UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 6.1947
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Helen Traubel Thrills Audience With Concert
By ORPHEUS
Monday night Helen Traubel, world renowned Wagnerian soprano, presented before a filled Hoch auditorium a concert surpassing by far all others on this year's concert series.
Miss Traubel sang, in traditional manner, three exquisite and subtly expressive arias for her first group. Of particular note was the florid Bach aria, "My Heart Ever Faithful."
Following the first group *Miss Traubel sang the aria*, "Adieu, Fores," from Tschalikowsky's opera, "Jeanne d'Arc." This aria, the only Tschalikowsky aria which has held a tasting place in concert literature, has an intensely emotional tone, and was exceedingly well done.
The Lieder group consisted of five songs from the pen of Schubert and Richard Strauss. It was pleasing to hear some of the lesser known but quite telling numbers, such as Schubert's "Nacht und Traueme."
The audience was eagerly awaiting Mris Traubel's offering of "Fort Demn Elie" from "Die Walkuere." It was evident that she entered wholly into the spirit of this highly comaatic selection. The popularity of her rendition of the Wagner work was evidenced by her offering of two other selections from the Wagler music-dramas.
By Bibler
The program was closed with a group of modern English songs which seemed to bring emotional relief after the preceding groups. The numbers were much lighter and were given a rather romantic interpretation by the artist.
Much credit should be given to Mr. Bos, who ably accompanied Miss Traubel at the piano.
Miss Traubel responded graciously to the audience's genuinely enthusiastic ovations and was most generous with her encores, among which were such perennial favorites as Grieg's "Ich liebe Dich," and Mahotte's "Lord's Praeter."
It was exceedingly gratifying to hear such excellent enunciation throughout the entire program. It would seem that our University students are worthy of many more concerts of such high calibre.
Little Man On Campus
"Miss Frazzle. I think you've been with us long enough to fill a student's request to see a 'French curve'"
News Of The World
KC To Be Host To Aleman
Phone Negotiations Shifted To St. Louis
Washington.—(UP)—An early break to end the strike of 40,000 southwestern telephone workers was predicted today as negotiations to settle that phase of the nationwide tie-up were transferred from Washington to St. Louis.
Federal conciliators announced that the Southwestern Bell Telephone company had withdrawn its demand that wages be arbitrated and promised to make a cash wage increase offer before the end of the week in St. Louis. They said the union had modified its original demand for a $12 weekly increase.
'Towering Toward The Blue' Old Stuff To Fraser Painters
Far above the golden valley.
Glorious to view
Stands our noble Alma Mater,
Towering toward the blue.
brother, you little realize how far it towers toward the blue until of Fraser hall
And, brother, you little realize you climb to the top of Fraser half to talk things over with the painters who are giving the roof a new coat of red paint.
Few students have noticed the small figures (small from the ground, that is) who have been climbing around the towers and ventilation barrels of the University's oldest building. With paint brushers in hand, they dragging ladders behind them to enhance beauty painters have been busy smearing 60 gallons of paint onto the Fraser roof.
E. A. Stevens described the job routine.
All In A Day's Work
"It's just part of our work. We do all of the inside and outside painting on University buildings. After we finish, we go over to take a nake at Thayer."
As Joe Brooks, Ralph Burchell,
Jimmy Lescher, and Art Robinson
continued painting, we learned they
were not happy with the weather.
Rain, wind, and even hail have
closed them off the roof too many
times in the past weeks.
Goa Slip And
"Now you take today (Friday)
With good weather a complete job can be done on the Fraser roof in two weeks, but this time it has taken almost four.
The south tower room which is used as a base of supply brings visions of the Tower of London. You reach it by climbing a dark narrow stairway. Hanging on nails around the room are the street clothes of the workmen partially screening the names and dates that are smeared on the walls underneath.
we can't get to the ventilation tow-
er. One slip in a wind like this, and—"
He left his sentence unfinished and your reporter hugged the side of the building a little tighter.
Kansas City, Mo. — (UP) — The home city of President Truman aims to wind up the visit of President Miguel Aleman of Mexico with a tremendous welcome tomorrow.
Quickly scanning the room Stevens pointed out the date of the last painting, 1944. Then pushing a pair of trousers aside he pointed to the fresher paint of 1947.
'Will Be Back In 1950'
From the time he steps from Mr. Truman's private plane until he takes off late in the day for Mexico City, the visiting president will be the center of a whirlwind program.
"We'll be back again about 1950, I guess," he remarked as he climbed back out onto his lofty perch with a fresh bucket of paint.
Schools will be dismissed for the morning. Employers along the parade route were armed with supplies of confetti and were giving their workers time off to toss it as the Mexican president passes.
At the University of Kansas City he will receive the honorary doctor of laws degree. The school was the first to confer such a degree on President Truman.
Washington, —(UP)— President Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall today told the senate that ratification of the Italian peace treaty was "vital" to success of U. S. foreign policy.
Truman, Marshall Ask For Treaty Ratification
Secretary Marshall told the committee that failure to ratify the treaties would "practically dissolve" his efforts for a general European peace settlement.
Exhibits by 11 seniors in design are on display on the third floor of west Frank Strong hall. Each student has arranged his own display, which represents a cross-section of his four years' work in design.
Paris.—(UP)A government crisis which threatened to lay France open to Communist domination and shut off any further United States economic assistance neared a showdown today.
