Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1957 University Daily Kansan
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Missionary Says Indians Enjoy Life
"One of the outstanding things about the villagers of Assam, India, is that they manage so beautifully without material things and enjoy life," said Muriel Nielsen, Ruthtown. Minn. special student, who has been a missionary teacher in India for five years.
"The tribes are, generally speaking, illiterate but not unintelligent," Miss Nielsen said. "They may not be able to read and write their own language but they learn to speak many languages."
MURIEL NIELSEN
Supervises 200
Miss Nielsen was supervisor of a school of about 200 students between kindergarten and the 12th grade. It is in the midst of the jungles and rice plains south of the Himalaya mountains. She did not have anything to do with actual church work unless she was asked
The national and state governments in India want to teach the jungle people many skills and give quite a few scholarships for further study, Miss Nielsen said.
"About the only fields open to women yet are teaching and nursing," she said. "The men seem to think its all right for a woman to have a little knowledge but not too much. They want to tell the women what to think and do. The only exception is an old woman who can be as powerful as the King of Siam if there is no older man. Age is respected.
Parents Arrange Marriages
She said that in one of the tribes the girls weave a handkerchief for the bridegroom and he decides from this if she is good enough for him to marry. He may not even see the woman.
Parents Arrange Marriages "Marriages are arranged by the parents but the girl can say no. The man and woman see each other once or twice before the wedding, under supervision, for exchange of gifts and business concerning the wedding."
Due to the short life expectancy, 29 years for men and 30 years for women, the parents often die before they can arrange the marriage of their children. This sometimes causes trouble in the family as to who is next in line to make the decision, Miss Nielsen said. She has arranged a few of these marriages herself.
"They are very careful in their match making," she said. "If the man has only one eye they will try to find a woman with only one eye so that neither will have a greater affliction than the other."
2 'Foreigners' Travel Far To Attend KU
Do you like KU well enough to travel several hundred miles to attend school here? There are many students on the campus who have decided against attending a school nearer home and have chosen to travel the many miles to KU.
Barbara Ekland, Summit, N.J. sophomore, is a former Topeka resident and wanted to return to the state to finish her education.
"Also, there are not too many good state universities in the Summit area," she said. "Most girls go to private girls' schools and I wanted to go to a co-educational school."
"Ive found that the best way of getting back and forth is by plane," Miss Eklund said. "The first time I went home last year I was on a train for 27 hours. The plane takes only four hours and is about half as expensive."
"I prefer a smaller university such as this to Michigan with 30,000 students or Michigan State with 25,000 enrolled," he said. "Also, my family originated in Kansas and I have a lot of relatives who attended KU."
Mitchell Foster, Birmingham Michigan junior, thinks that the schools in the Michigan area are too big.
"It seems that students in this part of the country are more casual in their dress. They wear more levis and that sort of thing." Foster said, "Also the students are more friendly and talkative on the campus.
"The Greeks are not as strong in that area as around here, also," he said. "Another difference is that the girls are not dated up as far ahead as in the East. It's a much healthier situation for the men on campus."
Magazine To Show Allen Field House
Pictures of Allen Field House will be included in the Dec. 9 basketball issue of "Sports Illustrated" magazine.
The special issue will include pictures of field houses at the University of Maryland and Ohio State University as well as KU.
The winners of the Quill Club manuscript contest were announced Monday. The winning entries will be published in the Quill Magazine which will go on sale after the Christmas vacation.
Quill Winners Announced
Poetry division — Ray Volpe, Bronx, N. Y., graduate student, first place; Nancy Donaldson, Chanute sophomore, second place; Kay Reiter, Simpson sophomore, third place, and honorable mention; Hester James, Independence, Mo. senior, honorable mention.
Prose division—Steve Callahan, Independence sophomore, first place; William Summers, Wichita senior, second place; Janet Jackson, Lawrence sophomore, third place; Steve Callahan, Independence sophomore, honorable mention.
The winners are:
German War Film To Be Presented
A German film depicting World War II, "Die Letzte Bruecke," (The Last Bridge), will be shown at the KU film series Friday night.
All other entries may be picked up at 311 Fraser.
"This movie looks impartially on both sides of the battle, in a deeply moving commentary on the tragedy of war," said Dorothy Masters, critic for the New York Daily News.
If you see a yellow streak in the sky over KU soon, it may be the two-seater airplane bought, by the Jayhawk Aerial Club Saturday.
Maria Schell won the "best actress" award at the Cannes Film Festival for her portrayal of a German nurse in the film. The film won the international critics award at Cannes in 1952.
The yellow Aeronca Chief, a fabric covered plane, was bought at a car dealer's in El Dorado. A customer had traded it in for a new car.
Flyers Buy Airplane For Club Use
While you're gaping at the Aer-onca Chief performing in the sky, one of the members of the new aerial club will be receiving flying lessons.
The plane was bought by the club to provide a less expensive way of flying for club members. Edward L Martin, Kansas City, Mo. senior and vice president of the club, said the plane was expected to arrive in Lawrence this weekend. The plane will be kept at the Lawrence airport.
Lawrence airport. They will not have to pay for the use of the plane which will decrease the cost of lessons.
Members taking flying lessons will hire an instructor from the Erhart Flying Service which operates the
The plane is being paid for by the initiation fees and membership dues
of the club. Only 15 members will be permitted in the club in order to provide enough time for each member to use the plane.
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