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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, March 16. 1954
Woman Pilot Flies Tough Course In Jungle Wilds of New Guinea
Melbourne, Australia—U.P.—Patricia Graham Toole, a 24-year-old blonde Australian, sets neither speed nor height records in her flying. But she takes 'em up and she sets 'em down, and when you're flying off New Guinea air fields as a commercial pilot, that is good going.
Mrs. Toole, small and attractive; is a former shop manager, and the pet of Gibbes' Sepik Airways, founded by World War II ace Bobby Gibbs to fly anything anywhere in almost roadless Papua and New Guinea.
Her plane was closed in, and she was flying blind on a course which she hoped might bring her out over the air strip at Maprik, some 100 miles east.
She is the first woman commercial pilot in New Guinea, and her territory is some 20,000 square miles of jungle, rivers and mountains. Flying Auster monoplanes and Norsemen, Mrs. Toole and her fellow pilots have what they term "some of the world's hairstier strips" over country still occupied by natives who don't hesitate to throw a spear when their dander's up.
There were no breaks to dive through, and all she could do was fly on, hoping that when fuel ran out, her plane would be somewhere near a landing strip.
Mrs. Toole, who flies by sight and not by instruments, has had little flight trouble—and that's enough, thank you.
One beautiful morning she took off from Tadji airstrip near Aitape with a cargo of trade goods for a mission station an hour's flying time away.
Two and one-half hours after take-off, the Auster's tanks had only a few minutes fuel left.
Mrs. Toole says she nosed down through the stifling cloud, praying that she would come down over grassy country. Instead, she was over razorback jungle—split by a winding river and a narrow strip of fairly level land.
"There was no room for error," she recalled. She eased the plane onto that narrow strip, and it bounced to a halt, hardly damaged
She caught a glimpse of a native village down the river a few miles but decided to stay with the plane and its cargo.
She spread out a sheet of canvas and using dark stones, spelled out "food". Then she sat down to wait.
"In a few minutes," she recalled,
"I wished I had spelled out 'mosquito lotion' instead. The hungry jungle mosquites descended in hordes."
Gibbes meantime had other fly ers searching for her and nex morning, one spotted her, read th sign, and dropped food and fresh water. A second dropped more sup plies.
Things were looking bright, she said, until the bushes parted and a 100 near naked savages with bows and arrows sat down on the banks straight, toward her.
"I was more relieved when they grinned at me," she said, "than I was earlier when the plane came to a stop without falling apart."
Next morning, she was borne out of the valley in regal style, in a sedan chair shouldered by four natives. The plane was dismantled, taken to the nearest airstrip for repair, and now is back in service.
Mrs. Toole, who is married to Colin Toole, manager of Gibbes Airways at Wewak, says she fell in a plane flying when she was a teen-ager.
Candy Wrong Cure For Hunger Pangs
Paying her own way, she earned her commercial license in three years. Gibbs said he hired her because he needs pilots who "can fly by the seat of their pants—even if the pants are lace-edged."
Ann Arbor, Mich.—(U.P.)—Dr. Jerome W. Conn of the University of Michigan medical school says that a candy bar or soft drink is the wrong cure for mid-afternoon hunger pangs.
"It would be much better to take a glass of milk instead," says Dr.
On the Hill
Alpha Chi Omega sorority announces the pinning of Carolyn Kaiser, fine arts sophomore, from Wichita, to Donald Stevens, engineering sophomore from Pratt, and a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
The pinning was announced by Jeanette Rau, college sophomore; Joan Leonhart, education junior; and Bonnie Hyten, fine arts sophomore, in a skirt entitled, "The Judgement of Paris" Sara Buchanan was Miss Kaiser's attendant.
Theta Tau, national engineering fraternity, announces the pledging of Douglass Stuart Wallace, engineering freshman from Topeka.
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity recently initiated eleven men. They were Leland Carlson, Jerry Clements, Paul Danneberg, Arlyn Hill, Thomas Hoyne, and Warren O'Toole, college freshmen; Donald Hagar, William Harlan, John Hoelscher, John Russell, and David Smith, engineering freshmen.
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity announces the pledging of Fred Buehanan, engineering freshman from Wheaton, Ill.
Guests of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity for a chicken dinner recently were the sisters of present members and daughters of former members of the fraternity.
Phi Kappa Sigma recently pledged Merrill Jones, engineering freshman from Milford, Kan.
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity announces the pledging of Jack Gordon of Denver, Colo.
