19, 1942
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Chekhov Play Reveals New Theater Technique
Michael Chekhov's current production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," which will be presented in Hoch auditorium Feb. 25, is the fifth version of the lusty comedy which Chekhov has produced and directed.
The four other presentations of the play directed by the former leader of the second Moscow Art theater were given from 1930 to 1933 in Berlin, Paris, Riga, Latvia, and Kaunas, Lithuania. The current offer
The Chekhov theater studio emphasized in "Twelfth Night" the two dominant themes which Shakespeare put into the lines and situations: the romantic love theme and the theme of the joy of life. Imaginative use of music, color, and movement give the production rhythm and emotion that heightens the lines and situations of the play.
In the modern presentation all scenery is moved by the actors in front of the audience. Scenes are moved from indoors to a garden, to the street, and back again to the interior. This new treatment of the technical problem permits a continuance of action through the play.
Activity tickets will admit students to the performance which will be given one night only. This is the third production sponsored by the department of speech and drama this year.
Never Too Old for Honors
Salem, Ore.—(UP)—At the age of 92, Miss Ellen Chamberlin has been presented with an honorary doctor of Letters degree by Willamette University.
Miss Chamberlin is the oldest alumna of the oldest institution of higher education in the West, which this year is celebrating it 100th anniversary.
Miss Chamberlain came to Oregon from Michigan in 1857 and entered Willamette in 1864, when Waller Hall, second building on the campus, was just being built. Graduation exercises were held in the unfinished building the following year. Miss Chamberlin remembers seeing piles of brick made from clay dug up and baked on the site of the new building.
In 1868, Miss Chamberlin was graduated and joined the faculty as an instructor.
Naval Hero's Home To Be Preserved
Burlington, N.J.—(UP)—The little brick house in which Capt. James Lawrence, one of America's great naval heroes, was born in 1787, will be purchased by the State of New Jersey and maintained by the state commission on historical sites.
Lawrence gained immortality in defeat. In June, 1813, his ship, the Chesapeake, was defeated in a desperate battle with H.M.S. Shannon. Fortunately wounded, Lawrence uttered the words, "Don't give up the ship," as he being carried below decks. The phrase has become a byword, typifying the spirit and tradition of the navy.
Prohibitionist
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To Curb Wets
Granite Falls, Minn.-(UP)-Andrew Volstead, "father of Prohibition," has been asked to lead a court fight to prevent establishment of a saloon in his home town.
As a result of a peculiar set of circumstances, Granite Falls—county seat of a dry county—has been granted permission by the state attorney general to turn wet. This, drys claim, is in direct contradiction to state local option laws.
The circumstances are these:
The town is divided by the Minnesota river which forms the county line. Yellow Medicine county, of which Granite Falls in the county seat, voted dry at the last county option election. Chippewa county, in which the eastern portion of the town falls, went wet.
The wet faction in the dry half of town therupon petitioned state attorney general J. A. A. Burnquist asking exemption from the county option and requesting a special election to determine whether a municipal liquor store could be established. The election, held in January, approved the liquor store movement.
Results of the election, however, placed the dry county in the position of operating, through its county seat, a liquor store in cooperation with a wet county.
It also created a furor in the dry population of the town.
Dry leaders in Yellow Medicine county have called on the aging former congressman, sponsor of the Volstead Act, to "vindicate the sincerity of his prohibition stand" by heading an appeal to the state supreme court.
The regular student musical recital of the School of Fine Arts was presented at 3:30 this afternoon in Frank Strong auditorium.
Three piano solos were played by Eugene Jennings, Edward Utley, and Helen Goode. They played, respectively, "Scherzo in C Sharp Minor," "Ballade in G Minor," and the last movement of Brahms" "Concerto in D Minor."
Students Present Recital Today
Two vocal solos were presented,
"Goodbye" by Tosti was sung by
Mary Elizabeth Mudd, and "Non so
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Charlotte Loomis and Lucile Loeb each presented a violin solo, "Legende" by Bohm and "Adagio from Concerto No. 9" by DeBeriot.
Orchestral accompaniment on a second piano was by Prof. Jan Chiauspso, instructor of piano.
Cycle Corps Filled By Experts
Springfield, Ill. —(UP)— J. E. "Buck" Kidd, motorcycle racing promoter, said today the U. S. army is filling a vital need for hard-riding motorcycle riders with star performers from the racing circuit.
