UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949
Alumnus Gets Iraq Position As Vice-Counsel
Jack B. Button, A.B. '47, and M.A. '48 in political science, has been transferred from the department of state in Washington, D.C. to Bagdad, Iraq, in the position of third secretary and vice consul.
Before joining the foreign service he was a Western Civilization proctor during the 1947-48 school year, and during the remainder of 1948 he was a staff assistant to the Hoover commission. He was commissioned in the foreign service in January, 1949
His wife is the former Jean Standard, A.B. '46, and M.A.' 48 in political science, who was also a Western Civilization proctor during the 1947-48 school year. Their home is in Anthony, Kan.
KU Traffic Clerk New Police Chief
Dixie Moore, chief traffic clerk at the University traffic office since Sept. 13, 1948, is the new Lawrence chief of police. His appointment by Mayor W. J. B. Turner was confirmed by all 10 members of the city council in a special session April 29.
Chief Moore succeeds Clarence A. Bliesner, who resigned the post he had held since April 2, 1942. Mr. Moore's name had been submitted to the council on April 25, but action was withheld by the members until they studied his record.
Until a new traffic office head is appointed at the University, Mr. Moore will divide his time between the two offices.
Confirmation of the new chief came as an outgrowth of an informal session called to permit the councilmen to get acquainted with Mr. Moore. The officials soon called it a special meeting and had Harold Fisher, city clerk, come to record the minutes.
Mr. Moore, 54, served 11 years on the Kansas City, Mo., police force. During the war he headed the security unit of the Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine plant there.
Mr. Bliesner, who has held the Lawrence police post longer than any other chief, said he has no immediate plans.
Student Gets Test Notes Back
A student was dismayed when a breeze blew a paper out a window in Blake hall while he was taking a test. The professor noticing the frantic efforts of the student, inquired if the paper was important The student said, "Oh no! They just contained the necessary formulas to pass your test."
The professor strolled out of the class room, walked down a flight of stairs and around to the back of the building, and returned with the student's notes.
Palmquist Wins Applause As Polonius In 'Hamlet'
By NINA JEAN JONES
It was an open book test.
Dan Palmquist, instructor of speech, won laughs and the enthusiastic applause of the audience April 29 at the final performance of "Hamlet" in Fraser theater.
Mr. Palmquist was witty and shrewd in the role of Polonius, the talkative old man and father of Ophelia.
arive the man but The moods and fantasies of Hamlet were ably portrayed by Tom Rea, College senior. Herk Harvey, instructor of speech, and Jeanne Hardy, graduate student, convincingly portrayed the roles of the newly-wed King and Queen.
Bernice Brady, education junior,
was moving in her role of Ophelia,
the gentle and affectionate girl who
went mad and committed suicide.
The cast of "Hamlet" presented accurate portrayals of the Shakespearian characters. The costumes of warm and vivid colors were outstanding, when compared to other Shakespearian productions here.
The play did not lag, but moved in continuity with ease. The simple and effective settings were quickly changed during the production.
the meeting of Hamlet and his father's ghost was aided by the effective stage lighting of a slow, realistic sunrise.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech and director of "Hamlet," condensed the five-act play into three acts. By eliminating the less important scenes, the running time was shortened two and one-half hours.
Friday night's final performance ended the "road" production of "Hamlet" presented in Clay Center, Concordia, Beloit, McPherson, Abilene, and Fort Riley. The troupe
Sachem Initiates 20 Senior Men
Sachem chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary fraternity for senior men, initiated 20 men April 30, in the East room of the Union.
Those initiated were: Richard N. Bibler, James E. Bloeker, Ralph R. Pike, Robert C. Casad, Robert H. Ruskey, Dean T. Collins, Calvin E. Cooley, Robert L. Davis, Stanley England, Ernest C. Friesen, Clarence N. French, William L. Heald, Jr., Charles E. Hoffhaus, Harrison E. Madden, Arthur G. Petersen, L. Edward Stolwertwerk, Robert K. Thayer, Theodore M. Ultschen, and Charles H. Walker.
Also elected to the organization, but not present for the initiation, were: Patrick H. Bowers, Charles N. Penney, and William E. Ruth.
A dinner, honoring the new initiates, was held in the English room following the ceremony.
Edward J. Chesky, Jr., who had been elected to the previous pledge class, was also initiated.
also presented an exchange per formance with the University of Kansas City, April 27.
Don Kane, instructor in design, is shown at the control panel of the Modra-Color, a device which he designed to aid in teaching color theory at the University. At the right is a ground glass screen through which various hues and intensities of color pass.
