Enrollment 9,260; Exceeds Prediction
Enrollment stood at 9,280 as classes began this morning. This was about 100 more than expected.
At the close of regular enrollment a year ago the University had 9,063 students.
There are 8.536 students registered on the Lawrence campus this year, with 724 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. James K Hitt, registrar, said 150 to 200 late enrollees are expected.
The new student total of 2.831 is 93 more than a year ago and is the second largest in KU's history, exceeded only by the 1946 figure.
An influx of new students, particularly women, accounted for the unexpected increase in enrollment. There are 2,616 women on the Lawrence campus, 115 more than last year.
Hitt said no breakdown of the enrollment figure is available, but it is thought that the gain in new students is concentrated at the graduate and advanced standing levels rather than in new freshmen.
AGI Noncommittal On Future of Party
Allied Greek Independent party leaders today refused to confirm or deny widely circulated rumors that the party is disbanding.
Ronald Barta, Salina senior and president of the party, said, when asked about the rumors, "I'm not giving statements on anything vet."
Rumors that the party is disbanding or has already dissolved were discussed among students during enrollment.
One of last year's AGI officers said he has heard that the party is already dissolved. One of the present party leaders made an offhand comment that the party is in the process of 'going out.'
Asked when a statement would be released, Barta said, "I don't know. It will be handled through publicity."
Jack Salmon, Elkhart junior and vice-president of the party, commented:
"That decision hasn't yet been made so far as I know. I haven't seen Ron (Barta) vet."
Marilyn Moyer, Kansas City, Kan. junior and secretary of AGI, said:
Shelle Beach, Whiting, Ind., junior and treasurer of AGI, denied that the party is already dissolved.
"We haven't had a meeting as of yet. I wouldn't feel free to say anything about it. I was just elected last spring."
"No, we can't say it's true yet,' she said.
The party officials were not certain what procedure would be followed if the party is disbanded.
Salmon said he imagined such a decision would be made at a meeting of the AGI Forum, which is composed of representatives of the member houses and the party officers.
Asked if a meeting of the forum is scheduled soon, Barta said, "Poassibly."
"I would say there definitely will be a meeting."
Asked the same question. Miss Beach said:
Miss Moyer said no one has notified her of a forum.
The Allied Greek-Independent party was formed in 1954 when 42-year-old-Pachacamac, split into two factions. One of the factions for the Party of Greek Organizations (POGO) and the other banded with members of the FACTS party to form AGI. POGO went out of existence in 1957.
200 Students Are Foreign
More than 200 foreign students have arrived on the campus so far this fall.
Clark Coan, foreign student adviser, said today a more accurate number of those attending the university will be available after late enrollments.
The 200 enrolled through Saturday represents 58 different nations. They are enrolled in almost all fields of study here.
This year's quota does not exceed that of last year although a larger number was expected.
Weather
Considerable cloudiness continued this afternoon with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight in the 50's with the high Tuesday in the 80's.
57th Year, No. 2
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, Sept. 21, 1959
Murphy Cries Danger From Public Apathy
Education still must plead for even minimum support in the presence of "unbelievable public apathy and complacency," Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said this morning.
In his address at the opening convocation in Hoech Auditorium, Murphy warned that "education still has not been put in a position of first priority."
"It is shocking that we must go on hands and knees to get even minimal support for our schools," he said.
"We must understand that higher education has been involved in the cold war as long as there has been a cold war."
The chancellor criticized the public for its failure to give adequate economic support to education, and described the role of the University
in the "titanic struggle between freedom and tyranny."
He said:
"Only as we understand our foreign neighbor, individually and as nations; only as we understand the cultural and other forces that have made them what they are; and only as we can communicate with them—only then can we effectively influence them," he said.
Dr. Murphy stressed the importance of developing a competence in foreign languages, which he called the "vital issue of our times, not only in the practical matter of communicating with our neighbors but also in our ability to understand their cultures."
"We have determined to gear our laboratories and our classrooms to this great purpose," he said.
Murphy listed programs which the University has initiated and plans to
begin soon in order to better communicate with our neighbors and understand their cultures. They are:
1. A report on the status of foreign language study in Kansas, compiled by a special faculty committee.
2 A change in graduation requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to include proficiency in a foreign language.
3. A Chinese and Japanese Language and Area program, which started this fall.
4. A exchange program with the University of Costa Rica, involving undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members from both schools.
