Literary Cuban Couple Now Writing at KU
By Richard Currie
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Two Cubans who came to KU last February are happily engaged in their work again—writing articles and publishing books.
Dolores Marti de Cid, assistant professor of Spanish literature and grammar, and her husband Jose de Cid Perez are collaborating on "A History of Latin American Theatre." The first volume, "Pre-Columbian Theatre," will be published in Madrid, Spain, early next year.
IN ADDITION, Mrs. de Cid is working on an elementary Spanish grammar with Agnes Brady, professor of Spanish. She is also working on a book based on her tour of Latin America in 1946-49 for her advanced conversation course in Spanish.
Mrs. de Cid, daughter of a Cuban diplomat, was born in Madrid but, under Cuban laws regarding the diplomatic service, she is considered a Cuban. Mrs. de Cid did her doctoral work at the University of Havana, leading up to it with schooling in Madrid, Lisbon Portugal, and Hong Kong. She speaks Spanish, Italian, French and reads Portuguese.
Mr. de Cid, a noted Cuban playwright and critic of Latin American theater, is in charge of Latin American theater for an Italian encyclopedia to which Mrs. de Cid has contributed several articles.
THE DE CIDS WERE married in 1839 and have one daughter who is now married to a New York businessman.
The de Cids keep an up-to-date set of scrapbooks in which they record their travels. It is from one of these scrapbooks that Mrs. de Cid is adapting the book for her advanced Spanish conversation course.
Mr. and Mrs. de Cid have written about 50 articles for a Cuban magazine describing the experiences they have had with the people of South America.
MRS. DE CID PRAISED KU's Spanish department.
"They have good methods here" she said. "I thoroughly enjoy teaching the students. They are so bright."
"It's the best department in the United States," he said.
MES. DE CID WILL TEACH her specially next spring—Latin American literature. In 1958-57 she taught this course for the first time at Rome University in Italy. For her work she was awarded a plaque with the wolf Romulus, mythical founder of Rome, imprinted on it.
Film Banned
KARACHI — (UFI) — The Allied Artists' motion picture "Operation Eichmann" has been banned by the Central Board of Film Censors at Rawalpindi as "unsuitable for public exhibition in Pakistan."
Airlines Say "No" To Student Discounts
Effective November 19th, the nation's airlines have served notice to discontinue the "youth" fare discounts.
Complaining of too costly administration and unworkable rules, the domestic air carriers have filed suspension notices with CAB to cancel the promotional, discounted student fares which were on a "no reservation" basis.
This means for students planning to fly home on Thanksgiving and Christmas immediate reservations are necessary if students are to have a chance for a seat.
Reservations for flights during the holiday vacations are already nearly fully booked with long wait-lists existing for some of the more popular schedules.
Definite advance reservation confirmations and possession of full-fare tickets will be necessary for college students similarly as for any other travelers planning to fly home for the holidays.
The staff of Maupintour travel agency in Lawrence will do all possible to secure hard-to-get holiday flight reservations for students and faculty. Gene Drake, Manager of Maupintour, says, "We urge KU students and the faculty to make flight reservations immediately if they are going to have a fighting chance for convenient flights home dueing Thanksgiving and Christmas. The situation is really critical."
For AIRLINE RESERVATIONS and TICKETS, Phone or see:
MAUPINTOUR Travel Agency Phone VIking 3-1211
THE MALLS SHOPPING CENTER 711 West 23rd Street
"Maupintour's 11th Year Serving KU and Lawrence"
HAKONE, Japan — (UPI) — The United States has told Jason in planned to increase imports $2 billion within the next year.
U.S. Will Increase Japanese Imports
It was the first clearcut sign to come out of the three-day joint cabinet level meeting that the United States is pulling out of its recession and that officials are confident recovery will continue.
Monday, November 6, 1961 University Daily Kansan
The United States also said Japan would obtain a sizable share of the increase in imports.
The statements came at a session of the meeting of delegations headed by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Japanese Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosaka.
During the conference, the Japanese had complained of the growing deficit in its trade with the U.S. and criticized such save-the-dollar policies as the "buy American" and "ship American."
U.S. Youth Labeled As Conformist
NEW YORK — (UPI) — The nation's college and high school youth are "conformists and conservatives" in the opinion of a Jewish leader.
Morris B. Abram, who served as counsel to the Peace Corps during its formative stages, said last week "More than half of our teen-agers believe that censorship of books, magazines, newspapers, radio and TV is all right."
He said today's college student tends to accept things as they are and lacks the rebellious spirit.
"He is likely to look inward seeking personal happiness and adjustment because the economic world outside is a fairly satisfactory place, and the political world he often regards as too complicated to be worth his individual interest and exertions," Abram said.
Quarterback Club Meeting
Exciting films of the KU-Nebraska game
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Forum Room Student Union
Tuesday, Nov. 7
7 p.m.
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