Continued fairy tales and tomorrow. Not much change in temperature.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Back to the old grind Thursday morning.
VOL. XXVIII
Rescue of Quake Victims Hindered by New Tremors
Fire and Tidal Waves Add to Heavy Toll of Lives and Property in New Zealand
200 ESTIMATED DEAD
Auckland, New Zealand — Wednesday,
Feb. 4 — (UP) The broadly curved eastern coast of north island which was rocked near Hawks Bay by a devastating earthquake early Tuesday was filled with new ironen which were less violent.
The new tremors which occurred hampered the feverish work of rescue in the district around Napier where semi-official reports reported 100 dead and Hastings where 21 were known and 100 others unofficial estimated dead.
The earthquake which caused a twisting or shifting of certain underlies regions along the coast and was reported to have raised the harbor floor at Napier 18 feet and wrecked most of the building buildings of Napier and Hastings.
Tidal waves and fire added to the many millions of dollars of damage.
Auckland, New Zealand. Fob. 2-1 (UP)—A devastating earthquake accompanied by handles, tidal waves fire, caused immense property damage and an undetermined loss of life on the North Island New Zealand, today.
First reports received here came from ships along the coast and by radio telephone. The damage was summarized as follows.
Napier, an east coast town with a population of more than 11,000 was rebuilt after it was lowered the earthquake which rained the town's ordinary water supply. The flames were fought by water pumped from a dam to be great. Dwellings on a cliff 30 feet high turned into sea and the gourmet village was destroyed slide. The harbor bottom was believed to have raised permanently, and ship burrows filled up inside stranded in suddenly decreasing water
Rifle Team Score Is 3453
Advices received here at 10:30 to night, 24 hours after the first earth shock at Napier, were still meager. Foams and foams forts to combat them with sea water and emergency pumps were still fumigated to check for the presence to check to spread of the flames.
Hastings, a few miles inland, south west of Napier, official stated 21 per cent of the population as high as 100. The town was extensively damaged when 6 fires followed by rain.
This week the team will practice for the corps area intercollegiate matches which will be fired in the near future according to Sct. C. E. Eagle, coach of
West Point Sharp Shooters Fire No Better, However, to Win Match
A total of 453 points were scored by the men's riffle team in the match fined 100 points. The Point riffle team. The West Point team scored 3662 points. This match was fired on the basis of the highest five scores in the game, and the score of the West Point team three men made scores of 1 the highest possible, in pro position. Each man fired from four positions.
Next week the team will fire matches against Nebraska University, Indiana University, Brooklyn Polytech, Michigan University, and Maryland University.
Cannon to Church Inquiry
Washington, Feb. 3—(UP) —Bishop James Cannon Jr.'s supported on crutches and walking with difficulty after a fall in the non Place Methodist Episcopal church, South, today to face an investigation of his stock market and political activities.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1961
In Congress Today
Senate continues consideration of District of Columbia prohibition on enforcement of resumes hearing on charges of irregularity in leasing Colorado oil shale deposits. Indian affairs committee reserves hearing on commissionation of New Mexico Indian affairs. Finance committee reserves veterans compensation hearings on commissionation of three residents nominations of three power commissioners. Banking and currency sub-committee hears Henry M. Robinson in inquiry in federal reserve.
House takes up District of Columbia appropriation bill. Ways and means for it are detailed in Naval committee considers private bona fides Naval committee continues consolidated Veterans committee continues consolidated
O-Aggie Captain
Jake Harrison, captain and center of the Oklahoma A. and M. basketeers. Harrison is a third year regular and is noted for his clever work and trip to lead his teams against Karate in an exhibition contest 'bore tonight.'
Scholarship Nominees Sought by Universit:
Summerfield Awards Await High School Seniors
Letters were sent out Monday to all high schools of the state in order to secure nominations for the boys eligible for Summerfield Scholarship be made upon character, leadership, emotion, and outstanding scholarship.
of State
Last year 183 high school students took the preliminary examinations held on Wednesday, June 24, vince, Kindele, and Salina. From this group 50 were chosen to take the final test held at the University. The number of students awarded after the final examination was 96.
Solen E. Summerfield, LLB'01, enlisted in the scholarship in the summer of 2004 and were recipients of the first gifts and all of them are still in school and doing well. Solen will be provided students will be provided them throughout their four years course at
Two Are Injured in Crash
Blinding Lights Cause Driver to Crash Into Culvert
Miss Eileen Wood, 905 Ohio, a teacher at New York School, received a com-ment from her boyfriend. John Mitchell, 842 New York school, an injured jaw when the Naucouple in which they were riding into a suetvent last night a mile west of num-ber three.
