SIS LAURA IS DEAD—Moses Gunn consoles Joanna Featherson at the death of her friend in a scene from "The Member of the Wedding," the University Theatre's first show of the season which opens Wednesday. Looking on is 7-year-old Tom Baumgartel.
Tickets Now on Sale For First Play of Season
Tickets will go on sale today for "The Member of the Wedding," the opening production of the University Theater. Performances will be given next Wednesday through Oct. 3.
In this first play of the season, most of the cast members are making stage debuts.
KU students will be admitted free to the play, and others throughout the season, by submitting identification cards at the box office prior to the performance.
Marguerite Houston, Margarett Kennedy and Gerrel Keith, all freshmen, will make their first stage appearances at KU.
Tomi Yaden, Lawrence senior, has been choreographer and principal
English Style Debate Set for 7:30 Tonight
"Resolved: Religion is Based on Superstition, the Opiate of the People" will be the topic of the fifth annual English style debate tonight at 7:30.
The debate, open to the public at no charge, will be in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Male Dancers Sought For Brigadoon Cast
Nine male dancers are needed for the University Theatre production of Brigadoon.
Lewin Goff, director of the University Theatre, announced today that tryouts will be held at 6:15 tonight at the rehearsal room in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. No previous dance experience is necessary.
"Any man who is well-coordinated can learn the routines. Steps to be used in tryouts will be explained and music will be provided," Prof. Goff said.
dancer in "Carousel," "The King and I" and "A Winter's Tale," but this will be her first dramatic role
Joanna Featherston, Kansas City, Kan., senior, and Virdell Edwards. Rocky Mount, N.C., graduate students, will make debuts on the KU stage.
"The Member of the Wedding" was shown this summer to an invited audience in preparation for the fall opening.
WASHINGTON—(UPI) - American scientists will try in a week or so to steer a 375-pound space package into orbit around the moon with a guidance system apparently never used before in space history.
U.S. to Launch Moon Satellite
As far as is known, it will be the first use of the system known as midcourse or terminal guidance. Previous space vehicles, including Russia's Lunik that scored a bull'seye on the moon's surface, relied on "initial guidance."
Initial guidance systems operate only as long as the rockets are firing. After that the rockets coast to their target like rifle bullets or intercontinental ballistic missiles.
With terminal guidance, scientists on the earth can radio instructions to a rocket that change its course as it soars through space. One purpose of the U.S. moon shot will be to test equipment designed to direct the space vehicle into a lunar orbit.
It is more difficult to orbit the moon than to hit it. The usefulness of the Russian moon rocket as a scientific instrument ended when it crashed on the moon. The U.S. probe, if successful, will provide information for some time.
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The American space package is expected to hold its orbit around the moon for several weeks. After that, because of the earth's gravitational pull, it may end up in a long orbit around both the moon and the earth.
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1959
57th Year, No. 4
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Regents Will Act on Three KU Projects
The Kansas Board of Regents will meet Oct. 9 to determine the fate of the proposed $11,891,000 state schools' building program which includes funds for three major University projects.
Building additions in the program for KU are: An addition to the University power plant, costing $600,000; a new engineering building, costing $1,900,000; and a Watson Library addition, costing $1,800,000.
The regents deadlocked Saturday over the manner of financing the
new construction. There was no opposition to the program itself.
In an interview with The Daily Kansas, Regents Chairman Clement H. Hall of Coffeyville emphasized this:
"Every member of this Board of Regents believes that the same buildings should be built. Every member believes in the priority of these buildings. The whole question is whether to begin building as soon as possible or to take a leisurely attitude," he said.
Board Approves KU Salary Hike
In a surprise action Friday, the Kansas Board of Regents increased the salary portion of the University budget.
The regents approved a 7 per cent increase over the current year's appropriation for salaries. It had, at a previous meeting, approved a 5 per cent increase. The 7 per cent increase adds $130,109 to the budget. This makes salaries total $9,816,768 in the proposed budget.
The revision brings the budget the regents have approved to approximately $13,168,000. This is the budget that will be effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1960.
3. Restoration of cuts made from the current year's budget.
The current budget is $12,130,096.
"The 7 per cent increase proposed for faculty salaries is designed to reduce the competitive gap with other schools with which we are forced to compete with our faculty." Ray Nichols, KU Executive Secretary, said.
Based on a formula set by the regents, the University was only allowed to seek budgetary increases in three categories:
2. Operating funds to tage care of new buildings.
1. Salaries.
Appropriations for new buildings are contained in a separate proposal now under consideration by the board.
Mr. Nichols said today that the
Scattered thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Continued cooler with low tonight around 60. High Thursday 75 to 80.
