University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 3, 1950 Lawrence, Kansas
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
STUDENT NEWSAPER
Revue Awards Go To Pi Phi's, Phi Delta Theta
Student talent in student-produced skits was presented before 2.000 persons April 1, in Hoch auditorium.
Rock Chalk Revue, similar to the annual Kansas State Y-Orphen production, was comprised of eight skits "Flapper Fling" by Pi Beta Phi won first place in the sorority division. The skit was directed by Barbara Coats, business junior, and Connie Kendall, College junior. The second place sorority trophy was won by Sigma Kappa with "Under the Bed."—directed by Margaret Miller, College senior.
In the fraternity division Phi Delta Theta took the first place trophy with a skit entitled "Drums." Student directors were Roger Allen, education senior, and Fred Six, College junior. Second place was won by Phi Gamma Delta. Edward "Bud" Rodgers, journalism junior, directed the runner-up skit "Yes, We Have No Talent."
Following the presentations by K.U.'s organized houses, a skit which took third place at K-State was put on by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Enitled "History of Entertainment," the skit was not entered in the competition. Student directors were Tony Ceranich and Lewis Marklev.
Roy Wonder, business senior was producer of the Revue, sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. He was assisted by Milf Champion, publicity manager; Byron Werges, business manager; Milton Commons, technical director; and Virginia Walsh, make up director.
Mrs. Phyllis Keating and Gene Courtney, speech instructor, were advisory directors to all student directors. Organ music between skits and during intermission was played by Donald Parker, education junior. Members of the Ku Kun men's new organization were ushers.
James Hawes, fine arts senior was master of ceremonies and introduced each act. The skits were judged on the basis of originality, organization, and staging.
This is the first year the Rock Chalk Revue has been given at the University and the production staff hopes it will be presented annually
One Vote Decided Site Of University
The location of the University a Lawrence was largely due to the efforts of Judge J.S. Emery, a member of the state legislature from 32 to 1863.
Judge Emery built the 70-year-old house at 627 Louisiana street which was destroyed by fire March 30. His daughter, Miss Agnes Emery, 83, who lived in the house, is the only living member of her family.
When the vote on the location of the state university came before the legislature, Judge Emery boosted Lawrence. The vote in its favor was one over the majority.
The Judge was a member of the
fisheries hall from 1873 to
1888, and again from 1873 to
1877.
Judge Emery came to Lawrence with the Second Emergent Aid party on Sept. 9, 1854. Charles Robinson, who later was governor, was leader of this group. Soon after arriving in Lawrence, Judge Emery was appointed a justice of the peace. A few years after settling in Lawrence, Judge Emery went East where he was married. At the time of the Quantrill raid in August, 1853, Judge and Mrs. Emery were living in the East and so suffered no losses.
Jayhawker Looks For Beauty Queen
Pictures for the Jayhawker beauty queen contest should be submitted at the Jayhawker office in the Union building by 5 p.m. Thursday. All University women are eligible to submit photographs.
Finalists will be selected by a panel of judges on the basis of the contestants photogenic beauty. The final candidates will have their pictures retaken for use in the fourth edition of the Jayhawker annual.
Spellman To Be In Lawrence
Francis Cardinal Spellman will be in Lawrence Saturday, April 29 as principal speaker for "I Am An American Day." He will speak at a dinner in the Community building Saturday night.
According to present plans there will be a parade on Massachusetts street at 2 p.m. in which University R.O.T.C. units will participate; a program in South park, and a dinner in the Community building.
Because seating capacity at the dinner is limited to 700, arrangements are being made for the Cardinal to speak earlier in the day at a place where more persons can be accommodated, said Nicholas Lopes, general chairman of the event.
During the past month Cardinal Spellman led a group of 525 Americans to Rome where they were met by Pope Plus XII and received the Pontiff's blessing. Cardinal Spellman is one of the four Cardinals of the Roman Catholic church in the United States.
His appearance in Lawrence is expected to focus national attention here and plans for a coast-to-coast radio broadcast are being made.
Conference Periods Arranged At Marvin
Mid-semester advisory periods for engineering students receiving below average grades for this semester will be offered today through Thursday. The names of all engineering students receiving "D's" or "F's" at mid-semester have been posted on the bulletin board on the first floor of Marvin hall. The list also gives the names of advisors, the time and place that they will be available for counseling. Students are not required to meet with an advisor.
Players Give 'She Stoops' Novel Opening, Realism
"Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain.
BERNICE BRADY as Kate, who stoops to conquer, listens modestly to the romantic proposal by Tom Rea, playing young Marlow, who is conquered in the play. The 18th century romantic comedy opens Tuesday for four days at K.U.
With grammar, and nonsense and learning;
Good liquor. I stoutly maintain,
Gives genus a better discerning,
Let them brag of their heathenish
Their Lethes, their Styxes, and
Stygians.
Fred Ellsworth, Alumni association secretary, liked the "lost song" and refused to let it stay forgotten. After years of digging around Mr. Ellsworth found that a member of the 1926 glee club had located the score of the song last spring and had given it to Joseph Wilkins, professor of voice, who left for Italy shortly afterward on a sabbatical leave.
Their qui's, and their quae's, and their quod's.
They're all but a parcel of pigeons.
"Toradla ili idolo, toroll."
Toroddie, torodlie,
With the singing of the Alehouse
song, of which the above is the first
verse, Tony Lumpkin, played by
Harold Harvey, signals for the
opening curtain of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of manners, "She Stoops to Conquer."
