Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1963 University Daily Kansan
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German Satire to be Given
On the small semi-circular stage in KU's Experimental Theatre, the Mid-America premiere of Max Frisch's "Biederman and the Firebugs" will open at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow.
KU is presenting the play, "Herr Biedermann und die Brandstifter" in German in response to the increasing interest and excitement caused in this country by the recent "discovery" of the Swiss playwright, according to Vincent Angotti, Independence graduate student and director of the production.
"THIS SATIRE HAS been hailed
around the world as one of Frisch's best. It brings a new excitement and vitality to the modern theatre." Angotti said.
The play is a satire on man, and according to Angotti, it "displays the sparkling dramatic inventiveness and mastery of stage technique which entitles Frisch to his place among the giants of modern European theatre.
"The play takes a deliberate stand against the unpleasant symptoms of the bourgeois spirit bogged down in its set conventions. It is a warning against the "long littleness of life" and the inevitable punishment that
Fred Kauffeld, Minneapolis, Minn., senior, and Lauralee Milberg, Arlington County, Va., senior, will debate with members of the society on whether or not the federal government should guarantee all qualified high school graduates an opportunity for higher education.
KAUFFELD SAID the Leavenworth debaters have been tough competitors in the past.
Other debate activities for this weekend include the Southwestern College tournament at Winfield. Walter Bliss, Omaha, Neb., sophomore, Bill Howard, Bonner Springs sophomore, Russell Hedge and John Hedge, Kansas City sophomores, will compete in the junior division.
Two KU debaters will debate Sunday with the Leavenworth Debate Society. The society's members are inmates of the United States Penitentiary there.
Last weekend KU debaters won second place, and several other awards, in the sweepstakes at the University of Arkansas debate tournament.
The sweepstakes competition included overall debating, oratory, and extemporaneous debating.
KU lost first place by three points to Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield, Mo., after having had the best win-loss record of the 20 schools competing, at the end of preliminary competition.
KU Debaters Match Wits With Convicts
JERRY HOSKINS, Bonner Springs freshman, and Judson Briegel, Kansas City freshman, won first place in the junior division of the tournament.
Kauffeld and Miss Milberg won five contests and lost one in the preliminaries, and lost to Southwest Missouri State College in the quarterfinals.
Fred Kauffeld, Minneapolis, Minn., senior, won third place in oratory.
falls upon those who accept their roles too easily." Angotti said.
"It is a human experience told with cynical, grotesque humor. It is an experience in the theatre . . . never to be forgotten," he said.
Sharon Mahood, Springfield, Mo., and Ruth Hatch, Evansville, Ind., both freshmen, won five and lost one match in the preliminaries, and lost to Washburn University in the quarterfinals. Margaret Miller, Red Wing, Minn., sophomore, and Louis Floyd, Topeka freshman, won four and lost two in the preliminaries.
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Shipley said today he wrote Lodge Nov. 18, asking him to consider allowing his name to be entered on the May 5 primary ballot here, or at least to dispatch a letter saying he had "no objection" to such a move.
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Acheson, Western Springs freshman
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"While I am naturally complimented that some people think I would make a good president, I have no intention of running and think the most helpful thing that I can do for the country at the present time is in my work here in Viet Nam," Lodge added.
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Lodge wrote from Saigon, saying, "I am not a candidate and, therefore, cannot give you such a statement. In fact, were I to write the type of letter which you request, it would put me in an extremely false position. Therefore, I must object.
THE PLAY WILL be presented Dec. 12-14 and Dec. 17-20. Tickets are on sale for the approximate limited capacity of 50 reservations.
Lodge, the 1960 Republican vice presidential candidate who now serves as U.S. envoy to South Viet Nam, made the statement in a Dec. 4 letter to D.C. Republican Chairman Carl L. Shipley.
WASHINGTON—(UPI) —Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge flatly refuses to be drawn into a Republican presidential preference primary in the District of Columbia because he has "no intention of running."
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Tickets may be purchased from the University Theatre Box Office, Murphy Hall. Seats are $1 or fifty cents with a KU identification card.
Lodge Out of Primary— 'No Intention of Running'
The former Massachusetts senator's name was mentioned as a GOP presidential possibility last week when it was reported that former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, an old friend, had written him, urging him to return to this country and vie for the nomination.
Lodge said he had received no such letter but that if he did he would consider "with great respect" any request from Eisenhower. Sources close to the former chief executive denied he sent such a letter but the feeling in the capital
Shipley said that as far as he was concerned Lodge's letter "shuts the door on" (his) possible candidacy, except for a bona fide draft."