Allies Launch Air Attack On Egypt
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Daily Hansan
54th Year, No. 36
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
'Pledge Training Behind Times,' Murphy Says
By GARY HALE (Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
Pledge training at the University is a generation behind the times. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy told the Inter-fraternity Council executive committee Tuesday night.
"Freshmen training ought to supplement the orientation of the University to help the new men become mature," he said. "The systems used by your older brothers and fathers are no longer adequate to cope with the changing problems."
-(Journal-World photo)
The chancellor, in a free give-and-take session with the committee at a get-acquainted dinner, gave his ideas freely on pledge training, student attendance at University sponsored activities and how to improve the IFC.
HOMECOMING BEAUTY—These lovelies were chosen as the 10 finalists for Homecoming Queen. Left to right: Back row—Shirley Stout, Lombard, Ill., Shari Hudson, St. John junior; Gayle Kinemond, Bushton sophomore; Tucker Landeene, Topeka, Nancy Squyres, Wakeeney, seniors; Sandra Muntzell, Prairie Village sophomore. Front row—Nancy Walker, Wichita junior; Susan Stout, Wichita sophomore; Carolyn Yates, Kansas City, Mo., junior, Judy Powell, Bennington sophomore.
One topic led to another at the session which was aimed at the communication problem between the administration and the IFC so that it could stay ahead of the administration by anticipating future problems.
Asked about attendance at University concerts, lectures and movies, Dr. Murphy replied, "I hate to see anyone forced to do anything. I want people to feel that attendance at these events is an opportunity rather than a duty."
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1956
He suggested that fraternities could help by not scheduling conflicting activities and by encouraging, rather than discouraging, attendance.
He also suggested that bulletin boards be placed in the houses to announce cultural activities. Dean Fletcher, Pratt senior, supported the chancellor's suggestion and added that it might be a worthwhile project of the Inter-fraternity Pledge Council.
"The IFC has a constant function to perform in addition to organizing Greek Week, passing rush week rules and conducting rush week," he told the committee members. "These are to consider future problems facing the University and fraternities. Such problems as future space for Greek houses and the role of the fraternity in 10 years when enrollment will be 12,000 (of which 8,000 will be men)."
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Murphy: 'Vandals Out- Mean What We Say'
Whisked out of its cage at Manhattan by KU men last year, a snarling wildcat, Touchdown IV, was held hostage in Kansas City before being exposed at halftime at the Kansas State-Kansas football game.
Last year was the last time though. The Kansas State mascot supposedly will not be trapped again.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and James A. Cain, president of Kansas State College, issued a joint statement last year following the catnapping and other acts of vandalism.
The statement: "The raids on the two campuses prior to Saturday's game have caused serious destruction of property and have reached such proportions as to jeopardize the good relations that we cherish between our two institutions. A continuation of this vandalism simply cannot be tolerated.
"Any student identified as having participated in such actions on his own or any other campus, this year or in future years, will be automatically dismissed."
"The statement was not just for
last year." Chancellor Murphy told the University Daily Kansan Tuesday. It is our stand for all years. This University is concerned from now on with the development of the mature student, and we have no time to waste on the immature individual.
"Willful destruction and defacement of property is a clear sign of immaturity. Such acts will be automatic grounds for dismissal on this or any other campus."
Chancellor Murphy cited as an example the pantie raid on the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at Baker University last spring. One student was expelled and will be tried in the November term of Douglas County District Court.
"This is evidence that we mean what we say." he said.
The chancellor said the cost of damage to the two campuses had been substantial.
If Trouble Comes Your Out!
Any student of KU or Kansas State who is caught performing an act of vandalism on the rival campus will automatically be expelled from school, Jim Schultz, Salina junior and president of the All Student Council, said today.
Schultz said there had been some misunderstandings as to the terms of the peace pact agreement between the two schools. He pointed out that the terms of the treaty also make the student committing the act of vandalism liable to all damages to the other campus.
1,000 Pickup New Student Directories
Nearly 1,000 student and faculty members picked up their 1956-57 student directories Tuesday, the first day of distribution, said Jerry Elliott, Hutchinson junior and distribution manager.
The directories may be obtained at the information booth Wednesday and Thursday or at the Student Union for an indefinite length of time. ID cards must be presented.
