What's Inside?
Manet portrait arrives at Museum, p. 3. . Hare System complicates balloting, p. 10. . Sorority rush starts, p. 11.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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76th Year, No.39
The United States Weather Bureau predicts mostly cloudy weather through Friday with little change in temperatures.
Thursday, November 11, 1965
Higher Than Expected
Election Totals Climb
By Barbara Phillips
Surprise seems to be the keyword for the turnout in the All Student Council (ASC) living group elections Wednesday and today.
Vote totals as of 10 a.m. this morning in all ten living districts were: fraternity, 602; sorority, 266; men's small residence halls, 147; men's large residence halls, 542; women's small residence halls, 39; women's large residence halls, 318; freshman women, 335; professional-cooperative, 33; unmarried-unorganized, 264; married, 72. Freshman class officer votes totaled 776.
BY 6 P.M. Wednesday, the total cast in all districts was 2,072 votes.
This is 359 votes below last year's first day total of 2,431.
the three polls will be open until 6 p.m. today. They are in the Kansas Union, Strong Hall rotunda, and Murphy Hall.
This year's voting could approach a record, Bill Brier, Overland Park senior and co-chairman of the elections committee, said.
BRIER ESTIMATED that another 3,000 students would vote today and that the total vote could be between 5,000 and 6,000.
Only one of the three polls was closed yesterday, and that was only for 20 minutes because of a shortage of poll personnel, Brier said.
He added that things were going fairly smoothly, although there is some problem with the freshman class officers' ballot. There are some which were misprinted, but Brier felt that they had caught all the discrepancies.
THE TABULATION of the votes will begin about 10 p.m. tonight. Brier said, "We are shooting for a finish to the counting by 6 a.m. Friday."
Tom Shumaker, Russell senior and president of University Party, expressed his surprise at the voting in some districts.
"THE MEN'S LARGE residence hall district is about one-half of what it should be. Not even 80 per cent of one of the three halls
involved has voted." Shumaker said.
Tom Stanion, Pratt junior and president of Vox Populi, said he was quite disappointed with the voting so far. He cited the men's large residence hall district and the freshman women's district as sinking far below expectations in voting.
Art: All In The Way Students Look At It
Unanimous opinion is difficult to obtain on any subject. If the subject is art, the problems are compounded.
The three large Dale Eldred sculptures which have been on display since last week outside the Museum of Art, have provoked different opinions from KU students and visitors.
"IWOULDN'T want to have them fall on me," Margene Edwards, Wichita graduate student, said.
"They are okay, but I wouldn't want my daughter to marry one." Judy Bergren, Overland Park freshman, said.
Frances Burns, Houston, Tex., junior, said, "They look like junk from the construction at Fraser that they didn't have room for."
"ATROCIOUS! The man who made them appears to be simple-minded according to some statements he made in the Kansas City Star," Helen Harkins, a visitor from Kansas City, Mo.. said.
"Lovely," was the comment of Roger Doudna, Baldwin graduate student.
"I think they represent the strong artistic feelings of a very strong man. I like them, even though I don't understand the meaning." Fernando Lema, Portrerillos, Chile, senior, said.
American Medley Debuts Tonight
By Giles Lambertson
"An American Medley," a historical theatrical revue, will serve as catalyst in the remembering process as KU alumni, faculty, students, and friends look back in this centennial year, William Kuhlike, director and co-author of the production, said last night.
The Experimental Theatre presentation will open today at 8:20 pm in Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall.
"It WILL PRESENT a panorama of the American theatre during its last 100 years," Kuhlke said. "Forty or 50 of these years many can personally recall."
"The growth and maturity of the country is shown as it was reflected in the theatre," he said. "It will give the audience an opportunity to see in one evening what's made us what we are."
Kuhike and Allen Crafton, professor emeritus of speech and drama, collaborated in writing the revue last summer.
"WE TRIED to find the key characteristic of each period," Kuhlke explained, "and then determine where it was best reflected in the theatre. The result is, hopefully, instructive and entertaining."
The revue is scheduled to perform before alumni groups throughout the state the first of the year. The Centennial Committee sponsors the tour.
Eastern Europe — Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Rumania—will be visited by the group. This is the third year a University fine arts production has performed there, he said.
"Actually, the troupe will be a demonstration team for the American theatre," Kuhlke said. "The revue will be revised to include only the elements that can be understood by a foreign audience."
Wenzel Resigns As Dean
Duane G. Wenzel, dean of the School of Pharmacy, has resigned his duties as dean, effective June 30, 1966, in order to return to teaching and research in the school, Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe announced today.
Dr. Wenzel, a member of the faculty since 1948, has served as dean since July 1, 1963.
He is internationally known for his research on the influence of nicotine on heart disease. He also has conducted studies on vitamin deficiency and is co-discoverer of a drug used to control epileptic seizures.
"I am happy to have the privilege of serving as dean," Dr. Wenzel said, "but the time has come when I must again devote all my energies to the tasks of teaching and research."
A faculty committee, headed by Dr. James R. Surface, provost and dean of the faculties, will be established to begin the search for a new dean.
WHAZZ IT?—This and its brothers, the UP cars, have been a familiar sight whizzing down campus for the last two days, carrying voters to the appointed places and advertising their parties. Popular theory has it that the number of such cars on the campus seems to increase in ratio to the last-minute, vote-getting efforts by both parties. No one really knows whether the cars help the
-Staff photo by Bill Stephens
voters turn out or not, but they are a part of every KU election. The young began Wednesday morning and will end tonight. Results of the election are expected about 6 a.m. Friday morning. Until then—lots of anxious waiting and lots of Vox and UP cars.