SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1943
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Wyandotte Takes Festival Honors
Wyandotte high school from Kansas City, Kansas walked away with the prizes in classes A and B in this weekend's speech and drama festival by winning nine first and four second places. In class A, Lawrence placed first two times.
In class B of the festival, which was concluded yesterday noon, Shawnee Mission got two first places, Capital Catholic Catholic at Toneka made three!
firsts and one second, Bonner Springs won three first places and nine second places, and Highland Park received two first and one second place.
Valley Falls in class C won three first places and one second, while Seneca Catholic, Lansing, and Stockton, all of the same class, each got one first place.
Results as announced by the judges follow:
Class A
One-act play—Lawrence, "For the Love of Allah", 1st division; Wyandotte, "Dust of the Road," 1st division.
Radio drama—Wyandotte, "One Special for Doc," I1st division
Reading: humorous — Imogene Durham, Wyandotte, "The Flee Gang's First Cigars," 1st division.
Reading: dramatic — Patsy Miller, Lawrence, "A pair of Shoes," 1st division; Betty Cartmill, Wyandotte, "The All-Seeing Eye," 2nd division.
Standard orations — Mary Lou Foley, Wyandotte, “A Rendezvous with Destiny,” 1st division; Tom Warnick, Wyandotte, “I Speak for Myself,” 2nd division; Robert Batlewist, Shawnee Mission, “A Rendezvous with Destiny,” 2nd division.
Informative speech- Billy Martin, Wyandotte, "How to Take Candid Camera Shots." 1st division; Donald Jolley, Wyandotte, "How to Build a Fire by Friction," 1st division; Ted Joyce, Shawnee Mission, "The Negro and the U.S." 2nd division.
After - dinner speaking — James Studenauff, Wyandotte, "American freedom," 1st division; Imogene Durham, Wyandotte, "Making an Impression," 2nd division.
Extempore speech—Larry Whyte,
Shawnee Mission, 1st division; Jack
Larson, Wyandotte, 2nd division.
Prose reading—Tom Warnick, Wy-
andotte, 1st division; Betty Cart-
mell, Wyandotte, 1st division.
Class B
One-act play —.Bonner Springs,
"Sham." 2nd division.
Radio drama — Bonner Springs,
"The Girl on the Bronx Express,"
2nd division.
Readings: humorous — Jerrie South, Bonner Springs, "But the One on my Right," 2nd division; Beverly Jean Mott, Shawnee Mission, "Yo-Ho-Ho."1st division; Darlene Gooch, Highland Park, "Willie's Dress Suit," 2nd division; Sheila O'Connor, Capitol Catholic, "A Pair of Lunatics," 1st division.
Readings: dramatic - Regina Supple,
Capitol Catholic, "Faith." 1st
division; Lucille Wilde, Bonner
PERFECTION . . .
division; Martha Barshfield, Bonner Springs, "The Beau of Bath," 1st division.
Standard erations—Bill Bloomgren, Highland Park, "Dictators Don't Laugh," 1st division; Alice Kelly, Highland Park, "Leadership and the Spoken Word," 2nd division; Helen Foskett, Bonner Springs, "The Man With the Hoe," 2nd division.
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Informative speech — Colleen Moore, Highland Park, "A Book Diet," 1st division; Florence Porter, Bonner Springs, "Argentina," 2nd division.
After-dinner speaking — Lois Lehman, Bonner Springs, "Milady's Chapeau," 2nd division; Dorothy Emery, Bonner Springs, "Ladies," 2nd division; Colleen Moore, Highland Park, "Feepe We Could Do Without," 2nd division; Charlotte Sawyer, Highland Park, "We Can Take it With a Grin," 2nd division
Extempore speech—Ralph Eacock, Bonner Springs, 1st division; Jack Gies, Highland Park, 2nd division.
Original orations — Ralph Eacock, Bonner Springs, "A Square Deal for Puerto Rico," 1st division.
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Prose reading — Mary Alice Henry, Capitol Catholic, 1st division; Helen Foskett, Bonner Springs, 2nd Springs, 2nd division; Sheila O'Connor, Capitol Catholic, 2nd division.
Class C
One-net play — Lansing, "Waiting," 1st division; Stockton, "The Great Delusion," 1st division.
Readings: humorous — Sarah Marks, Valley Falls, "The Caveman." 1st division.
