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Tuesday, February 2, 1971
University Daily Kansan
Weaving Is an Art to be Taken Seriously
Nikki Kiteley - Wired Live on Shark Tank
. Niki Kittrell, Wai-Ling Leung check loom
'Indians' May Go East KU Production Honored
the University of Kannan-
production of theodandi was con-
sidered by the Judges of the
American College
Theatre Festival for con-
ductors and choreographers
mitte which will select ten plays
for performances in Washington,
Houston, and Memphis.
The production, directed by Jamaica's brooding, processing speech and text with four other regional finalists with four other regional finalists in the University of Iowa. Jan. 20-31
The other production recommended by the judges was "Rafferty by One. By One." by University of Missouri, Columbia.
The special committee will inform KU of its final decision sometime this month.
Among the actors receiving top acting awards at the Theatre Festival were William Kuhke. The director was Robert Farris, for his drama as Buffle Bill; David Froman, assistant instructor of speech and drama, for his role as Sitting Bull; and Joseph Campbell, for his role as Chief Joseph
Other persons in the Festival who received recognition from the festival organizers, as assistant instructor of speech and drama, for set design, and Chor staff.
speech and drama, for costuming.
The Festival, now in its third year, is a project of the John F. Kennedy Foundation for the Performing Arts and the
Smitthsonian Institution. It is an educational theatre association and is sponsored by American Airlines, American Express and American Express Bank.
U.S. Role Undermines Economy of Thailand
WASHINGTON (UP1) — The United States is economically undermining Thailand while more foreign companies greater a role in Indochina.
Heavily dependent on rice exports for survival, Thailand has a per capita income of about $300,000. America can realize that amount from the yield of less than a single acre. Now America's rice surpluses are being sold in Thailand that once belonged to Thailand.
Farmers and officials in rice producing areas of the United States—exactly half of all the delighted at U.S. rice exports, which amount to two-thirds of the total annual crop of about 90 million hundred
But there is concern in the State Department where the Thai
farmer is championed by Assistant Secretary Marshall Green, a diplomat who has served in Asia.
Green has sent up warnings about U.S. economic activities.
about U.S. economic activities.
"We will need to ensure that our policies, particularly in the areas of trade and the ability of these nations Vietnam allows to stand on their shoulders," he said in a recent speech.
Thailand, with a population of about 33 million persons, has 11,000 troops in Vietnam.
"Care must also be taken in imposing of products from our suppliers. We do not adversely affect the foreign exchange earnings of countries we are asking to undertake an increase in the burden of the trade."
Ancient Art of Weaving Gains Popularity at KU
That basket weaving, the kind of weaving, is derided by the unformed, is a pet peeve of Miss Wives. Dove GK, Urawe Wives.
Weaving of baskets, fabrics or space capsule skins, is an art to be taken seriously, she said as she waved her hand. She weaving hanging in her office.
Miss DeGraw, who arrived at the University of Kansas in 1948, has raised the weaving department from its infancy until it now has a capacity with 102 students. About 25 of them are weaving majors.
Housed in the west end of Broadcasting Hall, the department has a space for its students. Each student has a loom on which his
ceeil its completion. Because each appartment is square yards of floor space, the artists virtually find themselves in a room where four studios allotted to them. The need for loom space is so great that lecture classes must be held in the studio.
**STUDENTS WHO** major in working first as a teacher, then acquainted with the loom and its intricate operation. They learn the importance of making use of looms.
"The materials dictate the procedure on the loom, of course." Miss DeGraw said.
After they are familiar with the fabric and assigned project on their looms, transforming an idea into a fabric, bring it to life, extend project, they plan and carry out one of their own choosing, such as ponchos,
IN THE SECOND weaving students work primarily in the first course, but are presented to students in the third course. They learn to layer fabric and take it off the looms, the product is taken off the looms, the fabric will fold out, paper-diall woven by hand.
JERUSALEM (UPI)—if further proof that there is nothing new under the sun, the Israeli orange and chocolate liqueur, Sabra, is being sold in a ceramic basket made of wood in a palace made in Palestine about 1000 B.C.
Graduate students work in specialized areas. Dress up as a student; have a project of camel hair and mohair stretched out on the floor. He wears a cap and small inches of fabric in an hour, but added that all materials could be used.
The "Pligrim's Flask," as it was called because of its two handles and distinctive shape, has an even earlier ancestor—an archaeological northern Israel unearthed in 1982 that estimated to be 3,500 years old.
the width of the loom on which it was woven.
AFTER COMPLETING their studies, the weavers find job opportunities in many areas. They study carpentry, popular, according to Miss DeGray. She predicted that all of her 13 students would work in college.
Various industries also draw a new weavers to their design departments.
