SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
47th Year, No. 5
Tuesday, June 23, 1959
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WRITERS' GUIDE-Virginia Sorenson, author of three children's books, will speak at the public lecture Thursday evening in conjunction with the ninth annual KU Writers' Conference.
Camp Concerts Called Remarkable, Enjoyable
After only one week of rehearsal, the chorus, band, and orchestra of Midwestern Music and Art Camp gave two remarkable and enjoyable concerts Sunday.
The afternoon concert, which was presented by the chorus and orchestra, opened with three choral selections directed by Mr. Clayton Krehbiel. The chorus, made up of approximately one hundred and fifty voices, sang with enthusiasm and zest. Their tone, though generally very good became strident when the male voices tried to push.
Probably the outstanding choral number of the day as far as audience appeal goes was "Ching-A-Ring Chaw" by Copeland-Fine. This song
Parking Zone 'D' Is Closed for Surfacing
Parking zone "D," which is located west of Hoch Auditorium and south of Marvin Hall, has been closed for resurfacing and new curbing.
During the resurfacing period, those persons holding parking permits for zone "D" may park in zone "C" south of Lindley Hall, and zone "N" west of Naismith Drive.
'Firefly' Trip Set Thursday
A trip by bus to the Kansas City Starlight Theatre is planned for Thursday evening. The production this week is Rudolf Friml's "The Firefly," starring Anna Marie Alberghetti.
The bus will leave Robinson Gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. and will return following the production. Reservations will be accepted on a "first come, first served" basis at 103 Robinson.
Ticket prices are $2.25 (which includes transportation and $1 unreserved general admission), and $3.25 (which includes transportation and $2 reserved ticket).
also provided a refreshing contrast to religious works such as "Angus Dei" and "O God Thou Art My God."
Following the chorus was the orchestra conducted by Mr. Gerald Carney. For the first week of camp, the violins were remarkably well in tune, as were most sections of the orchestra. Good brass work was shown in "The Procession of the Grail from 'Parsifal'" by Wagner.
Individuals to be commended were Anne Kepler of Tulsa, Oklahoma (flute), John Walker, Miami, Oklahoma (oboe), and Johnny Woody, Springfield, Missouri (French horn) for their work in the Fourth Movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, and again John Walker and Russell McNaughton of Tulsa for their oboe and bassoon duet in the "Matinees Musicales" by Britten.
Opening the evening concert with the theme song of the camp, "Frish Tune from County Derry," the band also did a fine job for their first concert. The band's first march, "National Capital March" by Zambarano, was played well and with much variety of expression. This march was composed a few years ago for the one hundredth anniversary of our National Capitol Building.
The next number, Bennett's "Suite of Old American Dances" of which the band played the first and third movements displayed the young musicians' ability to read and play difficult rhythmic figures, although some intonation problems in the high reeds showed up here also. Then again toward the end of the program when the players began to tire, intonation problems were obvious, especially in "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from 'Lohengrin.'"
Judging from the overall quality of performance shown yesterday, it seems that all interested people, including parents of campers, Lawrence people, and KU students have a promise of five more enjoyable Sundays of well-performed music. _SP_
Writers' Confab To Include Public Lecture
A convocation lecture by Virginia Sorenson. "Trifles and Great Matters," at 8 Thursday evening is open to the public. It will be held in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union, following a KU Writers' Conference dinner in the same room, at 6 p.m.
Mrs. Sorenson is novel writing and juvenile book leader at the conference. Other leaders include Betty Finnin, fiction editor of Woman's Day, short story leader; Bob Wormington, WDAF-TV, television play leader; Howard Turtle, assistant Sunday editor of the Kansas City Star, non-fiction leader, and Bernice Slote, associated editor of Prairie Schooner and University of Nebraska English professor, poetry and essay leader.
About forty persons are expected to attend Workshop sessions of the conference.
Mrs. Sorenson is known for her novels of Utah, "A Little Lower Than the Angels" "Many Heavens," and others. In the children's writing field, she won the Newberry Medal in 1957 for the best children's book the preceding year. Her lecture Thursday evening will deal with the writing of book-length fiction and will be of interest not only to writers but to others interested in literature.
Paving Asked For Stouffer
According to the petition, "the cars that use the road are being damaged because of deep ruts." The petition describes the heavy dust because of lack of rain. The petitions says the road was supposed to have been paved when the residents moved in, but has not yet been done.
A group of residents of Stouffer Place has submitted a petition to the KU Housing Office for the paving of a dirt road which cuts through the area.
"There was a disagreement between this contractor and a sub-contractor, and it was not possible for the streets to be in when they moved in. We protested loudly at the time," Mr. Wilson said.
J. J. Wilson, director of the Housing Office, said provisions for pavement of the road were in the original contract to a Lawrence construction company a year and a half ago.
"It took us from April 23 to June 17 to get them a work order. The reason was that the company handling the financing of the project had some questions on handling and why we cancelled out the first contractor. The work order was issued June 17, and construction is supposed to start June 29, weather permitting," he said.
Hé said that on April 23, 1959, a Kansas City, Kan., construction company was low bidder for the project.
Kansas Harvest Halted by Rains
GREAT BEND. Kan.—(UPI)The first general rains over the wheat area since harvest started June 5 today brought combining to a near standstill.
The State Harvest Labor Control Office said full scale cutting was not expected to resume until the middle of the week, due to the week-end rains. The harvest had been making record progress due to dry favorable weather the past two weeks.
Education Meeting Draws 1,200 to KU
The University of Kansas has become a national focal point for educators as the 14th Annual National Conference of the National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (TEPS) begins today.
Approximately 1.200 educators, representing a cross section of all teaching professions from kindergarten through the university level, began arriving Sunday.
Some came to attend three preliminary conferences held Sunday and Monday, while others arrived early to get their families settled before the opening dinner and first session tonight.
The educators will be housed in dormitories, fraternity houses, local hotels, and motels.
The Kansas Conference of TEPS, first ever held at KU, is expected to be the largest in its 14-year history
Dr. T. M. Stinnett, conference director, said the purpose of the cooperative conference is to seek an improvement of teacher education.
"The conference deals with the undergraduate curriculum (kinder-garten on up). Our purpose is to try to answer the question 'What should the curriculum be?'" Dr. Stinnett said.
Their purpose will be to describe their individual teacher education program. Each school has sent one representative from the liberal arts division and one from the school of education.
Dr. Stinnett said the present population explosion has "forced us to educate." As our population grows our society becomes more complex and education becomes more and
In an attempt to develop a consensus regarding curriculum content and procedure in the education of teachers, 42 colleges and universities will have representatives on hand.
more necessary to maintain our high standard of living and the strength of our nation.
"The power of the nation in the future will come from the intellectual power of its people," Dr. Stinnett said.
Dr. Stinnett said the direct purpose of the conference is to strengthen teacher education. He pointed out that this is in close relationship with the strength of the nation since better teachers mean better education for our children.
The findings of the Kansas conference will not be binding upon any of the participating associations and individuals. They will constitute only recommendations for further consideration of institutions, individuals involved in teacher education, for professional associations, and for members of the profession.
Adenauer, Erhard Showdown Possible
BONN, Germany — (UPI) — Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard met face to face Monday in a showdown session that may settle their political feud.
The two men were present when the executive committee of the ruling Christian Democratic Party met to discuss the running battle in which Erhard feels he must defend his honor.
EDUCATORS CONFERENCE-A. D. Jones (left) of the Atlanta, Ga., school system and Cameron West, Pfeiffer College, N.C., register for the TEPS Conference.