Daily Hansan
the berMilinsel St. Brerey. Mrs. r.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 1957
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
55th Year, No. 25
Journalism Dean To Speak Nov.9 At Editor's Day
Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, will speak on "Education for Journalism: 1958 Model" at the annual Kansas Editor's Day Nov. 9. About 250 representatives of 150 Kansas newspapers are expected to attend.
Elton Carter, president of the Kansas Press Assn., publisher of the Norton Daily Telegram and a 1938 University graduate, will preside at the "wrangle session." The session is a discussion of newspaper problems.
The elections of the 41st Kansas editor to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame will be announced at the general session. The honor roll, started in 1931, is made up of newspapermen who have distinguished themselves in their profession. The editor must have been dead for at least three years to be eligible. The selection is made by editors who have been in the newspaper business in Kansas for at least 25 years.
John Redmond, editor and publisher of the Burlington Daily Republican who died in 1953, was added to the honor roll last year.
—(Daily Kansan photo)
The newspapermen will have a buffet luncheon in the Student Union ballroom as guests of Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. They will attend the KU-Kansas State football game in the afternoon as guests of A. C. Lonbore director of athletics.
Rock Chalk Skit Ideas Due Friday
Themes for Rock Chalk Revue skits from individual houses will be due by 5 p.m. Friday in the KU-Y office, B115 Student Union. They will be accepted any time after 7:45 a.m. Friday.
Any question about themes can be answered by Miss Andrish or Lynn Miller, Dodge City junior and Revue director.
"The purpose of asking for the themes is to avoid duplication of the skits," said Shirley Andrish, Topeka senior and Revue producer. "House directors are asked to explain the idea in two or three paragraphs. In case of duplication, the first one submitted to the office will be accented."
'Green Pastures Tonight On TV
A color TV program, "Green Pastures," will be shown in the lounge of the Student Union at 7:30 tonight.
Five TV sets will be used for the showing and an engineer will be available to keep them operating.
Following the showing, there will be an informal discussion in the Student Union Music Room. Refreshments will be served at the discussion.
"Green Pastures" is a Negro folk version of the Old Testament by Marc Connelly. Connelly has written the TV adaptation to be shown tonight on the "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
Reinhold Schmidt To Sing
The first public concert in the new recital hall of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building will be presented by Reinhold Schmidt, professor of voice, at 8 p.m. Monday. This will be the first program of the faculty recital series this fall.
ROLLING UP SIDEWALKS—Sidewalks between the Music and Dramatic Arts Building and Hoch Auditorium are being torn up to put in a steam tunnel to the new building. The project, begun two weeks ago, is scheduled to take four months.
Russian Libraries, KU To Exchange Books
The immense duplicate stacks of Russian libraries were opened to an American for the first time when Oswald P. Backus, associate professor of history who is studying in Finland on a Fulbright scholarship, was allowed to enter them this summer.
"According to letters we have received, the stacks of duplicate books in the Russian libraries number in the millions," Robert Vosper, director of libraries, said. "Ours consist of a few thousand books in comparison."
"We have not been able to get books from Russia for the last 20 years." Vosper said. "Other universities have Russian programs, but none had had a chance to get duplicate books from the Russian libraries. This will give us a chance to
The KU library is now receiving books from these stacks in the Russian libraries, trading them for American books. Microfilms of early Russian government records have also been received.
"He wanted to visit libraries to get microfilm copies of early documents related to his research studies and to see about chances of getting Russian books for the KU libraries." Mr. Vosper said.
get books which won't be available anywhere else in the country," he continued. Prof. Backus is one of the few American professors to be admitted to the USSR.
Russian libraries visited by Prof. Backus include the University of Moscow Library, the Lenin Library and the Academy of Science Library, both in Leingrad.
Backus is choosing books in history,political science,and science to be traded.
Unfair Election Bill, Vox Says
'Amendment Ruins Chances For Council Presidency'
The newly-amended All Student Council election bill allowing only freshman women to run in the coming elections brought repercussions from Vox Populi, new campus political party.
Their Gift Was A Nude Pledge
Jim Austin, Topeka sophomore and president of Vox, said the amendment practically ruined the party's chances of getting an ASC president for two years.
LINCOLN, Neb. — (UP) — A University of Nebraska fraternity has been stripped of its social privileges because several members delivered a laundry bag to a sorority house. There was a nude fraternity pledge inside.
According to one report, the hapless youth was seized by his future fraternity brothers, tied up, stripped of his clothes, and put in the laundry bag which was then tied to the door of the sorority house.
