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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 30, 1962
English Scholar Defends A 'Villain,' George III
By Phillip Magers
King George III, often pictured as a villain in American history textbooks, was defended here last night by an English scholar.
J. Steven Watson, fellow and tutor at Christ Church College of Oxford, England, spoke at a University Lecture "In Defense of George III."
HE DEFENDED THE 18th century king, who ruled America before 1776, against three charges.
Watson said George III is often charged with being too much of a monarch and smothering the English constitution.
Actually, he said, the majority of the House of Commons at that time opposed interference of the king, and by means of "Parliamentary Sovereignty" made the king only a symbol of unity.
The "country gentleman" that ruled Parliament at that time wanted to control the country. They refused to cooperate with George and therefore very few bills were passed, Watson said.
ANOTHER CHARGE often leveled at the king, is that he was personally responsible for the loss of America, Watson said.
However, he said, the main reason for the loss of the colonies was that they were simply too far away for good communications.
The Americans opposing the king were impractical, anarchists and also independent, Watson said. They would not submit to some taxes imposed by an economically poor England, trying to rule from 3,000 miles away.
Watson admitted he could not completely refute the third charge: that George III was stupid and unfit for the crown.
AS A CHILD the king was backward and slow to learn, Watson said, and he had a deep-seated inferiority complex because of his backwardness. This lead to "insanity" in his later years.
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Bolivian Violinist To Perform Here Monday
A 21-year-old Bolivian violinist who began his career at the age of eight, will be the second attraction in the 1962-63 KU Concert Course season.
Jaime Laredo will perform at 1 p.m. Monday in the University Theatre.
LAREDO BEGAN his career at eight with a full recital in Sacramento, Calif. In 1959, at 18, he won the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Music competition.
New York, Philadelphia, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Berkshire and Ravina Festivals.
When he made his first recording, he was named the best performing artist of the year by the Institute of Recording Arts and Sciences.
He has played with orchestras in Spokane, Philadelphia, Akron, Cleveland, Washington and Dallas. His recital debuts have been in
HIS NATIVE COUNTRY has issued a stamp in his honor.
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A Doughnut in Space
His program here will include the music of Tartini, Mozart, Schumann, Barok and Wieniawski.
CLEVELAND — (UPI) A unique entry in space exploration is an inflatable space station. It is proposed that the doughnut-shaped vehicle, designed and built by Goodyear Aircraft Corp., be packaged into a container, shot into space and inflated to form an orbiting space station. Men would live and work inside the station, entering and leaving through a canister-shaped hub.
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Produced and Directed by ROBERT ALDRICH Screen Play by LUKAS HELLER Music by FRANK DEVOL Based on the novel by HENRY FARRELL Released by WARNER BROS.
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