THE FOUR
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1950
Russ Would Gripe About More If He Weren't Always So Busy
Someone once said that a student's future success can be determined by his participation in school and extra-curricular activities while in college.
If this is true, then Russell J. Oleson, journalism senior, is going to be a mighty busy and successful man in a few years.
Take a look at some of his accomplishments during the last four years: president of Sigma Delta Chi; professional journalism fraternity; member of the Kansan board; assistant telegraph editor, telegraph editor and city editor of the University Daily Kansan; member of Scabbard
RUSSELL OLESON
and Blade, honorary military fraternity, and secretary and athletic director of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Success to "Russ" eventually means a position as a writer on "Downbeat," which he describes as "a national magazine for modern musicians."
This ambition seems to come naturally. "Russ" played a cornet in the early 1970s, and several army bands overcame. He has also played piano in some bands.
His main interest, however, is newspaper work. He hopes to get a job on some large midwestern daily newspaper after graduation to gain experience for the magazine position.
"I'll be glad to get out on my own again, but I think I will miss college life before long," he commented thinking of his graduation this spring.
"About the only thing that keeps me from finding more to gripe about," he commented, "is that I'm too busy most of the time."
"Russ" has several pet peeves about some of the existing conditions on the campus. Being a musician he is mainly concerned about the lack of name bands that are brought to the campus.
"The last name dance band to play at the University was Duke Ellington three years ago. That is unless you want to call the Spike Jones orchestra a dance band."
This 6 foot 3 inch senior, whose home is in Council Grove, Kan., also has definite ideas about the memorial campanile under construction. "I think that it will be a good thing, but I sure don't see why it wasn't built in a more prominent place rather than buried behind Strong hall."
While in high school he lettered three years in basketball, two years in baseball and track, and one year in football.
Russ's schooling began near Eldorado, where he was born in 1924. He moved to Dunlap for his first three years of high school and was graduated from the Dwight high school in 1942.
He entered the army in May, 1945 and spent 15 months overseas in Germany, Belgium, England, and France. His army duties ranged from company clerk to personnel sergeant major. While in Germany he was in a jeep wreck that hospitalized him for two months, which he described as his worst experience. Receiving his discharge in April, 1946, he entered the University the fall semester of that year.
"The job I liked best in the army was playing a trumpet in a 13-piece band near the Heidleberg, Germany area," he said.
Teacher Wins First Prize For Radio Script
Miss Frances Grinstead, assistant professor of journalism, won first prize in radio script writing in the annual Missouri Press Women's contest.
Results of the contest were announced in connection with the University of Missouri's annual journalism week program. First place winners in each of the eighteen divisions judged will have their winning entries entered in the National Federation of Press Women contest.
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Sigma Kappa Holds Scholarship Dinner
A charter member of the women's press club, Miss Grinstead was awarded the first place on the basis of a book review she prepared for her weekly radio program, "Pleasures in Reading," heard at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on KFKU. She reviewed Marion Starkey's recent publication, "The Devil in Massachusetts."
Sigma Kappa sorority held its annual scholarship dinner May 4 at the chapter house.
E. H. Taylor, professor of zoology, was the principal speaker. Jamie Estlack, president, presented awards.
Members with the highest grade are: Jamie Estlack, Diane Danley, averages were announced. They Harriet Flood, Marion Miller, Gay Bonney, Nora Marie Mason, Patricia Watson, Carolyn Oliver, Carolyn Lacey, Dorothy Glamann, Sally Sherwood, Ila Pabodie, Annaliese Schrierle.
Miss Kathleen Doering, associate professor of Entomology, presented the achievement award to Miss Estlack. This award is given to the girl whose service to the chapter has been outstanding during the past year.
Billie Ann Carter, Carol Dunn,
Virginia Frost, Barbara Burnham,
Barbara Cooper, Nita Brewster,
Mary Pat Davison, Norma Hunsinger,
Elda Lou Phillips, and Nancy
Sewell.
