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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
Glee Clubs In Concert Tonight
Feature by Men's and Women's Groups To Be Selection From 'Boris Godounof'
A departure from the usual method of producing choral effects will be seen for the first time on the Campus when Jack Laffer, student director of the club, leads the organization from the line.
A varied program that includes everything from a comical skit done in the manner of the Ritz brothers to grand opera done in the manner of the Metropolitan will be heard tonight at 8:20 in Hoch auditorium University Men's and Women's Gala Clubs combine their annual concert.
The Jayhawk male quartet and a women's choir of twelve voices directed by Roberta Cook, f3a, 30; led by Johnny Berry in a program well-balanced throughout.
The program will include:
LAWRENCE KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1958
Coronation Scene from "Boris Gaudouff" (Moussorgsky), tenor solo
Loren McCormick, baritone solo–
Loren Dorsey – Combined Glee
New Method of Directing
These four mud buffoons that appear in "The Serenderaes," a humorous musical sketch written and directed by Jack Laffer, c29, will vault about in front of special scenery built for the act in the same wild way that earned them at least four curtain calls from every audience that saw it on the club's recent tour.
Another high light of the evening is a chorus of more than one hundred mixed voices singing the "Coronation Scene" from the opera "Boris Godoundo" by Moussorgsy, in which the soils are sung by Claude Dorsey, c'38, and Loren McCormack, b'38.
"Nymphs and d. Faurs" (Rameau-
Ambrose); "The Cobbler's Jie," Engl-
air air; "Star of Love" (Albenzio-
Oiliver); "Swing Low, Swing Cheat-
Charlot" (Burleigh - Page) — Women's
Glee Club.
"Brothers Sing On 'M'" (Gregic)
"Sylvelin" (Singing-Baldwin), solo
-Bill Arnold, *e*'40; "Land-Sighting"
-Claude Drude-Menin's Glee Club
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*Sylvia* ( Speaks - Nichols);
*Vieni* ( Arr-Nichols). First
soprano: Vera Caruthers, ed 38; Lehnen
Schlotzhera, f.38. First alto: Ehlenv
Burns, f.40; Greene, ed 39; Oppenauer,
Horteness Harra, f.41; Helen Meyer,
f.32. Second alto: Lenora Grizzell,
ed 41; Miriam Redm, f.43; Third
Small Choir To Sing Group
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Spring Swingers were gathered in Fraser theater last night doing lots toward tying up and ironing out what promises to be the classiest of any musical comedy ever produced at any college. Before throwing mud, let us hand us an orchid or two. "Red" Blackburn and his special group of musicians will show than all the rest of the cast put together. What scored... The chorus was scared, but they know what they're doing and a couple of more practices will see that cleared up.. Alice Marie Meyn has a song that promises to go beyond this show, and she does justice by it too.. The stage crew is right there and getting things done. Now and then an entrancinghamster calls out that he can be calmed, but there is enough to no one notices.. Ross' modern choir was the spot last night. It is quite evident that the choir is not ready to practice with the rest of the show. The men don't know their songs yet and they wasted an awful lot of time last night. We haven't seen any comedy yet, but maybe they are saving for a surprise. Personalities: Gals in a wardhouse. Girls in a house doing everything but producing.. Brody Schroff was telling stories to anyone who would listen. Martin Maloney was there campaigning in his hip boots.
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NUMBER 125
Dr. Dale To Give First Love and Marriage Talk
Dr. Margaret Dule, 33, and incineral specialist of Kansas City, will speak on "Physical Adjustment in Mar-a-Lago," an unforgettable Union ballroom tomorrow at 8 p.m.
This is the first of a series of four lectures that will be given in the next four weeks on the general subject of "Love and Marriage." These lectures are sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and are taught at the University there is a need in the lives of University students for information regarding social relations.
Other persons who will speak in this series are: Dr. Raymond H Wheeler, professor of psychology Hugh Menns, judge of district court Lawrence; the Rev. Carter H. Harper; the Rev. James A. Pauls' Episcopal Church; and Mrs. Mano Stukey, University students.
'Field Day' Is Planned Chemistry Department Will Present Program for High Schools
High school teachers of chemistry, and students particularly interested in chemistry, have been invited to the university for a "field day" April 30.
