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Kansas University Weekly.
Prof. Penny's Trip.
Prof Geo. B. Penny, Dean of the School of Fine Arts will leave upon his European trip tomorrow. A member of the WEEKLY staff called on him and made a number of inquiries regarding the Professor's plans for the spring and summer. He said:
Well, I can tell you what I hope to see and accomplish, but you know that a man seldom succeeds in doing all that he wishes to do in this world. No, it is not exactly a musical trip, although music study will of course receive much attention, especially in my stay at Florence during the summer, and in a trip to Bayreuth for the Wagner Festival, and the Berlin or Vienna spring season. I hope also to visit several large music schools, and make a special study of the music of the Greek church in Russia, where you know the music of biblical times and primative christianity exists in a form purer than can be found in connection with any other church. This study will be for the purpose of "showing up" intelligently the musical rottenness of the gospel hymns on my return in the fall, and proving how far this "heel and toe" style of music has degenerated from that of Christ's time. Through the kindness of ex-ambassador Andrew D. White I hope to have privileges at Warsaw during the coronation of the Czar. No, it is an archaeological interest in the excavations now in progress under the direction of the American and other schools and the French and German governments in Greece. I hope to arrive in Athens during the Olympic games, in time for the historic run to Marathon, so shall go direct to the city of Pericles first. Through the courtesy of Prof. Wheeler, of Cornell, who is professor of Greek this year in the American school, I hope to spend a month in visiting the work of the
Germans at Olympia, the French at Delphi, the Americans at Argos and perhaps see the first spadefulls removed from the ancient site of Corinth. Of course Mykenae, Kypris and ancient Troy would be most interesting, as well as a trip up the Nile to old Thebes, but I dare not hope for such good fortune, so it seems as impossible as a visit to Nippur in Balylonia where the University of Pennsylvania has been doing such excellent work.
Photography in colors I hope to see so thoroughly an accomplished fact that I may add to my collection of views and slides illustrating my lectures before the Senior class in Fine Arts, many of the great paintings with their original and true color values. A study of the galleries of Munich, Dresden, Berlin, Paris and other cities is part of my plan. I spend the summer with Prof. Fiske formerly of Cornell, in Florence where I expect to complete my lectures in art and do much musical work. Yes, I am going to travel much on my wheel instead of by rail and shall carry a kodak with me. My trip is wholly in the interest of the next Senior class in the School of Fine Arts which will be the largest in the history of the school, as well as the most advanced. It is the class that has established our four years' courses and placed them on a true University basis, hence their Senior work is my special concern.
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The base-ball field in Raymonds Easter window excites much amusement. The card says, "end of eighth inning, score 2 to o in favor of K. U.," and the game is with Missouri. It is hoped K. U. keeps the score down. Chickens and Easter perfumery are for sale.
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