Page 2 Summer Session Kansan Friday. June 12, 1959 Research a Key Need Since the news has been released that the University of Kansas will be the site of a new research center, we have heard much discussions of the idea that KU is fast becoming a "research school." Arguments for this idea seem to center around the idea that more and more money is being spent to make KU a Mecca for the theorist—the "egg head" In short, people are afraid that KU is becoming an "ivory tower" institution where the emphasis is on theory to the exclusion of practical knowledge. What these people seem to be forgetting is that this is one purpose of a university. KU is not purely a trade school where students learn certain mechanical processes and vocational skills. It is an institution of higher learning. As an institution of higher learning, research becomes an essential part of the teaching and learning process. Theories must be tried and perfected. This is part of the process of gaining new knowledge. Students will benefit from this new knowledge. They will learn new and better ways of serving society. We wonder about the objections to a center that will bring together some of the foremost scientists in the nation in order that they can gain new knowledge, knowledge that our technical society so badly needs. We wonder at the distrust with which the research scientist is looked upon. We look around us, and we wonder. —Ray Miller Truck Noise a Bother Perhaps they are locomotives—we have not looked recently—but nonetheless they disrupt the natural serenity of the campus atmosphere. We wonder if the trucks possess the characteristics of a living creature, for they seem to have reproduced in the last few weeks. The offspring even seem to be bigger and noisier than the earlier models. Why is it that everytime we start to go to sleep in our afternoon classes a caravan of overexuberant truck drivers roar across campus as they transport their wares to unknown ports? We have not complained about this all semester, and we do not feel that this is the time to say "why haven't you?" instead of "why don't you?" And, summer students who do not have afternoon classes have no reason to gripe. We would ask, however, that something be done for the benefit of students and faculty members of next year. No professor likes to stop in the middle of a beautiful scholarly soliloquy. And because some professors do not wish to admit that they cannot speak above the rumble of the trucks, students miss part of the lecture or badger the professor to repeat what he said. Business may be business, but the University show must go on, preferably without automotive accompaniment. Surely something can be done to persuade the truck drivers to choose a route other than Jayhawk Boulevard. Tell them they use more gas when they go uphill. Martha Pearse Daily Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1 Radio-set volume control. 9 Mr. Karioff. 14 Heat-pump heating unit; 2 words. 15 Moon goddess. 16 Accepts with pleasure. 17 Enjoyed oneself; 2 words. 18 The king's topper. 19 Article of apparel. 21 Downright. 24 Witch's concoction. 25 Shoe or clothes-holder. 26 Designs. 27 Readiness of speech. 29 Tip. 30 Came upon. 31 Lohengrin's bride and others. 35 Simple Simon. 37 Priest's cap. 39 Swiftness. 40 Sparkle. 42 Something to smoke; Slang. 43 Brilliant, atmospheric bodies. 45 Type of molding. 46 Roman consul. 49 Australian tennis star. 50 Tokens. 51 Symbol of rigorous rule: 2 words. 52 Wheel of Adulene is Abir. 53 King Arthur's nephew. 54 Attempts to duplicate. 56 Stands fast. 57 Downward plunge. 58 Second ___ 59 Spider's web. **DOWN** 1 Squabble. 2 Speed. 3 Right-angled joint. 4 Moviedom's merit awards. 5 Part of a rifle. 6 Unabridged edition. 7 Street sign abbreviation. 8 Experimental drive: 2 words. 9 Callant. 10 Antiquated: 2 words. 11 Assign (with "to"). 12 Take effect. 13 Feel. 15 Exhibited. 20 Boblink. 21 Beaches. 22 Transportation delay. 23 Leisurely pace. 24 Club. 27 Supporting. 28 Certificate: Abbr. 29 Dwindle. 32 The "West Point" of France: 2 words. 33 Once upon ___: 2 words. 34 Long stories. 36 Cooling drink. 38 Controlling party. 41 Taking on cargo. 44 Prepositions. 45 Where the Athabaska flows. 46 Prop for George Burns. 47 Cab or coach, in the Near East. 48 Namely: 2 words. 49 Clothio and her sisters. 52 Yesterday: Fr. 53 Piece of confectionery. 56 Farm sound. 57 Man's nickname. 58 Miss Arden. 