Freshman lets rule slide
Larry Willard, Thayer freshman, overcame a slow start and "poured it on" during the last 10 minutes to win the KU slide rule contest Friday night.
Willard won $25 for his efforts. He said he entered the contest mainly for the prize money.
"I was pretty good in high school with a slide rule," he said, "so I thought maybe I had a pretty good chance to win one of the prizes."
The start of the contest was delayed to give the large number of expected entrants a chance to arrive. Five "slide rulers" finally
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Miss Blee said the new officers would assume their duties Feb. 1.
managed to saunter into 200 Learned Hall, their slide rules fastened pistol-like to their hips. Every model of slide rule, from the sleek and efficient Pickett to the very fast Post Versilog, was represented.
William Smith, dean of the school of engineering, said the turnout showed "quality if not quantity."
During the delay each of the five contestants tried to size up the physical and mental capabilities of his opponents. One person remarked that one of the entrants looked as if he had "pretty good hands."
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The contest suffered another delay when one participant who had arrived late requested time to get his slide rule "warmed up so it will start."
The contestants were given 20 minutes to work 20 problems. Entrants were judged on accuracy and speed.
Willard erased all questions about his first place finish leaving the pack far behind. An intense battle was waged for second place but Hamed Lias, Tobruk, Libya, sophomore, spurred ahead at the gun to grab the $10 second place prize.
The slide rule contest, sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, was open only to freshmen and sophomore slide rulers in the school of engineering. Tau Beta Pi is the national engineering honor society. Despite the disappointing turnout, Tau Beta Pi members vowed to try again next semester to find the fastest "slide ruler" at KU.
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