Weaving projects take full semester
If you major in weaving at the University of Kansas, you've chosen a university with more weaving courses than any other university in the nation.
For more than 10 years, the department of design in the School of Fine Arts has offered both a bachelor's and a master's degree in the art, Evelyn DeGraw, professor of design and head of the weaving area of study, said Monday. She said it was the largest area for study in weaving in the country.
There are 25 undergraduate students at KU with a major in weaving and 13 working on their master's in the field, Miss DeGraw said.
Most of the students enrolled in the six undergraduate courses are in Weaving I in which they learn traditional English and early American weaving patterns, said Jenifer King, New Canaan, Conn. sophomore and a weaving major. They also weave various samplers
before attempting intricate projects in the higher courses, she said.
The first major project comes in Weaving II. Miss King said the project involved a good academic background of design, mathematics, art history and drawing to be successfully undertaken. She is making a rug by a Swedish method with a tapestry backing. The project will take about a semester to complete during class time, Miss DewGraw said.
With higher courses in weaving come more variations in style
and intensity of the weave, Miss King said. With a more complex loom, a more intricate pattern can be woven.
Weaving is very much an art as is drawing or painting, Miss King said. She said she felt that the art of weaving had an advantage in that one could benefit from the work he had done more intensely. A finished painting can only be seen, she said. Woven art can be utilized in a more practical manner. Finished works of the students may be used as blankets, clothing, draperies, interior decorating and more, she said.
After graduation, Miss King said she plans to go to work for a textile firm or do free lance work in weaving and design. She said she has no fear of machines that could possibly overtake her work. There's much involved in the beauty of hand crafted work that is impossible for a machine to do alone, she said.
Miss DeGraw said that a large number of her students are now teaching courses in weaving.
Corbin College charter to unite students, faculty
A charter to provide a sound basis for working relationships among faculty, staff and students of Corbin College has been drawn up by members of the College and is now complete for final approval, said William Robinson, assistant director of the College.
The purpose of the charter, Robinson said, was to establish a functional and productive relationship among all interested students and faculty.
The charter will be submitted this week to George Waggoner, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for final approval, Robinson said. It has been endorsed by the Corbin Council and the Educational Policies Committee of Corbin College.
The College-Within-a-College system has a tremendous potential, Robinson said Friday. With the time, financial assistance and dedicated effort of faculty, students and staff many things have been accomplished, he said.
But many goals hoped for presently have not materialized. The charter identifies the working
KU assistant prof wins history award
Kenneth R. Maxwell, KU assistant professor of history, has received the Robertson Prize of the Conference on Latin American History for the best article in the Hispanic American Historical Review for the 1968-69 year.
His article was "Pombal and the Nationalization of the Luso-Brazilian Economy" which appeared in the November 1968 issue.
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group and the legislative body and lets them share the interests and efforts of all elements in the College, Robinson said.
The charter was suggested by Richard Cole, acting chairman of the philosophy department. Cole proposed a written form outlining the basic framework for all involved in the College, Robinson said. With this advice, a subcommittee of three students, two faculty members and a director of the College developed the charter.
The Corbin Council met recently to discuss the implications of the charter if it is approved. The charter sets up a definite role for the council, said Marilyn Solsky, Prairie Village sophomore and chairman of the council. She said it enables the council to know its specific powers and the goals it can work for.
Queen finalists named for Engineering Expo
Five University of Kansas coeds were chosen as finalists for the Engineering Exposition queen Sunday in the Kansas Union.
The Engineering Exposition queen finalists are: Carolyn Gibbs, representing Kappa Alpha Theta, Galesburg, Ill. sophomore; Pam Kulp, representing Gamma Phi Beta, Prairie Village junior; Vivian Poje, representing Naismith Hall, Kansas City junior; Karen Sanders, representing Gertrude Sellards Pearson, Memphis, Tenn. freshman; and Kaye Salminen, representing Alpha Chi Omega, Kansas City sophomore.
Engineering students will vote for the exposition queen during the week of March 30. The exposition queen will be crowned during opening ceremonies on April 17.
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Odds and Ends Sweatshirt Sale
All right, here it is, fans. Now you know the bookstore has had sales before—print sales, record sales, book sales, novelty sales—but this time we outdid ourselves. We're having a huge sweatshirt sale to get rid of our extra stock. There are sweatshirts T-shirts, turtle-necks, mock turtle-necks, and V-necks. Long-sleeved, short-sleeved, every color, and all sizes. The sale starts Monday the 17th and will go till Friday the 20th or until we run out of odds and ends.
Spring Break is just about here. Now you know nothing lights up the face of your little brother or sister like when you take them home something from KU. And you'd really enjoy watching your dad work in the yard in a sweater or sweatshirt you brought home to him. Think about it, fans. The time is right, the price is right.
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