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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1950
Playing A Murderer, A Polonius All In A Day's Work For Palmquist
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A killer stalks at large on the university campus.
No one has yet proposed a plan for his capture, but it is known that he likes meaty roles, and might be trapped if he is offered one.
The killer in question is Dan Palmquist, graduate student, whose recent portrayal of the insane Sir Lawrence Wargrove in "Ten Little Indians" sent K.U. audiences home with the shakes. As Sir Lawrence, Dan disposed neatly of his nine companions, and did himself in twice—four nights in a row.
"The role of Wargrave had a lot of meat in it," he recalled, smacking his lips. "But the one that was really meaty was Polonius, when we presented 'Hamlet' last year."
Playing a cunning murderer, quoting "This above all," enacting the duties of an Egyptian high priest, or damning repeal as a member of the Temperance League—these are all in a day's work to Dan.
Today he appears in good health and talks freely of his ordeal.
While with the army he was sent to basic engineering school at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. There he met Dr. Warren Lee, pioneer of South Dakota's summer theater movement. Dan took part in Lee's production of "The Eve of St. Mark."
Dan, who hails from Hutchinson,
began his dramatic career in high
school. He then spent a year and a
half at Hutchinson junior college before
entering the army in January.
1943
This was destined to be his last appearance before the footlights till after the war, for in 1944 he was transferred to the medical corps. The only theater he saw for the next two years was the China-Burma-India theater.
There he was attached to a survey unit working out of Kunming, China. He made three flights over "The Hump" into India. An escape he effected while on one of these trips he now dismisses as a war story.
"War stories, war stories," Dan scoffed. "Everybody's got war stories."
When the war ended, Dan's outfit was in Burma. Returning to Kumming in a jeep, he accidentally drove it off a cliff. The presence of a small projecting cornfield saved him and his two companions—a GI and a dog.
Mustered out of service in April, 1946, he returned home and enrolled in the university's 46 summer session as a zoology major. Switching to speech and drama that fall, he embarked on his stage life at K.U.
He appeared first in "The Beggar on Horseback," and followed it up with a part in "Juno and the Paycock."
"That's Irish for 'Peacock,'" explained Dan, with a brouge.
In the spring of 1947 he appeared in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and held roles in Emlyn William's 'Night Must Fall,' and "Joan of Lorraine."
Following this he appeared in a series of one-act plays, and in June, 1948 was graduated from the university.
Continuing his studies here in the fall of 48, Dan returned to the stage to sink his teeth into the role of Polonius. In this guide he skulked behind curtains both at Fraser and on the road the following spring, finding time to appear in "Bury the Dead" during the interim.
He spent last summer at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and returned to KU. to tread the boards in his most recent roles in "False Gods" and "Ten Little Indians." He will appear soon in the role of Hardcastle in Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer."
When Allen Crafton's comedy about prohibition, "The Strength of Ten," was presented last spring, Dan was cast as the ardent rooter for temperance, a thought which still affords him much amusement.
"How I trapped Ants on the Utah Salt Flats" is a typical example.
Meanwhile, in addition to his studies and dramatic work, he serves as an instructor in beginning speech classes, where the subjects he assigns for impromptu speeches continue to confound his students.
The walls of the inside memorial room of the campanile will be of Virginia greenstone.
Dan Palmquist
Kirk Douglas Says Losing 'Not So Bad'
Hollywood—(U.P.)-Kirk Douglas, the man who DIDN'T get an "Oscar" said it wasn't so awful to lose as he thought it would be.
But the man tabbed by bookies as
a neck-and-neck contender with
Broderick Crawford admitted it was
"a terrible let-down."
"But I'm feeling no pain," Douglas said. "I was really worrying about it, y'know. I thought to myself: 'Whatta ya do? So ya lose. So ya walk up the aisle afterward with egg on your face. And people will sortie smile and go 'heeh' heh. . ."
"It wasn't that way at all. Everybody was wonderful."
When he heard Crawford's name rifg out as the winner, Kirk added, it suddenly hit him that it was all over.
"And it was kind of a relief, really. This has been a terrific strain. All I have to say is: Crawford deserved it. He outweighed me.
"He also turned in a great performance. He should have won. He was pretty good, too. y'know."
Kirk sprinted from the Hollywood Pantages theater to Chasen's restaurant to meet a waiting party of movie pals. He said he was too excited to know what he was having for dinner.
"Stanley Kramer, the producer of 'Champion', promised me a steak if I won, he grinned. "Now I don't know what it'll be. Hash, maybe."
"I'm going to get in touch with all the losing candidates," he said, "and we'll have an oratorical contest. Everybody will have a chance to give the speech he didn't get a chance to give last night.
Douglas said the only plans he has now are to capitalize on "that beautiful acceptance speech" he had ready.
"I promised to send her that hunk o' gold if I won it," he said. "I also told her if I lost I'd send her a picture of me shaking hands with the guy who won.
He also was worried about his promise to his mother, Mrs. Bryna Danielovitch in Albany, N.Y.