Tough, experienced riders to handle the army's estimated 30,000 cycles are scarce, he said, and the government is drawing heavily upon the racing fraternity.
Some of the best competitive riders will miss next summer's races, including the championship Illinois state fair events Aug. 23, due to mounting army enlistments, he said.
Kidd's son, Jim, is a staff sergeant in the 106th motorized cavalry at Camp Livingston, La. He was awarded this rank, highest for noncommissioned officers, seven days after enlisting.
"American riders haven't been able to buy a motorcycle for 15 months," he said, "but when the war is over this country will be a motorcycle-minded nation."
He said the motorcycle may be the "answer to petroleum coordinator Harold L. Ickes' prayers, because the stock cycle gets 65 miles to the gallon."
Dean Smith Attends Education Meetings
George B. Smith, dean of the School of Education, left yesterday for San Francisco where he will attend a number of related educational meetings.
He will participate in the meetings of the American Association of School Administration, National Association of Colleges and Departments of Education in state universities and land grant colleges, National Society for Curriculum Study, and other related meetings.
While in San Francisco Dean Smith will address the University of Kansas alumni at a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the city Y.M.C.A. building. He plans to return to the University Feb.25.
Texas Suffers From Teacher Shortage
Austin, Tex., (UP)—The need for more teachers in Texas is so urgent that some schools may have to curtail programs.
Miss Miriam W. Dozier, secretary of the teachers' appointment committee at the University of Texas, announced that in December there were more than 2,200 calls for teachers, almost 100 per cent increase over December, 1940.
Some schools "desperately" need instructors, with a few asking for as many as eight new teachers, she said.
Commerce, mathematics and science teachers are in greatest demand, although there is a storage of English, history and physical education instructors. Hundreds of teachers went into defense work before war was declared, and the exodus increased when hostilities broke out, said Miss Dozier.
"World at War" class members and visitors are asked to be on time tonight.
Believes Health Program Essential to Nation
"I believe that some kind of physical conditioning program would be a good thing," Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director of the University health service, replied today, "but I don't believe that it would be a panacea for all the ills that affect our nation today. Neither do I believe that such a program should be confined to the younger generations alone," he continued.
Although agreeing that physical exercise is important, Dr. Canuteson listed it as only one of the factors entering into a health program. ___
Many athletes, who devote much of their time to strenuous physical exercise, are not in perfect condition. Were mere physical conditioning the answer, these men should be eligible, physically, for service in any branch of the armed service. Actually, many are not. A few members of football, basketball, and similar sport groups are not physically fit for acceptance by any of the services.
Other common causes for rejection for military service can be traced to defects which have been neglected in childhood. Many minor defects, which could have been remedied while the individual was a child have been allowed to develop into permanent, if not serious defects.
Dr. Canuteson said that some program of physical conditioning probably would be beneficial, but it should not be considered merely as an emergency measure. If continued into peacetime, such a program would eventually contribute much to improving the public health.
One of the factors upon which physical fitness depends is proper nutrition. This is equally important with physical exercise. "Many persons do not know what to eat, and some of those who do, will not eat properly." Dr. Canuteson said. "Many of the defects causing rejection from selective service are traceable to dietary deficiencies as well as to lack of physical exercise," he added.
Announce New Choir Members
D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts and director of the University A Cappella choir announces the appointment of the following new students to membership in the choral organization for the second semester, following the withdrawal of several of the former members from school.
Betty Louise Gunnels, college freshman, first soprano; Geraldine Shaw, college sophomore, and Florence Harris, college sophomore, second soprano; Harry Hudson Martis, college junior, second tenor; Wm. J. Moorman, freshman engineer, first bass; Eugene Jones, college junior, first bass; and Bill Miller, second bass.
The choir is scheduled to sing in the All-Musical weapers on March 15, in its annual home concert here on April 20, and at the Music Week festival beginning May 4.
O. U. Saves Curfew Whistle
Norman, Okla. — (UF) — Feeling sentimental about the University of Oklahoma's curfew whistle, which is scheduled to be replaced by chimes, officials have proposed that the whistle be cut up and made into watch charms. The curfew signal has been in use 36 years.
Why Does This Radiator Snort and Wheeze?
—The Dunce Forgot His Anti-Freeze.
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