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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, May 6. 1958
DEEP IN THE TROPICS—Lou Hoell, Kansas City, Kan. senior, examines the tropical greenery surrounding him. Lou isn't in South America, just on the south side of the campus at the glassed-in plant "conservatory." (Daily Kansan photo by Gaylord Tefft)
Tropical Paradise Maintained At KU
The fruit of the Delicious Monster is simply delicious, according to Buildings and Grounds officials, who ought to know.
The Monster is one of the plants that is now bearing fruit in the University's tropical conservatory, located south of the Buildings and Grounds greenhouse, below Flint Hall.
The Monster's fruit, which resembles an ear of corn in both size and shape, is mighty good eating, according to E. W. Howe, assistant to the KU landscape foreman. When ripe, a green covering scales off the fruit, leaving a soft, pulpy mass. This soft mass has a combination pineapple-banana flavor, Mr. Howe says.
The tropical greenhouse contains 77 varieties of plants. The lay-out of the little glass house is in rectangles, with a goldfish pool in the center. Frequent pruning is necessary to keep the tall, fast-growing plants from shoving out the glass roof.
Walls afford support for huge vines. The gardens next to the walls contain large blooming shrubs such as the Bougainvillea, with red or orange clusters and the Magnolias, with their big cream-colored, rose-like flowers.
Among the potted plants are 450 Cattleya orchids which bloom in shades of red, yellow, orange, tan, and cream.
An unusual species is the Taillandsia, which for six months has been growing a flower shoot, now eighteen inches long but still not open. The Norfolk Island pine with lacy leafage is one of the rare specimens. There is an embargo on the seeds, which come from south China.
Lending of plants to offices, organizations, or individuals is a specialty of the greenhouse. Some plants have been loaned for years but they may be exchanged for others whenever desired.
Some of the familiar fruits in the collection are: orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, banana, fig, avocado, and coffee.
Rubber trees, palms, forms, the Crotons and the Pedilanthus are popular for decorating effects.
Art Festival Gives Prizes
A total of $105 in cash prizes provided by six Lawrence merchants were awarded Saturday in an art festival sponsored by Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity.
The 126 pieces of art were judged on the basis of five categories: oils; water colors; prints and drawings; sculpture, and crafts. First, second, and third place winners respectively received $10, $7, and $4 prizes. The art will be on display until May 10.
Winners were:
Oils: Lucinda Pitman, Humboldt,
first; Jerry Buchanan, Wichita, second;
and Gary Mowry, Kansas City,
Mo. All are seniors.
Water colors: Joanna Lord, Shawnee, first; Paul Dunkak, Lawrence, second; Jim Hamil Kansas City, Mo. third. All are seniors.
Prints and drawings: Mrs. Shirley Musgrave, Columbus, graduate student, first; Hamil, second, and Bret Waller, Girard graduate student, third.
Sculpture: Merlene K. Penn.
Sharon Springs sophomore, first;
Carlos Frey, Liberal junior, second,
and Russell D'Anna, Independence,
Mo. freshman, third.
Crafts: Carolyn Yates, Kansas City, Mo., and Wendell Castle. Holton, first, both seniors; Ann Pierce, Hutchinson freshman, second, and Joan McCullough, Great Bend senior, third.
Judges for the contest were John Simoni, chairman of the art department at Wichita University; Clark Britten, member of the Wichita University art department faculty, and Harrison Hartley, St. Joseph, Mo. painter.
The rotary press was invented in the United States in 1846.
Faculty Music, Books Displayed
Musical compositions and books on music theory written by fine arts faculty members are featured in a display of contemporary American music in the Watson Library main lobby.
Robert L. Quinsey, assistant library director agreed to shelve the customary literature displays for a while to encourage student interest in the music library. The works on exhibit were loaned to Watson by the branch library in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. The display will be in Watson through the summer music camp.
Faculty members who have compositions in the display are Dean Thomas Gorton of the School of Fine Arts; John W. Pozdro, assistant professor of music theory; Laurel E. Anderson, professor of organ and theory; Mrs. Kar Warne, assistant professor of theory, and Raymond Roberts, graduate instructor in organ and theory.
A music research book by Milton Steinhardt, associate professor of music history and literature, and a text on music theory by Miss Jeanette Cass, associate professor of organ and theory, are also shown.
Records on display are available for all students to play in the music library.
Over1,200Attend Foreign Festival
More than 1,200 people, including 50 allied officers and their families from Fort Leavenworth, attended the annual Foreign Student Festival Saturday in the Union Ballroom.
The program included a brief opening speech by George B. Smith, dean of the University. Takis Panayotopoulos, Athens, Greece graduate student, was the master of ceremonies. About 120 students from some 20 foreign countries presented skits, songs and dances at the program.
Anderson Named Evaluating Chairman
Dr. Kenneth E. Anderson, dean of the school of Education, is chairman of a 7-man evaluating team that is visiting the College of Education at the University of Arkansas this week.
The team represents the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Other members are drawn from universities, teachers' colleges, the public schools and state departments of education.
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UNDERWOOD'S
Jones Re-elected Head Cheerleader
Dick Jones, McPherson junior, was re-elected head cheerleader and five of this year's ten cheerleaders were chosen Monday night to serve again next year.
The five regular women cheerleaders are Jane A. Perry, Lawrence freshman; Carol J. Abernathy, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore; Ann Underwood, Emporia junior; Patience Allen, Kansas City, Kan. and Sharon K. Edgar, Mission, both sophomores, Misses Allen and Edgar were reappointed.
The men on the regular squad are Barry K. Gray, Lyons freshman; Peter A. Anderson, Lawrence junior. William Fricke, Jefferson City, Mo. and Howard Ellfeldt, Kansas City, Mo. and Jones, all juniors, were reapointed.
Alternate cheerleaders are Heather E. Graham, Kansas City, Mo. freshman, first, Sharon Zimmerman, Lawrence sophomore, second, and Barbara Reynolds, Kansas City, Kansas freshman, third.
J. Kirk Cottingham, Newton freshman, is first men's alternate and Lawrence L. Dieker, Westphalia sophomore, is second. Glenn Smiley, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, is third alternate for his second year on the squad.
The Ku Ku's and Jay Janes, upperclass pep organizations chose Jones and Miss Underwood as their representatives.
The squad was chosen after three
Junior Awarded $400 Scholarship
Judith White, Clovis, N. M. junior,
has been awarded one of four
national $400 scholarships by Kappa
Kappa Gamma social sorority.
Miss White, who is majoring in speech correction, was the unanimous choice of scholarship judges according to Miss Margaret Byrne, assistant professor of speech and drama. She also holds a residence scholarship in Miller Hall.
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sessions of a special school conducted by six cheerleaders. There were 52 women and 16 men competing in the try outs.
Judges were Miss Emily Taylor, dean of women, Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students, Jerry Waugh, assistant basketball coach, Arthur C. (Dutch) Lonborg, athletic director, Ted E. Hall, Garden City sophomore and chairman of the All Student Council Traditions Committee, Richard D. Wintermote, assistant secretary of the Alumni Assn., and the presidents of both upperclass and freshman pep clubs.
Jones was chosen head cheerleader by the regular squad members. He will hold two practice sessions before the semester is over, but the new leaders will not start official duties until next fall. Jones will submit the annual budget for approval by the athletic director this week.
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