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PEACE ON EARTH—This nativity scene in the court house square in Hays shows the age-old spirit of Christmas—the worshipping of the baby
Jesus. The animals and the kneeling figures of Mary and Joseph depict the serenity of the Christmas season.
55th Year, No.64
$165,025 Grant Received By KU
Development of improved language instruction for mentally retarded children is the objective of a KU research program made possible by a 3-year grant of $165.025 from the U. S. Public Health Service, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy announced today.
Dr. Richard L. Schiefelbusch, director of the Bureau of Child Research and associate professor of speech pathology, is the project director. Dr. Howard V. Bair, superintendent of the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center, will be associate director.
The research will be conducted at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center beginning next month. Dr. Schiefelbusch will coordinate the program with support of an advisory committee of staff members from the Meninger Foundation, Parsons State Hospital and Training Center and KU.
Dr. Schieferbusch developed the speech and hearing clinic and training program at KU and was active in the cerebral palsy and cleft palate clinics at the KU Medical Center for several years.
"The central purpose of the project will be to develop the best possible language and communication program for a selected group of mentally retarded children in an institutional setting." Dr. Schiefbusch said.
Dr. Margaret C. Byrne, director of the speech and hearing clinic will be on the advisory committee.
Fog and occasional light drizzle diminishing and ending over east portion early Wednesday. Otherwise mostly cloudy with little change in temperatures through Wednesday. Low tonight 20 to 25 extreme northwest to 45 southeast. High Wednesday 60 southern border, in 50s elsewhere.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Low this morning 39. Low Mon-
35. high 45.
U.S. Successfully Launches 'Atlas'
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1957
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—(UP)—United States successfully launched an Atlas intercontinental ballistics missile today—a war weapon capable of dropping hydrogen fury on a traget oceans away and a peacetime prospect for obiting an American satellite.
The Pentagon announced the Atlas had been fired successfully—in the third attempt to send up the "Big A" and said it traveled "several hundred miles" to land in the prescribed target area.
"This was a limited range test of several hundred miles," a spokesman said of the missile which has a range of up to 5,000 miles.
There was no elaboration on the distance of "several hundred miles."
Registration for the Western Civilization examination in 130 Strong Hall has been unusually low considering the fact that students must register by the end of this week if they plan to ake the test 1 p.m. Jan. 11, according to the registrar's office.
The registrar's office announced that about 70 students have registered for the exam which is required before graduation in the College, School of Education, and School of Journalism.
Western Civ. Test; Register
Students must register before Dec. 31 if they want to take the exam. Upon registering, the student will be assigned the room in which he will take the exam.
To aid the student in reviewing for the exam, which covers the reading material for the two semesters, the Western Civilization department has set up two review sessions to be given 7:15-9:30 on the nights of Jan. 8 and 9.
Polio Shots Given To 140
About 140 students have taken polio shots since the reduced prices were offered. This leaves more than 550 doses available until Jan. 13.
A total of 97 students received the polio shots over the weekend with 61 of these coming in on Friday. In addition, five first Asian flu shots have been given since Friday morn-ning.
"I think the students are not worried much about polio right now." Dr. Canuteson, director of the Student Health Service, said Monday.
Dr. Canuteson said now would be an ideal time to start the series of shots since students could take their second shot at the end of January and have their third shot just before the spring semester ends.
"Right now they are worried more about quizzes and what to give their girl for Christmas," he added.
This would give as much protection as possible before the polio season starts even though public health agencies are recommending four shots to be sure of protection, Dr. Canuteson said.
He said the hospital was at a "very low ebb" because it has so few patients, but that a few days of bad weather might change the situation.
Miss Santa To Be Named In Kansan
The winner and two runners-up of the Miss Santa contest will be announced Wednesday in the University Daily Kansan picture supplement.
Miss Santa will be guest of honor at a Christmas party 3-5 p.m. in The Daily Kansan news-room
Prizes Miss Santa will receive are a portrait photograph, free theater passes, a pearl ring, pizza for two, two steak dinners, one dozen roses, a box of stationery, two five dollar gift certificates, box of seamless hose, five dollars worth of cleaning, a blouse and a sweater.
Big 8 Student Parley Eyed
National Affairs Plan To Be Proposed To ASC
The Student Council will hear reports tonight on the Student Conference On National Affairs (SCONA) held at Texas A & M College, College Station, last week.
The reports will be made by Ed Prelock, Cleveland, Ohio, and Dick Lewis, Kansas City, Kan., juniors, KU's representatives to the conference. The purpose of the conference was to stimulate interest among college students in foreign and domestic affairs, Prelock said.
ED PRELOCK
Possibilities of speakers would be members of the Atomic Energy Commission, prominent newspapermen, United Nations officials and leading congressmen.
Prelock explained that students to attend would be selected on the bases of school activities, interest in foreign and domestic problems, and the ability to use the experience for the benefit of students.
Prelock will propose to the Council a plan for a Big Eight SCONA conference. It would bring to the host Big Eight school leaders from different agencies of national and foreign governments.
Wants Public To Attend
"We are the future leaders of tomorrow. The more people we can make aware of this, the better government we'll have."
"I wish some of the public would take notice of this (ASC) meeting and attend it," Prelock said. "I would also like to speak to different groups—any organization I can speak to to get the SCONA program before the students."
DICK LEWIS
Missouria, Colorado Interested
If a Big Eight conference were to become a reality, Prelock said it could be set up at the university best suited to handle it. The national conference expenses are now paid by business men of the area where it is held. This would probably be the way it would be financed if a program were to be put on by the Big Eight, Prelock explained. Such a conference need not be expensive, he added.
Missouri, Colorado Interested Lewis said, "I'm going to present the Big Eight international conference idea at the ASC meeting tonight because I've talked to Missouri and Colorado and they are interested in the plan."
"The SCONA conference stimulates your interest in foreign affairs and you get more liberal ideas by associating with other people with varied opinions."
Lewis said that he and Prelock would try to talk to different clubs on the campus such as the Young Democrats, Young Republicans and the International Club about the proposed conference.
proposed Center Student body President Bob Bil lin's said the SCONA conference is a "real fine program."
4 Tons To Study
The 4-ton corpse of Ararat, popular elephant in Kansas City's Swope Park Zco, will arrive in Lawrence today to be studied by the zoology department.
Ararat, for 27 years a favorite of zoo visitors, was put to death yesterday in an act of mercy after it became apparent that she could not conquer the infirmities of old age. She was 60 years old.
Ararat lay down Saturday and even with the aid of a winch Monday, was never able to get on her feet again. Zoo director William E. Cully decided that there was no choice but to order her death. An injection of a lethal drug was used and she died almost instantly.
Ararat's brain will be the most valuable contribution to research. It will be used in a comparative study of brains and nervous systems.
Nicholas Hotten, assistant professor of anatomy, said today that Howard Matzke, associate professor of anatomy and Floyd Foltz, Lawrence graduate student, will dissect the brain in Kansas City because of its
rapid deterioration after death. The carcass is being transported to Lawrence today on a trailer truck used to haul bulldozers.
College May Set 14-Hour Minimum
Raising the minimum number of hours a student can carry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 12 to 14 will be considered at a College faculty meeting at 4 p.m. today in Bailey Auditorium. Under the present system a student must carry at least 12 hours a semester, or get permission from his dean to carry less. If the new rule is adopted every student in the College must carry at least 14 hours a semester.