Daily hansan
54th Year, No.112
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Monday, March 25, 1957
—(Daily Kansan photo)
OUT LIKE A LION—March, a legendary puzzler when it comes to weather predicting, looks as if it will leave like a wet-footed lion
as students slosh their way across a rain and snow soaked campus to early morning classes.
6 Dead In 6-State Area Blizzard
(Compiled from United Press)
The worst spring blizzard in memory on the high plains roared eastward today, leaving 6 persons known dead in a 6-state area, including 2 reported in Kansas.
Snow continued to fall in Kansas, where drifts as high as 30 feet have isolated virtually every community in the western half of the state. The Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. reported early this morning that it was out of touch with the entire northwest part of Kansas.
Heavy snow and drift warnings
Snow Warnings Issued
Heavy snow and drift warning
Weather Dishes A Second Helping
In spite of the rare weather conditions present in the midwestern states it has happened before. On March 21, 1955, nearly two years ago to the day, it was far from springlike as the weather dished up a giant layer cake of cold, rain and snow. The first day of spring found the nation battered by tornadoes, blizzards and a fast moving cold wave.
These conditions in 1955 brought three inches of snow to Lawrence and in Topeka the temperature dropped to 13 degrees, breaking a 67-year record low for March 21. The heavy snow in 1955 caused two deaths in Kansas due to traffic accidents.
Weather
Additional accumulation generally less than two inches east portion. Snow ending east, partly cloudy west tenight. Colder west and central tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer. Low tonight 15 to 20 west to 30 east. High Tuesday 40' s.
At Credit Meeting
Leland J. Pritchard, professor of finance, is attending a regional Consumer Credit Conference today and Tuesday in Denver. He will serve as leader of a round-table discussion on the current trends in consumer financing.
were issued for sections of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, where snow is expected to pile up to a depth of 8 inches. The snow belt is expected to stretch into northern Illinois today, with winds of 25 to 35 miles an hour.
At least 4,000 travelers have been stranded in the six states, and six trains were stalled in drifts.
The U.S. Weather Bureau reportc today that the storm is gradually tapering off. Winds will reach 40 miles an hour today in central Kansas and temperatures will remain about the same today, but it will get colder tonight.
cars, Trains Stalled
In Kampala, the trains and
about 300 cars, were, halted, and a
state of emergency was declared in Dodge City. The Weather Bureau reported that one to two inches of precipitation was received by all of Kansas over the weekend. In western sections of Kansas between 7 and 14 inches drifted in some spots
A dozen persons were reported missing in Oklahoma, including some not heard from since Saturday.
In Kansas the State Highway Patrol said, "The picture hasn't changed during the night."
Western Kansas is paralyzed. Officials said 129 central and western towns were without long distance telephone service, but communications in the southern half of the state were in better condition because of an underground cable connecting Wichita and Garden City.
Yes Sir, It Was No Game For The Faint-Hearted
Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium (or a spot near a television set) is no place for faint-hearted basketball fans.
This was proved Saturday night as the University's entry in the NCAA tournament lost 54-53, to North Carolina in three overtimes.
Even that first center jump was a clue to the oddities that were to occur. North Carolina, knowing that Kansas' Wilt Chamberlain would control the tip moved 5-foot 11-inch guard Tommy Kearns into the circle against the KU giant.
Among the surprising number of fans who favored the Tar Heels in the auditorium were Gov. Luther Hodges and Lt. Gov. Luther Barnhardt of North Carolina. That state's official party occupied seats in a lower balcony.
The number one KU rooter. Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, and Mrs. Murphy, watched the game from box seats on the west side of the auditorium.
About 250 North Carolina students echoed Tail Heel sentiments
The game was filled with tension flaring tempers, counter charges on who threw the first punch on several occasions, and general all around confusion from the first center jump on.
from seats perched near the top of the arena.
The North Carolina victory probably was appreciated the most by one rabid student fan. Don James, a sophomore, vowed at the start of the season to wear a beard until North Carolina won the national title. He championed his own cause by showing signs to the crowd throughout the game. One read, "Blast Kansas, Tilt Wilt."
Occupying a seat in the press box was Jeremiah Tax, the Sports Illustrated writer who some time ago raised the ire of many Kansans when he called the KU campus a "hodge podge of native limestone."
Tax said he still believes two things: that Kansas has a good basketball team and that the campus is still "a hodge-podge of native limestone."
"As I said before," Tax smiled. "Look that word up, it doesn't mean anything derogatory."
Union May Get $1 Million Addition
The Student Union will get another addition if negotiations for a one million dollar federal loan are successful.
The Board of Regents Saturday authorized the University to negotiate a loan to help finance a proposed 45,000 square foot addition.
Tryouts for the Delta Sigma Rho annual oratorical contest will will be held at 4 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. today. Six students will be chosen from those who try out to compete at 8 p. m. Tuesday in Strong Auditorium.
Today You Can Speak Your Piece
The contest winner will receive a set of the "Encyclopedia Americana." Second and third place winners will receive $15 and $10.
Last Chance To Hear Munger
Dr. Edwin S. Munger of the American Universities Field Staff will conclude his 10-day visit at KU with four talks today and three Tuesday.
Dr. Munger today spoke to a sociology class at 8 a. m. and at 2 p. m. to a class in problems of economic organization.
His third talk today will be given to a World Geography class at 3 p. m., and his fourth talk will be given tonight at a faculty dinner.
Tuesday's schedule includes talks at 9 a.m. to a class in Elements of Sociology and at 1 p.m. to a graduate seminar in International Relations.
The building was doubled in size by a two million dollar addition in 1953.
The proposed six-story addition will be built on the north side of the union, extending to 13th St. It will be of the same material as the present structure—red brick and white stone.
"The union operating committee and student groups have been telling us the building is overcrowded." Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, said. "The need for recreational and meeting space is the biggest problem and the addition probably will contain an extension to the cafeteria."
If the federal loan is approved, it would be supplemented by student fees naid for operation of the Union.
"We are looking ahead so that we won't have to lower the standards of our service in five or six years when the enrollment rise would completely overburden the present union," Mr. Nichols said.
While the state architect will begin preparing plans for the addition, about two years will be required for negotiations to be completed because of the necessary amount of paper work and architectural designing.
The original building was constructed in 1927 as a memorial to the University men and women who died in World War I. It was financed by donations from students, faculty and alumni.
Also, the Board of Regents accepted the gift of a house in Kansas City from the endowment assn. as a permanent residence for the dean of the Medical School.
The house, occupied by W. Clarke Wescoe, dean of the Medical School, is located at the junction of highways US 58 and K 10.
(Photo by KU Photo Bureau)
THE OVERTIME BLUES—A disappointed Wilt Chamberlain and Ron Loneski are consoled immediately following KU's narrow defeat by North Carolina.