Parking permits were first issued by the University in 1925.
Pi KA Contributes
Fi Kappa Aloha fraternity entertained the patients of Winter General Hospital in Topeka March 20 with a recreation room show and three ward shows.
Thomas Sawyer gave impersonations of Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and Eddie Cantor. James Gray, accompanied by Jack Waller, sang two solos. The fraternity quartet, composed of Roy O'Neill, Paul Young, and Simon Jolson, Small and William Turner serenaded the patients with barhappening shop arrangements.
P-Z and T wards of the Independent Students association will give a "heels and hose" dance from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday in the Palm room of the Union.
Richard Hunter was master of ceremonies and Roy Wilbur was arranger of the variety show.
The John Elliott trio will furnish music for dancing, Punch and cookies will be served. Chaparones will be Miss Marjorie Austin social director of dormitories; Mrs. Alfred Morris, secretary to the dean of women; and Miss Martha Peterson, assistant dean of women.
Pharmacy School's Mortar, Pestle Emblems Once Prevalent Here, Now Almost Forgotten
ISA Wards Dance
Admission is $1.50 a couple, Donald Giffin, chairman of the dance committee, said.
Carolyn Isern, Beverly Burrus,
Sue Foot, Carry Kalend, Georgette
Spears, Patsy Landis, Jane Stanley,
Ann Lawrence, Jean Saffell, Marian-
anne Gear, Carol Lienty, Betty
Barker, Adelaide Schutz, Helen Ulmer,
Shirley Hill.
Senior law students will soon appear on campus with canes in hand and business students with their straw hats, but the black sweaters that identified pharmacy students in 1925 have disappeared.
The 56th annual Phi Delta Theta "Mess" party was held March 25 at the chapter house. Dinner was at 6 p.m. with music by Clyde Bysom and his orchestra. A minstrel show and dancing completed the evening. The minstrel show was directed by Richard Hamilton, Clyde Burnside, Edward Denning. Fred Six acted as interlocutor.
From its beginning at the University in 1885 until 1928, the pharmacy school at K.U. was a two-year course from which students were graduated with a bachelor of science degree. After 1928, the course was changed to four years and the degree earned by graduates was that of pharmaceutical chemist.
Nancy Seaman, Mary Williams,
Sally Brown, Joyce Newcomer,
Joan Wellman, Jean Taylor, Jeanne Rose, Ian Riggins, Marilyn Dubach, Marilyn Kendall, Connie Kendall, Barbara Coats, Helen Persson,
Shirley Cundiff, Mary Jane Oliver.
The sweaters, with a mortar and pestle of white felt and a small black K on the front, were chosen by the pharmacy students on Dec. 11, 1924, as the traditional mark of their department.
Besides starting school traditions, the pharmacy students organized local branches of three honorary pharmacy groups. They are Kappa Psi, honorary fraternity; Kappa Epsilon, honorary sorority; and the Pharmacy club, a student branch of the American Pharmaceutical association.
Guests were: Judy Buckley, Peggy Chambers, Mary Jo Isreal, Barbara Douglas, Shirley Rice, Gwen Hill, Nancy Linsay, Joyce Miller, Louise Swigart, Nancy Gemmil, Jane Mather, Ada Hatfield, Nancy Matteson, Nancy Coolidge, Joyce
Phi Delts Give Annual 'Mess'
REGULAR DINNERS
Ann Auld, Margaret Hazard,
Lynn Oberg, Mercedes Muir, Karen
Hall, Mary Ann Clardy, Ann Spears,
Jeanne Lysle, Carolyn Critser, Pat
Glennon, Maryane Harwood, Jane
Baker, Tina Bowman, Judy Veatch,
Virginia Mackey.
The chaprones were: Mrs. J. H.
Kreamer, Mrs. Dean Alt, Mrs. A.
G.Mkay, Mrs. B. A. Weber, Mrs.
C. A. Thomas, Mrs. T. H. Sturat,
Miss Veta Lear, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Ramsey.
--for Faculty and Staff only
Virginia Carter, Joann Reuse,
Mary Swanson, Nancy Davis, Sara
Underwood, Emalou Watkins, and
Jeanne Shafer.
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The first doctor's degree in pharmaceutical chemistry at K.U. was given in 1949.
Bottom-Stark
The school holds an annual dinner-dance, the Pill-Rollers ball, each spring, elects its own officers, and participates in national pharmacy week with exhibits. Students with a 2.1 average as a freshman, 2.2 as a sophomore, 2.3 as a junior, or 2.4 as a senior are placed on the school honor roll.
The first class that was graduated from the pharmacy school had three members; 33 persons were graduated from the school the past spring. J. Allen Reese is dean of the school.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Bottom, Kansas City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Blanche Marie to Forest C. Stark, education senior. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilkerson, also of Kansas City.
Mr. Stark will be graduated in June from the School of Engineering.
The marriage will take place Saturday, April 8, at the Oak Park Christian church, Kansas City, Mo.
Monroe Band Booms Big DANCE Craze!
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