Informative speech — Rita Cummings, Valley Falls, "The Field of Content." 1st division.
Readings: dramatic — Phyllis Fangman, Seneca Catholic, "A Perfect Tribute," 1st division.
After-dinner speaking — Ruth Rush, Valley Falls, "Using the Right Word," 2nd division.
Prose reading — Ramona Marsh,
Valley Falls, 1st division.
Academy Selects Noted Botanist To Speak April
Lawrence, April — Dr. Paul B. Sears, chairman of the department of botany at Oberlin and one of the outstanding scientists in this field, will be the featured speaker at the Seventy-fifth Anniversary meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science to be held at the University of Kansas on April 10.
Mr. Sears has been on the faculties of Ohio State University, Nebraska Oklahoma Teachers College, Columbia University, and Oberlin. In 1935, he was named a collaborator in the Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. In 1927, he was awarded the Book-of-the-Month Fellowship prize.
Author of more than fifty technical and popular articles on botany, ecology, and conservation Mr. Sears has written four books which have attracted national attention. His books are: "Desserts on the March," "This is Our World," "Life and Environment," and "Who Are These Americans."
Mr. Sears is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and of the University of Nebraska and holds his doctorate from the University of Chicago.
SPRING SPORTS--along with most other leaders has long sought that distinction, and now finds it coming his way. Although he records exclusively for Decca, Columbia is re-issuing his records on the Okeh label, indicating that two out of the three major record companies are actively pushing his band, in addition to the three hundred radio stations which feature Teagarden transcriptions, and both Paramount and Universal film companies where Jack has made both full-length pictures and short subjects.
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There are several other more popular and less strenuous outdoor sports enjoyed—mostly on weekends by students, especially during this season. The time: any time from noon until closing hours. The place: most any place, several popular ones are Potter lake, the stadium, and North College hill.
Sleeping is Popular
Another popular activity, especially with the girls whose masculine friends have been "called to the colors," is sleeping. This also can be enjoyed almost any where—class is a good place.
You know how tired all this school work 'n' exercise 'n' everything makes you—
Ho-hum. Well, I'll be seeing you.
Gotta go take a nap.
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Jack Teagarden, "King of the blues trombone," whose orchestra appears at the Junior Prom April 10, has played for more college and university dances since he organized his own band than any other orchestra leader in the business, during the same period.
Realizing that the orchestra which is tops with the collegiate crowd is usually tops everywhere else in a short time; Mr. "T,"
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U.S. Can Bomb Tokyo From Chinese Bases
New York, (INS) — "The United States air forces in China now have air bases within bombing range of Tokyo" according to a communique from Gen. William Stillwell, commander of the Allied forces in China.
This revelation, the first of its nature, was broadcast by London radios. The British broadcast was recorded in New York in the CBS station.
LARGE CROWD--along with most other leaders has long sought that distinction, and now finds it coming his way. Although he records exclusively for Decca, Columbia is re-issuing his records on the Okeh label, indicating that two out of the three major record companies are actively pushing his band, in addition to the three hundred radio stations which feature Teagarden transcriptions, and both Paramount and Universal film companies where Jack has made both full-length pictures and short subjects.
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"Primitive Rhapsody," with music written by Karl Kuersteiner and lyrics and narration by John Hankins, English professor. Miss Jean Bliss, instructor in physical education, has arranged the dances, and Bernard "Poco" Frazier, instructor in design, has sculptured "Dancer in Wild Cherry" to be used in the number.
This will be the premiere performance of "Primitive Rhapsody," the first known work of its kind in which music, poetry, dancing, and sculpture are incorporated simultaneously around a given theme. A series of designs interpreting "Primitive Rhapsody" done by students in the department of design under the direction of Miss Marjorie Whitney will be on display in the lobby.
Has Played Throughout Country
Among the colleges and universities which the Teagarden orchestra has entertained, many of them more than once, are Notre Dame, Rhode Island State, Holyoke, Tennessee, North Carolina State, Citadel, Florida, University of Minnesota, George Washington, Trinity, Virginia, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Michigan State.
Can Qualify for Many Degrees
Because he started playing the trombone with a band when he was 15. Jack never went to college, but according to his own estimate, given two more years like the last two, he can qualify for a degree from any one of his many alma maters, including the University of Kansas.
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