Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
55th Year, No. 7
Monday, Sept. 23, 1957
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THE PAJAMA GAME—Four nightshirts on the Kappa Alpha Theta steps provide an eyecatching preview of the nightshirt parade Friday night. Flaunting their stripes and dots are,
from left, Sherri James, Emporia; Judy Duncan, Prairie Village; Barbara Fields, Webster Groves, Mo., and Joan Ersch, Beloit, all sophomores.
Got A Nightshirt For Friday?
"The sophomores and freshmen established a precedent last night when 200 of them paraded the streets of Lawrence in nightshirts instead of holding the annual class scrap."
Thus began the report of the first nightshirt parade carried in the Daily Kansan of 1905. The tradition will be continued at 7:15 p.m. Friday when students gather in Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall's parking lot.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy,
L. C. Woodruff, dean of students,
Miss Emily Taylor, dean of women,
and Donald G. Alderson, dean of
men, dressed in nightshirts, will take
part in the march.
The group, led by the band, cheerleaders and pep organizations, will march to the baseball field on Mississippi St. where a bonfire will be built. The chancellor will address the group and Charles (Chuck) Mather, head football coach, will introduce the team.
The planning committee for this year's celebration is Ted Hall, Garden City sophomore: Bob Plain, Garnett and Kathy Ehlers, Kansas City. Mo. seniors: Dick Jones, Mc-
Following the rally free refreshments, furnished by the Chamber of Commerce, will be served in the Student Union Ballroom. The Collegiates will play for a dance to be held from 9 p.m. to midnight, also in the ballroom.
Pherson and Leonard Parkinson, Scott City juniors and L. C. Woodruff, dean of students.
Originally, the nightshirt parade was held after the season's first victory, later it was changed to follow the first game, win or lose. Now the event is held the night before the first home conference game.
Nightshirt Date Disagreement
There is disagreement as to the days of the first nightshirt parade. Although the 1905 paper claims the event of that year "established a precedent" later papers claim it goes back to 1902 after the team had won the first game of the season.
Other newspaper clippings said the parade grew out of an early
The exuberant students gathered on the front lawn of Chancellor Frank Strong's home and called for him to come out. He appeared dressed in his nightshirt and led the cheering students down Massachusetts Street.
custom for the "Hill men" to take on the "town ruffians." This resulted in much property damage so in trying to end this fighting the nightshirt parade developed.
Trolleys Pulled In 1919
In 1919 an enthusiastic crowd took part in the celebration. Not only were there the traditional bonfire, something to eat and a free picture show but also the "jerking of triloes," pulling off the connecting rod between the trolley and the overhead wires.
At the height of the ceremony when the students were all gathered in the middle of Massachusetts Street, an enraged motorman drove the street car into a group of students, injuring two.
Women did not participate in the affair until World War II when coeds were invited to don blue jeans and join in. Pigtails were soon added as part of the traditional mode of dress for women.
To keep the paraders "in order" it was once the custom for the Ku Kus and K Club men to use paddles. In 1941 one student was taken to the hospital with injuries suffered from a paddler. This practice has been discontinued.
Campus Survey Reveals Students Want Less Work
Less work and more play is the philosophy of college students, according to a survey made by the human relations department last spring.
The survey was conducted by Howard Baumgartel, associate professor of human relations and psychology, who was interested in finding the differences in opinions between a mechanic and a college student.
A total of 59 per cent of the students disagreed with the statement: Nowadays many people spend too much money on pleasure and recreation. When asked the question,
Interviews were conducted with 150 TWA mechanics in Kansas City, Mo. and 70 University students.
When asked if obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children learn. 65 per cent of the mechanics agreed and 65 per cent of the students disagreed.
In contrast, 44 per cent of the mechanics agreed that too much is spent on pleasure and only 48 per cent disagreed that the job is the most important.
"Is the most important thing in a man's life his job?" 82 per cent of the students said it wasn't.
To the statement, "If something goes wrong, the first thing is to ask yourself if it was your fault," only 6 per cent of the mechanics and 23 per cent of the students disagreed.
Off-Campus Housing Still Available
"The dormitories are all filled except one, but off-campus rooms are still available," said Mrs. Ruth Nash, secretary of housing.
Oread Hall, men's dormitory, has only five rooms available but many apartments for married students and single men remain empty throughout Lawrence.
IFC To Review Men's New Rush System
Football Seating Heads List Of Student Problems
The new men's rush system used this fall will be reviewed by the Interfraternity Council at 9 tonight in the Pine Room of the Student Union. This will be the first meeting of the year for the IFC.
The council will also elect delegates to the national IFC conference and set a date for Greek Week.
