NO VOTERS — Molly Hoover, Manhattan sophomore, finds time to sleep between voters as she helps on the freshman election polls in Strong Hall. Polls will be open until 5 p.m. today and all day tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 3, 1959
Daily Hansan
Frosh Vote Totals 107 by This Noon
At 11:55 a.m. today 107 freshmen had voted in the general election for class officers and freshman women's representatives.
The vote was almost the same for men (54) and women (53).
Lynn Anderson, Atwood junior and chairman of the All Student Council elections committee. said:
The Vox Populi candidates are Ann Miner, Kansas City, Mo., and Nancy Borel, Falls Church, Va.
There is no opposition party. The opposition to both of these girls being elected will be whether enough freshman women vote.
"I would like to see at least 200 more women vote. I hope there will be a sufficient amount voting to elect both of the women running for ASC representatives."
The number of representatives from each living group, in this case the freshman women, is determined by the percentage voting.
Weather
Variable cloudiness this afternoon through tomorrow with scattered thundershowers southeast this afternoon and over the east portion tonight and tomorrow. Warmer east this afternoon. Cooler east portion tomorrow. Low tonight 30s northwest to 60s southeast. High tomorrow 60 to 70.
In the primary election last week, 400 out of 1900 freshmen voted, or 20 per cent.
The polls are located in Strong Hall. Freshmen must pick up IBM permit cards in the west basement before going to the polls.
Anderson said he hoped the primary vote would be doubled.
Identification cards and the IBM cards are required for voting.
The polls will be open until 5 p.m. today and will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 33
Harry James Here For Homecoming
Harry James and his orchestra will appear at KU for the second time when they play for the Homecoming Dance Noy. 21.
James played at a KU dance in 1950. It has not been announced whether his wife, Betty Grable, will accompany him to KU.
Clark Coan, assistant dean of men, said today that two missing KU students have been dropped from the University.
Pierre Lasalle, Montreal, graduate student, was withdrawn by the registrar because he had not paid fees for this semester.
Missing Pair Dropped from KU Class Rolls
Frederic Craig Harvey, who has been missing since Oct. 17, has also been withdrawn.
Lasalle's roommates told campus police that he has been missing since Oct. 19.
Harvey Also Withdrawn
"Not a thing has been brought to our attention by way of a lead. We have learned nothing new." he said
Joseph Skillman, chief of campus police, said this morning that his department has not discovered anything which might lead to the whereabouts of the students.
"Harvey was withdrawn to keep him from getting F's in all his courses. We assumed that he wouldn't be back this semester. After all, he's been gone about three weeks now and it would be extremely hard for him to make up all his work," Mr. Coan said.
Chief Skillman said that no bulletin has been sent to law enforcement agencies on the students by his office.
"Of course we are extremely interested in finding the boy, but that is a police matter now," Mr. Coan said.
No Leads
"We only do that by request. Evidently Harvey's parents have taken care of that," he explained.
The University Senate meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. today has been postponed until 4 p.m. next Tuesday at Swarthout Hall.
University Senate Meeting Postponed
Hucksters New Elite, Ise Says
John Ise, professor emeritus of economics, told an economics class in Summerfield Hall yesterday that advertisers are the new ruling class of America.
"These hucksters consider America not as a place to live in but as a huge advertising emporium in which every American is a potential customer," he said.
In his lecture, which was attended by Jose Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, Prof. Ise outlined four "valuable functions" of advertising and his impressions of them.
"Creating our wants is achieved by cramming our newspapers, which should contain news, and billboards, which cover scenery, with ads that ostentatiously proclaim the worth of their supporters," he said.
"As a result, the American worker is up to his neck in installments and is working like a galley slave.
He described a want as anything that makes people dissatisfied and said that contented people make a poor market.
"The function of introducing new products may have been true 100 years ago," he said, but added that today advertising stands as an obstacle in introducing a new product and the result is that the new product is drowned out or overshadowed like playing a harmonica in a boiler factory.
"The informational value of advertising is almost completely nonexistent. While one toothpaste manufacturer claims to have GL-70, another claims to have ammonia and yet another claims to have chlorophyll; the American Dental Association saves toothpaste is no good.
"If people were completely informed, there would be no place for advertising," he said.
The last function outlined by Prof. Ise was that of making our economy dynamic.
"Although advertising has promoted monopoly of types the overall effect is that of reducing our output in proportion to the number of hours spent by workers in all phases of advertising.
"Advertising has now become so complex that churches, universities, cities, states and even our nation are now obliged to advertise to keep up, throwing the competing churches and universities into the advertising business.
"With the money spent in advertising saved, we could almost remake our country." Prof. Ise concluded.
KU Language Study Increases 42 Per Cent
There has been a 42 per cent increase in the enrollment in foreign language study at KU since 1956—from 6,093 semester credit hours to 8,632.
The figures were contained in a statewide report on foreign language study by a faculty committee appointed by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
The report, "Kansas and Foreign Language Study," stressed the need for better qualified Kansans to take their places in a multilingual world.
The School of Education, which is being called on to furnish primary and secondary teachers for a stepped-up language program across the state, notes that majors in foreign languages increased 90 per cent over 1958, while minors increased 200 per cent.
Enrollment in courses for the teaching of foreign languages in elementary schools has increased 225 per cent since 1955.
In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, majors in French are up
more than 100 per cent over last year. German and Russian majors are about the same.
The report indicates that interest in Spanish has almost tripled since 1957 with majors In the Latin American Area program almost doubling.
One of the deficiencies noted in foreign language study in Kansas by the Chancellor's committee report was in the small high school.
Of the 645 Kansas high schools, 404 offered no foreign languages during the academic year of 1957-58. The majority of these high schools had less than 300 students, while a large portion had less than 100 students, the report said.
University Extension is increasing its foreign language correspondence courses to make foreign language study available to many of these high school students. It will offer three years of high school Latin and two years of Spanish, French and German. In addition there will be a course in Russian and revised college level courses.
Pianist Needs Tight Schedule
By Jane Varnum
"Busy fingers" appropriately describes Robert Jackson, Kenesaw, Neb., senior.
As accompanist for "Brigadoon," Jackson finds he must work on a tight and carefully planned schedule in order to get everything done.
This was especially true during the past midsemester exams when he had to combine studies with practice for the musical.
Jackson spends about three hours every night on actual practice for "Brigadoon." There are also individual practices of groups such as the dance line which require an accompanist.
Naturally this schedule plus outside practice on his own makes it extra hard for studying.
"I have to study in the daytime whenever I get a chance as my nights are taken up with practices." he said.
Jackson rarely makes it home during the day as he spends his extra time in the library. He also burns a lot of midnight oil since he never gets a chance to start studying at night until after 10 p.m.
As far as sleep goes, Jackson gets very little.
"I sleep till the last possible minute .. it makes a huge difference in the day."
Being an accompanist is not only enjoyment for Jackson, but helps pay his way through college as he is paid for playing.
"My parents and summer job help some,but most of my money comes from playing in productions. It is a great job and pays better than many other jobs on the hill," he said.
Playing in such productions as "Brigadoon" not only affects his studies but his other interests and social life as well.
"I usually go swimming about once a week, but haven't been able to this fall because of lack of extra time." he said.
Finding time for social life also presents a problem as practices are held on weekends too.
"We practice late Friday night and also on Sundays and will probably be practicing on Saturday from now until the production."
"I find bridge a good way to relax after practice and prepare for a long night of studying."
Jackson also accompanied last year's production of the "Italian Straw Hat."
Robert Jackson