Wednesday, February 7, 1938
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Journalism professor displays 1930s movie handbills collection
A revival of the social mood of The Thirties is dominating the movie scene. The most recent example is the success of "Bonnie and Clyde," which has been nominated for an academy award.
Calder M. Pickett, professor of journalism, has a collection of movie handbills of The Thirties in exhibition in the Flint Hall journalism reading room.
"I have been a movie fan of The Thirties since childhood," Pickett said.
His first memory of seeing a movie dates back to "Tarzan, the Apeman" at age 11. Pickett earned the entrance fee by passing out "heralds" or advertisements of the movie.
Mrs. James Gunn, the journalism librarian, said "the movies then were created for real audience entertainment with elements of romance, and exaggerated adventure." She cited examples like the Shirley Temple series, "Boys Town" and "Stagecoach".
Great movies of the decade have been revived in numerous ways. "Mutiny on the Bounty" was elaborately remade with an entirely new cast and elaborate settings. Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" was edited for a TV screen play which was shown recently.
Many stars of the decade are still famous such as Bette Davis in her latest suspenseful mysteries, Bob Hope, as the favorite of servicemen around the world, and Barbara Stanwyk in the "Big Valley." "There will never be another Errol Flynn, though." Mrs. Gunn said.
Spectacular movies of The Thirties are periodically rerun at
The March 31 Festival, in the Kansas Union Ballroom, will include exhibits from more than 14 countries and a program of international entertainment.
Everold Hosein, California, Trinidad, junior, has been selected general chairman of KU's 15th Annual International Festival.
Everold Hosein selected
Trophies will be awarded for the best shows and exhibits said Clark Coan, dean of foreign students.
The Festival is sponsored by the International Student Office, 226 Strong Hall.
Hosein will coordinate the work of the Program Committee, the Publicity Committee, and the Exhibits Committee.
Chairmen of the respective committees are George Kuria, Nakuria, Kenya senior; Linda McCrerey, Honolulu sophomore; and Khalid Sajin, Adhamyale, Iraq, graduate student.
a profit as "Come With The Wind" has proved. Tarzan is so popular several men have become famous by playing the role. A rum of "Grand Hotel" on the TV screen is welcomed by many of the fans of the era.
The movie goer of The Thirties had a wide variety of themes to attract his interests. Frightening horror features, epic westerns, mystery and gangster pictures were numerous.
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Centennial book marks distributed
The markers are part of the Foundation's plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of White's birth.
Fifty thousand William Allen White book marks prepared by KU's William Allen White Foundation are being distributed to public and school libraries in Kansas.
Prof writes book
- The adult book mark includes a list of White's books, while on the children's marker this is replaced by information about White's books which are of special interest to children.
The book marks, one kind written especially for children and another for adults, all feature a picture of White; a short biographical sketch and a schedule of centennial activities.
A new textbook to aid college-level physical education teachers in dance theory classes has been written by Elizabeth Sherbon, assistant professor of $ ^{c} $physical education at KU.
Miss Sherbon's book entitled, "On the Count of One; Movement and Progression in Dance," is due to be released in March.
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