University Daily Kansan Monday, March 7, 1949
Monday, March 7, 1949
Lawrence, Kansas
Comic Opera Will Be Given Tonight At 8:20
Laughter, romance and intrigue will be in the air tonight when the Charles L. Wagner opera company presents the comic opera "The Barber of Seville" (Rossini) at 8:20 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
The story revolves around the temes of Count Almaviva and origaro, the barber of Seville, to win Rosina, the ward of Dr. Bartolo, for the Count. Various disguises are used by the Count in his attempts to meet Rosina, but they are all spoiled by Dr. Bartolo, who loves her himself.
Rosina and the Count pledge their love but the doctor causes a quarrel and they part. At last Count Almaviva and Rosina are reconciled and married.
The role of Rosina will be sung by Marilyn Cotlow who was a winner of the Metropolitan Auditions of the Air in 1948. Val Patacchi as Don Basilio, the music master, has appeared with the Philadelphia, Columbia, and New Orleans Opera companies.
Count Almaviva will be portrayed by John Crain, who has been presented in leading roles by the American and Philadelphia Opera companies and the Robin Hood Dell concerts.
-- Figaro, the barber, will be played by Frank Capelli, a star of the Philadelphia Civic opera. Emile Penan will be seen as Dr. Bartolo. He has appeared with practically every company in the United States.
The entire opera will be sung in English. Paul Breisach, distinguished operatic conductor, will direct the 20-piece symphony orchestra.
Liquor Bill In Print Shop
Topeka. March 7- (U.R.) - S t a t e printers were setting type today for the official copy of Kansas' Liquor Control bill, but it seemed unlikely that intoxicants would be legal in the long-dry Wheat state before Wednesday.
The printed copy of the historic measure is expected to reach Gov. Frank Carlson's desk for signature late tomorrow, according to state printer Fred Vollo, Jr.
After the document is signed, publication of the act in the official state newspaper will make it law. That will probably be Wednesday.
Name County Chairmen
County chairmen have been selected for all the Kansas counties represented at the University, Wallace T. Hicklin, Engineering sophmore and county clubs chairman for the Student State-Wide Activities commission, announced today.
County chairmen will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas room of the Union. Hicklin said that the S.S.A.C.'s efforts are being directed toward the spring vacation when the county chairmen will help "organize a "talk-up" K.U. campaign in the various Kaunda's counties.
Since 1908 county clubs have been a part of the S.S.A.C. organizational set up. They have not only worked at K.U. promotion throughout Kansas but have also sponsored many campus projects and social functions. Hicklin said,
Special Edition Stresses Need For Added Space
Today's issue of the University Daily Kansan is a special edition prepared to acquaint students, faculty members, members of the Kansas legislature, alumni and friends of the University with K.U.'s building needs.
The edition contains descriptions of present over-crowded conditions. It also describes proposed plans for new buildings, appropriations for which are being sought in the 1949 legislative session. Preliminary sketches of a proposed music building for the School of Fine Arts and a science building to house the departments of chemistry, physics and mathematics are published for the first time in today's Kansan.
Information for this special edition was gathered, written and edited by students in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information.
631 Attend Art Conference
Unexpected arrival of 200 additional students boosted the attendance record of the high school art conference to a high of 631 March 4 and 5.
4. 10 3. Work from the participating schools was exhibited in the Union ballroom. The exhibits were judged on design, originality, poetic quality and good organization.
Critics were Miss Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education, Miss Katheryn Pattan, Park Ridge, Ill., high school art director, Miss Lucile MacIntyre, Kansas City, Mo., high school art instructor and Agnes Lilley. University High school art instructor.
Popular demonstrations included ceramics and sculpture by Sheldon Carey, associate professor of ceramics; trout fly-flying by Patricia Laurencelell, design instructor; raising a bowl by Carlyle Smith, design instructor; and pen drawing by Herbert Fink, drawing instructor.
Plastic key-chains, souvenirs of the conference, were made and given to the students by Dr. Clarence Grothaus, Kansas University Research foundation.
Other features were a display of work by students of Austria, loaned by Dr. Paul Dingler, University of Kansas City; movies on technical art processes; and aptitude tests given by William Imel, design instructor.
A prize of $10 will be awarded to the best essay on "U.N.E.S.C.O. as an Instrument of Peace" by the student United Nations Economic, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Student UNESCO To Give $10 Prize For Best Essay
by William H. Highlighting the conference was an informal dinner and variety show presented by fine arts students under the direction of Jim Hawes, fine arts junior.
Miss Pattan, '35, spoke on "You Can Take It With You."
tion.
Any student may submit an entry It should be more than 800 words typewritten, and double spaced.
Eight students and an instructor from the School for Deaf and Dumb. Olathe, were among the visiting students.
The contest will close Tuesday. March 15. All entries should be sent to Upstream, 1614 Kentucky street The winning essay will be printed in the next issue of the magazine.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair today and tomorrow. Warmer today. Highs 50's to mid-60's west.
