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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Jan. 5, 1953
Geltch to Present Farewell Recital
A farewell faculty recital at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Strong auditorium will climax the long career of Waldemar Geltch as a member of the School of Fine Arts faculty. Mr. Geltch will retire at the end of the current academic year.
Early in his distinguished career he graduated with highest honors from the Chicago Musical college, winning first prize, a diamond medal, in competition with 22 other violinists for his playing of the "Mendelssohn Concerto."
The following year as a post-graduate he was again awarded first prize in competition with six other violinists for his playing of the "Bach D minor Concerto."
He did advanced study with Bernhard Listemann, one time concert-master of the Boston Symphony orchestra; Emile Sauret, the great French violinist; Florian Zajic, the eminent Czech violinist; and Leopold Auer, the most famous violin pedagogue of his time, who was the teacher of Mischa Elman and Jascha Heifetz.
He served as head of the violin department at the University of South Dakota and the University of Wisconsin before coming to the University of Kansas in 1922 in a similar capacity. He retired from the chairmanship of the department in 1949 and since that time has served as professor of violin.
Mr. Geltch has the distinction of being the first violinist to broadcast a concert over the air. The station Was WHA, located at the University of Wisconsin. The year was 1922 and the concert was the Vieuxtemps No. 4 in D minor.
In his long concert career, Mr. Geltch has appeared in all but three states and has travelled over 250,000 miles in filling concert engagements, playing over 1,300 concerts in more than 130 American colleges and universities and academies. His extensive repertoire includes 38 concertos for the violin.
In his concert on Wednesday night Mr. Geltch will be assisted by Winifred Gallup, pianist, in the following program:
mata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in
C. Composer
G major Griege
Lento Doloroso-Allegro
Lerino Dondoso Allo
Allegretto tranquillo
Allegro animato
Concerto Romantique for Violin - Godard
Allegro moderato-Recitative
Alegro inductivo
Adagio non troppo
Allegro molto
Reverie             Viewxtemps
Hungarian Dance, No. 2    Brahmas-
Joachim
Bird as Prophet     Schumann-Auer
Le Capricoleur      Eglin
Le Capricoleur Russe  Wienianski
(Variations humoristiques sur 1' Air
(Variations humoristiques sur l' Air pomulaire)
Professor's Son Gets CAA Boost
William B. Davis, deputy director of the Civil Aeronautics administration's office of aviation safety has been appointed deputy regional administrator at Kansas City.
Mr. Davis is the son of Robert Davis, professor of law. He succeeds Samuel A. Kemp, CAA official transferred to Washington.
Rhee Visits With Clark
Tokyo — (U.P) — South Korean President Syngman Rhee flew to Tokyo today for a visit with Gen. Mark Clark which American officials hoped would lead to a peace settlement between Japan and Korea.
The 77-year-old Korean leader landed at Tokyo's international airport after a near-record two-hour flight from Pusan in Clark's personal constellation.
He and Mrs. Rhee, accompanied by Korean defense officials, came as Clark's guests.
In an unexpected statement tonight, Rhee said that "Korea and Japan should forget the past" in a common struggle against communism. He qualified his statement though, by saying "Korea is willing to meet Japan half way if Japan is willing to reciprocate."
Rhee said, "I have no prejudices against anyone and would be glad to meet with anyone who wants to see me where it is physically possible to do so in this short period. However, I shall see as many responsible authorities as time permits."
Korean officials said Rhee will consider reopening peace negotiations suspended last April only if Japan abandons in advance its claims to all the property owned or built by the Japanese during their 40-year occupation of Korea.
British Trust Offers Awards for Essays
An international essay competition on the subject of national sovereignty, sponsored by the Federal Educational and Research Trust of London, England, was announced today.
Essays written for the competition should be based on the following statement made by Anthony Eden, M.P., in November, 1945: "I have been unable to see, and am still unable to see, any final solution save that we all abate our present ideas of sovereignty. We have got somehow to take the sting out of nationalism."
Essays entered in the competition may be written in English, French, or German. First prize consists of £50 Os. Od. Second and third prizes will also be awarded.
The essays should not exceed 4,000 words and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Educational and Research Trust, 20 Buckingham St, Strand, London, W.C. 2, England. Closing date for the competition is March 31.
FACULTY FIDDLERS—Shown above are many of the members of the faculty band that has been gaining popularity recently. Left to right are Charles Oldfather, assistant professor of law; Leo Horacek, instructor of music education; Miss Elin Jorgensen, associate professor of music education (relieving a band member); Lawrence Bee, professor of home economics and sociology; Carroll Clark, professor of sociology; E. O. Stene, professor of political science; Max Dresden, associate professor of physics; Charles Weinaug, professor of petroleum engineering; Kenneth Rose, associate professor of mineral engineering, and Charles E Johnson, assistant professor of education.
13 Professors With a Common Love Pool Talents to Form Faculty Band
Bv JERRY KNUDSON
Thirteen faculty members with diverse interest in their specialized fields still have one thing in common—a love for getting in a few hot licks with a musical instrument now and then.
