ENDACOTT SOCIETY December 2005

Retired Faculty and Staff of The University of Kansas www.ku.edu/~emeritus

SCHEDULED EVENTS

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

Afternoon Lecture Series

Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820) and Howard O'Connor (843-1884).

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 

December 8—Program begins at 2:30; sherry at 2:00. The speaker is our very own Sandy Wiechert who will take us on “Holidays on the Trail with Lewis and Clark.”

Armchair Travel

Stitt Robinson (wsrobin@ku.edu, 843-1499)

The next meeting of Armchair Travel will be in January.

Card and Game Theory

Ruth Ann Culvahouse (jwcul@ku.edu, 842-0626)

December 15—1:30 in the Paul Adams Lounge. The usual games of bridge and scrabble will be played.  In addition, 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)

December 20—2:00. This month we will see the original film version of the classic Jerome Kern musical Showboat with Irene Dunne and Paul Robeson.  This is truly an unusual opportunity, and we urge all to attend. Coffee will be available at 1:45 pm.

Computer Study

Jerry Niebaum (jniebaum@wizardofkansas.com, 842-3127)

The Computer Study Group attendance has been fairly steady at 25-30 each session this fall. December has only 3 sessions scheduled including one field trip to the Herb Harris Computer Lab at the Memorial Union. 

December 7—9:00. Photos in spreadsheets; pictures in e-mail. Jerry Niebaum.

December 14—9:00. Fun With PowerPoint, with Jerry Niebaum.

December 21—9:00. Meet at the Memorial Union - Herb Harris Lab.

December 28—No meeting.

Domestic Public Policy Study

Jim Drury (jdrury@ku.edu, 842-3308) and John Poertner (jpoertner@sunflower.com, 749-2599)

December 5—3:30. Mayor Boog Highberger will speak on current policy issues facing Lawrence.

Drama Study Group

Arnold Weiss (ahweiss@ku.edu, 842-5502)

Drama Study Group will meet on Friday, December 9, at 1:30 pm, in the Music Room to continue its reading of Shakespeare's Richard II (reading to commence with Act II). As always, suggestions are welcomed for plays to be read at future meetings, beginning in February of 2006. Further details, as appropriate, will be divulged at Wednesday Ten O'Clock Coffee.

Foreign Policy Study

Marilyn Bradt (mbradt@carrollsweb.com, 843-7751)

Foreign Policy will not meet in December.  We'll launch the 2006 Great Decisions on January 9.

Gardening

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

December 7, 14, and 21—9:00.

Great Books Study Group

Art Lamb (arthurlamb@sbcglobal.net, 749-4647) and Dave Hiebert (gundave@sunflower.com, 842-8706)

December 14—1:45. Moderator Don Chambers will lead the discussion of Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.  Also, a new session of readings begins in January.  Won't you join us? (Inquire of Dave Hiebert or Art Lamb.)

Music

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

December 7, 14, and 21—immediately following coffee.

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 Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. Jim Seaver will give more information about the opera in the January newsletter.

Ten O'clock Scholars, AKA “Wednesday Coffee”

Genevieve McMahon (841-2116).

December 7, 14, and 21

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