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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1955
Churchill Is 81 Today
LONDON—(U.P.)—Gray and nearly bald now, Sir Winston Churchill celebrated his 81st birthday today with his wife and children at a private family lunch. That was all he had in the way of formal plans.
Sir Winston's fancy birthday cake was baked in the shape of a flat-crowned straw hat of the type worn at Harrow School.
Atop the cake in bold iced letters were the famed words that the French croupiers say to odds-defying gamblers who are ever-ready for another throw of the dice at the tables of Monte Carlo:
"Taites vos jesux, monsieur( place your stakes)."
He told family and friends that he felt such a "minor milestone" as his 81st birthday deserved only quiet observance.
To Attend Art Clinic
Arvid Jacobson, associate professor of design and president of the Kansas Federation of Art will attend the annual Federation of Art meeting Sunday in Wichita. The Wichita Art Association is acting as host to the state organization of professional artists.
Also attending the meeting are Miss Evelyn Degraw, associate professor of design; Sheildon Carey, professor of design, and Robert Green, associate professor of drawing and painting.
The purpose of the organization. Prof. Jacobson said, is to provide outlets for artists in Kansas and to encourage public art displays by city art organizations and schools.
The Federation circulates various Kansas art exhibitions to schools and state art associations.
La Prensa Back To Owners, $2,700,000 Fine Annulled
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—(U.P.)-Government spokesmen said a decree, published at noon today restored the newspaper La Prensa to its legitimate owners, the Paz family.
Another decree annulled the $2,-700,000 fine levied by the ousted regime of Juan D. Peron against the world famous newspaper for alleged violations of custom duties on newspapers.
La Prensa, implacable foe of Peronism, was seized by the deposed dictator in 1951 and turned over to the General Confederation of Labor. Seizure of the newspaper, the most influential in Latin America, touched off worldwide protests.
With the fall of Peron came appeals for the return of La Prensa to its former owners. On Nov. 28, Provisional President Pedro E. Aramburu announced that his government would correct the "outrage" perpetrated by Peron "against this great newspaper."
Dr. Albert Gainza Paz, former editor and publisher of La Prensa, was scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires tomorrow from New York. It will be his first visit since he was forced into exile after seizure of the newspaper.
Scholarship Applications Due
Students interested in scholarship assistance for the second semester are reminded by Dennis Trueblood, director of aids and awards, that tomorrow is the last day to apply. Applications should be made at the office of aids and awards, 222 Strong.
Manning, in the northern part of Canada's province of Alberta, advertises itself as the "northern-most midwestern farm town in North America." The town is 565 miles north of the United States border.
Radio, TV Group Offers Scholarship
Applications for the second annual AWRT Scholarship for women planning a career in radio or television are now open.
The scholarship of $500, sponsored by American Women in Radio and Television, Inc., is to be awarded to a woman student enrolled in her junior year during the current academic year at an accredited college or university which offers a degree or elective major in radio and/or television.
Deadline for scholarship entries is Jan. 16, 1956. Application blanks may be obtained from American Women in Radio and TV, 70 East 45th St., New York 17. Announcement of the winner will be made at the 1956 annual AWRT convention at the Somerset Hotel, Boston, Mass. (April 26-29, 1956).
Little-Known Museum Housed In Watson
High up under the eaves in 401 Watson is a room which few University students know exist.
In the northwest corner of Watson Library is the Lawrence Room
Approximately 145 pictures, maps, drawings and paintings hang on the walls of the room. A collection of historical items show the growth and development of Lawrence.
By moving a stack of aging picture albums and scrap books you uncover a 1908 picture of the University which includes Blake, Fraser, Robinson, Green, Dyche, and Spooner-Thaver halls.
Civil War Cannon
In visiting the Lawrence Room particular attention should be paid to the Beecher's Bible Rifle. This gun was one of several shipped to Lawrence in 1856 in a case labeled "Bibles." They were intended for free-state and by this trick were slipped by the pro-slavery forces in Missouri.
The Lawrence Room is in charge of Reginald Hennessey, bibliographer of the department of special collections.
A dominating feature of the room is an almost forgotten relic, long retired from active service—the barrel of "Old Sacramento," the first cannon to fire a shot for the North in the Civil War.
Prof. F. W. Blackman started the historical center when he gave to the University a large number of pictures from the collection of Gov. and Mrs. Charles Robinson. Blackman was executor of the governor's estate.
Lying on a chest near "Old Sacramento" is a piece of wood, presumably from John Brown's cabin.
On an old rolltop desk are many photograph albums with ornate bindings.
"Wakarusa, Kansas, Dec. 1, 1855," reads the dateline on the Herald of Freedom, one of the early Lawrence newspapers on display.
The project was formally initiated by Miss Carrie Watson, who for many years was the librarian of the University.
Started By Professor
Visits to the Lawrence Room will be arranged upon requests, Mr. Hennessey said.
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Scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships for graduate students have been announced. Information can be obtained from the Graduate School office. Applications will be accepted for the 1956-57 school year. No scholarships are available for the spring semester.
University scholarships of $600 are being offered, along with fellowships of $800 or $1,000. Both pay, in addition, a sum equal to the incidental fee required to the student.
Numerous graduate students will be employed as research assistants, assistant teachers, and instructors. Information concerning such positions can be obtained from department heads.
Twelve departmental fellowships, ranging in value from $500 to $2,400 plus fees, are being offered from various fellowship funds. Application for most of these should be sent to the chairman of the department concerned.
Several members of Tau Sigma, modern dance club, and dancing class students will present a "Twas the night before Christmas" dance Saturday, Dec. 10 at the faculty Christmas formal in the Faculty Club.
Tau Sigma To Give Dance
Professors To Talk At Tax Conference
Three University professors we speak tomorrow and Friday at the annual conference on current tax matters in Topeka.
Dean Leonard Axe of the School of Business will welcome the delegates. William Conboy, assistant professor of speech, will speak at the banquet Thursday, and W. Keith Weltmer, associate professor of economics will moderate a panel discussion Friday.
Members of the conference planning committee include Mr. Weltmer, and Jack Heysinger and Sherwood W. Newton, assistant professors of economics. Clyde Babb, director of Extension classes, represents University Extension.
The conference is sponsored by the School of Business and the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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