Page 2 University Daily Kansan Friday. April 18. 1958
Financial Funds Put To Good Use
The current rumor about financial assistance funds going unused is "...a lot of baloney"—at least at KU, said Spencer Martin, director of the aids and awards office, 222 Strong Hall.
There are about 800 to 1000 scholarships or renewals of scholarships totaling about $280,000 given out to KU students during the year, he said. "About 400 of these are new awards.
"The purpose of the office of aids and awards is to 'carry the ball' between the students and the 8 or 10 scholarship committees which grant the awards." Mr. Martin explained.
Alumai Furnishes Scholarships
"The trend in new scholarships is coming from the alumni club. The county clubs will set aside a certain amount of money to be awarded a student from that particular county. At least 8 of these awards have been begun recently.
"Most of the awards come from the Greater University Fund. Approximately 90 per cent of the scholarship money comes from the KU alumni," he said.
The largest scholarships are the Summerfield-Watkins awards which sometimes cover the full support of the student, or about $1,200.
"For a scholarship to be of any great value to the student it should at least cover the fees," Mr. Martin said. "This adds up to $206 for the two semesters, but we still have a few awards for about $70-$80."
Must Cover Fees
For a typical application to the general scholarship committee, for instance, the office and the committee cooperate in determining the student's need of financial aid, and his scholastic standing.
Married Students Are Problem
The problem of married students has grown to the point that some 400 married students are applying for about 80 different awards.
Feuding Parties Call Truce
"It is pretty hard for us to help foreign students until they have gotten to KU on their own. Most of
BY JIM CABLE (Of The Daily Kansas Staff)
A truce has been established it the time honored feud between the lawyers and the engineers The traditional tug of war ha been called, off by mutual agreement.
The war between the occupants of Green and Marvin halls has raged for many years. The field of battle has ranged from mud covered football fields to the debating platform in Fraser Chapel
Casualties of the feud, besides lawers and engineers, include 11 engineering dance queen candidates who were kidnapped by lawyers in 1946. 15 prints of the Lord Chief
Justices of England stolen from the School of Law, the bronze bust of Frank Olin Marvin, first dean of the School of Engineering, and the statue of Uncle Jimmy Green.
Uncertain of Victor
The tug of war, always a confusing event, usually ended up with nobody quite certain as to who had won.
In this battle the lawyers and the engineers would gather on opposite sides of Potter lake and throw threats at each other. A referee would bring a rope supposedly strong enough to stand the pull and the tug of war would begin. Energetic spectators would climb trees, while others would fall into the water.
Eventually, if the rope didn't break, one team would be pulled into the lake.
This year the lawyers decided they were too old for this sort of thing and the engineers didn't try to force a challenge.
In the early days of the war encounters were primarily fist fights and snow battles. Strict legislation by University officials outlawed physical strife and the feud went on to more subtle expressions of ill will.
Queen Candidates Kidnapped
Eleven queen candidates for the "Hobnail Hop" were kidnapped by the lawyers in a stunt which was reported by newspapers throughout the country.
Engineers retaliated with the Engineer's Protective Society designed to "protect virtuous young American womanhood" from the whistles emitted from Green Hall steps. The
lawyers, not at all bothered, continued to whistle.
In 1947 the lawyers took a philanthropic turn of mind and decided to give the Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City, Mo. a gift "in memory of James Green, father of the KU Law School."
The most appropriate gift they could find was the bust of Frank Olin Maryin which stayed in the gallery until the University Daily Kansan restored it to the engineers.
The statue of Uncle Jimmy Green has received the most attention through the years. It has been painted, usually on Saint Patrick's Day, every color from pastel green to brilliant red.
How long the feud will last nobody knows.
the foreign students are here on scholarships or assistance from their government." Mr. Martin said.
"We always try to get about two foreign students into each of the scholarship halls. However, there are only five or six of them that have received cash awards this year," he said.
"Our biggest need at present is more support of the Endowment Association's loan fund," Mr. Martin said.
This assistance program loans about $200,000 a year to some 3,500 students, the money to be used for school purposes only. The student must pay back the money, plus $1^{2</sup>½ per cent yearly interest.
Most Loans Repaid
"The repayment record of these loans has been outstanding," he said.
"The last check, about a year ago, showed only about 1 per cent of the money had not been returned.
Scholarship loans made through the business office give aid to some 150 students. These loans are made to students of high standing, usually a "B" average, but this is no set rule.
These students can borrow up to $300 at one time, with a $500 maximum for the remaining school years with no co-signers or interest charges. They are usually limited to juniors and seniors and must be paid back by one year after graduation.
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