KU Must Have Buildings To Replace 'Fire Trap' Halls
An over-all building program for the University of Kansas to replace old "fire trap" buildings which now house growing schools and departments was outlined today by Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Requests for appropriations totaling $5,219,000 have been submitted to the legislature for a science building, a music building for the School of Fine Arts, dormitories, a field house, the remodeling of Fowler shops to house the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, and completion of work on the surgical building at the Medical center at Kansas City, Kansas.
A state architect estimates that a science building which would house the departments of chemistry, mathematics, and physics will require an appropriation of $1,972,000.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
Honor system: Start honor system in smaller schools, individual departments and classes. Teachers test only on material covered in class. Gather quiz files in library. Publicize and support Judiciary committee, which handles eheating.
"If you think it's crowded now—wait 'til we start setting up some big experiments."
Student-Faculty Conferees Suggest Survey Courses, Better Advisors
Featuring constructive recommendations rather than complaints, the fifth annual Student-Faculty conference was held Saturday at the Union. Recommendations were:
Recommendations were Curriculum: Providing junior-senior sections of freshman-sophomore courses, so that upperclassmen can receive full credit. Extension of survey-type courses in social and political science, and humanities. Special consideration for foreign students so that they neither repeat courses nor enroll in those requiring advanced knowledge of English. Urging advisors to have a thorough knowledge of requirements.
Student government: For more understanding between students and the chancellor, a Student Council cabinet to meet with him regularly.
Business: Foreign language requirements be filled in grade and preparatory schools. Closer liaison to exist between the College and the business school to aid in transfers.
Engineering: Offer a two hour, no credit slide rule course. All staff members be listed in the enrollment bulletin.
Fine Arts: Providing more practice rooms. Sending theory of music quizzes to high schools to prepare them for University requirements.
Education: Check and evaluation sheets, filled out by students, to judge instructors' teaching ability.
Convocation Is Wednesday Morning
John Mason Brown, author and associate editor of the Saturday Review of Literature will address an all-student convoitation in Hoch auditorium at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, instead of Tuesday as reported in the Kansan last week.
Townhall meetings to make student opinion known to A.S.C.
Activity coordination: Employ a full-time coordinator of student activities. Set up a student-faculty committee to judge whether students are eligible for non-athletic activities.
Student Union: Meeting of Union architects with students to consider student suggestions.
No specific recommendations were made for teaching techniques and faculty selection.
Bill Conboy, College senior, was moderator at a general session immediately after the group meetings. The above recommendations, based on group conclusions, were read and will be presented to College department heads and the A.S.C.
Chancellor Malott stressed the importance of a science building. He explained that in 1900 there was no instruction or research at K.U. in the fields of radio, electronics, X-rays, atomic energy, and nuclear physics.
"World War II stimulated interest and research in the basic sciences. There is no use to build a great medical, geology department, or biological department unless we have the proper facilities to teach young men and women the basic sciences," the Chancellor observed.
When Blake hall, which houses the physics department was constructed in 1895, physics was in the Model T Ford stage. Today physics has become a highly streamlined science and it should be taught in a building with modern and adequate equipment, he said.
"We cannot produce scientists, physicists, and chemists in creaking overcrowded buildings that are virtual fire traps," Chancellor Malott said.
"Although the amount is insufficient, it would be the basis upon which other means of financing could be built," the Chancellor explained.
The music departments have never bad their own quarters.
An appropriation of $822,000 is being asked for a music building for the School of Fine Arts.
Chancellor Malott pointed out that "many students go outside the state because we have no practice facilities to offer them and must limit the number of music students."
The music department moved into Frank Strong on a temporary basis in 1923.
Appropriation of $1,000,000 is being sought for construction of dormitories.
Two dormitories have been provided by the state. Corbin hall, built in 1925 through legislature appropriation, now accommodates 198 women. Oread hall, a two-storied frame structure was moved from the Kansas Ordnance plant through a grant of $75,000 from the War Emergency fund. It houses 160 men.
He said that only about a third of the student body can attend basketball games in Hoch auditorium. He predicted that basketball would receive strong support from students, alumni, and the general public with sizable earnings resulting, if sufficient seating were provided in a field house.
The rest of the University dormitories are either rented or are gifts. As a "starter" $700,000, has been requested for a field house.
A request is to made for $150,000 to be added to the $150,000 given by the 1945 legislature to remodel Fowler shops. Plans are being outlined to revamp Fowler shops to house the William Alleu White School of Journalism and Public Information, the University of Kansas press, a news broadcasting room, and the William Allen White Memorial Reading room.
"No new appropriation to further this building was made by the 1947 legislature because it was realized this undertaking could not go forward until the new Fowler shops building, just completed, was ready for occupancy." Chancellor Malott explained.
The legislature is being asked for $100,000 to complete work on the interior of the second and third floors of a connecting corridor at the Med-
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