Wednesday, April 28,1965 University Daily Kansan
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Critics' Duty to Public Noted in Symposium
"Journalism and the Arts," a panel-symposium last night told how journalism can contribute to the enrichment of art and interpret it to the general public.
Three editors from the Kansas City Star, along with two Daily Kansan reporters, led a discussion and question and answer period about the interpretative reporting of art news.
"Journalism has a two-fold purpose in reporting art news, Menn said, "it promotes and criticizes. The journalist provides favorable advance publicity to encourage attendance and encourages the performers to do their best."
THORPE MENN, literary editor of the Star, opened the discussion with a statement of purpose of art writing and reviewing.
First of all, an art writer is a reporter, Giles Fowler, Star drama editor, said.
"The art reporter is responsible to his readers, has a basic concern for the artist and the field of art. The art critic should give the reader his personal viewpoints and let the reader take it from there. His main purpose is to get the public to think and talk about the arts and support them." Fowler said.
"THE CRITIC should know what he is talking about," he continued. "He should have his standards, know something about artistic technique, and be a good reporter. Accuracy is extremely important."
Fowler mentioned Goethe's essay on criticism as a good starting point for art criticism. The essay says the critic should understand what the artist is trying to say, how he succeeds in saying it, and if it is worth while.
Sandor Kallai, Star music editor, said that an effective critic must love the field of art.
"The critic should bear no malice, but point out any errors in the production," Kallai said.
WHEN ASKED about the audience for the Star's Sunday art section, Fowler said he hoped his style of writing was general in appeal.
A survey run on the book page of the Star a few years ago showed that 30 per cent of the adult readers of the paper read the book review section, Mehn said.
"Most of them have had a college education and are in the income bracket above $7500. The ages range from 30-60 years," Menn said.
Daily Kansan panel member Harry Krause, New Haven, Conn., junior, asked Kallai how amateur university performance should be criticized.
Amateurs cannot be judged by professional standards, Kallai said.
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Business Program Planned for Thursday
A freshman-sophomore orientation program directed toward prospective business students is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in 411 Summerfield Hall.
L. Martin Jones, assistant dean of the Eusiness School, said the program was designed to promote the business school on the underclass level.
Dean Jones explained that the students who expressed an interest in the Business School during enrollment would be the principal guests.
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