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University Daily Kansan Thursday. March 24. 1955
Molecules to Mountains-
Film Bureau Received 2,418 Orders in 1954
By MARION McCOY
From molecules to mountains, and goats to gasoline—the Bureau of Visual Instruction received calls for 2,418 films and film strips from the University schools and departments last year.
A total of 752 times the Bureau had to obtain films from other universities or rental agencies to fill the University demand.
The bureau, under the direction of Fred S. Montgomery, has two main services. It rents film to towns throughout the U.S., and it provides film to any professor of any regular class on the Hill.
Last year the bureau shipped film to 46 states and Hawaii and Alaska. The film was used by service clubs, PTA groups, and schools and universities in 798 towns.
Mr. Montgomery said the purpose of the bureau was to enable the students to learn more and retain it longer by the use of their visual sense. When instruction comes through the screen more students ask questions. Mr. Montgomery also said that more library reading is done.
He gave an example of the "David Copperfield" movie. When it played in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Montgomery said the library contained 57 copies of the book. Following the movie the demand for the library grew to great the library had to order 800 more copies and still had a waiting list.
Cultural overtone was one of the advantages of visual aid Mr. Montgomery added. He said that when the movie "A Song to Remember" first came out, 10 times as many copies of the record "Polonise" were sold than in the 20 years previous.
"Audio-vision is effective because it eliminates verbalism and confusion," Mr. Montgomery said. "By bringing the world into the classrooms, students gain practical knowledge. They are oriented and exposed to the world and helped in overcoming the limitations of learning."
Oil Portrait Wins Contest
An oil portrait by Sara Schroeder, fine arts senior, is the winner in the "Outstanding Student Work" series sponsored by Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity.
The purpose of the series is to promote recognition of superior students in the departments of drawing and painting, and design. A jury of Delta Phi Delta members with the advice and assistance of faculty members will choose work to be displayed.
Work deemed outstanding is displayed in a special frame in the third floor corridor of Strong hall.
Committee members for the series are Tal Streeter, fine arts junior, chairman; Barbara Beers, fine arts senior; Regina Lux, fine arts junior; Rosine Gualdoni, fine arts junior; Marilyn Lovelady, fine arts senior; and Jean Schulze, fine arts senior.
HousingBoom Worries U.S.
Washington — (U.P.)— The government is concerned over the possibility that the home-building may saturate the housing market.
Albert M. Cole, federal housing chief, made the disclosure in secret testimony made public today by a House Appropriations subcommittee. He testified March 9.
"We are concerned." Mr. Cole said, but "we have no alarm about the situation."
He said "we think" the market can support a continued high level of housing construction. Nevertheless, he said, housing officials are watching the market very carefully because "we must be aware of the possibility of saturating the market."
Mr. Cole said it is possible that housing construction this year will reach—and may even surpass—the 1,300,000 units forecast last November by the Commerce and Labor departments.
Pep Meet Set At K-State
Representatives of six chapters of Phi Sigma Chi, national women's pep organization, will meet at Kansas State April 19 to plan for next year's national convention.
Marylyn McCready, president of the K-State women's pep club, said representatives are expected from KU, Omaha university, the University of Nebraska, the University of Wichita, and Washburn university.
Serena Rankin of K-State is the national president. Other national officers are Peggy Hopfer, Kansas vice president; Marybeth Shellenberger, Wichita, recording secretary; Marylyn McCready, K-State, corresponding secretary, and Nancy Draper, Nebtaska, treasurer.
Vegetable Seeds Brought to Japan
Yokohama, Japan — (U,P)—Patty "Gardeneed" Mozier arrived yesterday with two cases of vegetable seeds from Texas for delivery to the Rotary international chapter here for distribution to the poor.
Since 1952, when a tiny Korean girl died in his arms from malnutrition, the 50-year-old engineering officer has been on a one-man mission to "plant a green band around the world to beat the Red band." He says he has distributed 300,000 tons of seeds and hand tools in three years of traveling around the world on American freighters.
Sociology Student to Talk
Richard Scott, a graduate student in sociology who holds a Woodrow Wilson fellowship, will be the Sociology on the Air speaker Sunday. His talk, "The Emergence of the Town Farmer," will be heard over KLWN at 3 p.m.
English Writer ToSpeakHere
Walter Taplin, English economist, writer, editor, and international affairs commentator, will fill two speaking engagements here Thursday. March 31.
At 2 p.m. he will be interviewed by a class in Editorial Froblems and Policies in the School of Journalism, and at 4 p.m. he will speak before a convocation of the School of Business in Strong auditorium.
The School of Business students will hear Mr. Taplin discuss "Industrial Production and Political Power," examining the connection between high production and world political power in the United States and Britain. A short question-and answer period will follow.
Mr. Taplin is making a six-week lecture tour for the British Information services. His lectures deal with economic and political matters of the British Commonwealth, tying in historical interpretation and the relationship of Great Britain and the United States.
In 1943 and 1944 Mr. Taplin worked in the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. He was then serving in the central statistical office of the British War cabinet.
He has held editorial positions on two English economic weeklies and has been a regular broadcaster on the British Broadcasting company's British, European, and North American services. He recently was appointed BBC adviser on economic affairs programs.
Van Fleet Wants Action on Prisoners
Seoul, Korea—(U.P.)-Retired Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, former 8th army commander in the Korean war, said today he believes it is time for the United States and the United Nations "to do something" about UN troops still held by the Reds.
"As you know, my son is one of them," he said when he arrived from Formosa for a "business and pleasure" trip to Korea.
Learns Latin to Fix Motor
Norwich, Conn. — (U.P.)— Garage-
man Ted Moore said he studied
Latin to learn how to fix a motor.
A customer brought him an Italian
motor bike and a book of instructions—in Italian. Moore dug up a high school Latin book and was able to figure out enough of the instruction book to get the bike running.
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The costs and problems encountered by the businessman building a shopping center was the subject of the closing address yesterday at the regional Architects' conference. Mr.Kenneth G. Welch, Grand Rapids, Iowa, spoke to the delegates in the Kansas room of the Student Union.
Shopping Centers Discussed
Mr. Welch mentioned the pressure exerted by downtown businessmen on a person who has built a suburban shopping center or retail store.
He explained that this decentralization of the shopping zone makes for sharper competition between the suburban and the downtown businessmen, forcing the latter to give better service in order to compete successfully.
Other problems that Mr. Welch touched on were zoning and zoning laws, and the cost of obtaining-property fees from architects and economists.
Mr. Welch also spoke at the 9 a.m. session yesterday, giving an illustrated talk on an economic survey in relation to shopping centers.
After this, a panel discussion was held in order to clear up any individual questions that had come up during the conference. Members of the panel were Lloyd Roark, Kantan Angus and Michael DeWalds from Los Angeles; Marvin C. Holmes, Kansas City, and Kenneth G. Welch, Grand Ranids. Iowa.
A mobile X-ray unit will be on the campus next week to X-ray all NROTC midshipmen, members of the NROTC staff and their dependents over 50-years- old.
Approximately 50 architects attended the conference, according to Prof. George M. Beal, head of the architecture department.
NROTC X-Ray Unit Here Next Week
The unit, from the Naval hospital at Great Lakes, Ill., is expected to arrive on Monday for a four day visit.
Radio, TV Players to Meet
Radio, TV Players to Meet The Radio and TV players will hold their annual reorganization meeting at 5 p.m. today in the KDGU newsroom. Officers for the coming year will be elected.
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