Big Eight Students Ask for School Aid
The Big 8 Student Government Association unanimously approved a resolution calling for an increased budget for state colleges and universities at its annual conference last week.
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The association met at the University of Kansas City Dec. 29-30
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1959
Richard Patterson, Kansas City, Mo., senior and 1958 chairman of the association, said yesterday that the resolution stated that the state legislatures of the Big 8 schools have not placed adequate value on higher education in relation to other state-financed operations.
Patterson said the meeting was devoted to discussion groups which considered these main topics: school spirit, student influence on college policy, student government operation and structure, high school visitation programs, college newspapers and student relations, campus political parties and campaigns, and student wages and discounts.
Other resolutions approved by the association were:
The resolution pointed to the need for better student and faculty wages, increased scholarship programs and improvement of facilities and equipment as the reasons for increasing appropriations.
1. Endorsement of the change of
the name of Kansas State College
of Agriculture and Applied Science to Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
2. A plan to exchange minutes of student government meetings among schools in order to keep all the governing bodies aware of the type of work undertaken in the Big 8.
KU's representatives to the conference were president and vice president of the student body, John Downing, Kansas City, Mo., and Carol Plumb, Overland Park, both seniors. Other delegates were Terry Davis, Frontenac senior, Dave Wilson, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and Ed Dittimore, McLouth senior.
In December, adhering to Governor Docking's directive for hold-the-line economy, state budget officials cut $853,073 from the proposed KU budget of $12,648,667. Included in the slash were all faculty salary increases. The state legislature has the final say on the school budgets
The 1959 officers for the association were elected at the meeting. Thom Field, University of Missouri, was elected chairman, and George Hazelrigg, University of Oklahoma, vice chairman.
The responsibility for handling the group's planning committee was given to KU.
Halleck,Dirksen Elected GOP Heads in Congress
WASHINGTON, D. C. — (UPI) — Voting which ended this morning showed that congressional Republicans will be led by a conservative member of the party in the Senate and a liberal in the House.
Two years ago, insurgent Republicans once more approached Halleck, urging him to attempt to unseat Martin. But at the end the support thinned and Martin was reelected to the leadership.
And even this year nearly became another "almost" for Halleck. It took two ballots for him to defeat Martin by only a scant majority.
Everett M. Dirksen (Ill.) was elected Senate minority leader to help retain some power for his conservative wing. Late yesterday, Charles A. Halleck (Ind.) unsecured Joseph W. Martin Jr., as leader of the House to turn that position over to the liberal wing of the GOP.
Thomas H. Kuchel (Calif.) was named Senate party whip in balloting this morning. He represents the liberal wing.
House Republicans elected him to their leadership in 1947. But the role actually meant playing lieutenant to Martin, who reigned over both the Republicans and the House as speaker.
The victory by Halleck meant the end of a 20-year reign by Joseph Martin Jr. who had acquired the title of "Mr. Republican" in the House.
Halleck in 1953 thought the White House was backing him to unseat Martin, but he received no White House support. Again Martin assumed the top house post as speaker with Halleck as his lieutenant.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
56th Year, No. 70
U.S. Trails in Space Race, Helvey Says
Mecha, the new Russian cosmic rocket, has vaulted the USSR into the lead again in its chips-are-down fight for survival with America.
This is the opinion of T. C. Helvey, visiting professor of radiation biophysics.
"The first party to put an operational human group into space will rule the world, and probably for good," said Prof. Helvey. "It would take an unforeseeable and unpredictable breakthrough to overcome such an advantage."
The Soviet cosmic rocket was expected to be in orbit today as the solar system's first artificial planet, according to an announcement by Russian scientists last night.
Prof. Helvey heads the human factors research program in the Research Division of Radiation, Inc., in Orlando, Fla. He is teaching at the KU radioactive isotopes research laboratory this year.
T. C. Helvey
"It frightens me and it angers me that we are at the tail end in the space race," said Prof. Helvey. "Within a year we will match the
The new Russian achievement—called a tremendous show of capability by Prof. Helvey even though it did not reach its target of the moon—places the USSR closer to such a dominant role.
Russian rocket, but why weren't we first? We have the money, talent and equipment.
"But America must always react to the frightening stimulus of Russia's moves instead of guessing the moves and being prepared for them."
Prof. Helvey predicted a man would be sent into space and returned safely within the next five years. He said we could do it this year except for a dominant trait in the American character.
