Fridav. February 15. 1980
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Stamp commemorates black writer, inventor
By DON MUNDAY
Staff Reporter
A commemorative U.S. postage stamp honoring the black American scientist and surveyor Benjamin Banneker will be available at local post offices tomorrow.
Banneker, who helped survey the site for Washington, D.C., is being honored as part of Black History Month.
According to W. Stitt Robinson, professor of history, Banew was best known for the alamacans he published, his friendship with Thomas Jefferson and his surveying work.
"He was an interesting person, and it's appropriate to feature him during Black History Month." Robinson said.
Born a free black in 1731, Bannier practiced agriculture for a living but also was an accomplished astronomer, mathematician, inventor and writer.
THE ATIAGE 02 at 22. Banneker built what is called the "Atlantic" in America. He hand-carved all the pieces constructed it using only a pocket watch and a picture of a clock as models. It kept a camera in place.
Banneker had little formal education, but he taught himself many skills and borrowed books to learn others.
The six-color stamp will feature a portrait of Banneker and a picture of him with his surveying equipment.
He learned astronomy by watching the stars and began publishing almanacs, the first scientific books written by a black American.
Thomas Jefferson, then secretary of state, was impressed by Banneker's
alumnus and sent them to colleges in Europe. He went one to Paris' Royal Academy of Sciences to demonstrate the talents of blacks.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Washington, acting on advice from Jefferson, appointed Banneker to the six-man District of Columbia Commission in 1789. The group was assisted to survey the Territory of Missouri and to become the site of the nation's capital.
Bannaker's skill proved invaluable when the chairman of the survey committee, PierreCharles Renard, returned to France with the survey report. Bannaker's keen memory saved the project when he was able to reproduce the plans entirely from
"He was one of the first blacks to be recognized in that period." Robinson said.
HIS ALMANACs were published from 1792 to 1822 and included some original poetry and proverts. He did all the astronomical calculations himself.
A marker in his native state of Maryland honors Bamneker.
The 15-cent Bamaker stamp is the third of a series of Black Heritage stamps issued by the United States Postal Service. Harriet Kung, Jr., stamp designer for Luther King Jr. stamp was issued last year.
First-day ceremonies for the Bankerkamp stamp will be in Annapolis, Md., today and tomorrow. The bank will announce nationwide tomorrow. The Lawrence post office reported that it had received shipment of the stamp.
On Campus
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TODAY: KAANS SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL COMPETITION with limit all day at the DAVIS DIVISION ARTS AND HUMANITIES FILMS, "Sentimental of Silence," "Maria of the Puensol" and "Art of Indian Art in the Valley," will be held at Bayle Hall and at 2:30 p.m. in Lippincott (Old Green Hall) Basement. THE KU CREW will meet at 3:30 p.m. in front of 285 Main Street, Lower Manhattan. STUDENTS meeting at 1:30 a.m. in 410 Maldon. Members will be discussing, "The Relationship of Government and Science." There will be a second meeting at 12:30 p.m. in the West Building, Lower Manhattan. THEROPLOGY ASSOCIATION will present Dr. Carlyle Smith, speaking on "Up and Down the Nile with Carrie" at 3:30 p.m. in the West Building, Lower Manhattan. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM will present I. K. Bryan, United States Air Force speaking on "Structural Analysis" at 3:30 p.m. in 3140
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Hill will hold choreographer from 6 p.m. to
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OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE" at 7 p.m.
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college at 7:30 p.m. in Rolston
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SATURDAY: There will be a TABLE TENNIS AND BADMINTON IN-TAMRAL TOURNAMENT (singles) at 9:50 a.m. in Robinson North and South Classes in the Community CLASSES with Leon Fleischer, pianist in residence, will be at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Swarthout Rectal Hall in Murphy Hall. Men's INDOOR TRACK MEET featuring the Tennis Association of Colorado Universities this afternoon in Allen Field House. MENS' BASKETBALL will be televised at 1:30 p.m. KU will play in the Women's Championship CHAMBER PLAYERS Annual Bach Concert will be at 3 p.m. in the Central Court of the Spencer Museum of Art. The Black History Month AFRICA NIGHT THE COMMON CITY Building, and 11 Vermont.
SUNDAY: The opening of a **THREE-ARTIST SHOW** featuring paintings by Jan Morris and Dalton Howard and sculpture by Tara Waddell. See the exhibition and Design Building Gallery. The exhibition will continue through FEB. 29. Gallery hours are 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday. The show will be held at Albert Gereken at 3:30 p.m. THE FINE ARTS MASTER CLASSES with Leen Fleischer, pianist in music will be at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in Swedbank and Murray Hancock in LARRIEEN CHAMBER PLAYERS ALWAYS Bach Concert will be at 3 p.m. in the Central Court of the Spencer Museum of Art. **Art. 'BEBONY MUSICON'**, a black History Month Show will be 2:30 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium.
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University Daily Kansan
Regents receive addition to tenure policy statement
The Academic Committee of the Kansas Board of Regents voted yesterday to send a proposed addition to a tenure policy statement to the Board of Regimens for final approval.
The Regents will meet this afternoon in the Kansas Union.
The proposed addition would allow a probationary employee to agree to a probationary service if employees are years before the granting of tenure, despite any prior service the employee might have had.
Under the old tenure policy, which has been in effect since 1947, full-time prior service was included in the seven year probationary period.
policy, if enacted, would be optional, not routine.
The committee stressed that the new
The committee also discussed a report that examined the higher education systems of five states, including Kansas.
The report, received by the Board of Trustees of the University system of higher education governmen
Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Maine and Montana, and raked the Kansas Regents
Board.
The report said, "The Kansas system exhibited a higher sense of morale and less tension than could be sensed in other systems.
The system's problems ranged from lack of coordination of Continuing Education programs with the community college system, to an image of operation too losely.
SOUL Liberation
In an unliberated world . . .
Feb. 15, 7 o'clock p.m. in the Trail Room/Kansas Union sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ.
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