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Law Professor Farms, Sings Directs. Gives Blood as Hobbies
Versatility appears to be the key word in summarizing the talents of Charles H. Oldfather, professor of law.
By E. C. Ballweg
Oldfather, who graduated from Harvard law school in 1948, is currently teaching commercial law courses at KU. He also teaches a course in insurance.
While teaching may be dominant in Oldfather's life, it by no means overshadows his various other duties and talents. He also serves as chairman of the KU Athletic Board, chairman of the Red Cross Blood Program Committee, president of the KU Federal Credit Union and if that wasn't enough he often provides entertainment as a folk singer at various occasions around the Lawrence area.
OLDFATHER WAS APPOINTED chairman of the Athletic Board by
Monday, March 22,1965 University Daily Kansan
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe after he was elected by the KU faculty as a board member. The Athletic Board, which is composed of six faculty members, six alumni, three students, the dean of students, the comptroller of the university and the athletic director, is a large financial operation. Oldfather said "Even though it is a separate corporation, it is however, an integral part of the university itself, and is directly responsible to the Chancellor. You might say that I am in the chancellor's office for the purpose of the Athletic Board."
"Oldfather, who is a member of the Douglas County Red Cross Board, said that the blood donation program is one of the major operations of the Red Cross. He is directly responsible to the Red Cross Board for the success of the blood donation program in Douglas Coun-
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'U.S.A.' Portrays Early Era In Experimental Theatre
ty. He added somewhat shyly that "I am almost a three gallon man in blood donations."
Oldfather will serve as a delegate to the Red Cross national convention held in early May.
THE KU FEDERAL Credit Union, for which Oldfather serves as president, is a lending institution associated with the university. All employees of KU are eligible to join it, and upon joining, to borrow from it.
John Dos Passos" "U.S.A." will be presented in Murphy Hall's Experimental Theatre March 25-27 and March 30-April 3.
Events of an earlier era in America will brighten the stage of the Experimental Theatre this week.
Perhaps Oldfather's most rewarding talent is his folk singing ability. He said that he has learned a great deal just from being a ballad singer. "I've sung at all sorts of affairs" he said, "and in this way I have learned much of various organizations. A free meal and information which one can learn by listening and talking to all sorts of people is more than enough reward."
The director of the play, Ann Glaze, Higginsville, Miss., graduate student, described the play which author John Dos Passos adapted from a triology of works-"42nd Parallel," "1919," and "The Big Money."
"PASSOS USES four distinct styles of presentation in the play she said. First, he uses a "headline technique" which requires the actors to shout such headlines as "TITANIC SINKS!" Secondly, he uses the illustrated lecture technique where actors perform monologues, telling the story of such persons of the period as Rudolph Valentino and the Wright Brothers. Thirdly, the playwright incorporates naturalistic scenes. And fourth—one character's story runs throughout the entire production."
The director summarized her description of the play as "a collage of people, places, and events of the period from 1900 to 1930."
MISS GLAZE said scenery would be sparse for the production and there will be no properties. "The stage will essentially be hung with black drapes. A backdrop, representative of the era, will be used," she said.
"Music from a 1920's musical comedy will be played throughout the play." Miss Glaze said.
The cast for "U.S.A." consists of Clifford Niven, Prairie Village sophomore; Mary Lynn Shea, Merriam senior; Mary Lou Groom, Arlington, Va., freshman; Karin Gold, Overland Park senior; Don Ferguson, Manhattan Beach, Calif., senior; and Bruce Levitt, Kansas City, Mo., freshman.
Richard Gibson, Highland Park Ill., graduate student, is the assistant director.
In the last few years, Oldfather has become actively interested in the passage of the Uniform Commercial Code by the Kansas legislature. The code would pull together most of the areas of law dealing with commercial transactions. It would make all rules dealing with commercial transactions in all states the same. The code has been passed in 29 other states.
OLDFATHER BECAME interested in folk singing from his father. He didn't start playing the guitar until he served in the Navy. Oldfather also sings in the Episcopal Church choir and has sung with various other choral groups.
Professor Oldfather has seven children, ranging from the second grade to a college graduate. The Oldfather family makes its home on a farm south of Lawrence.
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