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Theater appeals to mind
Theater of today doesn't excite us much emotionally, said W. Bedell Stanford, speaking at last night's Humanities Lecture. "Modern theater appeals to our minds, not our hearts and emotions," said Stanford.
Last night's lecture was the last in this year's Humanities series. This was the 19th year for the series. It is the oldest lecture series of its kind in the country, said Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the Humanities lecture committee.
TODAY, SAID STANFORD,
Regius professor at Trinity College.
Dublin, Ireland, we go to the Beatles or the Rolling Stones to get our emotional thrills. The people of Athens in the 5th century B.C. went to the dramatic festivals, he said.
Stanford said that hysterical panic and grief were sometimes manifest during the performance of a Greek tragedy. This happened especially, he said, when the play concerned a recent historical event.
"The Greeks believed that you could dance yourself into a communion with the divinity," Stanford said. "We find manifestations of this belief today in the American 'Holy Rollers' and the voodoo dancing sects."
"Now we go to the theater for entertainment," Stanford said. This is in contrast to Greek times when the whole city was compelled by law to go on a holiday at the time of the drama festivals. Stanford said that all of the adult males and most of the adult females in Athens went to the theater first thing in the morning on the day of the drama festival.
In contrast to the often tired business executive who views today's theater, the Greeks had "their whole minds dedicated to
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The people in the open-air theater were literally "packed in." Stanford said. "If one person trembled with fright, it passed through the crowd and caused others to get frightened. Emotional tension was built up because of physical proximity."
ne drama," Stanford said. Even prisoners were released from jail to attend the theater.
The basis of the control of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones is
their "power of rhythm," Stanford said. "Modern drama hasn't this power. Every syllable was controlled rhythmically in Greek drama. The ancient Greek language had pitch accent, unlike English, which gave variations in meaning."
Torch Chapter of Mortar Board last night initiated 25 1966-67 members of the senior women's honer society.
Control of the play remained in the playwright's hands throughout production in Greek drama, which is in contrast to today, Stanford commented.
Mortar Board initiates members
The newly-capped members were entertained by the outgoing
chapter at dinner in the Watkins Room of the Kansas Union. Chancellor and Mrs. W. Clarke Wesce; Emily Taylor, dean of women; Mrs. J. B. Stroup, assistant dean of women, and Mortar Board alumnae were also the chapter's guests.
Pianist to perform
The initiation service and reception afterward were held in the Chancellor's home.
The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts will present Mrs. Cheryl Wycoff White, pianist, in a senior recital on Wednesday, May 11, at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
Daily Kansan
Friday, May 6, 1966
A new VW is cheaper at twice the price.
How's that for an outrageous claim?
A new VW at around $1700 (depending on accessoried costs less than a 4-year-old Something Else at $850.
We knew you wouldn't believe it. So we've proved it
We knew you wouldn't believe in so we drove to
Let's say you plan to keep your next car 5 years land drive a total of
75,000 milest. Here's how it might work out:
Price
Gas@ 324/gal.
Tires @ $28 ea.
Oil@ 60 qt.
Anti-freeze
Cost for
5 years
New
Volkswagen
$ 1,700
828(29my gal)
112 (40,000mil set)
42 (274ts fills it)
0 (air-cooled eng)
$ 2,672
5
Used
Some thing Else
$ 850
1,600 (15 mi/gal)
336 (20,000 mi/set)
57 (needs 5 gts)
) $ 2,888
45 (water-cooled
eng)
So you're at least $206 ahead if you buy the VW. (We didn't even count the extra $100 it saves on lower insurance and registration fees in many states.)
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After 5 years, the used car will probably be a 9-year-old candidate for the junk heap. But the VW will probably just be reaching its prime.
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