University Daily Kansan
Tuesday. February 22. 1972
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Prof Links Physical Ills to Noise
By MARTYLYONS
Evidence of the effects of noise pollution point to emotional breakdown, physical ailments of the heart, violent actions, hearing loss both permanent and temporary and undetermined pre-existing conditions Haack, associate professor of music education, said Thursday.
Haack spoke to Ellsworth residents on sound pollution
Hack said the effects of noise pollution were rooted in the physiological changes that noise caused. The blood pressure attributed increased heart beat and rise in blood pressure to which affected camelatory action.
"Music does have quite a bit of influence on our neurological and physiological behavior," Haack said.
Music was effective as a learning tool, according to Haack, because music stays in the mind longer than words.
used as a learning tool in other cultures.
during the first in a series of Thursday evening programs in Ellsworth.
According to Haack, researchers have found that music was
Haack distinguished between music and noise pollution with the terms "wanted" and "unwanted" sound. He said that music, even the noise element, is basically "wanted" sound; "wanted" pollution is "unwanted" sound.
"Noise pollution is not a new problem." Haack said
By JOHN FISHER
Kansas Staff Writer
Former Student Artist Opens One-man Show in Lawrence
A one-man show of abstracts and figure drawings by John Gary Brown opened Sunday at the Seven East Eighth Gallery. Brown, 30, has won major competitions—first prize in the Mid-America Contest at the Nelson Art Gallery, Kansas City, Mt. Purcake Award at the Midwest Biennial, Omaha, Neb. (1987); Exhibition, Burien, Wash. (1969).
Brown received his Master's Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and did graduate work at the University
Admitting to a checkered career at KU, Brown reminisced earlier this week that the day he was born, he said, the third floor of Strong Hall and posed a nude girl with an American flag, he was asked to
BROWN'S ABSTRACT oils are large. Five by six feet is the
average size. They are romantic, rich, dense. Greys and dusty rose, cream and lavender rule more easily. They effeminate, spectaculary way.
"the pretitness of the paintings is almost self-satirical, almost overworked," she means that I don't like them—the colors are nice and, though a little old-fashioned, I was very much amazed by the teacher who did a critique on some of these for my master's at Washington. He said, "All this work."
"These aren't dehumanized images," Brown said. "They're
When an artist is aware enough of his work to analyze a roomful of it with one such disarmingly frank remark, no other criticism is necessary. Besides, it would be useful to find anything more to criticize.
He said that only recently has, noise pollution been recognized as a cause for this, according to Haack, and the concept that nose means
ALL OF BROWN'S paintings here are them somewhere their concern There are high horizontal lines which could be gritter or whis
"Saline County No. 1," painted in 1969, is an important transition work in the show, but the girls painted two others which are also in the exhibit, "Plain of Shafts" and "The T谋乳 of Milk." From the show, "Milk," partly "milk" in the show, one can see the soft, rice colors begin to emerge, framed by sharp contours. Brown began applying釉面 County, "and this technique seems to have given him the freedom needed to let colors form the hair." The omerge as subject, as personality,
BROWN'S LATEST work on display is "Puget Sound." Still slightly wet, it's an example of where he plans to go.
hypothetical, virginized, untouched by human. In a reverie, primeval."
"I whittled this picture down to essentials," he said. "And now I knew how to play the guitar. I've loved this color work. I've been with it for three years."
Women to Seek Influence By State Political Caucus
Sponsored by the Wichita
Women's Foundation, the
conference is an outgift of
National Women's Political
Organization last July in
Wichita Falls.
Thirty states have organized groups affiliated with the national organization, and the state organizations in Kansas, are now organizing
similar groups
Women of all political persuasions will meet to help in the formation of a Kansas Women's Political Caucus March 4, in the ballroom of the Campus Acute Center at Wichita State University.
Keynote speaker at the conference of wife of Sen. Fred Harris, D-OkM Mrs. Harris is a member of the organizing group of the National College.
Others taking part in the day-
ly meeting of the House of
Philip Kasselbaum, daughter
of former governor and 1936
presidential candidate A.H. M.
Landon, Mrs. Don
Voters
legislative observer; Cora
Robbie, chairman of the Kansas
Legislature; and
Status of Women, and Georgia
treasurer of the United States.
Conference activities will include workshops and selection of specific goals. A special training session will be conducted by two instructors and representatives of the national caucus.
