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57th Year, No. 58
Monday, Dec. 14, 1959
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
KU-Costa Rica Program Begins Next Semester
Eight KU faculty members will begin a long-range educational program next summer to promote cultural, economic and political understanding between the United States and Costa Rica.
They are Peter Caws, assistant professor of philosophy; Oscar M. Haugh, professor of education; George W. Forman, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Melvin Mencher, assistant professor of journalism.
Charles E. Staley, assistant professor of economics; Jack D. Steele, associate professor of business; James R. Surface, dean of the School of Business; and George R. Waggoner, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Students Are In Program
The program also includes a "junior year abroad" at the University of Costa Rica for University of Kansas students. These students have been selected and will leave for Costa Rica next semester. This part of the over-all plan will be directed by Seymour Menton, associate professor of Romance languages.
The faculty members will spend August, 1960, and the summer of 1961 in Costa Rica. After their relationship with the University of Costa Rica, a group of four faculty members will be selected to continue the program in 1962-63.
Long Relationship Wanted
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and the deans of various schools selected the faculty members.
The program was formed as the result of Chancellor Murphy's belief that present University exchange programs are inadequate because they do not stress a long-term and intimate relationship with foreign countries.
"We propose to create a relationship in depth, one which will put the University of Kansas, and indirectly the United States, in continuing touch with all aspects of Costa Rica," the Chancellor said.
"We are bold enough to believe that if our long-range project is successful, it may represent a new and vital approach to the matter of inter-cultural relationships in all parts of the world."
He pointed out that language competence and a firm grasp of the social, political and cultural history of Costa Rica is an essential part of the program.
The faculty members will spend June and July in an intensive language program. After their return from Costa Rica in August, weekly seminars will be conducted during the year.
Prosecutor Seeks Andrews' Death
KANSAS CITY. Kan.—(UPI) —The prosecution today sought the death penalty for a youthful former University of Kansas student who has pleaded temporary insanity in the mass slaying of his family at their home in suburban Wolcott.
Lowell Lee Andrews, the prosecution charged in its opening statement, shot and killed his parents, W.L. Andrews and Opal Beornice Andrews, and his sister, Jennie Marie 20, after spending "months turning several plans over in his mind."
Samuel J. Wells, assistant Wyandotte County attorney who is prosecuting the case, said the state would show that Andrews, whom he described as an "intelligent but cruel and cold-blooded man," coveted the family farm and that he spent months turning several plans over in his mind.
GOOD MORNING CHANCELLOR—Scandinavian students attending the University of Kansas smile as they prepare to serenade Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy Sunday morning. The occasion marks the period of the shortest day of the year—a traditional Swedish observance.
Early Carolers Sing to Faculty
Bv Rael Amos
Chancellor Franklin Murphy and three KU faculty members received an early morning touch of Christmas Sunday as ten Scandinavian students made a predawn caroling tour of Lawrence.
The caroling was the celebration of the shortest day of the year.
Peter Ohlin, Stockholm, Sweden, graduate student, who denied he is the group's leader, but remained its spokesman, said that the early morning custom has been followed by the Scandinavian students here for several years.
"The custom is still practiced in Sweden. On this morning in my country, the inhabitants go out before dawn singing to their employers and neighbors."
Old Swedish Custom
The caroling began at 5 a.m. at the home of the landlady of one of the Scandinavian boys, and from there went to the homes of Mary Larson, assistant professor of zoology, Clark Coan, assistant dean of men, and Thomas Buckman, head of the acquisitions department of Watson Library and instructor of German. They wound up at the residence of Chancellor and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy.
Strike Violence Spreads to Iowa
At the chancellor's residence
ALBERT LEA. Minn. —(UPI) — Violence in the Wilson & Co. meat workers' strike spread to Cedar Rapids, Ia., today.
