R.E.W. Sets Full Program Tomorrow
Religious Emphasis Week activities tomorrow will include the following:
9 a.m.:
The Rev. Norman A. Krebs, minister of the Colonial Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Mo., and the Rev. Dr. Cecil E. Hinshaw, director of peace education for the North Central Region of the American Friends Service Committee, will moderate a coffee forum in Bailey Lounge.
10 a.m.:
The discussion topic is, "Where Does the Scientific Method Fit into Religion?"
Mr. Will Cooper, Christian Science practitioner, and the Rev. Dr. Gilbert A. Thiele, professor of historical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., will moderate a coffee forum in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building lounge.
The topic for discussion will be "Is Reality Reached Through God' or Science?"
Noon:
The Rev. Benjamin Schmidtke, sponsored by the Wesley Foundation, and the Rev. Henry H. Breul, rector of Topek, will moderate a luncheon forum in the west alveolate on the Kansas Union Cafeteria.
The topic to be discussed is, "What Is the Ultimate Reality?"
The Rev. Dale R. Turner, minister to Baptist students at Kansas State College and director of the Baptist Student Center there will have a luncheon meeting with Baptist students in the north end of the Kansas Union Cafeteria.
The Faculty Forum in the English Room of the Kansas Union will be moderated by the Rev. Dr. J. Coert Rylasdams, professor of Old Testament theology at the University of Chicago.
His discussion topic is, "The Dead Sea Scrolls."
The Rev. Dr. John E. Cantelon, associate secretary of the department of Campus Christian Life in the United Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, will speak at a Lenten Bible Study Luncheon in the United Presbyterian Center.
4 p.m.:
The coffee hour in the Music and Browsing Room of the Kansas Union will be moderated by Rev. Turner and the Rev. Paul Allison, sponsored by the Baptist Student Union. The discussion topic will be, "Is Religion Personal or Corporate?"
7 p.m. :
Rev. Cantelon will speak at a dessert meeting of the United Presbyterian Women in the United Presbyterian Center.
8 p.m.:
Rev. Hinshaw, Rev. Thiele, Dr. Charles Leone, and Rabbi Edward Zerin, spiritual leader of Congregation B'Nail Jeshurun, Des Moines, Iowa, will participate in a panel discussion in Bailey Auditorium.
The topic will be, "Is Theology Lagging Technology?"
9 p.m.::
Rev. Cantelon will speak at a fireside discussion in the United Presbyterian Center.
His topic will be, "Are Students Finding the Religious Answers They Need?"
Ole O. Stoland, Physiology Professor Emeritus, Dies
Dr. Ole O. Stoland, retired professor emeritus of physiology and former secretary of the School of Medicine, died early this morning in his home. He was 77. ◎
Dr. Stoland was born July 30, 1881, at Beresford, S. D. His parents were Norwegian immigrants and early settlers in South Dakota.
He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1905 and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. Before coming to KU, Dr. Stoland was instructor of biology and later professor of physics at the University of South Dakota.
Dr. Stoland became chairman of the KU physiology department and professor of physiology here in 1916. From 1918 to 1924 he was also a professor of pharmacology. In 1921, he was appointed secretary of the School of Medicine.
He retired as chairman of the physiology department in 1946, but continued as a professor until 1952.
has been active in seminars and research projects at the University.
continued as a professor
Since his retirement, Dr. Stoland
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Congregational Church.
Callery Explosion Goes Unexplained
An explosion at the Callery Chemical plant last night caused Lawrence switchboards to be swamped with questions.
The explosion, large enough to rattle windows five miles from the plant, went unexplained today. Callery officials would not reveal the exact nature of the blast.
The explosion was minor, they said, and no one was injured. The work of the chemical company is highly classified.
Landon Says Docking Attack Is Diversion
Ex-governor Alf Landon today accused Gov. George Docking of attacking KU in an attempt to direct public attention away from the whole state college problem.
In a controversy of this kind, I believe in a 'one for all and all for one' attitude as far as the state colleges are concerned."
Mr. Landon made his statements in reply to the question that the
In a telephone conversation with the Daily Kansan, Mr. Landon said;
Weather
Fair this afternoon with chance of occasional rain or snow southwest and extreme west ending tonight. Considerable cloudiness west and south tonight mostly fair northeast. Wednesday fair and warmer west partly cloudy east. Low tonight mid 20s northwest and extreme north to near 30 elsewhere. High Wednesday in 50s.
governor may, by attacking the University, be trying to divert public interest from the real issue, the budget. "I believe the citizens of the state will realize what he's trying to do," Mr. Landon commented.