Although badly cut Mitchell walked about half a mile to call Rumack's amputation, he didn't get involved immediately to the scene. Miss Wood and Mitchell were taken to Lawton's office.
According to Mitchell, who was driving the car, he was blinded by the wheel as he came out of the building, neared the narrow culvert, causing him to drive the car airtrail one side of the culvert. Miss Wood was thrown from the car and into the ditch. Mit
At the hospital this morning it was reported that Mitchell was not seriously injured and that Miss Wood's condition was good.
Dr. F, C. Allen has announced that Robert L. Finch, of Des Moines, Iowa has been appointed special assistant for the promotion of the relays. Those who will be in his position are the Oklahoma-Kansas football game last fall will remember Mr. Finch as the man who gave the dad's response to the game. Concord Country Linderley's welcome address.
ROBERT L. FINCH APPOINTED
AS ONE RELAYS PROMOTEJ
WEATHER EXPERT PREDICTS FAIR WEATHER TOMORROW
Mr. Finch formerly was alumni secretary at Drake University and served nine years as chairman of the promotional board of his son, Robert L. Finch J., is now a student at the University. The Des Moines man will begin his new duties
Kansas City, Feb. 3 — (UP) Al-
dana said the governor asked at big
day when he would no indication of a
return of winter weather in it
and that he Hamrick government weather objection.
He predicted generally fair weather for tonight and tomorrow with temperature several degrees cooler. Temperature upper 60's will but fall or 8 degree short of the 66 degree maximum reached yesterday; mercury tonight is at its lowest freezing point it open country and lowlands but it will rise rapidly tomorrow.
No.97
Recreation Room at Union Building Has 3 Pool Tables
New Facilities Also Added for Women Students in Sub-Basement
Room
Three pool tables have been installed in the men's recreation room in the sublimeance of the Memorial Union, where they are being used since Monday, according to Prof. Guy Smith, who is chairman of the Union College constructive program as promised to the students when they were asked to contribute funds toward the upkeep of the pool table.
MEMBERSHIP CARD $;
A small fee will be charged for the use of the pool tables to meet the cost of the installation. The plumber will beployed to take charge of the room, and the small fee paid will be used to pay the water bill.
Also improved facilities have been added for the women students. In the room opposite the one which is on the left, there is a recreation hall has been partitioned off and place has been made to hold card parties, tees and other social func-
Small Charge for Pool
With the coming of the second semester students will be requested to contribute $2.50 as a contribution of the amount asked, $2.50 is called a tuition credit and a payment card will have privilege to the various facilities in the building it is necessary that the student have
Student payment of the fee is optional. Either or both can be subscribed to and are paid at the business office when the students meet their sec
Of approximately 2,200 students in the University last semester, a majority, 2,310 paid the $1 membership fee; 634 paid the $250 contributing fee.
Union Fee Optional
"The Union building here is just started." Fred Elsworth said recently after learning more about each month he learns the value of Fraternity men and women who have their own pretentious houses have been built. "I don't think they ever never said before. We must all meet at the Union. This business of living within one's own little group all the time," he said.
Improvement Anticipated
"Some day," he went on, "the Union will be more than twice as large as it is now, and will have all the facilities of a modern club—a place to check in, see sports games, play game rooms, a myriad of small dining rooms, party rooms large and small, perhaps a swimming pool, noisy reading rooms and quiet reading rooms, rooms for display of art, rooms for any meeting and rooms to live in."
To operate the Union building the Memorial corporation created an operating committee. This committee is composed of a board of faculty members and three alumni.
Butler Prepares Defense
Send the Daily Kansan home
The Kansas-Okahoma A and M game could be a pupil vs. teacher boxes, George Former, Jordan Jayhawken basketball captain under Doctor Alison Leibman, who learned his court tactics from the Kansas memoir and has been a success.
Washington, Feb. 3 — (UP) — Majors General Sneedley D. Butler turned today to active preparations of his defense on charges that he insulted McNamara's 'hit and run driver' calling Manning a 'bit and run driver', court martial at Philadelphia, Feb. 16.
Major Henry Leonard, retired, chief of his defense counsel, went to Quantico to represent the plaintiff in Butler. It was the first conference Butler has had with his lawyer. It was believed that announcement of retention could a court council might be made later today.
