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University Daily Kansan Monday, Nov. 4, 1957
3 KU Sutdents 'Doing Fine'
Three of five KU students involved in a 3-vehicle accident Friday night on U.S. 69 were reported as "doing fine" in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Sunday night
Reitz suffered a face and knee abrasion. Stonebraker had a fractured left arm and head laceration, and Welch a head laceration. Dew and McGrew were admitted to the hospital following the accident, for x-rays and observation, but were released Friday night.
Harry M, Dougan, 57. Stanley driver of an empty gravel truck involved in the collision, was killed.
According to Dr. Chester Lee, a Kansas City physician, who was leading the cars, Reitz and Stonebraker were following him enroute to the hunting site, when the approaching truck struck the side of the Reitz car and skidded into the Stonebraker car.
The students were traveling in three cars to La Cygne on a hunting trip.
Students in the accident were Brent Stonebraker, Overland Park junior and Harry Reitz, Kansas City, Mo. Kenneth Welch, Prairie Village, William Dew, Rock Island, Ill., and John McGrew, Lawrence, all sophomores.
Reitz, Stonebraker and Welch are still in the hospital.
The students are members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Homecoming Items Due Wednesday
Houses wanting items concerning homecoming parties and activities in the society section of the Homecoming edition are to turn them in to The Daily Kansas News Room in Flint Hall not later than 5 p.m. Wednesday.
When names of students are given, their hometown and classification are to be included.
Council Lists Appointments
Women's Panhellenic Council committee members were appointed at noon today at a meeting of the council. Betty Lou Douglas, Kansas City, Kan, senior, and president of the council, announced the appointments.
Committee appointments:
Rush--Dee Daniels, Beloit, chairman, Janetha Schmalzried, Dighton, Polly Peppercorn, Lawrence, Carol Barker, Independence, Mo., Pat Gallant, Wichita, Mary Gallahar, Kansas City, Kan., seniors, and Kala Mays, Great Bend junior.
Scholarship—Shirley Ward, Salina senior, chairman, and Karen Blovd, Leavenworth, Joyce Elliott, Independence, Mo., and Mary Alden, Hutchinson, juniors.
Social — Sandra Blankenship,
Great Bend, chairman, Beverly
Caruthers, Kansas City, Kan., and
Jean Elson, Paola, lumiars.
Workshop—Mary Sanborn, Chapman, Sally Rice, Abilene, and Martha Billingsley, Kansas City, Mo. seniors, and Nancy Fligg, Kansas City, Mo. junior.
Greek letter — Jeanette Hallman, Hudson senior, co-chairman.
Greek Week Mary Claire Purcell, Kansas City, Kan. junior, cochairman.
Children's Play To Be Presented
The Children's Theatre will present "The Tailor of Gloucester" at 4 p.m., Nov. 21, 22, and 23, in the experimental theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. The play was adapted by Mrs. Bernice Harvey, instructor in speech and drama, from the original story by Beatrix Potter.
"The Tailor" is a British folk story about a kindly tailor, his adventurous cat, and a mouse family. The Children's Theatre production will be the first showing of this script by anyone.
A Countess Who Never Was
By MARILYN MERMIS
(Daily Kansan Assistant Managing Editor)
One's own eyes can be deceiving. One can talk to a woman who really isn't a woman, or to a spy who really isn't a spy. I know.
Countess Mari Pulaski, alleged World War II allied spy, was guest speaker at the Knife and Fork Club Saturday and I was assigned to interview her. But I could find no information about her, although I had searched Readers Guides and old newspapers.
When I approached the stocky, gray-haired countess, I confessed that I did not know too much about her spy experiences.
"I have been so careful about keeping my past a secret," the countess said with a slight accent. "But now MGM is making a movie about my life called 'Inside Poland' which will star Kim Novak."
I reassured the countess that her secret would be safe with me. So in strict woman-to-woman confidence, the countess proceeded to tell me about her life as a spy.
Used As Counterspv
"As you probably know," the countess said, "in 1939 my country Poland fell to the Nazis. My father, brother and I were forced to escape to England. During the evenings,
public officials would come to our English home to talk to my father. One night a man from Scotland Yard came to our house. He said that a counterspy should be sent to Poland to find out how information was leaking out of England to Poland.
"I agreed to take the job," the countess said modestly. "So after be given extensive instructions, I was transported to Poland where I met a Nazi officer called Harry. One night I followed him to a house where I found a short wave set that was being used to receive messages from England. I saw Harry with a man whom I knew I had seen before. It was Pearson, one of the officials who had visited at my father's house. I went back to England and told my
story to investigators in London. Pearson was found guilty and he later confessed."
I thanked the countess for telling me the intriguing story, but before I could leave she turned to me and said. "Americans are constantly telling you that Communists are trying to deceive you, but that you must not be deceived by their appearance. I have told you of my experiences in espionage, yet you can't be sure they are true. I may not be Maria Pulaski, I may not have been a spy, I may not be a woman."
Surprise! Surprise!
With one sweeping gesture, the countess put her hand to her head and pulled off a gray bobbed wig Maria Pulaski became immediately transformed into Martin Hughes character actor.
"And now I must make a confession." Mr. Hughes said in a deep clear voice. "As you can see, I'm not a woman and I have never been a spy."
I had been only one of the many victims of Mr. Hughes' professional trickery. His career in character acting started when he was a student
at Park Ridge, Ill. High School. In Park Ridge, by the way, he was a neighbor and close friend of Kent Pelz, senior, who now lives in Des Plaines, Ill.
A Leap Year dance had been planned and the girls were to ask the boys. But Mr. Hughes and a friend had not been asked. To go to the dance one of them would have to dress as a girl. Mr. Hughes was chosen as he was shorter than his friend.
Although his identity was not detected at the dance, he did run into several problems. When boys asked him to dance he had a hard time following the lead. Also he discovered that he could not use the men's restroom dressed as he was, and he certainly couldn't use the women's restroom.
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Decided On Acting Career
After he graduated from college he worked in St. Louis. One night a friend called and asked if he would make a complete speech as a woman. His speech and make up so deceived his audience that he decided to perfect his character acting. One year later he quit his job to become Countess Maria Fulaski.
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