Soak up sun, sports right here in Kansas
Bu JOHN LAWSON
Many Kansans are unaware of the recreational activities available right here in our own state. Our four seasons of the year are among the finest anywhere.
What is there to do in the fall, you ask? Kansas is a hunter's haven. One can hunt for teal, ducks or deer, not to mention the fishing potential of 16 giant reservoirs which extend more than 800 miles within the state. More than 135 state and local lakes provide 200,000 surface acres of water. With seven more reservoirs on the way, this figure will swell to
250. 000 acres by 1975.
Not many Kansans are aware of the abundance of sunshine. More than 66 per cent of the days are sunny. The state has moderate rainfall, with average annual precipitation ranging from 40 inches in the southeast to 25 inches in the central region and 20 inches in the western part of the state.
KU's choral program has been enlarged this fall to accommodate the greater number of trained voices in the student body and to provide a sharper definition by ability and experience.
KU's chorale is expanded
Add to this an average annual temperature of 57 degrees Fahrenheit, as high as 39 degrees in the winter and as low as 78 degrees in the summer and one can see he doesn't need to go to California or Florida for a vacation.
James S. Ralston, new choral director, said the University Chorus continues as the large group open without tryouts to anyone who wants to sing. Up to 500 singers can be accommodated in the two sections. The two groups will combine to perform Mozart's "Grand Mass in C Minor" in January with the University symphony orchestra.
SDS tries new plan
KU's Students for a Democratic Society has come up with what we consider a wonderful answer to the problems of politically divided organizations—a "rotating chair."
As Don Olson, former SDS president, explains it, the rotating chair system is rather simple: formal elected offices are abolished, and whoever wants the chair at the beginning of the meeting can have it.
Consider, for example, the potential of a modified rotating chair system in the classroom—the first person to act profound is made teacher; or in the AWS—the first woman to act chaste is made president; or on the administrative level—the first person to climb the steps to second floor Strong and light a cigar is made chancellor.
The Concert Choir is comprised mostly of juniors and seniors, the Concert Chorale of sophomores, and the University Singers of freshmen of better than average ability.
Two art exhibits to be shown here
Two exhibits on Islamic art will receive their national premieres at the KU Museum of Art's annual Open House Sunday, Oct. 2, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The exhibits, "Calligraphy in Islamic Textiles" and "Islamic Art From the Collection of Edwin Binney, III," were organized by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and will be at KU through Oct. 23.
The calligraphy exhibit features colorful textiles known as tiraz fabrics, the word tiraz referring to bands containing embroidered, woven, gilded or inked inscriptions. All were found in Egypt, where they were preserved by the dry climates, but were manufactured in the Nile Basin, the Tirgis Euphrates Valley, the Arabian Peninsula, Persia and the Oasis of Marw.
The second exhibit contains painted miniatures and calligraphic fragments, manuscripts, book bindings, ceramics and metalwork. The works, which offer beauty as well as historical significance, are from Iran, Muslim India, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey.
Lacks zip to hit U.S., China says
TOKYO — (UPI) — Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi told Japanese visitors that Red China does not have the military power to attack the United States, and he believes America is fearful of starting a war with China.
The Chinese official also said U.S.-Chinese problems would be settled "one day," but "the settlement of many problems will first begin with withdrawal of U.S. troops from Viet Nam.
Chen's remarks were released today by ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosaka in a memorandum containing answers the Chinese statesman gave him during an interview in Peking Sept. 6.
Varying reports in Japanese newspapers of what was said touched off an international stir because of Chen's alleged remarks that China had not ruled out negotiations with the United States over Viet Nam.
According to today's explanation of Chinese foreign policy given by Chen to the visiting Japanese, China holds out some hope for improvement of relations with the United States but considers Viet Nam the main obstacle to any meaningful progress.
According to Kosaka, Chen Yi said that mutual fear keeps both the United States and China from striking the first blow in a war.
"The fact of the matter is that the United States is afraid of China and we are also a little bit afraid of the United States," Chen was quoted.
Chen told Kosaka that he did not hold a "pessimistic view on U.S.-China relations."
"U.S.-China problems will be settled someday. The settlement of the problems between our two nations will also lead to settlement of other problems of the world."
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K-St. plans auditorium
It has been three years since Kansas State University has had an auditorium for campus convocations, and plans were recently announced for construction of a new one.
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LONDON—(UPI)—To some it was a sign of the times. To others it was a disaster.
Two London pubs had to close their doors Wednesday night because there were no bartenders to serve drinks.
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