Lessons in Classics Western Civ marks 50th at KU
Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer recalls studying in KU's Western Civilization program in the 1970s and credits Plato and other classics with shaping her career. KU plans a 50th anniversary for the program in the 1995-96 year, one of the nation’s oldest public university great books courses begun after World War II to expose students to Western writings and ideas.
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Kansas University
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Western Civilization program marks 50th anniversary events
Three lecturers will celebrate EU Western Civilization great books program 50th anniversary. Wes Jackson founder of Land Institute speaks Oct 12 Delano Lewis NPR president lectures Nov 9 Elaine Marks UW professor speaks March 4. The program, read by diverse cultures, includes readings from Machiavelli Luther Locke Marx and many others.
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Land Institute
Salina
Delano Lewis
National Public Radio
Elaine Marks
University of Wisconsin
Modern Languages Assn
Abraham Lincoln
Winston Churchill
Walt Whitman
Cotten-Spreckelmeyer
Plato
Aristotle
Geoffrey Chaucer
Machiavelli
Luther
Calvin
Albert Einstein
Rene Descartes
Thomas Paine
Marx
T.H. Hu
Cotten- Spreckelmeyer
Youths in Costume At KU Classics Workshop Contest
Dozens of junior high and high school students plus 250 Latin teachers gathered at Kansas University for a costume contest as part of a classics workshop. Girls dressed as Daphne and Icarus, while boys portrayed Daedalus and other myth figures. The event precedes a Thursday Day in Old Rome procession from Lied Center to Nichols Hall.
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Nashville
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Lawrenceville
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Carpentersville
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Old Rome
Lied Center
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Journal-World Phot
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Uvalde High School
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Multiple Funeral Services Across Kansas and Indiana
Valley Falls services for Ruby M. Petrie 88 will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Nellis Funeral Home with burial in Valley Falls Cemetery. She died July 30 1995 in Winchester. Petrie was a nursing home operator of the year in 1953 and raised registered goats. Survivors include two sons and several grandchildren. In Abilene Lee Earl Brown 85 dies with services Friday at Martin Becker Carlson Funeral Home. Burial with military honors in Abilene Cemetery. Brown was a Navy veteran who worked for KPL for 30 years and lived in Abilene. In Meriden Edwin J. Strohmeyer 77 dies July 30 1995. Services at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with burial in Grantville Cemetery. Strohmeyer served in the Army Air Corps and worked on Forbes AFB. In Bedford Rachel Maxine Bass 88 dies July 31 1995. Services at Ferguson Lee Funeral Home with burial in Cresthaven Memory Garden. Bass worked for Indiana Limestone and Roberts Brass and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son and a daughter.
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Garden City
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Topeka
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Meriden
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Milwaukee
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Fraternity house wins reprieve for KU project longevity
A plan to convert the Alpha Phi Alpha house at KU into a 50 year alumni center boarding house and social space gains city support. Nate Sims leads the effort with Cynthia Eubanks. renovations could add 10 efficiency units and an archives area for black greek groups. Officials at Indian Center and Dread Neighborhood Assn back fundraising and potential federal aid.
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Washington, D.C
Alpha Phi Alpha House
Lawrence Indian Center
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Fuel leak suspected in Lone Star explosion
Investigators say an accident caused the Lone Star Lake blast that destroyed a Crestline Day Cruiser and injured five others. Eight aboard included four children. Fuel system and ignition are being reviewed as the likely cause, with parts to be tested this week.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
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Ladner
Alpha Phi Alpha House slated for demolition vote
Gene Shaughnessy the city chief building inspector told commissioners the old Alpha Phi Alpha house was a health and safety hazard and renovation was not feasible structurally or economically. Tuesday's vote marks the third demolition resolution in five years.
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Alpha Phi Alpha
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