Hint of'Guidance' for Fowl Magazine
By Robert Harwi
A strong hint of administration guidance in publishing the new campus humor magazine, "The Fowl," has developed since the magazine made its appearance yesterday.
"I put it out the way the administration wanted it put out."
See page 2 for a review of "The Fowl."
said Bill Barr, Dodge City sophomore and acting editor of the magazine.
Barr said Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, suggested that "the magazine could not be related to previou- out campus humor magazines."
"It was not to be vulgar or lewd and there could be only minor slams against the administration." Barr said.
Scott Jarvis, Winfield sophomore, submitted his resignation "for health and personal reasons" as editor of the magazine to the Publications Committee of the All Student Council a few days before distribution of the magazine. Jarvis denied any hint of censorship.
Chariots, Dance Service Work End Greek Week
Greek Week will end tomorrow with fraternity and sorority community projects, a chariot race, and the Greek Week dance at 9 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Twenty-eight fraternities will participate in three community services under the direction of Rockne Krebs, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore.
Two fraternities will do landscaping and paint the animal cages at the Charles Ise animal shelter on East 19th Street in Lawrence.
Six fraternities will work at Potter Lake and build a spill-way at the south end.
Twenty fraternities will clean up the area around Lone Star Lake.
"The fraternities had planned to work at the 4-H fairgrounds, but the plans were changed at the last minute." Krebs said.
Sororities Start Drive
Sororities will conduct a drive in the morning in the Lawrence community for multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system.
Sorority members will attend a movie in Fraser Theater at 9 a.m. and will start about 9:30 a.m. to conduct the drive.
Areas have been mapped out for each group to cover, said Audrey Hansen. Leavenworth junior, chairman of the drive.
Barr said he was called in as substitute editor and had only 48 hours to put the magazine together.
"We are hoping to have full house participation, including the new pledge classes so we can reach our goal of $3,000." Miss Hansen said.
Barr said the administration did not go over the magazine word for word, but it gave definite ideas on "what it was to be."
She said that all money collected should be turned in to the dean of women's office.
The Daily Kansan checked with the Hall Lithographing Co. in Topeka, printers of the magazine, and a spokesman for the company said Barr had told them "the magazine was censored by some
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The spokesman said the only changes that were made after the material was in the company's hands was inclusion of a half page advertisement for student government.
officials of the University. They asked for some changes."
L. C. Woodruff, dean of students, said this morning:
"The only recognition I took of it was that the students should comply with basic stipulations in putting it out.
"These included a responsible financial set-up and assurance that a faculty adviser would help."
Chancellor Murphy and Mr. Nichols were not available for comment this morning. Kenneth Merrill, instructor in business and faculty adviser, was out of town for the day.
Howard Ellfeldt, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and a member of the ASC Publications Committee said he knew of no censorship action.
Opinion: Fowl Fair to Flop
Student opinion is divided on the "Fowl," new campus humor magazine.
In a Daily Kansan poll, students were asked their opinions of the new magazine:
Stuart M. Lovelace, Kansas City, Mo., freshman: I think it's a fairly good magazine.
Barbara J. Linn. Ness City sophomore: Some jokes were rather amusing.
Bruce Bee, Mission freshman: I thought the magazine was a little trite. It's like every other humor magazine that's put out.
David A. Cooley, Mission freshman: I liked Becky Beckmann's pictures.
Rosa E. Lind, Lawrence sonho-
more; I think it's pretty foul. I like the kind of type used. Even the dirty iokes aren't dirty.
Mary Alice Dobson, Scott City sophomore: It isn't as well done as before. It doesn't look as if much time was spent on it.
John W. Crabough, Kansas City, Kan., freshman: It's pretty fair, but nothing too terrific.
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Fridav. March 20, 1959
56th Year, No. 112
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
"The faculty adviser may have made a few cuts, but that's all," Ellfeldt said.
He said the issue of "Fowl" was "fairly good."
"It met the specifications of the committee. It shouldn't arouse Council members to throw it out because of vulgarity," Elifeldt said.
When asked if it were a magazine KU could be proud of, Elffeldt said he would rather see the next issue before commenting.
Campus humor magazines have had a stormy history at KU. The most recent cases of magazines becoming extinct involved "Squat" and "The Sour Owl," a publication of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity.
"Squat," the official campus humor magazine last year, was quashed by the ASC because the context was not suitable for the campus.
