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Daily Hansan
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
56th Year, No. 113
Monday, March 23, 1959
SOME WABBIT—Little Valerie Bright, 418 Elm St., takes a second look at the economy size Easter bunny, played by Robert Wainwright, Mission sophomore, yesterday at the Lambda Chi Alpha Egg Roll. Pattie Bova, left, of Kansas City,
Kan., was one of the approximately 100 chaperones supplied by Lambda Chis and dates for the 50 Lawrence children. Over 250 eggs, 25 pounds of jelly beans, 10 gallons of punch and many cookies were consumed.
The Fowl Was Not Censored
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said today that the first issue of "Fowl," the latest campus humor magazine, was not censored by the administration.
Murphy Says-
"My editorial function was to eliminate what would be offensive to most readers," he said.
Mr. Merrill said that the administration had not set up a definite
"The administration did not see the magazine before it was printed," he said. "Fowl!" the successor to "Souat," went on sale last week.
Bill Barr, Dodge City sophomore and "Fowl" editor, said Friday, "I put it out the way the administration wanted it put out," when asked about rumors of administrative guidance for the magazine.
Kenneth Merrill, instructor of business and faculty adviser to the magazine, said that as far as he knew the only censorship to the content of the magazine was his own.
Candidates Must File by Tomorrow
'Berlin Needs International Control'
tomorrow is the deadline for the filing of petitions by candidates for class offices and nonpartisan candidates for All Student Council positions.
Two KU professors said Friday that a form of international occupation for Berlin is the only way to maintain peace.
The petition forms are available in the Dean of Students office. They must be turned in there when completed. The petitions must contain signatures of 50 students from the candidate's school, living district or class, and their addresses and ID numbers. There is a $1.50 filing fee for non-partisan and class officer candidates.
"There are two possibilities for protecting settlement in West Berlin, an international status for the city or disengagement.
Clifford P. Ketzel, assistant professor of political science, and Manuel Gottlieb, associate professor o economics, gave their views on the Berlin crisis Friday at the Current Events Forum.
"International status is the only long-run, feasible plan," Prof. Gottlieb said, "but disengagement is the leading hope for peace now."
Prof. Gottlieb advocates a central government which would bring East and West Berlin together under one system.
However, he said that he did not think the citizens of Berlin were in
favor of international government at this time.
"I wouldn't permit the sentiments of the Berlin citizens to govern Western policy, though. They are still too emotionally upset and unstable from the downfall of their government in World War II to decide on the wisest policy for maintaining peace in their city," he said.
Prof. Gottlieb said that disengagement was the most feasible of the two plans for immediate peace.
"Disengagement would pull the Soviet and Western armies farther apart and do a great deal to relieve the tension that we find in Germany now.
"Disengagement would mean that the people of East Germany would have a chance to develop their political system without Soviet pressure.
sure. "We realize that they would still
have a Communist government at first, but I am confident that the East Germans could and would overthrow the Communist government if the Soviet army is out of the country," said Prof. Gottlieb.
"Disengagement would be a risk on the part of the Western powers because it would require a specific pledge on the part of the Soviets not to return. We would just have to trust them."
Prof. Gottlieb declared that he could see no wisdom in maintaining the status quo.
"Sooner or later we will have to settle the tension in Germany. If we really have peaceful intentions, it is best to make the required conditions necessary to maintain a state of peace now before a true war develops in Germany," he said
Prof. Ketzel recommended that the United States enter into the
proposed foreign ministers conference with a positive attitude and a definite position.
In calling for bold action and a new "atomic" diplomacy he said the worst thing we could do would be to refuse to alter our present position in any way. We should be prepared for a give and take of ideas and positions," he said.
Prof. Ketzel suggested a test area in which West and East Germany would be working together in a federation.
"The first step in a federation would be to make the two nations work together. The prime ministers of both sections should take the initiative."
policy on humor. "After 10 years of reading various campus humor magazines, I have developed my own idea of what good college humor should be," he said.
"Duplication of one joke was an editorial error that I didn't realize myself," he explained.
Will there be another issue of Fowl?" Chancellor Murphy said that the administration hadn't the vaguest idea when or if another issue of "Fowl" would be published.
Mr. Merrill said that he had not talked to the co-editors of the magazine and since it was strictly up to them, he didn't know either.
Debaters Picked For Tournament
Ray Nichols Jr., Lawrence senior, and Donald Bowen, Salina senior, will represent the University in the West Point Invitational District IV Debate Tournament.
Ten debate teams have been selected on the basis of outstanding seasonal records to participate in the tournament in Lincoln, Neb., on April 6.
Last year Nichols and Ken Irby of Fort Scott were undefeated in the West Point district competition and placed fifth in the National Invitational Tournament at West Point.
Other district schools who will participate in the tournament are the Air Force Academy, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Washburn University, Washington University at St. Louis, Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire, University of Minnesota, St. Thomas College of St. Paul, Minn., Marquette University, and Southwest Missouri State College at Springfield, Mo.
The tournament this year will mark the seventh consecutive year that a KU team has qualified for the West Point district tournament.
Weather
Generally fair and mild tonight and tomorrow. Partly cloudy Tuesday with little change in temperature. Low tonight in the 40's. High tomorrow near 70.
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday will average about five degrees above normal. Normal highs are in the lower 60's and normal lows are in the upper 30'. Scattered showers over the state Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Case of Cell Block Seven Closes With Receipt of $375
Michael S. Smith, Mission junior, breathed a loud sigh of relief when he opened his mail Friday morning.
For he found, in a large envelope post-marked Dalias, Tex., a check for $375 made out to the KuKus, upperclass pep club, of which he is vice president.
Four hours before the dance was scheduled to begin, the wife of Rusty Brown, drummer-director of the band, wired Smith that her husband had become suddenly ill and the band would not be able to keep its engagement. She added that the deposit and a more detailed explanation would follow in the mail.
The $375 was the long-sought deposit sent to the Cell Block Seven last semester when the dance band agreed to play for the Feb. 14 Valentine's dance sponsored by the KU pep clubs.
But the deposit never appeared, and for the last five weeks Smith and Charles Henning, Ottawa
senior and KuKu president, had been trying to locate Rusty Brown, the Cell Block Seven, or some law authority which could track down the money.
Earl B. Shurtz, assistant professor of law, had entered the case as legal consultant for the KuKus.
"I'm sure you've been totally in the dark on this whole thing and it would take a book to explain it all, so I'll only say, and very sincerely, that I'm more than sorry about the whole thing. It all revolves around my health ... and personal problems.
In his letter to Smith Friday, Brown said:
"Again, thank you for being so patient and more than kind about the matter. I'm very disappointed we didn't get to play, but I hope someday we can. We definitely still do play, and I think I can promise you that next time will be different."
Smith expressed some doubt whether the band will be hired to play at the University again.
"I don't think there will be a next time," he said.
QUEEN OF THE GREEKS — Mary Gay Dillingham, Salina sophomore and the 1959 Greek Week queen, is presented with a silver cup by Bob Lida, Prairie Village senior and master of ceremonies at the Greek Week dance Saturday night.