The program will be varied, ranging from technical examination of the chemistry curriculum to demonstrations of liquid air. This latter item will be presented by Dr. H. P. Cady, who for many years lectures in high schools in Kansas until the demand for lectures seriously interrupted his college work and had to drop the lecture-demonstrations.
Vocational Guidance Clinic
In effect, the conference will be best of vocational guidance clinic since teachers have been invited to attend. This year, in the year, most interested in chemistry.
In addition to the liquid air lecture, the program will include the following items:
"Introduction of New Chemical Concepts into the High School Course," Prof. A. W. Davidson, department of chemistry.
Sound film, "Rates of Chemica Reactions."
"Early History of Aluminum.' Miss Elvira Weeks, associate professor of chemistry.
"Chemical Engineering Practice and Equipment," Professors Allen Kinney and Marshall of the department of chemistry.
"The Chemist and His Instrument",
Robert Taft, professor of chemistry.
Glass Blowing (demonstration)
by Morgan Rarick, gr.
Sound Film on the Elements
"The Fundamental Classification of the Elements" (sound film). "Chemical Catalysis". Prof. G. Stratton, department of chemistry.
"Food Inspection and Analysis,' Henry Werner, analyst of the state food laboratory.
"The Work of the Petroleum Engineer." Eugene Stephenson, professor of petroleum engineering, and engineer, professor of mining engineering.
"Perkin Centenary," Prof. F. B Dain, department of chemistry. (Si William Perkin, discoverer of analyn dyes, was born in 1838, and discovered the first analyn dye, mause when he was 18 years of age.)
Dains, department of chemistry. Gsh "Spices, Flavors and Perfumes, Prof. R. Q. Brewster, department of chemistry.
W. Roland Maddox, instructor in political science, will explain the system of proportional representation to workers of both Campus political parties this fall. Professor James Coulter from 104 of Frank Strong hall.
MARY ROBB.
TONY IMMEL
Chairman M.S.C.
Election Committee.
MADDOX TO SPEAK
DOVE STAFF TO MEET The Dove staff will meet to-night at 8 o'clock in the Tower room of Fraser hall.
TONY IMMEL
APPLY FOR SCHOOLARSHP
Students who plan to apply for scholarship loans open to men and women students of the Jewish faith offered by the B'nai B'rith Women's Grand Lodge, district No. 2. should file their applications on the Cook, executive secretary of the Committee on Aids and Awards, Frank强 hall.
MISS PERSIS COOK
Werner Talks To Reporters
He Points Out Importance of Union Building to Student Campus Life
Pointing out the importance of the Student Memorial Union building to student life on the Campus, together with something of the history of the University Union building and those of other universities, Henry Werner, adviser to men spoke before the Student Correspondents' bureau yesterday afternoon.
Remarking on the wide use made of the Union building by the students, Werner said that five years ago approximately 3,000 people used the Memorial Union building and by the winter of 1937 the number had risen to more than 12,800 per person and 116,000 persons per school year.
These figures do not include the individual meals served in the dining room or the individual use of the lounges, but group meetings, parties, suppers, dinners and so forth.
Although the center section of seats for "Spring Swing," Campus musical revue to be presented next Tuesday and Wednesday nights, is nearly sold out for both nights of the run, there are still good seats, available in the side sections and the balcony.
Prof. W. A. Dill of the department of journalism and Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the alumni association, provides news tips to the correspondents.
At last night's rehearsal, the dancing choruses and the orchestra, under the direction of Red Blackburn, practiced together for the first time. Sobolists and the Modern Male Choir run through their numbers. Intensive rehearsals will be continued through the week.
A large number of those using the building were in group meetings. To encourage the use of the Union building by groups Werner told of the new Union Activities board that has been recently set up with a team of 15 students from a greater number of students and to cover various aspects of student life. He called the Union building "the living room" of the University.
With only a week left until the show goes on, Fred Fleming, J. T. Kepner and Carol Johnson are working day and night to prepare the various sets and properties that will be used in the revue.
Tickets may be obtained at the ticket office in the basement of Green ball, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
'Spring Swing Seats Sell Fast
"We saw the conquest of Austria from our apartment window," writes Prof. Charles Sanford Skillen, professor of organ at the University, who, with his daughter, Helen, is spending the winter in Vienna.
