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KU's 1958 theater season will open at 8 p.m. tomorrow with the University Theatre's production of "Summer and Smoke" in the University Theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
The play tells the story of a doctor's son and a minister's daughter who want, need, and reach out for each other, but are never quite able to touch. Set in the South before World War I, the play gives a penetrating commentary on the ways of the society of a small southern town.
The Tennessee Williams drama will run through Saturday. The same play, with nearly the same cast, was a KU Summer Theatre presentation.
First Play of Year Opens Tomorrow
FINAL REHEARSAL IS HERE—Joyce Elliott, Independence, Mo., senior, in the role of Alma, and Louis Lyda, Salina graduate student, as John, rehearse their roles in Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke" for one of the last times.
"Summer and Smoke" was Tennessee Williams' third major play. It was produced in 1948 and was a springboard for the career of Geraldine Page, who portrayed Alma, the shy and sensitive daughter of a minister. It is considered one of Williams' less severe plays.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1958
Students may obtain reserved seats by presenting their identification cards at the theater box office. Faculty members, who may purchase season tickets for $4.00 and see all five major productions this year, can obtain reserved seats by presenting their faculty cards at the box office. Regular season tickets cost $5.00 and individual tickets for the performance are $1.50.
Building Boom May Not Fill Need
The present building boom at the University may fall short of meeting the needs of an expected 15,000 enrollment in the mid- 1960's, said Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor.
The big squeeze in enrollment will come when the students now crowding the elementary schools arrive on campus.
Projects now under construction or to be started by late spring include the new School of Business building, the mammalian genetics addition to Snow Hall, Joseph R. Pearson dormitory on West Campus Road, the Lewis and Templin dormitories on the Daisy Field, a $1 million addition to the Kansas Union and 120 additional Stouffer Place apartments.
"Many people look at the $8 million building program now in progress on the campus and think it will be no problem to take care of 15-000 students," Lawton said. "Actually, the present program will take care of only the minimum needs of the University."
Summerfield Hall will house the School of Business, the department of economics, the University Computation Center and the Bureau of Business Research. It is 40 per cent completed and will be ready by September, 1959.
The mammalian genetics addition to Snow Hall, financed by an anonymous donor, will cost $220,000. Work has already started on this project. A small portion of the cost was provided by the legislature to cover cost of the new heating and electrical facilities which will serve this addition and another major addition now in the planning stage.
The one million dollar addition
to the Kansas Union will allow an enlargement of present facilities. It will be constructed to-the north of the present building. The new area will be used to enlarge the Hawk's Nest, the Jay Bowl, the cafeteria and will provide additional meeting rooms and lounge areas.
Plans for Union in Final Stage Plans for the Kansas Union addition are in the final stage and bids will be let early in December with construction starting early in 1959.
There have been two legislative appropriations totaling $175,000 for the second addition to Snow Hall. The legislature will be asked for funds at the next session to complete this building. It is hoped that bids will be let early next summer.
Plans for Union in Final Stage
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
56th Year, No.13
KU Students Invade Democratic Rally
By Bob Macy
The Kansas gubernatorial race, mired in boredom for the past months, exploded last night when a group of KU Republican students picketed a $10-a-plate Democratic dinner in Leavenworth.
Joan Stafford, St. Joseph, Mo.
senior and president of KU Young
Republicans, said the KU students
had made the trip to Leavenworth
because they were "fed up with
Docking's lack of interest in education
and the Teamsters' deal."
(She apparently referred to the recent charge that the Teamsters' Union had donated $3,500 to Docking's last campaign.)
"We checked with the Douglas County Young Republicans and asked them if they could furnish a bus for some students if they wanted to go to Leavenworth," Miss Stafford said. About 24 students made the trip.
"Once we got to Leavenworth, we parked near the hotel and began walking up and down in front of the hotel and also through the lobby," she said.
As an outgrowth of the incident, Democratic Governor George Docking allegedly called one of the KU students the illegitimate son of the Republican candidate, Clyde Reed.
Governor Docking denied last night that any heated words had been exchanged between him and the KU student. Docking said he had gone out to the gathering in front of the hotel and had heard other youths chiding the student about his name.
The student at whom Docking allegedly hurled the charge told The Daily Kansan the governor was led away by some of the crowd after speaking to the student. The student, who refused to permit use of his name, said:
Traffic Statistics
To date 1958 Same time 1957
Accident total 6 7
Fatalities 0 0
Accidents with personal injury 1 1
Parking violations:
Campus 1,367 1,455
City 137 200
Moving traffic violations 49 3
Speed check locations last week:
Jayhawk Blvd. at Strong Hall,
Jayhawk Blvd. at Kansas Union,
16th and Mississippi Streets,
Memorial Drive and Snow Hall,
Mississippi St. at the power plant.
