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1 IHeb O I vlJJ U L! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1969 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL 92, NO. 73 W7 jB called Camelot in KK show if tit? P ' BB I -7.. "I . ' : Much work is being done to A rcnuecture redesigning f by John Nollendorf s I Nebraskan Staff Writer A group of fifth year architecture Itudents are involved in a unique (bourse of study planning a redevelop ment of an; area including and sur rounding the Malone area. i The study, organized by Professor riou&uii rciguaim ui lire vuucgc ui Engineering and Architecture, will make plang for redesigning the a r e a with . the environmental point ' of view. Ferguson said Monday that the area in question is not limited to only the Malone Center. He said that they had to quit calling the area of concern the Malone area because people nar rowed it down too much, when in fact it was much larger. THE AREA extends north of 0 St. between 27th St. and the yet to be constructed Northeast Radial. Ferguson said, "highway engineers that I have met have tended to solve engineering problems and not en vironmental ones," referring to the effect the new northeast radial would have on this area. "This area is isolated now,1' he said, "and by putting the radial through, and with proposals to make 27th and 33rd Streets wider yet, the area would be even more isolated." The main problem in the area, Ferguson said, is that it is lower socio economic in nature, and that it is being cut up into isolation by thesa major reaiways. He said that the project is providing a new experience for the students in volved. ' ' "THE STUDENT will have to turn his attention away from ceiling heights and window sizes to how peo ple do live. "Environment has an effect on people and their sense of well-being," Ferguson said. "A good environment is worthwhile and we (the country) don't have a good environment. We are Hiving up too much to plastic, to automobiles, to metal and to effi ciency." For the architecture students, he said, this project means that they are not dealing with only one building but a whole group. He said that this ts an important stage in their educa tion. Ferguson said that the project started last fall when he sat down with his students and asked what would be beneficial for the communi ty, putting the student in a situation where he would be aware of the real world as well as the academic 'V THE STUDENTS then gathered in formation relating to population, transportation and economics of the whole city, he said. After gathering such information from the County Welfare office and the City Planning Office, he said, the itudents then went into the area themselves to try and understand the thing from a physical envoronmeHtal point of view. transform Pershing Auditorium into presentation March 28 and 29. alone The students themselves made a photographic survey of the area. Ferguson said that the area is very deficient in parks and is cordoned-off by major roadways. He said that the students are now in the process of exploring various ideas ' in the development of the area. THE PROJECT is actually pro ceeding on two levels, Ferguson said. The one is in effect a plan for the complete renovation of the area in the context of an urban renewal pro ject. As it stands now, he said, it is more of a question of what could be done with the area. The other level at which the project is proceeding is on the level of the M Head over heels !i . ,J "A- Camelot, for Kosmet Klub's to area VISTA program, of what could be done today, he said. One student put together a booklet which would inform the residents of the area on the problems and costs of remodeling "at a real grass roots level" he said. Some students, Ferguson said, have designed a ramp for a crippled man so he may get up the steps of his house. He said that the ramp would be built by the students this spring. FERGUSON emphasized, "we have been in constant touch with the Malone Center and the Lincoln Action Program people in trying to unders tand their programs and get ac quainted with the residents in this II . . Ho mmmu uu f l,l,mtu-.I.lCTmlJ I ........ . - C 'CV: ' ""A """ U v , 1 ; 1 by Joanell Ackerman Nebraskan Staff Writer Far "one brief, shinning moment," 500 boards, 200 yards of r.iuslin and $600 worth of paint and varnish will turn Pershing Auditorium's stage into the "spot . . . that was known as Camelot." A jousting ground, complete with canopies and rows of banners, a snow-covered forest and the grand 'hall where King Arthur's knights will revive the legendary kingdom when Kosmet Klub presents the Broadway musical March 28 and 29. "One of the main elements in Came lot is spectacle. And the sets we're designed with spectacle in mind," said Dean Tschetter, director and set de signer for the production. The most spectacular set is the grand hall which includes four rows of massive wooden arches, two 14-foot balconies and a 25-foot stained glass window. THE SPECTACULAR is also ex pensive. Tschetter estimated the cost of this set at $1200. Another $2800 was spent for the other sets in the pro duction, he added. "Kosmet Klub operates on a $17,000 budget. But this figure was raised about $4,000 for Camelot. Though the show could be done for less, as long as we are doing Camelot, which is one of Broadway's best musicals, we may as well do a bang-up job," he said. In designing the sets, Tschetter con centrated on creating a "romantic, fantasy type of atmosphere." But the sets will provide only part of the allusion. m 1 plan study en vironmen t way to find out what they themselves want." Because the Lincoln voters turned down the minimum housing ordinance, Ferguson said, they eliminated a good many governmental programs that could have financed housing in Lincoln of the type that is necessary in the area. He said that the projected popula tion studies of the area indicate that the type of housing in the Malone area now won't be able to contain all the people. As this area becomes more and more populated it is creeping north and east, he said. "We feel the only way to stop the creeping deterioration is to make an investment in the area to build better housing." Continued on Page 4 "If. 8 . in thought There is the 60-member cast. All of the leading parts are played by persons who have professional ex perience. Andy Backer, who has had roles in over 150 plays and is well-known on the Howell Theater stage, plays King