It Took Him 60 Days-
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Taxi Cab Rates Only Problem,Traveler Says
Around the world in 60 days. John Rupf, Ottawa sophomore,
traveled around the world by plane last summer visiting cities of
world fame. ___
"The only thing I really had to watch was being overcharged, such as taxi cab drivers charging double rates and private guides sticking me," he said. "I learned to arrange a price ahead of time with private guides."
Rupf found traveling easy.
The situation of overcharging was most noticeable in those countries where there aren't too many tourists, he said. Most tourists visit Europe, he added.
He said that Rome and Paris looked a great deal as the movies picture them. He described Rome as "a clean and pretty city" with much history and art.
Rupif found traveling alone is not difficult. He said he had a "great time" and met interesting people all over the world.
Thirty days of his July-August trip were spent in Sumatra, Indonesia, visiting his father, J. Albert Rupf, who is with a firm building a pipeline in that area.
The rest of the two months was spent in traveling, with three days the longest period spent in any one place. His travels included Honolulu, Hawaii, Tokyo, Hong Kong Singapore, and Djakarta, capital of Indonesia.
On the return trip to the states he stopped at Bangkok, Calcutta, New Delhi, Karachi in Pakistan, Beirut in Lebanon, Cairo, Egypt, Athens, Greece, Geneva, London, Paris and Rome.
JOHN RUPF
Chorus To Present Handel's 'Messiah'
The University chorus will present Handel's "Messiah" at 8 tonight in Hoch Auditorium. Clayton Krehbiel, associate professor of music, will direct the choir.
The version to be presented tonight is from original sources by Dr. J. M. Coppersmith and will be the first presentation in Lawrence of this version of the "Messiah."
Committee chairmen for the Big 8 Variety Show to be presented at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in Hoch Auditorium have been announced by Leonard Parkinson, Scott City junior and chairman of the Student Union Activities sportman committee.
Name Chairmen For Talent Show
Charimen are Mike Johnson, Independence. Mo., general chairman; Sherri James, Emporia, tickets; Dave Hanna, Newton, Hoch arrangements; Wendell Koerner, Jefferson City, Mo., publicity, all sophomores.
Acts selected from KU for the show will be announced Feb. 3. Talent from the University of Nebraska, Iowa State College, the University of Missouri and Kansas State College includes a ballad singer from India, hula dancers, vocal groups and dance teams.
The show will open at Kansas State on Feb. 13 and will close at the University of Nebraska on Feb. 15.
SDX Initiates Ten Tuesday
Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, initiated ten men Tuesday.
Those initiated were Bob Maey, Hutheinson; Kent Morgan, Hope; J. R. Fultz, Mound Valley; John E. B. Sharp, and Alan Jones, Lawrence; Jim Cable, Independence, Mo., Doug Parker, Omaha, Neb., and Gene Nuss, Hoisington, All are iuniors.
Bill Riley, Kansas City, Mo. graduate student, and Jack Harrison, Hays sophomore.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1958 University Daily Kansan
The K.U. library has more than 700,000 books.
210 Foreign Students Here Record Number
There are 210 foreign students representing 50 nations at KU this semester, the largest number ever here, according to Clark Coan, assistant dean of men. Mr. Coan also compiled the following data concerning KU's foreign student population;
Of the 210, 112 are new to the campus; 98 were here before. There are 157 men and 53 women. Sixty are here on Fulbright scholarships.
The 210 does not include eight not wishing to be listed, those working in the library, but not students, any at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., or any students from United States territories.
In a breakdown by countries represented, India and W. Germany lead with 18 students each; South Korea has 15; Canada, 11 (Canada is top nationally with the greatest number of students in the United States, but not here); Venezuela, 9; Iran and Japan, 8 each; Taiwan, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Greece, 7 each; and Iran, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Great Britian, 5 each. The remaining are from several different countries.
By continent, Asia leads with 81 (including 64 from the Far East and 17 from the Near East); Europe is next with 75; South America, 17; North America, 16; Central America, 13; Africa, 7; and Australia 1.
Seventy per cent of the students are housed in private homes. The rest live in fraternities, sororities, scholarship halls, residence halls, or co-ops.
Fifty-four of the students are majoring in science; 50 in engineering; 42 in social sciences; 21 in one of the humanities; 15 in education; 11 in business; 7 in fine arts; 6 in pharmacy; 3 in journalism; and there is one first-year medical student.
54 In Science
About an equal number of students from the Far East, Europe, and South America are in engineering. Those in science are mainly from Europe and the Far East. Europeans predominate in the social sciences, humanities, and business, while the majority in pharmacy are from the Far East.
Seventy of the students, principally from Europe and the Far East, are Protestant. Of this number, there are 17 general Protestant, 15 Presbyterians, 11 Methodists, and 10 Lutherans. Fifty-five are Roman Catholic, mainly from Europe and South America. Thirty-three did not list their religion. Twenty-three are Moslem, and twelve are Hindu. The rest are of several different religions.
Most Are Graduates
Fifty-six per cent are graduate students, mostly from Europe. Forty-four per cent are undergraduates.
Twenty per cent of the foreign students are married. Twenty-four have their families with them in Lawrence.
The foreign students at KU make up 42 per cent of the 500 foreign students now studying at 42 Kansas colleges and universities.
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