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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOLUME XXXIV
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Russian Pianist Plays Before a Large Audience
NUMBER 94
Rachmaninoff Pleases
Crowd With His
Technique
By John Bondson, c'mel Students in the University received a rare treat last night in the person of Serger Renkmanninoff, celebrated Russian pianist. In a program composed largely of selections in minor moods, the composer-conductor-pianist displayed a virtuosity seldom heard on this campus, and a warmth and feeling for color that explains the reason for his many years of unparalleled popularity.
**Selection in Minor Mode**
The program "Fantasia" with a lightly enclosed "Fantasie", by Heydon. The rest of the first group was devoted to a selection, minor in mood, entitled "Melodie", which was written by Gluck-Sgambati. Here was the first suggestion of the selection, which was With the exception of three, the selections由Rachmaninoff for his University program were some-what melancholy and sad, suggestive of his aspect throughout the entire recital. His second group consisted of four pieces well executed, deft air, suitable for a display of nimble fingers. The second, in E minor, possessed varied temps, but again in the minor theme. The last one, a sonata in B major, displayed of flails haue, and decoration.
The remainder of the first halt was devoted to Chopira's Sonate, Op. 58. The first movement, marked allelgo, gave the impression of magnitude, which was later replaced by a melodic second movement. The second movement, musesteo, was replete with runs, most of the work being executed by the left hand. The large introduced a mood of mournful solemnity, but the finale suggested a return to the original theme, rythmii
Plays Own Manuscript
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1937
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
Virginia Taylor happily announced to her Gamma Phi sisters that she had received a valentine gift from her boy friend in a distant town, and showed them the large box as proof. When the box was opened it was found to contain all of the letters of her family, but no gift other than an explanatory letter from the friend telling that he had never loved anyone as much as Virginia, and in the next breath saying that he had a new girl and was going steady. The letter closed with this bit of
Continued on page three
After the intermission, Rachmanninoff returned to play first his own transcription of Bach's "Prelude" from his violin suite. Here was displayed a brisk firmness of touch which accentuated the characteristic style of the composer. The next group was devoted to two of his own compositions, "Daisies," and an "Oriental Sketch." His rather moody disposition was well illustrated by the curious minor strains.
Popular Band to Campus
Anson Weeks' Band To Play for Junior Prom
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Anson Weeks and his orchestra will provide music for dancers at the Junior Prom. March 5. For several years, Anson Weeks has had one of the outstanding dance orchestras in the country. He is also a radio chain broadcasts
Plays C-Sharp Minor Prelude
The program over, the pianist left the stage, but the audience felt that something was yet lacking. So upon the persuasion of freezed applause, Rachmanninoff returned to his studio and he performed in C-Sharp Minor in C-Sharp Minor. He attacked it vigorously and firmly, playing it somewhat more slowly than usual. After a final encore the pianist was permitted to leave and nearly four thousand person
The first selection in the last group, all of which were by the composer Franz Llixt, came as a complete and pleasant surprise to a rapt audience. The Liebentherman was able to color, full of feeling and beauty. He treated it as a rare hit of fragile china. Following, was the Valse Oubliee, No 3, which was largely in minor key, so he was his last selection, the french Renaissance, to be suggestive of a fantastic gypsy-like motion.
Weeks will play for the Junior-Senior Prom at Norman, Okla., on Thursday, March 4; here Friday, March 5; and at the Junior-Senior Prom at Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tickets will be on sale Feb. 17 at the main desk of the Memorial Union building and at the Business Office in the Administration building, at the regular advance price $25. At the door party, tickets will cost $22.5 at the door the night of the party.
OVER THE HILL
The Junior Prom is the only form University party during the year, an is sponsored by the class of 28. "It probably the outstanding ever" the spring social season and a fun group of students ran, manager of the Memorial I building. The hours of the dane 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Taggart Returns to Classes
J. H. Taggart, associate prof
economics, returned to his elc
some time in Massachusetts.
Psi Chi Heirs Henry Baker
Psi Chi,僧心理, honorary
met at 4 p.m. Mon Henry
Bailor inhibition "In-Teetro
Landes to Speak in Topeka
K. K Landes, professor of geography at the University of Kansas to speak to the Women's club of the National Council for Kai House Research, Meet
There is to be a meeting on House President's association afternoon in the Five room at the Dormatic Club. Dramatic Club Meets Today
The Dramatic club will meet afternoon at 4:30 in Little the Green hall. Plans will be made the second semester.
