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Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1955. University Daily Kansan
Arf Museum Smoke Damage Cleanup Begins
No estimate of yesterday's fire damage to the Museum of Art is available now, Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor said today.
Clean-up work on the smoke- stained interior and art objects began today. Paintings, rugs, tapestries, and sculpture were blackened by the smoke.
Classes will be held in the museum as usual. Students will meet in the classrooms on the second floor.
The blaze destroyed the duct work of the special air conditioning humidifier unit. The motorized parts of the unit were not harmed. Firemen ripped large holes in the north floor and wall of the museum. Mr. Lawton said this was necessary to find the source of the fire.
Edward A. Maser, director of the museum, praised the quick work of the firemen, University workmen, and students in helping to keep the damages at a minimum.
The air conditioner, in which the fire is believed to have started, had not been working properly. Workmen had been working on it less than half an hour before the blaze was discovered by members of a class who were in the museum's basement lecture room.
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The six employees of the University post office are starting to feel the impact of the Christmas mail rush.
Christmas Mail Rush On
An increase in parcels and letters Monday marked the beginning of the heavy Christmas mail, Bert S. Chewning, acting superintendent of the post office, said yesterday.
If past records are repeated, the 3.000 letters normally mailed each day at the office will increase to about 6.000 during the rush period and the number of packages will increase about three times. In December, 1954, approximately 5.000 packages were sent through the University post office.
Mr. Chewning suggests that students mail parcels as soon as possible, to insure that delivery will be made on time. Anything fragile should be wrapped in a double-corrugated box, he said.
Christmas cards should be mailed by next week, he said. Printed cards in unsealed envelopes may be mailed for 2 cents, providing they do not weigh over two ounces. However, students are cautioned that unsealed cards will not be forwarded or returned if the addressee has moved.
Persons who mail large numbers of cards or letters can help the post office staff by separating city mail from out-of-city mail by rubber bands or string, Mr. Chewning said.*
Mail is dispatched from the post office at 1 and 5 p.m. The best time for mailing is during the morning or early afternoon, not only for Christmas, but all the time, Mr. Chewning said.
Cellist To Play At 8:20 Tonight
Aldo Parisot, cellist, will present a program in the Concert Course series at 8:20 p.m. tonight Hoch Auditorium. ID cards will admit students.
Mr. Pariot came to the United States from Brazil in 1946. He has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and orchestras of other cities. For several seasons he was first cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony.
He now follows a solo career, touring North America annually and he also continues to appear with major symphony orchestras as soloist.
Mu Phi Epsilon Meets Today
New York critics have lauded Mr. Parisot's recitals, saying he is a serious and sensitive artist.
Mu Phi Epsilon, professional music fraternity will hold a short business meeting at 7 p.m. today in 30 Strong Hall.
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