The Sunflower, v.57, no.29 (May 14, 1953)

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The Sunflower: Official student newspaper, v.57, no.29, Wichita, Kansas, May 14, 1953 - 12 pages

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Article(s): Film program set this week -- Spring council election set for tomorrow -- Wright to audit financial records -- Regents accept 1954 budget -- Parnassus: New year book available May 19 at Ad Building -- Fyfe chosen acting dean -- Fleming: To present recital -- 553 army, Air Force cadets stage 3-hour field day May 7 -- New degrees in art added -- Burket's art exhibition now is showing at Morrison Hall -- University organizations elect officers for nest semester -- Club corner: Sigma Delta adds 5 new members; Club plans picnic -- Pi Alpha Pi formal dinner dance to be held at Broadview Hotel -- DO will hold spring dance at Lassen Hotel Saturday -- Pi Kapps to hold dance -- Kappa Phi sets rites for Sunday -- Alpha Tau to hold dance -- AWS holds dinner, elects officers -- 7 engagements, pinning announced -- Symphony to provide commencement music -- Echoes of goose steps? -- Not if you're busy -- Road to peace -- Clean sweep: Good boos tonight -- A fishy story: His car got away -- Battle: ROTC to show military tactics in mock assault -- Congratulations '53 classes -- Engineering building to be ready by fall -- Wichita city high schools plan to graduate over 1,600 seniors -- 6 WU colleges offer variety -- All colleges of WU will offer classes during summer sessions -- Students asked to send records -- ROTC courses open at WU -- Social events play large part in campus life of students -- Greek background: Sororities began in 1897; Websters were first frat -- Logopedics is unique; only one in world -- College of Fine Arts includes School of Music, Art Department -- Plan for the future -- Planned as 'Vassar of West,' WU became municipal in '26 -- Paper, radio present news -- Shocker athletes turn in good record during all '53 campaigns -- Actors, debaters developed at WU -- AFROTC plans fight training -- 2 chosen for Beech awards -- WU bookstore opens job -- Student interviews Friday -- Stayner given award by research council -- Alum banquet to be May 30 -- Aggies sweep to golf crown -- Alumni whip Shocks, 27-12 -- Written request needed for 2S -- Pi Kaps, Gammas win May skits -- Pokes cop tennis singles, doubles -- A&M sweeps 43rd annual MVC track meet with 105 1/2 points -- Dean's secretary retiring -- Old Shocker stadium completed for Turkey Day game in 1930 -- Deadline set for 1st summer school -- Journalism: Banquet to be held -- Dorm applications due on May 22 -- Library expects new record to be set -- Wisconsin U. gets Kaltenborn's fund
Photograph(s): Admiring their handiwork -the '53 Parnassus - are members of the staff. The yearbook is scheduled to appear May 19. From left to right: Charles Sherman, business manager, Ann Earp, editor, Howard Eastwood and Sara Goeller, assistant editors. / photo by Eastwood. p. 1 -- Honorary leader of the Air ROTC drum and bugle corps Elaine Neer receives her award from Honorary Colonel Phyllis Danielson at Field Day ceremonies last week. / photo by Eastwood. p. 4 -- One of the new buildings on the campus, the Engineering Building, is now under construction. Here, an engineer for Dondlinger and Sons, Contractors, takes a measurement, with the partly finished building in the background. / photo by Eastwood. p. 5 -- University women will have their own modern residence in Wilkie Hall, also due to be completed during the summer, and part of the expansion program at the University. It is named after the present Dean of Women, Grace Wilkie. / photo by Eastwood. p. 5 -- This is the east side of the new Men's Residence Hall at Wichita, due to be finished this summer and ready for use next fall. It will house 134 men and is located at 17th and Yale. / photo by Eastwood. p. 5 -- Shown above are members of Alpha Gamma Gamma fraternity as they stage a scene from their first place winning skit in the University's Hippodrome program. The scene depicts air force life in an exaggerated sense with the airmen's minds literally in the clouds. The fraternity's skit gathered one of the highest accumulation of points ever received in the Hippodrome program. p. 6 -- This is an architect's sketch of the proposed Fine Arts Center, which will be constructed as part of the expansion program of the University. It will be built in a circular design, and will house the School of Music, art department, and Wichita Art Museum. It will be located west of the present Library. p. 6 -- In another scene from the Hippodrome program, which includes the entire first day of May, men from several fraternities dress as women and skip gaily around the may pole. The mock May pole winding is also one of the highlights of the May Day celebration on the University campus. p. 6 -- Uncaptioned illustration of the Wichita University campus. p. 7 -- Harold Dill and Dan Murray, of Detroit, round the north turn in the mile run in last Saturday's meet. Dill placed third, Murray fourth. / photo by Eastwood. p. 10 -- Winning the 100-yard dash at the Valley track meet last week is Paul Wells, of A. and M., third from left. Kirby Jett, Houston, placed second; Sam McWhirter (second from right), third; John Surrell of the Aggies (left), fourth, and Don Tomasco, Houston, fifth. / photo by Eastwood. p. 11
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