Daily hansan
Tuesday, May 13, 1958
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
55th Year, No. 145
SURE IT'S SPRING, BUT HERE COME FINALS—Even though it's 80 degrees today, there's not much time for loafing. A happy compromise between nature and the books is found byHoward Hammond, Glenn Falls, N. Y., and Kay Protham, Kansas City, Mo. both sophiemores. (Daily Kansan photo)
Police Catch Mr. 'X'; Confesses Two Stunts
KU's Mr. X has been caught, campus police said Monday.
Mr. X was the signature on a letter sent to The Daily Kansan April 29. The writer claimed "credit" for two campus stunts this year.
He said he planted a stink bomb in the Union December 6 which routed 400 persons attending meetings there, and rigged the campanile on April Fool's Day to ring some 200 times.
Campus police said Mr. X was turned over to the dean of students office. No arrest was made.
Mr. X was enrolled at KU last fall, and was working in a department of the University this semester.
He will not be allowed to enroll at KU until he has paid the damages caused by his pranks and has completed psychiatric treatment at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
Police said the former student had orally confessed the two stunts.
'Movie Is Hollywood, But Dialogue Russian'
The movie version of "The Brothers Karamazov" is "a well done crime story in which, God knows why, all the characters are quoting Dostoyevsky," said Dr. Vsevolod Setschkareff, Humanities lecturer from Harvard University.
He was speaking in an informal session to a number of students Monday in the Kansas Union Music and Browsing Room.
His fellow conversationists, Sam Anderson, instructor of German, and Dr. George Ivask, assistant professor of German, took different views of the movie's success, but all agreed that the film version did not develop some of the important themes in Dostoyevski's novel.
Dr. Setschkareff, who will deliver the final Humanities Series lecture at 8 p.m. today in Bailey Auditorium, told the 100-plus students attending the discussion that the novel was intended as a modern miracle play, but that the deeper meanings were lost in the movie.
Mr. Anderson objected to the "Hollywood ending." and the "rather crass representation of Russia with wolves and samovars."
A student in the audience said he considered the movie an artistic failure, but felt it deserved some credit for presenting the writer's ideas on the screen, however vaguely. The intelligent person, he contended, could interpret some of Dostoyevski's meanings after reflecting on the movie.
Dr. Ivask the movie was a 'wild, exotic Russian melodrama' which missed the novel's meaning. He said Dostoevski was not a Russian writer, but belongs rather to world literature.
Dr. Setschkareff asked, "why make movies from novels that aren't fit for movies?" He said it is impossible to transpose a book like "The Brothers Karamazov" to the screen.
Mr. Anderson objected that the movie-makers had made the saintly brother, Dmitri, into a Pat Boone-Tab Hunter type.
Rhoten Smith Accepts Position In New York
Dr. Ivask said there was something of Dostoyevski in the movie but Dr. Setschkareff added, "But not enough."
Dr. Rhoten A. Smith, associate professor of political science, has been appointed director of the Citizenship Clearing House. In conjunction with the appointment Dr. Smith has been named professor of politics in the graduate school and the school of law at New York University.
RHOTEN A. SMITH
The Citizenship Clearing House is a national organization designed to encourage the participation of college students in active politics with the party of their choice. It is financed mainly by the Ford Foundation, and the Falk Foundation. It began in 1947 through the efforts of the late Arthur T. Vanderbilt who was then dean of the New York University school of law and later chief justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The C.C.H. has 22 state and regional offices which work through the political science departments in the more than 400 affiliate universities and colleges. Dr. Smith has been the associate director of the Kansas Citizenship Clearing House since its establishment in 1953, with the exception of the year 1956-57 when he was in New York as the associate director of the national organization.
Dr. Smith attended KU, receiving his A.B. degree in 1946 and M.A. in 1948. He has taught at KU since 1947 except when he was studying for his Ph.D. which he received in 1954 from the University of California, and the year in New York
Dr. Smith leaves in June of this year. The appointment will become effective July 1, 1958. While in Kansas Dr. Smith has been active in Democratic politics and has written a number of articles on Kansas politics. He has been a research consultant with the research department of the Kansas Legislative Council.
