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—Kansan photo by Pete Ford
THATS MY BABY—Milton Caniff, on the left, creator of the "Steve Canyon" comic strip, is showing his war time creation, "Miss Lace," to Colan C. Francis, fine arts freshman. The drawing was later presented to the KU chapter of Sigma Delta Chi last night at a meeting of the Kansas City Press club. Francis has contributed several cartoons to the Daily Kansan.
'Steve Canyon' Creator Traces Panel Evolution
The evolution of such popular drawing board characters as Col. Steve Canyon, Miss Lace, Miss Mizzou, and a sultry female named Cheetah, was traced by their creator, Milton Caniff, last night. The artist spoke at a meeting of the Kansas City Press club at the Muehlebach hotel in Kansas City.
Cage Banquet Speaker Set
The speaker for the annual KU basketball banquet will be Tusen "Tus" Ackerman, former KU athlete, who played on some of Coach Phog Allen's outstanding teams in the 1920's. Mr. Ackerman is also a former resident of Lawrence and was a well-known athlete when he attended Lawrence high school.
Mr. Ackerman, captain of the 1925 team, now lives in Chicago and is head of the group insurance branch for the Equitable Life Insurance firm. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ackerman of 945 Kentucky st.
The banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Eldridge hotel.
Gibson to Speak For YMCA
Hilden Gibson, professor of political science and human relations, will speak to the Faculty Forum luncheon at noon tomorrow in the Student Union. The luncheon is sponsored by the YMCA.
specialized services.
The lecture is open to all but reservations must be made by tomorrow morning by contacting Domingo Ricart, assistant professor of Romance languages.
Jet fighter planes can now meet "enemy" bombers 25 or more miles farther out thanks to new hangars built for the Air Force by Republic Steel. Hangar doors snap open at either end permitting the jets instantly to start their take off runs from inside the building.
Mr. Caniff explained how comic strip characters become living entities not only to the artist but to the readers who never miss a panel of their favorite hero.
Members of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity, from the University, Kansas State college, and the University of Missouri were guests of the club.
He told how readers reacted when he "killed" a character named Raven Sherman. On the day it was obvious she had died flowers began pouring in from all over the country.
The artist, who illustrated his talk with chalk drawings, said he strives for accuracy in picturing the locale in which his strip takes place. Most of the information about Asia is acquired through casual conversations with persons who have returned to the United States from the Far East.
Mr. Caniff explained a little known fact about his main character, Steve Canyon. The Air Force department in the Pentagon has a complete file on the mythical colonel, which includes his complete history from the day he supposedly quit college to join the Air Force, his promotions, citations for bravery, and the number of times he has been injured in action. The Air Force even has set aside a serial number for Canyon.
"It was in October that Raven died. Every October I still get cards edged in black with the message, 'We remember.'" he said.
Members of the journalism fraternity of the University of Missouri were given a drawing of Miss Mizzou.
Instructor Held To District Court On Drugs Count
The KU chapter returned with a picture of Miss Lace. The picture now hangs in the William Allen White reading room. The K-State chapter was given Mr. Caniff's drawing of Steve Canyon.
Richard Elliott Barker, former English instructor charged with possession of marijuana, was bound over to the May term of the district court at a preliminary hearing yesterday in the Douglas County court. He is being held in the county jail on default of $2,500 bond.
George Shaduck, federal narcotics agent from Kansas City, and Lloyd E. Dale, chief chemist for the alcohol and tobacco tax division laboratory of the Internal Revenue department, testified at the hearing.
Mr. Shadduck was among the officers who arrested Mr. Barker and two others at the Barker home on Feb. 28. Mr. Dale found that the goods seized were marijuana.
Prof. Daniel Mazia, a national Sigma Xi lecturer, will speak to the local Sigma Xi chapter tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Room 233 Malott hall. Prof. Mazia will speak on "The Life History of the Cell." The lecture is open to the public
Those released on $2,500 bond are Thester Dean Perry, fine arts sophomore, and James Leroy Beatty of Lawrence. Frank Warren Kreimendahl, a former KU student of Metchen, N. J., also was arrested and is being held. All three waived preliminary hearing and are being held for the May term of the district court.
Sigma Xi Talk Set for Today
Other events planned by the KU Sigma Xi chapter this semester include election of new members late in April and an initiation dinner in mid-May.
Prof. Mazia is a member of the Department of Zoology at the University of California at Berkeley and is one of the lecturers chosen by the national organization to speak to its local chapters.
University Daily Kansan
Dean Kenneth Anderson, of the School of Education, will speak on the "Critical Years Ahead in Education" at the second annual Conference on Public School Business Management to be held Friday and Saturday in the Student Union.
