Daily Hansan
56th Year, No. 75
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1951
IT LOOKS STURDY ENOUGH—Inspecting new furniture in Joseph R. Pearson Dormitory are, left to right, J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, Clark Coan, assistant dean of men, and
Miss Patricia Patterson, assistant dean of women. The new dormitory, just north of CarruthO'Leary Dormitory, is scheduled to open Jan. 26. It will house 416 men.
Pearson Dormitory Ready For Students Next Semester
About 250 students will move into KU's newest and largest dormitory between semesters.
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, said the Joseph R. Pearson dormitory for men will be ready for occupancy about Jan. 26. Meals will be served after Jan. 29.
Plumbers, electricians and other workmen are still busy inside the building. Furniture was moved into the dormitory earlier this week but has not been moved into rooms.
The dormitory, located next to Carruth O'Leary Hall, will house 416 students. So far, however, only a little over half that many students have applied for housing.
Applicants are mostly residents of Templin, Varsity House, Locksley, McCook and Oread halls. All of these dormitories except Oread will be closed, Mr. Wilson said.
The new $1,500,000 Pearson structure was built mostly from funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Pearson, who have granted large sums to the University.
The front entrance of the new six-story dormitory opens into an 83 by 49 foot lounge. Similar lounging areas are set aside on each of the upper stories for television and study areas.
Also on the first floor of the building are two three-room apartments for the house residents and the house manager.
Mr. and Mrs. James Middleton,
houseparents at Oread Hall, will be head residents at the new dormitory.
Mrs. Madge McElinney,
housemother of Varsity House, will be house manager.
Mrs. Jean Tice, Templin house-
Coach Harp's Strategy Aired Live on Hoch TV
Four male student announcers were selected last night and one of them had his debut in the first KU television show on Coach Dick Harp's basketball strategy.
The student production was aired live from Hoch Auditorium from 10:20 to 10:35 p.m. over WIBW-TV, a Topeka station.
Bill Schmidt Is First
Dr. Bruce Linton, chairman of the radio and television committee said;
"The snow went wet. we got on and we got off."
Bill Schmidt, Independence, Kan. junior, was the first of the student announcers to introduce the show, which will continue through the basketball season in the same time spot. All productions will be live from Hoch Auditorium.
Other announcers to participate in the show are Merlin Askren, Topeka junior; Kent Morgan, Hope senior, and Lew Boles, Eudora graduate student. Eight students in a television production class handle the technical aspects of the show.
Nelson Interviews Harp
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Nelson Interviews Harp
Conference Room Available
A conference room for committee meetings is off to one side of the main entrance of Pearson. To the other side is a cleaning room for temporary storage of incoming laundry.
Dr. Linton directed the production last night. He said while the basketball program will only run through the season, there has been discussion of continuing the show as a general sports program.
mother, will replace the Middletons at Oread Hall.
Harp. Also featured are various blackboard diagrams being drawn by Harp and occasional movies shown.
"We also have several other plans, still up in the air, for putting on more shows from the KU studios in Hoch," Dr. Linton added.
Starting in one month will be a 12-program half-hour show on science, featuring T. C. Helvey, visiting professor of radiation biophysics.
Last night's production crew consisted of Judy Anderson, Lawrence senior, assistant director; Fred Huff, Lawrence graduate student, and Robert Duggan, Lawrence senior, cameraman; Kala Mays, Lyons senior, floor manager; Nancy Stutzman, Kansas City, Kan., senior, switcher; Tom Galloway, Wichita junior, audio, and Boles, shader.
Other Shows Planned
A switchboard, mailboxes, telephone booths and elevators are also located in the first-floor lobby area.
The two wings on each floor have 18 combination study-sleeping rooms. The rooms are 13 by 15 feet and decorated in yellow, rose beige, blue, green and gray.
A tack board with shelf above lines one side of the room. Built-in closets with sliding doors and a small chest takes up another wall.
Each room is furnished with two single beds, two desks and one lounge chair. Inter-communication systems are installed in each room
Dining facilities are in the subbasement area of the dormitory. Two mahogany lined dining rooms are separated by cafeteria and dishwashing equipment.
Also on the sub-basement level are laundry rooms, vending machines, trunk and food storage space
WASHINGTON' (UPI) President Eisenhower expressed confidence today that if inflation can be controlled, the way will be paved for a possible tax cut.
