Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
Monday, Oct. 17, 1955.
53rd Year, No.24
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Cowley Says America Does Have Literature
"American literature does exist." Malcolm Cowley, poet and literary critic, told delegates to a conference on composition and literature Friday night in Fraser Theater.
Mr. Cowley said American literature is more than an "overgrown branch" of English literature. It has given names in history places in the imagination, made myths for a new nation, and created new picturesque language, he said.
"Another lack is a serious treatment of love—tender love," Mr. Cowley said. "Love is a theme for tuke boxes and popular magazines."
"Not much of important American fiction deals with family love," he continued. "The principle character is a man, living alone, who has left his family in the Midwest while he went to New York to win a fortune."
American writing today, with a few exceptions, lacks a sense of history, he said.
Love Theme Lacking
"Most writers seem to live and write in the pure present," he added, and referred to historical novels as "merely costume drama or charades."
Politics in Education
He said American literature lacked a sense of place. With the exception of Thoreau and southern writers, literature is more concerned with space and movement he added.
Another speaker, Alvin McCoy, Pulitzer prize-winning Kansas correspondent for the Kansas City Star, said "in politics, education deals mostly with the Kansas Legislature."
"Progress comes about painfully, usually under leadership, sometimes under pressure of the people."
"We have the resources to meet this," he said. "Our job is to speak to the legislators. If we all take a more direct part, join the organizations that study these issues, and get better informed, in the end we can meet the problems facing us."
He pointed out that population increases would make school finances "terrific."
Other speakers were Dean Kenneth Anderson of the School of Education, and Mrs. Natalie Calderwood, assistant professor of English.
Baker University Exhibits KU Art
Paintings by the faculty of the department of drawing and painting are on exhibition at the Elsie Allen Art Gallery at Baker University, Baldwin, until Nov. 15.
The painters are A. Dwight Burnham, assistant professor of drawing and painting, who is exhibiting two oils, "Pincetown Landscape" and "Still Life"; Raymond Eastwood, professor of drawing and painting, two oils, "Eudora Farm" and "Three Sisters"; Robert P. Green, associate professor of painting, a water color, "Pine on Lynx Lake" and a polymer, "Generation Unto Generation." A polymer is done by grinding pigment into a synthetic resin medium instead of an oil or other medium.
Robert N. Sudlow, instructor of drawing and painting, is exhibiting two oils, "Lincoln Highway" and "Hunted Woodland"; and John Tallelu, instructor of drawing and painting, a water color, "Locus No. 3."
Official Business, But Highly Secret
"Official Business," the envelope said. It was addressed correctly to The e University Daily Kansan, Lawrence, Kan. It was from the Department of the Army Headquarters, Kansas Military District, 723 Quincy St., Topeka.
It had been mailed at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12. It arrived and was duly delivered, safely sealed.
But one thing puzzled everyone who looked at the envelope. There was no letter in it.
Radio-TV Head Named
Dr. Bruce Linton, associate professor of radio and television, has been appointed head of a newly-organized University Committee on Radio and Television.
Other members of the committee are R. Edwin Browne, assistant professor of radio and television and director of radio stations KFKU and KANU; William Conboy, assistant professor of speech and drama; Victor Hyden, instructor in speech and drama and director of KDGU; the campus wired-wireless station; Wilson Key, assistant professor of speech and news editor of KFKU and KANU; and Glenn Price, instructor of radio and television.
4 Library Officials Head Associations
Four library officials at the University have been elected to positions in professional associations.
1,800 Attend Housewarming In New Alpha Phi House
John Glinka, head of the preparations department, was appointed chairman of the intellectual freedom committee of the Kansas Library Association. The assistant preparations head, Earl Farley, was elected chairman of the catalogers section. Named chairman of the University section was Robert Quinsey, assistant director of libraries.
Anna Sue Brown, library cataloger, is the new president of the alumni association of Emporia State College Library School.
