University Daily Kausan
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—Kansan photo by Jim Baird
Thursday, Feb. 11, 1954
STACKED. HEY?—Ruth Taggart, left, and Jan Miller, both college freshmen and residents of North College, rehearse in costume for the floor show of a Union-sponsored dance tomorrow night.
Drug to Combat Amebiasis Developed by KU Professor
A new drug to combat amebiasis, an amebic disorder which develops into a type of dysentery in its advanced stages, is now being tested in South America, the Philippines, and several countries in the Far East.
The new drug, dubbed KAN-46, was developed by Dr. Joseph H. Burckhalter, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, and a number of graduate assistants.
It was originally believed that amebiasis was limited to the tropics. However, it is now known that this disease is widespread. It has been estimated that about 20 per cent of the people in the U.S. suffer from this disease. One reason that it has been overlooked is that it occurs in very mild forms.
Several drugs have been used for treatment of this disease, but so far no completely satisfactory drug has been found. It is hoped that a drug can be developed which would destroy the parasites in the tissues and also act as a preventative. It may be that KAN-46 is the ideal drug. Dr. Burckhalter said, "This drug proved to be an ideal treatment for animals." The drug contains no iodine, which all others drugs of this kind have.
The money to finance this work has been furnished by Parke Davis and company. They have donated $8,000 a year for seven years which has been used for research work of all kinds.
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Before being to KU seven years ago, Dr. Burckhalter worked for the company. It was during this period that he discovered Camoquim, a drug which has been very successful in killing malaria. Some types of malaria parasites stay in a person's body for several years after they have had the disease and then recoor. Camoquim has
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Ruined Friendships?
Use Care in Buying Valentines
Buying and sending valentines these days is not for the faint-hearted, nor a job for the careless shopper. The same care must be exercised in this as probably is involved in working in a top diplomatic post.
By MARY BETZ
Seemingly, a carless slip in either task could result in bitterness between the opposing parties, perhaps in warfare. Angry foreign ambassadors probably would be no more hard to placate than the best friend who receives a luscious, beautiful, lacy red heart with the touching inscription: "To my favorite knucklehead."
Extreme care must be taken in buying valentines for friends or even "just acquaintances." There can be no "I'll take three nickel ones and six 10-cent ones." The buyer must be discriminating, and read the verses—or—alienate his friends.
Yesterday a friend of mine glanced at the calendar, noticed the day, and having skipped her afternoon classes, decided to go downtown and look for valentines for her "specialist" friends.
"Something nice, but not sticky," she told the nice white-haired sales clerk. The lady hesitated, cleared her throat slightly, and murmured something about "really behind the times."
"You'll find a larger selection than ever before at our store—send your best friends our uniquely designed valentines" the sign read.
Seventeen hundred types of wool, each with distinct spinning qualities, are produced on Australian sheep ranches, says the National Geographic society. One bale of extra-superfine lamb's wool recently sold for a record of $5.30 a pound.
Alpha Delta Sigma, professional advertising fraternity, will meet at 7:30 p.m., today in the reading room of the journalism building. Plans for a new Bibler book and distribution of the present one on other campuses will be discussed. New officers will be elected.
Alpha Delta Sigma to Meet
"Here's a nice one that we've sold a lot of this year," said the lady helpfully, ".. for that special someone, don't you know, .." she murmured on. Cute girl and athletic male on the front—"Valentine you're sweet, be mine,." Inside,
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they were pounding each other with clubs. "you big louse."
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There seemed to be hundreds of cards for special people: "You're a lucky thing—you big drip—be my valentine." "I thought and thought an awful lot, about you—you great big pot." (This last one was illustrated with a neat, white plastic, porcelain-looking cutout).
Ah, here at last: "To my favorite teacher." Cute little black and white kittens playing on the front. But inside, the kittens had slightly changed, and there was the touching tribute: "You big skunk." At least, it wouldn't be considered apple-polishing.
There were more and more special ones for more and more special people: "To a crummy roommate who wears my shirts—Valentine greetings." "To thee I sing, you brain brain, valentine greetings, in this hearty refrain." "Hey, goon, happy snappy Valentine greetings." (This one opened up with a mouse-trap effect, expected to snap h---- out of the lucky recipient's fingers. Cute!)
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My friend left the store empty-handed. Some things are better left unsaid, she decided.
There were 3-D valentines with pop-ups insides, musical cards, cards with gum and candy and coins and everything else, but nothing that the customer liked.
"Don't you have any of the old-fashioned kind, with some nice poem, and a red heart?" she timidly asked the sales clerk. "Get with it, kid, those are strictly for squares" said the nice white-haired lady.
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