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FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS—Mrs. Marie Engleman receives the 1957 Theta Sigma Phi award to a Kansas journalist from Jane Pecinovsky, toastmistress, at the Matrix Table dinner
Hill City Editor Receives 1957 Journalism Award
Mrs. Marie Engleman, editor and publisher of the Hill City Times, was honored as an outstanding Kansas woman journalist by members of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary professional fraternity for women in journalism, at the annual Matrix Table dinner in the Student Union Tuesday night.
She was awarded a plaque on behalf of the organization by Jane Pecinovsky, Leawood senior and president of Theta Sigma Phi.
Mrs. Engleman received the award for her excellence in the field of community service. Besides being editor of the Hill City Times, she is the local correspondent for the Kansas City Star and reporter for the Associated Press. She owns a 1947 Eroupe and is one of the few if not the only woman journalist fliers in Kansas.
Guest speaker Mrs. Mary Brooks Picken of New York, author of sewing books and a Theta Sigma Phi, said that to write, an author must not "go off in a corner." "He must be with people," she said.
"One's writing must have popular appeal, and to have that appeal the writing must be simple and clear enough for people to understand."
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"The biggest job of writing articles for magazines is not the writing itself," Mrs. Picken said. "It is the formulating of ideas, the planning, and finally the selling of the article."
Mrs. Picken said that television and radio writing are most difficult. One has to consider the time element, space, exactness in speech and the fact that everything said must count.
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Replacing Profs Is A Big Job
The job of finding replacements for faculty and staff members is a big one and takes a unified effort by University officials, deans and department chairmen, George B. Smith, dean of the University, said in an interview.
With all the publicity over the loss of faculty members little attention has been paid to the work being done to get replacements, Dean Smith said. The actual work of finding applicants and getting in touch with them is done by the department chairmen.
One of their main responsibilities is building up a system of contacts in their field which can supply them with candidates for vacant positions, he said.
If the position they seek to fill is one of a junior staff member, the department chairmen look for recent Ph.D. graduates or students finishing up Ph.D. requirements, Dean Smith added.
Here again contacts are valuable. It takes more research to find a good list of applicants for junior staff positions because their works are less well known.
"However, as the enrollment continues to boom, it gets tougher to get faculty members from other institutions. This is where the department chairman's knowledge of contacts is so useful," Dean Smith said.
Dean Smith is chairman of the budget committee composed of John H. Nelson, dean of the Graduate School and Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University. This group gives the formal agreement on candidates.
Final approval for any staff members must be given by Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, chancellor of the University.
Mrs. Picken asked, "The best thing to do is to write and have plenty of experience. And don't give up your job, she said. It isn't necessary and you might find it pretty important to eat."
Scores of University students, with dreams of Hollywood and the chance to be "discovered," sang, read, and danced Sunday and Monday for Ben Bard, director of new talent for 20th Century Fox.
Students Try For Fame As Hollywood Beckons
Mr. Bard is on a tour of western, southern, and Great Lakes states in search of talent.
Need Leading Men and Women
"Hollywood is not just waiting to hand every aspiring young actress and actor a silver platter, but there is a dire need for leading men and women for long term contracts," he told a group of students before the final round of auditions Monday night.
"We need young blood to replace aging actors. Fans are falling out of love with Clark Gable and Tyrone Power and are falling in love with Elvis Presley."
"Despite what magazines say about Presley," Mr. Bard said, "he is not a vulgar show-off, but a perfect gentleman. The reason he has risen to fame so rapidly is that he developed an originality in his acting and singing. That's what Hollywood is looking for—originality."
Million-Dollar Search
20th Century Fox has 55 productions scheduled this year. The studio has allocated about one million dollars for Mr. Bard's search for new talent.
"If you are afraid to come to Hollywood to get a start, we'll come out here to get you." Mr. Bard said to the students. "Talent is everywhere. It may be only a profile, a voice quality, or a smile."
Looking For Girl
"I am especially looking for one type of girl for the role of Dominic in 20th Century's coming production," "A Certain Smile," from the book by Francoise Sagan. I haven't found her yet, but when I do, I'll know."
Following the auditions which he held here, Mr. Bard will study the photographs and background information of students he thinks show acting potential.
About May 1 the studio will send invitations to selected students.
With the consent of their parents, they may come to Hollywood at their own expense for a 3-month training period this summer.
If the students are successful in these three months they may be asked to make a screen test and then put under contract.
HST Article In Law Review
The third edition of this school year's KU Law Review, which is edited and written primarily by students and faculty members, was printed last week. It includes a book review by former President Harry S. Truman.
Articles by M. C. Slough, professor of law, William R. Scott, associate professor of law, and Robert S. Redmond, of the Yale Law School are included. A number of students have contributed comments and case notes. There is also a symposium composed of four articles dealing with law and social work.
Each volume of the Law Review is made up of four editions which are published in October, December, March and May. About 700 subscriptions go to schools and lawyers, many in Kansas, but some in all parts of the nation. Students and faculty on the campus have about 150 subscriptions.
John Jurcyk, Kansas City, third-year law, is editor of the publication, and Tom Peschka, Great Bend, second-year law, is business manager.
Engineering Group Elects New Officers
Allan D. Smith, Lawrence junior, has been elected regent of Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity.
Others elected were William Benson, Gorham junior, vice regent, and Richard Hinderliter, Wichita junior, scribe.
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