Three officials of the Empire pary, is subsidiary of Doherty City Service enterprises, were appointed for the purposes for jobs in mechanica electrical engineering *Apparatus* *superioria*. Wm. L. Burdick, dean of School of Law, spoke late in the evening at the associations of Lyon, Chuse Coffee counties. The meeting held at the Broadmeadow hotel in
To Discuss Religion
Is "Religion Creative or Consistent" in the topic which re-introduced the Y.M.C.A. and W.Y.C.A. will cush this evening at 6 o'clock home of Mr. and Mrs John L. Clemom Morris Receives Appoint C. Glem Morris, a former at the University, was appointee to Clarence V. Beck, 26, last year; his second term as county attn of Butter county, will be repaired Stanley Taylor, 20, of El Dj.
Confederate Daughters To Give Baruch Prize
WEATHER
For the purpose of encouraging research in the history of the South, the United Daughters of the Confederacy is awarding, May 1, the Mrs. Simon Baruch university prize of $1,000 for an unpublished monograph or essay of high merit in the field of southern history.
Lyle Powell, who recently became the foremost Snow Zoology clubs this afternoon on "Medical Pro in India," Doctor Powell, a physician and specialist, has spent the past studying in the Orient.
Kansas: Generally fair tues
Wednesday; rising tues
Tuesday; colder in west
Wednesday,
Prof. H. B. Chubb, of the J science department, will spice the Dougson county chapter up a row night. The topic of his will be America's Foreign Expedition with National Defence week began Feb. 10. The talk will be Foothill College's Foody Shop public is invited
Housand Dollars To Be Awarded for Essay About South
Powell to Speak
Pharmacy Colloquy Thursday
S. O. Davidson of the McKenna
Drug company of Calif.
Clinic at the mary club colloquy Thursday
at 11:30. He will disa-
nce the wholesale
house pharmacy gist.
The meeting will be
room 205 of the Chemistry
Crafton Will Speak Tonight
This prize, awarded biennially, will be given for essays preferably in or near the period of the Confederacy or bearing on the causes that led to the war between the states. Competition is limited to graduate and undergraduate students of university and standard colleges i, the United States.
When questioned in regard to
Crafton Will Speak Tonight
Allen Crafton, professor of化学,
Hansen and O'Neill on the subject, "The Arts on
Stage," in Spencer-Thayer mug
team by prominent men on the cri
He will discuss the importance
Jobs for Chemistry Seniors
George W. Holman, e3, 47 am,
until yesterday to begin work! Procter and Gamble company were chosen for the position
H. H. Coth, who last week viewed students in the chemist
company.
Chubb to Speak
Returns From Oklahoma
Prof. W. W. Davis Attended Big Six Meeting at Norman
Prof. W. F. Davis returned Sunday from Norman, Okla., where he presided as chairman at a meeting of Big Six representatives last Friday and Saturday. They reread the rules and regulations of the conference which had been formulated at their meeting last May in Lincoln and ordered that they be printed.
Dr. H. K. Hing of Kansas State was appointed a member of the executive committee of the N.C.A.A. The representatives were guests at the Iowa State University and were invited the members of the Oklahoma Athletic Council; Dr. W. B. Zilliz, President of the University of Oklahoma; Ma) Lawrence "Huff" Jones, Nebraska football coach, and Tam Sidhiam, Oklahoma coach.
Severe Illness Forces Lecturer To Cancel All Dates
Wm. Beebe's Lecture Indefinitely Postponed
The lecture by William Beezer,
naturalist, author, and lcturer,
scheduled to speak here Thursday
at 10 a.m. at the University of
Boston because of severe illness
Beech was forked to postpone his entire series of February dates because of a severe attack of influenza. At present his managers are negotiating with the places where he was scheduled to appear in setting new dates. It is likely that he will speak here soon in March.
The title of Beebe's lecture will be "500 Fathoms Down." It will concern his explorations with the bathysphere in Bermuda.
