AGE 6
University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Feb. 14, 1952
American Gives His Impression Of European Eating Customs
By JON PEARCE
American food and eating habits, among other things, are often confusing to European students at the University. Stewart Gordon college junior, understands how they feel, for he spent three year in various European countries before enrolling at the University this fall.
"When I ordered a meal I never knew what to expect," Gordon said. In France, a meal is very elaborate. Many dishes are stacked around you. You are expected to fill them up with hors d'oeuvres such as mushrooms in sauce, salted herring and smoked ham. Then comes soup
- French onion soup, which has a cheese souffle on top and lots of onions and bread."
"The main dish is then ordered—meat and potatoes. The cooked vegetables come next and are served after the main course has been eaten. Wild strawberries are a favorite dessert after which comes strong coffee. Also, the French drink wine all during the meal."
A meal is much simpler in Germany.
course. A dessert such as cheese cake and coffee round out the meal," Gordon said.
The German meat shop is a highly individual place.
"Many compounded meat loaves such as eel, a favorite, or fish and beef are sold there. The butchers make figures out of the lard and display these 'art objects' in the window to attract attention," Gordon said.
"An Italian meal starts with hors d'oeuvres. After that comes a huge plate of spaghetti or ravioli. Then comes the main course of meat and vegetables. Dessert is usually a fresh fruit, often an orange. Wine is served during the meal."
As to students who plan to go to Europe, Gordon said, "I hope American students realize what they are in for when they travel to Europe. Food differs greatly from one country to another, but it's good—usually."
Streetcar Named Desire Finally Reaches Destination-12 Academy Award Nominations
Hollywood — U.(P.)— “A Streetcar Named Desire” ran off with 12 nominations for the 1951 Academy awards—but the untold story is that the streetcar almost got derailed.
The movie industry itself voted Streetcar" a candidate for every-thing from best movie to best acting Oscar.
Yet a year ago Hollywood wouldn't touch this picture. And the prize film, its producer admitted today, almost didn't get made.
"Streetcar" was a rousing Broadway success that collected such honors as the Pulitzer prize. But it didn't one movie-maker tried to buy it.
The film factories feared the censors would shred the story about the nymphomaniac who pretends to be a lady. And, they reasoned over whether the publicist doesn't go for "adult" yarns with "unhappy endings."
Finally a talent agent, Charles
eldman, bought the unwanted
tory for $350,000, and decided to
produce it himself.
"Everybody thought it was downbeat, but I had faith in it," he said.
He signed the play's author, Tennessee Williams; its director, Elia Kazan and its star, Marlon Brando, to repeat their jobs in the picture. Then he couldn't find a studio to release it.
Only one—Warner Brothers finally came forth.
But Feldman's problems in the plaster city weren't over.
He didn't show the script to the Breen office, movietown's own censors, because he thought it had a better chance on film than on paper. But no bank would loan him money to make the movie until he had the censors' okav.
"I had to sink $500,000 into the movie myself," he says.
The rest is boxoffice history. Under Kazan's tasteful direction, the sordid story was passed by the censors with nary a cut. And the public that Hollywood figures like only comedies and westerns paid $2,000,-000 to see "Streetcar" the first 11 weeks it was shown.
"Tm gratified," says Feldman. "But it's not unusual. Nobody in
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Delta Sigma Pi smoker, 7:30 to-night, Military Science lounge.
Student Union library committee, 4:30 today. Hawk's Nest.
Christian Science meeting, 7 to-night, Danforth chapel.
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AWS senate, 4:30 today, Corbin.
AWS senate, 4:30 today. Corbitt.
Danforth chapel service, 8:30 a.m.
Sunday. Sponsored by Gamma
Delta.
Gamma Delta cost supper. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 17th and Vermont. Group discussion, "Universal Military Training."
Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship, 7:30-8:30 tonight, 206 Strong, Dr. R. L. Decker of Kansas City, speaker.
IVCF Missionary meeting, Friday noon to 12:50. Danforth chapel.
Faculty forum, Monday noon,
Faculty club, "Universal Military
Training."
WAA business meeting and Valentine party, 4 today, Robinson gym. Bring dues.
YMCA all-membership meeting, 7:30 tonight, Myers hall chapel, Dr. Patton speaking on his experiences as a chaplain in USAF.
Math club, 5 today, 203 Strong, Irwin Gaston, speaker.
No regular Red Pepper meeting this week. Pictures will not be taken.
Red Pepper meeting for new members, 5 today, 110 Fraser.
Scabbard and Blade, 7 tonight,
Hawk's Nest. Union. No uniform.
KU Young Republician club, 7:30 tonight, 106 Green hall. Rep, Charles D. Stough, speaker. Election of officers will follow.
Psychology club, 7:30 tonight, 9 Strong hall. All psych students and faculty urged to attend.
Make application for following positions on "College Daze" and turn in to Student Union Activities office or Dick Klassen by noon Feb. 21. Costumes, make-up, programs, editor, art editor, advertising manager, ticket chairman, secretarial staff, vocal director.
town wanted to make 'The Great Caruso,' either."
Today Hollywood is proud of "Streetear" and boasts that occasionally the town turns out a grown-up movie. But, as we say, behind that movie—well, they just don't talk about it around here.
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Alpha Kappa Lambda Pledges
Three men were recently pledged to Alpha KappaLambda fraternity. They are Willis Earl Salyers, engineering junior, Parsons; Ronald Lett, college sophomore, Hickman Mills, Mo., and Herbert Lechner, college sophomore, Salina.
Law Students Discuss Baseball At Phi Delta Pi Luncheon
The legal implications or organized baseball were discussed by three members of Phi Delta Phi, honorary law fraternity, at a luncheon Wednesday at the Dine-A-Mite inn.
The anti-trust act has raised a
legal situation in regard to contracts and agreements of ornateized baseball, and its consideration as interstate commerce.
Jerome Jones, Tom Schwinn and Odd Williams, third year law students, who have done research on the problem, discussed for the group!
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