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'Everyone Congratulates Me,' Ghana Native Says
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER—Many people in many lands pray together today in observance of the 71st annual World Day of Prayer. This day is observed on the first Friday in Lent to promote Christian fellowship the world over.
"Everyone who knows that I from the Gold Coast congratulates me." Augustine G. Kyei, Accra, Ghana, special student, said.
Friday, March 8, 1957
Wednesday Ghana, a country with five million people and an area of 92,000 square miles, became an independent nation. Kyei, a special student studying architecture, is KU's representative from this newly independent country.
Augustine is extremely happy. In his room at Oread Hall he has a big national flag and a coat-of-arms of his country pinned on the wall.
He arrived at KU only 10 days before the British government announced that the Gold Coast would be independent in six months.
To Attend Celebration Friday he will attend a celebration in Chicago, where students of his country studying in the Midwest will gather in toga-like native dress to celebrate the occasion. Similar celebrations will be held in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
AUGUSTINE G. KYEI
In Accra, the capital of Ghana,
celebrations are scheduled through March 20. More than 250 representatives from pratically every country of the world, including Vice President Richard Nixon, are attending the celebrations.
"I am particularly glad that our independence came after agreements had been reached between the government and the opposition on some limited questions including the Constitution and the
form of government." Augustine said. "This is the time for each of us to rejoice, but we are also conscious of many responsibilities. We look to the good wishes of all nations," he added.
Look To U.S.
"Although Ghana remains within the British Commonwealth, we look to the United States for assistance in many forms. It is significant that the United States has sent Vice President Nixon, man second only to President Eisenhower, as the representative," Augustine said.
Kyei came to KU last semester and has scholarships to study in the United States for five years.
"As I was used to British ways, I had much difficulty at first. But I am now completely at home. I sometimes forget that I am from Africa, and I even feel that I am a member of American student body," he said.
After finishing his education. Augustine plans to go back home to work building housing projects. One of the ambitious building schemes of Ghana is the Volta Water Project which, Augustine said, is second only to TVA in scope. The project involves a dam across the Volta River, the biggest stream in Ghana, and power plants. 1900-Year History
The country has had longer experience of democratic procedures than any region in British Africa. As far back as 1844 chiefs of the south united themselves into a "bond," under British law, and six years later a "Legislative Assembly of Native Chiefs Upon the Gold Coast" was created.
The history of Augustine's homeland dates back about a thousand years ago, when a kingdom known as "Ghana" existed in western Sudan. Its people drifted across the Sahara, changed their course and reached the present site of Ghana in West Africa.
Although the British established a substantial foothold there in the 16th century, it was not until late 19th century they consolidated various costal settlements in the Gold Colony.
54th Year, No. 101
Greek Week Ends Saturday In Whirl Of Activity
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Fraternity and sorority members will end Greek Week Saturday with a full day of activities, starting at 8:30 a.m. and finishing at midnight.
After a day of rest from activities today the Greeks will start Saturday morning to sod the lower intramural field, with an expected 20 to 30 members of each house dividing the work. When the sodding is done the fraternities will send their homemade chariots into competition in the chariot race at 2:30 p. m. Saturday night Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra will appear at the Greek Week dance, which begins at 9 p. m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
The community project. Saturday's first event, is in its third year as a part of Greek Week. Jerry Halderman. Wichita junior, said he hoped it will be the most successful. The sodding is being done to prevent injuries during the intramural season.
Community Project
Twenty-three chariots will compete Saturday afternoon for first, second, and third prizes in the chariot race. The race will start at 2:30 at the west end of Strong Hall. Each chariot will have two men pulling and one riding.
The Greek Week King and Queen will be selected during the intermission of the dance Saturday night. The King finalists are Leonard Parkinson, Scott City sophomore, Phi Delta Theta; Pat Little, Wichita sophomore, Delta Upsilon, and John Garrett, Pittsburg sophomore, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
To Chase King and Queen
Finalists for Queen are Judy Anthonv, Kansas City, Mo., junior, Alpha Chi Omega; Kala Mays, Great Pend sophomore. Chi Omega, and Barbara Chadborn, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, Kappa Alpha Theta.
AFROTC Takes Third In Rifle Match
The AFROTC rifle team won third prize in the William Randolph Hearst national ROTC postal match.
Donald L. Johnson, Hickman Mills, Mo. senior, came within one point of being high individual nationally, with a score of 196.
Others in the match were Vernon Miller, Lawrence senior; Dan F. Schrepel, Pratt junior; Larry L Rice, Hoisington sophomore, and Ronald D. Strong, Abilene freshman.
WASHINGTON — (UP) — President Eisenhower probably will go to Florida about the middle of next week for sun and exercise to combat a lingering head cold and cough, the White House said today.
