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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. April 19, 1950
GREETING IN COSTA RICA—Carolyn Caskey, Independence, Mo., junior, and Albert E. Palmer-
lee, Lawrence junior, center talk with Adlai Stevenson during his visit to Costa Rica.
Students Abroad Get Big'Hello'
The first group of U.S. exchange students to Costa Rica became celebrities as newspapers ran front page stories and pictures of the 11 from KU.
The students are participating in a "junior year abroad" exchange program with the University of Costa Rica at San Jose, set up for the first time this fall. It will be continued each year with a different director and student group.
Information about the exchange was secured from a letter from Carclyn Caskey, Independence, Mo.. junior, who is studying in Costa Rica.
Others in the group are:
Susan Aldrich, Great Bend junior; Joann Brauchi, Marysville sophomore; Joyce Campbell, Abilene sophomore; Carolyn Caskey, Independence, Mo., junior; Mary Grauberger, Overland Park junior; Mark Horsky, Marysville sophomore; Albert Palmerleer, Lawrence junior; James Rambo, Kansas City, Mo., junior; Ruth Rogers, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore; Jane Tasker, Kansas City, Mo., junior; Myrna Wilkins, Bonner Springs junior.
She writes:
MISS CASKEY said Rodolfo Mendez, a Costa Rican who graduated in February from the KU School of Engineering, was one of the group's first contacts. Mendez introduced them to other young people who showed them as much of Costa Rica as possible before classes started March 7.
"We can never forget the picnics we had near bright pools and waterfalls there, the night visits to the Mirador restaurant nestled in the mountains, the volcanoes and beaches... There were always guitars, accordions or harmonicas and beautiful Spanish songs along with us."
Atomic Plant Opens Today in Chicago
CHICAGO —(UPI) Electricity flowed to Illinois consumers today from the world's first privately financed atomic power plant.
The 51 million doolar plant was built by General Electric for Commonwealth Edison Co. in Dresden about 50 miles from Chicago.
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MISS CASKEY wrote that the students have attended many receptions and teas given in their honor. They recently visited the university chancellor's farm where they spent the day relaxing and talking with professors and school administrators.
When Adlai Stevenson was in Costa Rica the university and government officials arranged a special reception with him for the students.
She said the students were delighted to see scenes described in the novel, "Puerto Limon," which they read during a seminar on Costa Rica at KU.
"WE PASSED through many towns built along the tracks, inhabited by Negroes from Jamaica who had come to work on the plantations. They congregated on their small front yards to watch the train go by. Their smiling faces indicated that the passing of the train was one of the high points in their daily lives."
"When we arrived in Puerto Limon, the governor of the province was at the station to meet us. We were taken from the depot to the Palace Hotel in four jeeps. We had expected the name of the hotel to be misleading, but we were surprised at its total lack of luxury.
"THEER WEERE only two showers for the entire building, and they were located as far as possible from the bedrooms. The only approach to them was straight through the dining room. We adjusted quickly, however, and by the second day we marched like veterans through the dining room, toothbrush in hand, hair in curlers, nodding and saying 'buenos dias' to the early risers who were munching on their breakfast toast.
"The evening of our arrival we learned about the nightly power failure and had to eat our meal by candlelight."
"Classes began the 7th of March and responsibility was added to our carefree lives. We are all carrying between 18 and 22 hours and are working on a research project. Our classes come at any hour between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m."
European system in most of the classes and on the first day give a huge bibliography to the students. No assignments are made, and it is up to the student to do as much or as little as he wishes. It all shows up in the final examination given at the end of the year. Almost all classes last the entire year, or the equivalent of two semesters."
Miss Caskey said the group expected their classes would be a heavy load but that they have managed well because there are few extra-curricular activities at the university.
"Once a week on Wednesday morning our group meets at Dr. Menton's home to discuss our scheduled receptions . . . share bits of information, and discuss problems.
"Occasionally someone reports that the water pressure is low in his neighborhood, but in spite of the few inconveniences we all agree we wouldn't trade this year in Costa Rica for anything.
"THE PROFESSORS here use the
Seymour Menton, associate professor of Romance language, is the director this year.
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City Managers Meet Set Here
Around the Campus
The thirteenth annual City Managers School will be tomorrow through Friday in the Kansas Union
Topics tomorrow include: The Consulting Engineer — Services and Costs, Public Transportation in the City — The Problem and the Solution, and Traffic Engineering for the City Manager.
Thursday meetings will take up The Bond Market; The Function and Responsibility of the City Attorney; Public Administration — New Concepts, Application to City Management; and Mental Health of the Administrator.
The final session Friday morning will focus on Community Leadership.
The University Extension Service and the Governmental Research Center of KU sponsor the meeting, with the Kansas and the Missouri City Managers Associations.
Hall to Union Meet
Dwayne Hall, director of food service at the Kansas Union will represent KU Sunday through Wednesday at the 37th annual Association of College Unions international conference at Indiana University. Bloomington.
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Students Win $25 In Math Contest
Alfred Gray, Dallas, Tex., senior, and Neal R. Wagner, Topeka sophomore, are the winners of $25 prizes for writing the best competitive examinations in mathematics for juniors-seniors and freshmen-sophomores respectively.
Second and third place winners in the junior-senior division were Fred L. Morrison, Colby senior, and Robert E. Barnhill, Lawrence junior.
Harold W. Fearing was second in the freshman-sophomore division and Robert K. Remple was third. Both are Lawrence sophomores.
Tickets on Sale For 'The Alchemist'
Tickets are on sale for "The Alchemist," the last major University Theatre production of the year.
The play, written by Ben Jonson, will be presented April 27-30. Tickets are available at the University Theatre box office and the Kansas Union ticket center for $1.50. Students may obtain tickets with ID cards.
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