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University.Daily Kansan Tuesday. April 15. 1950
Engineers Hear Moore, Crown Queen At Dance
The engineers went from a discussion of bleak weather conditions at the South Pole to the fair weather activity of queen crowning at their banquet and dance Friday night in the Kansas Union.
Sharon Waterson, Wichita freshman, was crowned queen of the dance. Her attendants were Suzanne Kastner, Salina sophomore, and Marilyn Erickson, Mission junior.
"From the people who know something about it, it is the opinion that the Russians are keeping busy," he said.
Bill Moore, Kansas City Star staff correspondent on the International Geophysical Year expedition to Antarctica, spoke at the banquet on "Operation Deep Freeze."
Twelve countries participated in the explorations.
"Alter Russia and the United States the other countries in the IGY project lag pretty far behind," he stated.
He said the United States appears to be slightly behind Russia in the amount of exploratory work being done.
"The spectacular British treks to the South Pole were not a part of IGY activity, he added.
The trip to Antarctica was not a completely pleasant experience, he said. The weather and other conditions prevented its being a luxury cruise.
Mr. Moore was aboard an ice breaker on the way from Capetown, South Africa to Antarctica. The voyage included a 1,000 mile stretch on a 6-to-8-foot-thick ice pack.
At the explorations base things were relatively comfortable, he said.
"We had about everything you'd want. There was beer, movies, and plenty of books. There were no women, of course."
Carlos Campuzano, Kansas City, Mo. senior and president of the Engineering Student Council, presented Mr. Moore with an honorary membership in the council.
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5 Receive Grants For Ad Convention
Five seniors in the advertising sequence of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information will attend sessions of the annual ninth district convention of the Advertising Federation of America in Kansas City, Mo., April 18-19, on scholarships provided by the Folger Coffee Co. of Kansas City.
Receiving attendance grants to the "Omnibus of Ideas" meeting are James G. Hohn, Marysville; Carol Huston, Kansas City, Mo; Clydene Boots, Isabel; Kent Pelz, Des Plaines, Ill.; and John P. Clarke, Loveeland, Colo.
Other members of Alpha Delta Sigma and Gamma Alpha Chi, professional mens and women's advertising societies, and Prof. James E. Dykes and George Link, Jr., instructor of journalism, also will attend.
Museum To Show Three Films On Art
Three films in color will be shown in the Museum of Art's Films On Art series at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday in the Museum lecture hall.
They are "Thomas Hart Benton Making a Mural." "Vincent Van Gogh," and "The World of Utrillo." The Benton film ties in with the April 12 opening of an exhibit of more than 70 of Mr. Benton's paintings, which will be on display until May 18 in the Art Museum.
The hummingbird's wings beat from 75 to 200 strokes per second. They are capable of flying forward or backward.
Revamp Study Of Languages Speaker Says
Dr. Emma M. Birkmaier, professor of education at the University of Minnesota, told an audience of nearly 200 in Bailey Auditorium Monday afternoon to forget all conceptions that the United States is leading the world in scientific know-how and culture.
Dr. Birkmaier was here in connection with a drive to arouse interest in the study of foreign languages.
DR. EMMA M. BIRKMAIER
"For a long time now, anything the Russians have done to their school curriculum has told us what they intend to do economically and politically. Right now, we are being threatened by Russia in many other areas besides military defense.
"All Soviet youngsters take a foreign language from the fifth through the tenth grades. Of these, 40 per cent have studied English."
Outstanding Prizes For Outstanding Athletes
Prizes given to outstanding athletes, queens and parade float winners in the 33rd annual Kansas Relays will be far more valuable than red, white or blue ribbons.
KU's 'Robin Hood' Opens Wednesday
"Robin Hood," a 3-act play will be presented five times in the experimental theater of the Music and Dramatic Arts building April 16-19. The play is the last Children's Theater production for the semester.
Robin Hood, the legendary herobandit of the Sherwood Forest, will be played by Terry Kiser, Omaha, Neb. freshman, Maid Marian will be played by Nan O'Brien, Great Lakes Ill. sophomore.
The play is directed by Miss Sally Six, instructor in speech and drama.
The first performance will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday there will be matinees at 4:15 p.m. Saturday performances will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
What about us? Dr. Birkmaier told the assembly that the United States ranks at the bottom in foreign language study in high school.
"After this, Russian children take another modern language, either Hindi, Arabic or Chinese. These are weapons that they have—they, who are disputing our world leadership," Dr. Birkmaier said.
Fifty-six per cent of our high schools do not offer any modern foreign language," she said.
"The academically talented student will be a leader in tomorrow's world.
"It is unfair to tell a student to learn French so that he can do eventual research in history when he will probably need Chinese much more in the near future. In a like manner, it is wrong to tell a science student to study German for the same purposes for which he will eventually need a fluent knowledge of Russian." Dr. Birkmaier stated.
Watches and clocks, engraved medals and trophies to be given by the KU Athletic Department are on display in a downtown jewelry store. The Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce will give trophies to the top three floats in both men's and women's divisions. Nineteen organized houses have entered the parade contest.
The Relays royalty will get their gifts at a queens banquet Thursday night. The two queens, Kay Winegarner of KU and Emily Mohri or K-State, will receive miniature gold track shoes enameled with a red "K." The four attendants, all KU women, will receive miniature silver shoes. The queens will present all the prizes to athletes.
Wrist watches will be given winners in the university relays and individual events. Top men in the college class replays will get electric desk clocks. Second and third place winners in both classes will be given Kansas Relays medals.
Special trophies will go to winners in the Carl Rice high jump, the Glenn Cunningham mile and the decathlon. The winner of the Rice award will receive a replica of the large trophy on display with the other prizes.
The top three winners in the high school class will get Kansas Relays medals which are smaller than those to be given in the College class.
Relavis committee chairmen said tentative plans call for announcing the parade float winners at the Saturday afternoon events. They plan to award the six trophies at the Student Union Activities Dance Saturday night.
Trinidad, the most southerly of the West Indies, is closer to New York than to New Orleans.