Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 24, 1991
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'Call me Ishmael'
'Moby Dick' read to honor Melville
By Jonathan Plummer Kansan staff writer
Today may be the first time that a whale has appeared on Wescoe Beach.
A 24-hour reading of "Moby Dick" will take place today in front of Wescoe Hall, to commemorate the death of the horrific death of Herman Melville.
Elizabeth Schultz, professor of English and the event's organizer, said 70 people would read from the novel for 20 minutes at a time.
Schultz told the readers were KU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Lawrence community.
'There are more people interested in this than I ever anticipated. I hope those who are not reading come by just to listen.'
- Elizabeth Schultz professor of English
Among those reading, she said, will be a KU English professor who is returning from his leave in Chicago and a former member of KU's English department who now teaches at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Schultz said the number of people who asked to join the reading was so great that she had had to shorten the text to make it more manageable `sep` meets to fit in more readers.
"There are more people interester in this than I ever anticipated," she said. "I hope those who are no listening be come by just to listen."
Though the event is meant to coincide with a speech tomorrow about Melville by Richard Broace head, Yale University visiting professor, Schultz said she welcomed the chance to read the novel aloud.
"It takes on new meanings when read aloud," she said. "Melville language is so rich, and the style based on the epic, the drama an lyric poetry, all of which are mea to be heard."
Schultz's passion for the novel reflected in the decoration of he Wescoe office.
It is decorated with Melville posi-
cars, cartoons about the great whi-
whale, and a hanging mobile . . .
Hours after the next navigate past to sit by her desk.
"The novel has come into America can culture," she said. "Everyboy knows the name, the great whale叫, 'Call me I mehnael.' But f those who have read the book wi care, it resonates with meaning."
Charlie Kim, Kansas City, Mt. senior, said his passion for the boo was what lead him to sign up for H reading at 2 a.m.
As Kim spoke of the love for t book he found last semester Schultz's honors class on the novel *Hellfire* will have three words to express his emotions.
"I hope this sparks an interest person," he said. "It's not just search for a whale, it is really metaphysical voyage. It is a sear for the 'ungraspable phantom life.'"
KU is seeking tuition relief
Budig says endowment programs will provide scholarship money
By Eric Nelson Kansan staff writer
KU officials are looking to the Kansas University Endowment Association for relief from tuition increases.
Last week the Board of Regents increased tuition by 8 percent for residents and by 15 percent for non-residents for the 1991-92 academic year.
This increase will be followed by a proposed increase for 1992-93 of 8 percent for resident students in smaller regional schools, 10 percent for students in research schools such as KU, and 12% percent for all non-residents.
Along with approving increases, the Regents tabled a proposal by the student advisory committee for new scholarships.
After the Regents action, Chancellor Gene Budiag said, "I do not expect the state to increase student scholarships; I don't know how in the impede years ahead."
Budig said the University would rely on programs such as Campaign Kansas to carry the burden of finding scholarship money.
"We must be sensitive to the magnitude of these increases," he said. "This action places great pressure on the University of Kansas to raise
tunities at KU."
"Soeymour, president of the endowment association, said the association had already received a grant from this year for student scholarships.
"Scholarships are one of the main things we're raising money for all the time," he said.
He said that small amounts donated may go directly to scholarships, while some larger amounts go to special funds. The income generated from fund's investments go to scholarships.
John Scarffe, director of public relations for the association, said that when endowment funds began counting toward Campaign Kansas in 1967, the goal for scholarships and fellowships was set at $20 million.
As of January 1991, $30.9 million had been pledged or committed to scholarship funds, he said. Money will continue to count toward the campaign until June 30, 1992, even though the association has already exceeded its goal.
"It's a popular item to give for," Scarffe said of the scholarships.
He said the association always had worked hard to help students meet financial needs.
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KANSAN/Where Do We Go From Here/April 24.1991