Ot tawa University marks centennial with talks and new buildings
The centennial dinner for Ottawa University drew about 1000 attendees as Dr. Andrew B. Martin warned that Americans are not well educated overall amid space era talk and big federal education funding. Sen. Frank Carlson noted progress and dangers, and a new women’s residence and chapel were dedicated with a groundbreaking ceremony.
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Ottawa
Kan
Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Martin
Sen. Carlson
College Board of Trustees
Greek Sing Awards Highlight Oread Week at KU
Ten Kansas University fraternities and sororities earned trophies at Hoch Auditorium during Greek Week Sing. Awards covered small and large women and men ensembles as well as mixed groups with first and second place prizes. Judges included Calder Manning Forrest Davidson and Gordon Gains.
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Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Alpha Phi Sorority
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Triangle Fraternity
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Delta Gamma _ sorority
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Delta Chi Fraternity
Calder Manning
Southwest High School
Kansas City
Forrest Davidson
Topeka West High School
Gordon Gains
Washburn University
Cuban refugee teaches in Cuba Kansas high school
A Cuban refugee who fled Cuba after 20 years returns to teach Spanish at Cuba Rural High School in Cuba Kansas. The Cuban refugee center notes Dr Juan Antonio Jimenez among 87,126 expatriates resettled from Miami to U S points, saying it was only a matter of time before a refugee reached a U S community.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Kan
Juan Antonio Jimenez
U.S
Kansas University hosts State High School Music Festival
Sixty five schools send 422 entries in vocal and instrumental ensembles at the State High School Music Festival at Kansas University. The event is one of three sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, with EP Partial and Dodge City also hosting state festivals. Participants qualified by Class I or superior ratings at district level earlier this month.
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Kansas University
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Dodge City
St John’s Arts and Books Festival at Church Hall
St John’s Church Hall will host a Festival of Art and Books from 1 to 5 p m Sunday. Sponsored by the Catholic school the event showcases more than 200 student paintings from St John’s School following a Diocesan art contest win. Third graders display burlap Noah’s Ark, fifth graders a model Old MacDonald’s farm, and first two graders a puppet theater. A water color pop art painting by Sister Corita is on loan. The largest display is books and younger children may use art materials.
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St. John’s
Sister Corita
California
St. John’s School
Price Gap Survey For Texas Group
The National Commission on Food Marketing will examine a wide gap between prices ranchers receive and what consumers pay. About 30 witnesses testify over three days before seven commissioners led by Phil S. Gibson. The Agriculture Department notes a 55 percent rise in retail price spread for U S grade choice beef from 1949 to 1964. The panel was created at President Johnsons request.
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Fort Worth
KU Set for Orientation of International Group
One of three eight week orientation sessions for international students entering the United States next fall will run July 14 to September 7 at Kansas University. A $39,000 State Department contract funds the 15 year old program directed by Dr. J A Buzzle. Fifty students will study English language U S educational system and American civilization. Other sessions will be at Bucknell University and the University of Arizona with shorter sessions at Texas Hawaii Indiana Minnesota and Yale universities.
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United States
Kansas University
U.S. Department of State
J. A. Buzzle
U.S
Bucknell University
University of Arizona
Texas
Hawaii
Indiana
Minnesota
Yale
Alma senior Marie Geisler to give piano recital
Alma senior Marie Geisler of Kansas University will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Swarthout Recital Hall. She will play Mozart Menuette K. 155 Adagio K. 540 and Gigue K. 574 Beethoven Sonata Op. 10 No. 5 Satie Gymnopedie No. 2 Poulenc nocturnes Debussy Reflets dans L eau and Proisons d or. The recital is open to the public at no charge.
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Marie Geisler
Alma
Kansas University
Swarthout Recital Hall
Mozart
Beethoven
Satie
Poulenc
Debussy
NYRA to distribute over 15 million in purses this season
NYRA will distribute more than 15 million dollars in purses across a 234 day meet at Aqueduct and Saratoga this year. The schedule highlights major races and enhanced prize money for competitors throughout the season.
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New York Racing Association
Aqueduct
Saratoga
Tide of Books Pouring In To Help Appalachia Region
The National PTA and local units mobilize books for Appalachian schools in Kentucky. Jennelle Moorhead says aims for one million books by June 15 with help from 47 000 local units the federal government and Appalachian Volunteers. Shipping crates hold 100 books and cost 1.95 to send via Railway Express. Children and teachers welcome the arrivals with gratitude.
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Chicago
Jennelle Moorhead
Louisville
Appalachia
Lion
PTA
Kentucky College
Appalachian Volunteers
Office of Economic Opportunity
Railway Express Agency, Inc
United States
Model UN Meet Scheduled at KU
Several hundred Kansas University students will take part in the KU Model United Nations Friday and Saturday. Raymond E. Lisle will keynote the Friday morning session, and four areas of resolutions have been approved for official business. Lawrence students Phil Harrison Luis Herrera Nancy Sanders and Frederick Rose will participate as delegation chairs for Syria Liberia Hungary and Italy respectively.
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Kansas University
United Nations
Hoch Auditorium
Raymond E. Lisle
Portugal
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Vietnam
Lawrence
Model U.N
Phil Harrison
R. P. Harrison
Stratford Rd
Syria
Luis Herrera
W. 9Th St
Liberia
Nancy Sanders
R. W. Sanders
N.H
Hungary
Frederick Rose
Kenneth Rose
University
Italy
Olathe Naval Base Urged to Train Small Aircraft Pilots
Sen James B Pearson urged using Olathe Kansas Naval Air Station to train pilots for an airmobile division. He sent telegrams to Defense Secretary McNamara and Army Secretary Ailes noting Kansas weather offers ideal training conditions. Olathe, already training Naval Reserve pilots, was chosen in 1963 for the air assault project but the effort was curtailed and canceled.
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Olathe
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Nylora DuPont
Ash
Sherwin-Williams
Mergulomm
Hercules Powder Company
Stepladder Sale
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