loun-Brown, Geneva Glen Brown, Nanc
A total of 338 candidates will receive graduate and undergraduate degrees in the 73rd annual commencement of the University, June 24, Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff, registrar, announced today.
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Book Exchange Open Now Until Saturday
Of this total, 171 are women and 167 men, including 74 graduating under a Navy program and 40 in the Army program.
Those who are graduating are: Bachelor of Arts.
The University returns to its normal schedule which includes only one commencement each year with the exception of the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Architecture, which will continue their accelerated wartime schedule of three semesters a year. These schools will maintain their three semester plan as long as the army and navy training programs continue.
The book exchange will be open from 8:30 to 12:20 and 1:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday this week. For students who have late finals, it will be open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, June 23. A buyer from a large wholesale house will be there Thursday through Saturday and will purchase many of the texts that are no longer used on this campus.
The book exchange will be open during the summer session under the new manager, June Peterson.
Music Camp, After Two-year Lapse Expects 180 High School Students To Enroll Here July 2--August 12
More than 180 high school students from twelve states are expected to enroll in the eighth annual Midwestern Music Camp to be held on the campus this summer from July 2 to August 12, Russell L. Wiley, director of the camp, announced today. The estimate was made on the basis of enrollments already completed by students from ten states.
Planned for a six-weeks period this summer after a lapse of two years, the camp will bring some of the nation's best known music conductors to the campus.
Hepworth Chosen Mortar Board Head At Initiation Service
Eugenia Hepworth, Fine Arts junior, will be president of Mortar Board next year. Beverly Bohan, retiring president, said today.
Other new officers announced at the initiation service held at the Hearth Friday night were Elizabeth Bixby, vice-president; Mary Morrill, secretary; and Dolores Sulzman, treasurer.
Elizabeth Baker, Julia Ann Casad,
Frances Janes, Charlotte Price, and
Betty Jeanne Whitney were also
initiated into Mortar Board.
Thirty-five members of the active and alumnae chapter were present to assist in the ceremony. Mrs. Andrew Hamilton, president of the Lawrence Mortar Board alumnae, welcomed the new initiates.
Table decorations were carried out in gold and silver, the Mortar Board colors.
Among twelve guest conductors of national reputation to be featured are Ralph E. Rush, Cleveland, member of the national music committee for competition for bands and orchestras of the National School Band and National School Orchestra associations; L. Bruce Jones, Little Rock, president of the National School Band association; James P. Robertson, Spring, Mo., former president of the Southwest division of the Music Educators National Conference; and T. Frank Coulter, Joplin, Mo., nationally known adjudicator in instrumental music competition festivals.
The session is sponsored by the School of Fine Arts and conducted by the Department of Band and Orchestra. Included on the program besides musical training in band, orchestra, and chorus, are such activities as swimming, horseback riding, tennis, soft ball and other organized sports.
In addition to the high school students, approximately seventy-five University students and music supervisors will take part in the band and orchestra divisions of the camp playing the full four hours a day with those musical groups.
Eisenhower Welcomed Home from Europe; Gives Highest Tribute To Fighting G.I. Joe
Graduates' March On Mt. Oread Is One of Many Old Traditions
To the graduate of recent years, and to many a spectator, no sight has ever been more impressive than the long line of graduates marching down from Mt. Oread in the twilight of a June evening.
Washington—(INS)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, welcomed home from his victory in Europe by a grateful nation, today modestly disclaimed personal credit for the destruction of the German war machine and gave credit to the G.I. Joees and their allies.
"Ike" paid a glowing tribute to America's fighting allies, (Great Britain, France, and Russia), to the people at home who produced the fighting machines; to the late President Roosevelt, and Prime Minister Churchill. Most of all he praised G.I. Joe.
To those who have been denied the privilege by the vagaries of bad weather there has been bitter disappointment.
"He has conquered them all . . . none of these battlefields (of Africa and Europe) has seen a more worthy soldier than the trained American."
K. U's striking commencement process, lovely from the stadium against the University skyline, was initiated in the graduation of 1924.
Eisenhower stood in his jeep grinning and waving to the masses of well-wishers. As he reached the pentagon, he said, "We always got what we needed when we sent for it. For that we thank you."
The first commencement was held in 1873 in the unfinished chapel of University hall, now known as Fraser. The procession from the hill south of Spooner-Thayer museum to Fraser was made by twos with the band leading, followed by students, the graduating class of four, faculty, regents, town, county and state officers, United States officers, the chancellor, and the orator for the occasion.
Commencement exercises have not varied greatly since that first commencement day. There has always been a baccalaureate sermon, a class day exercise, the commencement program, and a final celebrating dinner. As the years passed, and the number of graduates increased, reunion of alumni became (continued to page four)
Little Variation In Exercises
21 Boys Chosen For Summerfield Scholarships
Competitive Exams Given to 150
Twenty-one boys from Kansas high schools will receive the Summerfield Scholarship award, a four-year all-expense paid course at the University, Dean Paul B. Lawson, chairman of the Summerfield committee, announced today.
The 21 recipients were selected from 150 high school seniors who took preliminary exams. April 7. Later the number wa snarrowed to 40, to enter the finals.
Paul Epler, Norton; James N. Farley, Jr., Hutchinson; Franklin F. Eearing, Lawrence; Delmar F. Harris, Concordia; James C. Henderson, Wichita East; Charles W. Marsh, Salina; Norman R. Miller, Wichita North; Wilbur B. Noble, Leavenworth.
The winners include Robert L.
Bailey, Lawrence; James R. Bow-
den, Wichita East high school; Dean
Collins, Junction City; John Crump,
Lakin; Robert L. Davis, Wichita
North; Hal M. Davison, Fort Scott;
Stanley M. Englund, Salina
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B-29's Open New Jap Attack
(International News Service)
Four hundred fifty American superfortresses opened a new phase of their campaign against Japan today, blasting four of Nippon's smaller cities with approximately 3,000 tons of fire bombings.
Returning crew members said that the four-pronged assault achieved excellent results against industrial areas which probably are engaged in producing, among other things, Japan's suicide planes. Two cities on Kyushu and Honshu were raided before dawn, and fires were left spreading in each of the four target areas.
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Eight Will Receive Teaching Positions
To receive teaching positions through the Teacher's Appointment bureau, are eight graduating seniors and K. U. alumnae, H. E. Chandler, head of the bureau, announced today.
Bertha Cummins, A. B., 1945, will teach mathematics in the high school at Olathe next year.
Ellen Wagenfield, B. M. E. '45 will be supervisor of music in the schools at Wilson next year.
Idabelle Bradley, A. B., 1945, will teach social science in the high school at Eureka next year.
E. H. Stelting, M.A., 1941, will be principal of the Tampa High school next year. He has been at Canton since 1942.
B. L. Margason, M.Ed., 1936, for the past three years superintendent of schools at Kanapolis, has been elected to a similar position at Madison for next year.
Margaret Kubitschek, graduate student, will be instructor in English and dramatics in McPhrison high school for the coming year. She has taught in Glasco High school the past five years.
Ura Plaster, A. B., 1926, who has taught at Paxico during the past year will teach English in the high school at Reading next year.