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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1958
Diners Say Mouthful At Language Tables
Reading tea leaves doesn't start many conversations over the rush hour clatter of trays in the Kansas Union Cafeteria. But there's lots of talk being stirred up from the bottom of alphabet soup bowls.
Since Feb. 11 foreign languages have been spoken exclusively at four long tables in a corner of the dining area.
Students and faculty members who use the tables take American hamburgers from their trays, but when they unfold their napkins they ask for the mustard in French, German, Spanish or Russian.
The tables were reserved after Donald K. Alderson, dean of men, suggested the idea to Frank R. Burge, Kansas Union director. Dean Alderson said that casual conversation with both American and foreign students convinced him that the tables would help their language study and offer some fun at the same time.
Dwayne Hall, Union food director, agreed to arrange the area because he was "all for the idea if it would help to stimulate language study." He said he needed some help in printing signs for the tables because the words were "all Greek to me."
Mr. Hall went to Pierre Bonnaud, Felletin Creuse, graduate student from France and president of the International Club. The signs were lettered and donated by the club.
Language Departments Like Plan Letters were written to chairmen of the language departments asking them to advertise the new "social-education" corner. The departments have all endorsed the plan and many faculty members are joining students at the tables now, Mr Hall said.
"All students at the tables seem to be enjoying themselves," he said. "Foreign students enjoy talking in their native tongue and beginners pick up the language by listening even if they can't converse."
There are tables for French, German, Spanish and Russian conversations.
May Serve National Dishes
"We will put up tables for any other language if enough students request it," Mr. Hall said.
May Serve National Dishes He said the cafeteria would consider serving the national dish of each country represented, but that there would have to be a big demand for the food before his staff would undertake the preparation.
"We have foreign students working here who know enough recipes to make a representative meal for each table."
About 10 people can sit at each
table. The German and French tables have had the most "customers." Mr. Hall said.
Bonnavaud said students do quite well at observing the "no English" rules, but once in a while someone will get stuck with a word and instinctively break into English. He said that all students are welcome to sit in and listen if they don't feel that they're ready to speak in the language.
"The groups are rather exclusive," Mr. Hall said. "There aren't many people who go from one table to the next. Any kind of a table hopper would have to be a successful linguist here.
Groups Initiate Members
Phi Kappa Sigma
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity has announced the initiation of eight members.
The initiates are Don Moe, Topeka, Ron Smith, Liberal, Roger Carroll, Kansas City, Mo., Dwain Dewey, Prairie Village, Dick Dillenbeck, Hickman Mills, Mo., Dale Hoyt, Mission, Fulton Warren, Tulsa, Okla., Don McQuiston, Wichita, all freshmen.
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Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Omicron Fi sorority announces the initiation of 2 pledges.
Ann Cramer, Cincinnati, Ohio, was honor initiate, and Val Drube, Russell, was named outstanding pledge. Both are sophomores.
Other initiates are Sandy Pierce, Hutchinson, Jean Anderson, Kansas City, Kan., Peggy Foote, Overland Park, Sharon Luxford, Leawood, Deanna Hensley, Mission, Mary Karen Smith, Delphos, Mary Kay Zettl, Gitzard, Jo Novak, Minneapolis, Minn., Helen Calkins, Oka, Joanne Halderson, Bartlesville, Okla, Peggy Kallos, Horton, Susan Snyder, Eureka Springs, Ark., Polly Smith, Judy Austin, Ann Rhodes, Topea, Judy Thomas, Grand Prairie, Tex, Georgienne Scheel, Lincolnwood, Ill. All are sophomores.
Mrs. Franklinn C. Nelick, collegiate district director, Mrs. Denny Lynch, pledge adviser, and Mrs. Del Funk, rush adviser, attended the initiation.
Honor initiate and outstanding pledge were announced at a banquet following the initiation.
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Theta Tau
Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity, has announced the pledging of Max Eldon Cavender, Abilene, Carl Lee McClung, Lawrence, William Kenneth Freshley Jr., South Bend, Ind, Gary Byrl Brock, Chillicothe, Mo. and Roger Lynn Benefiel, Lyons, all freshmen.
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Delta Pi sorority held its annual Black Diamond dinner-dance in honor of the initiates in the Kansas Room of the Student Union Friday. The Collegians dance band played for the dance.
