' Hurricane Island' Begins Run For Children's Theater Season
Children's Theater is in its tenth season at KU's University Theatre and has become an important part of the theater's schedule.
The children's plays were first done as a fund-raising project in 1952 by the University Players. In 1955, after three successful years, the theater department started a children's theater division which first presented its plays in Green Hall.
SINCE 1955 the program has grown by leaps and bounds. The theater produces two children's plays a year, both of which tour several cities in Kansas and Missouri playing to more than 25,000 people.
The largest theater in which the KU group plays is the Kansas
Kan. graduate student and director of the play, says that Children's Theater is educational as well as entertaining.
City Music Hall which seats more than 2,500 persons. The group has drawn several full houses at performances there. Other comparable theaters have capacities of 900-1,500 persons.
"In 'Hurricane Island' we see a clash between two different cultures and both trying to adust to the other." Miss Scoville said.
The first Children's Theater production this year is "Hurricane Island" by Rosemary Musil, an award-winning children's author. Sharon Scoville, Kansas City,
"Hurricane Island" plays on the KU stage December 18th, 19th, and 20th.
Former K-State football star, Doug Dusenbury has been elected president of KU's first year law class.
Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" and the KU songs "We're from Kansas" and "I'm a Jayhawk."
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Dusenbury, a native of Anthony, Kan., was a star football player for K-State, making the
The 3 p.m. Sunday recital will open with Gerken's arrangement of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." There also will be music for carillon by Paap, Fransen and Badings and a suite of British folk songs.
Albert Gerken, Ku carillonneur, will play two recitals this weekend on the 53-bell World War II Memorial instrument as part of the Homecoming celebration.
Academic All Big Eight Team and honorable mention on the All Big Eight squad. He was K-State's punting champion for two years and the third leading punter in the nation last year.
The first will be Saturday following the football game and will open with the Kansas State and KU alma maters. Included in the program will be Gerken's arrangements of selections from
Lerner and Loewe's Hit Musical
"MY FAIR LADY"
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VLADIMAR DUPRE
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Vladimir Dupre has joined the Department of Human Relations this year as associate professor. He is at KU on joint appointment with the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Foundation where, as Assistant Director of Psychology, he is chief psychologist for Laboratory Training.
Dupre to Human Relations Staff
The Communications Research Center under Kim Giffin, leader of the project, will study the problems involved in communication between men who must work together to accomplish a goal.
Dupre also serves as executive secretary of the Midwestern Group for Human Resources. M.G.H.R. is an organization of behavioral sciences to the improvement of interpersonal, group and organizational effectiveness.
The importance of trust among persons who must cooperate to carry out a single goal is being studied at KU.
Dupre received his Ph.D. in Human Development at the University of Chicago. He taught sociology and psychology at Ajnover College in Indiana. He came to KU from Grinnell College, Iowa, where he served as associate professor of psychology.
Dupre said this week he is pleased with the atmosphere at KU.
"The students seem to be quite good and interested," he said.
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Dupre, who enjoys swimming, golfing and traveling, makes a special hobby of cooking and baking bread. He and his wife and six children live in Lawrence.
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