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Tuesday, April 17, 1973
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University Daily Kansan
Kansas Photo by BILL JONES
University of Kansas' ARP Synthesizer
. . David Ludwick, Wichita senior, experiments
Music Students Introduced To Artistry of Electronics
The electronic synthesizing equipment, installed by the University last October, was financed by state funds and a matching federal grant.
A fully-equipped voltage control studio featuring an ARP synthesizer is available to music composition and theory students at the University of Kansas.
Edward C. Mattila, associate professor of music theory, said the ARP unit was the most advanced of the three American-made synthesizers. Its small console area is possible through the use of transistors and mini-circuitry.
Electronic music is not new, Mattila said. Experimentation began in the 1920s and developed rapidly after World War II. Thousands of pieces of electronic music have been published several by Mattila. There is a possibility by digital computers in the future, he said.
One misconception about electronic music, he said, is that it has overthrown traditional music. Large amounts of contemporary music are still being written, he said.
Student Injured In Tavern Fight
A University of Kansas student suffered minor injuries Saturday night in a fight at a Lawrence tavern with three unidentified traffic and Security reported Monday.
Lawrence Englebrake, Hermitage, Mo., junior, allegedly was approached by the persons in a parking lot outside the Stables, 1401 W.71 st, at about 11 p.m. Saturday,
According to the report, the individuals attempted to extort money from him and became involved in a fight. Englebrake was shot with a bottle with a beer bottle and sustained a deep cut.
Englebrake was treated at Wakins Memorial Hospital and released.
In answer to the criticism that electronic music is cold, technical and unartistic, Mattia said, "No matter how advanced the technology of our instruments, a composer to make the piece come alive,"
Mattila said that a limitless variety of sounds and effect could be achieved with the synthesizer. Even classical music, can be created when fed through the synthesizer, he said.
"The synthesizer is a tremendous resource" Matilla said, "but it must be used."
Two courses in electronic music are offered to undergraduates. One deals with theoretical electronic sound generation, and the other leads to third course will be offered this summer.
County Roads Take Winter Beating
By BOB MARCOTTE
Kansan Staff Writer
Douglas County Roads received one on their worst beetings ever this past winter, according to Dean Sanderson, County engineer.
Sanderson said last week that about $285,000, or three times the normal amount, would have to be spent resealing and working county roads this spring and
Frequently winter freeze and thaw cycles were chiefly responsible for creating stress on the county's asphalt roads, Sanderson said, and excessive moisture affected both asphalt and gravel roads, particularly those that lacked adequate ditch drainage.
Because of the extra time that will be
involved in maintenance and repair this
season, new construction will be restricted
The county will be stretch to seal and base a two mile stretch of county road 458 extending eastwards from its intersection at Shank Hill until this fall, Sanderson will provide a primary surface put on the road last year will have to suffice in the meantime, he said.
Each bad day this spring, according to Sanderson, will set the county that much further back from finishing maintenance and repair and beginning new construction.
However, the county will proceed this summer with purchasing the right-of-way road 1025 southwards from St. Bull, Sanders and road will be widened and regraded with
matching funds from the federal government.
Road 1025 will be a main access route for Clinton once the Clinton Reservoir is completed.
Lawrence city streets are generally in better shape than those in other areas such as Kansas City, according to Leonard Hoover, city engineer.
Hover said normal street deterioration might have been accentuated for some city streets, but not much beyond that which had been expected.
This allowed more moisture to enter the road, Sanderson explained, causing many surfaces to become cupped and spotted with chuckholes.
Deadline April 30 For Study Programs
Normally a pliable, water resistant asphalt patching used by the county during the winter would have been sufficient to repair the damage, Sanderson said. But in many cases the patching itself had popped out because of pressure from moisture alternately expanding and melting in the road base.
Particularly troublesome was a 2 mire stretch of county road 1055 from Vinland south to the bottom of Baldwin Hill, Sanderson said.
Applications for the 1972-74 junior year abroad program are due April 30, according to the program's schedule.
Aitna Herfeld, assistant to the dean of liberal arts and sciences and foreign study adviser, said recently that junior year students should be exposed to Rica, Germany, France and Scotland.
Probably the worst stress, Hoover said, had been placed on streets in North Lawrence, particularly narrow, uncurbed stretches with heavy truck traffic where they were often heavily sheltered in spots and where extra stress had been placed on the shoulders.
during the thaws, creating cracks in many road surfaces.
