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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Feb. 9, 1959
Film Snag Holds
Swedish Picture Still Blocked
"Smiles of a Summer Night" is no nearer the University motion picture screen.
Thomas R. Buckman, lecturer in Swedish, said the film cannot be shown without approval from the State Board of Review. The board will not review the film again unless University officials request the review, he said. No such request has been made.
Prof. Buckman said on Jan. 16 that he would look into the possibilities of having the film shown at KU, after it had been banned by the censor board.
Prof. Buckman called the censorship of the film "disgraceful." He said that he is interested in the film because he is teaching Swedish this semester, and would like his students to see it.
"I have no direct contact with the board of review," Prof. Buckman said. He said since he is not on the University film board, he would not pursue the matter.
He said one of his reasons for wanting the film shown is that the director, Ingmar Bergman, is one of the foremost directors in Europe. "This is even more of a reason why it should not be censored," he said.
He said that another of Mr. Bergman's films, "The Seventh Seal," opens at the Rockhill Art Theatre in Kansas City Wednesday.
Films on Gold Set for Bailey
A double feature movie, "The Great Diamond Fraud" and "City of Gold," will be shown at 4 p.m. Wednesday, in 4 Bailey Hall.
"City of Gold" is a 23-minute documentary on the Alaskan gold rush. "The Great Diamond Fraud," which depicts a gigantic hoax in the western United States, was featured on the TV show "You Are There."
The Bailey Film Features, sponsored by the Bureau of Visual Instruction, are open to both the faculty and students. No admission is charged.
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Bill Would Ban Board of Review
A bill introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives Friday would abolish the Kansas Board of Review, state motion picture censoring agency, as of May 1.
The bill would put the agency out of business by cutting off all its funds and selling all of its office furniture and equipment.
The bill is sponsored by Rep Ernest A. Unruh, Newton; Rep Clyde Littler, Cottonwood Falls Rep. Francis Jacobs, Phillipsburg and Rep. Ben Marshall, Lincoln, all Republicans, and Rep. Paul Wolf Huguton, Democratic caucus leader
The Daily Kansan has called for abolition of the board in a recent series of articles. A scheduled KU film series presentation, the Swedish movie, "Smiles of a Summer Night", was banned by the board last month
Pulitzer Winner Dies Following Stroke
NEW YORK—(UPI) — Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Riverside Memorial Chapel for Meyer Berger, 60, Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter and columnist for the New York Times who died yesterday in University Hospital following a stroke.
Berger was noted for his straight-forward but poetic narrative descriptions of emotion-filled events. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1952 for his coverage of the trial of Al Capone for income tax evasion. He won the prize in 1950 for reporting the shooting of 13 persons by an insane veteran in Camden, N. J.
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English II is another of the courses that has had a "remodeling job" this semester as a result of the English Proficiency Examination last fall.
David Dykstra, instructor of English, said the course consists of fewer reading assignments and more writing. Also, discussion and class criticism will be encouraged, he said.
Writing Stressed in English 2 Due to Proficiency Results
Before, the course emphasized the study of literature rather than
Oil Company to Give Fellowship
The California Company, New Orleans, La., producer of petroleum, has announced that it will support a graduate fellowship in geology at KU for the 1959-60 academic year.
The company will provide a stipend of $1,500 for the fellowship holder, pay his fees, and provide $750 for the unrestricted use of the facilities in the KU department of geology.
Dr. H. A. Ireland, professor of geology, will be the faculty member in charge of the fellowship.
composition. With the new plans, it closely resembles English I, a composition course.
Mr. Dkystra said the committee is studying the various courses in the English department and will make recommendations to the faculty around mid-term on possible changes in their programs.
All changes are being made in an effort to correct the high number of failures in the fall proficiency exam, he said.
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