DEAR COLLEEN . . .
'Tis no Shamrock
To answer your letter about the existence of the mystical Irish shamrock—I'm sorry to tell you that today there is not one real shamrock.
No, the blue-green trefoils which your friends send you on St. Patrick's Day are not real. They are only common field flowers.
You see, Irish shamrocks are, in truth, several plants, including the wood sorrel and white clover. Florists in Great Britain substitute wood sorrel shipped from Ireland for shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day while American girls like you receive white clover shamrocks.
BUT, COLLEEN, CONTINUE to believe in the existence and power of three little leaflets.
The Irish believe. They know that St. Pat drove the snakes of Ireland into the sea with a shamrock. They know he chose a shamrock as a symbol of the Christian trinity because of its three leaflets.
The shamrock appears on the British coat-of-arms as the national flower of Ireland. It accompanies the thistle of Scotland and the rose of England.
— Your Uncle Patty
kansan
76th Year, No.101
WEATHER SHOWERS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Thursday, March 17, 1966
Details on Page 7
Spaceship fails; astros okay
NO LEFT TURN-KU students find the 15th and Iowa street intersection one of the most dangerous uncontrolled in Lawrence. Left turns are actually legal but practically impossible.
—Photo by Emery Goad
Photo by Emery Goad
Cars seldom fail to "pile-up" in the late afternoon as one waits for a break in the traffic. See story page 2.
By United Press International
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott headed home aboard a destroyer today to help puzzled scientists learn why their magnificently flying space machine suddenly turned into a potential death trap.
Their space spectacular cut short by two days, Armstrong and Scott were pronounced in great shape after an emergency landing in the western Pacific.
THE ILL-FATED FLIGHT of Gemini 8 taxed man and machine to the utmost, yet gave the United States a significant space first as well as a serious space setback.
Other national news . . see page 3.
And it left the future of the fast-paced schedule for the four remaining, and similar, Gemini missions very much in doubt.
Despite the danger and the strain, the astronauts brought the ship down to a bullseye landing, only three miles from a hovering rescue plane.
DURING THEIR 10-HOUR, 42-minute flight they had:
- Linked up with an object in space for the first time to show it could be done on future moon flights.
- Demonstrated superb flying skill both on assigned tasks and in emergency.
- BECAME THE FIRST American astronauts to be forced down suddenly.
See TROUBLE, page 5
Vox asks stop week in platform
Stop week, eventual elimination of student athletic tickets, and an elective pass-fail system for courses outside a student's major are included in the Vox Populi Party platform announced last night at the Kansas Union.
Presented by Tom Rader, Greensburg sophomore and student body presidential candidate, and Dick Darville, Shawnee Mission junior and vice-presidential choice, the platform gave greater student participation in campus government as a major goal.
- Initiation of stop week. Vox Populi will continue its efforts to officially stop all testing during the week before final examinations.
Main points of the platform are:
See VOX, page 5
Greek Week starts in tune
Alpha Delta Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon finished first in the Greek Week Sing mixed division last night in Hoech Auditorium. Winners in the other divisions were: small men's ensemble, Alpha Tau Omega; large men's ensemble, Beta Theta Pi; and large women's ensemble, Alpha Phi.
Alpha Delta Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon sang "Three Hungarian Folk Songs" by Seiber and "The Last Words of David" arranged by Thompson. The women wore black, sleeveless dresses and the men wore black tuxedos.
The runners-up in the different divisions were: Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Upsilon, mixed; Alpha Kappa Lambda, small men; Delta Tau Delta, large men; and Alpha Chi Omega, large women.
THE FIRST and second place winners in each division received a trophy at the conclusion of the program. Ted Dickey, Louisville, Ky., senior, was master of ceremonies.
Tonight the Greeks will listen to Curtis McClinton, former KU All-America football player, at the Greek Week Banquet beginning at 5:30 in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
McClinton, also a Big Eight high hurdle champion and American Football League AFL Rookie of the Year two years ago, will discuss Negro acceptance in fraternities. He will retrace the Negro situation to the present and correlate it with the present rules on racial conduct within the Greek system.
McClinton is known for his fine voice as well as his athletic skill, Kent Powell, Wichita sophomore and co-chairman of the Greek Week Banquet, said. McClinton is presently a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs and an assistant cashier at the Douglas State Bank in Kansas City.
ALSO AT THE banquet, the Greek Week Queen will be announced and crowned. The nominees from each house attended a tea at the Kansas Union Sunday afternoon when the three finalists were chosen. They will be announced tonight.
Since the Glenn Yarbrough concert, Mar. 19, is not associated with any particular living district on campus, Greek Week trophies will not be awarded at the event as previously planned.
—Photo by Mary Dunlap
GREEK WEEK SING—The Phantoms, a musical trio, appeared in Hoch Auditorium last night with other representatives for the annual sing event.