Summer Session Kansan
Tuesday, June 30, 1964
52nd Year, No.7
Lawrence, Kansas
"AWAY WE GO!" Trying out the slippery slide in front of Flint Hall are Sherif and Sherifa Osman, children of Mr. and Mrs. Hassan Osman, 1652 Mississippi. The slide and other recreational facilities in front of Flint are used by both faculty and student youngsters.
Credit Due Directors For Sunday Concerts
Bv Kathy Vaughan
Before commenting on the second of six concerts performed by members of the instrumental and vocal divisions of the Midwestern Music and Art Camp, credit should be given to the general directors of the camp who, in one week, prepare the students for work under guest conductors who are accustomed to directing much older and more experienced performers.
Russell L. Wiley, director of the camp, director of the two camp bands, and professor of band; Gerald M. Carney, director of the camp orchestra and associate professor of music education, and James S. Ralston, director of the two camp choirs and assistant instructor of music education, not only conduct the entire first program of the season, but also direct portions of future programs shared with the guest conductors.
Sunday's guest conductor was Cmdr. Charles Brendler, retired director of the United States Navy Band and Orchestra, who returned for his third summer with the camp. Prof. Wiley and Prof. Carney directed the first portions of each program, and Mr. Ralston conducted both choirs.
THE MEMBERS of the Concert Choir opened the afternoon program with a chorus of fine weaving voices in "Vere Languores" by Victoria and did a fine job as a whole accompanying James Willmoth, a strong mature-sounding baritone, in "Lark" by Copland. The sections were very effective at hitting notes and fading
back on the same note.
THE THREAT of rain drove those attending the night band concerts indoors. Because of this the band campers experienced contrastingly different acoustical changes as the notes not only came out of the instruments, but also came back at the players. If this made the students nervous at first, it soon wore off and didn't impair the fine performances of both groups.
The Chamber Choir which followed also accompanied the experienced-sounding tenor voice of Edward Sooter, who sang choruses from "Catulli Carmina" by Orff, and lustily chanted "Dami Basia."
While conducting the Symphonic Band, as well as the other groups, Cmdr. Brendler majestically lifted his arms to command a full crescendo, flung an arm and fist to cue a section, and then slowly brought his arms down while the band sustained its finale.
By far the most impressive number performed by the orchestra was "The Russian Easter Overture" by Rimsky-Korsakov, a difficult number for all sections, which was directed by Cmdr. Brendler. The theme, passed from section to section throughout the piece, was often brought out in expertly done solo passages by principles of the sections.
Junior High Camp Opens; 250 Enrolled
The average age of the University of Kansas summer session student body dropped about a year Sunday as 250 boys and girls arrived for the two-week junior high music division of the Midwestern Music and Art Camp.
During a powerful closing number of "Bacchanale" from Samson and Dellah by Saint-Saëns the audience heard again the perfected notes of the principal oboist and saw Cmdr. Brendler's smile while he directed.
A 10-state area is represented by the students, who are about 12 to 15 years of age. The students will eat, sleep, and rehearse at Corbin Hall, except for the 23 Lawrence students.
THE JUNIOR HIGH division, which began four years ago, will have about an 80-member orchestra, a 175-member band, and almost the total enrollment in the chorus.
Directing the different groups will be Richard Brummett, Winfield, band; Don Corbett, Haven, band; Loren Crawford, Pasco, Wash., orchestra, and James Hardy, Wichita, chorus.
Supervising in the dorm are Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Don Eubanks. Assisting them are approximately eight counselors and Mrs. Margaret Reitz, Corbin house mother.
THE CAMPERS began their busy two weeks with auditions on Monday morning and rehearsals that afternoon. Augmenting their intensive study in music, which includes sectional rehearsals, listening experiences, and two private lessons, these campers are given an opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, including athletic and social events.
After working on new music for two weeks, the division groups will present the final concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, in University Theatre, Murphy. The concert will be open to the public.
Mav Ask Ike Support
WASHINGTON — (UPI)— Henry Cabot Lodge hints strongly yesterday that he will try to enlist former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's help on behalf of Gov. William Scranton's GOP presidential bid.
Lodge's resignation as Ambassador to Saigon became effective when he completed a 40-minute report to President Johnson at the White House.
Board Approves Budget for'65-66
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe asked the board to approve a $22.8 million KU budget for the 1966 fiscal year, an increase of $2.6 million from the 1965 budget. The board finally approved a budget of $22.-443,986 on Friday afternoon, a cut of $356.014.
The cost of higher education will continue its thrust upward in 1965-1966, according to action taken last week by the State Board of Regents.
Wesco submitted the budget to the board meeting in the State Office Building in Topeka, where he pointed out KU's "areas of critical
Johnson Named Aide to Stinson
One of the pieces of the collection is an unsigned, undated sketch titled "The Fisherman," which, according to Gerald Bernstein, museum curator and instructor of art history, very possibly could be the work of the Japanese artist. Hokusai.
"THE COLLECTION is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen both in terms of quality and in terms of what the work in the collection represents. The collection is perfectly beautiful! It represents the work of the very finest of Japanese print makers."