Senior Deadline Is Extended
Weather
The deadline for the Senior Committee Membership applications has been extended.
The new deadline is 3 p.m. Friday, September 25. Applications should be sent or taken to the Alumni Office, 127 Strong Hall. Application forms have been sent to all organized houses, but use of these forms is not mandatory.
Anvone interested in assisting with the forthcoming events is urged to apply for the openings on the following committees: publicity, public relations, breakfast, alumni relations, calendar, reception, regalia, gift, senior picnic, sporting events, senior day, announcements, special events, and ring.
Anyone wishing further information should contact Rick Barnes at VI 3-3355 or KU extension 225.
budget has been turned over to the Senate Budget Department and the governor for their appraisal. KU will present its case during hearings that will be held in December. After the December hearings the budget will be forwarded to the Legislature along with the governor's recommendations.
Other requests made by KU mostly for restoration of 1959 figures, are for:
1. $30,000 in seasonal help, primarily during the growing season, for Buildings and Grounds.
2. $25,000 more in student help particularly in operation of the physical plant.
3. An increase of $100,000 over the present $300,000 general research funds.
4. $30,000 in utilities for the Snow Hall addition, the Nuclear Reactor Building and the Kansas Union Building.
5. $60,000 for a start in the Language Culture Centers for Russian and East Asian studies.
Two members of the regs't building subcommittee, Claude Bradney, Columbus, and Whitley Austin, Salina, submitted a majority report that called for completion of the program by 1964. Financing would come from the Educational Building Fund (EBF) and other sources.
Mr. Bradney and Mr. Austin said they were not suggesting how the full program be financed. However, the state is expected to have a $15 million or more surplus by the end of this fiscal year.
George Collins, Wichita, another member of the subcommittee, turned in a minority report which calls for full financing from the EBF. The EBF is financed by a three quarter mill statewide property tax.
According to Mr. Bradney, the minority plan would take an additional three years to complete the project.
Eight board members split down the middle on the two proposals, with Mr. Hall preserving the split by voting against both proposals.
Unanimous Agreement Asked
Mr. Hall's vote delayed a decision in order to give the board time to arrive at a more unanimous agreement.
In a news story in the Kansas City Times Saturday, Mr. Hall referred to the split as a "disagreement with political overtones that will divide the board."
When asked whether the split was only in regard to the building proposal or whether it went deeper and included the entire budget program, Mr. Hall said:
"The board has operated very well as a unit on every question that came before it. I can't recall any other questions that have caused a disagreement until this came up. At this time I can best help our state and the school you like by helping the board work itself out of this situation."
ASC Considers Jayhawker Bonus
A $350 bonus for the editor and the business manager of the Javhawker, KU's magazine yearbook, was recommended to the All Student Council last night.
Ronald Dalby, Jayhawker business manager, recommended the bonus. The editor and business manager receive $65 per month for the 10 months of the school year.
If a profit is realized, the Jayhawker advisory board, composed of faculty, the business manager and editor, and past business manager and editor, usually recommends a bonus to be given to the editor and business manager.
The motion was tabled until a formal report could be presented by the secretary of the advisory board Thomas Yoe, director of public relations.
Other business included a report on the ASC-sponsored counseling project for freshmen students. Frank W Naylor, Jr., Kansas City, Kan, junior, suggested the ASC continue the project next year, but that more publicity and a better location be used.
This year's program was held in rooms 211 and 213, Strong Hall.
The ASC constitution places the
A new Committee on Committees was formed. Martha Crosier, Lawrence senior, and Marv Stephenson, Pittsburg junior, will serve their second terms as committee members. Newcomers are Naylor and Sharon Hagman, Pittsburg senior.
ASC vice-chairman Theodore Hall, Garden City senior, as Committee on Committees chairman.
There are two vacancies on the Council. James Henderson, Wichita junior, fraternity living district representative, resigned because of illness. The married student district representative, Donald Schmalrzeid, Dighton sophomore, was unable to return to school.
According to the ASC constitution, recommendations for filling these vacancies will be made by Vox Populi, the political party with which Henderson and Schmalzreid were affiliated.
Money Requests Being Received
Requests for All Student Council funds appropriations are being received at the ASC office until Oct. 10, as stated in the ASC constitution.
Organizations of a social, service, or administrative function with a legitimate reason for requesting funds may obtain appropriation forms at the ASC office, or from the ASC treasurer, Lawrence L. Dieker, Westphalia senior, at VI 3-7212.
Forms are being sent to all qualified organizations which requested funds last year. However, any qualified organization can apply.