Inflation Can Be Halted, Ike Says
He said a balanced budget and a strong America both can be achieved "if we keep under control the problem of rising costs."
Eisenhower, at a question-and-answer session with National Press Club members, again sounded the economy theme he voiced in his State of the Union message last Wednesday.
A designer of aircraft power systems told a Kanson reporter last night that Russia may be ahead of America in propaganda techniques but not in the race for space supremacy.
He was asked if the nation could meet the needs of an expanding defense and growing population and balance the budget at the same time.
Boeing Man Says US Ahead in Space
He declared it could be done "If we can keep prices from rising."
Lawrence J. McMurtrey, of Boeing Airplane Co., said he is not too concerned about the talk of Russia's advances.
Swedish Film Is Replaced
The celebrated Swedish film, "Smiles of a Summer Night," scheduled to be shown Friday night at 7:30 in Hoch Auditorium, will be replaced by the British film, "Tale Of Two Cities."
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, said a change in distribution made the move necessary for the KU film series.
"The film is not available now, nor will it be made available in the future."
Mr. Nichols said:
The new film is a recent production of the Charles Dickens story by the Rank studios in England. It stars Dorothy Tutin and Dirk Bogarde as the tragic Sidney Carton.
There is no admission charge for the showing.
Sigma Xi to Hear Moore
Dr. Raymond Moore, professor of geology and former director of the Kansas Geological Survey, will lecture on "The Earth's Crust" at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Bailey Auditorium.
In the lecture for Sigma Xi, honorary science fraternity, Prof. Moore plans to discuss certain geological evidences from the formation of earth that indicate a prevailing stability or uniformity of the crust, or outer layer of our planet.
Once a professor at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, Prof. Moore is now a KU exchange speaker for Sigma Xi. He is also the principal geologist for the Kansas Geological Survey and spends much of his time studying rock formations in the earth's outer layer.
Prof. Moore spent part of 1949 on a three-month assignment in Japan reviewing geological resources for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He also spent some time that year in Europe representing various national and international geologic groups at different congresses.
Mr. McMurtrey spoke on power plants for present and future aircraft before an American Society of Mechanical Engineers group in the Kansas Union.
"The Russians have done a very spectacular thing with their cosmic rocket," said Mr. McMurtrey. "But we could have done it three years ago if we had concentrated our efforts as they have. And we don't know how many times they failed."
Lawrence J. McMurtrey
Mr. McMurtrey said he felt no crash program was necessary in America's space program. He said our leaders were maintaining a balance between the armaments race and economy.
"The missile programs are very expensive," he said. "We could use our entire military budget for missiles, but it is just not practical. We can move fast when we want to on these projects."
Mr. McMurtrey indicated that statements on the missile program are made at times in order to achieve certain effects.
"Announcements are often made to satisfy political desires," he said. "The letting of contracts should not be determined by such devices."
Mr. McMurtrey, when asked about projects which Boeing is working on, said only that the company is experimenting in many areas and that "the future looks very interesting."
Weather
Partly cloudy to cloudy and colder over state with light snow northwest portion this afternoon and tonight. Thursday considerable cloudiness and much colder over state with snow west portion. Low tonight lower 20's north to 32 southeast. High tomorrow 25 north to 32 southeast.
Rudolf Firkusny to Present Five Piano Numbers Tonight
Rudolf Firkusny, noted pianist will present the following numbers in the University Theatre of the
Rudolf Firkusny
Music and Dramatic Arts Building at 8:20 tonight.
"Variation on a Theme by Salae-ri," by Beethoven; "Intermezzi and Rhapsody" from Opus 119 by Brahms; "Sonata in B Minor" from Opus 58 by Chopin; "Estamps" by DeBussy; and "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Moussorgsky.
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Mr. Firkusny has been hailed by the New York Times as a "major pianist, one of the best in the profession."
Students may be admitted to the concert course performance by presenting their ID cards at the box office in exchange for reserved seats.
General admission tickets are $2.56,$2.05 and $1.54, and are available at the Fine Arts Office, Union Ticket Center, Bell Music Co. and at the box office.
Last summer and in the early fall Mr. Firkusny made a European tour of six countries. He is now on a North American tour which will include 17 appearances as soloist with 11 major orchestras. He will tour Australia next spring.