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If They Get Cast, They'll Get Money
A way for a group of ambitious students to turn Herman Wouk's emotion-filled play, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," into a money-making project has hit a snag. They have strong financial backing, performance dates and props, but not enough cast members.
"It seems we have everything but a cast," said Bill Sheffield, Salina freshman and director.
The play is scheduled to open Dec. 7 in Salina's Municipal Auditorium.
"That's why I want anyone interested in the project to come to one of the try-outs from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Fraser Theater." Sheffield said.
Sheffield has promoted a real set-up for his theatrical company. A friend in Texas has agreed to underwrite all expenses until the group gets on its feet financially. That is, if the play is a success at Salina.
A number of parts were cast Oct 30. William Teichgraeber, Emporia senior, was chosen for the role of Challe, the prosecuting attorney. Sheffield will play Lt. Barney Greenwald, the defense attorney.
"Put a number of good parts still are open." Sheffield said. "We need Lt. Maryk, the accused, played by John Hodiak in the Broadway production.
"This play calls for no really big physical action. Its impact depends on wording, voice inflection and emotion."
Sheffield is no newcomer to the "Caine Mutiny" production. As a student at Kemper Military School, Boonville, Mo., last year, he played the role of Greenwald. The play was given at Kemper, Stephens College and the University of Missouri.
Good Parts Still Open
"We also need some of the witnesses including Southard, the old ship hand who gives his opinion on whether Queeq, the ship commander, should have been relieved.
Jaycees To Sponsor Show The performance at Salina will be sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. They have agreed to handle the ticket sales and will receive the proceeds for their annual Christmas project.
But from then on the play will be strictly for profit. Sheffield estimates the play should bring about $1,000 a performance and profits will be split among the cast.
"If we're successful at Salina we can get commitments at Wichita, Wichita Falls, Tex., and Tyler, Tex." Sheffield said. "There is every possibility that we can go through the year with this thing, playing weekends. If the cast wants, we also can travel during the summer."
And that's where it stands now. "Caine Mutiny" has all the marks of a success. All it needs is a cast.
Again Sheffield's friend in Texas has agreed to help pay bus fares for the troupe.
Try-outs Set For Talent Show
Final talent try-outs for the Big 4 Talent Show will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21 in the Trophy room of the Student Union.
Judy Allen, Topeka junior, is chairman of a group of talent scouts who urge all available acts to try out. Leonard Parkinson, Scott City junior, is chairman of the try-outs.
The show, composed of talent from KU, Kansas State College, Missouri University and Nebraska University, will tour the campuses Feb. 13-16. It will be on the KU campus Feb. 14. Parkinson said.
Little Symphony To Give Concert
The KU Little Symphony, under the direction of Thomas Gorton, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will present a concert at 8 tonight in Swarthout Recital Hall in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. The concert is open to the public, free of charge.
Angela Morales von Sauer, visiting associate professor of piano, will be soloist. Also on the program will be the first Lawrence performance of "Lament" by John Pozdro, assistant professor of theory.
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70 Per Cent Dividend Voted
The Teachers and Employees Assn. voted Tuesday to give a 70 per cent dividend to group life insurance members, H. I. Swartz, secretary-treasurer of the association, said today.
This dividend will be available to those who have been members for six months or from between June 16, 1956 to June 15, 1957, he said.
E. Jackson Baur, associate professor of sociology, and N. W. Storer, associate professor of astronomy, were elected to the board of directors of the Teacher-Employee Assn. They are replacing Harold Krogh, assistant professor of business administration, whose term expired, and Marston McClunggage, professor of sociology, who resigned. The term of office for board members is three years.
Other association board members include Henry Shenk, associate professor of physical education; William Cottle, professor of education; Gilbert Ulmer, assistant dean of the College and Mr. Swartz.
Halftime Show To Laud Musicians
The KU marching band will present a show entitled "Show Business Personalities" during the half-time of the Oklahoma State-KU game Saturday.
The band will open its show by forming a five-point star and playing "There's No Business Like Show Business." During the show the band will pvtribute to George Gershwin, Jack Benny, famous trumpet players, Ted Lewis and Xavier Cugat.
Pillbox To Hold 'Hot' Material
A concrete pillbox housing radioactive material will be built between Lindley Hall and Naismith Dr. within two or three weeks, said Edward J. Zeller, assistant professor of geology.
The structure will be part of a nuclear research project, in the geology department, sponsored by KU and the Atomic Energy Commission.
