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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9. 1992
Not Mercurochrome, But Blood In the Fencing Club's Match
By Martin Malonev
Miltony When Carlos de Jonan and Kalman Orauze stepped onto the floor of Robinson gymnasium last Thursday night for an art exhibition, they wore — for fencers—highly unorthodox dox costumes. Both of the fencers had discarded the customary pads and similar protection common in modern sword-play, and appeared stiffly in shorts.
They were fencing until one or the other drew blood.
Their dueling swords, far from being buttoned, had been carefully pointed.
The spectators were somewhat unimpressed. They were sure the match was "faced." After a few disgues, Mr. Oravetz' raider slid behind Jabron's guard and apparently brought his opponent's thigh, just above the knee.
No blood was drawn, so the match continued. But Mr. de Jamon was unlucky on Thursday evening. The Orauzel bade, a few moments later, was a little too fast for him; it was too high in the chest, and to one side.
One of the spectators, observing Mr. de Janon's vital fluid dripping down his chest, grunted, "Huh Mercurchome!"
It Wasn't Mercurochrome
But it wasn't murecchrome; and this weekend, Mr. de Janon is carrying two very real sword wounds.
Fencing, you will observe, is no logner a mild sport. Your correspondent examined the dueling swords used in Thursday's exhibition. (One of them was nicely tinged with red at the point.) The fencers call such a murderous-looking tool heavy, and they have a heavy rapier, in shapes much like the foils used by the novices at fencing. But, instead of a button, it bears on its end three small, keen points, arranged in a triangle so that the loser in an epee match can't get the full length of a rapier in his shoulder or chest. Each point is about a half-inch long; quite difficult to see through, wound, or to open a jugular vein with case and dispain.
Ordinarily, fencers who play with epees wear paddings of various sorts. Mr. de Janon and Mr. Orataz, they say, have a prejudice against their clothes on the point. Hence their abbreviated costumes.
First Fall Tournament
We asked one of the local fencers what he thought of the "pointe d'arête" fencing. He fingered his throat pensively and remarked, "Not for me. There are things about it I don't like."
The epee match was part of the Fencing Club's first fall tournament. The club, which is open to anyone interested in fencing, sponsored seventh place winners and pared to the epee fighting, were quite innocuous and good sport.
But if you prefer to be beaten half to death instead of stabbed, you can go in for saber play. The idea in fighting with sabers, as we understand it, is not to stick three feet of steel into your opponent's epidermis, but merely to hack him into bits. Of course, the sabers used in the Fencing Club's match are made of steel, so having a couple of feet of thin, flexible steel whipped across you a half-down time is not precisely the same sort of thing as working up a huge sweat in a croquet game.
Swordsmen Use Italian Style
Tom Orr and the ubiquitous Mr. de Jaean staged the saber match of the evening for the club. Saber play, as the two of them went at it, is more fun to watch than is a match with folls. It has a bit more of the skill—being sort of a swearing play that many movie fans are accustomed to.
Mr. de Janon, who is president of the Fencing Club, told us that swordmen hereabouts use the Italian
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ian style of play, which is much more flexible than the German, for example. In Germany, fencers stand quite still and chop at each other until one of them passes out. In Italy, one is permitted to dodge, and even back-pedal. (We'll take the Italian, too, thank you.)
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Unaided by great student support, and almost unheard of, the Fencing Club has—according to those who know—built up a very formidable reputation in the Middle West. Last year, members of the club won decisive victories over M.Y.C.A. and Heart of America teams in Kansas City. One of their matches this year is scheduled with the University of St. Louis. And next year, with the help of the deities of all good swordmen, they would like to have some matches in New York—no less!
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Fencing, says Jim Raport, instructor in the gentle are, on its up-grade in America. Well, it's on the up-grade with us right now. So much so that we are going to break out great-grand-pappy's collech-made and try a thrust or so in Robinson gymnasium in the near future. We'll dent all done up in guzz bandages, don't worry. They're only incipient duelling schools, and we expect they'll make us look like D'Artagnan.
