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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Weather
76th Year, No.19
Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures are predicted by the U.S. Weather Bureau for Friday. Low tonight will be 50 to 55 degrees. Winds will be shifting northwesterly from 15 to 25 miles per hour.
Thursday, October 14, 1965
Dedication Nears-
Experts Seek Fire's Cause
By Robert Stevens
A $5,000 fire in a supposedly locked room still poses as a mystery to campus and state authorities.
The fire, which was discovered shortly before 4 a.m. Monday in McCollum Hall was confined to a storage room on the first floor, near the cafeteria.
Investigation continues today by the state fire marshal's office.
"We're still in the process of investigation, but so far we don't seem to find anything which would indicate an accidental fire," Llovd Davies, a deputy Kansas fire marshal, said.
"On the surface it appears that some one was in there," he continued.
The blaze was discovered by a dormitory guard in the 40- by- 60-foot storeroom.
THE WATCHMAN, Mike Thomas, reported he found the door of the room ajar at the time he saw the blaze. Thomas said this door was securely shut and locked when he made his rounds earlier.
F. C. Sanders, Lawrence fire chief, said three distinct fires were in progress, each five or six feet from the others.
"They weren't close enough to have been started by each other, unless sparks were thrown out," Sanders said.
Samples of the debris were sent to a laboratory in Topeka to test for petroleum residue which would indicate arson.
The damage to the room amounted to only $100. Tables in the room amounted to another $500. The rest of the damage was to the partitions.
INCLUDED in the $5,000 damage were metal partitions designed to be used to divide the hall for co-educational use, according to J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories.
AS THE EXPERTS still seek the cause of the blaze, hall officers continue to plan for the dedication ceremonies Sunday.
The hall will be officially dedicated in the honor of Elmer V. and the late Burton McCollum at a 1pm. ceremony. Open house will be held following the formal program.
If good weather prevails the dedication will be held on the front lawn of the massive hall, Wilson said. If temperatures drop to the low 60's, the program will be moved to the cafeteria in respect to McColum's age.
McCollum and Chancellor Wescoe will attend a special brunch to be served in the hall's cafeteria at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
The hall chorale, "The Men of McCollum," will present a special concert at 4 p.m.
Chapter Affiliates With UP
The announcement was made by Bob Sears, Kansas City junior, representing AKL and UP.
Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, which has been unaffiliated in campus politics the last few years, again affiliated with the University Party Wednesday night.
SEARS SAID the fraternity has been considering the affiliation for the past year. "We feel that as an expanding and progressive house, the University Party has the most to offer us in future leadership in campus politics," he said.
He added that the motion to affiliate was passed by an almost unanimous agreement of the members.
The announcement came close to midnight after both parties, Vox Populi and UP, held their regular meetings.
ABOUT 70 members attended the Vox meeting.
University Party had an overflow crowd of 120 members attend their meeting. Russ Cummings, Topeka graduate student and vice-president in charge of large men's residence halls, said that the party is working on a "grass roots campaign."
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Nine sorority housemothers were kidnapped last night and the Campus Chest is $45 richer.
Don Chubb, Topeka sophomore, announced that the candidates for freshman representatives to the All Student Council have been selected and will be announced early next week.
Ken Kramer, Hugoton senior and Lambda Chi Alpha president,
The abductions occurred about 6 p.m. Members of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, masked and brandishing weapons, entered the sororities and whisked away the housemothers. They left notes reading, "If you want your house-mother, bring $5 to the Lambda Chi house by 7 o'clock tonight."
THE HOUSEMOTHERS became dinner guests of the Lambda Chi's that night.
"The United Fund campaign for the Hill has produced as many funds at the end of its first week as last year's did in more than a month," T. Howard Walker, director of University Extension and campus coordinator for the 1965 KU United Fund drive said.
said the proceeds of the raid would go to the Campus Chest, boosting the total amount collected to $86.76.
BOOTHS WILL BE SET up in Strong Hall and the lobby of the Kansas Union Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The drive will end Oct. 24.
October country . . . and her autumn domain of fallen leaves and trickling streams. Reigning over KU's October country is pretty Cindy Hardin, a Lincoln, Nebr., sophomore and the Kansan's girl of the month.
Photo by Dan Austin
ASC May Act
Politicos Favor Resolution
By Stephen Russell
Kansas State's student government resolution asking the State Board of Regents to rescind their ban on campus cigarette sales will likely affect the All Student Council, according to Mike McNally, Bartlesville, Okla., junior and ASC chairman.
McNally said last night that no Council members had contacted him with a plan of action to back the resolution. If the ASC receives the letter K-State proposed to mail, McNally felt he would be obligated to read it before the council.
VOX POPULI discussed the resolution at their meeting last night, and in a straw vote favored it approximately 50-1.
Dick Darville, Shawnee Mission junior, (Vox Men's Large), said, "It might be wise for the ASC to see whether K-State investigated the
likelihood of the Board of Regents changing their decision."
He also suggested the council check the financial significance of cigarette sales with the Kansas Union before taking any definite action.
DON CHUBB, Topeka sophomore, speaking See related story on page 10.
for the University Party, said they had no comment to make on the resolution until they have a chance to discuss it in an executive meeting.
Leo Schrey, Leavenworth senior and student body president, expressed, as his personal feeling, that he favored the resolution since he feels the ban has not been effective.
"Students are still smoking, they just have to walk a little farther to get their cigarettes," he said.