ENDACOTT SOCIETY                                                                           November 2005

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SCHEDULED EVENTS—November 2005

 All activities meet at the Adams Alumni Center unless otherwise noted.  

 

 

Afternoon Lecture Series—Megan Schoeck (mschoeck@sunflower.com & 841-6008), Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu & 842-6820), and Howard O'Connor (843-1884)

            November10—Program begins at 2:30; sherry at 2:00. The speaker will be Bill Lacy, Director of the Dole Institute of Politics, who will discuss future plans. Bill Hambleton (wwhamble@ku.edu & 843-2508), Tom Eblen (teblen@sunflower.com & 865-3634), and Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com & 842-3127) are in charge of programs for the Afternoon Lecture Series.

 

Armchair Travel—Stitt Robinson (wsrobin@ku.edu & 843-1499).

             The next meeting of Armchair Travel will be in January 2006.

 

Card and Game Theory—Ruth Ann Culvahouse (jwcul@ku.edu & 842-0626)

         November 17—1:30 in the Paul Adam Lounge. Bridge and scrabble will be played. Anyone interested in other games is urged to contact Ruth Ann Culvahouse, who will try to find others with an interest in playing.

 

Cinema Studies—Grant Goodman (plim@ku.edu & 841-1066) and Fred Madaus (fmadaus@ku.edu & 841-4939)

         November 15—2:00. This month we will see the inimitable Greta Garbo in Ninotchka. The film will begin at 2 p.m. This is the famous film advertised with the line "Garbo laughs."  Melvyn Douglas costars.
 
Computer Study— Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com & 842-3127)

         The Computer Study Group has wide a variety of programs scheduled for November including a visit by a local entrepreneur, Bennett Griffin, whose
company is having an impact on computer security worldwide. Join us for
some fun stuff at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays.
         November 2—Bennett Griffin of Griffin Technologies

         November 9—Geeks on Wheels and performance tuning, Dan Hellebust

         November 16—Picture files in Excel, picture editing in Photoshop

         November 23—No meeting

         November 30—More words on Word , part 2, Kathy Pribbenow

         Also check out the program on the new Web site at http://wizardofkansas.com/OLDKU


 Domestic Public Policy Study—Jim Drury (jdrury@ku.edu & 842-3308) and John Poertner (jpoertner@sunflower.com & 749-2599)

November 7—3:30. Representative Paul Davis will update us on state legislative issues, particularly funding education.

 

Drama Study Group—Arnold Weiss (ahweiss@ku.edu & 842-5502)   

         The Drama Study Group will meet on the accustomed date, at the accustomed time, and in the accustomed place, i.e., Friday November 11 at 1:30 pm in the Music Room. Vehicle to be undertaken TBA.

 

Evening Lecture Series—Tom Eblen (teblen@sunflower.com & 865-3634) and Sue Nishikawa (nish@ku.edu & 842-6165)

            November 17—5:30 for wine, cheese, and bread; 6:00 dinner. The speaker for the November potluck will be Steve Martino, director of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission. A recovering lawyer, in 1994–1995, he was a two-semester editor of the University Daily Kansan. Reservations for the potluck are now being handled by Sue Nishikawa.

Foreign Policy Study— Marilyn Bradt (mbradt@Carrollsweb.com & 843-7751)

         November 14—3:30.  Foreign Policy will meet in the Library, and the topic will be "US Intelligence Reform."  The discussion will be led by Betty Alderson with Professor Phil Schrodt of the Political Science Department as resource.

         It is time to order the Great Decisions books for next year. If you will be unable to come to the meeting but want to order the book, call Marilyn Bradt and she will order it for you.

 

Gardening—Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu & 312-9422) and Dick Shiefelbusch (843 5869)

            November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 9:00

 

Great Books Study Group—Art Lamb (arthurlamb@sbcglobal.net & 749-4647) and Dave Hiebert (gundave@sunflower.com & 842-8706)

November 9—1:45. Ellen Gold will lead the group in a discussion of A Passage to India by E.M. Forster.

 

Music—Arno Knapper (knapper@ku.edu & 312-9422)

            November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30—immediately following coffee.

 

Newsletter—Henceforth, the editor of the newsletter will be Vic Wallace (Wallace@ku.edu & 842-7930). Many thanks Vic for taking on the job!

 

Opera Study—Jim Seaver (jseaver@ku.edu & 843-4081) and Al Sellen (jnalsellen@aol.com & 841-7432).

            The next opera video will be on Friday January 20, 2006. It will be Aridane auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. Jim Seaver will give more information about the opera in the December newsletter.

 

Ten O'Clock Scholars AKA Wednesday Coffee—Margery Lamb (marjlamb@sbcglobal.net & 749-4647) and Genevieve McMahon (841-2116).

November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30

 

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Newsletter Copy

Copy for the December newsletter should be in the hands of the new editor, Vic Wallace (Wallace@ku.edu & 842-7930), no later than Friday November 11.

Dates for November calendar:

 

2                          Computer Study, 9 am

                  Gardening, 9 am

                  Ten O’Clock Scholars, music after

7                                Domestic Policy, 3:30 pm

9                Computer Study, 9 am

                  Gardening, 9 am

                  Ten O’Clock Scholars, music after

                  Great Books, 1:45 pm

10                            Afternoon Lecture, 2 pm

11                            Drama Study, 1:30 pm

14                            Foreign Policy, 3:30 pm

15                            Cinema Studies, 2 pm

16                            Computer Study, 9 am

                  Gardening, 9 am

                  Ten O’Clock Scholars, music after

17                            Card and Game Theory, 1:30 pm

                  Evening Lecture, 5:30

23              Gardening, 9 am

                  Ten O’Clock Scholars, music after

24              Thanksgiving

24-25         Alumni Center closed

30              Computer Study, 9 am

                  Gardening, 9 am

                  Ten O’Clock Scholars, music after