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The Summer Theatre is in its first year at KU and will continue for many more years, we hope.
The Summer Theatre is open to any high school or college student who is interested in the theatre and who wishes to spend a very delightful summer learning the tricks of the trade in the theatre such as acting, directing, and make-up.
The college students—meaning those who have graduated from high school previous to the summer they wish to participate—may take courses in different fields of the theatre and acting, not to exceed eight hours college credit. They will be eligible to try out for four plays and the high school students may try out for two of these plays and be in several scenes in the Experimental Theatre.
For those who are interested in the theatre attendance records for this summer, the over all audience count was 4.020 with "The Cave
Dwellers." second night, leading.
The student ID card exchange seemed to be very popular for all concerned. Through this exchange, any student of the University may, by showing his ID card at the University Theatre box office, obtain free reserve seats for any performance, and any seat in the house.
The directors this summer were Gordon Beek, instructor of speech and director of the University Theatre, Jack T. Brooking, assistant professor of speech and assistant director of the University Theatre, and Lewin Goff, associate professor of speech and drama and director of the University Theatre.
Set designs were done by Virgil Godfrey, assistant professor of speech and drama, and costumes were by Herbert L. Coamburn, instructor of speech. Lighting was done by Dick Borgen, Lawrence senior.
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HEART OF THE NATION, S. D.—(UPI)—South Dakotans were pleased and proud today to learn the new geographic center of the United States is in their own back yard, even if they aren't sure how to get to it.
U.S. Center Moves To South Dakota
The new center of the nation is located in rugged ranch country near a butte called Two Top Peak, about 11 miles west of Castle Rock, S. D.
The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey computed the new center in anticipation of the addition of Alaska to the Union. The present center is located near Lebanon, Kan.
In the last census of the area, Castle Rock had a population of four persons.
State and local officials were a bit skeptical of making the site a tourist attraction, once they located it on their maps. Finding the spot on a map is difficult enough, let alone reaching the twin-topped butte by conventional transportation.
The central peak is located in a cluster of rugged sandstone butts which rise from the heart of flat, wide-open grassland.
Ranchers in the area raise a little grain, but cattle, sheep and rattle snakes have the run of the range.
One nearby resident said they would probably put up a marker if
Receives Sorority's Founders' Fellowship
Miss Janie Haskin, Olathe, has been awarded the national Alpha Chi Omega Founders' Fellowship for 1958-59 and will use it for graduate work in speech therapy at KU. The $750 award is given every other year to a young woman for graduate study in any field at the school of her choice.
Miss Haskin received the A.B. degree from Baker University at Baldwin last month. She entered KU for the summer session, and with the fellowship permitting her to take full-time academic work, she will be able to earn the master of science in education degree, with a speech correction major, at the close of the 1959 summer session.
Ammon S. Andes, professor of aeronautical engineering, is one of six educators engaged in summer project work for the Convair division of General Dynamics Corp. He is working at Pomona, Calif.
On Convair Summer Project
Friday. Aug. 1, 1958
The only access to the butte country is by way of wagon trails over the prairie grassland. The best trail runs south for the Butte which actually has three peaks, and connects with a country road. The other trail connects with S.D. 79 near Castle Rock.
they ever find out exactly where the center is.
Jerry Richard Palmer, El Dorado entering freshman, will hold the Aldie Haver scholarship at KU in 1958-59. He will receive $300.
The land is owned by Dave Kinghorn, a retired rancher who lives at nearby Belle Fourche.
To Hold $300 Scholarship
The scholarship was created in 1937 by Miss Haver's bequest of $5,000 to the Endowment Assn. The income is awarded to a male graduate of El Dorado High School who will study either law or medicine at KU.
Palmer will enter the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a prelaw course.
Palmer was president of the student council his senior year, he was active in debate and oratory, last year winning two tournaments advancing to the finals in the American Legion Oratorical contest. He earned two letters in tennis. Off campus he attended Sunflower Boys' State and was sub-district Methodist Youth Fellowship president.
Nine graduate students hold $250 scholarships given as a part of the special summer institute on Asia. The scholarships are provided by the Japan Society, the Asian Foundation and the Asia Society.
9 Graduate Students Hold Scholarships
The scholarship holders are Howard F. Hibdon, Warrensburg, Mo. Mildred Cunningham, Parsons, Thayer Carmichael, Pratt, William Pulliam, Lawrence, Walter Shublom, Kansas City, Kan. Harold Van Slyck, Topeka, Gary Thomas Westhusin, Topeka, Al Brox, Atchison, and Wilmer R. Fiper, Topeka.
Paperback Books Increase In Popularity At KU
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The Kansas Union Book Store is no exception among book stores over the nation in the stocking of paperback books.
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The Union Book Store, following the national trend, now devotes one-fourth of its floor and shelf space to the increasingly popular paperback books.
The rise of the quality paperback in America began in 1952
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"Quality" categories include the fields of literature, history, political science, philosophy, sociology psychology and art. They are usually a bit more expensive than the ordinary paperback.Average price is between $1 to $3.
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less expensive books available, people are just reading more."
The difference in sales potential of the two bindings is demonstrated by "The Lonely Crowd," a study of changes in the American social system by David Reisman. Only 16,000 copies were sold at the hard-bound price of $5. It has now sold 210,000 paperbacks and is still going strong.
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Instructors on the campus are now using paper bound books to replace or supplement more expensive texts. Several English and history courses require the use of paper-backs. Other courses require or recommend their use.
"Then, before the expansion of the store in 1953," he said, "we carried around 250 to 500 titles. Now we stock about 5,000."
Union Book Store, has seen a corresponding rise in paperback popularity at KU. In 1952 he was manager of the store's book department.
Jack Newcomb, head of the
The titles offered are constantly changing. Restocking is a continuous problem. A running check is made in which each title is checked about every two weeks.
A new line of paperbacks is the imported foreign language book. These were introduced for the first time this year. About 200 titles are available in German and French,
The increase in paper bound sales has not produced a drop in hardback book interest, although less than one-fourth as much space is given to these books. Mr. Newcomb felt that "paperbacks have increased the desire to read. Our hard bound sales have suffered very little from the paperback competition. With the
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