The fact that he has been selected on the Chancellor's honor roll each year he has been at the University
"We saw the conquest of Austria from our window, with the combined armies of Austria and Germany marching by instead of fighting, and with Hitler riding by three times," he writes. Then he adds:
Skiltons Witness Austrian Conquest From Window
Letters to Dean D. M. S. Swarthout and Mrs. Swartout, and to Prof Laurale Anderson, were received yesterday. Both are very brief, and call attention to the words, "Fuehrer der Wien," stamped in purple alongside the usef Austrian postage stamp. This extra imprint, Professor Skilton said, had been in use but three days, and he suggested that the envelopes thus marked might be valuable for stamp collectors.
As a musician, Blaine has sung with the University Men's Glee Club and with Dean Swainthout's A Cappella Choir and displays his musical versatility in his appearances with Ross Robertson's modern male choir. Grimes was booked two years ago for 15 radio broadcasts, but couldn't find time to carry on after the first in the series.
Injuries have forestalled his athletic competition. A broad jumper, Grimes is a consistent 20-foot feater (note to Bill Bargiss) and would be a K-man but for a provoking hip which slips out of joint when he takes off. He plans to join the track squad for the outdoor season and hopes "my hip will stay in place." Has Honor Roll Rating
P.S.G.L. Makes Change in Ticket
"Afterward, Helen went out for cup of tea."
Among Hill's Most Versatile Is Pachacamac's Nominee
P. S.GL last night announced the replacing of Wilbur Leonard, c'39, with Dave Angevine, c'39 for college representative. Leonard's name was given to the Kleman by mistake and Angevine's omitted. Angevine was originally slated to make the race for college representative. Leonard, present member, of the co-creative team, pressed and declined the nomination. The P.S.GL shake now stands, 19 non-fraternity men to nine fraternity candidates, giving it a top-heavy independent aspect.
William Higdon, e41, was sturge in a hit-and-run driver Monday evening when he was walking to the Delta Uplift fraternity house. He was crossing the road behind the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house when a car going about 25 miles an hour, according to Higdon, him, knocking him unconscious into a ditch. He was picked up by a two students and taken to the Watkins Memorial hospital. He was released yesterday afternoon after being treated for scratches and bruises.
It took a long time, but your reporter was able to get the following facts, to wit:
Student Injured Monday By Hit and Run Driver
Doctor and Patient Both Have Annendectomies With Doe Firs
Yet when he takes time out to talk to a Kansan reporter, although the subject is constantly returned to him by the reporter upon telling of his high school sweetheart who is a professional tap dancer and model. And he is even more insistent that he be allowed to describe his college classmate whom
Cleveland, Ohio, March 29—(UP) —Dr. W. N. Vigor came up from Brecksville, Ohio, to make hospital arrangements for Charlie Bowzer's appendectomy. Twelve hours before the operating hour Dr. Vigor fell, a pain in his side. He beat his patient to the operating table. Both doctor and patient were "doing well" today.
Injuries Stop His Athletics
By Charles Alexander, c'38
Athlete, musician, scholar, and a politician is Blaine Gries, Pachacama's candidate for president of the Men's Student Council in the coming spring election. One of the leading men in the junior class, Grimes has had his finger in almost every Hill tie.
testifies to his scholastic capabilities. If that is not sufficient proof, lamp his grade-point average -231 and the fact that he is a Summerfield scholar. Out of four of five semesters this average has been a strong "A."
Blaine has extended his political activities into the national field, and for the past year has been president of the Young Republican Club. He was a member of the student emergency committee which defended the name of the University against it proposed "Red" investigation.
Nominations are in order for the busiest man on the Campus.
In his spare time he attends meetings of the Owl Society, to which he was elected last spring, acts as a member of the forums board of the M.S.C., and writes features for the Jahawkower magazine.
Women Back Inspection Council Willing To Give at Least $100 Toward Housing Survey
W. S.G.A. last night voted to appropriate $100 if necessary to make possible the continuation of the in- education housing houses for men and women.
From a report of the housing survey committee it was found that although this committee was forced to cease its investigations because of a back of funds, 216 houses for men and 108 houses for women had been inspected. In some cases the houses could be in deplorable condition.