Ike To Rest In Florida
Have Men Trouble? Roommate Can Help
A sorority girl was unwillingly entertaining an unwelcome caller. After dropping numerous but ineffective hints for him to leave, she finally became exasperated.
Shortly, the roommate appeared in the living room armed with a sheaf of papers, and sweetly asked the unfortunate caller to help her with a theme.
She excused herself for a few minutes, and went upstairs to ask a favor of her roommate.
Engrossed in his work, he did not notice the happy girl breathe a sigh of relief and blithely slip out the front door.
Institute On Asia Set For Summer
The second Summer Institute on Asia will be held June 7 to Aug. 3. The Japan Society of New York and the Asia Foundation in cooperation with the University have again provided funds for the institute, which will be part of the regular summer session.
One of the purposes of the program is to enable high school, junior college, and college teachers, and potential teachers, journalists, and community leaders to acquire a sounder understanding of China. Japan, and the new nations of Southeast Asia.
Two courses will be offered: The Modernization of China and Japan and Southeast Asia in Modern Times. Prerequisites for both courses are five hours of college history.
Ten scholarships of $250 each will be awarded to applicants who are best fitted to profit by the program. The only requirement asked of scholarship holders is that they take work amounting to 3 to 5 hours in the courses listed above and that they take part in one informal evening session each week.
Two $1,500 Grants Are Renewed
Two $1,500 fellowships placed at KU for the first time this year by the Monsanto Chemical Co. of St. Louis will be renewed for 1957-58.
One fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student in the department of chemistry, of which A. W. Davidson, professor of chemistry, is chairman. The other $1,500 grant will be given to a student in the School of Pharmacy studying with Dr. Joseph H. Burckhalter, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry.
Weather
Partly Cloudy and warmer this afternoon and southeast and extreme east tonight. Colder northwest tonight, with snow flurries northeast. Saturday partly cloudy and colder central through northeast. Low tonight 15 to 20 north to 25 south. High Saturday 35 to 45.
Tell Dad To Read This
All of you have heard your dads complain about how lazy the college student of today is compared to the way "I worked when I went to school."
"Son, when I went to school I worked and studied..."
Dad may have worked when he was in college, but his son or daughter is doing more than just spending time in the Student Union.
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students, estimates that a least half of the students at the University today hold some sort of job, ranging from baby-sitting to ambulance driving.
He said this does not include students who have jobs that were not obtained through the University's employment office. Many students work in Lawrence, in their houses, or at jobs they had before enrolling in the University.
'University Must Concentrate On Future Decade'
He spoke on "The Hunt for Educated Talent."
The University must break the habit of training students for the past decade and concentrate on a decade in the future, Dean George R. Waggoner of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences told fraternity and sorority members at the Greek Week scholarship banquet Thursday.
Rules For Average Student
Dean Waggoner said that life is becoming more complex and the University must begin to recognize exceptional students and not hold them back.
Rules For Average Student "Most of the College rules were set up for a minimum of performance, to distinguish between the D plus student and the C minus student." he said.
Dean Waggoner spoke of the time a century ago when it was who you knew and not what you knew that did the most good.
He said of today "Having two or three friends in the right places won't help unless you know something."
He said that the trend has made it imperative for persons in specialized fields to talk intelligently with people in strange fields.
"It's getting so one type of chemistry is completely strange to another," he said.
Betas. Pi Phis Win
Beta Theta Pi won the fraternity scholarship trophy for the tenth straight year, and Pi Beta Phi the sorority trophy for the fourth straight year.
Two $250 scholarships were presented by the IFC to Ed Ditittemore, Robinson junior, Theta Chi, and Ralph Wright, Paola sophomore, Phil Delta Theta. The awards were based on past scholastic records and outstanding fraternity work.
Mary Helen Clark, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, of Alpha Chi Omega, was selected as Panhellenic honor initiate. The sorority making the most improvement during the past school year was Sigma Kappa.
Robert Bush, Mission senior, was presented with the IFC key denoting superior performance as past president of the organization.
Aero Paper Deadline Monday
Student papers for the Texas Section of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences should be presented Monday evening in 4 aeronautical quonset hut between 7 and 10.
The winning paper will be selected Tuesday by aeronautical engineering students and faculty members. The winner will receive an expense paid trip to Dallas April 25-26 to present his paper to the Texas section and be eligible for one of the $300, $200, or $100 prizes.
The paper should contain information on some technical subject of value to the aeronautical industry.
Two Represent KU At Little U.N.
Shannon Brown, Topeka, and Virgil Sandford, Bartlesville, Oklas, sophomores represented KU at the Midwest Little United Nations Assembly held at the University of Indiana last weekend.
The students represented the KU Collegiate Council of the United Nations Club. A similar conference will be held on the Kansas campus next year for schools in this area.