Daily hansan
56th Year, No.129
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Engineers to Award Trophies
Monday, April 20, 1959
Award winners for the Engineering exposition will be announced at the Engineering Banquet Wednesday evening.
Two trophies will be presented by the engineering council—one for the best academic display and one for the best original display. Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, will present an award for the best overall display. In past years the Sigma Tau award has been the only trophy presented.
The banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom, Dr. Roderick D. Clark, analyst in the missile engineering department of McDonnell Aircraft Corp., will speak on "Pioneering in Space Engineering. Tickets are on sale at the Union.
Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, will present the award for the best display of the Engineering Exposition. The Daily Kansan erred in reporting the award would be presented by Theta Tau, engineering fraternity.
Two Guggenheims To Faculty Men
Two faculty members are the only Kansans awarded Guggenheim fellowships for 1959-60.
Dr. Robert E. Schofield, associate professor of history, will use the assistance to study the life and work of Joseph Priestley, 18th century English clergyman and scientist. Dr Schofield hopes to do research in England this summer and will make his headquarters at Cambridge Mass., during the coming school year.
Robert G. Vosper, director of University libraries, will study the historical trends in the growth and development of book collections in libraries at British universities.
Not Quite a World Record
LONDON —(UPI) —Mrs. Alice Holloway, 96, was crestfallen to learn she wasn't the oldest person to undergo an appendectomy.
She perked up, however, when she was told she held the British record.
Weather
Partial clearing tonight and tomorrow except possible very light snow extreme west tonight. Continued cold tonight and tomorrow with below freezing temperatures west and north portions tomorrow morning. Low tonight 20s northwest to 35 southeast. High tomorrow 45 to 55.
ESCORTING ROYALTY—Weldon Fate, Kansas City, Mo., junior, escorts Nancy O'Brien, Great Lakes, Ill., junior, onto the queen's stand at the KU Relays Saturday. Miss O'Brien and Carol Earls, University of Missouri sophomore, reigned over the event.
Seniors to Decide On Gift Next Week
Another explosive senior gift controversy could be set off soon.
Members of the class of 1959 will vote on their gift at the spring coffee at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30 in the Kansas Union Ballroom, Larry Dunlap, Salina, class vice president, announced today.
Recent senior class gifts such as the Kansas Union canopy and the Bronze Jayhawk have been severely criticized in some quarters. This year's senior class officers are hoping the meeting next week will produce decisions that are less subject to cirticism.
Seniors will be excused from 10 and 11 o'clock classes to attend the coffee. The seniors will also vote on class dues and hear reports on the planned activities of Commencement weekend, the Senior Picnic and other class activities. Refreshments will be served.
Dunlap expressed hope that the turnout for the spring coffee would be as good as that for the fall coffee in October, attended by 1.200 seniors.
"Up until now the seniors have shown a great deal of interest and enthusiasm for the class activities," he said. "We certainly hope this continues. All the committees are working hard to make the spring events well worth attending."
Craig Haselwood, Wichita, chairman of the Senior Picnic, said today that seniors will be excused from all afternoon classes on Friday, May 8. to attend the picnic. Details of the event will be announced at the senior coffee, he said.
KU Dominates Meet
KU trackmen won four relay titles and added three individual titles in dominating the Kansas Relays here Friday and Saturday. Details of the Relies appear on pages 4 and 5 in today's Kansan.
Sociologist Says Neutralism Vital to India's Economy
A sociology instructor said Friday the neutrality of India is defensible only when it is understood in it full context.
Harold Gould told the Current Events Forum that people must understand three principal grounds on which India's neutrality makes sense before they pass judgment on it.
"Non-alignment, which the Indians prefer to call their position, is necessary to the country's political and economic status." Mr. Gould said.
"Before World War I, a political party known as the Congress party was formed. Under Gandhi and Nehru, it promised a new way of life to the people of India.
"This promise has become the hope of every citizen of the country and failure to fulfill the promise would mean the end of the party.
"If India supported a military budget it would ruin its economic chances and the promises of the Congress party would be lost. The military budget would be necessary if India should renounce either the Eastern or the Western powers."
Mr. Gould said nonalignment was necessary also for the support of
'Old World Bazaar In Hoch Saturday
Hoch Auditorium will have the air of an exotic Old World bazaar Saturday as KU exchange students hold their annual International Festival.
