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University Daily Kansam
Friday, Jan. 18, 1963
UDK Staff a Colorful Picture
By Mike Miller
See the cluttered room. Hear the clicking typewriters. See the weary students. This is the Daily Kansan newsroom. We work here. We eat here. We sleep here. It is our home. Color it beloved.
See the frowning little man in the far corner. He is Scott Payne. He is the managing editor. He is in charge here. He is worried. He thinks the paper is falling in around his shoulders. He is angry. Someone tried to borrow a cigarette. He is usually a nice guy. He is upset this semester. Color him mad.
See the hopeful man at the desk across the room. He is Prof. DeMott. He is the Kansan advisor. He is marking his comments on today's Kansan. Color him optimistic. Things have to get better.
SEE THE BEARDED animal perched atop the closet. He is Zekus Americanus. We call him Zeke Wigglesworth. Some people say Zeke really doesn't exist. Some people say that Zeke is a state of mind. Zeke is witty. Zeke is wise. Zeke is a father. Color him misunderstood.
See the wise gentleman advising Clayton. He is Bill Mullins. He is smoking a pipe. He always smokes a pipe. He smokes a pipe when he sleeps. He used to be editorial editor. He is not worried. He has already solved the problems of the world. Color him calm.
See the dedicated man at the editorial desk. He is Clayton Keller. He is co-editorial editor. He is unhappy. He is trying to solve the world's problems in one editorial. Color him ambitious.
See the excited young man peering over Clayton's other shoulder. He is Dennis Branstiter. He will be editorial editor next semester. He is busy getting angry at something. He seems very angry. Color him unbiased. He hates everything.
SEE THE THREE men drinking coffee in the middle of the room. They are discussing something. They are having trouble reaching an agreement. Color them red-faced.
See the angry old man. He is Terry Murphy. Some people say he is a displaced leprechaun. He will be an editorial columnist next semester. He is so mad his ears are twitching. He talks a lot. He is a nice guy. He always has cigarettes. Color him angry.
See the thin, quiet man next to him. He is Bob Hoyt. He is too old to be angry. He just smiles. He thinks rather than talks. When he talks, people listen. Color him happy.
THE MAN IN the middle is Dr. Pickett. He is the editorial advisor. He likes to discuss things with Terry and Bob. He is a nice man. He is my teacher. Color him benevolent.
See the frantic typist at the sports desk. He is Steve Clark. He is a casual dresser. Today, he has on clean jeans. He will be next semester's sports editor. He used to be an athlete. He now writes about athletes. He is frustrated. Color him sweaty.
See the well-dressed man standing next to him. He is Ben Marshall. He is the current sports editor. He will be assistant managing editor next semester. He is conservative. He is crude. He is telling a joke. Color him laughing.
See the man who has been draining a cup of coffee for an hour. He is Bill Sheldon. He is co-editorial editor. He will be an assistant managing editor next semester. He does not worry about the small things. He is content. Color him pinned.
See the hard-beiled old man behind the copy desk. He is Rich Bonett. He is an assistant managing editor. He is gray at the temples.
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Color the rest of him grumpy. He doesn't fool anyone. He is a nice guy way down deep.
SEE THE GIRL at the society desk. She is Peggy Cathcart. She is society editor. She is angry. Her stories haven't come in yet. She doesn't fool anyone, either. Color her sweet.
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See the lean man walking through the door. He is Dennis Farney. He doesn't talk a lot. He thinks a lot. He makes grades that raise the curve. He hurts our grades. Color him smart.
See the girl with the Buster Brown haircut. She is Joanne Prim. She is not always prim. She is tough pursuing a story. She wears a chain to keep her glasses on. She is not prim when you kid her about that. Color her surprising.
See the bored girl sitting at the typewriter. She is Trudy Meserve. She is not really bored. She is asleep.
Kansan Staff Chosen For Next Semester
Fred Zimmerman, Lawrence senior, has been approved by the Kansan Board as managing editor of the Daily Kansan for the spring semester. The editorial editor will be Dennis Branstiter, Independence, Mo., senior.
Assistant managing editors will be; Margaret Cathcart, Kansas City, Mo., senior; Ben Marshall, Lincoln seniior; Arthur Miller, Pittsburgh seniior; Mike Miller, Independence, Mo., junior, and Bill Sheldon, Williamstown, Mass., senior.
