University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 24. 1953
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Ballet to Highlight College Daze Program
One of the highlights of the College Daze production, "Let's Face It," will be an impression ballet, "The Potter's Tragedy," directed by George Diesios, special student in business.
Marjean Sullivan, education junior, and Charles Garney, business senior, will dance the leads. Diane Miller, college sophomore, appears in the ballet as a witch doctor.
Detsios, who is from the island of Cyprus, wrote and produced "The Potter's Tragedy" while attending Manchester college, Manchester, England. One day as he was working in the art department at the college a temperamental classmate became angry and dashed the pot she was making to the floor, where it was completely shattered.
After the girl was taken to a rest home, Detsios started thinking. The result was his ballet, based on an imaginary legend of prehistoric love and jealousy.
He staged the dance in its original form for a Christmas review at Manchester. After that performance it was selected as one of the numbers in an inter-university show in London. Although he was offered a London television contract, he could not accept it because of other commitments.
Detsios himself danced the leading role in England. He will not appear in the College Daze version, however, because he thinks a taller boy is better for the part.
13 Initiates Added To Honor Fraternity
The names of 13 initiates to Sigma Gamma Epsilon, honorary earth sciences fraternity, were released today.
They are Lee Douglass, education junior; William Eastwood, college junior; Jerome Goodman, college senior; Max Merrill, college junior; Scott Ritchie, college junior; Norman Sheffer, education junior; George Schulte, college senior; Johnny Perry, college junior, and Myrl Douglass, Charles Martin, John Padgham, Scott Phillips, and Robert Williams, graduate students.
Lack of Unity Halts European Union
To show the need for European unity, he listed several grave dangers, internal and external, faced by Europe; Soviet expansion and the fifth column, the recent selfawareness of Africa and Asia, the present lack of economic and political independence of Europe, and, above all, the threat of Communist ideology.
The unity of a possible United States of Europe would lack the fundamental geographical, ethnic, and historical unity of the United States, Maj Henry Henry at night in a French lecture sponsored by Pi Delta Phi, La Conferrie, and La Cercle Francais, honorary French organizations.
Tracing the history of American unity from the 13 colonies to the present, he pointed out the analogy to the current situation in Europe, emphasizing that European unity could not take place overnight.
Maj. duLattay outlined positive steps, primarily in economic activities, which recently have been taken in the gradual process of European unification.
The major, a member of the French army stationed at Fort Leavenworth, pointed out that the power of the U.S. lies in its unity.
Sque Gets Engineering Prize
Sque, a robot squirrel, has been awarded a plaque for the best electrical exhibit in the Engineering Exposition, by Eta Kappa Nu, engineering fraternity. Judges were Albert Palmerlee, assistant professor of engineering drawing, Dayle Bockhorst, instructor of engineering drawing, Prof. K. Jochim, assistant dean of the medical school, and Prof. Nickerson, assistant professor in music education.
Gives Services Without Pay -
Schwieger Directing 2 KU Operas
Mr. Schwieger is giving his services as music director for the operas without charge as a "contribution toward the establishment of a midwestern opera center at KU."
He was born in Cologne, Germany, and it was there that he started and finished his music studies. At 21 he became assistant to Erich Kleiber, general music director of the Berlin State Opera house.
Hans Schwieger, conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra, arrived here Wednesday to begin rehearsals for Mennini's "The Well," and Benjamin's "Prima Donna," two operas to be presented May 7-9.
From Berlin, Mr. Schwieger went
Students May Apply For YMCA Positions
Applications for offices in YMCA are being accepted at the YMCA office through Thursday, April 30. Anyone interested may submit a written application listing leadership experience, previous "Y" experience, and other pertinent information to his qualifications for office.
All candidates for office will be selected from these applications by a nomination committee. Offices open are president, program vice president, projects vice president and secretary.
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In 1938 he accepted an invitation to conduct in Japan. With his earnings from six months there he was able to escape from Nazi Germany and come to America.
to Cassel and later to Augsburg, then finally to Mainz where he was general musical director. In each city he directed symphony orchestras as well as opera. His musical career in Germany led him back to the Berlin State Opera house as one of its leading conductors.
His first musical assignment in
this country was as conductor of the symphony orchestra at Columbia, S.C. In 1941 he went to Fort Wayne, Ivy. His success there led to his appointment as conductor and musical director of the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra in 1948.
Since 1949 Mr. Schwieger has appeared as guest conductor with the NBC Symphony orchestra, the New York Philharmonic orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.
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Let's Get Going! "LET'S FACE IT" Is Tonight
College Daze Presents A Variety Show Featuring "The Show We Didn't Put On" "Water Can't Quench the Fire of Love"
"Little Girl from Little Rock"
"Potter's Tragedy"
"Hickey Profane"
"Crazy Waltz"
Friday & Saturday Night Hoch Auditorium 8:00 p.m.
Tickets on Sale at the Door