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Wednesday, August 21, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Kansan Rose from Early Papers
By KEMPTON LINDQUIST
Kansan Staff Reporter
Emerging from the shambles of many previous campus students newspapers, the University Daily Kansan was first published January 16, 1912.
Most of the early campus papers were short-lived. Between 1874 and 1904 there were at least 15 separate titles of weekly or monthly papers.
The early campus newspapers were the products of fraternity groups, independents, literary societies and just others, who could operate a printing press.
Conflicts among these groups and within individual publication staffs prevented use of this word.
contributed to the transcience of the publications.
The first campus paper was the Observer of Nature, published by the Natural History Society. This paper was essentially devoted to the study of animals from some items of general University news.
In 1875 the Kansas Collegiate appeared. This paper survived four years and claimed a "devotion to general literature and University news."
The two student weeklies with the longest continuous publication during this early period were the University Courier (1882-1904), the Kansas University Weekly (1185-1904).
A paper called the University Kansan
appeared first in 1899, but competition soon eliminated it.
The Semi-Weekly Kansan was published September 17, 1907. This was the first campus newspaper that appeared more widely than any other paper's name was changed to the Kansan.
The Kansan became a tri-weekly in May 1908, and its life was changed in 1910 to the age of 67.
Throughout the period 1874-1912 were other papers on campus with various names and sponsored by many different organizations.
The competition among these papers was hard, though the overall journalistic status of them was good.
Sensationalism was the prevailing mode of these student papers, a characteristic shared with many metropolitan papers, in which news was often biased and inaccurate.
the Kansan a responsible paper that favourably represented the University. The Kansan also became a daily publication and on the paper were opened to all students.
The Kansan was reorganized and placed in the department of journalism in January 1932.
On the second day of publication, the Kansan ran an editorial that predicted national greatness for the paper. The Kansan has since won numerous Associated Press awards and in 1972, the Pacemaker, rating the paper one of the two best in the nation.
Many former Kansan staff members and reporters have reached high positions in
The reorganization was designed to make
Laus LeLoss, the first editor of the Kansan after it became a daily, became a Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer for the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
A few others are Bill Downs, CBS commentator; Paul Miner, president of the Kansas City Star; Joseph Lasteli, chief of the Star's warehouse bureau; Clyde Leed, publisher of the Parsons Sun; and Dolph Simons, editor of the Lawrence JournalWorld and Raymond Nichols, KU chancellor emeritus.
'Small World' Women Welcome Alien Wives
The experiences of a University of Kansas faculty wife in a foreign country were the basis for Small World, a volunteer organization to help wives of new foreign students. Small World began in October 1967 when 13 local women formed the organization
The idea came from Hilda Enoch, 801 Louisiana St., who had lived in Venezuela while her husband was on sabbatical there from the University.
According to Sidney Roedel, 2109 Ohio St., chairman of the organization, the first formal meetings of the group were held in 1968.
The by-laws state, "the purpose of this organization is to provide a broad learning experience for foreign women and their children when new to our city, to build relationships with our students' languages and to acquaint our foreign guests with the community of Lawrence."
Although most of the members are wives and mothers, membership is not limited to married women, Roelstel said. She said the members were all American members of American and international women.
In the past, Roedel said, there was an abundance of American women, but now they are not.
According to Roedel, the main emphasis of the group is the English program. Andrea Droehler, the English program chairman, said a practical approach was taken in English classes.
"We use a practical day-to-day approach, teaching money usage, counting and even
The program is divided into two main areas, Roedel said, the English program includes the crafts and needlework. Because so many of the women have children, a children's
Breatiz Greene, Ila and Missouri streets, originally from Columbia, said she had been in the group for two years and enjoyed it very much. She said it helped in all ways that they were able to work with members with other people from their own country whom they had not known before.
Prof. Elden Tefft Works on Moses
program has also been started, she said.
An evenning group has also been organized, said Vallina Cumpingham, 2504 Ousdhai Road, a native of Thailand. She said members who weren't able to meet the day or who wanted to meet in a smaller group could come to these meetings.
According to Roedel, not all the women who teach at the sessions are professional teachers. They are usually housewives and do not know what they know from experience, she said.
Roedel said the organization would be holding a tea from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 1 at the church. Old members are asked to meet prospective members, Roedel said, and new people interested in joining are also welcome.
The group will meet from 9:15-11 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 W. 23rd St., starting Sept. 10.
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Moses Statue Nears Completion
A 12-foot statue of Moses, which has been under construction for nearly seven years, should be completed by next summer, and will include painting and sculpture, said this summer.
The reason that Moses has taken so long, Tefft said, has been due to many major setbacks. For a year there was nowhere to work on the project.
Teftt was finally given space in Fower Hall, where the statue is now being constructed. However, the project will have to be completed September 1, when Fower will be torn down.
Work on the statue was held back another
year when Tefft broke his leg. Tefft said this was a major setback because he didn't want too much help with his sculpture. He said it was a personal project.
The sculpture was begun with the construction of a light metal frame known as an armature. The frame was then covered with styrofoam, which was put on with a urethane foam adhesive. During the summer the structure was covered with spatulas, which were applied in a liquid form with spatulas, brushes and the artist's hands.
Once the wax has been molded to the desired shape, it will be covered with a layer
of plasticyne clay, which will give the statue a plastic feeling.
Then, a plaster mold will be made from which about a dozen patterns will be burned. These patterns will then be filled with the bronze pieces and are welded together.
The sculpture of Moses is being done for the School of Religion and will be placed in front of Smith Hall. Tefft said the sculpture would probably be completed next year.
"Sculptures of this size aren't built in this area very often, so it is giving the students a unique chance to see and work on a major project," Tefft said.
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