Kansas chapter of Acacia fraternity recently initiated 14 men in a ceremony at the Masonic Temple in Lawrence.
Initiates were Boyd Mayberry, John Quarrier, Ed Blincoe, Jack Kessling, Jerry McColum, John Gibson, college freshmen; Ed Howard and Richard Thorton, college juniors; Jan Howell and Charles Eisenbise, education freshmen; William Kamberg, Louis Stout, Joel Sholle, and Lowell Janzen, engineering freshmen.
A formal dinner was held follow the initiation with Dr. Harold Barr, dean of the School of Religion, as guest speaker. Honor initiate was Lowell Janzen.
The Red Peppers sponsored a Sock Hop dance in the Union ballroom Saturday. Chaperones were Betty Hembrough, Virginia Tinker, Lenore Thornton.
Formal initiation services were held recently by Alpha Delta Pi sorority for 17 women.
Carol Mather, college sophomore, was the honor initiate. Edie Johims, college sophomore, was awarded the best pledge trophy at a dinner given in honor of the initiates.
Other initiatives were Mary Ellen Lewis, Gaye McDonald, Joleen Manning, Irma Lou Koiterman, Jo Ellen Reeves, Sharron Ann Notestine, and Janet Sue Gear, college sophomores; Sally Schober, Diane Steierl, Marjorie Pennington, Gwenn Vohs, and Mildred Brown, fine arts sophomores; Barbara McClure, business senior; Mary Wiebe, college senior, and Betty Lou Becker, college juniors.
He said that "hunger-like feeling in the pit of the stomach" frequently is known medically as "spontaneous hypovolemia."
Conn. "Meat, eggs and cheese would also be all right."
This condition, he said, signifies an excess of insulin in the body. He said a candy bar increases the flow of insulin, but the protein in milk or meat counteracts it.
CHRISTINE WILEY
Wiley Engagement Announce
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wiley, of Kiowa, Kan. announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Muriel, to Mr. James Frederick Kubik, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Kubik of Wichita.
Miss Wiley is a senior in the school of education and a member of Alpha Chi Omega, social sorority, and Signa Alpha Iota, music fraternity. Mr. Kubik is a third year law student and a member of Alpha Tau Omega, social fraternity. Alpha Kappa Psi, business fraternity, and Phi Delta Phi, law fraternity. The wedding will be an event of early summer.
Phi Beta Pi Initiates 27
Phi Beta Pi, professional medical fraternity, held formal initiation ceremonies and the traditional initiation dinner for 27 men at the chapter house.
The initiates were John R. Campbell, William B. Gauert, Lydn N. Goodwin, Charles T. Hinshaw, Charles H. Kirkpatrick, William McEachen, Jack Pickering, Lowell E. Snyder, Charles T. Stubbeld罪, Claude R. White, college seniors; C. Wallace Carroll, Warren M. Crosby Jr., Thomas DeWitt, Lawrence L. Hays, Donald E. Menchelli, Frederick A. Westermeyer Jr., William E. White, first year medicine; Terry V. Carle, Jimmie A. Gleason, Karl H. Hanson Jr., Jean F. Leger, Clyde Martin, Charles Schafer, Stanley R. Shane, college juniors, and Donald C. Coldsmith, special student in the college.
Two members of the faculty were initiated as honorary members. They are David G. Fleming, assistant professor of physiology, Frederick E. Samson, Jr., assistant professor of physiology.
PhiKappaSigma Elects Swisher President
Newly elected officers for the coming year of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity have been announced. They are James Swisher, pharmacy j u n i o r, president; Jorge Elliott, college sophomore, vice president; Jerry Murphy, pharmacy junior, secretary; Gordon Toedman, business junior, treasurer; Keith Ornduff, college senior, corresponding secretary.
White Anklets Are to Stay
837-39 Massachusetts
The perpetual white ankle, a legmark of the American coed, is here to stay.
The knee length stocking, which comes out when the weather takes a dive, is running the short white ankle some stiff competition, though.
Time was, when the sensible heavy stocking was found on every leg, if you checked under those xalminous skirts.
Then came that clever little device, the rolled down hose. This style went leg in leg with the short skirt, and boosted the cosmetic industry as the girls liked to rouge their knees to be real eye catching.
Crandall Melia, pharmacy sophomore, pledge trainer; John Davenport, college sophomore, scholarship chairman and activities chairman; P a u l McWilliams, engineeriz sophomore, house manager; Kri Jay Laessig, college sophomore, athletic chairman, and Warren D'Toole, college freshmann, social chairman.