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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 27, 1968
Mickey Mouse has birthday
Disney hero reaches 40
By' Irma Stephens
Kansan Staff Writer
Mickey Mouse, whose name is heard frequently on campus, turned 40 this week.
The squeaky-voiced cartoon character which revolutionized cinema entertainment has become many things to many people in his 40 years.
A United Press International report said "Mickey became a symbol of joy to millions of children and adults who trooped to movie theaters."
But his name, revered by the younger set and Disneyland stockholders, has a different connotation on campus.
Mickey Mouse, as slang, means "corny" according to Webster's Third International Dictionary.
A term of long standing-by slang standards—its use dates back to World War II. The Sept. 23, 1968 issue of Newsweek says "the Allies" D-Day password in World War II was 'Mickey Mouse.'"
Six-year program planned by Architecture School
Charles Kahn, dean of the new School of Architecture, says he plans to expand the school's curriculum to include a six-year program instead of the present five years.
The change will affect only freshman and sophomore architectural students, Kahn said. Students in or past their third year will continue to follow the five year curriculum. Kahn said further changes will be made in student-faculty meetings.
He said one change would be the use of a new concept in teaching architecture called "progressive advocacy." Under the new method, through on-the-job training, students would
design adequate housing for whole neighborhoods in lower and lower-middle class city ghettos.
Kahn called it a new concept in architecture, dealing with today's social problems, and expressed his excitement about future student designed projects in Kansas City and Topeka in cooperation with Wichita State University.
Progressive advocacy began with ARCH (Architect's Renewal Committee of Harlem) which recently finished designs for the community of East Harlem, Kahn said.
The 1967 edition of the "Dictionary of American Slang" describes Mickey Mouse as an adjective applied to the "sentimental or insincere," and adds that the term was used to describe pop music bands.
The slang usage came from soldier jargon referring to documentary or short movies "vividly showing the means of prevention, the causes, development and care of venereal diseases," as well as movies "vividly showing methods of hand-to-hand combat," the dictionary said.
Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, noted that in 1959 he began hearing KU students using the term to mean "foolish."
The animated rodent was created in 1927 as Mortimer Mouse. Like many Hollywood stars, his name was changed and in 1928 he became the star of "Steamboat Willie," the first sound cartoon in history.
Since then he has appeared in 130 short subject films, starred in two cartoon features and was a television hit on the "Mickey Mouse Club."
He has received tons of fan mail and is notorious as a write-in candidate in all types of elections.
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Mixer set by KU Lawrence C of C
Rock Chalk needs satire first scripts due Oct.2
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a KU faculty-Chamber of Commerce mixer at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Broken Arrow Park.
KU faculty members will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at the informal party to promote understanding between the University and the city of Lawrence.
Rock Chalk Revue has lost its bite and chew, Drew Anderson, Plainville senior and 1969 Rock Chalk director, told 28 living group representatives last night. "Please, please write satirically," he urged. "Don't write skits making profound statements." The judges look for humor and satire—both on and off campus since the audience is mixed, Anderson explained.
Following a bar-be-que, Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe and Chamber president, Frank O'Rally, will speak. The Paul Gray Dixieland Band will provide entertainment.
Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage" is the '69 Rock Chalk theme. Last year there was no theme. With a theme, we hope to have continuity, Anderson said. "I think it will be the best show ever."
Preliminary scripts must be submitted Oct. 2 in the KU-Y office. At this time, the staff wants to know plot ideas and song titles, said Anderson. If there is repetition among houses in skit ideas or music, the living groups submitting their idea first will have priority, he added.
Dialogue, jokes and gimmicks should be in writing Nov. 6, the second deadline, he said. The complete script is to be finished Dec. 4, and Dec. 20 participants must submit three complete scripts.
Over Christmas vacation, a panel of three judges—two from KU and one out-of-town person will select four skits to appear in the spring production.
Criteria for skit selection are the following: 30 points for humor (satire); 30 points on production possibilities; 20 points on music, lyrics and dance; 10 points on costume and set design, and 10 points for originality.
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