Ike To Report On Middle East Crisis Tonight
Bulletin
NICOSIA, Cyprus — (UP) — Allied Headquarters have announced that "an air offensive by bomber aircraft under Allied command is at this moment being launched against military targets in Egypt." (Early morning Kansas time).
The announcement was made just 12 hours after the expiration of an Anglo-French ultimatum to Egypt and Israel to stop fighting and withdraw 10 miles from the Suez Canal. Israel accepted the ultimatum last night. Egypt rejected it.
President Eisenhower will make a radio and television report to the nation at 7 o'clock (6 p.m. Kansas time) tonight on the Middle East crisis. The President's speech will be carried over all the major radio and television networks.
His reply will be watched closely because of Prime Minister Anthony Eden's statement earlier today which strongly defended the action taken by the British and French governments in deciding to act on their own in the Egyptian-Israeli situation, rather than wait for a U.N. Security Council decision.
In Washington, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was expressing to the top-ranking British and French diplomats his extreme displeasure over British and French failure to consult the U.S. on their troop movement plan. Mr. Dulles is known to have some suspicions that Britain and France cooperated with Israel in planning their strategy.
Planes of the Hungarian Air Force dropped leaflets over Budapest today threatening to bomb Soviet tanks if they do not leave the Hungarian capital immediately.
A United Press dispatch fromBudapest reported the appearance of the Hungarian air force on the side of the rebels soon after Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty returned to Budapest from eight years of Communist imprisonment.
Foreian Students Defend Nations' Views In Middle East
(Editor's Note-Below, The Daily Kansan presents two different views of the fighting in the Middle East. The Arab side is presented by Samir Khabazz, Jordanian graduate student, and Henry Zvi Luff, Israel junior, discusses the Israel point of view.)
Arab View
Tension arising from border incidents set the Middle East a boiling Monday night when Israel troops drove 126 miles into Egypt—stopping only 18 miles from the Suez Canal. Whether or not this bold move by Israel will set the entire Middle East afire is still undecided as other Arab nations began mobilization to back up Egypt.
Such border incidents in the past have caused the Arabs to feel that
tht Israel people are aggressive, said Samir Khabbaz, Jordanian graduate student in mathematics.
"I guess there's a lot going on that one here six years wouldn't know about," Khabbaz said. "But I don't think it will become very serious."
Arabs don't like to see Israel troop movements in divided Jerusalem, Khabbaz said, and indicated that Arabs want to see their government match such strength.
"The average man isn't informed about military strength." Khabazsaid. "Any attack would be an attack against three countries rather than one. There's a feeling of unity."
Khabbaz was referring to Syria, Jordan, and Egypt being allied with Britain against aggression.
"Arabs resent the Zionist movement rather than Jews," Khabbaz said, explaining that there are some Jews in Arab countries.
Israel has been planning a long time, Khabbaz said, to secure a home land. When the British left in 1948 and the U. N. set the boundary between Jordan and Israel, Arabs resented it, Khabbaz said, because it didn't seem to be in their interest.
"Jews wan't peace," Khabbaz said, "But they aren't willing to pay the price. The price is for Israel to help solve the problems of refugees, for Israel to quit aggression on the border, and for Israel to go back to U.N. borders." It's impossible to talk peace."
"Irael got more through war than the U.N. game them," Khabbaz said.
Premier Nasser's prestige had been rising in the Arab world before he nationalized the Suez Canal, Khabbaz said, and now the Arab people are behind him.
Khabbaz said there is an abundance of food in Jordan, but no money to buy it with.
and products would raise the standard of living,but material abundance isn't enough."
"There isn't much industry." Khabbaz said. People raise sheep, goats, chickens, beef, and other agricultural products. Some have government jobs, some work for firms, and some have private businesses. There are engineers, doctors, and lawyers also. Khabbaz said.
Textile mills manufacture silk and woolen cloth, and salt is mined, Khabbaz said, adding that very little of the products are exported.
"The Israeli have money," Khabaz said. "An exchange of money
Some of my people have feelings about never being satisfied until Jordan gets back the land owned before the Israeli took it in war, Khababaz said.
Israel View
"The recent charge of aggression by the West against Israel is not quite so clearcut as it appears in the headlines," Henry Zvi Luft, Tel Aviv, Israel, junior, declared Tuesday.
In an interview with a University Daily Kansan reporter, the political science student said "the aggression label should be considered only in
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