SUMMER NEBRASKAN
JULY 2, 1959
PAGE 2
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J. C. West
by John C. West
Last April, this column printed the suggestion that Walt
Disney, movie producer and distributor, television personal
ity, toy industrialist, educator (by way of his science and
nature films), and amusement park operator, undertake a
series of animated biblical stories. The actual idea was that
of Clayton Cheevcr, manager of the State
Theater here in Lincoln, and one of Disney's
most successful promoters. The thinking was
that no one other than the cartoon master
could better treat religious history in an
appealing way for young people, and the
proposed first vehicle was "Noah's Arc."
Apparently the gun was jumped! ,
Joe Reddy, who's Disney's publicity
director in Burbank, caught the piece and
dispatched word that production has recently
been concluded on a 20 minute featurette
called, bv no small coincidence. "Noah's
Arc." But here's the twist: Walt's initial venture with the
Bible for children will feature an approach which is out-of-the-way
for even unpredictable Disney. Rather than use the
animated cartoon technique tc tell the story, his artists have
created characters composed of an assortment of odds and
ends from paper clips to typewriter erasers, to pipe clean
ers to assorted nuts. All this plus a delightful musical score
and technicolor. Sounds like a great idea, and another socko
Cheever campaign. And please save two on the aisle for the
opening.
With Disney in mind, here's a solid plug and vote of
confidence for the current "Sleeping Beauty." With the ex
cellence of production values, vividness in animation, and
careful attention to musical scoring, "Sleeping Beauty" is
the producer's most rewarding effort since the early great
ness of "Snow White, "Pinocchio" and "Bambi." But this
film is one to which even the most detailed description can
do little justice, so, please, see it for yourself. It wen exempli
fies the reason the Disney success has been so great so long.
- One of the added attractions with "Sleeping Beauty,"
now at the State, is the in-person appearance of a leprechaun
to baflyhoo Disney's forthcoming "Darby O'GiIl and the Little
People." The little fellow, standing about eight inches high,
and with a professed age of 115 years, sits in a small house,
on display to talk and perform for enthralled children at the
intermissions. Of course it's a stunt mirrors achieving the
masterfully perfect illusion. One little girl became so inter
ested, she completely forgot the picture and had to return
another day to see it. But the really amusing aspect has been
the response from adults. Manager Cheever reports that
several people have actually asked permission to stay late
and watch the leprechaun leave the theatre to go home for
the night
Your University-Whal It Has To Offer
Dream Will Be Fulfilled
In Sheldon Galleries
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tournament by signing up in
the physical education of
fice, room 102 of the Physi
cal Education Building.
Tennis Tourney Sclieduled
. The annual all-Umversity
fummer tennis tournament
for men will begin Wednes
day, July i. Any student
currently enrolled in the
summer session who has not
earned a varsity letter in
tennis at any college or uni
versity, is eligible to com
pete. There is no entrance
fee. Balls are to be furn
ished by the players. There
will be tournaments in both
singles and doubles and
medals win be awarded to
both winners and runners-np.
Students may enter the
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When the $2.25 million Shel
don Memorial Art Galleries
are constructed about two
years from now, it will be the
fulfillment of a long-standing
dream.
! Having a separate art gal
lery has been the goal of the
Nebraska Art Association and
University Art Department
for many years.
! Sheldon's Give Money
Miss Frances Sheldon and
,ber brother "Bromley of Lex
ington, Neb. donated money
iin their wills for the gallery.
Miss Sheldon stipulated that
i the museum was to be de
voted exclusively to the col
lections of the Nebraska Art
1 Association and not to be used
for classroom instruction.
The New York architect
Philip Johnson, who has
worked with Miles Van der
Rhoe in designing the Sea-
,'gram Building and Museum
' of Modern Art, has prepared
;two designs for the museum.
j One plan, returned to Gal
leries Director Norman Geske
jlast fall, was revised to in-
corporate several ideas Geske
.picked up on a tour of Eur
opean galleries last summer.
The revised plan was received
in January, but Geske says
no action has been yet taken
on it Geske toured Europe
last summer on r fund total-
ing $20,000 established by Mr.
land- Mrs. Thomas Woods of
'Lincoln in 1955.
Cheek Presented
The Woods family, associ
ated with Lincoln Telephone
and Telegraph Co., this year
presented a check for &5,uw
!to the Nebraska Art Associ
ation in memory of Thomas
C. Woods. The Art Associa
tion, in turn, maintains its
collection in the University
Galleries.
Among other patrons of art
was Frank M. Hall. He and
his wife collected a well-balanced
group of objects d'art
which they donated to t h e
j University in 1928 along with
the residue of their estate.
! The Shcldons, Woods and
Halls have all been generous
patrons of both the Nebraska
Art Association and Univer
sity Galleries, says Geske.
"Without their financial and
artistic contributions, we
wouldn't have half the collect
ion we do new.
Leader Picked j
Miss Elaine S k a c i s, as-'
sistant state 4-H leader at
the University of Nebraska,;!
is the new president-elect ofj
the Nebraska Home Econom-ji
ics Association. j
The announcement came p
from Dr. Rhea Xeeler of Lin-1 i
coin, president of the group.
Miss Skucius was named in
a special election to replace
Dr. J. Joel Moss, University
staff member who resigned
his post after accepting a po
sition at Southern Illinois University.
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