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STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION
This morning at 9:45 the subject of the University class will be "God in the World." At 11 the service service will begin, and the chorus chair, with Miss Hortense Harris as soloist, will sing.
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- At 6 o'clock this evening the young people will have their social half-hour. It will be followed at 6:30 by the regular young people's meeting. Prof. H. B. Chubb will speak on "Implications of the Asiatic Sites" in a public welcome is intended to students and faculty to be present.
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Beginning at 9:30 this morning, the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Russell L. Wiley, will play a 15-minute program. Following the opening service in the auditorium, the Foster class, taught by Mrs. H. G. Barr, will meet. Let's make it 10 or more this Sunday.
The social hour will begin at 5:30 in the evening. At the forum program at 6:30, Mr. Arthur McLandon will recite some of his own original poetry. Mac will give you a most exciting evening. Wesley Foundation
At 9:45 o'clock today, the three student classes will resume their discussions under their leaders. Dr. Russell will give a presentation at Russell, and Rev. Edwin F. Price.
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At 10:50 the morning worship service will be addressed by the Rev. Thorburn F. Brumbaugh, director of the Wesley Foundation in Japan, upon the subject, "Christianity's Stake in the Orient." This service and the succeeding 10-80 worship ceremony and Fellowship will be held in the Granada theater due to the remodeling of the church auditorium. All other services will be held in their usual rooms in the church.
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Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell in a scene from "Rosalie" the biggest and the best of all Ziegler hits with Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver, Roy Bolger, Reginald Owen and Many Others, "Rosalie" opens today for 5 days at the Granada.
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Law Ayes, Mary Carlie and John Howard, the three young stars of *The Em Navy*, the new football academy which opens today at the Vanity Fair studios.
At 5:00 this afternoon the Wesley Foundation fellowship hour will be held with the monthly fellowship
lunch being served. At 6 o'clock, Mr. Brumbaugh will give an illustrated talk on "The Wesley Foundation in Japan," and conduct a forum.
Sunday school is at 9:45 o'clock.
Westminster Forum will meet at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Edna Mae Pleas, Eleanor Slaten, Ruth Olive Brown, and Paul Moritz will talk about the Student Christian Movement assembly which they attended recently at Oxford, Ohio.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon in room C. Myers hall. All students and faculty interested are invited to come—Kevin Davis, President.
CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: The Creative Leisure Commission will meet at Henley house at 2:30 aftternoon. The students will work on book-shelves—Ruth Fengel, Charles Coolbaugh.
KU CAMERA CLUB: The Camera Club will hold a joint meeting with the journalism lecture on photography on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a meeting on Jan. 18. All who wish to be charter members must have dawn by Jan. 18. Member meetings are interested in photography — L. A. Postma, President.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL: The Men's Student
Council will meet at a Monday evening in the Fine
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PHI DELTA KAPPA: Phi Delta Kappa will meet Monday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the study hall at Oread College School. Mr. Ulmer will report on the meeting at Cincinnati—Rod Hemp-hill, Secretary.
SETSE POOC; Setse Poe will meet at 4:30 this afternoon in the ballroom of the Union building. All interested in the Estes conference are invited—Edna May Parks.
W. YCA.-Y.MCA. FRESHMEN: All freshmen are invited to attend the party to be given Tuesday evening, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the place of both council meetings and it will be the last meeting before examinations. All persons planned to attend the party must either enter at the M.Y.C. office, M.Y.C. office—Charles Wright, Jr., Chairman Freshman Y.MCA.
Three University students, Miss Chesley James, c38, Miss Jae Cowen, gr, and Miss Vera Bolton, 30, have been given teaching positions recently through the Teachers' Appointment bureau of the School of Education, it has been announced.
to teach home economics in the high school there. Miss Cowen left last week for Denver, Colo., where she is to be director of Parent Education. She has been in the graduate school here this semester.
Miss James goes to Cunningham
Miss Boltton, who received her master's degree here in 1930, has been appointed to teach mathematics at the school during the spring semester.
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