The council is prepared to back both morally and financially a survey which will make possible better rooming conditions for students. However, continuation of the committee's activities survey committee will be possible only if funds can be obtained from the reserve accrual. The council is not FINANCELY able to conduct such a campaign alone.
A sum of $5 was appropriated to the International Relations Club toward sending a representative of that club to its national convention at Drake University at Des Moines, Iowa.
Dorothy Blue, fa '39; Roberta Mitchell, fa '39; and Mary Virginia Stuart, fa '39; were appointed as the U.S. SA on the Union activities committees.
The council voted to help the M.S.C. in organizing the proposed faculty-student relation's committee. Two members of W.S.C.A.W. will be appointed to meet with the representatives of M.S.C.
Miss Nile Sneel, woman's page editor of the Kansas City Star, told 40 active and alumnae members of Theta Sigma Phi, some of the interesting incidents in covering the coronation in England last summer. Jean Bailey was toastmistress for Grace Valentine, who was sick.
'Star' Woman Describes Press
Miss Shead described the preparations made for handling press dispatches, and told of being at Westminster Abbey as the participants were arriving. By a bit of good fortune, she had, for a limit of ten minutes, the pass of a woman at the company; and thus saw the interior of the Abbey before the coronation ceremony.
The "humanness" of the lords and ladies of England was stressed in numerous incidents, such as the Scotch lady who asked Miss Snead to pin a wisp of tulle on her head. By another bit of good fortune she had a box at the coronation ball, next to that of the Duke of Kent, who had to be nudged as a reminder to rise at the proper time.
The pageantry of the whole affair was particularly impressive, she said.
Miss Sneas told also of her visit to France and her endeavor to interview the Prince of Wales a d Mrs. Simpson. She got as far as the garden, and saw both, but was not allowed to speak to them.
Dean Crawford Attends Minnesota Conference
Dean Ivan C. Crawford of the School of Engineering, left yesterday for St. Paul, Minn., where he will attend a conference of the commissions for the Engineering Council for Professional Development.
While he is in the north he inspects to make an official inspection of the engineering schools of the state, and he is joined by the North Dakota State College.
John Ise Ranks Third In Teachers' Popularity Poll
John Ise, professor of economics, was rated third in a popularity poll at the Oklahoma Teachers Association convention in Tulsa, where he
Frances Perkins, secretary of labor. edged him out of second place
Teachers Hear Foundry Lecture
Prof. A. H. Stuss and A. R. Bileau of the University staff were in Kansas City over the weekend to attend meetings of the American Foundrymen's association. Papers on the alleying of cast iron and on foundry tools were presented. Stuss said several University graduates and former students attended.
Council Action Starts Election Battle
Birney Says--
"The opposition's depreciation of our effort to abide by the provisions of this amendment can only be interpreted as an admission that their plank was merely an attempt to get votes rather than a sincere desire to see unequitable conditions corrected. Our policy in the past has been and will continue to be action, not empty promises"
"P.S.L.'s petition is an attempt to take any matter so important as the districting of the University out of the realm of politics. The present system of representation was set up by a non-partisan committee. For the retention of its nonpartisan character, any change in it must be made as provided for in the original amendment.
(Signed) LAWRENCE BIRNEY.
The importance and functions of the minority party in democratic government was brought forcibly to the attention of the University student body last night when the P.S.G.L.-controlled Men's Student Council adopted proposals which in effect recognize plains offered by the Pachacamac party in the present campaign.
Appropriate $125 for the Engineering Exposition and Appoint Committee To Consider Revision of the Present Districting System; Each Party Suspects Other of Political Motives
Flesher Says--
"PS.GL. in the presentation of their petition at this evening's council meeting is merely attempting to cover up their inactivity of the period in which they have controlled the student council. By their purported adoption of two of Fachacmac's platform plains they have merely accentuated the need for these things upon the Campus.
"We question their last-minute tactics and the efficacy of the petition introduced tonight. P.S.G.L is seeking to dodge the issue by use of the petition when it is criticized. Patrickacean advocates can only be achieved by an amendment to the constitution. Therefore the petition presented this evening is obviously inadequate and merely a perversion of the Men's Student Council in an attempt to defuse the interests of the P.S.G.L group.