The exhibits will display photographs, handicrafts, embroidery and other representative items from the 40 countries taking part in the "Foreign Students' Day." Axel Plambeck, Hamburg, Germany, graduate student, is chairman of the festival.
Foreign exchange students studying at high schools in the area have been invited to the festival. The
Festival.
Forty countries will have exhibition booths, eight countries will present short programs of dances, songs and skits and France will present a pantomime.
"The western charges are that India has more sympathy for Communism than it has for the West and that it has fought a war with Pakistan over Kashmir regardless of its stated neutral position.
certain principles the Indians acquired under Gandhi.
"India has a long border with China. Whenever Red China is on the upgrade, it becomes bligerent toward its surrounding countries. Red China is on the upgrade now and antagonism would mean war for India," he said.
"Gandhi's philosophy was the avoidance of killing or harming living things. He taught his people that they must make enemies love them by returning whatever cruelty they might hand them with love and kindness."
"India's perception of the West has been strongly conditioned through its experience as a British colony. India does not admire Communism itself, but rather the rapid economic rise of the Communist countries," he said.
The third ground for non-alignment is India's geographic position.
Mr. Gould said many people in the Western world have decried India's neutrality as hypocritical.
Committee chairmen for the festival are Manouchehr Fedram, Tehran, Iran, graduate student, exhibits; Ernesto Vergara, Quezon City, Philippines, graduate student program; Sonia Alvarez, Cardenas, Cuba, junior, publicity and invitations; Ali Moushine, Moroco, North Africa, freshman, clean-up, and Jarl Bafving, Gothenburg, Sweden, graduate student, music.
George B. Smith, dean of the University, will give the welcoming speech to start the program at 7:45 p.m.
public is invited to attend the program and view the exhibits. There is no charge.
The exhibition will be open from 1:30-5 p.m. and from 6:30-10 p.m.
Mr. Gould said India's stand on Kashmir did not violate its position of neutrality.
"Both India and Pakistan need
Campanile, Auto Hit by Vandals
One visitor to the KU campus didn't find the relays weekend as thrilling as he had anticipated.
John Schrack, 516 Kearney, Hutchinson, reported to the KU police that the top of his convertible car had been slit by vandals sometime after 3 a.m. Saturday, while he was staying with a friend on the campus.
Ronald M. Parnes, instructor of music and carillonneur, reported to the campus police that vandals had struck again at the campanile. He found one of the stone benches turned over shortly after noon Sunday. This is the second time within two weeks that the campanile has been victimized.
"There is also a tremendous hos-
Kashmir for economic progress. Kashmir is a mountainous, undeveloped country and it is believed that it contains the coal and iron which both India and Pakistan need.
Mr. Gould said the Western powers should allow India to maintain its neutrality and still aid the country economically.
"India has democracy at the present time. No strong democracy has fallen to Communism yet. However, India is having to curtail its economic program because it cannot raise the funds to support it. If the economy of the country falls anymore, there might be chaos from which only the Communists can benefit," he said.
Owl Society Selects 19 Men
Owl Society, junior men's honorary organization, has elected 19 new members for the 1959-60 school year.
Members are selected on the basis of outstanding scholarship, leadership, service and student activities. An initiation banquet will be held April 30 at the Dine-A-Mite.
The new members are: Ronald D. Andreae, Abilene; Thomas G. Ash, Kansas City, Mo.; Bruce R. Barrett, Kansas City, Kan.; Ronald R. Broun, Phillipsburg; John E. Brown, Lawrence.
Robert L. Covey, Ames, Iowa; David E. Crawford, Prescott; Ronald K. Dalby, Joplin, Mo.; Robert L. Driscoll, Lawrence; Clay D. Edmands, Minneapolis; Paul A. Hensleigh, Winchester.
Ben C. Kuiken, Topeka; Don E. Logan, Prairie Village; John J. McCabe, Topeka; Lee R. McGimsey, Salina; Edward Mullman, Long Beach, N. Y.; Kenneth A. Megil, Vassar; Frank W. Naylor Jr., Kansas City, Kan., and Michael E. Ryan, Emporia. All are sophomores.
NOSELESS NIKE—Ralph J. Hanchin, professor of military science, stands beside the Nike missile which was on display at the Engineering Exposition. Later, the nose cone of the missile was taken and found on Jayhawk Boulevard. The missile was guarded at all times.