Friday. Dec. 18, 1953
University Daily Kansan Page 5
Lucy, Godfrey, Jelke All Marked Crazy '53
Bv EILEEN FOLEY
America 1953. The year of freakish weather—tornadoes, drought, unseasonably warm days—and peoples' antics.
Ike started a run on the black homburg market with his choice of informal hatwear for the inauguration. Lucille Ball revealed she had at one time voted the Communist ticket because "Grandpa wanted us to." The birth of her son was a highlight of her TV show, "I Love Lucy."
Arthur Godfrey's happy "little Godfrey's" split up when he fired singer Julius LaRosa for losing his humility. Other breakups were the John Wayne-Esperanza feud, providing juicy items for the press, and Rita Hayworth's divorce from Prince Aly Khan with her subsequent marriage to Dick Haymes, a simple wedding before four TV cameras. After
being $95 plus its % percentage
Mills profits the previous year.
It was broke,
Gamma globulin came out on the market, providing a polio immunization for children. Two women won important government positions—Clare Booth Luce as ambassador to Italy, and Ovetta Culp Hobby as secretary of health, education, and welfare.
CinemaScope made its advent, and color television tubes were being tested successfully. Christine Jorgenson began a tour of the US nightclubs after making his?—her?film debut in Denmark. June Haver returned to Hollywood after seven and one-half months of convent life at Xavier, Kans.
A KU alum, William Inge, won a Pulitzer prize for his play, "Picnic"
Ex-President Truman began writing his memoirs, to be sold to Life magazine for $600,000.
Another furor about freedom of the press went on over the ban of reporters from the Mickey Jelke trial in New York. President Eisen- power revived the old White House custom of Easter egg-rolling on his lawn
Edward R. Murrow's book, "This I Believe," was a best-seller, and the song "Doggie in the Window" inspired many jokes.
The American Legion picketed the Charlie Chaplain movie "Limelight." Lady Astor brought Joe McCarthy's dander up by her remark that she wished he'd drink poison.
The Ku Klux Klan did an abrupt about-face by inviting Negroes to membership. Ira Hayes, one of the two Iwo Jima flag-raisers, landed in Skid Row but started anew with a good-paying chauffeur's job.
Bobo Rockefeller and estranged hubby Winthrop were reported to have reached an agreement on a $5,500,000 pre-divorce property settlement.
Winthrop, Mass., got all excited when it heard that a home-town boy, a sergeant in Japan, was to marry a Japanese princess. It turned out she had no claim to royalty and the wedding was off.
The year 1953 saw a revival of Dixieland jazz, and of evangelism, with thousands going wild over Fayer Divine and Billy Graham. The grace of Liberace on TV made who playing popular again.
Cpl. Ed Dickinson, only one of the 22 GTs who decided to be repatriated, and his Cracker's Neck, Va., sweetheart, got married after one date.
Royal visitors to the U. S. included Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece. Americans speculated with the rest of the world about Princes Margaret's romance with "dashing RAF pilot" Peter Townsend.
Ava Gardner and Frank just didn't make a hit of it and finally decided on a divorce. New Yorkers began noticing there were other people on the subways when the seven major newspapers went on strike and left the city with nothing
"tall, trim look" was the thing in men's wear. Women's styles made no drastic changes after Mamie Eisenhower stated her preference for skirt lengths 13 inches from the floor.
The "Dragnet" craze hit every communication medium. "Pal Joey" closed in New York after 524 performances. Sonja Henie and her ice show were absolved by a jury in
Baltimore of responsibility for the collapse of bleachers at an arena where her show was appearing
Jon Lindbergh, son of the flier Charles Lindbergh, discovered one of the Western United States' largest submerged caverns. The pocket-size newsweekly "Quick" discontinued publication with its June first issue.
A polygamy colony was raided by the FBI in Short Creek, Ariz., and 34 men and 40 women were seized, while officials tried to sort out the relationships of the 263 children.
This was America, 1953.
Debaters Score Enviable Record
It may not bring charges of subsidization of debaters, but the record shows that KU forensic teams have compiled an enviable percentage of victories so far this semester.
Competing in six tournaments, University debating teams have won 81 of 91 debates, which is 89 per cent.
