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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1949
Colleges Need Humanist Goal, Colwell Says
"A university exists for the purpose of laying open to each succeeding generation the accumulated treasure of the thoughts of mankind," Dr. Ernest Cadman Colwell, president of Chicago university, told a University audience Tuesday night.
"The university cannot be saved by a separate faculty, devoted to the problems of ends and values. The humanities must be effectively related to sciences, social sciences, and to the professions.
Dr. Colwell pointed out that the humanities are in a situation of having accumulated a treasure of knowledge that is tremendous. The important thing is how to pass this accumulated information on to posterity.
This was the last of the current series of humanities lectures sponsored by a faculty committee on humanities.
"In teaching we must teach standards objectively, but so as to convince the students of the supreme value of adopting or creating their own standards. Students today must know enough of the heritage of the past in the form of art, music, and literature, so as to be free from it. Unless he knows, he isn't free and he can be defrauded b- his heritage
"Our faculty must be concerned with the university when teaching a course, for the sake of the university and the world.
"This is the age of disillusionment. America is strong in military and economic power, but there is a complete lack of faith in man, education, and democracy. That is our weakness. The subject matter of the humanities will help create, or at least sustain the faith in man, society and the human destiny which is essential to our culture.
The poet, author, and painter is an asset to the university. He is impatient of the trivial, and the professors who interpret him adequately present their students with the challenge of confident creation, he said.
"The fine arts are the communication of creation and their professors are believers—none but their unatic fringe define their work as solitary self-indulgence," Dr. Colwell stated.
"If the university is to render a maximum service to our society, it will support an aggressive program in the humanities. It will do this for the sake of science, social studies and professions. Above all, it will do it for the sake of our people who stand today like blindfolded giants in a city street—bewildered, terrified, and resentful.
"If university professors of the humanities become once more humane, they can help to take away the blindfolds from their eyes." Dr. Colwell said.
Pictures of all women nominated for Jayhawker queen candidates must be submitted to the Jayhawker office in the Union building by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Bill Cowboy editor, announced today.
Queen Photos Due Thursday
The name of the nominee and the house or organization she represents must accompany each photograph. The pictures may be of any size, and will be returned to their owners after judging.
Any group or individual may nominate a candidate provided she is a regularly enrolled undergraduate student. The announcement of the Jayhawker Queen and her ladies-in-waiting will be made in the fourth issue of the Jayhawker, scheduled to appear near the middle of May.
A panel of "mystery judges" has been obtained to judge this year's contest. Their identities will not be revealed until after the judging to insure the maximum in secrecy and fairness.
Fowler To Talk On Rembrandt
The topic "Rembrandt" will be discussed by Clayton Fowler, assistant professor of history of art at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the upstairs lecture room of the Museum of Art.
"This lecture will conclude the series for this year," said John Maxon, director of the Museum of Art.
Other topics discussed in this year's series were: "Pieter Breughel," "Art in the Theater," and "Tintoretto."
Fund Honoring Stewart Begun
Four University organizations will set up a scholarship honoring John T. Stewart, Wellington, Kan., former Alumni association vice-president, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today. Mr. Stewart died Monday following an operation.
The organizations in which Mr. Stewart was an active supporter will contribute to the fund instead of sending flowers for the funeral. The scholarship will be set up this spring when a student, to be from Wellington or vicinity, will be selected for the award.
The organizations starting the fund are the Alumni association, the Endowment association, the Athletic association and the Wesley Foundation. Several individuals will also contribute to the fund.
"The number of young people from his community that Mr. Stewart helped through the University is so large that everyone has lost count. We feel that he would consider a continuance of that practice a most fitting tribute." Chancellor Malott said.
'City Life' Begins At 8
"City Life," the Tau Sigma honorary dance fraternity, annual recital will be presented at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater. There will be a repeat performance at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Thirty-three people will participate in the production including eight children from a Lawrence dance school.
The recital will interpret in modern dance the effects of city life on the country cousins who come to the city for a day's visit. Scenes of early morning with the milkman, the policeman on his beat and child, ren at play will be depicted as well as glances into a busy office, a fashion salon, an opium den and a night club.
Margaret Zeller, assistant English instructor, has written the script for the recital. Don Dixon, assistant professor of speech has assisted in lighting. Elaine Selicovitz has directed the recital assisted by Mrs. John Cress.
