Page 4 University Daily Kansan Friday. March 13, 1952
TOUCHHE'—Richard Laptad, assistant instructor of physical education, fences with one of his students.
Men's Dormitories to Have 'Little Effect' on Fraternities
Increased housing facilities for independent men will not affect fraternity membership, according to a Daily Kansan poll.
Fraternity presidents and independent students interviewed agreed the decision to pledge a fraternity depends on an individual's personality, not the availability of other housing.
Most fraternity presidents said increased housing for independents will pull the fraternities closer together.
Students made these comments:
Stuivers image these countries.
Wilbur Dean, Kansas City, Kan., freshman: "The type of housing alone is not a good reason to join a fraternity. I don't think most people think in these terms."
Dick Jones, McPherson senior and president of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, said the new dormitory system will strengthen the Inter-Fraternity Council.
Daniel L. Casson, Toppea senior and president of Phi Gamma Delta
"It will force all the fraternities to work together and to improve their rushing." he said.
John Nienstedt, Beloit sophomore: "Men can have a good time in a private apartment as well as in an organized house."
Kirk Prather, Wellington sophomore: "If a boy wants to live as an independent, he will find some kind of housing even if there are no dormitories."
fraternity: "Unless enrollment increases, freshmen might be forced to wait before pledging. This would work a financial burden on the fraternities, but it would give the freshmen a chance to know more about the individual houses before pledging."
Larry Kevan, Kansas City, Kan. junior and president of Delta Chi fraternity, said there will probably be more emphasis on pre-summer rushing now.
"We will have to rush the boys we think would make good fraternity members before the deadline for signing dormitory contracts" he said.
"The same number will be rushed and pledged regardless of the dormitories if we get busy." he added.
Bob Thomas. Marysville freshman:
"There is a type of boy who wants to join a fraternity and a type that doesn't. Housing facilities do not make much difference in their decisions."
Stephen C. Jenkins, Topeka senior and president of Sigma Nu fraternity, said that he doesn't think the new dormitories will hurt the fraternities unless the fraternities let them.
"Fraternities will have to sit back and analyze their qualities. They will have to show something concrete to rushees so they will want to live in a fraternity," he said.
"Physical living facilities in th.
dormitories are far better, in most cases, than anything a fraternity can offer, he said.
"The fraternities will have to develop a more competitive intramural program, improved attitude toward scholarship, and a more closely knit group of men," he said.
Music Group Here Monday
The Chamber Music Series will present the LaSalle String Quartet at 8 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall.
The program will feature the Haydn Quartet in G Major, three short works by Webern and the Schubert Quartet in A Minor.
The LaSalle Quartet is making its tenth national tour. The group was organized in 1946 at the Juilliard School of Music in New York.
The quartet is famous for its children's concerts.
The LaSalle Quartet made its European debut in 1954 with concerts in the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Greece and Denmark. The same year it also played in Israel.
In 1956 the LaSalle Quartet made a round-the-world tour, the first ever attempted by a young American quartet.
Zorro's Fencing Matched Here
Even Zorro might have been a better sword fighter if he had enrolled in a fencing class at the University of Kansas.
This semester 32 students are enrolled in two sections of a fencing course at KU. The class counts for one hour of physical education credit.
Richard Laptad, assistant instructor in the Department of Physical Education, has been teaching fencing here for three years. He is now a graduate assistant working toward his master's degree.
The University has had fencing classes for the past 10 years.
A semester of fencing is now divided into two parts. Elementary instruction is given the first half semester, and advanced instruction the second half.
"This allows a student who already knows fundamental fencing techniques to do something else the first half of the semester," Mr. Lap-tad said. "Then the second half he can get into more advanced fencing instruction."
Standard fencing equipment at KU consists of a face mask, a protecting jacket, tennis shoes, and a foil or saber. The mask and jacket are provided for the course by the Department of Physical Education.
The wire mesh and cloth-padded mask protects a person's head, cars, and neck. The jacket covers the front of the torso.
They eliminate injury to eyes and ears and cuts on the body.
The fencing instructor then was Dr. Preston Hunter. Mr. Laptad and Dr. Hunter organized an "unofficial" fencing team about five years ago,
"Every once in a while someone gets a scratch on his hand, but we haven't had any serious injuries yet. So far, no one has even needed a Band-aid," Mr. Laptad said.
He said he occasionally gets poked in the face with the tip of a fencing foil during class demonstrations. But that is because he usually takes off his protecting mask as he gives instruction.
Mr. Laptad developed an interest in fencing during his sophomore year here when the fencing instructor was a good friend of his. He took the course and became so enthusiastic that he practiced whenever he had time.
"I hate to talk with my mask on," he explained.
"Our team has competed with teams from Illinois and the Air Force Academy. Those are probably the two toughest teams in America," Mr. Laptad said.
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