59 Sermon: Abbr. More Women As Executives In spite of a "traditional attitude" of management against advancing women to positions of increased responsibility, the number of executive and professional women in Kansas is on the rise, according to a recent report by the Business Research Center at the University of Kansas. The survey by Frank T. Stockton, dean emeritus of the KU School of Business and University Extension, is the first statewide study ever done in this field in the United States. It was done in cooperation with the Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., and is entitled "Salaried Women in Upper Level Positions in Kansas Business Firms." The women in the survey stressed the need for informed counseling, early selection of a career and as thorough preparation as possible. They urged that future career girls gain a broad general education as well as technical training, with stress on English grammar, ability to speak and write well, and fundamental courses in mathematics and science. One of the most significant and practical features of the survey was suggestions for use of guidance counselors who advise young women about their future earnings programs. Linda Bodle, a graduating senior from Plattsburg, M.p., is one of eight persons to receive $2,000 Library School scholarships from the Missouri Library Commission. Miss Bodle will study at the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago. Library Scholarship Goes to Graduate Miss Bodle has held a residence scholarship in Miller Hall. Daily Hansan (Published Tuesdays and Fridays) NEWS DEPARTMENT News Editor Phone 711 Editor Janet Juneau Associate Editor Ray Miller BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Office Phone 376 Business Manager Bill Kane By Calder M. Pickett Assistant Professor of Journalism "A Desert Incident," a play by Pearl S. Buck, opened on Broadway in March and lasted for seven performances. It dealt with scientists at an atomic research establishment on the western desert, and the moral problem over the use of the atomic bomb for military, or peaceful, purposes. Mrs. Buck, who used to be our chief source (not always too reliable) for cultural portrayals of China, has a new obsession. "Command the Morning" has the same subject matter, in general, as "A Desert Incident." But, not being subject to the whims of the theater-going public, it is likely to last a good deal longer than the play. This book, also is no work of art. It is marked—or marred—in fact, by incredibly bad writing. "Honey, the date's been set for invasion—November the first of this year of our Lord, 1945. I wonder if our Lord knows! Our men are to land on Kyushu, the lovely isle of Kyushu. I was there once for a few days—a seashore like none in the world, and a backdrop of mountains, a lot of fisherfolk, in peaceful villages, and the little children patterning around in their kimonos like dolls." It is marked by stock characters—Hollywood scientists who move in their own little worlds (all sounding like Time magazine descriptions of Oppenheimer), a dedicated lady scientist who has both our heroes (yes, there are two) panting after her, a Briton who's a traitor and sounds like Klaus Fuchs, self-sacrificing wives and military men right out of "Sergeant Bilko." Roosevelt is never Roosevelt; he's the "Big Boss." He dies, and Truman then is never Truman: he's the "Little Boss." "Command the Morning" is about the scientists who developed the atomic bomb, who dedicated themselves from 1940 through 1945 to working on the bomb, after first achieving the first self-sustaining chain reaction under the west stands of Stagg Field in late 1942. It's about the men who lived their lonely lives and the heroic wives (they also serve) who hold marriages together during the years of travail. It's all a true story, but we've heard it in so many movies — remember the unhappiness Robert Taylor caused Eleanor Parker when he was such a bear around the house in the days before he flew the Enola Gay over Hiroshima? It is too bad that Mrs. Buck—or someone—cannot tell this story without soap opera heroics. Atomic power has become the central issue of our times. It has altered our moral values. Even Mrs. Buck's embattled scientists finally yielded to the atomic bomb decision, one of them, a Quaker, only after reading about the death march in the Philippines. Her story is an important one as the debate over H-bomb testing continues, as scientists discuss the merits of wearing watches with luminescent dials, as news magazines report on the amounts of Strontium 90 now in the atmosphere. 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