Prof. Zeller, director of the research, said the material will be used to irradiate rocks to determine their ages by the measurement of light and radiation given off.
Dr. Zeller said the process weathers rocks in a few hours to an extent that requires 500 million years by natural processes. He said KU has one of four laboratories of this type in the country and that it will "possibly have the best facilities in the country for this type of work after the completion of the pillbox."
The radioactive material, encased in two tons of lead, will be sent here from the AEC. Dr. Zeller said, and will be placed in the pillbox a 9-inch steel pipe embedded in concrete and capped with lead.
He said there will be a chamber seven feet square inside the pillbox, with a hallway leading in from the outside. On top of the structure will be four feet of dirt.
Another area being studied in the program requires skin diving in Florida Bay. Dr. Zeller and Richard H. Benson, assistant professor of geology, have done the diving to obtain bottom sediment and surrounding sea water.
Dr. Zeller said samples of rock will be taken to it for exposure and returned to Lindley for measurement of the light and radiation
Dr. Zeller said the elements of the samples are analyzed for information relating to the accumulation of fall-out material from ocean tests of nuclear projects. He said Florida Bay is used for the sampling because of the limestone beds there which show the effects of the fall-out more readily than other deposits.
Kilty To Speak At Coffee
Jerome Kilty, Broadway director and actor will speak to students interested in theater work at an informal coffee hour at 4 p.m. Friday in the Green Room of the University Theatre.
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Campus problem speaking contest try-
ing with the Speech test.
Spechet will be 5 minutes in length.
Entomology Club, 4 p.m., 301 Snow Speaker, Dr. Edward I. Shaw, assistant professor of radiation biophysics, "Radiation Biology."
History Club second meeting of year, 7 February 1986. Speaker, D. Loren C. Elseley, chairman department of anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder. Director of Darwinian Thought." Refreshments.
**Readings** for *Actor's Workshop*, 3-pc
dramatic Arts Build in-
gree. Everyone eligible.
Music education national conference meeting, 6:30 p.m. Bailey lounge, Speaker. Milford Crabb, superintendent of wood "Your Future, at Music, Administrators."
Poetry Hour, 4 p.m. Music and Browsing Room. Student Union. Harold Orel.
Tau Sigma, women's honorary modern
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Christian Heritage of KU-Y daily devotionals, service chapels, Danfort service chapels, Venture welcome
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Debate squad meeting, 7:15 p.m., 134 Strong.
International Commission meeting, 7:15 p.m. Student Union: Discussion of family traditions of various holidays by American and foreign students.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1957 University Daily Kansam
'Reds Fooled U.S. On Satellite Work'
Russia should be credited with a "monumental achievement" in the development of its new satellite, Dr. L. W. Seagondollar, associate professor, told approximately 100 geology students and faculty Tuesday night.
Russia has "played the United States for suckers" in its use of the satellite for propaganda purposes, he said.
He said the U. S. satellite program is probably behind the Russians because our scientists were hurrying the project only to get a satellite launched during the International Geophysical Year which began in September and lasts for 18 months. Dr. Seagondollar said the satellite development was kept separate from the missile program so that information concerning it could be shared with other scientists throughout the world.
He said the rocket is intended to put the satellite in an orbit three hundred miles from the earth's surface, dropping the stages of the rocket as their usefulness ends. The last stage. Dr. Seagondolar said, must be in a horizontal position before being released from the satellite to properly set it in the orbit. Once in its orbit the satellite will travel 18,000 m.p.h. he said.
"Many small countries are looking only for survival," he said, "and they want to be on the winning side in any conflict. This is where the propaganda value of the Russian satellites has been so great. It appears to give the Russians a great advantage."
Dr. Seagondollar said he was not worried about the use of the satellites as a weapon. He said such a move would be much simpler by intercontinental missile.
A model, used for illustration of U.S. progress, was a 3-stage rocket with a streamlined point over the satellite. The actual unit, Dr. Seagondollar said, is about 72 feet high with the largest stage of the rocket being four feet in diameter.
Dr. Seagondolar said the "writing on the wall" to consider is that "the Russians are up with and ahead of us in certain scientific areas which have military significance."
He cited the difference in educational systems as being to our disadvantage in this area. He said the Russians are turning out scientists faster than we are and "if they have the edge now, they will be even further ahead as time goes on."
To combat this shortage, Dr. Seagondollar said, "We must increase the number of people going into scientific fields and raise the number and quality of high school science teachers."
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