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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 23,1946
Carruth Winner Says Poetry Is Matter of Emotions; Feeney Hates Scanning; Osborne Likes Rhythm
Three poets, three poems, and three opinions as to what constitutes a good poet or poem are represented by the winners of the 1946 Carruth poetry contest.
poetry contest.
"Poetry is a matter of emotions and ability to express yourself," Betty Jean Nelson, author of the first-prize poem, "Three Seasons," commented.
William J. Feeney, whose "Christmas Paget" won second place, said he felt ill-qualified to list the merits of a good poet, but that he tries to work out a flow of words and a theme because he dislikes being confined to rhyme pattern.
George E. Osborne, whose "To Gabrielle" took third prize, writes poetry purely for his own enjoyment as an escape from heavier things, and likes a rhyme pattern as a structure on which to build.
Miss Nelson, College senior majoring in English, won second prize
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Hollywood. (UP) — There's been a lot of erroneous hand-kissing in Hollywood, on the screen and off, that's going to stop when a Frenchman here gets his say.
He is Paul Coze, the energetic and capable technical adviser on Darryl F. Zanuck's "The Razor's Edge" at 20th Century-Fox. There is a lot of hand-kissing in the picture by Clifton Webb and other French characters, and Coze stands by to see that none of it is muffled.
"The rules for hand-kissing are as strict as the rules for table etiquette," he said, "and a few lessons in them wouldn't hurt some of the pseudo-gallants around Hollywood who affect hand-kissing like they do cigarette holders and accents."
Here's what he told the cast about hand-kissing, and if you're an avocational hand-kisser you might well take notes.
Ooze feels so strongly about the whole thing that he did a book, which covers his specialty as thoroughly as Emily Post covers other matters of etiquette.
"Kissing the hand means equality of rank or that the lady is of superior rank," he said. "For example, a well-known and wealthy banker might kiss the hand of a music-hall star in order to make her feel that she is his superior."
"But the same banker will not kiss the hand of the old governess or the one who has been caring for his children for 20 years and is considered a part of the family."
Then Coze went on to outline what he called "typical amusing mannerisms" in kissing the hand of the lady with whom one is flirting.
If the lady wears one of the new above - the elbow gloves, well, maybe the man had a better idea in the first place.
when she attended the University in 1844. A year's experience writing verses for a greeting card company furnished her with practices in revising and improving style in poetry, she said.
“There was nothing I hated more in high school than scanning poetry, so I swore a mighty oath that, if I ever wrote poetry, it would be such as to defy any known method of determining whether it was iambic pentameter or dactylic hexameter, or what have you” Feeney declared. He is a College senior and journalism major.
Osborne said, "I like sonnets because it is satisfying to fulfill the limitations and still say something; a poet should have something to say." Although he is a graduate student
OFFICIAL BULLETIN May 23,1946
American Society of Civil Engineers regular meeting at 7:30 tonight, room 207, Marvin hall. Professor Laudon of the geology department will speak. Election of officers will be held. Also plans for picnic for Tuesday.
Arvid Jacobson, professor in design in the K.U. School of Fine Arts will speak on "Interior Decorating" at 8 tonight in the Sunflower Club room, Sunflower Village. All wives of K.U. students are invited.
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Psychology club picnic will start from the psychology office in the Frank Strong building at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
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No Quack club meeting tonight.
All members attending the breakfast will meet at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in front of the Gym.
The Western Civilization examination is to be given Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Lindley hall. All who plan to take the examination this spring should report to the auditorium at that time.
Seniors participating in the commencement exercises on June 17 must pay the diploma fee at the Business office by May 25.
"Carnival in Flanders" is the title of a French film with English sub-titles to be given at 7:30 tonight in the Little Theater of Green hall. All interested are invited.
Tau Sigma practice tonight will be at Fraser Theater at 7 o'clock sharp. Entire cast will remain until 9:15 p.m. Bring your books if you care to study while you are not participating.
and an instructor in pharmacy, Osborne has a doctor of philosophy minor in English from Purdue university.
A great deal of reading and practice writing for form with a knowledge of the mechanics helps Miss Nelson, who said that someday she hopes to be a "good poet."
"I have only a skimpy claim to the title of poet," Feeney said, "on the basis of entries submitted to two Carruth contests. This scarcely qualifies me to express any theories on writing poetry."
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