Monday, March 20, 1961 University Daily Kansan
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Early American Art Seen as Roman Copy
The illustrated public lecture, "The Dream of Antiquity, the Neo-Classic in America," given Friday by Edgar P. Richardson showed the influence of classical art on the sculpture and painting of America in the early 19th century.
Mr. Richardson is an author, lecturer, and museum director. He has organized many exhibitions, one of which was the exhibit of Flemish Art of the 15th Century held in Detroit and Bruges, Belgium.
SPEAKING OF the beginning of the neo-classic period of art Mr. Richardson said:
"Americans were searching for an imaginative image of themselves and the new country they were struggling to create and found it in the ideal of art I call the dream of antiquity."
He said in the struggle for national independence the Americans seized on that dream. He pointed out that heroes of the war identified themselves with Roman heroes. The first part of the democratic government was called a Senate, and generals who led the armies to victory were commemorated with statues of famous Romans.
"FINDING THE imitation of the past was not so exciting as the finding of themselves," Mr. Richardson said.
He noted the rise of the image of timelessness in the painting of portraits:
"This permanent and timeless aspect of a human being dominated the conception of the portrait. This is taken for granted without realizing that it represents an original and important style. It was an American expression of that classical period of the past."
With archeological findings of extinct animals a new form of art began to take the place of the neo-classic he said. The past was no longer an important part of the art but it was still a source of inspiration he added.
MR. RICHARDSON said:
Job Placement Scene Bright for Graduates
"The recognition that there could be an extinct species was so novel that it could not be accepted by even the great minds. The change brought forth the romantic generation of artists with their image of the flight of time."
In closing, Mr. Richardson said that Americans are a mixture of practicality, sentimental reality and dreams—dreams of antiquity.
KU job placement directors indicate that the number of job openings is far exceeding the supply of college graduates and the jobs are paving better this year.
Dana W. Stevens, in charge of placing business students, says that more interviewers than ever before are scheduled to visit the School of Business this year.
"THEIR HAVE BEEN no cancellations as a result of the country's economic situation," he said. "The sales area is the most wide open."
He said that the average beginning monthly salary for the business student with a B.S. or B.A. degree is $450. "Three years ago salaries were down around $300," he added.
Herold Regier, director of the Teacher Placement Bureau, says the demand for teachers is about the same, or possibly better than a year ago.
"There are more candidates for teachers of social studies than there are jobs and the supply of mathematics teachers is about equal to the demand," he said.
"BUT THERE IS an extreme shortage of elementary teachers, teachers of foreign language and specialists (teachers trained to work with mentally retarded children, speech correctionists, hearing correctionists, educational psychologists).
"At the secondary level, there is also a demand for more English, speech, debate and journalism instructors," he commented. "And in the smaller schools there is also a big shortage of women teachers in music and physical education."
The average beginning teacher's salary in large school systems is about $4,500-$4,600 annually and in small district, about $4,000-$4,300, increases of about $300 from last year.
Donald E. Metzler, associate dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, says there are about
the same number of recruiters for engineering candidates but fewer graduates to fill the demand.
"THE AVERAGE salary is about $525 per month, an increase of three to four per cent over a year ago," he added. He indicated that the demand is about the same in all fields of engineering.
Dr. Arthur W. Davidson, professor and chairman or the department of chemistry, says the employment outlook for chemistry graduates rose to an all-time high during 1960 and has declined only slightly this year.
"For bachelor's degree candidates the salary ranges $450-$500 per month; for master's degree candidates, $550-$600 and for Ph.D. candidates, $700-$800," he said.
Occupational therapists probably have the most choice among jobs. Leland Miller, director of the K.U. program, said he has about 500 job openings listed. "And we'll only be graduating from 12 to 18 students," he added.
Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism in charge of job placement, says journalism students can expect to find plenty of job openings, a situation that has held true for the past few years. "An average salary ranges $80-100 per week," he said.
The law student has no problem job-wise, either. Dan Hopson, assistant dean of the School of Law, said there are more positions available to graduates than can be filled although all are not perfectly desirable.
SALARIES FOR pharmacy students are up slightly and students can get a job anywhere they want it, reports Dr. J. Allen Reese, dean of the School of Pharmacy.
"But if a student's academic record is good, he can pick the job he wants. The starting salary for the graduate entering a corporation as an associate is $375 to $400 per month." he remarked.
Greek Week Festivities Begin
KU fraternities and sororites started their celebration of Greek Week yesterday with religious observances. The week's activity will be climaxed with a chariot race Saturday afternoon.
