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Tuesday, October 14, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Beehive cities
From page one
might not be a sufficient model for an entire city. Arcosanti will be an educational and cultural arts center for about 3,000 people on the ground floor of the problems presented by a large city.
Burford said Soleri's designs might be too impersonal, especially the interior spaces.
"Man is a s creature," he said, "he can't go underground for very long periods."
Boles said the ultimate feasibility of such a city would depend on the type of society placed into it and on what that society did to personalize its environment.
BURFORD SAID Solei was hopeful that other professions, such as sociology and political science, could solve those problems by the time one of his cities could be built.
the technical aspects of such a city also present problems, Thesis said. Here again, Soleri hopes that those problems will be overcome in the future, he said.
Curtis Besinger, professor of architecture, said Scheri hadn't developed his own building.
"he hasn't thought through the support systems necessary for the survival of a city," Beesinger said, "such as handling goods, the in-and-out flow of goods. And he has not considered the needs of the humans discovered." Researchers discovered all sorts of abberations in living like that, at least in rats and mice, and they could apply to people as well."
Kahn said, "Solaris is a prime example of our tendency to escalate minor problems into cosmic proportions. There aren't any solutions to cosmic problems, so any answers to them are speculation and untested. The big question is, Aside from the amount of resources involved, the big question is, do we have the right to experiment with lives?"
BESINGER SAID SOLIER played a certain role in architecture, as did anyone who had worked for the firm.
He said the trouble with Soleri's city was
Besinger also said he doubted whether a pluralistic society such as ours would allow the possibility of mass murder.
that society might not be going in the direction he thinks.
Burford said that at Arcosanti Soleri carefully controlled every aspect of the construction, from the broadest sketches to the finishing of concrete. He said part of this work involved the unilateral labor works on the structure and part was due to Soleri's egomania.
Kahn said Soleri wanted people to approach archeology as they would a religion, in order to understand it.
"I don't like the master-discipline relationship he has with the people working for him in Arizona, "Kahn said. "He says that his job is to help him to our problems, but the only solution."
BURFORD SAID some of the social concepts of Soleri's theories could be tested outside an imposing structure such as the ones he proposed. In the future, Burford said, the influence of Soleri will be in the reuse of present space. This will be preceded by a change in the present zoning and building codes, he said.
As an example, Burford said, cities may eventually build buildings together in an effort to save energy and use wasted space. This could include buildings over streets and highways, he said, leaving clearance for cars and trucks underneath.
None of those interviewed said a trend existed toward Soleri's concepts. But several of them thought his influence would be felt in some way,
Malone said that even if Solder's ideas weren't accepted, architects would be more likely to follow his advice.
BURFORD SAID THERE may be a trend in design circles, but that practical changes would be more subtle and occur over a long period. In fact, I have seen people today would ever see those changes.
Boles said there might never be an arcolological city on the scale of Soler's designs, but he said Soler was unique because that he tried to build what he theorized.
"You look at what a lot of architects write about and what they build and the two are similar," he said. "But there is out there working on his theory and you have to respect him for that."
Pen as mighty as sword in American Revolution
By LORRAINE JOHNSON
Literature was one of the weapons used in the Revolutionary War.
Pamphlets, such as Thomas Paine's Common Sense which appeared in January 1776, were valuable ammunition for the War of Independence. He instructed an English, said last week.
Calder Pickett, professor of journalism,
said. "It is likely that every one of the three
million Americans in the colonies had either
a confession or a pronouncement Sense by the
Fourth of July, 1776.
"It was the language that made Common Sense, as much as the arguments, some of which do not hold up to this test," he said. "His benefits benefited from their link to Europe."
JOHN WILLINGHAM, PROFESSOR of English, said, "Paine made a kind of career of writing whatever pamphlets were written and even angier at Britain than they had been."
The Declaration of Independence was a call to arms, Willingham said. It also showed the literary skill of Thomas Jefferson, he said.
Ben Franklin, Philip Frenewe and Sam Adams also wrote for the patriot cause. Brown said. Franklin satirized British laws attacked the hacking in his poetry, he said.
The Loyalists, or Tortes, also had their spokesman, Emery said in his book. Actually, it was the Tory who remained loyal to his country when others rebelled.
Adams, a master propagandist, was a regular contributor to the Boston Gazette, the paper known as the "Father of the Paper." Of the papers published by Edwin Brown and author of "The Press and America,"
The Tory printers were under public pressures generated by patriots such as Adams, according to Emery. Threats, economic coercion and even mob action were used against printers who weren't all out for the patriot cause, he said.
BROWN, WHO IS TEACHING a class
called Literature of the American Revolution, said Loyalist pamphlets weren't successful because the loyalists were in a contradictory position.
Most loyalists opposed British acts since 1763. Brown said, and they thought the British were exploiting the colonies. The loyalists didn't want to fight their motherland.
This put the loyalists in the position of being opposed to Britain's policies, but at the same time trying to support Britain, Brown said.
Editors on both sides didn't hesitate to print rumor, opinion and even lies. They knew words were a valuable tool in arousing the will of people to fight.
Among the leading Tory writers was James Rivington, editor the Royal Gazette. One historian called Rivington a "scientist of the past," and loyalism, printing lies and indecencies."
Emery has said in his book that “Downdown through history hopeless wars and battles have been won when words have doubled the number of arms. So it was with Paine’s Crises.”
The first Crisis Paper, written in Dada-
wala, helped rally the weary
patriot fighters.
