TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Cowboy Invests In Video, Wonders If He Can Afford It
Hollywood—(U)P)—Cowboy Tex Williams, who's been just as anxious to crash television as anybody, wondered today if he can afford it. So far he's out $17,686. Tex allows as how that makes him the first entertainer to go into debt just to crash video.
He might have squeezed in cheaper if he'd been a city slicker, but Tex works with a hillbilly band. The®
He might have squeezed in works with a hillbilly band. The minute they signed up they had to dash to the tailor for their "television trousseau."
"We'd been wearin' just any old kind of western clothes for our radio show," Tex explained. "But now we're on television, we can't show up in all those parlors in blue jeans."
No. sir. They gotta be duded up—Saturday night style—in fancy silk cowboy shirts at $80 plus extra for the embroidery, shiny new boots at $60, and $50 10-gallon hats.
Any other orchestra leader could have the boys show up in their Sunday suits, but Tex figures, since it's his idea to give with the western style, it's up to him to furnish the costumes. But local color comes high.
"There's 18 boys in my band," he explained, "and they each had to have four new outfits, plus hats and boots. Cain't wear the same thing every week. The bill for all that was $3.180."
Then the television studio decided to put on the shows at nearby veterans' hospitals. That cost him $5,006 for two trucks to haul the
fiddles, $2,000 for horses—to give it that "boots and saddles" flavor, $1,750 for a trailer to ship the nags in, and another $1,000 to cover insurance.
Sprucing up the hillbillies was only half of it. Tex still had to get duded up himself. As any 12-year-old western fan can tell you, a grade-A cowboy has to look the part. So Williams splurged on embroidered shirts by the dozen—in assorted colors—with boots and 10-gallon hats to match each shirt. The tariff came to $3.750.
"It's a $17,688 gamble." Tex explained. "That television'll be payin' big money some day."
The kicker in this deal is Williams' television pay. Right now it's not even enough to keep all those hill-billy boots shined up.
Right now the only one who comes out ahead is the tailor.
Bert' Larsen, Education Senior Pays For Schooling With Jobs
"He used to have a tiny place," Tex grinred. "Now he's opened up a fancy store—and he just bought a new ranch that's bigger'n the one I live on."
Bernelda Larsen, education senior, has proved that ambition and determination may be the only prerequisites for a college education. With 17 jobs in the past five years she has put herself through school.
Her record of positions ranges from bookkeeper to camp counselor. She achieves additional variety by leaving Kansas during summer vacations. She has worked in Nevada, Wisconsin, Colorado, and plans to ...
"Bert" is a tall, dark, attractive girl from Belleville. She reveals a warm friendliness in her soft-spoken manner. A prominent figure in the physical education department, she plans to take graduate work in corrective physical education and physical therapy.
This is one physical education major who has sewing for a hobby. When she is not busy at Robinson gymnastics playing or officiating for intramural games, "Bert" is learning to crochet.
Extra - curricular activities in which she has taken part include Jay Janes, Inter-Dorm council, Women's Athletic association, W.Y.C.A. Kappa Beta, Associated Women students house of representatives, and Independent Student association.
Newcomers Are Hosts To New Faculty Wives
Wives of new faculty members were entertained Thursday by the Newcomers' club, an organization sponsored by the University Women's club. Mrs. Gerald Carney is chairman.
Miss Helen R. Hoopes, assistant professor of English, read British poetry to the group. Miss Marian Jersild, instructor in piano, played two selections.
The refreshment committee consisted of Mrs. Robert Wilson, Mrs. Rollin Baker, Mrs.H.A.Ireland,and Mrs.Dale Arvey. Mrs.Ralph Clark poured.
KuKu Meeting Today
The KuKu club, men's pep organization, will meet at 7:45 p.m. today in the Military Science building. All members are to wear their sweaters for the Jayhawker picture.
Pharmacists Add 30 To Fraternity
Kappa Psi, national professional fraternity for pharmacy students, held initiation services for 30 students at the Lawrence Community building. Feb.23.
The initiation, conducted by Anson R. Anderson, president, began with a scavenger hunt by the initiates and was followed by the formal initiation service.
Those initiated are as follows: Jack O. Brooke, Edward D. Faith Arvon G. Gerstenberger, Donald L Gettyts, Raymond M. Hill, Wesley R Jarecke, Norman G. Marvin, William G. Rives, and Everett L. Willoughby, all pharmacy sophomores
for University student or veteran's wife to sell by appointment and personal representation for a well-known Kansas cosmetic firm. Write for complete details and interview as well as your qualifications to Tonenia Cosmetic Co., Box 611, Independence, Kans-Adv.
Frances E. Bell, Lyman A. Buell,
Ernest G. Baker, Arthur A. Clewenger,
Richard D. Cook, Edward P.
Dunne, D. O. Lewis Hiebert, Kenneth
R. Harper, Donald L. Hatfield,
Robert J. Kluge, Jack D. McAuley,
Paul L. Nelson, James N. Nelson,
Gerold E. Stutz, Wendall W. Schaffert,
Daniel H. Smith, Gomer Q.
Stukesbary, and Theodore W. Tober,
all pharmacy juniors; and Donald L.
Morrow, pharmacy senior.
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Kuhn Publication Wins Chicago Award
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A trade publication edited by Eugene J. Kuhn, '40, was recently awarded a rating of general excellence in a contest among company publications in the general Chicago area.
His paper, the Mueller Record, is published by the Mueller company, Decatur Ill., which manufacturers plumbing, water, and gas products.
Alpha Epsilon Pi Installation
The award was made by the Industrial Editors association of Chicago in conjunction with a three-day institute conducted at Northwestern university.
Socially Speaking
The installation of the new Kappa Upsilon chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity will be held jointly with the Beta Rho chapter of Kansas State in Topeka Sunday, March 20.
Lambda Chi Alpha Exchange Dinner Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity held an exchange dinner with Alpha Chi Omega sorority Feb. 24.
Tennessee Terra entertained at a popcorn party Feb. 25. Chaperones were: Mrs. Virginia Brammer, Miss Jeanett Cass, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mingos.
Students Preview 'Barber Of Seville'
Tennessee Terra Party
A duet from the opera "Barber of Seville" (Rossini) was sung by William Wilcox, education junior, and Barry McDaniel, College freshman at a student recital recently.
Minor actions accompanied the duet and served as a preview for the opera to be presented here Monday, March 7.
Other numbers on the program were: Pliano: Two Internezzhe, No. 19 and 20 (A. Tansman) by Marilyn Barr, fine arts freshman; "Polan laise Op. 46, No. 12" (McDowell) by Janice Broadword, College junior, "Variations Serieux" (Mendelsohn) by Willard Straight, fine arts sophomore.
Violin: "Concerto in D minor" (Wiemiawski) by Fred Palmer, fine arts sophomore.
Voice: Act I. "I Barbiere di Sivi-
glia" (Rossini) by Barry McDaniel
and William Wilcox.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Scott of Pratt announce the engagement of their daughter Anne Louise to Mr. Ajas Klaer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Klaer of Fredrikstad, Norway. Miss Scott was graduated from the University in 1948. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority and Mortar Board.
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Mr. Klaer is a student at the University of Kansas and will be graduated in June. He is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity.
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Kappa Alpha Theta pledge class entertained the Phi Delta Theta pledge class at an hour dance Feb. 25.
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