William R. Butler, dean of men at Ohio University, will speak at the scholarship banquet Wednesday. Dean Butler, a former assistant dean of men at KU, will review trends in fraternity affairs. The honor initiates, scholarship chairmen and house presidents of each organization will attend.
Exchange dinners between fraternity and sorority living groups will be held Tuesday. Each group will entertain five officer's from other fraternities and sororites.
The Greek Week project will be the painting of the north bowl of Memorial Stadium. Work on the project will begin Saturday morning.
The Inter-Fraternity Sing will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union The Greek Week queen will be crowned at the sing.
Around the Campus
K-Club Proposes Letterman Rings
The newly reorganized K-Club is advocating the award of rings to replace present letterman awards.
The K-Club, an organization of lettermen in various sports, sponsored the ring because members wanted an award that would be more lasting than the present ones
The K-Club also plans to give plaques to each of its dues-paying members.
The purpose of the club is to draw the lettermen of the different sports together and to aid crippled and afflicted children who cannot enter sports.
Geologist Augusto Gannser, of the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, Switzerland, is conducting seminars this week at KU.
Gannser to Conduct Geology Seminar Here
The scientist's appearances at KU are part of the 1961 American Geological Institute visiting international scientist program. The program is designed to improve relations between American geologists and those from foreign countries.
Mr. Gannser was a member of a Swiss scientific expedition to central Himalaya, western Nepal and southern Tibet.
Faculty Meeting Tomorrow
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Bailey Auditorium.
Art Lecture Today On Venice Museum
Edward A. Maser, associate professor of art history and director of the Art Museum, will speak on "Venice and the Academia," today at 4 p.m. in the lecture room of the art museum.
The lecture is the first in a series of lectures on the major museums of Amsterdam, Vienna, Athens, Munich, Oslo, Durham and New York. The ensuing eight lectures will be given on certain Mondays during the remainder of the semester.
The lectures will be illustrated with color slides.
Polar Expert Visits Campus for AUFS
The polar region will be discussed in a series of talks March 20-29 by John Hanessian Jr., an American Universities Field Staff member.
Mr. Hanessian has spent the last six years studying and working with polar region programs.
He was a member of the staff that prepared and executed the U.S. International Geophysical Year program from 1954 to 1958. He served as executive officer of the Antarctic Office during much of the program and also worked on the Arctic program.
Applications for 2 Jobs
On Yearbook Due at 5 p.m.
The deadline for submitting scripts was Wednesday. According to Gordon Beck, instructor in speech and chairman of the play committee, 66 plays from 57 playwrights have been received from 25 states and 2 foreign countries.
"Our main objective in sponsoring this annual playwriting award, now in its third year, is to give aspiring writers an opportunity to display their skills, and if chosen, have the unique opportunity of having their play produced," Mr. Beck explained.
Applications for the positions of editor and business manager of the 1961-62 Jayhawker must be in by 5 p.m. today in the chancellor's office.
EACH PLAY submitted will be read three times and criticized on the basis of its theme or subject matter, plot development, language and dialogue, character development and stage worth.
The plays which have been coming in since December are from
The competition inviting manuscripts sponsored by the University Theatre and the Centron Motion Picture Corp. of Lawrence, will award three prizes for those plays chosen to be presented.
Three plays, original and not previously produced, will be presented in a drama symposium May 8-13.
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writers of every kind of background, some experienced in the field of drama, and some trying their skill for the first time.
"EVERY STYLE imaginable is included," Mr. Beek said. "They include one musical, three verse plays, and the rest comedy and dramatic."
Four faculty members will make the final selections to be announced April 1, but 18 graduate students are helping to read and comment on the manuscripts.
The plays selected will be directed by three graduate students. They are Virdell Edwards, Rocky Mount, N. C.; Lynn Kazmayer, Rochester, N. Y., and Esin Eden, Istanbul, Turkey.
Plays not chosen will be returned to the authors. The winning playwrights will receive awards of $100, $60 and $40 for first, second and third prize, respectively.
Registrar Notes Fewer Dropouts
Figures released by the Registrar's office show that fewer students left school between semesters than usual while an increased enrollment of new students was noted.
The spring enrollment of 9,414 is 322 below that of the fall semester. New student enrollment was 355, an increase of 93 over last spring.
There are now 8,719 students on the KU campus and 695 at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. The student body now includes 5,852 men, an increase of 327 over last year and 2,867 women, 439 more than last year.
Researcher to Speak
The decrease in enrollment is due to February graduations and usual drop-outs, which overbalance the 355 new students enrolled. The new students include 232 men and 123 women.
Aaron Bendich of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research will speak on "Studies on the Biological Activity of Nucleic Acids" at 7:30 p.m. today in Bailey Auditorium.
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