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University Daily Kansan Monday, Nov. 16, 1959
Watercolor Sketches Depict Mid-19th Century U.S. Growth
By Carol Heller
Early America's dynamic growth is depicted in the new watercolor sketches exhibit at the Museum of Art.
The watercolors are by an Austrian artist, Franz Holzlhuber, who traveled through America 1856 to 1860. This is the first time the paintings have ever been on exhibit.
Mr. Holzlhuber's watercolors capture the struggle of pioneers as they forded rivers with their wagon trains and crossed prairies in a slow cross-country trek.
Viewers at the opening exhibit at the Museum of Art Sunday munched on Austrian coffeecake and drank Viennese coffee with whipped cream.
Coffeecakes Are Appropriate Food
The refreshments were part of the mid-Victorian theme planned for the exhibition of watercolor sketches by the Austrian artist, Franz Holzl-uber.
Mr. Holzhuber is credited with introducing coffeecake to America.
The dozen circular coffeecakes were baked by Mrs. Edward Maser, wife of the museum director, and her mother, Mrs. Helen Besas.
The cakes were cream-colored with candied fruits. Mrs. Maser said the recipe called for 45 eggs and four pounds of butter.
The recipe, "guglhups," was once handed down generation to generation in an Austrian family.
The cakes—while they lasted—were displayed on a table decorated with Victorian lace and red roses, pink geraniums and maroon snap-dragons.
He showed the growing pains of metropolitan life with sketches of homesteaders felling giant forest trees and clearing the wilderness to build log cabins.
Birth of Industry
The birth of an industrial country is recorded in scenes of river traffic, the smoke of lumber mills and the excitement of a log jam, wooden bridges and steam engines.
The tranquility and danger of frontier life is illustrated in scenes of a country schoolhouse, a tiny town with a dirt thoroughfare, frenized horses running from a prairie fire. and a stage coach driver lashing his team to greater speed as Indians pursue.
Mr. Holzlhuber's sketches afford a new glimpse into Indian life.
They show an Indian couple relaxing in the shade of a riverside tree with their canoe banked nearby, an Indian girl waving good-bye to a ship at sea, the coziness of an Indian family sitting around a campfire meal in their teepee and the savageness of Indian warriors dancing to drums.
Indian Craftsmanship
There are pictures of Indian peace pipes with intricately carved
Woman Impatient to Be Bride
CREMONA, Italy — (UPI) — Francesco Guzzittz, 48, was given a three months, suspended sentence vesterday for molesting Angela Mondini, 40, who had broken her engagement to him.
She told the court they had been engaged for 24 years but she had developed "some doubt" he really intended to marry her after all and broke the engagement.
bowls and pictures of elaborate skin and feather costumes decorated with drawings.
There are portraits of Indians and detailed drawings of lances, tomahawks, bows and arrows, snowshoes, travois and papoose cradles.
Mr. Holzlhuber's sketches also give a description of the ruggedness of untamed America ranging from the cold blue iciness of the north, the tumbling waterfalls and mountains of the east to the dusty plains.
He painted in a representational style and used simple green, blue and earthy color combinations to produce a charming panorama of early American life.
TNE Donates $25
To Campus Chest
Tau Nu Epsilon, national drinking fraternity which was banned on the campus about 20 years ago is not to be outdone by Pachacamac, a campus political party which dissolved in 1954.
Saturday morning, Alan Wuthnow. Hope junior and chairman of the Campus Chest, received $25 from TNE. The money was enclosed in a letter mailed to Thomas Van Dyke, Kansas City, Mo., senior, last year's Campus Chest chairman.
Last week the Campus Chest received a $25 contribution from Pachaeaamae.
The letter from TNE said that last year that fraternity had entrusted Van Dyke with the responsibility of placing the contribution in the proper hands.
This year's contribution is to be "placed in the Campus Chest," with the proper spirit, it said.
Sunnyside Mothers Voice Rat Protest
mark an "unfortunate statement. He explained that this is the time of year when rodents of this type naturally seek shelter from outside weater.
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He said that the traps were not really expected to be successful. They were more of a "shot in the dark."
Mr. Chestnut said poison was not put out until complaints were filed because "it is poison, and there are children and animals" in the area.
Prawl said he has been advised to stuff steel wool into the holes.
"The rats just pull it through the hole and come on in. As far as that goes, they wouldn't even have to do that. The wallboard is so rotten, all you have to do is push against it, and it will fall in."
No Bites Yet
Prawl said no one has been bitten.
"But if a rat ever attacked my little daughter, she's too little to get away. She's only seven months old, and she crawls everywhere."
Mrs. Prawl stepped forward, her eyes red and tear-filled in anger.
"It's not right for people to live like this. We pay enough to get a little protection. We called an exterminator in Kansas City who guaranteed he'd rill all the buildings of everything for a year for $60 a building. Mr. Chestnut has been nice and cooperative on the phone, but he isn't much on action."
Mr. Chestnut said the poison takes 7-10 days to kill the rodents.
"The regular exterminator contractors use about the same treatment we use." he said.
Nine Sunnyside units are occupied by student and faculty families. Sunnyside housing project was built in 1946 from surplus army barracks imported from Camp Barkley, Tex., which were converted into 31, 6-apartment units. Eight units were torn down in 1956, and 13 more units are being wrecked now. One unit is being used for storage.
Official Bulletin
Items for the Official Bulletin must be brought to the public relations office, 222 Strong, before 9:30 a.m. on the day of publication. Do not bring out that article. The Daily Kansan, Notices should include name, place, date, and time of function.
TODAY
TOMORROW
Interview — Mr. B. W. Kresler of Kansas Power & Light Co., will interview for the position in a dustrial management in 202 Summerfield.
Episcopal Evening Prayer. 9:30 p.m.
T. C. Kelley of Monroe Calculating Machine in 20g Summerfield.
ASC meeting. 7:30 p.m. 410 Summerfield.
R A. Phillips of Arthur Anderson & Co.
Court House in Columbia for accounting
positions in 202 Summerfield.
Episcopal Morning Prayer, 6:45 a.m.
breakfast following. Canterbury House.
fast following. Canterbury House.
Newman Club Daily Mass. 6:30 a.m. St.
John's Church.
Guill Club Editorial Board. 7:30 p.m.
Consideration of manuscripts for Guill
K. U. Engineerettes will meet jointly with the main lounge of Joseph R. Pearson
WEDNESDAY
Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship.
12:15-12:50 p.m. Danforth Chapel.
Speaker and Prayers.
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