Through this interest they have pooled talents and enthusiasm to form a faculty band. Carroll Clark, professor of sociology and organizer of the group, said that they "just drifted into it."
Prof. Clark used to play in dance bands as a student, and in the 1930s discovered that a few other professors also were interested in playing contemporary music.
They began practicing together and having jam sessions at one of the members' homes. In 1942 at a big faculty follies program, a forerunner of the present band appeared to raise money for a Save the Children of Britain cause.
Last year they began playing at
Official Bulletin
TODAY
VNNRU 9-20: 7:30 p.m., 101 Haworth. Dr. Chakravarty, "India and the U.N." Visitors welcome.
TUESDAY
Zoology club: no meeting today,
next meeting Jan. 13.
Campus Affairs committee: 7:30 p.m., 222 Strong. Chairman, Dennis Henderson, Campus Publications.
Physical Therapy: 7:15 p.m. Fraser Projection room. Open meeting.
WEDNESDAY
Churchill Arrives in U.S.for Talks
Math colloquium: .5 p.m., 203 Strong, Sidney L. Lida, speaker, IBM Corp.
ASTE Student Chapter: plans changed, visit Parent Chapter in Kansas City today. Leave Fowler shops 6:30 p.m.
Chess club: no more meetings this semester.
New York—(U.P.)—Prime Minister Churchill, blue eyes a-twinkle and cigar a-tilt, arrived in the United States today with the word that "the real center of gravity in the World" is along the Iron Curtain in Western Eurone—not in Korea.
In high good humor, with Mrs. Churchill on his left hand and Bernard Baruch, his friend of 40-years on his right. Churchill met the press in the orate veranda grill of the Queen Mary. He sat at a table directly below a gay mural of a voluptuous nymph reclining on a cloud surrounded by a chubby cherubim. Reminded that he had arrived in the United States on his
Churchill arrived on the liner Queen Mary for informal talks with his "old friend" President-elect Eisenhower and with President Truman. He said Mr. Truman had guided the United States "through a difficult time," and made great and valiant decisions which make us all feel better.
last visit a year ago, he recalled that "It's been a year to the very day—good gracious me!"
Churchill said he believed the fact that "the Soviet was valiantly and resolutely confronted" by the United States and United Nations in Korea "was the greatest event of the last five years."
Asked if he had not been quoted recently as saying the danger of World War has subsided, he replied:
Churchill was reminded that on that last arrival in New York harbor he had said the prospects for peace in 1952 were "quite good." He was asked whether he would repeat that prediction for 1953.
He said that the stand-up against aggression "has done more to improve the chances of world peace
"Oh no, I didn't say that. Substitute 'receded' for 'subsidied.'
than anything."
The British prime minister said that at the beginning of the Korean conflict the free nations were disorganized but that they now are organized; that the United States was entering its, third year of arming.
"They are certainly not less encouraging than they were in 1852."
He added, however, that he did not think Korea was "the real cen-
He was asked where that center is.
"But maybe I'm biased by being so near it."
"Along the front of the Iron Curtain—in Western Europe," he replied. Then twinkling he added:
Churchill, who is on his way to a holiday in the sun in Jamaica, British West Indies, said he did not know exactly when he is going to see Eisenhower and does not know where it will be. But he said he intended to be in New York visiting with Baruch two or three days.
the Faculty club, and some students heard about the organization, Prof. Clark said. The students asked them to play for the spring Faculty Follies program where the musical profs were an immense success.
Since then they've had numerous requests, but "we play largely for our own amusement," Prof. Clark said. He emphasized that the group has never accepted a job that competed with professional orchestras."
Their most recent appearance was at a Christmas party for the University Women's club Dec. 6. Last spring they went to Topeka to play for disabled veterans in Winter General hospital.
"We can play it sweet, but most of us prefer to play it hot." Prof. Clark said, because it's "something reminiscent of days in dance bands for some of us." The band has no definite name, but has been known as the Faculty Folies orchestra.
Regular members are Karel Blaas, assistant professor of music theory and viola, violin; Lawrence S. Bee,
professor of home economics and sociology, trombonist; Max Dresden, associate professor of physics, piano; Charles Oldfather, assistant professor of law, guitar.
E. O. Stene, professor of political science, alto sax and clarinet; Charles E. Johnson, assistant professor of education, tenor sax; C. F. Weinaug, professor of petroleum engineering, clarinet; Kenneth Rose, associate professor of mineral engineering, string bass.
Raymond Zepp, band instructor, clarinet and sax; James Nickerson, associate professor of music education, bass; Leo Horacek, instructor of music education, cornet and trumpet; Charles Baer, assistant professor of engineering drawing, piano; and Prof. Clark, alto sax.
Western Civ Exams Open
All students planning to take the Western Civilization final examination must register today, Tuesday, or Wednesday in 9 Strong Annex C, Rupert Murrill, sociology instructor, announced today. Only students who have registered may take the final exam to be given Jan. 10.
The Erie canal was opened in 1824
THE BUS (Adv.)
by Bibler
"Some of the trees do need trimming!"
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