ENDACOTT SOCIETY — December 2007

Retired Faculty and Staff of The University of Kansas — groups.ku.edu/~endacottsociety

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SCHEDULED EVENTS

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

 

Afternoon Lecture Series

Maxine Patterson (843-7905), Mary Schweppe (schweppe@ku.edu, 842-1147), and Howard O'Connor (843-1884). Stan and Janet Roth (sdroth@ku.edu, jroth@ku.edu, 843-4764), and Bill Hambleton (wwhamble@ku.edu, 843-2508) are in charge of programs.

     December13—Program at 2:30, sherry at 2:00, in the Summerfield Room. Following the celebration of November  birthdays, Tim Van Leer, Executive Director of the Lied Center of Kansas, will be speaking on “Performances at the Lied Center in Spring of 2008.”

 

Card and Game Theory

Art Lamb (artlamb@sunflower.com, 749-4647)

     December 20—1:30 in the Paul Adam Lounge. The usual games of bridge and scrabble and whatever will be played. A sign-up sheet is available at the Wednesday Coffee.

 

Cinema Studies

Grant Goodman (plim@ku.edu, 841-1066) and Fred Madaus (fmadaus@ku.edu, 841-4939)

     December 18—Film at 2:00, coffee at 1:45, in the Paul Adam Lounge. We will see The Eddie Duchin Story with Tyrone Power and Kim Novak, and featuring the piano playing of Carmen Cavallero.  This is a wonderfully nostalgic film, and you are encouraged to bring your friends!

 

Computer Study

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

     All meetings are at 9:00 in the Paul Adam Lounge. Check out our yearly tentative schedule at our Web site at http://www.wizardofkansas.com/OLDKU/

     December 5—Introduction to Word processing Part 1 (Jerry Niebaum).

     December 12—Applied Computing - Lawrence Memorial Hospital (Hospital staff).

     December 19—Computer lab (Jerry Niebaum).

     December 26—No meeting.

 

Domestic Public Policy Study

Jim Drury (jdrury@ku.edu, 842-3308), John Poertner (jpoertner@sunflower.com, 749-2599) and Ev Swartz (evswartz@ku.edu, 841-4065)

     December 3—3:30.  Dr. Goering will discuss universal health care.

 

Drama Study Group

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

     December 14—1:30 in the music room. Continuing with reading of Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession. Copies of the play will be available at Wednesday Coffee.

 

Foreign Policy Study

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

     December 10—3:30 in the McGinnis Library. Jim Drury will lead the discussion on "Privatization and Blackwater."  Jim has prepared some background material which we will distribute in advance as much as possible. (See Marilyn if you need it.)

 

Gardening

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

     December 5, 12, 19—9:00 in the Music Room.

 

Great Books Study Group

Dave Hiebert (gundave@sunflower.com, 842-8706) and Ellen Gold (843-6933)

     December 12—1:45. The subject is Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self Reliance. The discussion will be led by Art Lamb.

 

Music

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

     December 5, 12, 19—Immediately following coffee.

 

Singing for Fun

Roberta Spires (rspires@ku.edu, 842-6820)

     December 6—2:00 in the Music Room.  Please join us for a fun-filled song fest down memory lane with Winnie Gallup on the piano and Roberta Spires leading. Some holiday carols and some WWII songs (e.g. Harbor Lights).

 

Ten O'clock Scholars, AKA “Wednesday Coffee”

Genevieve McMahon (841-2116).

     December 5, 12, 19—10:00.

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Newsletter Copy

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