Anderson to Speak To Businessmen
The conference is sponsored by the School of Education and University Extension. The other speakers during the two days are George Yandell, Department of Post Audit, Topeka, "School Laws and Budgetary Accounting"; Lew Parmeter, senior counsel, National School Service institute, Chicago, on "Purchasing Practices in General"; E. Paul Lessig, Leavenworth; C. H. Branson, Bonner Springs; and D. E. Kerr, Eudora, on "Follow-up Purchasing Practices", as related to first, second, and third-class cities, and A. E. Woestmeyer, Lawrence, on "The Value of Forming a School Business Managers Association in Kansas."
Scholarship Bids To Be Named
The Atlas Powder company, Wilmington, Del., has invited the University and 37 other schools to nominate outstanding chemistry and engineering students for eight $1.000 scholarships for the 1955-56 school year.
Ralph K. Gottshall, Atlas president, said awards would be made on the basis of academic records and recommendations of the faculty. Extra-curricular activities and need also will be considered. The winners will be announced May 15.
The recipients now are juniors and will be offered summer work in the companies plants or research laboratories.
Tuesday, March 8, 1955
KU to Host Planning Talks
The University and Kansas State will sponsor the first Kansas Conference on Planning to be held at the Student Union March 30.
Procedures and values of planning in the development of the state and its communities will be the theme.
On the conference planning committee from KU are Prof. George M. Beal and Prof. Thomas Shocken, department of architecture; Kenneth Beasley, Governmental Research Center, and T. H. Walker, Dr. Frank T. Stockton and E. A. McFarland, University Extension.
Press Club Honor Goes to Grandon
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Ronald E. Grandon, journalism junior, was awarded the Kansas City Press club scholarship of $206.66 last night at a meeting of the organization at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City.
Jerry W. Friedheim of the University of Missouri and Lee Rugles of Kansas State college were given similar scholarships, at the meeting which honored as guests, members Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity, from the three schools.
On Campus with Max Shulman
(Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.)
SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE: NO. 2
Though this column is intended solely as a vehicle for well-tempered drollery, the makers of Philip Morris have agreed to let me use this space from time to time for a short lesson in science. They are the most decent and obliging of men, the makers of Philip Morris, as one would guess from sampling their product. Only from bounteous hearts could come such a pleasurable cigarette—so felicitously blended, so gratifying to the taste, so soothing to the psyche. And, as though bringing you the most agreeable cigarette on the market were not enough, the makers of Philip Morris have enclosed their wares in the Snap-Open Pack, an ingeniously contrived wrapping that yields up its treasure without loss of time or cuticle. And, finally, this paragon of cigarettes, wrapped in the paragon of packages, can be had in king-size or regular, as your taste dictates. Who can resist such a winning combination? Not I.
A few weeks ago in this column we had a brief lesson in chemistry. Today we take up another attractive science—medicine.
Medicine was invented in 1066 by a Greek named Hippocrates. He soon attracted around him a group of devoted disciples whom he called "doctors". The reason he called them "doctors" was that they sat around a dock all day. Some fished, some just dozed in the noonday sun. In truth, there was little else for them to do, because disease was not invented until 1492.
After that doctors became very busy, but, it must be reported, their knowledge of medicine was lamentably meagre. They knew only one treatment—a change of climate. For example, a French doctor would send all his patients to Switzerland; a Swiss doctor, on the other hand, would send all his patients to France. By 1789 the entire population of France was living in Switzerland, and vice versa. This later became known as the Black Tom Explosion.
Not until 1924 did medicine, as we know it, come into being. In that year in the little Bavarian village of Pago-Pago an elderly physician named Winko Sigafoos discovered the hot water bottle. He was, of course, burned as a witch, but his son Lydia, disguised as a linotype, smuggled the hot water bottle out of the country. He called on Florence Nightingale in London but was told by her housekeeper, with some asperity, that Miss Nightingale had died in 1910. Lydia muttered something and, disguised as a feather boa, made his way to America, where he invented the blood stream.
Medicine, as it is taught at your very own college, can be divided roughly into two classifications. There is internal medicine, which is the treatment of internes, and external medicine, which is the treatment of externes.
Diseases also fall into two broad categories—chronic and acute. Chronic disease, is of course, inflammation of the chron, which can be mighty painful, believe you me! Last summer my cousin Haskell was stricken with a chron attack while out picking up tinfoil, and it was months before the wretched boy could straighten up. In fact, even after he was cured, Haskell continued to walk around bent over double. This went for some weeks before Dr. Caligari, the lovable old country practitioner who treats Haskell, discovered that Haskell had his pants buttoned to his vest.
Two years ago Haskell had Addison's disease. (Addison, curiously enough, had Haskell's.) Poor Haskell catches everything that comes along. Lovable old Dr. Caligari once said to him. "Son, I guess you are what they call a natural born catcher."
"The joke is on you, Doc," replied Haskell. "I am a third baseman." He thereupon fell into such a fit of giggling that the doctor had to put him under sedation, where he is to this day
But I digress. We were discussing medicine. I have now told you all I can; the rest is up to you. Go over to your medical school and poke around. Bring popcorn and watch an operation. Fiddle with the X-ray machines. Contribute to the bone bank . . . And, remember, medicine can be fun!
@Max Shulman, 1955
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