Socialist party leaders met today to decide whether to string along with Premier Paul Ramadier, who has ousted the Communists.
French Crisis Near For Premier Ramadier
New members will be elected by Pi Sigma Alpha, honorary political science fraternity, at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine room of the Union. Those elected will be announced at Honors convocation May 15.
Art Seniors Hold Exhibit Of Designs
The following seniors exhibiting are Richard Batchelor, Peggy Hissem, Ina Roderick, Annette Ettler, and Shirley Otter, majors in design; Harold Burns, Robert Caldwell, Wayne Gellentine, Frances Lawrence, and Mike Walker, majors in commercial art; June Erhard, art education.
Pi Sigma Alpha To Elect
Geologists To Hold 4-State Meeting
Prof. H. B. Chubb of the political science department will speak on "What to Do With the Displaced Persons," at a meeting of the Lawrence League of Women Voters Thursday noon at the Hearth, Mrs. J. Marvin LeSuer, league program chairman, has announced.
Chubb To Speak Thursday
Representatives of the geological surveys of Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa. and Kansas are meeting this week with members of the Kansas State Geological survey.
Discussions on the problems of classification of Pennsylvanian rocks in the Northern Mid-Continent region are the main topics of the meetings, which also include several field trips in central Kansas.
Kansas survey representatives attending include Dr. Raymond Moore Dr. John Frye, and Dr. J. M. Jewett.
Other geologists include Dr. G. E. Condra, director, Dr. Gene E. associate director of the Nebraska geological survey; Dr. Edward Clark, state geologist; Frank Greene and Walter Searight, of the Missouri geological survey; and Dr. L. M. Cline, Iowa geological survey.
Kalamazoo Hospital Now On O.T. List
The state hospital at Kalamazoo, Mich. has been added to the approved list of institutions where University occupational therapy students may take training. The hospital for mental diseases has an occupational therapy department with seven graduate occupational therapists and 10 therapists of other types.
To graduate with a degree in occupational therapy, a student must take three months training in a psychiatric hospital.
To Address French Club
Roger LeCompte, graduate exchange student from France, will speak to the Cercle Francais at 4 p.m. Wednesday in 113 Frank Strong hall. LeCompte will talk to the club about his native country.
Await Decision On Ricker Hall Will Contest
A law suit which would require the University of Kansas Endowment association to open Ricker half for poor women and girls has been brought by the Unitarian church of Boston.
In the will of Leonora S. Hallingbery, it was provided that Ricker hall to be a home for poor women and girls, under the trusteeship of the Lawrence Unitarian church. When the church disbanded, the trusteeship went to the church in Boston, and the house was used as formwork. Now the Trustees want Now the Boston church wants the Endowment association to assume the trusteeship and full responsibility for the hall.
The legal question raised by the Endowment association is whether, under the terms of the will, "poor women and girls" can be construed to mean University women exclusively.
The case was heard by Judge Hugh Means. His decision has not been released.
Four Universities Hear Dr. Dresden
Dr. Max Dresden, assistant professor of physics, gave lectures on Quantum Liquids at the Universities of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan the past week. He also spoke on "Macroscopic and Uncertainty Relations" at a seminar at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.
Dr. Dresden and Dr. J. D. Stranathan, chairman of the physics department, attended a convention of the American Physical society in Washington, D.C. Speakers at the convention included J. Robert Opfer, Dr. Michael Baird, standing figures in the development of the atomic bomb, and Hans Kramers, head of the world union of physicists.
Endacott Appointed Memorial Director
John E. Endacott, 23, has been appointed full-time director of the Eisenhower Memorial fundation. He will direct a statewide campaign to raise one million dollars for an Eisenhower memorial at Abilene.
Mr. Endacott has been district manager of the office of veterans affairs at Salina.
When 'Thy Kingdom Comes'
He Hopes He Won't Be Batty
To anyone who thinks that producing a play is all sugar and cream, Ivan Sparling says, "Nuts!"
Sparling, a graduate student, is the producer-director of "Thy Kingdom Come." an all-student play to be given May 14 and 15.
"I'm going to be a genuine long-haired director. This work is keeping me so busy that I don't have time!"
"I'm going to be a genuine long-h me so busy that I don't have time to get a haircut," Sparling remarked bitterly.
The first difficulty was finding a place to rehearse. A drama department play was rehearsing in Fraser theater, so "Thy Kingdom Come" moved into the Little Theater in Green hall. The stage was bare except for the chairs that indicated doorways.
The play, written by James Gunn,
College senior, is now in its last
week of rehearsal. Both Gunn and
Sparling are still rewriting and
changing scenes. Within the past
week three women have been added
to the almost female-less cast.
The script called for a pair of crutches and a wheelchair. Watkins hospital came to the rescue with the crutches, an old bead-un wicker wheelchair, and a promise of a new one for the big nights.
As Sparling paused his attention was caught by an overall elad figure swaying precariously at a step-ladder. The man had a hammer in one pocket, a screwdriver in
another, and was vigorously weilding a paint brush.
"That's Tom Shay, our construction director. I don't know what I would do without him. He is a real right hand." Sparing declared.
"Well, I guess we'll be ready to open next Wednesday. I only hope that I don't go batty before then." Sparling turned to pound another tack into the scenery.
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