Therapists Tour Hospital
Forty-one members of the occupational therapy and physical therapy classes made a field trip April 30 to the Winter General hospital and the Capper Foundation home in Topeka.
Groebe's Goofy Boys Have Got The Greeks 'Roman' In The Gloamin'
Miss Patricia Laurencelle, instructor in design, was in charge of the group.
A startled gasp was heard when the voice at the other end of the line said, "This is the Tri-G house, the only Roman house on the Hill. Who do you want to talk to?"
This was the answer to a telephone call to the rooming house at 1230 Oread avenue.
The startled caller regained his wits, and said, "The only Roman house on the Hill? I don't get it?"
The Tri-G member said, "It's the only Roman house on the Hill. All the rest are Greeks. Heh!"
A few years ago the house at 1230 Oread was just a rooming house, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Groebe. Now it is the Tri-G house.
The transition came when the students at the house became tired of answering the telephone in the conventional way.
answering the telephone in the room. The roomers decided they would call themselves Groebe's Goofy Guys
Kane Designs Color Device
Patent rights on a device named the Modra-Color by the designer, to aid in teaching color theory, have been applied for by Don Kane, instructor in design. A story in the Kansan April 21 stating Kane is not the inventor was incorrect.
The device is a five-foot long "box" with a ground glass screen at one end. Light from red, green, and blue bulbs passes through plexiglass sculpture revolved by a variable speed motor. The resulting intensities and hues can be controlled from a remote control panel.
Mr. Kane constructed the Modra-Color to aid in teaching color theory, principles and elements in both mobile and immobile design, and as an aid in psychotherapy. The invention can be used as a portable screen for projection of 35 mm slides. It also has possible application in musical therapy. Mr. Kane believes.
Mr. Kane will demonstrate the instrument at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Frank Strong auditorium.
Britain, France To Join Talks On Blockade
The device was completed during Easter vacation. Mr. Kane demonstrated the instrument during the recent Engineering exposition.
Britain and France stood by today to join the American-Russian talks on the Berlin blockade. French premier Robert Schuman predicted that a date would be set this week for a big four foreign ministers conference on Germany.
on Germany.
London sources understood that
DicksonJessup of the United
States told Jacob Malik of Russia
last week that the preliminary
discussions should be converted to four-
power talks as soon as possible.
French Premier Schuman said the Western powers were in solid agreement on the course of current talks with Russia. He emphasized that any conference would be among the foreign ministers and not the heads of state, and said he hoped the meeting would be held in Paris.
Meanwhile, Europe had its quietest May day in modern history. Twenty-two persons were arrested in London, but on the continent hundreds of thousands paraded and rival speakers harangued against both East and West without incident.
In Moscow, at May day celebrations, Western military observers were impressed by a display of Soviet military might. They said the Soviets' jet fighters were the latest word in military aircraft.
Actual May day violence abroad was reported only in Caracas, Venezuela, where one policeman was shot to death, three onlookers wounded and 23 demonstrators arrested in a clash with police.
Capital Alumni See KU Film
The University Alumni association of Washington, D.C., held a meeting April 26 at which 50 members attended. The report received by the Alumni association here said that the movie "KU Highlights" was shown.
The following officers for the Washington, D.C., group was elected: Thayer M. Boardman,'34, chairman; Virginia Michigan '21, vice-chairman; Marjorie Evans,'44, secretary; Nadine Blair,'19, assistant secretary; and J. Hubert Anderson,'37, treasurer.
Wagner Kin Will Talk At 4 p.m.
Friedelinde Wagner, grand-
daughter of Richard Wagner, and
great granddaughter of Franz
Liszt, will speak at 4 p.m. today in
Frank Strong auditorium. Her
subject is "Heritage of Fire."
subject. Her father, Siegfried Wagner, the famous musician, was a friend and supporter of Hitler. Since Miss Wagner did not share her father's views, she left Germany at the outbreak of World War II. She was aided by Arturo Toscanini, internationally known composer and friend of the family.
Dr. Paul Dengler, professor of education at the University of Kansas City will speak at a Fine Arts banquet at 6:30 p.m. today in the Kansas room of the Union.
Hitt Will Speak At ORC Meeting
The 5006th research and development group, Organized Reserve Corps, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, in 103 Standard Life Insurts, building, Eighth and Vermont streets.
Lt. Col. James K. Hitt, University registrar, will talk on "Research in Veterans Academic Success." Attendance at the meeting counts as hours toward retaining a reserve commission and as points towards retirement.
The Bus-（Adv.）
By Bibler