Professor Revises Name System
A KU professor of entomology is receiving national recognition for his proposal of a revision of the animal classification system established in 1758 by Carolus Lennaeous.
The plan of revision, proposed by Prof. Charles Michener, is designed to combat the problem of the constant name changing required in the field of animal classification.
Prof. Michener feels that the weak spot in the present system lies in the inclusion of the genus classification in the scientific name of the species. As science is discovering more about life, it becomes necessary to change the classification of an animal to another genus or to combine members of different genera into the same genus, Prof. Michener said.
Prof. Michener's proposal will be published in the December issue of "Systematic Zoology," a national scientific magazine.
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The entomologist's plan for revision of the system rests on "evolution" and "revolution."
His theory of evolution involves
The student newspaper at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., reports massive sales of $25 U.S. savings bonds in Indiana banks.
The most recent chain letter fad, which swept KU in late October, did not—like the wild goose—go south to avoid the snow.
Chain Letters Reach Indiana
Several thousand dollars worth of savings bonds were sold in Valparaiso banks after the letters had been on campus a few hours, the report says, after which the banks refused to make further sales.
The chain letter came to Valparaiso via Notre Dame University, according to the newspaper report
What is the future of the chain letters? The newspaper reports several students were last seen bucking the north wind, presumably to spread the chain letter over the University of Wisconsin.
The bonds are used as the chance element in the lottery scheme which promises to make participants $20,000 richer just by buying two bonds.
The 1963 Military Ball which was to have been on Dec. 6 has been rescheduled for March 6, 1964.
Military Ball Date Reset for March 6
The ball was rescheduled due to the 30-day mourning period which the military branches are now holding in honor of the late President.
eliminating the two word scientific name by placing a hypen between the names and considering it one name, identifying only the species. The present names would not be physically changed, except for the hyphenation.
Revolution, the second theory in Dr. Michener's revision plan, includes the use of computers to handle a new classification system involving numbers in place of names.
This revision will have no effect on any group classifications more general than genera. The genus will hold the same position in the classification system as it had before, with exception to its name being included in the species name.
equipment in classifications.
The numerical system will ease the classifying of animals, eliminate excessive time spent by taxonomists, and facilitate the use of electronic
Prof. Michener said this system could lead to an international classification system and classification center.
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