TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1951
UNIVERSITY. DAN, Y KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Widow, 34, Must Work With Wires And Cables, But Loves It
Teterboro, N.J. (U.P.)—The fly boys may be deflated, but Elsie Changelon confesses that working around an automatic pilot can be a very romantic thing.
She's the first woman ever hired to work at the hangar shop of the Bendix Aviation corporation here, so she's gotten close to the maze of wires and cables that make up the unromantic looking automatic pilots.
She climbed down out of the nose of an experimental B-25, wearing slacks and a striped, jersey blouse, to talk about her job. She stood looking surprisingly dainty and helpless beside the plane.
"Nobody stays in the automatic pilot laboratory long," she said. "They all get husbands."
The 32-year-old slim brunette technician has been a widow for four years. She started her unusual job to support her two children, "But I'm getting married in June," an engineer in
"But I'm getting married in June," she confessed. He's an engineer in the laboratory."
Mrs. Changelon pointed out that
being able to repair the broken light cord at home has nothing to do with being a talented airplane technician.
"I can't fix a thing at home, and I'd never thought of working on airplanes. I never even liked them," she said. "But now I find it the most satisfying work I've ever done."
The first tough problem they handed her at the hanger was installing a radio in a small plane. Since she was the first woman on the crew, the men were dubious of her ability.
Nero Is Reason For Designers Fiddling With Roman Fashions
"The they gave me a booklet and the radio, and I just sat and looked at it for a long time," she admitted. "Finally I figured out that one was a transmitter and certain wires went to that. I got it in with no mistakes, so then the fellows knew I could do the work."
New York—(U.P.)-Nero and his fellow Romans of a couple thousands of years ago are responsible for a new fashion trend.
By next fall women's wardrobes will be sprinkled with prints harking back to things like Roman slave chains and Praetorian guards, in colors such as "Torchlight," "Bacchus Wine," and "Roman Gold."
All this, according to the textile company which just previewed 250 Roman-inspired fabric designs, came about because they discovered that Nero's day "so closely paralleled our own."
"They even had a gladiator fix scandal similar to our basketball scandal," said Seymour Burn, style director of a textile company.
The fabric company can't control the styles that dress manufacturers create for the Roman prints, but they're frankly hopeful there'll be adaptations of short togas, long tunics and sports jerkins bound with leather thongs.
"The Roman trend will take up where Hawaiian prints leave off." Mr. Burn explained, "Hawaiian prints will be in the mass market by summer. Roman prints will start in higher-priced clothes."
One of the new prints, with a torchlight (orange) background, has bright green "triumph chains" winding through a design of Roman imperial eagles and standards of the Praetorian guards. Another pattern is a combination of broken columns and gladiator belts. The patterns, according to the company, will be put on cotton, rayons and orlons.
Just by coincidence, the movie "Quo Vadis" was being filmed in Rome when the textile researchers started digging back into Roman history.
"It was just" one of those things ..saved us about a million dollars worth of research," Mr. Burn said. M.G.M. turned its costume research over to the textile company.
"We're releasing a display of the fabrics in connection with the movie. Every fashion depends on some vehicle." Mr. Burn said, "The flapper fashion can thank John Held, Jr., the Gibson girl was created by Charles Dana Gibson. Esther Williams and those swimming movies made Hawaiian prints popular."
The Roman fabrics, he insisted,
would have been created, movie or
Roesler-Casteen Engagement Told
Mrs. J. E. Roesier, Claflin, announces the engagement of her daughter, Virginia, to Mr. William F. Casteen, assistant instructor of applied mechanics.
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Miss Roesler was graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1949. She is a dietitian at the University of Missouri. Mr. Casteen was graduated from the School of Engineering in 1949. Wedding plans have not been announced.
not. "You just can't get away from the similarity," Mr. Burn said, shaking his head. "Nero was the first new dealer."
KU Grad Marries Former Student
Mr. and Mrs. William Pierson are now living in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Pierson is employed by the Townley Metal and Hardware company.
Mrs. Pierson is the former Kay O'Connor. She was graduated from the University in June 1950. She is a member of the Delta Gamma social sorority, Theta Sigma Phi, women's professional journalism fraternity, and a former assistant managing editor of the University Daily Kansan. Mr. Pierson is a former student. While at the University he was a member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, professional commercial fraternity, and the KuKu club. He was graduated from Baker university in June.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierson were married in San Marino, Calif., Dec. 30, 1950.
Society Staff Loses Teacher
Lincoln, Neb. —(U.P.)The Lincoln Journal's society department moved to the newspaper's new building minus "Elmer," who is credited with teaching the female staff a new typing posture. In a story headlined "Farewell to Elmer," the department said he taught staff members to "type with our feet in a (desk) drawer." Elmer is a mouse.
TV To Cheer Girl
San Diego, Calif. (U.P.)—A four-year-old girl, doomed to die of cancer, will have a television receiver to watch the last days of her life.
One hundred San Diego area musicians will donate their time at a 10-band western dance to raise money to buy the set for Sandra Sue Hundley. Doctors said Sandra has only a few months, at the most, to live.
It is estimated that nearly 2,800 languages are spoken in the world today.
Wangler Hall
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
In Chicago, Illinois, there is always a friendly gathering of DePaul University students in Wangler Hall on the campus. And, as in universities everywhere, ice-cold Coca-Cola helps make these get-to-gethers something to remember. As a pause from the study grind, or on a Saturday night date—Coke belongs.
Ask for it either way . . . both trade-marks mean the same thing.
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KANSAS CITY COCA-COLA BOTTLELING CO.
$ \textcircled{c} $1951, The Coca-Cola Company
Bibler Now Attends
Richard Bibler, '50, is a student at the Colorado State College of Education. He expects to get a bachelor of arts degree at the end of the 1951 summer session.
Mr. Bibler was married to Carolyn Mohr, daughter of the director of the music department at Colorado, Sept. 3.
Mrs. Bibler expects to receive her degree at the end of the spring semester.
Hanlon--Murphy Pinning Announced
Alpha KappaLambda fraternity announces the pinning of Miss Rita Hanlon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.F. E. Hanlon of Topeka, to Mr. Maurice Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs.Lawrence Murphy of Wellsville.
Miss Hanlon is a College sophomore and lives at Monchonsia hall Mr. Murphy is a College junior.
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