"It is time now for all those who believe in the crucial role of education in the development of our nation to become articulate with their neighbors, legislatures and the Congress," Dr. Murphy said.
'Sarge' Must Stop His Coffee Habit
There will be no more coffee breaks in Strong Hall basement for Sarge.
The unofficial campus mascot is on a special low-protein prescription diet because of a kidney ailment.
A member of Sigma Nu fraternity, the dog's owner, said Sarge should not be fed because he is on a veterinary's prescription.
"He should be given nothing but water. He needs plenty of that," he added.
The 11-year-old campus canine was under veterinary treatment in a Lawrence animal hospital most of the summer.
Truman to Speak
WICHITA, Kan. — (UPI) — Former President Harry S. Truman is expected to make a major address here Wednesday, possibly taking up such topics as the 1960 presidential race, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States, or the work of the 86th Congress.
Mr. Truman will be the principal speaker at the Roosevelt-Truman Memorial Dinner, a fund raising affair for Kansas Democrats.
IT'S A BIRD—A student manages the introductions as he shows Marilyn Finney, Ferguson, freshman, the bronze Jayhawk perched in front of the north entrance to the Kansas Union.
Shotgun Pellets Wound Student
A St. Louis sophomore was shot in the back by a blast from a shotgun early Sunday morning near the ATO fraternity house.
He was struck by four pellets in the back and one in his arm.
The victim, identified as Bruce David Beard, told police that he was shot while investigating "loud and abusive language that was being directed towards my fraternity house (Alpha Tau Omega)."
According to a campus police report, between 2:30 and 3 am, yesterday morning a group of five or six men, who Beard stated had been drinking, were hurling abusive and loud talk at the ATO house.
Beard said he came down from the third floor to find out what was going on. While he was standing in a nearby tennis court, someone shot him in the back, he told police.
"Luckily I was far enough away so that I wasn't badly injured."
In an interview with The Daily Kansas, Beard said:
After he was shot, Beard said he went back to bed.
"I could tell it didn't hit any vital spot and I decided to wait until morning to go to the hospital," he said.
Beard went to the hospital at approximately 10 a.m. where he was treated and released. He reported the incident to the city police at noon.
Beard said he had no idea as to who shot him or why.
"There was a lot of noise out there. There were several different houses involved I suppose. I think they were just shooting into the air trying to scare the noise makers away, and aimed too low," he said.
Diplomatic Sources See More U.N. Opposition
UNITED NATIONS N.Y.—(UPI)
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—(UPI) —Diplomatic sources predicted that emotions generated by communist activities in Tibet and Laos will increase opposition to the admission of Red China to the United Nations when the question comes before the General Assembly today.
The vote against consideration of Red China's entry is expected to be considerably heavier than last year's 44-28, down from a peak of 44-10 as a result of the U.N.'s growing Communist and "neutralist" blocs.
The Assembly will act on a U.S. resolution declaring that no action will be taken on India's annual petition for admission of Communist China during this session of the Assembly. The Assembly's steering committee voted 12-7 in favor of the resolution.
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson will be the principal speaker in support of the resolution. Indian Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon is expected to be its chief opponent.
The Communist conquest of Tibet probably will be discussed at length, even though no nation has been willing so far to sponsor the Dalai Lama's appeal for "immediate intervention ... to stop the wanton and ruthless murder of my people."
India has proposed admission of Red China to the United Nations at most Assembly sessions since 1950. In each case, the Assembly has voted to take no action in the matter.
A canvass of the corridors, meanwhile, indicated dwindling interest in another pending matter—the 27-year-old disarmament plan that Premier Nikita Khrushchev dusted off for consideration by the Assembly.
Delegates privately were skeptical about the plan's prospects for success, but few were willing to reject it formally until it has received the "very careful examination" promised by Secretary of State Christian A. Herter.
Siamese Twin Girls Born
VALPARAISO, Ind.—(UPI) —Si-
mese twin girls, joined at the
abdominal area, were born here
Sunday, doctors disclosed today.
The babies were born to Mrs. Elvin Schultz, 28, Chesterton, in a four-hour delivery by Dr. Thomas L. Dittmer in Porter Memorial Hospital.
Doctors said the babies were outwardly normal in every respect. It could not be determined immediately whether they share any vital organs.