The co-eds, so the report goes, reacted with swift, if misdirected justice. They gave the unfortunate pledge a pummelling, then sent him packing in a pair of girl's slacks.
Two Go To Texas To Finance Union
Frank R. Burge, director of the Student Union, and Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, have gone to Fort Worth, Tex. on business concerning the financing of the Student Union addition.
"At present, we are still in the stage of developing the financing of the new addition," Burge said.
The addition will be built onto the north side of the building. It should be under construction in a year, according to Burge.
Weather
Partly cloudy to cloudy west, generally fair east portions tonight and Friday. No important change in temperatures. Low tonight 40's. High Friday 65 to 70. Low this morning in Lawrence was 44. Low Wednesday was 58 and the high 70.
Bermuda Shorts On Campus?
For several years women on the KU campus have shouted for the privilege of wearing bermuda shorts and slacks to class while others, including the AWS, denounce the practice.
Nancy Donaldson, Chanute sophomore—"After all we're in class to learn. What difference does it make what we wear to classes?" The men
John Fowler, Kansas City, Mo. junior—"I think it looks terrible because most women who wear bermuda shorts flatter themselves very unfavorably."
In a University Daily Kansan interview the opinions from persons selected at random from the student directory rang for "terrible" to "great."
Here is what they said:
get to dress warm and comfortable when its cold, why shouldn't the women."
Dick Brandt, Newton junior —"I feel class isn't particularly the place for bermudas or slacks, however, I like them other places."
Linda Mistler, Leavenworth junior—"I don't think women should wear bermudas and slacks to school. If we started wearing them to school when would we wear all our skirts and sweaters."
Toni Ernst, Aurora, Ill., junior— "I think in the winter we should be able to wear slacks and during the summertime when its hot we should be able to wear bermudas."
Terry Mann, Kansas City, Kan.
sophomore—"It's alright with me if the girls want to wear them in the winter.
Manuel Gottlieb, associate professor of economics-"I believe in informal dress but in good taste in public gatherings. The University classroom is definitely a public gathering."
Oscar M. Haugh, professor of education—"I acknowledge the ups and downs of Kansas weather and that if women find it to their advantage to dress accordingly on days of inclement weather by wearing slacks, I have no objection."
Miss Enda A. Hill, professor of home economics—"In general the student looks much better in the skirt and sweater or dress. There could be an occasional time when it would be permissible but as a general practice the skirt and sweater or dress is better."
Robert McGee, Olathe senior and president of the Allied-Greek Independent party, claimed the amendment was reasonable since the only persons not yet represented on the council are freshman women.
Must Be Representative
Since the president of the ASC must be a representative on the council before being eligible for president, Austin complained that the revised election bill will prevent Vox from having a man qualified for the presidency for two years.
"The ASC may have had the best intentions, but from my side of the fence it looks like they pulled one of the slickest political moves I've ever seen." Austin said.
Austin said a men's candidate had been chosen but due to the amendment Vox has no woman candidate yet. Five women have asked to run on the party's ticket and one will be picked tonight.
Names of candidates are to be given to John Downing, Kansas City, Mo. senior, by midnight tonight.
He said Vox's chances in the election were a toss-up in three hall concerned, North College, Corbin Hall and Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall.
The party now has about 12 women candidates but McGee said he couldn't predict how much strength AGI will have in the three dormitories.
Couldn't Predict Strength
"I think there will be only one representative chosen because most of the freshman women will walk right past the polls," Austin said. Freshman women must cast 226 votes to elect a second representative.
McGee said the AGI party had planned to run men candidates until the council approved the amendment.
"Any estimate of voters at this time by any party would be inaccurate," he said. "But I do think we will do very well because of the interest shown by the women to whom we have talked."
He said that two women in each hall were passing out AGI party cards, adding that Vox has been putting "pressure on the women in the dormitories in a sort of personal rush."
Can't Change Vote
"Girls have come to me saying they signed a list for Vox and Vox told them they couldn't vote for another party, but now they want to vote AGI." McGee said.
Austin said he told the women in the dormitories that no card is binding and if a woman wanted to change her vote she should call him so Vox could pick up the card.
Tlec Guinness Movie To Be Shown Friday
Alec Guinness, British actor, plays eight different roles in the motion picture "Kind Hearts and Coronets," to be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Hoch Auditorium. It will be the first KU Film Series movie of the year.
The film is a J. Arthur Rank production. I.D. cards will admit students.