"You could never make a living in a tow. You could make a tow. So a process can dustry will buy only a few patterns in a year and they make a lot of money."
But she emphasized that fabrics are usually designed on a hand loom and then modified for industry's power looms. Laces, ribbons, tapestries and wall hangings are all designed by weavers.
The Necklit man was a
The Necklit man was a
a backpacker from stretched from
a tree. They have passed on their
skills over thousands of years to
their children, and they recognize weaving as a fine art and a field open to almost infinite
knowledge.
KU Debaters Take Tournament Honors
Four University of Kansas debaters brought back top honors from the Rocky Mountain Invitational Debate Tournament last weekend.
Gary Buckwalter, Turon freshman, and Lydia Beebe, McPherson freshman, went 5-1 in the first game of Northwest Oklahoma State College to grab first place in the junior division. Buckwalter was number one in speaker points and the number two at the same tournament. Bill
At the same tournament, Bill Russell, Omaha sophomore, and Bill Hensley, Wichita sophomore, took second in the senior division.
Two other KU students did well last weekend. Dan Beck, Kansas City, Mo. senior and Robert Hancock, a graduate of the way, beating the University of Missouri in the finals, the senior division of the Southwest Missouri State Invitational tournament. He was also second in speaker points.
In meets over the semester break the KU debaters traveled to California and took fifth in two tournaments there.
Competing in a tournament at the University of California, Los Angeles, Beck and Prentice had six wins and two losses in the preliminaries and lost to the team of North Carolina in the finals.
The same pair of debaters had eight wins and no losses in the tournament at the University of Southern California. They lost to the same team as the same tournament Diana Bartrell, Pittsburg, Kan., junior, and fourth-place finisher.
the preliminaries, but fell to Loyola University of Los Angeles and tied with Beck and Prentice for fifth place.
Coeds Offered Job Placement
A special part-time and summer job placement service for University of Kansas women Women's office, 230 Strong Hall. Women's office, 230 Strong Hall.
The Dean of Women's office places part-time help in jobs in the community, shops, finances, and helps find jobs in Lawrenceville can also sign names for babies babysitting and housecleaning. People bring their services to the list.
Other information concerning summer jobs all over the United States, which often tries to place women in jobs in camps, resorts, national parks, and other workplaces.
The number of on-campus part-time jobs is limited. The Dean of Women's office attempts to help all women in desperate need of a job, but the number of applicants always exceeds the number of jobs.
Final Reductions at
The Country House
10 RAINCOATS values to $45.00 $15
20 WINTER COATS
2— values to $56.00 $19
13— values to $76.00 $29
5— values to $75.00 $39
25 SWEATER DRESSES
values to $22.00 $9
53 SWEATERS values to $18.00 $8
75 WOOL SLACKS
values to $18.00 $8
values to $24.00 $11
Also Pant Suits, Gloves, Hats, Mufflers
Country House
at the buck of the Town Shop
839 Mass. St.
Uptown
VI 3-5755
—Urge banks and insurance companies to make low-interest loans for slum rebuilding.
Bv NORMAN KEMPSTER
Call for Renewal
- Appeal to building trades unions to remove any roadblocks to factory production of complete buildings and of housing components.
A student filing for student body president or vice-president must have a petition signed by 500 students enrolled at the University, a declaration of intent signed by the dean of his school and a $2 filing fee. The Student Senate need only have a declaration of intent and a filing free.
Slums growing
Each candidate must file individually, indicating party choice.
As of Monday, no one had filed.
—Call on city officials to create a standard national urban lending code to permit nationwide use of standardized materials.
Suggest tax incentives for slum construction.
In past years a candidate was required to personally return the forms and information to election officials.
WASHINGTON (UPI)—A New York apartment builder wants to build a new project to rebuild the slur that would equal the intensity of the world war II "Manhattan" atomic bomb.
After the necessary petitions, forms and fees have been obtained, the candidate should put them in the designated box in the Senate or House.
Lefrak urged Nixon to:
Wednesday is the filing deadline for candidates for student body president and vice-president, according to John Friedman, Overland Park senior and chairman of the Student Senate Elections Committee.
Samuel J. Lefrak, president of Kyle Lefrak Organization, which is based in the past 65 years, urged federal action to end foreclosure of builders, construction union leaders, city officials, and mortgage lenders to plan for a rebuilding effort.
"When we set out to harness 'emusic' energy for military purposes in the Manhattan Project," Lefrak said recently. "It attacks the sick and the weak, and also senses energy. Let's call our new effort a symbol of our dedication." He name symbolize our dedication.
Wednesday Deadline For Candidate Filing
Lefrak did not mention existing urban renewal projects in his appeal for a new program. Some students said that the program often replaced slum housing with high-rent apartments, left the poor with no home at all.
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