Monte Johnson, who has been director of promotions and public relations at KU, has been promoted to a newly created position of assistant athletic director.
Art Museum Now Showing 17th Century Japan Prints
Johnson is a 1959 graduate of the KU School of Business. He served one year with the Skelly Oil Co. in Kansas City and Wichita before coming to the athletic department.
Stinson also appointed Bob Billings, like Johnson a member of the 1957 NCAA basketball championship runnerup, as varsity golf coach. He takes over for Dick Reamon, who will devote full time to coaching swimming and instructing in the department of physical education.
"Monte will retain most of his present duties in public relations," Stinson explained. "He also will assist me in our athletic fund-raising efforts."
Wade Stinson, KU's new athletic director, who officially assumes office July 1, disclosed that his predecessor, A. C. (Dutch) Lonborg, will be retained in the department in another newly created position, manager of events.
These promotions complete the reorganization of the Jayhawk athletic department under Stinson. Four new coaches have joined the staff in recent months, in addition to the elevation of Ted Owens to head basketball coach, replacing Dick Harp.
Hokusai, whose life spanned the
Bv Janie Choice
Seventeen recently acquired Japanese prints from the collection of the late May Finney Marcy, a University of Kansas alumnae, are presently on display in the upstairs gallery of the Museum of Art.
Some of the prints are dated as early as the 17th century, and others run through the 1860's. They are done in the wood block style, in which each color is imprinted with a separate, carefully carved block.
Dr. Sloan Wilson of the KU Medical Center at Kansas City, a recognized authority on oriental art, described the collection in this statement:
90 years from 1760-1850, was of the Ykiyo-e school of painting, which began early in the 17th century and gradually became completely independent of Japanese art traditions.
During his lifetime, Hokusai used many names and was influenced by different incoming art trends, but he always followed his style of the portrayal of the simple, commonplace events of Japanese life.
THE STYLE in which "The Fisherman" is done, the wide set eyes, flat nose, and half smile are all clues to the artist's identity. The majority of Hokusai's work all seems to display these features.
nokusai's popularity began in the Western world near the turn of the century. His brushwork and subject matter fascinated Western collectors and gradually made his prints famous.
The collection was given to the museum by Mrs. Arthur S. Johnson of San Diego, Calif., in memory of her mother, May Finney Marcy, class of 1901.
During her residence there, Mrs Marcy was extremely active in developing the San Diego Museum of Art. She and her husband, Frank Marcy, also an alumnus of KU, were both generous supporters of the University.
need" as the Graduate School and the library. The budget request, which included $14.8 million in general revenue funds, had an over-all increase of $2.6 million, including $2.1 million in general funds,
ALL SCHOOL budgets submitted to the board will go to the Legislature. The appropriations are requested for the school year which will begin in September, 1965.
The total asked by all state schools was $82,134,828. This total indicates the unprecedented rise in population at institutions of higher learning and the need for preparation for the bigger enrollments, the amount sought for next year exceeds the 1964 budget by $6,316,938.
All state schools will begin operating under the current budget of $75,835,938, approved by the 1964 legislature, with the start of the new fiscal year, July 1.
ALTHOUGH ALL budgets submitted to the board indicate an increase, the board slashed many requests and cut $1,159,283 from the requests of various state school heads.
The 1965 total also includes for the first time the full operating expense, to be borne by the state, for Wichita State University, which is new to the state system.
The final budgets approved were: University of Kansas
Medical Center ... $15,084,055
University of Kansas ... $22,443,966
Kansas State University ..$23,388,284
Wichita State University ..$ 5,412,397
Kansas State Teachers
Teachers College ... $ 3,907,403
College ... $ 5,781,821
Pittsburg State College $ 5,969,198
Fort Hays State
Teachers College ... $ 3,907,403
The total for the schools of higher learning was $80,987,144. Added to this was $752,404 for the School for the Deaf at Olathe, and $395,280 for the School for the Blind at Kansas City, Kan.
The next step for the budgets will be hearings in late November before Gov. Anderson, who will make his recommendations to the Legislature, and then final action on the appropriations by the Legislature when it meets next January.
Plans for installation of a two-way closed circuit television system connecting KU and the KU Medical Center in Kansas City were approved by the board. The $50,000 system will have a repeater station near Bonner Springs, and installation should be completed by September.
IN OTHER ACTION, members of the board tabled until September a discussion of rights and privileges of fraternities and sororities, including selection of membership, at state colleges and universities.
On the recommendation of Dr. C. Arden Miller, dean of the School of Medicine, the board approved appointment of two new department chairmen at the Medical Center.
They are Dr. Edward J. Walaszek, professor of pharmacology, who will become chairman of the department of pharmacy Sept. 1, and Dr. Martha Pitel, a member of the Rochester University School of Medicine and Dentistry faculty in Rochester, N.Y., who will become chairman of nursing education.
Error on Funeral
Because of information telephoned in to the Summer Session Kansan office, it was reported on the Friday, June 26, paper that funeral services for Dr. Arvid Shulenberger would be held in Omaha. The correct information was that services would be held in Wessington Springs, S.D.