Daily hansan
They each received a pre-Valentine's Day kiss from five Sellards Hall girls while blindfolded.
Many fraternity pledges still call the week before initiation Hell Week, even though the "hellish" stunts once performed are no longer legal.
The men could have faced a sadder plight. At least that's what they were expecting. Active members of the fraternity had the men convinced they were on their way to the Sigma Nu fraternity house for part of their work-out.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1959
But there was little hell to at least part of the activities for five Triangle fraternity pledges the other night.
But, as they stood waiting for an expected lick from Sigma Nu's mascot, Sarge, and to bear the heat of Sigma Nu paddles, they were somewhat surprised.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
A Smackin' Hell Week
MMM GOOD!—Darrell Sligar, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, is pleasantly surprised that his amorous advances are received by Jann Cameron, Topeka junior, instead of the unshaven Sigma Nu mascot, Sarge.
56th Year, No.89
Their fate was a kiss from lips coated with unblotted lipstick and a humiliating burst of laughter from 50 amused people.
Dean Taylor Seeks Housing Bias Meeting
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, was quoted in yesterday's Daily Kansan as saying:
"No attempt is made to have any separate lists, as such, for any one particular group of students."
Miss Emily Taylor, dean of women, said today that she was planning to confer with Mrs. Ruth Nash, University housing secretary, and other officials in an effort to clear up the Negro housing situation.
Mr. Wilson was unavailable for comment today.
The question on Negro housing arose when Shirley Harvey, Pratt senior, announced at the Current Events Forum Friday that two separate lists of graduate women's housing were kept —one for whites, the other for Negroes.
"We are trying to protect the student, not particularly the home owners," Mrs. Nash said. "We are also following University policies."
The housing secretary said that she would be glad to follow any new policies set out by Dean Taylor or L. C. Woodruff, dean of students.
"Until we have further notice of new plans, we will continue with our present policy of limiting Negro housing lists," Mrs. Nash said.
Another Negro student who withheld his name, said last night that he was denied a list of housing possibilities at the same office at the beginning of this semester.
"I was told that there were no private residences available by Mrs. Nash. She said that the only openings were at Joseph R. Pearson and Oread dormitories," the student said.
He said that he immediately sent a white friend to the office and the friend returned with a list of 50 rooms and apartments.
The Negro student picked a name at random from the list and got a room at the first place he tried.
"Mrs. Nash is apparently trying to protect the home owner, but from the looks of my situation they are not as choosy as she might think," he said.
Mrs. Nash said that she remembered this student.
Dean Taylor told the Daily Kansan that she still feels that the separate housing lists are wrong.
"I think that the best idea would be to give the entire list to all Negro students, but warm them that there might be some places where they will be refused housing," Dean Taylor said.
Dean Woodruff was not available for comment.
U.S. Satellite in Orbit
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — A slender and perfectly functioning Vanguard satellite put a 20-inch miniature weather station into orbit around the earth today.
For two weeks, the tiny sphere equipped with photocells, radio transmitters and a tape recorder, will measure light reflections from clouds, land and sea as it circles the earth 16 times in each 24 hours.
This information, stored in the tape recorder, will be transmitted to earth where it will be used to make crude photographs of cloud cover.
Ultimate target for such tiny weather stations circling the Earth
would be to spot Atlantic hurricanes and Pacific typhoons and greatly aid long-range weather prediction.
Vanguard, the hard-luck rocket plagued by many past failures and boasting only one real success, lifted off its launching pad here at 9:55 a.m. Lawrence time. Less than a minute later, the rocket disappeared into clouds, but the rumble of its engine spilled over a wide area of nearby beaches.
Within 10 minutes, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that all three stages of the rocket had fired successfully.
Then, at 12.18 p.m. Lawrence time, came the announcement that the $ 2 1_{2} $ pound satellite was in orbit.
Drop-outs Not High, Dean Says
Prof. Donald E. Metzler, associate dean of the School of Engineering said today that the number of students who dropped out of the school is not unusual or exceptionally high
"We always have a lower enrollment second semester than in the fall semester because of graduating seniors and a lower number of students applying for admission," Dear Metzler said.
Engineering Dean John S. McNown said Thursday that over 300 of the 2,000 students enrolled in the school last semester did not enroll in the school this semester.
Last semester 400 students in the engineering school did not meet the minimum scholastic standards of the school and were asked to meet with the Scholarship Deficiency Committee before they were permitted to enroll for the spring semester.
"Of this 400, only 34 were denied readmission." Dean Metzler said. "Of the students with poor scholarship, 109 did not even seek readmission."
Plans Made for Wages, Censorship
There are 257 students on probation this semester in the engineering school as a result of last semester's grades.
LEGISLATORS SPEAK — Three Democratic members of the Kansas Legislature discuss pay scales for KU maintenance employees. They are
"I do not feel that our standards are too high or our work is too hard," Dean Metzler said.
Weather
Mostly cloudy and colder this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday. Scattered light snow northwest this afternoon and over north portion tonight. Low tonight 15 north to 25 southeast. High Wednesday 20 north to 35 southeast.
A Democratic state legislator said last night that the wage scale for KU maintenance employees "has been a political football for too long."
Rep. Richard R. Rock, Arkansas City, was one of three Democratic members of the Kansas Legislature who appeared on the KU-Y panel in the Kansas Union.
Appearing with him were Representatives Dale E. Saffels, Garden City, and Jim Mangan, Dodge City.
"The legislature has not fulfilled its obligations in maintenance rates," Rep. Rock said.
He said that the bill to provide an equitable wage scale for University maintenance employees should have been passed in 1947.
Rep. Rock said the bill would not abolish the finance council. The proposed council would not have legislators as members, as it does now. The new council would be comprised of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the secretary of state.
"The present wage scale is obsolete and difficult to work with. A bill has been presented to take the wage scale from the finance council and put it in the hands of the civil service," he said.
Rep. Jim Mangan, Dodge City, Rep. Dale E. Saffels, Garden City, and Rep. Richard B. Rock, Arkansas City.
Rep. Saffels said he believed there would be no possibility of making the wage scale retroactive.
"The pay scale would begin when the law was published," he said.
Replying to an accusation that western Kansas generally is against a wage increase. Rep. Mangan said:
"Western Kansas is 100 per cent for a living wage in relation to the part of the state where the emplove lives."
Rep. Mangan said the labor wage
scale in his part of the state was not right. Many workers are not receiving more than $1 per hour, he said.
"However, the Democratic party has always been fair with labor," he said.
The three representatives agreed that a forthcoming bill aimed at abolishing the state board of review will pass.
Rep. Saffels said:
"A bill abolishing the board of review has been recommended for
Rep. Mangan added, "I feel too much emphasis in censorship has been placed on sex. I think there should be more censorship of television and comic books rather than the movies."
passage in the Senate. If the Senate passes it, there is a very good chance the House will also."
Asked if he felt the legislature will support the governor or the Board of Regents on the University budget. Rep. Saffells replied:
"This will depend on what the
Senate recommends. It doesn't mean, however, that we will necessarily go along with their recommendations." He continued:
"We don't know yet whether the Republicans will go along with the governor, as they often have, or if they will attempt to restore the requests of the five schools. I don't know what the majority of the Democrats will do on the matter as we haven't met to discuss it."