Editors Must Keep Personal Standards High, Dilliard Says
A newspaper editor should elevate his standards like the pole valuter who keeps raising the bar, Irving Dillard, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, said this afternoon in the eighth annual William Allen White Lecture.
Rolla A. Clymer, editor-of the El Dorado Times, received the William Allen White Foundation's fourth annual Award for Journalistic Merit. The presentation was made at a luncheon meeting of the foundation in the Student Union.
In his address, "The Editor I Wish I Were," presented in Fraser Theater. Mr. Dilliard pointed out the characteristics of his "ideal editor."
"The editor is a man of conscience," he said. "He recoils from the dishonest and he abhors the untrue. He believes, as did William Allen White, that the only excuse an editor has for being is that his paper shall print the news."
"Does Not Keep Silent"
"My editor does not keep silent when his government tells him that he cannot send reporters to a country with which we are not at war," he said. "He speaks up at once in defense of his right to go after the news and to tell his readers what it is."
"My editor knows that the United States can only harm itself in aping the restrictions that the Communists have imposed in the past."
"And he can speak up on a country weekly as well as on a city daily, for if the metropolitan editor's freedom is trespassed by government so is the freedom of the rural or small town editor violated."
He settles upon a rule for himself, then must stick closely to it, Mr. Dilliard continued.
Mr. Dillard said that the press has nothing to fear from honest self examination. He said that the general news coverage in the 1952 and 1956
campaigns was "on the side of greater fairness."
"When an editor begins monkeying with his conscience, stretching his rule to shield his friends or to punish his enemies he is lost."
"My editor' criticizes others to point out their failures and shortcomings, but in turn he takes the criticism that is directed at him," the St. Louis editor said.
"Criticizes Others"
When the editor is criticized he "weighs with earnestness and humility the criticism for the truth that may be in it."
In acting on the principle, "your opinion is no better than your information," the editor is continuously aware of how much more he needs to learn from others every day to be accurate and fair in dealing with the complex problems in news." Mr. Dilliard said.
Mr. Dilliard said his ideal editor remembers what brave men in the past had done for his free press heritage, and works year after year to protect it and to improve it. He is always on guard against those who violate the people's right to know.
Must Have Courage
Whatever the situation the editor must have courage, he said.
"The editor who has the imagination to see what he ought to do and the conscience to know how to do it falls short unless he has the courage to be the editor he knows he should be."
He is careful not to engage in activities that will embarrass or compromise his independent position. He is sparing in his friendships because he knows that friendship outside his newspaper may force the hard choice between personal kindness to a friend and devotion to duty as an editor.
Weather
The editor does not ask conformity
in others, Mr. Dilliard continued. He recognizes the right of people to be themselves in what they think, in how they live, in their likes and dislikes. He knows that William Allen White didn't come from an assembly line, that the individuality which is the essence of American democracy is not produced by a mold.
Clymer Gets Merit Award
In accepting the foundation Award for Journalistic Merit, Mr. Clymer expressed admiration for the younger men of the Kansas press, and their "swift, sure prowess."
Generally partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday. Warmer over state tonight and in southeast Tuesday. Shifting winds and turning moderately colder west and north Tuesday. Low tonight 30 northwest to 40 southeast. High Tuesday 40 northwest to 60 southeast.
"They are keen, clever craftsmen who are totally unappalled by the problems of the present, and wholly undismayed by any threat that the future may portend," he said.
He called the progression of the Kansas press in a few decades "one of the proudest gains Kansas has established."
Daily Hansan
54th Year, No. 82
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Greek King, Queen Entries Due Feb.28
The deadline for entries by KU fraternities for Greek Week king and queen candidates has been set for Thursday, Feb. 28 by Richard Patterson, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore and contest chairman.
Letters will be sent this week to fraternities and sororities, stating the rules for entering candidates. Each fraternity will nominate a candidate for king and sororities will select a nominee each for queen.
Announcement of the three finalists for King and Queen will be made following the judging. The identity of the winners will be disclosed at the Greek Week Dance, Saturday, March 9.
Judges for the contest, which will be held Sunday, March 3, will be Lawrence Mayor John P. Crown and Mrs. Crown, Ralph B. Freed, president of the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Freed, and Dolph Simons Jr., vice president of the Lawrence Daily Journal-World, and Mrs. Simon.
Committee members for the 1957 Greek Week are John Downing, Kansas City, Mo., junior, and Nancy Shaver, Independence junior, Greek week dance; Bruce Rider, Wichita junior, chariot race; Shannon Brown, Topeka sophomore, and Kyra Ludlow, Pittsburg junior, scholarship banquet; Patterson, King and Queen; Ed Dittemor, Robinson junior, and Mollie Stamper, Hutchinson junior, inter-fraternity sing; Jerry Halderman, Wichita junior, community project; and Warner Sorenson, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, panel discussion.
KUOK Back On Air Today
The extra hour will provide longer disc jockey shows. Those handling disc jockey programs this semester are Bruce Adair, Lynos sophomore; Charles Drew, Kansas City, Mo; senior; Karen Hancock, Sunflower senior; Walt Fuller, Kansas City, Kan; junior; John Schick, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, and Al Stevenson, St. Louis, Mo. senior.