Any student wanting to study abroad should consult the foreign study office, Herzfeld said, her office would make special contacts to help the student enroll. Herzfeld said, her office would make special contacts to help the student enroll.
Applicants must have at least a 3.0 grade average and the equivalent of four semesters of a foreign language, Herzfeld said.
Freeze and thaw cycles had broken the seals in the 20-year-old road, according to Sanderson, and the shoulder had become softened by excessive moisture.
Estimates of yearly expenses at the student financial aid office indicate that resident students need $2,175 and out-of-fashion students need $2,975 to finance a study at KU.
Only the Bom program in Germany is more expensive. In-state students studying in Bonn pay $2,900 and out-of-state $3,000. Least expensive is the Costa Rican program, where abroad there costs $2,300 for in-state students and $2,400 out-of-state students.
The Scotland program at the universities of Stirling, Exeter and St. Andrews costs out-of-state students $2,650 and in-state students $2,550. This is the only program that has no foreign language requirement. A year in Boredeux, France, costs in-
A year in bourceau, France, costs instruc-
tions students $2,400 and out-of-state $2,500
Incidental skill not covered in each program varies but may include books,
passport, personal expenses, or insurance.
in the program about 70 students were enrolled in the program.
Sanderson said road 442 between Kanwaikawa Corner and Stull had caused the 'super kits' this past winter because of water leakages, capping up splashes along the side of the road into its basement.
"Students planning to study abroad should know as much as possible about the country and its culture before going." Herzfeld said. "Orientation programs help students get a complete picture of what to expect."
New Frosh To Interact This June
Sanderson said the State Highway commission estimated that the equivalent of three winter's worth of freeze and thaw melt had been packed into the past winter alone.
Prospective fall freshmen who participate in previews this June will have the opportunity to take part in small group interaction sessions concerning university affairs, John A. Myers, director of the Orientation Committee and director of school relations.
The freeze cycles were particularly damaging to the county's ashpalt roads because they caused repeated expansion of moisture in the roads, followed by melting
Students previously enrolled at KU will conduct the sessions during a series of six two-day programs from June 11 to 29, handling 1,200 to 1,300 prospective students. Both the students conducting the sessions and the potential freshmen will stay in Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall during each program.
An awards banquet at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union will honor outstanding student displays, outstanding seniors from the departments within the School of Engineering and the outstanding senior from the school.
Here, too, freeze and thaw cycles and led to deterioration in the road surface.
The exhibits will be open to the public from noon to 9 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. Saturday.
Darrell M. Trent, director of the Office of
Waning Earth Resources Engineering Expo Theme
The theme of the exposition is "Warning:
Earth's Resources at the Eleventh Here."
Fifteen juniors and seniors in the School of Engineering and five industrial firms will present the 3rd annual Engineering Exhibition at the University of Kansas. Learned Hall at the University of Kansas.
The new approach, small group interaction sessions, was the result of feedback from students who had participated in past orientation programs, Myers said. A indicator that 97 per cent of these students felt that orientation was a valuable experience.
According to Kirk Vann, Coffeville senior and public chairman, industrial exhibits will include Black & Beech models on energy sources and antipollution equipment; Lutz, Bally & Brain's electrocatalyst precipitator; a Lawrence Paper Company equipment; and exhibits by Western Electric and the Kansas Power and Light Company.
The sessions are part of a flexible program designed to enable a prospective freshman to get what he wants out of orientation, while helping him to start thinking more seriously about college, according to Meyers.
The interaction provides entering freshmen a chance to meet face to face with students who have a good knowledge of their studies. You can answer their questions on a personal level.
The student assistants will be chosen by the Orientation Committee after careful screening and interviews of the applicants. The assistants must have a good knowledge of the university and must be good students, Meyers said.
Emergency Preparedness and advisor to President Nixon, will speak at the banquet about the fuel and energy crises.
Engineering students and faculty can purchase tickets for the awards banquet for $3 at their departmental offices. Persons not affiliated with the School of Engineering who wish to attend the banquet can buy $3 for either at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce or in Marvin Hall at the office of the dean of the School of Engineering.
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The 1973-74 Commission on the Status of Women
ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE.
Turn in Applications to the Dean of Women's Office
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Applications Due by April 17th
speakers·projects·publicity
7:00 . april 18 . union . kansas room
committee positions now open for class of 75
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