In response to a letter addressed to the Council from the Engineering council, M.S.C. appropriated $125 for the Engineering Exposition which will be held at the University April 22 and 23.
"Pachacamec demands that student government be carried out in the proper manner and not accorded a majority in the student council."
By Harry "Scoop" Hill, c'40
(Signed) MARTIN FLESHER.
U. S. Government Seeks Settlement
Mexico City, March 29—(UP)—The United States government has presented a diplomatic demarque to the Mexican foreign office seeking a friendly settlement of the conflict created by the recent expropriation of foreign oil properties, it was announced tonight.
American Ambassador Josephus Daniels conferred with Foreign Minister George Washington by telephone with Secretary of State Cordell Hull in Washington.
The ambassador said he may visi Hay later tonight or tomorrow.
Plans for Estes Conference To Be Made This Afternoon
John Hunt, secretary of the Y.M.C.A., Miss Ellen Payne, secretary of W.Y.C.A., Eleanor Slaten, president of W.Y.C.A., Paul Morizt, president of Y.M.C.A., will attend the Estes planning commission in Topeka this afternoon. Plans will be made for the Estes student conference which will be held in Estes Park, Colo., from June 7 to 17.
Seniors To Address Colloquy
Miss Slaten is co-chairman of the 1938 conference.
Three seniors will speak to the pharmacy colloquy this morning. John Cygnet, 28, will talk on "Salesman's Norman McCallough, 38," Manion McCallough, 39, in the In Store; and Marion Richey, 38, on "Counter Freezers."
EDUCATION GRADES
R. A. SCHWEGLER,
EDUCATION GRADES
Students in the School of Education may call at the office 212-765-4200 or missus teacher grades any time this week.
Acting on a petition from the Progressive Student Government League through its chairman, Lawrence Birney, c'39, President Don Voorhees appointed a four-man bi-partisan M.S.C. commission to consider revision of the present districting system set up in the new election plan. Although there was political dissention over the first measure and considerable party wrangling over the P.S.G.L. petition, both Council actions were seen as a further development of the new year toward virtual disappearance of party lines in M.S.C. sessions.
Harmony in Council
Harmony in Council
Whether Pachacamac and P.S.GL. realize it or not, there has been unusual party harmony in Council sessions the past year, and the repeated concurrence of the two groups over what are definite student needs is in line with this harmonious trend.
As provided in the amendment revising the election system, President Voorhees appointed Wilbur Leonard, c'39, and Phil Rap, c'38, from P.S.G. L and Frank Warren, c'38, and Moe Ettension, b'38, from Pachaac- who will choose three faculty members to on the reving committee.
'Action in Wrong Channels'
The $125 appropriation to the Engineering Exhibition will be delivered at once along with a Council lodging moral support to the exhibit.
Pachacamac had proposed, in its platform, an appropriation for the Engineering Exposition from University funds, but did not ask for specific council action on the proposal. An additional platform plank recommended by Sun party asked for "immediate revision of the Men's Student Council to make the School of Business a separate voting district."
It was brought out in the Council meeting last night, however, that the latter proposal was not directed through the proper channels, and that any move to redistrict the Campus for the men's election must instituted through a petition which P.S.G.L. submitted last night.
Both Parties Explain
In brief, here are the contentions:
Pachacamac believes that the Council "by its purported adoption of two of Pachacamac's platform planks" has not recognized the Rising Sun's platform but has "merely accentuated the need for these things upon the Campus."
P. S.G.L. contends that the Pachamacas platform was "merely an attempt to get votes rather than a sinceride desire to see unequitable conditions corrected" and that the League's petition "is an attempt to take any matter so important . . out of politics."
Rebel Forces Approach Lerida
With the Nationalists, Mequinerza, Spain, March 29—(UP)—Enormous columns of smoke, visible for 30 miles, arose tonight from the fortified city of Lerida as three nationalist columns closed in upon the capital, and four hundred high quarters of Loyalist Generalissimo Sebastian Poes.
Generalissimo Franco's field headquarters, repudiating earlier nationalist radio reports that Lerida had fallen, said that General Juan Yauge's African Moors were within eight miles of the city.
The smoke above the 2,000-year-old city indicated that the Loyalists were prepared to surrender Lorida and its water storage tanks in storage tanks, the nationalists said.