In 1956 the last issue of the Sour Owl was published, followed by apologies to the administration for the "personable individuals ridiculed and defamed" therein. The magazine was banned from the campus.
Thedas, Betas Collect Trophies For High Grades
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Beta Theta Pi fraternity received trophies for the highest grade averages for last year at the Greek Week scholarship dinner last night.
L. C. Woodruff, dean of students, presented the awards. The president, honor initiate, and scholarship chairman of each Greek organization attended the dinner.
Other awards were:
Improvement 1957-58 over 1956-57; sorority, Alpha Omieron Pi; fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Sorority pledge- Barbara Foley,
Lewisence sophomore. Delta Gamma,
Fraternity pledge class — Beta
Theta Pl.
Scholarships given by the Interfraternity Council were presented to Sonny Cobble, Winfield sophomore, and Gary Carrico, Beloit junior.
The scholarship report for the fall semester of 1958 shows Pi Beta Phi sorority and Beta Theta Pi fraternity had the highest grade point averages for Greek organizations. Their averages were 2.04 and 1.80, respectively.
The all-university average was 1.37,the all-women average 1.58, and the all-men average 1.28.
The all-sorority average was 1.71 and the all-fraternity average was 1.31.
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Weather
Generally poor weekend. Cloudy skies with rain tonight. Snow early tomorrow morning. Winds 30 to 50 miles. Temperatures tomorrow to range from 25 to 40 degrees.
Law Students Honored
Eleven law students received achievement awards at the annual Law School banquet last night.
The Steward award is given yearly to the senior student demonstrating a capacity to excel in his profession. The Title award is given each spring to the Law School senior maintaining the highest scholastic record during his two years in the school.
Donald L. Cordes, a January graduate of the school now practicing in Wichita, received the S. C. Steward Award and Lawyers Title Award. Each award amounts to $100.
William Raine, Kahoka, Mo., received the William L. Burdick Award of $100. This award goes to the student making the best grades in his first year in the school. This
was the first year the award was given.
The Order of the Coif, the Law School Phi Beta Kappa, went to Donald Cordes, Manhattan; Thomas Hampston, Salina; Robert Howard, Emporia, and Thomas Krueger, Kansas City, Kan.
Taking a second honor, Howard received the Underclass Writers Award. Donald Meeker, Leavenworth. and Thomas Krueger, Kansas City, Kan., honorable mention.
Each year one law student is chosen an honorary member of the Kansas Bar Association. This year's award went to George B. Collins Wichita.
Meeker also received the Stewart, Petefish and Postma Award as the outstanding student in the third semester of the law school.
GALLOPING GREEKS — Three Theta Tau members, Loyd Terpening, Wichita freshman; James Glutz, Rochester, N.Y., sophomore, and Ronald Komatz, Parsons junior, warm up for the annual chariot races which will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Integration Measure Gains Tentative OK
TOPEKA —(UFT)— The Kansas Senate gave tentative approval today to a measure making it a misdeanor to deny Negroes the right to stay in hotels or eat in restaurants in Kansas.
The measure would allow persons to be fined up to $1,000 for denying any person, regardless of race, color, religion, or nationality, access to hotels, motels or restaurants or entertainment places licensed by cities.
Education TV Bill Dead
The committee recommended that the bill "not be passed," which normally means it is killed.
TOPEKA — The Senate Ways and Means committee today killed a bill to set up an education television authority in Kansas.
Asked if the committee objected to the $25,000 appropriation the bill carried. Sen. August W. Lauterbach (R-Colby), chairman, said:
"The committee just voted not to pass it."
He said he understood some effort might be made to revive the bill on the Senate floor.
In Lawrence, Bruce Linton, associate professor of speech and journalism, said:
"An educational television authority is one way to help take care of the expanding school enrollment. I hope some year the legislature will see fit to approve the bill."
In other action in Topeka, Gov. George Docking said he would sign appropriation bills providing funds to construct a six-story addition to Wahl Hall on the K.U. Medical School campus at Kansas City.
But the governor said he had reservations.
"I'll sign it," Docking said, "but I don't like snap judgments. I've talked to several regents members and they don't seem to know anything about it."
The Legislature provided $1 million in state funds to match $850,000 in federal funds to construct the Wahl Hall addition. This would allow an integrated Medical School campus for the first time.