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Edward Ruhe, 66, professor of English, died June 29 in his Lawrence home. He had been on medical leave from the University of Kansas since Fall 1899 and was not expected to return until 1900.
by Beth Behrens
Kansas staff writer
Edward Ruhe
Mr. Ruhe had taught English at KU since 1859. He taught courses in Restoration and 18th century British literature, cinema and English literature.
Mr. Rueh owned one of the world's largest private collections of Australian aboriginal bark paintings. His collection has been exhibited in more than 20 museums. He was one of the first in the art world to recognize the painters as artists.
Al Johnson, director of the anthropology museum, said the bark paintings were a traditional Australian aboriginal form of art that is highly symbolic of the mythological and religious beliefs of the tribe.
The paints used in aboriginal art are earth substances such as clay, hematites (chief of iron) and charcoal. Although the paintings still are being made in Australia, he said they were very rare.
"His collection is valuable because it is so extensive," Johnson said. "There are around 300 paintings in the collection. It is representative of a lot of different groups of aborigines and also representative of a period of time when the paintings were made more frequently."
The paintings were collected systematically in Australia, Johnson said, but they are rare outside of the country.
He said the collection also included other aboriginal artifacts, such as carved wooden sculptures.
"Ed was one of the few who appreciated and collected the paintings," he said. "He built up a nice representative collection. There weren't a lot of people who appreciated (the paintings) as much as he did. Much of his lifetime was devoted to understanding the aborigines and the aboriginal art."
Michael Johnson, chairman of the department of English, said he brought some aborigines to the University during the late 1970s.
they just sat in the grass for days on end, just painting and telling stories," Johnson said. "He (Ruhe) was a tolerant and warm person. He tried to be open rather than judging. . . He had a very large perception of what the world was about."
Mr. Ruhe was a member of the Modern Language Association, the American Association of University Professors, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Milton Society of America, the Johnson Society of Kansas, the Modern Humanities Research Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the British Film Institute and the Anthropological Society of Southern Australia. He was active on committees for the department of English and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Ruhe is survived by three brothers, Bill Ruhe McLean, Va; Ben Ruhe, Washington, D.C.; and David Ruhe, Haifa, Israel; a sister, Judy Ruhe Diel, Allentown, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held July 19 in Emmaus, Pa. A memorial service will be conducted in Lawrence. The date has not been set.
Memorial contributions to the Edward Ruhe Aboriginal Studies Fund may be sent to the First National Bank, 900 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kan. 66044.
Lance Foster, a 23-year-old Stillwater, Oka', senior, died last spring, two weeks before he was to graduate from the University of Kansas.
Lance Foster
Mr. Foster died May 7 at the University of Kansas Medical Center from internal injuries he received May 6 when a Pepsi machine fell on him in the dining room of Stephenhors Scholarship Hall, 1404 Alumni Place, where he lived.
He was still conscious after the accident and told police he had shaken the machine after he put 50 cents in it and did not receive a drink.
Mary Prewitt, assistant University general counsel, said she was not aware of any lawsuits pending because of the accident.
Bob Derby, manager of KU Concessions, said a program had begun to bolt down all vending machines on campus. The previous policy was that only vending machines in areas with a high frequency of vandalism were bolted down.
The machine that fell on Mr. Foster was removed from Stephenson Hall at its residents' request.
Mr. Foster was posthumously awarded a bachelor of science degree in systematics and ecology and a bachelor of arts degree in
political science at commencement on May 21. He graduated with distinction in both majors.
He was voted a lifetime member of Phi Beta Kappa, a national academic society.
Mr. Foster had been accepted to the graduate program of Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Policy at the University of Texas.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Foster, 31thwater, Okla., and two brothers, Clay Foster, 28, Seattle, Wash., and Morris Foster, 29 Norman, Okla.
Burial services were May 10 at Hawley Cemetery, Grant County, Okla. His parents requested memorials be sent to the youth fund of the First Christian Church, Stillwater.
Ruth M. Skillman
Three retired KU support staff members died of natural causes this summer. All three were Lawrence residents.
Ruth M. Skillman, 90, died June 13 at the Presbyterian Manor, 1421 Kasold Dr. Funeral services were held June 16 at Rumsey Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St. Graveside services were June 17 at Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
Mrs. Skillman was the residence hall manager for Lewis Hall from 1865 to 1974. She was a member of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St. She was an officer in the Christian Women's Fellowship and also active in the Bethany Class, an adult Sunday school course.
Her husband, Joe G. Skillman, who died in 1963, was a JUJU police officer.
ured in 1963, was a KU police officer.
Mrs. Skillman is survived by her daughter, Eula Belle Terrill, Enid, Okla.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church Building Fund.
Felix Bermudez
Felix Bermudez, 84, died June 27 at Del Mar Gardens in Lenexa. He worked for the KU landscape department of the department of facilities operations for 33 years. Mr. Bermudez began his career as a groundsman and retired as department foreman in 1970.
Services were June 30 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1229 Vermont St. Graveside services were at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mr. Bermudez is survived by four
sons, Ruven Bermudze, Indian Hills,
Colo.; Joe Bermudze, Topek; Jesse
Bermudze and Israel Bermudze,
both of Lawrence; five daughters,
Maria Ganados, Sunland Park,
N.M.; Rosa Jimenez, Micaela
Ramos, Rachel Jemus and Linda Jo
Jaimee, all of Lawrence; 36 grand-
children and 44 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, in care of Warren-Meilwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13 St., Lawrence, Kan. 68044.
Henry A. Shenk
Henry A. Shenk, 82, died July 29 while on vacation in Nedderland, Colo. He was a member of the University of Kansas faculty from 1941 to 1976.
Mr. Shenk came to KU as a football and track coach and retired after serving 27 years as chairman of the Athletic Department. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus. The Shenk Complex, playing fields at 23rd and Iowa streets, were named in his honor in 1980.
Mr. Shenk received the District Service Award from the Kansas Association of School Health in 1976, was inducted into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 1977 and received the Fred Ellsworth medallion in 1979. He also was a former chairman of the health, physical education and recreation department.
he is survived by his wife, Katherine Frick Shenk, and his two sons, Bob Shenk, Mandeville La.; and John Shenk, Bangkok, Thailand.
Mr. Shenk's body was cremated.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m.
August 30, at the First United
Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.
Memorial contributions to support a physical education scholarship may be sent to the Kansas University Endowment Association in care of Warren-Meelian Mortuary, 120 W. 18th St., Lawrence, KA, 66044.
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