Miss Lois Robinette, formerly a student at the University, died recently in Miami, Ariz. Miss Robinette, who was 27 years old, was a columnist for a press association. While a student at Kansas University, she earned a sociology, Delta Sigma Alpha, Theta Sigma Phi, Kansas Authors' club, Quill club, and the K.-U. dramatic club.
SECOND ALLEN PUPIL TO TRY TO EMULATE BLACK'S FETI
Marine Commandant Confers With At tortory Concerning Court Martial
Charles Black, also a former Allen pupil, beat the Kansas tutor here last week when the Cornhuskers took a 31 to 30 score.
Former Student Dies
Dr. Allen Announces Permanent Abandonment of Invitational Carnival
High School Meet Dropped
The annual invitational intercollegiate track meet given by the University of Kansas for high schools of the state was abandoned by Dr. F. C. Allen, director of athletics at the University. The move was made in order to conform with a new curriculum. Schools and Colleges which prohibits universities from holding invitational meets and tournaments for high schools. In through E. A. Thomas, secretary of the Association, requested that the meet be continued the University did not think it best to proceed further when the genesis of the goal was achieved toward the goal set by the North Cen-
General Hines Refuses to Indorse Pension Plan
Duffield Says Issuing of New Governmental Securities
Washington, Feb. 3 — (UP) — Gen Frank T. Hines, head of the United States Department of Finance, referred to the Senate Finance committee day refused to endorse any of the four plans for readjusting veterans compensation which had been suggested to express
While Hines was testified before the senate committee E. D. Duffield, presiding of the President's Life Insurance commissary and means committee that issuance at this time of a large amount of new government funds would postpone the return of prosperity.
Pleads Guilty in Court
"My best advice is," he said, "that congress should give consideration of the disabling of the homeless, disabled to the widows and orphans of ex-service men, and to the building of additional hospitals and soldiers homes. We want to make sure that men to take their places along with the citizens of the country, in working out their salvation in these distressing situations."
Harmful
Harris Admits Larceny Charge When He Is Arrested
William "Bus" Harris, self-fessenced burglar of several dwellings here in Lawrence, which included several fragrant blooms that charged the police charges when he was arranged before the court of justice. He was captured last week by Lawrence police-men after a four hour chase, which started in the Santa Fe站, to Eu
He Is Arraigned
Included in the lost recovered area is a ratio of men's clothing, a lady's furniture and a cannel's hair overcoat, a suredeed jacket three Childhood bags, an audience watch recovered is the property of Gerald Coley, a member of the Kappa
The whole freshman squad is to report two or three weeks in advance of the vanity. The exact nature of the vanity has not been determined at this time.
When questioned as to what he had done with the stolen goods, Harris sait that he was taken by City. He was taken there by Chief of Police W. J. Cummings last week and sent out pawn shops and other places where he had been taken from the various houses here.
Regular practice for spring football is scheduled to start either the middle of February or the first of March. If the weather continues to be conducive outdoor routine, Coach Bill Hargas will begin to about the fifteenth of this month.
EXTRA PERIOD FOR VICTORY
The Pittsburgh Teachers, in a five minute play-off after a tie, managed to eke out a victory over the Maryville Mo. Teachers, last night with a score of 42 to 40 before the biggest crowd in the Pittsburgh gymnasium.
At the close of the half Pittsburgh won 10-7 but at the end of the regular playing team the teams were tied 38-28. Both teams scored in the play-off with Pitsa-Hernandez leading.
SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE
SCHEDULED TO START SOON
The University of Nebraska upheld the decision to preserve last night when the Corinthian prosecution butler Butter University 32 to 14. Seldon Davenport and the Nebraska five in scoring 74 points.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES Tuesday, Feb. 3
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Tuesday, Feb. 3
Varsity dance, Union building,
1 n.m.
PITTSBURG TEACHERS NEED
Agnes Husband,
Dean of Women
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Missouri Valley Singers to Meet in Contest Here
Ten Schools Will Probably
Send Glee Clubs for
Competition to Be
Held Feb. 13
WINNER TO NEW YORK
Feb. 13 will see the exodus of approximately 200 of the best male singers in the Missouri Valley toward Lawrence where they will take part in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Glee Club. University Audition and audium here that day.
To the winning club will go the honor of such a victory and the opportunity to build such a successful club in the national content there against such clubs as Harvard, Yale and Wash-
For the first time in the history of the contest the event will be held at the University of Kansas and will furnish an opportunity to the music loving students who are interested in glee club work which the Middle West has to offer. Last year's winner, Oklahoma, will probably be represented by a club, and the Kansas Angels, Missouri, Wichita University, and Kansas State are planning to send organizations.
