30 coeds try for Miss Lawrence
KU's ravishing, raving beauties will have a chance to find out just how beautiful they are during the Miss Lawrence-KU Pagfeiant May 18 and 19.
An official preliminary to the Miss America Pageant, the Miss Lawrence-KU contest is being sponsored by the Lawrence Jaycees and Stevenson Oldsmobile.
THIRTY YOUNG LADIES have been nominated by their housing unit to enter the contest. Each is being sponsored by a local business also. They will be judged on three occasions in swim suits, evening gowns, and during their talent selection.
Preliminary judging will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 18, in Murphy Hall. Jan Monsees, 1966 Miss Lawrence-KU, will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies.
Debby Bryant, 1936 Miss America, will act as Mistress of Ceremonies during the final competition the following night at 8.00 pm. After viewing all contestants in evening gowns, the field of judges will select 10 semi-finalists. From these 10, Miss Lawrence-KU and three runners-up will be crowned.
A $250 SCHOLARSHIP, a complete wardrobe, and a new set of luggage are parts of the awards made to the winner. First runner-up will receive a $100 scholarship. Miss Lawrence-KU will represent the city in the Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt in July.
Contestants will chose a Miss Congeniality from among themselves. She will receive a gift certificate and a trophy.
Jack O'Neill, pageant director,
announced today that a $500
scholarship will be awarded to
Murphy Hall for allowing the
pageant to be held there.
SOMETHING NEW is being added to the pageant this year. A campus wide ticket contest will begin next week. Each housing unit on the Hill will compete to sell the most tickets. Winner will receive a $50 cash award and a traveling trophy.
A judging tea will be held Sunday as the first round of judging begins. The panel of judges will meet with each contestant and have a chance to view her personality, dress, and over-all appearance.
Judges for this year's pageant are Al Hack, owner of the University Shop, Mrs. Keith Lawton, Mrs. Jack Mitchell, James Owens, Owens Flower Shop, and Austin Stedham, Kansas Power and Light Compav.
ONE OF THE following girls
will be selected Miss Lawrence-KU: Nancy Gallup, Lawrence senior; Jackie Settles, Cimmaron senior; Judy Uruh, Abilene junior; Susan Hubbard, Oklahoma City, Okla., junior; Christine Conway, Las Vegas, Nev., sophomore; Deborah Waltz, Quantico, Va., freshman; and Barbara Kane, Topeka freshman.
Karen Schlapper, Kansas City freshman; Connie Poff, San Antonio, Tex.; sophomore; Kay Rothenberger, Leavenworth freshman; Dorothy Mueller, Kansas City sophomore; and Nancy Elder, Cityope freshman.
Georgia Thomas, Tuson, Ariz..
junior; Candy Walters, Lawrence
junior; Lorenda Powell, Coffeville
junior; Jane Fager, Topea
sophomore; Carol Resnik, Remington sophomore; Leslie McElfresh, Osage City freshman; and Elizabeth Harris, Lawrence sophomore.
Mary Senecal, Wichita freshman; Karen Dunaway, Topeka junior; Jennifer Nilsson, Chicago, Ill.; senior; Sharon Monroe, Great Bend sophomore; Anne Putnam, Salina freshman; Sue Edmunds, Kansas City freshman; and Julie Lacy, Garnett junior.
The Palestine Liberation Organization's director will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
Anti-Israeli leader talks
Saadat Hassan, the PLO director from the New York office, will speak of the need for a liberation war after all peaceful solutions have failed. This organization, formed in 1964, has trained men and acquired men for this purpose.
This speech is being sponsored by the Arab American Club.
'Crusading' folk singers plan sing tonight
The Union Ballroom will be ringing with folk music sounds tonight at 8 when the New Folk group presents a two-part concert.
Daily Kansan Friday, May 5, 1967
The concert, sponsored by the Campus Crusade for Christ, will feature the eight-member hoote-nanny group in a presentation of contemporary folk songs. The New Folk has been touring campuses in both Canada and the United States.
Tickets are on sale in advance at the Kansas Union information desk.