Football seating, the campus parking problem, class officers, minimum votes for Council representation, and identification cards for student wives to nonathletic events are part of the All Student Council program for this year outlined by Richard P. Patterson, ASC chairman and Kansas City, Mo. junior.
Unclaimed Car Has 10 Tickets
Campus police are still looking for the owner of a shiny 1931 Buick sedan on which there are now ten traffic tickets.
The car, found abandoned behind Bailey Hall, was towed Saturday with a broken rear axle. It is the usual policy for illegally parked cars to be removed after they have received the fifth ticket.
Police Chief Joe Skillman said he contacted Illinois authorities and was notified that the car's license plates were registered for a Chevrolet. He said he has sent the serial and motor numbers and is waiting for more information from Illinois officers.
Bearing no student registration sticker the only clues to the possible owner are an Illinois license plate, and a Phi Gamma Delta coat of arms on the rear window.
Assuming that the first ticket is free, some unlucky person-if he wants to claim his car--has over $100.00 worth of fines to worry about.
The fact that ten tickets were allowed to accumulate on the narrow one-piece windshield may indicate that the owner is having some trouble locating the necessary part with which to repair his antique vehicle.
The car now sits conspicuously among many newer cars in the lot of the Kaw Auto Salvage Company in North Lawrence.
Flu Vaccine Ready Today
A shipment of 750-800 Asian flu vaccine shots received at the Student Health Center Saturday are being given free of charge to students today.
The first shipment of 900 shots was used on Wednesday.
Dr. Ralph I. Canteson, director of University Health Service, said the hospital has only a normal number of patients at this time. Only six or seven of the cases now in the hospital will probably be diagnosed as influenza. Probably none of them are Asian flu, he said.
Dr Canuteson said the changing weather which we usually have at the start of the school year is responsible for illnesses of some students, but there is no indication of any Asian flu cases at KU, he said.
Mercury Rising As Autumn Begins
Rains which drenched the campus
Friday totaled 2.67 inches and
brought complaints of rain coats being temporarily mixed up and umbrellas poking the unwary.
Autumn began at 1:27 a.m. today, ushered in under Northern Lights that provided red and green skies over Lawrence for several hours Sunday night.
The forecast is fair tonight and Tuesday with slowly rising temperatures. The low tonight will be in the upper 30's in the extreme northwest to the lower 50s in the southeast. The high Tuesday will be 75-80.
Students: Fee Cards Due
Students who are sponsored by an organization or whose parents sent money to the business office to hold for payment of fees must bring their fee cards to the business office. Keith L. Nitcher, comptroller, said today.
Concerning seating at football games, Patterson said, "I believe it is unfair that students have to be at the stadium at 12 noon in order to obtain a good seat."
To Continue Study
He said that research was done this summer on seating plans that several other schools are using. "This study will be continued in order that a more workable seating plan can be effected," he said.
Want Student Opinion
According to the amendment passed by the Council last December, no one will be allowed in the stadium more than $ 1_{2} $ hours before game time. Students who attempt to save seats must relinquish their identification cards to the University campus police, which will patrol the student section. The cards will be turned over to the Student Court to asses punishment.
Concerning the parking problem, Patterson said, "We want to get the student body's opinion on what best can be done to solve the parking problem so that we can present a suitable plan to the administration."
Patterson said the study, started last spring, to obtain identification cards for student wives to non-athletic events will be continued.
"We also hope to re-establish a course evaluation program that has been used in the past so that students will become more concerned in the educational program."
Class Officers Discussed
The value of officers for the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes will be discussed by the Council.
"As it is now, the officers of these classes have absolutely no duties and simply result in added work in elections," said Patterson.
The lowering of the minimum vote requirement for representation on the council will be considered.
Other issues will be "continued mature insight into the equality of all races," a program for increased awareness of international affairs, and the merit of continued membership in the National Student Assn.
"We want to lower the voting requirements concerning the minimum number of votes necessary to elect a representative to the council." Patterson said, "so as to allow the Journalism School and the professional fraternity and co-op living district to have representation on the council."
The first issue of the Kansas Engineer to be out Nov. 15 will feature a 4-color cover.
Magazine Due Nov.15
The magazine, published four times a year, includes five semi-technical articles written by students, a section on new products and practices in industry, and news of the engineering societies.
A $25 prize is given each issue for the best student-written article.
Officers are Allen Smith, Lawrence, editor; John M. Dealy, Topcka, business manager; Robert H. McCamish, Kansas City Kan., associate editor, and Ronald W. Bonjour Lenexa, assistant editor. All are seniors except Ronald W. Bonjour, junior.
Frosh Hawk Meeting Change
The Frosh Hawk organization meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday will be held in 101 Snow Hall instead of the Student Union Ballroom as announced previously.