Three Numbers For Each Club
Realization of the importance of this committee, which provides the various organizations here to help in the successful completion of the afair. Aid is being given by the Ku Ming University. W. S. G. A., and various other student bodies. Co-operation has also been established by the chamber of commerce of Lawrence.
Each club must sing three numbers, the first, the contest song. "Feasting I Watch," by Elgar; the other two to be sung are "The University Club" and "School song from the school which they represent. The University club will sing, "Now is the Month of Maying," by MacDowell, as their choice song and "The University Club," by George Bowles, as their school song.
The clubs will sing their numbers in succession, marching off one side of the stage as another club marches on at the opposite side. In this way all waits will be eliminated and the numbers will be displayed. Three tudens will decide the winner.
Time to Be Saved
Beginning Thursday night octettees composed of members of the glue club here will visit the sorority houses on the campus at the dinner hour and sing three numbers. This method is being used to accuse interest in the various houses.
The contest will begin Friday event-
less Feb. 13, at 8 a.m. in the Carlyle
Building on onelake on sale.
Dean Werner's drug company, the Round Corner drug company, and Hoo's bar chair.
Capt. Campbell Makes Test
British Driver Averages More That 3 Miles a Minute
Daytona Beach, Feb. 3—(UP)-Capital Lincoln Camibell in a soft, officially licensed car will attempt a new automobile speed record, today drove his Bluebird No. 2 at Daytona.
3 Miles a Minute
Campbell made the down run in one minute and 24 seconds for an average of 160 yards. The distitions were against great speed. Campbell said before the start of the test. He told reporters that he would timeout to break the record of 231.5 miles established by the late Sir H. O. D. Sean.
A wind blew fine particles of sand across the course and a rain fell for some time before Campbell started out.
TWO KANSAS DISTANCE MEN FORCED TO LEAVE SCHOOL
Coach Brutus Hamilton said today that the end of the first semester finds him in the midst of a search for a school. Bruce H. McKimsey, 61, of Hollywood, Calif., has been called coach by the University and Herbert T. Handle of Prairie, 63, has returned to the old home town to attend her graduation.
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Both men were excellent distance prospects, according to Coach Hamilton. Their times for the half-miles in the backstroke were respectively 2 and 1.41.
Bus Tax Bill Introduced
Topkea, Feb. 3. —(UP)—Taxation of motor vehicle carriers that use the state highways was proposed in a bill before Gov. Scott Brown and by Senator Gray of Kirinw, would levy a tax of one-half cent per ton mile for a taxi of half a cent per mill per passenger mile for buses.
According to a report by Edward Elbel, head of the intramural department at the University, basketball in that division will not begin this semester until the season schedule for the remainder of the games played will be out in a few days.
Sophomore Guard
Bennis Blair, who plays forward or guard of the Oklahoma A. and M. team, scored a third-star game tonight in one of the past games. Blue is a former star player of the Northwestern State Teachers college's basketball consistent goal-booster on the Austin squad.
Victorian Melodrama to Start Run Tonight
Bertha' Written for Time When Actions Were Not So Frank
"Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl," this year's annual review of a history play by the Kansas Player will open on Friday at this evening in Fraser Theater at p. 185.
According to Allen Crafton, "Bertha" is a melodrama of the Mid-Victorian era, in which ladies and actors were not so frightened by the villain's offer of a kiss was sufficient to send a thrill of horror through the audience. The theater was a playhouse, large and realism unknown, and what the characters said was accepted without question, and the actors stared at story and intrigue, and when action was formalized, full of silted gesture and the actors walked to the footlight, and took the audience into their con
Callahan also said that this play is the most protetious revival under his guidance, for which he called for eightiethosewermep calling for 19 scenes, including a rocky pars at dawn. In this episode the northwest ward was raised with wards the prostrate form of Bertha, bound and gagged. The hero, however, arrives "in the pick of time" to be
While much of the old play will undoubtedly strike a modern audience as comedy, according to Robert Calderwood, the director, it has been a serious matter working it up, and it will be performed by the group of barristers of 1880.
Legislator Would Have State Install New Brand of Learning at K. U.
Topka, Feb. 3—(UP)—Representative George Brown of Wichita introduced a bill in the legislature today to put a new rule at work at the University of Kansas.