Zimmerman appointed the following staff members, which were approved by the Kansan Board. They are: city editor, Scott Payne, Bethel senior; sports editor, Steve Clark, Coffeyville junior; co-society editors, Trudy Mervele, Abilene junior and Jackie Stern, Clovis, N.M., junior, and picture editor, Murrel Bland, Lawrence senior.
The assistant editorial editor will be Terry Murphy, Lawrence senior.
See the girl sitting at the typewriter next to Trudy. She is Jackie Stern. She is not stern. She is sweet. She is also asleep on her typewriter. She hasn't been to bed for two weeks. She is tired. She is writing term papers. Color her smiling. The world looks better.
She does not sleep for more than five minutes at a time. She is untiring. She is dependable. She is a good reporter. She has a good disposition. Color her steady.
SEE THE TIRED girl at the next typewriter. She is Rosie Osborne. She is the fine arts critic. She writes about international students. She is tired. She has 10 stories due in 15 minutes. Color her exhausted.
See the dark haired girl on the telephone. She is Linda Machin. She is talking to a campus politician. She is angry. She is campus political reporter. The politician won't give her a story. Color her frustrated.
See the big man on the other phone. He is Phil Magers. He is the police reporter. He is talking to the police chief. He talks to him often. He never misses a story. Color him dependable.
SEE THE HAPPY man sitting at the copy desk. He is Tom Winston. He is the religious reporter. He is an actor. He works hard in the theater. Color him dramatic.
See the wild-eyed man drinking coffee. He is Art Miller. He is not excited. He has been awake for 237 straight hours. He is a full time student. He has a double major. He works 40 hours a week for United Press International. He is taking Chinese. Color him out of his mind.
See the tall thin man with the agonized look on his face. He is Murrel Bland. He will be picture editor. Someone just told him his picture won't fit in the paper. He is jumping up and down. He is angry. Color him poll-contrast.
SEE THE BALDING gentlemen. He is Blaine King. He is getting bald because he tears his hair over assignments. He still has another semester of reporting. He will need his hair. He works hard. He is overworked. Color him energetic.
See the dark-haired young man who just hurried in. He is Dennis Bowers. He is always in a hurry. He doesn't miss much. He has a gleam in his eye. Color him rabble-rousing.
See the bespectacled kid in the corner. That is me. I am city editor. I assign stories. I am unloved. I am writing this story. My friends are reading over my shoulders. I am less loved. Color me unappreciated.
Robert Frost Plans Visit with Russians
BOSTON — (UFI) — Poet Robert Frost was making good progress today in recuperating from surgery, a heart attack and a series of blood clots, and hoped to see three members of a Soviet writer's delegation next week.
The writers, visiting the United States under a cultural exchange program with the Soviet Union, will visit Tuesday with Frost at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.
Dr. F. Lloyd Mussells, hospital director, said yesterday the 88-year-old poet "is in good spirits. He again sat up for the second day and dictated notes for 45 minutes" to a secretary.
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Ph.D. Reading Exam, Jan. 19th, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Fraser 110.
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The KU School of Engineering will host visiting Latin American engineering educators Feb. 18-19 following a major inter-American conference at Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio; Feb. 10-15.
Professors William P. Smith, Kenneth E. Rose and Floyd Preston will be among 16 American delegates at the Case meeting, where United States and Latin American engineering and education officials will meet for the first time to exchange ideas on procedures of engineering training. Each has visited Latin American educational facilities in the past.
Professor Smith will speak at the conference.
The conference will bring 21 educators from Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile and Mexico as well as educators from five American institutions.
Two groups of the Latin American delegates will each visit two universities before returning to their home countries. KU and Ohio State University will host groups Feb. 18-19. The University of Illinois and Carnegie Institute of Technology will host groups Feb. 21-22.
During their stay at KU, the Latin American educators will meet with a group of Latin American college presidents and deans visiting KU for a 6-week exchange of information on administration and teaching of the basic disciplines.
Birds of Prey Preyed Upon
Object: discussion of a truce over killing birds of prey.
CAMBRIDGE, England—(UPI) —The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology said today they will meet in March with sportsmen and hunters.
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