"NICE HOUSE ISN'T IT?"—That's what Martha Peterson, dean of women, (third from left) is probably saying to Margaret Donnelly, Lawrence senior; (Far left) Dee Daniels, Beloit sophomore, and Julie Purcell, Kansas City junior, in the new Alpha Phi sorority house.
Bloom Off Turkey-U.S. Relations, Expert Says
By LOUIS STROUP
"The honeymoon is over for U.S.-Turkey relations." Richard D. Robinson, American Universities Field Staff expert on Turkey, reported in an interview Thursday.
Mr. Robinson is talking to classes and campus groups and will be on the campus until Wednesday.
Mr. Robinson, who has studied about Turkey for eight years and has lived among the Turks, believes relations between the two nations have reached a peak and are starting down the other side.
Turkey fears she is becoming less important to the United States since the Geneva conference, he said. Now that tension between the U.S. and Russia has decreased, Turkey feels
that her strategic importance as a front line defense for the West has diminished and the U.S. will cut down badly needed aid, Mr. Robinson explained.
Another reason for the change in relations is that the U.S. recently turned down Turkey's request for a $3 million dollar loan, he added.
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THE ANGELS MARCH—The Angel's Flight, University Air Force ROTC auxiliary, show their precision drill marching at the huge American Royal parade in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday. - (Daily Kansan Photo)
Nearly everyone likes a new house, even when "house hunting" isn't even remotely in mind. This was shown when about 1,800 persons attended the official opening yesterday of the Alpha Phi sorority house at Emery Road and High Drive.
Faculty members, sorority alumnae, parents, friends, and Lawrence citizens, were present for the housewarming. The visitors were conducted on tours from 2 to 5 p.m. through the $200,000 home which was completed this fall.
For nearly four hours the visitors roamed through the rooms, noting with interest the modern trends in home furnishings.
The gray slump brink of the exterior of the house is repeated on two inside walls of the living room and library of the chapter house. The remaining two walls of the rooms are glass windows extending from the ceiling to the floor.
Warm tones of aqua and coral accent the gray walls, draperies, and carpeting on the first floor. The floors of the entrance hall, the dining room, and the trophy room are made of black and white checked asphalt tile.
Catches Visitors' Eves
A novel decorating feature which caught the eye of many visitors was the ornamental black wrought iron in a modern circle design, used on the railings, front entrance, and over the archway to the dining room.
S. W. Beer Jr. of Kansas City, Mo., was the architect, and Mrs. Ralph Strader of Chicago, national housing decorator of Alpha Phi, was the interior designer.
The housewarming highlighted a weekend of activities celebrating the 83rd anniversary of the founding of the fraternity in 1872. Alumnae from several states were present for a reunion Saturday.
The first annual Alpha Fidelity award was presented to Phyllis Sims, Topeka senior, as part of the founders' day program.
The Alpha Fidelity Foundation, organized by Alpha Phi alumnae, will present an award each year to an outstanding woman student at the University.
Dedication Held
Formal dedication of the new chapter house was held also at a fireplace ceremony yesterday. Past presidents of Gamma Delta chapter dedicated the house, and about 60 returning alumnae attended.
In the receiving line were Margaret Donnelly, Lawrence senior; chapter president; Mrs. Richard Blume, housemother; Mrs. Schuyler Smith, Clayton, national director of alumnae; Mrs. Arthur Brewster, president of the Gamma Delta house corporation; Martha Peterson, dean of women; Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women; and Darryne Willhardt, Omaha, Neb. junior, social chairman.
K-State Wins 2nd In Stock Judging
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (U.P.)—Kansas State College, with 4,505 points out of a possible 5,000, won second-place Saturday in the American Royal livestock judging contest. Oklahoma A & M College won first place.
Third place went to the University of Illinois. Texas Technological College placed fourth, and Iowa State fifth.
Weather
KANSAS—Frost warnings. Generally fair this afternoon, tonight and Tuesday, Continued cool. Scattered frost over most of state tonight. Low tonight in 30s. High Tuesday in 60s.