It would be an "experimental school" for "research work and conduct + experiments to improve alphabets, formal speech," the professor's voice and the testing of text books."
The taxpayers would dig up $10,000 for this school.
ORVILLE CLAUNCH TO TRY
OUT WITH ST. LOUIS CARDS
Ovile Claugh, who was first string catcher on the varsity baseball team last spring, will be given a tryout with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National league, at spring training it has been learned here. When in high school he played for the Chicago baseball team that gained much recognition throughout the country.
Clauch was a sophomore last year but did not return to school in the fall. At the present time he is working in the office of a law firm on the Cardinal battery is called south.
Insurance Officials Meet
OSSIE SOLEM TO REFEREE AT ANNUAL KANSAS RELAYS
Topoka, Feb. 3- (UP)-Officials of Kansas owned life insurance companies gathered here today for the first annual regional conference of the association of such companies. The organization promotes insurance business in the state.
Ossie Solen, director of athletics and head football coach at Drake University, has accepted an invitation to act as referee for the ninth annual college basketball championship manager of the Drake replay, pioneer eyl carnival of the Middle West.
Hale and Ransom Lost to Jayhawk Basketball Squad
Both Men Are Ineligible for Spring Competition Because of Scholastic Difficulties
FOOTBALL TEAM LOSES
Dr. Allen Will Miss Players
With the loss of these men, the reserve power of the Jayhawker quintet will be disbanded. Allen said today Hale was subordinate at both guard and center and Benson was subordinate at center. This means that the regular five wade will have a heavier burden to carry the rest.
Along with the difficulty of having to play basketball games in the midst of final examinations, Coach Allen has resisted trying to do it. He is ineligible for the spring semester because of scholastic difficulties. They W. Rancho, C. Hsu, C%22 and Charles
"We accept that turn philosophically.",
Doctor Allen said. "Basketball is greatly hampered by such conditions, which often result in team around a certain number of players, his chances of placing high depends on the quality of the players. Of course, the services of these players will be greatly missed, but if they can play well, work, we cannot play on the team.
Hale, with the amount of class work he passed last semester and during the first semester of his sophomore course, this sensor. It is necessary for a student to pass 24 hours in two successive semesters if he is enrolled in the program. He will have 27 hours, including the nine he made this past semester, but he was on probation when he started his work to continue in school. His petition to remain at the University of the spring semester was denied *min* yester-
Other Sports Suffer
Ransom did not petition for re-admittance but dropped out of school immediately, and he made the necessary hours. Baseball also loses by the withdrawal of Ransom, since he was a member of the first string pitching staff on the varsity team.
Basketball and baseball are not the only sports that take a blow. Football also has its share of injuries, gibles. According to a report from the registrar's office, Elmer Shaake, c33, Bumal Bumal c33, Archer Stuck, c33, off Kirkland c33, failed to make the necessary 60 per cent of their class work. In the case of these injuries, acceptance is accepted, they will be able to make up the work during the spring training period, and be eligible for football next fall.
Increase in Registration
Total Number Reaches 4,492 As Compared to 4,488 in 1930
Up until now today 190 new students attended the office of George O. Peterson, of the church in late summer in yesterday. The total number of students registered for this semester 404,782 last year. According to a report all of the new comers have not been taken
Enrollment for college students will be completed tomorrow in Robinson gymnasium. Following is the schedule or students:
Thursday, February 21
8:30-10:00 J, K, L
10:30-11:50 A, C
1.30-3.00 E, F, M, X
3.20-4.50 D, N, U, R
All fees must be paid to the business office by Thursday. Fb. 11. After that, a fee of $100 must be paid to the regular fees, and after a certain length of time, which will be announced later at the business office, the students are automatically dropped from the program.
UBSES AT BELL MEMORIAL
INSTALL HONORARY SOCIETY
The installation of the University of Kansas chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau, Hall 102, at Friday afternoon at the Bell Memorial hospital in Kansas City. Among the alumni are Ralph W. Lansing, Severin Buschman, St. Louis, Miss Minerva Jane Cooper, St. Louis, and Mrs Lee R. Smith, Kansas City, Missouri. The Delta charter organization of the national chapter.
Dean Raymond A. Schwegler gave an address Monday morning at Kanter University, where he has spoken concerned viewpoints his top advisers and their relation to religious thought.
Hub Else and his band will play the band at the seminerva singer Ursula at the 8th annual Vaughn. The party is authorized from nine until one and is under the auspices of the joint