HUXMAN ASSURES MUSEUM FUNDS
DUI M
Governor Affixes Signature to $55,000 Grant for Dyche; Vetoes $100,000 Section Providing Corridor Building for University Hospital in Kansas City
provisions amounting to $410,000
† of a $1,009,5000 building appro-
Governor Walter A. Huxman yesterday affixed his signature to a provision of the appropriation bill for buildings and improvements at state institutions which will provide $55,000 for completion and restoration of Dyche museum. At the same time he yeted part of the hill providing for an appropriation of $100,000 which was to provide for a connecting corridor building between the cline or dispensary building and main hospital for the University School of Medicine at Kansas City.
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Editor of 'Nation's Business' Founded Journalism Division
Merle Thorpe Organized Local Department in 1911. Persuaded Students To Turn Kansas Into Daily
One of the most successful figures in the history of the Daily Kansas was Merle Thore, who organized the department of journalism in 1911. He was the guiding force in the early days of the Kansas and was a leader in the journalistic field where he served as general manager of the Nation's Business in 1916. During the time he was here, the department grew from 50 students to 216, one of the largest and most success-
Merle Thorpe
(ul departments of journalism in the country.
he came here in the fall of 1911. He devoted himself to developing the courses that he had approved and supervised the setting up of new machinery in the Kansan plant. The journalism classes were held in the basement of the building in which is now known as the bindery. The machinery was still housed in the basement of Fraser.
Aner leave Stanford, he was successively advertising manager of Washington Life, White House correspondent for the Washington Post, managing editor of the Havana Post, and London Mail correspondent. He was the Northwest expert of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer when he was called to the chair in journalism at the university of Washington during a school in 1903 and established several courses in journalism at that school while he was there.
Professor Thorea was the promoter type of individual and was extremely skilled in the department of journalism at the University of Kansas when
When Mr. Thorpe persuaded the students that they would be much better off if they issued a daily instead of a tri-weekly paper, he proved himself the supersalesman. He decided to make the annual journalism conference a national affair, and with the co-operation of
Mr. Thorpe did editorial work on the Palo Alto Times, then went to Stanford University where he obtained his degree in 1905.
the Board of Regents, was tremen-
dously successful in obtaining farnou-
lish English writers and editors
to come here and speak.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1937
In his personal contact with the University, both the faculty and students found him very co-operative and easy to work with in spite of the fact that trifles worried him. He was extremely entertaining and clever and the students always enjoyed and filled his classes.
On May 1, 1916, Frank Leroy Blanchard, editor and Publisher, came to Lawrence to speak at the national editorial convention and give the trip the last leg of acceptance of the editors' business.
Mr. Thorpe obtained a one-year leave of absence from the University and left for Washington, D.C., to charge of the national monthly magazine published by the United States Chamber of Commerce. He was so successful that at the end of the time he resigned his position at the University and has remained ever since as editor of the Nation's Business.
CONGRATULATIONS!
On Your 25th Anniversary
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25 Years Ago The University Daily Kansan Said:- 'Hello World'
THAT WAS THE YEAR 1912 And here are a few "High Lights."
School registration around 2450.
— "Uncle Jimmy" Green, Dean of Law School.
School visitation, around 2430.
— Hon. Frank Strong was Chancellor.
Presidential Candidate Woodrow Wilson spoke in chapel.
George Fitch, author, lectured to students.
George Fitch, author, lectured to students.
Prof. L. N. Flint, Alumni Magazine Editor.
—Prof. L, N. Flint, Alumni Magazine Editor,
Dear Patron, Gradd Magazine Editor.
—Earl Potter, Oread Magazine Editor.
Wallace and Cannon, Jaybawyer Editors.
Burke, David Hussey, President W.S.G.A.
A. R. McKinnon, President Student Council.
Burton Sears, Sigma Nu. President Pan-Hellenic.
-L. L. Argent-
-Harold Brownlee: 1912 captain football.
W. O. Hamilton, D of Athletics, Basketball Coach.
—K. U. defeated St. Marys in football. 62 to 0.
New bleachers were added at McCook Field, that made the seating capacity 11,400.
And one year later at Lawrence a store was born that has served Kansas University faculty and University students for 24 years.
—What marked success we have made we owe a share of it to the university Daily Kansan which has carried our message to thousands of students — for the many years. And may we:
Offer our congratulations on this their twenty-fifth anniversary. And we hope that we will be advertising with you in 1962.
Owen Carl
C. C. Carl
By the way----1937 Spring Clothes are now on display.