Arthur. His Guinevere is Sandy Phillips, a junior music major. Lan celot, the bravest and most cele brated of the Round Table Knights, is played by Jeff Sayre, a senior in music. King Arthur's treacherous nephew, Mordred, is played by Skip Lundby, a senior speech major. TSCHETTER has only praise for his cast and the chorus, which, he says, is the "best group of people he has ever worked with." "We are emphasizing the human elements in the musical and trying to make these legendary characters be lieveable for the three hours that they are on the stage," he said. With the professionally of the cast and chorus, the sets, costuming and lighting effects, Tschetter is confident that this Kosmet Klub production will be "one of the major theatrical events that has been seen in Lincoln for. a long time." Camelot is a "labor of love for all In the Legislature . . Committee Regents The Legislature's Education Com mittee Monday rejected an amend ment offered by the University Board of Regents and advanced to General File a bill to redistrict the Board and enlarge its membership. Regent Ed Schwartzkopf of Lincoln had appeared before the committee at the original hearing of LB188, urg ing the Legislature to enlarge the Board to an "uneven number" of seven rather than the proposed ex pansion to eight members. The present six-member Board of Regents is districted according to 1920 census figures. It is the major re maining elective body that is not elected, according to the Supreme Court's mandatory "one man-one vote" ruling. THE PROPOSAL as recommended by the Education Committee provides Douglas County with two districts and reduces Lincoln's present seven county district to a district containing Lancaster and Saunders Counties. The Committee also sent to General File LB178 which would require Nebraska schools to te'jh students about contributions made by all ethnic groups to the development of American society. Omaha Sen. Edward Danner's bill Prof, economist to speak Dr. Fritz Machlup, Walker professor of economics and director of the in ternational finance section at Princeton University will speak at Love Library at 4 p.m.. Wed., Mar. 5: Dr. George Z. F. Bereday, professor Dr. Fritz Machlup of comparative education at Columbia University, will speak at 4 p.m. on Mar. 6. A question and answer period will follow the talks. This program is scheduled as a part of the Centennial Symposium on Education and Economic Growth. Machlup, a native of Austria, directs the international finance sec tion at Princeton which is concerned with studying problems relating to Dr. G&rgt Bereday international monetary affairs and policies. His department publishes essays and papers, embodying the research findings of its staff members and of other authorities in the field. Machlup has taught at more than a dozen universities including Harvard, Cornell Stanford and California. His book on "The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United St&tef" has been considered a jit- -t ami '.-,." iriiiriiiiniiiiiiii-.iii.wu of us." This "us" includes Ross Iverson, the technical director, who is supervising set construction; Paul Surface, the musical director; Jan Tice, the choreographer, as well as Tschetter, the cast and the Kosmet Klub workers. As director, Tschetter finds that the only difficulty with the production is how to minimize the inevitable cuts and bruises which result when re hearsing duel scenes. Everything else "is goiag beautifully." CAMELOT IS Tschetter's favorite musical and he has always wanted to design the sets and direct the pro duction. In the summer of 1964, he worked as a stage hand with the National Touring Company in New Hampshire. Its repertoire included Camelot. Besides seeing the musical 14 times that summer, Tschetter saw the movie six times and has listened to the rec ord every day for six months. Perhaps all of the exposure to that legendary place is the reason that Tschetter does not, want to . . . "Let it be forgot That once there was a spot For one brief, shinning moment That was known as Camelot." rejects facelift had originally proposed that schools specifically teach about Negro con tributions, but this provision was deleted. Also removed from the bill with Danner's approval was a ban on "any classroom reading material, literature, classics, fiction, or novels which use any racial epithet con sidered degrading or derogatory to any ethnic student." - SPECIFICALLY FORBIDDEN were Emperor Jones, Little Black Joe, Lit tle Black Sambo and Huckleberry Finn. This section was deleted. In further business, the Committee held for consideration two bills creating a system establishing statewide community college districts. The bills. LB573 and LB979, were presented by Scottsbluff Sen. Terry Carpenter and Lincoln Sen. John Knight. A compromise proposal, supported in general by the large audience ak tending the hearing, would divide the state into eight community college districts. Each would be operated by a local board which would govern ail existing public junior colleges and area vocational technical schools in the district. a pioneering attempt to analyze the costs and effects of what he calls "the output of the knowledge industries." Bereday holds degrees from the University of London, Oxford and Harvard. The general editor of the Columbia Comparative Education Studies, he has served as joint editor of several texts on various aspects of education and numerous technical articles. HEWofficial to visit NU James Farmer, assistant secretary of Health. Education, and Welfare HEW), will speak at the University Wednesday, March 19, according to Carol Madson, area director for the Nebraska Union talks and topics committee. Farmer is former chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and is the first black to be appointed to a major position in the Nixon ad ministration. Union program director Hal Smith said that Farmer will arrive at noon March 19 and will speak at 1:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska Union. Smith said plans are being made to arrange a question-answer period with Farmer for students, as well as a press conference some time during the afternoon. Wednesday night Farmer will ad dress a meeting of the University Afro-American Collegiate Society and guests of the group. Farmer's visit is sponsored by the Afro-American Collegiate Society and the Union talks and topics committee. V 3, i ',' 4- vJl' 11 i 1 j i fit J, i. ;-, A .v - i I it I i. " felt -'. Sr ? X