Dr. Kim Giffin, associate professor of speech, said 17 students had participated in the tournaments. Two of the debaters, Margaret Smith, college sophomore, and Howard Payne, college senior, never have been on a losing team.
During the year KU debaters have competed in tournaments at Kansas State college, Emporia State college, the State University of Iowa, Southwestern college, the University of Arkansas, and Ottawa university.
Debaters won 15 of 16 at K-State,
25 of 28 at Emporia State, 7 of 8 at
Iowa, 15 of 16 at Southwestern, 9 of
11 at Arkansas, and 10 of 12 at Ottawa.
Museum Displays Works By 93-Year-Old Grandma
Grandma Moses, whose paintings will be displayed in the Museum of Art until Jan. 3, did not receive recognition as an artist until she was 80 years old.
Kansan classifieds bring results.
Today Grandma Moses, whose real name is Anna Mary Robertson, is 93 years old and lives on a farm in upstate New York near the scenes she has used for her paintings.
She has become one of America's favorite painters, said Edward Maser, curator of the museum, adding that her Christmas card illustrations also are well-known.
Although she lacked artistic training of any sort, Grandma Moses began in 1937 with needlework pictures. An example is "Winter on the Lake" which is displayed in the Art museum.
Grandma Moses took her needlework pictures to local fairs, but only her strawberry and raspberry iams won prizes.
Her first exhibition was in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., in a drug store. A traveler noticed it, took her work to the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City, and Grandma Moses soon became known in the
art world.
Paintings by Grandma Moses are particularly noted for a personal style. She begins her paintings by first using three coats of white paint, giving her work an unusual brightness, Mr. Maser said.
Christmas scenes are emphasized in the traveling collection of paintings by Grandma Moses.
"On the Road to North Adams"
and "Greenwich, New York" are two of the Christmas paintings now displayed in the museum. Both portrait Yuletide activities which used to be common in rural New England.
Other winter scenes, landscapes, and New England traditions such as the "Quilting Bee" are included in the collection.
New Math Teacher Named
The appointment of Russell N. Bradt as assistant professor of mathematics, effective in the spring semester, was announced today by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. A specialist in statistics, Mr. Bradt is finishing work for the Ph.D. degree from Stanford university, where he has been a student since receiving the MA degree from KU in 1951.
Wm W. Kinsley, M.S. in M.E., Penn. State 1949 (left), production supervisor in Du Pont textile fiber plant, is introduced to new operator by foreman.
Requires Knowledge of Materials, Machines, and Men
Production Supervision
Keeping production rolling in a modern industrial plant is a job that appeals to men trained in many branches of science and engineering. If you are looking for opportunities in this field, you won't have to look far at Du Pont, where more than 1,500 members of the technical staff are engaged in production supervision.
To qualify, a man must be able to understand both the mechanical and chemical phases of production. In addition, he should be a good planner and, above all, have a knack for working with others.
Production supervisors are responsible for care of plant facilities, supply of raw materials, supervision of operation and maintenance, cost and shipment of finished products, as well
as personnel relations, training and safety.
Since Du Pont makes over 1,200 products and product lines, it can offer many opportunities in a wide variety of operations to men interested in production supervision. In Du Pont's Organic Chemicals Department, for example, most technical men start in plant development groups, where they gain a background in both the technical and economic aspects of manufacture. Those with interests and abilities in production may then transfer to that field to acquire further, and more detailed, experience. Advancement leads to jobs as Building Supervisor, Senior and Chief Supervisors, and Superintendent.
The responsibilities of these supervisory levels vary, depending upon
George B. Bradshaw, Jr., B.S. Ch. E,
M.I.T. , Asst. Supt., inspects a unit used in ammonia synthesis operation.
the men, the operation, and the products.
For example, in manufacturing dyes, up to 50 different operations may be carried out. Production and maintenance must be carefully planned and scheduled so that all needs for finished product are met. Temperature, pressure, and quality of reactants must be carefully controlled to insure that each batch of dye will match previous batches exactly.
In making each color, from 6 to 10 different unit processes may be called upon. And, in the course of time, all the unit operations known to chemical engineering come into play. Obviously, production supervisors have excellent opportunities to use and expand their technical knowledge and ingenuity. Equally important, they can acquire background and varied experience that prepare them for advancement to responsible positions in management and administration.
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