Brown said the literature of the Revolution wasn't as good as other great literature. The effect of the words though, can't be denied, he said.
"THESE ARE THE TIMES that try men's souls," the Crisis Paper said. "The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of glory; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
Emery said of Paine's Crisis Papers: "There was nothing new in what he said, but, like a poet, he expressed what others could only feel. His work was rough, but that made it all the more appealing to the common man for whom it was written.
"The foot-slogging militiamen understood that one of their own was speaking."
The silk screen designs produce a rubberized effect on the shirt.
T-shirts of distinction say it all
The slogan on the shirt says, "Old Fords never die, they just go faster."
The slogan accompanies a picture of a Model A Ford with huge racing tires. The slogan also tells the picture can be found on a shirt at King Gee's Shirt Factory, 18 Massachusetts St.
Daniel Georgie, employee and former owner of the shirt factory, has been in the shirt making business for 18 years. His shirts, which come in several colors from $2.90 to $4.90 for child's T-shirt to $20 for an adult's T-shirt with an original air brush design.
Most of the shirts with pictures are printed by the silk screen process. A picture is silk-screened onto a piece of transferable paper. The picture is then applied to the shirt, with a press heated to $35 degrees that inject 400 pounds of pressure per square inch.
Most mishirs cost between $3.50 and $5 depending on whether they are white or dark brown, with air brush designs are more expensive. The brush designs have many fiery colored stones.
The shirts have pictures of hot cars, lithographs, comics, beer labels and popular phrases such as "keep on trucking."
"People want to wear something that symbolizes their personality," George said.
He said that the Shirt Factory's shirts
J. D. Crestman, manager of the Kansas Union Bookstore he sold 300 customized T-shirts.
were marketed throughout the United States. Each year he travels to races, race meets and other events.
Bob Berry, assistant manager of Rag Tag, 628 W.12th, St. said his store sold silk screen shirts, but didn't go into the novelty designs.
Rag Tag charges 20 cents for letters two inches high, 35 cents for letters four inches high and 45 cents for letters six inches high.
The cost of the T-shirt varies. Christman said, Letters are 10 cents each, and designs can range from $25 to $75.
Christman said that figure included T-stats with numbers as well as T-shirts at the school.
He said that a group from Corbin had
stored a store requesting a group of
neighbours to help with it.
The Missouri-based silk screen sent back a design which could be printed on the monitor.
Berry said that he sent a rough sketch of what the girls wanted to a milk screening company.
The letters, Berry said, were made of fick, a felt type substance with a glue bond.
Timothy Albertson, a former University of Kansas student, has filed a lawsuit against Mike Elwell, Douglas County Court judge, blocking more than 74 million in damages.
Berry said that original designs were worthwhile for large organizations, but that their initial cost was prohibitive for an individual:
Albertson accused Ewell of four alleged actions that Albertson said violated his will.
Ex-student files suit against county judge
In the suit, which was filed in District Court Thursday, Albertson called Ewell a "bhoodum" and accused him of violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, 10th and 14th amendments to the United States Constitution.
In the first section of the suit, Albertson alleged that because Elwell refused to recognize him as an ordained minister of Universal Life Church, Inc., a religious organization based in California, he was ordered to perform marriage ceremonies in Kansas.
In the second section of the suit, Albertson seeks $100,000 in actual damages and $500,000 in punitive damages because Elwell allegedly deprived him of his rights to speak freely, to travel and his right of due process and equal protection.
Albertson said this alleged action by Eliwell deprived him of his rights of freedom of religion, due process of law and equal protection under the law. He seeks $10,000 in damages and $80,000 in punitive damages in the first "cause of action" of the four-part suit.
These damages came about, Albertson
Albertson is seeking $1 million in actual damages and $2 million in punitive damages.
In the third section, Albertson alleged that Elwell confined him against his will at a "state psychiatric prison" in Osawatomi. Elwell also threatened to cite him for contempt of court for not answering a "patently improper compound question" in an Oct. 5, 1973, hearing, Albertson alleged.
Albertson also said Elwell threatened twice to commit him to a mental institution if he didn't cease to file lawsuits. Because of this, Albertson said, he suffered severe distress, was unable to out, sleep or pursue his vocation as a student and minister.
In the fourth section of the suit, Albertson alleged Elwell made defamatory comments to a University Daily Kansas reporter about his character. Because of these comments, he was sentenced to five years in Kansan. Kansan, Albertson is seeking $50,000 in actual and $100,000 in punitive damages.
This is the second suit Albertson has filed against Elwil. Albertson has filed as many cases as he has on his behalf.
said, because Elwined welled a man only $2 who was found guilty of battering him. Because of the small fine, Albertson said, but the blackman of Lawrence, battered him again.
Elwell was unavailable yesterday to comment on the lawsuit.
Driver in fatal automobile crash to be arraigned on two counts
The driver of the car involved in an accident in which two university of Kansas students were killed will be arraigned today on two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Curtis D. Walters, 20, Olathe, driver of the County Magistrate Court in connection with the deaths of Julie Carden, 21, Roaland Park senior, and Vicki Vent, 20, Olathe
The women, both members of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, were on a pledge class walk out when the one-car accident occurred.
The filing of charges against Walters was delayed when Olathe police were unable to interview another KU student riding in the car because of her physical condition.
Walters has been released on $1,000 bond.
The Christian Science Organization has testimonial meetings at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at Danforth Chapel.
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