Tuesday, March 23, 1954
Photo Course to Be Held in April
The third annual short course in photo-journalism will be held here April 8,9,and 10,Harris G. Smith, chairman of the planning committee and instructor in photography, said today.
The course is sponsored by the' School of Journalism, University Extension, the National Press Photographers' association, and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Speakers will include George Karas, production manager of Life magazine; Bert Brandt, United Press and Acme photographer; Townsend Godsey of Norman, Okla. free lance photographer; Milburn P. Akers, executive editor of The Chicago Sun-Times, and Ed Farber, president and director of research, Strobo-Research, Milwaukee, Wis.
Andy Lester, field representative for Graflex, Inc., Rochester, N.Y., will speak on elementary photography. Mr. Karas will speak and demonstrate on "Darkroom Problems."
Mr. Farber will speak and demonstrate on "Light and How to Use It." Alvin S. McCoy, Kansas correspondent of The Kansas City Star, will speak on "Reporter-Photographer Relations."
A panel on sports photography will be held with Ralph Winn, chief photographer of the Peoria Star, and Rich Clarkson, photographer for the Lawrence Journal-World as the participants.
Whitley Austin, editor of the Salina Journal, will speak on "Cornography in the Press, Quart Size." Jim Reed, executive editor of the Topeka Daily Capital, and Jess Denius Jr., editor and publisher of the Dodge City Daily Globe, will present views and suggestions on newspaper photography.
Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, will speak on "Some Legal Aspects of Photography." and Mr. Godsey will talk on "The 3-D's of Photo-Journalism."
"Shooting for the Picture Story,
will be discussed by Art Witman,
photographer for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch. At the same time
Joe Cannon, photographer for the
Southwest Daily Times, Liberal,
will speak to photographers represent-
ing small dailies and weeklies
on "A Photo Set-up for a Small
Newspaper."
Two KU debate teams will compete in the Missouri valley debate tournament to be held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Baton Rouge, La.
Four to Compete In Valley Debate
They are Letty Lemon, journalism junior; Kenneth Dam, business senior; William Crews, business seni and Dick Sheldon, college seni
The question for debate will be "Resolved, that congressional committees investigating subversive activities should be abolished."
Besides debating, Dam will enter the oratory contest and Miss Lemon and Crews will enter extemporaneous speaking.
Juvenile Delinquency New Research Goal
A new research project, juvenile delinquency, will be undertaken by the University's Governmental Research center. Dr. Ethan Allen, director, said today.
The research center will assemble all information available through state agencies about children and will analyze the findings for the Kansas Council for Children and Youth.
Bert Brandt, world traveled photographer and former University student, will talk on "Some Fame and Some Flubs with a Globetrotting Camera."
Invitations to attend the short course have been sent to photographers and editors in 10 states. Members of the planning committee, in addition to Mr. Smith, are E. A. McFarland, manager of the Lawrence center, University Extension; Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism; Earl Hense, chief photographer of the Kansas City Star; Bob Lofgren, art editor of Household magazine; Don Richards, editor of To The Stars, publication of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission, and John Chandler, editor and publisher of The Holton Recorder.
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21 Men Compete For 'Mr. Formal'
complete "After Six" summer formal outfit, a Ronson Adonis lighter, a complete Pioneer formal set, a Kaywoodie white briar pipe and tobacco, a free pass for two from the Jayhawker theater, a pair of Freeman tux shoes, a box of pecanette candy, a corsage, a month's pass for two to the Granada and Patee theaters, a haircut and shampoo, and two steak dinners.
"Mr. Formal," will be chosen from 21 contestants by judges Jane Allvine, college senior; Jane Pecinovsky, and Allison Hagardy, college freshmen, and Norma Horn, college junior.
The winner of the campus "Mr. Formal" contest will be announced tomorrow, according to Dave Riley, campus representative for the contest.
"Mr. Formal's" prizes include a
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