Mrs. Thomas, Clark, Mrs. Gorden Yockey, Mrs. Ralph Rosebrough, Mrs. Edward Dicks, Mrs. Gertrude Stewart, and Mrs. E. W. Wuthnow were the chaperones.
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has announced the pledging of Doug Guess, Neodesha, Darrell Massier, Wakeeney, and John Wohlfarth, Topeka, all freshmen.
Sigma Phi Epsilon
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Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity held its installation of officers for the spring semester at the Town House Hotel in Kansas City, Kan. Saturday.
Houses Elect Officers
Carruth-O'Leary
Alnha Epsilon Pi
Waldo Anderson. Traer senior, has been elected president of Carruth-O'Leary Dormitory.
Other officers elected were Bruce Wells, Winfield freshman, vice president; Jim Moore, Bloom, secretary; Charles Kelly, Overland, treasurer; Gary Zarybnicky, Oketa, social chairman, all sophomores.
Members elected to the dorm council are John Davis, Gary Moulton, Neodesha, Con Henderson, Stanberry, Mo., Darrell Mattheis, Topeka, all sophomores; Benton Duffett, Kansas City, Mo., Larry Howard, St. Joseph, both juniors; John McElhainy, Rock Port, Mo. freshman; Erval Staab, Hays senior; Jim McLaughlin, Omaha, Neb. graduate student.
Phi Kappa Sigma
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George Smith, Lawrence junior, has been elected president of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Other officers elected were John Melcher, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, vice president; David McDonald, Beloit, treasurer, Bill Mason, Parsons, house manager, J. R. Fultz, Mound Valley, corresponding secretary, all seniors; Henry Jeffries,
Kansas City, Mo., secretary, Jay Thornburg, Lakin, pledge trainer, Larry Jones, Milford, athletic chairman, all juniors.
Don Moe, Topeka freshman, social chairman. Tom Thompson, Urbana, Ill. sophomore, librarian.
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Phi Kappa
Larry Dieker, Westphalia sophomore, has been elected president of Phi Kappa fraternity for the spring semester.
Other officers are Gerald Bazan, St. Joseph, Mo., vice president, Kent Morgan, Hope, secretary, both juniors; Jack Mullally, Mission sophomore, treasurer.
Robert Weltz, Goodland, house manager, M. Waldo Schrepfer, Pot-win, activities, William Kopeck, Kansas City, Kan., rush chairman, John Husar, Chicago, Ill., editor, all juniors.
Terry Ryan, Hutchinson senior, historian; James Smarsh, Wichita, assistant treasurer, Louis Hannen, Burlington, and Harley Russell. Toppea, rush chairman, William Godfrey, Valley Stream, N. Y., alumni chairman, Louis Hannen, parlamentarian, all sophomores; Frank Enna, Kansas City, Mo. freshman, sergeant-at-arms and steward.
A Campus-to-Career Case History
Paul A. Twigg, Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, University of Detroit, '53, in front of the 6-story building whose construction he supervised.
Paul Twigg's Baby
Paul A. Twigg had been with Michigan Bell Telephone Company for about a year when he was assigned to a project that was a "dream" for a young architectural engineer. He was to supervise construction of a 6-story, 175,000-square-foot addition to the telephone building in Grand Rapids.
"For the next two years," Paul says, "I lived with the job as assistant to the Project Engineer. I interpreted the architect's plans and specifications for the contractor, inspected construction, made on-the-spot revisions where necessary, and worked out the many problems which arise on a project of this size.
"I kept the Engineering office in Detroit informed through daily logs and weekly progress reports. My boss provided reassuring supervision and advice on major problems by means of periodic visits to the job."
The building was completed last August. Understandably, Paul thinks of it as his "two-million-dollar baby."
"An assignment like this really gives you a feeling of accomplishment," Paul says. "It provides invaluable experience in your field. In fact, I've already been able to complete the first section of my Professional Registration Examination as an Architectural Engineer."
To engineers in many fields, the Bell Telephone Companies offer big and interesting assignments—assignments that challenge your ability, capitalize on your training and provide real advancement opportunities.
Many young men are finding interesting and rewarding careers in the Bell Telephone Companies. Find out about the career opportunities for you. Talk with the Bell interviewer when he visits your campus. And read the Bell Telephone booklet which is on file in your Placement Office.
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