Veteran applications due
Post-Korean veterans enrolling in college courses for the first time this semester should apply immediately for certificates of eligibility, Leon M. Wallace, director of the Wichita Veterans
Administration (VA) Center, said recently.
Late application might delay VA educational assistance allowance checks, Wallace
Hallmark Cards seeking ideas from free-lancers
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, Mo., greeting card firm, is buying funny ideas from free-lance writers for its contemporary line of greeting cards.
"We need all the good ideas we can get. Finished art work is not necessary as we rarely buy art work on a free-lance basis, but a rough sketch can better illustrate the visual aspects of a proposed idea," said Kent DeVore, managing editor of the contemporary department.
Most of the firm's contract writers, professional free-lancers who receive large monthly advances for their card ideas, began selling gags to Hallmark while still in college, DeVore said.
DeVore said the idea must be funny and "sendable" for it to be accepted. Hallmark Cards pays $45, the highest in the industry, for each idea.
"The funniest cards written will not sell if they lack a good, complimentary 'me-to-you' wish or greeting. Conversely, a card with a strong wish will not be sent if the humor is bland," said DeVore. DeVore added that insulting obscene references should be avoided and the gag should be as brief and humorous as possible.
DeVore advises persons interested in submitting ideas to read the contemporary cards now on sale in card shops.
explained. Application should be made to a student's regional VA office.
"By browsing through cards now on the market, writers can acquaint themselves. with the various sending situations and can study techniques of incorporating humor into these situations," he said.
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At KU, material may be submitted in Strong Hall to Arvid Jacobson, associate professor art and college adviser for Hallmark.
CAB ruling protested
More than 500 post-Korean veterans enrolled at KU last semester, Mrs. Elizabeth Edmondson, registrar of KU's Veterans Service, said today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep Arnold Olson, D-Mont., has launched a protest against the decision issued by Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Examiner, Arthur S. Present, which calls for the elimination of several airlines' policy on half-fare stand-by tickets for persons under 21 years.
The ruling, which will go into effect in 30 days, judges the youth fare discriminatory to adult, full-fare passengers, announced the CAB.
Olson encouraged students to voice their views to the CAB and to their congressmen.
Wallace said KU's veterans were part of a record 6,244 post-Korean veterans entering Kansas schools and training establishments last fall.
NEW YORK - The cost of automobile insurance averages out to approximately 1.4 cents a mile, notes the Insurance Information Institute. The figure was calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Pulublic Roads, which reports that depreciation, maintenance, taxes, parking and tolls run the total cost of owning and operating automobiles up to 11 cents a mile.
Wallace reminded veterans and servicemen who were entering Kansas schools this spring of recent changes in the post-Korean G.I. Bill, effective last Dec. 1.
Veterans separated from service after Jan. 1, 1965, are entitled to $ \frac{1}{2} $ months for each month of military service, said Wallace. However, he added there is a maximum of 36 months educational assistance.
The previous limit was one month of educational assistance for each month of service.
Drama try-outs slated for today
Auditions for 17 dramatic scenes will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today in Murphy Hall's Experimental Theatre, the University Theatre said yesterday.
Scenes will be cast from productions "Luv,""The Lark," "The Children's Hour" and "Mourning Becomes Electra."
Staged by members of University Theatre directing classes, the scenes provide a showcase for student talent, a department spokesman said.
Veterans who have served their military obligation with at least 18 months of continuous service after Jan. 31, 1955, will be given a maximum of 36 months of educational aid, Wallace said.
Another provision of this new law assists veterans who have not received a high school diploma or its equivalent. This assistance does not deny a veteran full eligibility beyond high school.
The VA estimates 640,000 eligible post-Korean servicemen have enrolled for the spring semester nationally.
KU Extension offers out-of-town courses
The University of Kansas Extension will sponsor three out-of-town courses including Engineering Project Management, Materials Handling Systems and the 16th annual Gas Compressor Institute.
The Engineering Project Management course, a part of the KU Extension graduate program in civil engineering, will be taught by H. Raymond Radosevich, industrial specialist in the School of Business. The class will meet 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 15 Thursdays beginning Feb. 13, at Topeka High School.
The Materials Handling Systems course, taught by Richard Muther and Knut M. Haganaes, of Richard Muther Associates, Inc., an industrial and management consultant firm, will present analysis and solution techniques of materials handling problems. The course will meet March 3-7 at the Plaza Inn, Kansas City, Mo.
The Gas Compressor Institute will meet April 1-2 in the National Guard Armory, Liberal, Kan. P. L. Lindemann of Phillips Petroleum Co., of Bartlesville, Okla., will be institute moderator. New products and pipeline safety legislation will be discussed.
Pamphlets not stolen
Donald Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo., junor and president of the First Artaud Romantic Tautological Society, said yesterday members of the society did not steal pamphlets from U.S. Marine recruiters during a demonstration in the Kansas Union Friday.
Jenkins said Capt. James Custar, in charge of the recruiting table, gave the pamphlets to the group and offered to get more from his car if they ran out.
Where does an engineer intern?
- Will! this job let me rub shoulders with engineers doing things that haven't been done before, in all phases of engineering?
Before you decide on the job that's to start you on your professional career, it's good to ask a few point blank questions . . . like:
- Will I be working for an engineering oriented management whose only standard is excellence?
- Will I have access to experts in fields other than my own to help me solve problems and stimulate professional growth?
- Will I be working with the widest range of professional competence and technological facilities in the U. S.?
- Are engineering careers with this company stable . . . or do they depend upon proposals and market fluctuations?
Why not ask these questions about Bendix Kansas City when Mr. R. E. Cox visits the
University of Kansas
Feb. 19, 20, 1969
Or you may write Mr. Cox at:
Box 303-AF, Kansas City, Mo. 64131
PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Kansas City Division