Mr. Landon said that he thought the governor's remarks to a Daily Kansan press conference were so intemperate that they would help convince the legislature to grant the desired budget increases.
Is the governor right in his criticism of KU and KU professors? Mr. Landon said "definitely not."
"KU faculty members unquestionably rank with any other school in the country from the standpoint of ability and curriculum." Mr. Landon stated.
Daily hansan
Mr. Landon concluded the telephone interview by saying that he thought the governor's display of an intemperate attitude about the University was completely uncalled for.
56th Year, No. 94
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1959
Protest Letters Flow To State Legislature
Letters bound for the state capitol building in Topeka and the hands of Kansas legislators began leaving Lawrence last night as students from many campus organizations responded to the call for a letter-writing campaign.
Led by Student Body President John Downing, Kansas City, Kan. senior, presidents of 13 student organizations defended the University against recent accusations made by
Gov. George Docking. They also urged the legislators' support in reappropriating Docking's educational budget cuts in letters addressed to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, presidents of an unknown number of organized houses joined the letter crusade.
Yesterday seven more campus organizations allied with the six original groups in the fight to arouse the legislators of the needs and feelings of Kansas' students.
GOP Hits Docking
TOPEKA—(UPI)—Angered Republicans today stormed to the House microphone to call for a legislative investigation of attacks made on their party by Democratic Gov. George Docking.
Obviously smarting from a speech made by Docking last night on the governor's 55th birthday at a Democratic rally here, Republican leaders called it an "atrocious attack on the Republican Party."
Rep. Ben Marshall (R-Lincoln) said he would like to nominate Gov. Docking for "Kansas' Poorest Clown."
"I don't think it is becoming of a man who should have some stature and dignity to make such charges," Marshall declared.
Rep. Bill Fribley (R-Crestline) introduced a resolution to appoint a three-man House committee to "call on the Governor for proof of these charges."
Incensed GOP leaders and defensive Democrats yelled back and forth across the chamber at one point when the vote was taken on the resolution.
To a man, the GOP majority voted for the resolution. Only three Democrats opposed it. The vote was 60-3.
Docking, in a Democratic rally last night, said "the Republican legislators can be bought very cheaply, sometimes by money or even social distinction."
Told of the tempestuous House floor action, Docking issued the following statement:
"At the moment," Docking added, "we are still waiting to hear from the Kansas Bar Association relative to the ethics of lawyer-legislators representing clients with financial interests in legislation."
"When I said in a speech Monday night that certain of the Republican legislators can be bought very cheaply I did not mean that there has been bribery or that money of that kind has changed hands.
He apparently again referred to State Sen. Howard Immel (R-Iola).
The new members of the letter-writing campaign are: The Panhellenic Council, Statewide Activities, Student Union Activities, the Senior Class, the Society for the Advancement of Management, the Inter-Residence Council, and the KU Young Republicans.
The original members of the cooperation are: The All Student Council, the Inter-fraternity Council, The Student Religious Council, Vox Populi and Allied Greek-Independent political parties, and the Men's Scholarship Hall Council.
Newspapers Contacted
Eighty-one hometown correspondents affiliated with Statewide Activities are writing letters and news articles to their respective newspapers, Rich Barnes, Seneca junior and Statewide Activities chairman said.
"We have also contacted our regional chairmen who will get in touch with kids from their own counties. All will be encouraged to write letters to their representatives and senators in Topeka, and also to ask their parents for help." Barnes said.
Proper Address
Students should address their letters to: The President of the Senate and/or the Speaker of the House, State Capitol Building, Topeka.
Linda Farmer, Pratt senior and president of Panhellenic, said she contacted representatives in every sorority and all are in favor of taking a united stand on the Docking-budget issue.
All the fraternity presidents and senior class house representatives have been informed of the campaign and have agreed to do their parts, said Dick Jones, McPherson senior and IFC president, and Bill Witt, Garden City, senior class president.
Dieker Cooperates
Larry Dicker, Westphalia junior and SAM president, said:
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LETTERS TO LEGISLATORS — Four campus leaders plan letters they wrote in protest of Gov. George Docking's attack on KU. From left are
John Downing, Kansas City, Kan. junior; Bill Witt, Garden City senior; Richart Barnes, Seneca, and Trudy Gier, McPherson, juniors.