Neese Clark Gray, former treasurer of the United States
"One of the primary goals is to make women aware of, and effect change in, government making on all levels of government," Karen Keeling, assistant director.
Small Profits Endanger Bookstore Scholarships
A decreasing profit margin, leveling off in enrollment, and normal expansion expenses were cited as causes of possible cuts in students' rebates or in the Urban Scholarship Program, J.D. Christman, manager of the Union Bookstore said Friday.
Keesling said it was especially important to encourage women to run for political office.
Because of the current in-
terest in the management's opinion that in the future 'we can't pay both funds to rehab and treatment', he said.
By FOSS FARRAR Kansan Staff Writer
Chrestman was referring to the Urban Scholarship Program which the bookstore funds under Educational Services (SIS) in Wakefield.
CHRESTMAN SAID he expected 80 per cent of the bookstore's patrons to claim rebates this semester.
"We're in a leveing off of increased enrollment," Christman said nearly. Enrollment is not taking nearly as large an increase annually, as it has in the last five years. The institution must be prepared to take a big drop."
The percentage of increase in
annual net decrease, annual
Christmas and that your profit is not going up as
rapely while operating expenses
Crestham salt that it is
necessary to赔 that it was
phone, labor, delivery and
post messages, delivery and
card payment
tain bookstore counters or fixtures might have to be replaced in the near future.
WHEN ASKED I of the 3 per cent difference in rebates was due to the Urban Scholarship Program, many of whom had resulted in some, but not all of the decrease in percentages. He said that other conditions, such as the profit margin's decrease, accounted for some of the lower
Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Kansas Union, said $22,003 of the bookstore's net sales from the last financial period during the last financial period of July 1 to Dec. 1, 1971. It paid $42,500 was paid out in student rebates and $1,500 was waived from a team, from a total of $783,903 net profit.
Ferguson said the rebate system had already been in existence when he had come to KU ten years ago. He said the rebate percentage had been as high as 8 per cent several years and are currently receiving a $3 per cent return on past purchases.
THE FIXTURES upstairs are extremely old. They are from six to eight years old an; we don't know of them will collapse," he said.
Ferguson said funds for the SES program would not necessarily have to be cut in order to keep rebate percentages low. Mr. Ferguson tended to use a sizeable profit and there was enough left to meet
THE BOOKSTORE profit issue was a long-range one, Ferguson said. He said the Union Executive Committee asked the Student Senate to examine the issue so that funds could be established
the students' refunds and operational expenses, scholarship funds would not have to be cut.
"There's no guarantee of any profit." Ferguson said. "There may be nothing to distribute or it may continue to be normal. But how can you feel the students as to how these funds should be used?"
OSWALD P. BACKUS Will Speak Today Can There Be A University?
The Bookstore Committee will make its recommendations to the Student Senate March 1.
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Haack posed the problem of distortion addicts in our society. He hypothesized that music does not sound right to the younger generation unless it is distorted. He attributes this fact to the transistor radio. Transistors, accordion, Haack, distort at high voltage.
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Hack said psychologists have given a reason for the addiction. He said that the narcotic effect of music, defined by psychologists as a numbing effect, caused them to sleep more stereos or rock bands for hours.
than they think when they talk loudly, slam a door or play a stereo Haack urged people to be more aware of regulatory regulations on sound levels.
We can do something about noise pollution by being more quiet ourselves, Haack said. He said people make more noise
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You only go around one time in life. And you've got to reach for all the gusto you can. You can't settle for less. Because you don't get a second chance. This is the philosophy at the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. Easy enough to say. Not quite so easy to do. And perhaps not so easy to find. That's the challenge. Find an expression of the gusto life. And put it on film for all the world to see. (Or at least anybody who reads the Daily Kansan.) If your picture is judged to be of exceptional photographic content, your entry and credit will be printed in this paper and others like it. And you will be awarded $100. (If you are a professional photographer this offer is not for you, since you already have $100.) A panel, including students at the University of Kansas, will judge your photograph based on its subject matter, rather than your photographic technique. If your roommate is a judge, he won't help you. Please get the name and address from every principal person you use in your photograph This is important. Otherwise, your picture will be disqualified. You'll have until March 12, 1972 to get this assignment completed, should you accept. All photos submitted will become property of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. Send pictures with your name and address to: Cooke Sales, Inc., c/o Schlitz Photo Competition, 715 New Jersey, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.
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