The play, which will be presented at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in Fraser theater, has a novel introduction in the University Players' production that was not in the original.
WEATHER
KANSAS — Considerable cloudiness today and tonight. Occasional showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the east, and somewhat cooler. Highs today 45-50 northwest, 60-65 southeast.
KU 'Lost Song' Returns After 22 Years Absence
A song missing from the K.U. campus for 22-years will return this month as part of an album to be released by the Alumni association.
The song, "Fight for Kansas," was written in 1919 by Frank E. Kendrie, glee club director at the University from 117 to 1921. An immediate hit, it was instrumental in winning a first rating for K.U. at the National Glee club meet in New York in 1926.
At that time the club was led by Tom Larrimore, a professor in the School of Law. Mr. Larrimore left shortly afterward and in a quick succession of glee club directors the song was lost.
As the time for the recordings approached and the score was still not available. Mr. Ellsworth was ready to cable the voice professor when the score was found among some papers Mr. Wilkins had left. Copies were printed and glee club members rehearsed the song. It now stands out among those included in the album.
Other selections in the album are "The Crimson and the Blue," "I'm a Jayhawk," "Onward Kansas," "Fight for Kansas," "We're from Kansas," "Stand Up and Cheer," "The Jayhawk Song," and "Home on the Range."
The group of songs, recorded jointly by the University Band, Glee club, and A Cappella choir, will be booked to the library book store about the middle of April.
This production of the comedy written in 1771, uses many authentic 18th century props. The musical instrument that is heard at the opening of the play is called a recorder, a forerunner of the modern flute. It was borrowed from S.F. Anderson, instructor in German, who has a collection of these instruments.
The cup and ball device which Tony Lumpkin uses to while away his time, was made by Tom Shay, instructor in speech, who also plays Hastings. This toy was very popular in the 18th century.
The costumes, with their ruffles, lace, silk knee pants, and hoop skirts, supplemented by the powdered wigs, give the production a realistic effect.
Monday, April 10, the show goes on the road for two weeks. It will be presented in 11 towns in southwestern and northwestern Kansas.
Hayward Shows Ability In Recital
Bv PATRICIA JANSEN
A mastery of the techniques of good singing was demonstrated by Betty Hayward, fine arts senior, in her recital Sunday.
The mezzo - soprano combined good pitch, tone quality, and rhythm in her pleasing program. Miss Hayward's selections in Italian, German, French, and English, included everything from saucy numbers to melancholy songs. She showed a clear understanding of the emotional worth of each song.
For her major aria, Miss Hayward sang the "Recitative and Air of Lia" from "L'Enfant Prodigue." (Debusy.) One of the loveliest numbers on the program was the difficult "Crepuscule" (Massenet) which demonstrated her ability at sustained singing.
Included in the program were the familiar "Gretchen Am Spinrade" (Schubert) and "Ouvre Tes Yeux Bleus." "Roses in Your Hair" (Arden and Wille) was popular with the audience. Miss Hayward also sang "Apotheosis," an original number by Willard Straight, fine arts junior.
Hospital Releases Griffith
Forest Griffith. Varsity football player, was released from Watkins hospital March 31, where he had undergone an appendectomy March 26.
300 Students Rally In Hoch For F. C. Allen
With chants of "we want Phog!" 300 students gathered in Hoch auditorium at 9:50 a.m. today to honor F.C. "Phog" Allen, recently named basketball's outstanding man of the year by the National College Basketball Coaches association.
Introduced by Chancellor Deane W. Malott, who described Coach Warren in a warm petrel of basketball. "Phoebe" greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Coach Allen assured the audience that being voted the honor came as an utter surprise to him. He called this season's championship basketball team "not the team of the year, but of many years," and cited the spirit and backing the team received as the main factors for its success. "I also want to thank the cheerleaders who have done a marvelous job." Coach Allen said, "who have shown a great deal of spirit, and who have worked under criticism which was perhaps unjustified."
E. C. Quigley, director of athletics, congratulated Coach Allen for the athletic department.
Dr. Allen will be honored at the annual varsity basketball Chamber of Commerce banquet today at the Eldridge hotel.
Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg, head basketball coach at Northwestern university, will speak.
Claude Houchin, captain of the 1950 basketball team, will present Rick Harman, Kansas State basketball player, with a citation-award for sportsmanship. When K.U. played Bradley university in Kansas City, Mo., Harman sent a telegram on behalf of the Kansas State students wishing K.U. good luck.
The Downtown Quarterback club will present gifts to all University basketball squad members at the banquet.
Air Force Wants College Graduates
The air force is now accepting applications from College graduates for officer training in aviation-executive positions and in technical fields.
A recent letter to T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the engineering school, from Major General R. E. Nuget, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force, stated that the air force is especially interested in June graduates from the engineering school. The training offered will lead to reserve and regular air force commissions. A copy of the letter is posted in Marvin hall.
Any college graduates or June graduates interested may contact Col. Lynn R. Moore, 108 Military Science building.
Students To Hear Trust Researcher
Gilbert T. Stephenson of Wilmington, Del., will speak on the drafting of wills and trust instruments before University law students Tuesday.
Mr. Stephenson is director of the trust research department in the graduate school of banking of the American Bankers association.
Campus Writers' Fiction
On Sale In Magazine Form
The 1950 New Writers is now on sale in Fraser hall, Strong hall, and the Union.
The work is a collection of fiction produced on the campus during the past year. Copies are being sold for 35 cents each.