Non-union workers were stoned there during a demonstration by some 400 to 500 persons at the Wilson Cedar Rapids plant. Seven persons were arrested. One car was smeared with paint.
one morning was pitch dark, peaceful and quiet. Three cars pulled into the driveway and ten figures in long white robes and pointed hats emerged. They began to light candles.
The Scandinavians moved inside the house to the bottom of the stairs where they began to sing. Chancellor and Mrs. Murphy, sitting at the head of the stairs, seemed to enjoy the early morning call.
Chancellor Tastes Pastry
Miss Ohlsson wore a headdress of an evergreen wreath with four simulated candles topped with electric bulbs burning brightly. A cord going to a hidden battery supplied current for the lights.
After two songs, the chancellor walked down the stairs and accepted a pastry from the tray of Lilian Ohlsson, Stockholm graduate student.
"It was quite a job to get those sheets to fit. We made the hats one night last week. The crown worn by Miss Ohlsson was sent here from Sweden."
"The girls made their costumes from nightshirts purchased in Lawrence. The boys pinned together dormitory sheets." Ohlin said.
The group consisted of seven Swedish students and three Norwegians.
"The Norwegians are just beginning to adopt this custom," Ohlin said.
Weather
Mostly cloudy through tomorrow. Scattered brief showers East portion late this afternoon. Occasional rain East tonight and snow Southwest portion. Tomorrow occasional rain East and Southecentral portions. Colder Central and Southwest tonight and East and Southcentral portions tomorrow.
Independents Poke at Vox
By Larry Miles
Leaders of the new Independent party charged this morning that Vox Populi is "stirring political waters with meaningless and evasive statements to muddy the name and objectives of our party."
The charge came after a weekend during which Independent leaders met to crystallize party objectives and committee chairmen started petitions for official recognition of the party.
The leaders scoffed at Austin's (James R. Austin, Lawrence senior and president of the student body) contention that the hardest thing he had done in student government was to found the Vox Populi party.
Austin said last Thursday that 10 per cent of the student body must sign a membership petition before the ASC elections committee will recognize a political party.
Dan E. Turner, Newton senior and coordinator of Independent party committees, said:
Party Gets Reaction
"If the reaction to our party over the weekend is any indication, 10 per cent (about 850 students) of the student body will have signed in no time."
Lawrence W. Blickhan, Prairie Village senior and president of the group, pointed to specific statements of Vox Populi spokesmen which he called "evasive and meaningless."
He said:
"Austin said that his party would favor the formation of another political party only if the party would sponsor both Greeks and Independents for campus offices.
"This is blah
"Its implication is that we expect Vox Populi to favor the formation of our party. We do not want it to."
"As we have stated, we want to completely disassociate ourselves from Greek-Independent coalition parties.
"Austin lists some independents in his party, but the fact remains that less than one-third of the present student council is composed of inde-
pendent members despite the fact that independents outnumber Greeks two to one on the campus.
Criticizes Schluter
"The only independents that Vox has run are from independent living districts. Vox must run independents in independent living districts.
"In school districts and for executive offices. Vox runs Greeks.
Senmuter (George W. Schluter, Prairie Village senior and president of Vox) goes to great lengths to explain how his party chooses candidates. But the short of the process is that it is undemocratic and independents are seldom chosen.
"He says he cannot figure out what our party wants in the way of representation. Our answer is simple—proportional representation."
"Our candidates will be chosen by a primary vote of our members. We will run independent candidates for all offices."
"We are taking offices out of Greek trophy rooms and putting them to work."
Turner said:
"Schluter claims a statement I made is contradictory and shows that our party does not know what it is trying to accomplish.
"He refers to my statement that there will be no Greeks in our internal and external organization, but that our aims are to represent the members of the student body whether Greek or independent.
"Interest is With Students"
"This is not contradictory. Our interests lie with students—whether Greek or independent—but we do not want Greeks in our organization.
(Continued on Page 8)
PROBLEMS BECOME COMPLEX-An unidentified student receives counselling from a member of the University Phychiatric clinic. The clinic is located in Watkins Hospital. See story on page eight.