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University Dany Kansas
Friday. Feb. 12. 1954
Let's Go to a Drive-in
'Die Fledermaus' Above The High-Schoolers?
By R. H. CHESKY
The realm of music, and particularly music in its lighter forms, has been through the centuries an enchanting refuge from life's burdens and responsibilities. This fact is no major revelation, of course, to hundreds of music-loving students at the University.
However, if it's relief from the burden of mundane tasks you're seeking, and if you feel that a comic operetta just might fill the bill, then my advice is that caution is the best policy. Whatever you do, give a wide berth to performances of "Die Flederman" when the overwhelming majority of the audience is composed of high school students.
HARRY DARBY
Darby Selected As Brotherhood Head
Harry Darby, former U.S. senator of Kansas City, Kan., has accepted the Brotherhood state chairmanship for Kansas. Brotherhood week this year is Feb. 21-28.
Mr. Darby was chosen because "he radiates a practical implementation of good-will, understanding and democracy—that spirit which the national conference of Christians and Jews call 'brotherhood.'"
The NCCJ sponsors this program annually for the teaching and spreading of brotherhood. This year's slogan is "Let's Get Together for Brotherhood."
Finnish Dean To Be Here
Dr. Bruno Kantle Suviranta, dean of the faculty of political sciences at the University of Helsinki, Finland, is visiting professor in the School of Business this semester.
Dr. Suviranta will conduct two courses, International Trade and a Seminar in Money and Banking, and give special lectures for other courses in the school.
He is being sponsored by the John Hay Whitney foundation, and for the past semester was on the faculty of the department of economics at the University of Mississippi.
In addition to teaching and lecturing at KU, he also will lecture at other academic institutions and before other groups in this area.
Dr. Suviranta has been a professor of economics at the University of Helsinki since 1931. He was economic adviser for the Bank of Finland from 1946-49, and became dean in 1950.
He has written numerous articles on economics in both Finnish and Swedish.
you might as well take in the nearest.funeral.
Although this is perhaps an overstatement of the case, I believe all but the most imperceptive of those in attendance at yesterday's special matinee performance for high school students of Straus's operetta would agree at least in part. If you were there and don't agree, then just chalk these remarks up as the ravings of a sorehead who is accustomed to chuckling at frivolity and resents a situation where he finds himself guffawing loudly—and all alone.
The whole situation was difficult to understand. The operetta is a spicy piece that spiritually never gets more than two or three feet from the bedroom door. And the actors had one hand on the doorknob during much of the performance. It was competently sung and acted, and the music is nearly as familiar as "Jingle Bells." And yet, through it all, the audience was numb at best.
There were exceptions. David Rosario, fine arts sophomore, scored beautifully as an engaging and very, very inebriated turnkey. (Inebriation seems to be something which high school students understand). A buruesque of the "Sexette from Lucia" was superb buffoonery and received enthusiastic response. One serious Coleman, "Csardas," by Meerilyn Coleman, fine arts freshman, received deserved acclaim.
Other equally appealing but more subtle portraits were lost upon the audience, however, Rosanne Greenwood, fine arts freshman, was as saucy a wench as any man could want for a chambermaid, yet she seemed to make but a small penetration beyond the footlights. (Flirting seems to be something which high school students do not understand). William Wilcox, fine arts special student, sang and acted superbly in the lead role, and Edward Kindley, education junior, was most amusing in a small character part. That they (or any one else) performed at all well while gazing upon scores of stoical visages must be counted at least a small miracle.
Student Union Exhibits Artistic Works
Five art exhibits are now on display at the Student Union. Loaned from the Hallmark company of Kansas City, are 20 paintings, including such works as "Mother and Child," by Fred Conway; "Boys with Toys," by Mithell Siporin, and "Three Kings," by Sewan Dowski.
Now Can Build Own Car
New York — (U,P)— The International Motor show introduced yesterday a kit model auto for the economy minded. The assemble-it-yourself car, known as the King Midget, costs $575 and comes complete with a one-cylinder 8% horsepower engine.
There are 365 steps from the architect's office in the Capitol at Washington to the top of the dome.
The William Allen White cartoon collection of Albert Reid are in the display case in the south lounge. The collection consists of originals of well-known cartoonists and was given to the School of Journalism by Mr. Reid.
The international children's art exhibit is displayed in the lobby. Consisting of children's interpretations of Hans Christian Andersen's
fairy tales, the paintings will exhibited until Feb. 28.
Craftwork made by students in the department of design are displayed in the bookstore Textiles by the home economics department are shown in the cafeteria
What Is He? A Freshman?
San Francisco—(U.P.) H e l e n S m i h, owner of (U.P.) H e l e n G sun shop, said a young man walked into her shop and asked to see a .38 Colt detective special and some ammunition. He then loaded the pistol, pointed it at Miss Smith and backed out of the store without paying for it.
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