Page 6 University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1952
Violinist to Give Public Recital
Joseph Knitzer, head of the violin department of the Cleveland Institute of music, will appear in a public recital in Strong auditorium at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Mr. Knitzer will be on the campus for two days and, in addition to the concert, will hold master classes and present an informal program for students of the School of Fine Arts.
There will be no admission charge for the recital. Mr. Knitzer was winner of the Walter Naumburg award in 1934 and the $1,000 prize of the National Federation of Music clubs the following year.
He has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic symphony, the Philadelphia orchestra, the Detroit symphony, the Boston Chamber orchestra, the Harrisburg symphony, the Denver civic symphony, Santa Symphony, and the Columbus Philharmonic National symphony.
He also has appeared on broadcasts for the Kraft and Ford companies. Mr. Knitzer made his debut at 14 with the New York symphony under the direction of Walter Damroesch.
He has been a visiting professor at the University of Michigan and Colorado college during the summer sessions.
Nine Men Join Military Engineers
Eight engineering students and a professor of military science joined the American Military Engineers at the society's recent smoker in the Military Science building.
The initiates are Zoltan Dios, graduate student; Bill Heller, sophomore; Edwin Peyton, sophomore; Dale Trott, sophomore; Joseph Donigan, junior; James Mitchell, freshman; Clark Anderson, senior; John Mehermert, senior, and Col. E. F. Kumpe, professor of military science and tactics.
Col. Kumpe was the guest speaker. He gave an informal talk covering possible Army careers, and highlighted his own tours of duty since he graduate from West Point in 1831. The meeting was attended by thirty-five persons.
All engineering students who are enrolled in any branch of the ROTC program are invited to join the society. Students interested in joining should contact Don Erikson, president; Richard Foulk, secretary, or John Atchley, program chairman. Next meeting of the society will be held Oct. 15, and will be a dinner meeting. The meeting place will be announced later.
Office Space Open To Campus Groups
Campus organizations desiring locker or office space in the newly designed interior of the Student Union must apply to the dean of men or the director of the Student Union by Saturday. A committee from the Student Union operating board and Dean L. C. Woodruff, and Frank Burge, Student Union director, will consider all applications.
Marian Jersild, instructor in piano, will give two sonata recitals in Chicago Sunday and Monday.
She will appear with Marian Seidel, violinist, at Northwestern university for a Sigma Alpha Iota scholarship concert Sunday. The next day they will give a concert at the Moody Bible institute.
Jersild to Present 2 Recitals in Chicago
Miss Jersild will give her faculty recital in Strong auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27.
This summer the two transcribed 13 sonata programs for station WMBI in Chicago.
Kansan Want Ads Bring Results
Y Groups from Schools to Meet Here
Seven colleges and universities will be represented at the district YWCA and YMCA conference in Myers hall Friday and Saturday.
About 70 representatives from Kansas State Teachers college at Pittsburg, Kansas State Teachers college at Emporia, Coffeyville Junior college, Wichita university, Southwestern college, Kansas State college, and the University of Kansas are expected to register from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dot Taylor, YWCA president, said.
After registration the group will attend a mixer in Myers hall at 7 p.m. Dr. Orlo Choguil, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Topeka,
other. The groups will discuss common problems their respective schools are facing.
will speak to the conference at 7:45 p.m.
The subject of his talk will be "Christianity Now!" with a secondary theme of "Immediate Christian Concerns." Saturday sessions will start at 8:30 a.m. with worship and Bible study based on Dr. Choguill's talk.
A banquet will be given for the conference group in the Congregational church at 6 p.m. Saturday. The closing service will also be held at the Congregational church at 8 p.m. Saturday.
After the business meeting the conference will dismiss into small groups with the larger schools in one group and smaller schools in an-
Dr. Choguill will speak to the conference in Myers auditorium again at 10:15 a.m. Saturday. Group discussion and a business meeting will be held Saturday afternoon.
La Prensa Editor Honored
Chicago—(U.P.)—Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz, former editor and publisher of the expropriated Argentine newspaper, La Prensa, today was named 1952 winner of the Minnesota award for "distinguished service in Journalism."