Friday, Nov. 9, 1962University Daily Kansan
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Felix Moos Was Born in Germany Raised in China
By Carol Lathrop
An Indian skull, which stares from its place on the desk, and a Japanese autumn scene, which hangs on the opposite wall, decorate the office of Felix Moos, instructor of anthropology.
These decorations are symbolic of the study of man and his culture. This study comprises the interests of Moos, like other anthropologists, concerns himself with man's physiques, with his societies, and with his languages and cultures.
Mr. Moos obtained the Indian skull while doing his graduate work in the department of anthropology and the Far East Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle. Following this, he served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
MR. MOOS HAS had several opportunities to observe first-hand the languages and cultures of different societies. He was born in Germany, but lived in China when he was a small boy. In 1949 he came to America, where he took his undergraduate work at Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.
He attended the University of Tokyo from 1958 to 1960 under a Fulbright grant, and then taught for a year in Japan for the Far East Division of the University of Maryland. In 1961 he joined the KU faculty.
Education becomes a status symbol which impowers anyone who holds a bachelors degree. This is, he felt, the misuse of education.
Rather, education should be one phase of a person's development as an individual.
MR. MOOS strongly feels that education is the means of bridging the gaps of cultural changes. He also feels that many people use education as the end instead of a means in obtaining a goal.
Mr. Moos firmly believes that mass education establishes a system of communication which permits a fuller, richer life.
KU Students Enjoy Pizza
We all know what the "student's favorite beverage" is, but how many of us have bothered to stop to think about the "students favorite Sunday evening meal?"
By Jean Bowans
One bright, cheerful day. I stopped several people on campus and posed the question: "What do you eat for Sunday evening meal?"
WITH THE exception of one student who informed me that he always flew to New York and ate steak, I found that most KU students prefer that "baked Italian dish consisting of a breadlike crust covered with a spiced preparation of tomatoes and cheese."
Because pizza reigns as king of the campus in the food popularity race, there are several business enterprises vying for the privilege of setting the steaming delicacy before the students.
THE MEAT order (hamburger and sausage) for one establishment which is well-attended by University personnel will often be as much as 125 pounds for a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. On weekdays, the order drops to around thirty pounds.
If you happened to work at this pizzeria, you would soon learn that an average of 160 "pies" are made on a week day and 1,200 may be cooked during a weekend, that the ovens are kept heated all the time at 600 degrees, and that it takes about eight minutes to get a perfectly-toasted pizza.
Armed Truce
ST. LOUIS — (UPI) — Mrs. Carl Borrensen has three pets in the house — a cat, dog, and a squirrel, all keeping their distance from each other.