Egypt, Syria Blamed For Lebanon Revolt
BEIRUT, Lebanon —(UP)— The pro-western government of Lebanon formally accused Egypt and Syria tonight of "massive interference" in this country's deepening military crisis.
Sharp new fighting was underway in many places, with the northeast part of the country reported in the hands of rebels opposed to the democratic policies of President Camille Chamoun.
Six Reunions Scheduled
Festivities Will Last 3 Days; Graduation Exercises June 2
Alumni of four classes, a championship basketball team, and the Gold Medal Club will hold reunions at the 86th annual commencement.
Rating Teachers Starts Thursday
A teacher evaluation program to be started this week has been organized by the Students Academic Committee.
Betty Douglas, Kansas City, Kan. senior, who is in charge of the evaluation project, said Monday questionnaires would be delivered for all undergraduate courses with more than five students, and for all law and medical courses.
The questionnaires will be passed out in classes Thursday through Tuesday, and the student has the option of filling them out in class or at home.
The questionnaires give the student an opportunity to express his feelings about the course and the instructor's teaching methods, and give the instructors the student's view of his courses.
Miss Douglas said about 25 students were working on distribution of the questionnaires to the schools and departments of the University. The questionnaires will be distributed to the schools Wednesday.
While there is no rule requiring instructors to use the questionnaires, the evaluation program has the backing of the University administration. Questionnaires were used in 1956 and 1953.
After the forms are returned, they are locked in a vault in the Business Office until the end of finals week, then given to the instructors.
Miss Douglas said the committee suggests that students type their answers on the questionnaires, to prevent identification of the writer
Weather
Considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms over most of state tonight and Wednesday. Not so warm west portion through Wednesday. Continued warm east portion. Low tonight 50 northwest to lower 60s east. High Wednesday 70 northwest to lower 80s east.
Among the hundreds of alumni returning to the University will be four classes holding their 10th, 25th, 40th, and 50th reunions. For alumni of more than 50 years ago, there will be meetings of the Gold Medal Club, open to all alumni of 1907 and earlier.
The 1923 basketball team, which was selected national collegiate champion by the Helms Foundation, will hold its 35th anniversary reunion at commencement. Team captain Paul Endacott, now president of the Phillips Petroleum Company, will hold a reception for the team at 7 p.m., May 31 at the Holiday Inn,
Among the team's guests will be Dr. and Mrs. F. C. (Phog) Allen. Dr. Allen, who retired as basketball coach in 1956, was coach for the 1923 team.
First big commencement weekend meeting for the general public is a welcoming dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Louis LaCoss,'11, editorial editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, will be the speaker, and Joseph Wilkins professor of voice, and his wife will sing.
The all-University supper, at 4:45 pm. Sunday, June 1, will include Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy's "State of the University" report and entertainment by the A Cappella, choir. The supper is open to alumni, students, parents, and seniors.
On Monday, commencement day, the senior breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. and a reception for seniors, parents, and alumni will be held in the Union lounge at 3 p.m.
Baccalaureate services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Stadium. The Rt. Rev. Edward R. Welles, Kansas City, bishop of West Missouri of the Protestant Episcopal Church, will be the speaker.
Commencement exercises will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in Memorial Stadium. Gov George Docking, McDill Boyd of the Board of Regents, and Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will give greetings. There will be no commencement speaker.
Need Directory Assistant
Applications for the position of assistant editor of the 1958-59 Student Directory are due May 19. A letter listing campus activities and interests of the applicant should be mailed to Ann Nichols, Gower Place, before the deadline.
Murphy To Visit Russia
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and Deane W. Malott, currently president of Cornell University and former chancellor of KU from 1939 to 1951, will be part of a U.S. delegation to Russia this summer with four other American university presidents.
The 6-member delegation will leave on June 26 and spend three weeks observing and studying operations of higher education in Russia. The delegation is under the auspices of the U.S.State Department.
Other members of the delegation will be Gaylord Harnwell, University of Pennsylvania; Clark Kerr, University of California; Edward H. Litchfield, University of Pittsburgh, and Herman Wells, Indiana University.
The delegation is part of the exchange of cultural and educational groups arranged between the United States and Russia.