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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 17, 1959
Humanities Gain Strength on Campus
While rockets whiz through the air, submarines set new records for under-ice stays, and the entire field of science grows larger and more complex daily, a group of University of Kansas professors is making sure interest in the humanities does not die—at least in the midwest.
The Humanities Forum, a year old last month, was created specifically for the exchange of information and views concerning research and developments in the fields of the humanities.
George Kreye, associate professor of German and chairman of the forum, said the group was one of a very few interested exclusively in the humanities.
Humanities develop an understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of man's nature and accomplishments in the past and present.
Membership in the forum is limited to full time faculty members, instructors and their friends. One paper is read at each meeting.
Prof. Kreye said that although the papers were of high quality the average reader would be able to easily understand them.
"We try to send these papers to some of the members before the meetings so they will be especially prepared to criticize them," Prof. Kreve said.
The forum got its start when the Humanities Committee, under the
direction of Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, appointed a subcommittee to determine if faculty members would be interested.
William Gilbert, associate professor of history, Milton Steinhardt, associate professor of music history and literature, and Prof. Kreye were on the subcommittee.
Cards were circulated among the faculty asking if they would be interested in such a forum.
"Response to the inquiry was wonderful. It was amazing to see how interested the University was in the forum," Prof. Kreye said.
"The Humanities Forum fills two roles," he continued. "It provides a place for professors to read research papers to a critical public, and it helps to further research in the humanities."
Some of the papers which have been presented are:
"Is Shakespeare Baroque?" presented by Darnell Roaten, assistant professor of romance languages; "The Character—types of Myth" presented by Arvid Schulenberger, associate professor of English; "The New York World, The Culmination of the Mass Press," presented by Calder M. Pickett, assistant professor of journalism; "The Case of Metaphysics," presented by Peter J. Caws, assistant professor of philosophy.
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the keeper of the entomology department storeroom gave up the position of college dean to do the work he liked better.
Charles L. Shepard, known as "Shep" by his associates, relinquished his job as instructor and Dean at Miles College, Birmingham, Ala., for a job which he enjoys doing.
Love for Nature Led to His Work
He hopes to do research work when the new wing of Snow Hall is completed.
In the storeroom at Snow Hall, Mr. Shepard is in charge of the insect specimens for laboratory work. He is also in charge of chemicals and glassware, and prepares the equipment for laboratory quizzes.
"Ive liked entomology all my life—all the way through. When I took biology, I knew this was my field," he said.
Mr. Shepard was graduated in 1933 from KU with a bachelor of arts degree in zoology. He completed work for his master's degree in entomology in 1939.
"Now that I'm in this work, I don't think I'll ever go back to teaching," he said.
He enjoys anything out-of-doors and "anything to do with nature."
Novel by James Gunn Published in German
James E. Gunn, administrative assistant for University relations, has received a German paper-back edition of his science fiction novel, "This Fortress World."
At the beginning of World War II after he was graduated, he was classified as "too valuable for service" and was sent into teaching as a part of civilian defense.
Heat-flames or sparks from other than electrical equipment account for 11 per cent of all the fires in the U. S.
The book, "Von Mauern umgeben," is the first foreign language translation of a novel by Gunn. His science fiction short stories have been published in Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, and England.
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"That first job was a stepping stone into further jobs," he said.
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