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University Daily Kansan
One Half of Peruvian Family Unites For First Time in U.S. at University
By JERRY KNUDSON
One half of the Pun Kay family of Iea, Peru, are currently studying at the University—possibly a record among foreign students on the campus.
But this means something more to Armida Pun Kay and her two brothers, Antonio and Oscar: being together for the first time since coming to the States.
Antonio and Oscar, both business seniors, arrived here in June 1948. After completing their senior year in a high school near Chicago, Antonio entered Denver university and Oscar enrolled at the State University of Iowa.
"Last year we decided to be together this year—the last for Oscar and Antonio explained. "We liked the University of Kansas, and here we are."
Armida, a college sophomore, followed her brothers in July 1950, and spent her freshman year at a Catholic college at Atchison.
One sister, Graciea, remains at home with her parents and is anxious to have her whack at higher
education in this country.
Their father is a general wholesaler in Ica, about 300 kilometers from Lima. Ica is described by Antonio as "really an oasis on the coastal desert plain, with a river running through it, from the snow melts in the summer."
The Pun Kays find a great many differences between life in Peru and here.
"After four years, I feel I am Americanized," Antonio smiled, "but I remember that our living is more formal and old-fashioned. In Peru the boys are very gallant, but here the girls are almost more aggressive than the boys," he laughed.
Reminiscing, Armida said, "I miss our churches most." Antonio misses the dancing and singing of the fiestas. "They take the place of dating in our country because they are an opportunity for boys and girls to get together," he said.
"At home the girls do not have so much freedom," Armida said. "Here they can go out on their own. My father wouldn't have let me come if I hadn't gotten a scholarship at the Catholic school." she added.
Oscar was "very surprised" at the recent civil war in Bolivia. "All of our revolutions have been mild compared with this one," he said.
Oscar misses the Andes mountains, for one thing. "You can see the Andes from anywhere in Peru," he said. Antonio and Oscar plan to return this fall, which will be the first time they've been home in four years.
This reminded Antonio of one American "custom" he hasn't quite gotten the hang of--jitterbugging. "Several girls have tried to teach me," he said, "but I always wind up doing the same step over and over."
Oscar explained two great projects being undertaken by the Peruviian government today—irrigation of the coastal strip, and the development of the Amazon basin portion of the country in the eastern nort.
"During the war the relations between this country and the Latin American countries were the best of all time," Oscar said. "I think Peru has been most receptive to the Good Neighbor policy", Antonio added, "because we like the Americans very much."
Monday, April 28, 1952
Girls State Set for June
The Sunflower Girls State was first held in Kansas in 1839, as an effort to bring the girls of Kansas a knowledge of the fundamental principles of American government through actual practice and control.
Girls State is a laboratory of practical political science. State and city governments will be set up
The tenth annual Sunflower Girls State will be held June 8 to 15 at the University under the sponsorship of the department of Kansas American Legion auxiliary.
Girls from all over the state of Kansas will represent their area in this project of good citizenship. Girls State is a miniature state set up so that youth may learn and practice Americanism and good citizenship.
This project of citizenship and Americanism training for high school junior girls is non-partisan. Political parties called "Federalist" and "Nationalist" are purely mythical and are in no way connected with existing political parties.
Music Fraternity Elects Officers
William Oldham, education junior, has been elected president of Phi Mu Alpha, professional music fraternity.
Other officers are Howard Dunnington, college senior, vicepresident; Stanford Lehmberg, college junior, secretary-treasurer, and professor; John Pozdro, instructor of music theory, is the new adviser.
Activities include formal initiation of pledges and a Chapter day banquet Sunday, May 11. Bob Taylor, province governor, will be guest speaker at the banquet to be held in the Hearth Tea room.
Drink of Water Expensive
Knoxville, Jenn—(U,P)—A drink of water cost Miss Blanche Naugher, a bus ticket agent, $49 plus her pocketbook. She stepped from the ticket office just long enough to get a drink. The purse was taken while she was gone.
with state and city officials elected by the girls. There will be a senate, a house of representatives, and city councils where bills will be presented and argued.