Murphy Says Russia Willing To Pay for Good Education
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, said last night Russia's educational system is strong because of the amount of money it spends on it.
He spoke at the 45th annual meeting of the Assn. of American Colleges in Kansas City, Mo.
The chancellor toured Russia for three weeks last summer with six other American university presidents. He said it was calculated that
SNOW CAN BE FUN—These residents of Sellards Hall find time for sledding on bakery trays in front of their hall. They are, from left to right, Janet Dorman, Lucas freshman, Pat Ringo, Parsons junior, Linda Lormei, Kansas
City, Mo., sophomore, and Dixie Baker, Burr Oak freshman. That pesky snow, which is a curse to students going up the hill, isn't bad for sledding. Skating on Potter Lake, and sledding on the hills are KU snow-time sports.
Russia spent three per cent of its gross national product for higher education last year.
The United States, he said, spent one per cent.
In addition, Chancellor Murphy said, Soviet professors receive more pay than industrial managers—much more, in many instances. He said Russian professors were paid six times the pay of laborers. In the United States, he said, the pay of a professor is about twice that of a laborer.
He observed that the biggest lesson to be learned from the Russian educational effort is not how it is done, but the degree of emphasis Russia puts on learning.
Big Congress Opens Today
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—The new and bigger 86th Congress convened today with a Democratic leadership pledge of "responsible service" and a Republican minority operating under a changed command in both the House and Senate.
An economy challenge from President Eisenhower and a space challenge from the Russians were expected to dominate the first session of the most overwhelmingly Democratic Congress since New Deal days.
Shortly before the Senate met, Senate Republicans elected Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois as their leader and Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel of California as whip.
The Congress with which Pres. Eisenhower must deal in his last two years in the White House is the largest in history because of the addition of two senators and a House member from Alaska.
As the gavels fell in both chambers for the opening, 64 Democrats and 34 Republicans were on hand in the Senate; 283 Democrats and 153 Republicans in the House.
Democrats operated under their long-established leadership—Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas in the House and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas in the Senate.
"We have the vehicle, we have the capabilities and we have the volunteers," said Prof. Helvey. "But if we sent a man into space and he was killed, the whole program might be set back ten or fifteen years. A clamor of public disapproval would all but destroy the program."
Therefore, said Prof. Helvey, we must approach the problem in an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary way. First a mouse is sent, then a dog, then a monkey. Eventually we will send a man.
"It may be too late," said Prof. Helvey.
An intelligent human being at the controls of a space vehicle could attempt to cope with unknown problems as they arose, he said.
"These problems can't be handled from the earth, no matter how sophisticated the machinery is," said Prof. Helvey.
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Skits Selected For Rock Chalk
The houses and their skis are:
Six Greek houses have been chosen to present skits in the 1959 Rock Chalk Revue to be given March 6 and 7 in Hoch Auditorium. The houses and their skirts are.
Women's Division: Alpha Chi Omega, "Meanwhile Back at the Igloo"; Chi Omega, "Sailbad the Sinner"; Delta Gamma, "Pandumonium."
Men's Division: Beta Theta Pi,
"A-Jousting We Will Go"; Tau
Kappa Fpsilon, "Road to Nowhere";
Delta Upson, "Faust Revisited."
The alternate skit is "If the Harem Can't Scare 'Em, Aga Khan." by Alpha Tau Omega.
The skits were judged by Allen Crafton, professor of speech; Tom Rea, instructor of journalism and coordinator of KU Extension; Gorden Beck, instructor of speech, and Herk Harvey, of the Centron Corporation.
Lynn Miller, Dodge City senior and producer of the show, said that a small group of students will be responsible for the entire between-acts entertainment. They will act as masters of ceremonies and perform variety acts.
Terry Kiser, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, is director of the Reveal.
Rehearsals will begin in Hoch Auditorium soon after final week. KU-Y is sponsoring the Revue.
French Troops Kill 24 Algerian Rebels
ALGERIA — (UPI) — French troops killed 24 Algerian rebels and captured a camel caravan carrying arms for the nationalists today in a stepped up campaign to end the wave of terror spreading over Algeria since the new year.
A French patrol intercepted the rebel camel caravan near the French army's missile testing grounds in the Sahara. Military observers said it appeared the rebels may be planning hit-run raids against the missile testing installations.
Weather
Partly cloudy west, mostly cloudy east, and generally colder tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Low tonight 15 northwest to 30 southeast. High Thursday 25 to 35.