"A group of us students were parading in front of the hotel. Governor Docking and some of his party saw us in front of the hotel. They came out and two of the girls in our group handed him some of Clyde Reed's campaign cards and said, 'Here, why don't you vote for the next governor of Kansas?' The governor asked their names, but
GOV. GEORGE DOCKING
they walked away, so he came up and asked me my name and where I was from. I told him I was Joe Reed from Topeka. He said, "Oh, could you be the illegitimate son of the Republican candidate?"
The Daily Kansan tried to reach Governor Docking this morning but he was at the Governor's Industrial Safety Conference in Manhattan and was not available for comment.
"Then when he got to the door of the hotel, he broke away from them and started towards me. Some of the people grabbed him and led him on inside."
Faculty Recitals Begin Monday
Governor Docking's Executive Secretary, Gene Sullivan, said the governor had not held his morning press conference. Mr. Sullivan was not sure whether there would be a
Reinhold Schmidt, bass-baritone,
will open the Faculty Recital Series
of the School of Fine Arts at 8 p.m.
Monday in Swartout Recital Hall.
Professor Schmidt will be accompanied on the piano by Mirian Jersild, assistant professor of piano. He will sing "Die Schoene Magelone" (The Beautiful Magelone) by Brahms.
press conference this afternoon. He said the governor had made no further comment on the incident.
Miss Stafford said she was only about three feet away from the governor when the remark was hurled and would vouch for its accuracy.
"There were several students right there who also heard the remark," Miss Stafford said.
"After the words between the students and Governor Docking, we walked up and down parts of Leavenworth handing out leaflets and
Reed Comments On Allegation
Clyde M. Reed, Republican candidate for governor, was reached by The Daily Kansan while campaigning in Phillipsburg.
"The governor's unfortunate remark supplies its own comment." Mr. Reed said when asked to comment on the allegation.
carrying placards. We didn't cause anyone trouble and we were not asked to leave by the police as had been reported," she said.
There had been reports that the youths were escorted out of town by police and also that police had to escort some students onto the bus.
The youths left Leavenworth about 9 p.m. On the way home, the bus was stopped for what Leavenworth Sheriff's officers described as a routine check for ICC and KCC registration.
Miss Stafford emphasized that the students had not damaged any property, but had spent their time handing out leaflets and displaying placards.
Sen, Paul H. Douglas, Illinois, was the main speaker at the fundraiser dinner.
Panhellenic Sets Spring Rush Dates
KU Panhellenic Council has set the date for women's spring rush.
the dates for women's spring rush. Rushing will be held over a five-week period to allow time for Rock Chalk Revue and mid-semester exams, said Nancy Fligg, Kansas City, Mo., senior and president of Panhellenic.
Registration will be completed February 2, followed by the sorority open house on Feb. 7 and 8. First invitational party will be Feb. 28 and March 1. The second and third invitations will be March 14 and 15. Pledging will be March 18.
The number of invitational parties on each day has not been set.
Dulles OKs Talk With Chou En-Lai
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Secretary of State John Foster Dulles indicated today the United States would urge withdrawal of large Chinese Nationalist forces from Quemoy and Matsu if a dependable cease-fire agreement can be worked out with the Communists.
Dulles' remarks on the offshore islands were made to a Washington news conference. He also said he would be willing to meet with Red Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai if there were reason to think it would help settle the Formosa crisis.
Chinese Ambassador Tingfu F. Tsiang told the United Nations General Assembly today that Nationalist China would defend "every inch" of its territory but would await a revolt against the Chinese Communists before in -vading the mainland.
Dulles said he did not believe the Nationalist Chinese would ever be able to return to the mainland under their own steam, but he would not rule out the possibility that they might eventually get there as a result of a Hungarian-type revolution in China.
Tsaiang told the Assembly that the Nationalist Chinese are realists.
"We love peace as much as anybody else," he said. "We have our fund of common sense. It is not our thought that the 10 million people on Taiwan (Formosa) should be
pitted against the 500 or 600 million on the mainland. We have no reason to fight against our brethren on the mainland.
"However, when our people on the mainland rise in revolt as the Hungarian people did two years ago and call for our help," he said. "We shall fight side by side with them for their freedom."
Weather
Frost or freeze warning west and north portions of state. Clearing and colder tonight with frost or freezing temperatures west and north portions. Low tonight 25 northwest to 35 to 40 southeast. Fair and cool Wednesday with highs near 60.