KUOK, the campus radio station,
will resume broadcasting at 6 tonight.
This semester KUOK will be on the air for an hour longer than previously. Broadcasting time is 6 p.m. to midnight Mondays through Fridays.
Monday, Feb. 11, 1957
Apply Now For Exposition Offices
Applications for general chairman and business manager of the Engineering Exposition should be submitted to Dean Carr's office, 111 Marvin by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. The Engineering Council will select the officers and announce its choice Feb. 21.
The general chairman will coordinate the activities of the different departments in the Exposition and plan the program. The business manager will be in charge of the advertising and public information.
Fee Payment Now Underway
Dates for paying tuition and fees are today through Thursday, and not Feb. 18-21 as reported in Friday's Daily Kansan.
"While a different part of the alphabet pays fees each day, we do not turn back students who find it inconvenient to pay on the day assigned," James K. Hitt, registrar said. "The schedule is simply a method of regulating the flow of students."
Mr. Hitt emphasized that students whose fees are to be paid by others' than themselves (scholarship funds, governmental agencies, and others) must pick up their own fee cards and take them to the business office.
Students who are enrolled for work off-campus and who will not be on the campus during the days set aside for payment may pay fees by mail. However, a written request for this privilege must be made at the registrar's office.
Religious Emphasis To Begin Sunday
"Is Religion the Answer?" is the theme of Religious Emphasis Week to be held at the University Sunday through Friday, Feb. 22.
The purpose of Religious Emphasis Week is to promote in the University community the understanding of the vital place of religion and spiritual values in personal life and in society.
Teaching Interviews Held This Week
Job interviews for seniors in the School of Education are scheduled for this week in 117 Bailey as follows.
Today—M. J. Whitson, assistant superintendent, Topeka.
Tuesday—Miss Delore Gammon director of education. Wichita.
Wednesday-D. A. McConnell,
superintendent, Junction City,
and M. W. Story, personnel director,
Norwalk, Calif.
Saturday—M. J. Blaha, assistant superintendent, Azusa, Calif.
Fees paid by mail must reach the registrar's office not later than Thursday in order to avoid the penalty for late payment of fees.
JAYHAWKER FINALISTS — The eleven finalists for Jayhawker Queen were chosen Friday by the '57 Jayhawker staff. The finalists are, from left to right, front row, Ruth Rieder, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, Gertrude Sellards Pearson; Virginia Hancock, Topea sophomore, Delta Gamma; Mary Sanborn, Chapman junior, Alpha Delta Pi; Marcia Goodwin, Columbus junior, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Second row,
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students, emphasizes the importance of students filling out the activities inventory which they received during enrollment.
"This sheet is the only record we have of your campus activities, so it is to the student's advantage to complete the form accurately and completely." Dean Woodruff said.
Wansley Sharp, Kansas City, Mo., junior, Delta Delta Delta; Virginia Kihm, Hutchinson freshman, Sellards Hall; Jane Dean, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, North College; Peggy Garrison, Phillipsburg sophomore, Alpha Chi Omega. Third row; Mary J. Eckles, Fond du Lac, Wis., junior, Chi Omega; Frances Glenn, Kansas City, Mo., junior, Kappa Alpha Theta; and Janice Harper, Winchester, Ill., sophomore, Pt Beta Phi.
Sixteen speakers will be featured. In addition to the scheduled speeches and discussions, they will speak to organized houses and classes.
Keynote Speech By Rabbi
A highlight of the week will be the keynote speech by Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman, of St. Louis, Mo., at an all-University convocation at 9:20 a.m. Monday in Hoch Auditorium. Rabbi Isserman will speak on "What is the World Like?"
Dr. Roland Bainton, visiting Humanities lecturer and professor of ecclesiastical history at Yale University, will also participate.
A reception will be held for the speakers at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union. Following the reception, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will give a welcoming address.
Faculty forums will be held at noon in the north end of the Student Union cafeteria, Monday, Feb. 18 through Thursday, Feb.21.
Faculty Forums Scheduled
Religious Groups To Discuss Merger
A proposed plan for merging campus religious youth groups of different denominations will be discussed at the Westminster Fellowship house, 1221 Oread from 12 to 12:50 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
A panel discussion at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. in Bailey Auditorium will discuss the theme, "Is Religion the Answer?"
Groups that may merge include the United Student Fellowship (student Christian movement of the Congregational-Evangelical Reformed Church), Disciples Student Christian Fellowship, Presbyterian Westminster Fellowship, and the Methodist Student Movement.
Lunch will be served at the three seminars. All interested students are urged to attend.
Lincoln, Marshall In Bailey Films
Films on the lives of two great men in American history, Abraham Lincoln and John Marshall, will be shown at 4 p. m. Wednesday in 3, Bailey Hall.
"The Face of Lincoln" shows Artist Merrell Gage sculpturing the head of Lincoln through the years to his death to show the development of his character.
The film "John Marshall" portrays the life of the founder of American constitutional law and the developmentmen which led to his appointment as chief justice of the Supreme Court.