Members of Tau Sigma who will appear in the recital are: LaVaughn Hull, education senior, Dorothea Fuller, College senior; Janet Malott and Sally Sherwood, fine arts juniors; Elizabeth La Seur, College junior; Mary Helen Ryder, Jeanne Hillyer and Shirley Kyle, College sophomores; Nancy Smart, fine arts sophomore; Margaret Fisher and Delores Flasco, College freshman; Opal Fleming, fine arts; and Elaine Selicovitz, physical education instructor.
Guest dancers of the production are: John Cress, graduate student; Rosemary Hall, College junior; Thomas Steinle, business junior; Susie Bartlett, education junior; Jim Kiefner, fine arts junior and Jerry Clement, fine arts freshman.
AAUP To Elect Officers
Officers and two members of the executive committee will be elected by the University chapter of the American Association of University Professors at 4:30 p.m. today in 102 Frank Strong hall.
Chinese Reds Drive 25 Miles From Shanghai
United Press World News
United Press World News Chinese communist armies, refreshed by a two-day pause, struck out toward Shanghai again today. They captured the key outpost of Soochow, 50 miles to the west, and sent spearheads stabbing within 25 miles of China's biggest city.
The Reds were in a position for a frontal attack on restive and fearful Shanghai or for a drive south-west to the sea to isolate it. Whichever course they choose, informed opinion within the city believed Shanghai would be in communist hands within one to three weeks.
The communist threat to envelop all China brought a rallying cry from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, who retired as president of the nationalist government to give it a chance to try to negotiate a peace with the Communists.
"As long as I live I shall take part in our nation-wide struggle against enslavement" he said in a statement issued from his birthplace at Chikow, south of Shanghai. He accused the Communists of trying to convert all China into a military base and source of manpower for world domination.
"I am certain that so long as we carry on our struggle with determination," he said, "the Communists can neither enslave us nor destroy the independence of our country. Within three years, final victory will be ours."
Other Foreign News:
London—Princess Margaret took off by special plane for Italy for a four-week vacation.
London—The conference of commonwealth prime ministers has agreed on a formula to permit an independent India to remain within the British commonwealth as an independent republic.
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Many Famed Musicians Heard At KU—Interview Reveals
Galli-Curci, the vivacious Italian opera star, the colorful Irish tenor, John McCormack, and Rachmaninov, great pianist and composer, are only three of the internationally known artists who have visited the campus in the past 26 years.
Madame Schumann-Heink, beloved German singer, appeared here twice. The last time she came with a company called Roxy and His Gang. "Although she was fairly old at this time her contralto voice was still beautiful. She had great charm and was not at all temperamental," said D. M. Swartoth, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Also with the Roxy company as a star singer was Beatrice Belkin, a KU. graduate, who grew up in Lawrence as Beatrice Abrams.
In the first years after Dean Swarthout came to the University he brought John Phillip Sousa, dean of American band music, and his band here every fall. This band played the first concert ever presented in Hoch auditorium.
Galli-Curchi, coloratura soprano,
sang in the dedicatory service for
Hoch auditorium. She was paid
$4,000 for that one night. Dean
Swarthout remembers her as a
great showman. She had yards of
muslin spread across the stage to
keep her train clean. She was not
haughty however, but very gracious
and kind, he said.
"Paderewski appeared here only once. He was very sensitive to drafts and his manager ran around all evening trying to protect him from the air. The audience was very annoyed at his recital because he insisted on the stage lights being so low that the audience could hardly see him. Paderewski had poor eyesight and disliked strong lights so he always played on a dinky lit stage."
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Rachmaninov, Dean Swarthout describes as "an austere but kindly man. Undoubtedly he was a very great man, and although he was reserved he was not unapproachable."
Gladys Swarthout, the opera star will appear here May 4, for the fourth time. For her first performance here she was paid $400, now she is payed many times that amount.
Such stars as Heifetz, the violinist; Horowitz, the highest paid pianist today; Mischa Elman, violinist; John Charles Thomas, popular singer; Richard Crooks, Alec Templeton, Grace Moore, Rubenstein, Lawrence Melchoir, Sigmund Romberg, and Fred Waring, have entertained campus audiences.
Two Oil Firms Seek Engineers
Representatives of two oil companies will be on the campus this week to interview graduating engineering students.
W. J. Russell, of the Dowell company, Tulsa, tomorrow will interview petroleum engineering students.
Ross H. Bird, personnel manager of the Robert H. Ray company, Houston, Texas, will be at the University Friday and Saturday to interview civil, electrical, geological, and petroleum engineering students.
Students may sign interview schedules in the office of T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering, 111 Marvin hall.
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