Alpha Chi Omega Formal
Alpha Chi Omega sorority entertained with its annual spring formal April 29, in the Crystal ballroom of the Eldridge hotel.
Guests at the formal were Rens McClure, Pat Dunne, Bob Idol, Karl Eldridge, Gene Nelson, Jack Conlon, Charles Hyer, Tom Murphy, Tom Williams, Tom Fritzlen, Bill Raehl, Ronnie Paris, Ronnie Hammel, Milton Young, Peyton Bartlett, Eddie Green
John Stites, Jack Stewart, Janet Mallott, L. R. Bond, Betty L. Brown, Bill Hamilton, Sally Stepper, Bob Arbuckle, Bud Roberts, Erma Lutz, Jerry Smith, Bob Morey, Jack Busher, Bill Brooks, Jim Houghton
Hal Edmondson, Jack Street, Sally Dial, Don Stephenson, Joe-ann Bousman, Dave Breidenthal, Milt Faddler, Bob Thayer, George Emrick, Jim Blocker, Bill Palmer, Jonell Ascraft, Joe Wolf, Jim Weidensaul, Jerry Pauls.
Mary Brown, Don Cain, John Hipp, Earl Cosner, Warren Cook, Dick Hite, Robin McGeorge, Gloria Cramer, Dick Brent, Marvin Ravsch, Robert Mullen, Jack Steinle, Dick Milton, Don Diefendorf, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Siefkin.
Chaperons were Mrs. Ralph Park, Mrs. Mercedes Kreiger, Mrs. W. S. Shaw, Mrs. Eugene Alford, Mrs. Kenneth Whyte, and Mrs. R. L. McCreary.
Kanza Hall Dinner Partv
Kanza hall, a woman's dormitory organized in the fall of 1949, gave a dinner party at the Castle tea room May 6.
Margery Myers was mistress of ceremonies for the entertainment during dinner. Guests were Richard Anderson, Robert Ausherman, Robert Crane, Jack Harper, Larry Jones, Edward Levy, Jack Moon, Max Pachil, William Rader, Stan Sager, Don Studley, Paul Teeter, and Jim Turney.
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Battenfeld Hall Gives 'Gay Nineties' Party
Guests at the traditional "Gay Nineties" party held May 6 at Battentreff hall were: Susan Manoville, Jeannine Neihart, Beverly Jennings, Doris Kendall, Susan Cravens, Darlene Clark, Mary Lou Fischer, Marilyn Fatton, Patricia Woelhoff, Ruth Wells, Mary Ann Dudley, Donna Dudley, Shirley Jarrett, Joyce Rohr, Patricia Gay.
Janice Broadword, Sue Plummer, Ellen Osborn, Yvonne Luce, Georgia Storey, Carol Donovan, Peg Downey, Gray Wycoff, Mary Hook, Rosie McCray, Clara James, Barbara Paul.
Shirley Matson, Mary Helen Ryder, Carol Dunn, Josephine Merrill, Christine Johnson, Doris Tihen, Gay Bonney, Shirley Lyon, Jeannine Prichard, Phyllis Debnac, Nancy Smart, Jean Lutrick, Ruth Brotherhood, Joan Wilson.
Flora Lee Pringle, Marjorie Jenere
Flora, Glenna Davis, Austin Harmon,
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Claude Moore, Dale Judy, Delmer Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wackerle, Harold Sandy, Melvin Rice, Duane Atterberry, Donald Gardner, Bruce Talmadge, Hugh McCaughey.
Mrs. P. H, Klinkenberg, Mrs. Treva Brown, Mrs. Vivian Christian, Mrs. J. R. Scott, Mrs. Lawson R. Kite, Mrs. Louis Stanley, Mrs. R. G. Roche, Miss Julia Willard,mr. and Mrs. Donald Alderson,Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Youngberg, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Palmerlee, Dr. and Mrs. Laurence Woodruff, Miss Susan Woodruff.
Chaperons were: Miss Carlotta Nellis, Mrs. Althea Galloway, and Mrs. Lorraine Gosney.
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