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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 15. 1935
Death Toll at Six In Plane Mishap
Selleck. Wash.—(U.P.)—Army buddies, fresh from basic training, told today how they huddled around the wreckage of a DC-3 and called to each other trying to find out who was alive and who was dead.
Six persons were killed and 19 injured yesterday when the Miami airlines plane rammed into the jagged Cascade mountains in early morning darkness.
"All night long I didn't think we'd make it," said Howard Wormuth of Carbondale, Pa. "We just sat there waiting and calling to each other trying to find out who was alive and who was dead."
"All 22 of the servicemen aboard took basic training together at Camp Breckenbridge, Ky." he said. "When we left Chicago we had to turn back for motor repairs. I think something was going to happen."
The plane rammed against Cedar mountain after the pilot, Capt. A J. Lerette Jr., of Miami, Fla. radioed Boeing field control tower at Seattle that one engine had failed and the wings were icing.
Nine survivors were brought out last night in seven trucks which had been driven to within a quarter of a mile of the wreckage after a bulldozer plowed through a five-foot snow blanket over a logging road to clear a path for the trucks.
Earlier, 10 persons were flown even on night of darkness flight, operations.
The bodies of the six dead, in- including Lerette and his co-pilot, W.E. Harshman, also of Miami, were brought out early today.
Most of the survivors were taken to Madigam Army hospital near Tacoma, Wash.
One of the survivors was the stewardess, Mrs. Adra Long, Miami. She and Odell Matthews, 21-year-old Negro soldier from Washington, D.C., walked away from the wreckage through five feet of snow and were evacuated by helicopter.
Geographer To Lecture
Dr. Carl Troll, German geographer and chairman of the department of geography at the University of Bonn, will give two guest lectures Monday and Tuesday in 426 Lindlev.
Dr. Troll is an expert on the geography of high mountains and the interpretation of aerial photographs. He has conducted or participated in numerous geographical expeditions in the Andes mountain, north Africa, the highlands of Africa, and the Himalayas of northern India.
He is the editor of Erdkunde, a professional geographical journal which he founded, and is the author of numerous scientific articles. He presently holds the Carl Schurz professorship at the University of Wisconsin.
He will speak on "The Vertical Zonation of Climates, Vegetation, and Landscapes" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, and on the "Frost Action and Geomorphic Processes under Peníglacial Conditions" at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Canadian to Be Sent to U.S.
Buffalo, N.Y.—(U.F.)-FBI authorities here said today that Harry W. C. Hedderson, one of Canada's most notorious criminals, would be extradited to California where he is wanted on a federal warrant charging armed robbery.
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Announcement of major book acquisitions and an open house will add to the occasion of the first lectureship on books and bibliography at the University Friday, Robert Vosper, director of libraries, said today.
Library Display Set for Friday
Elmer Adler, emeritus professor of graphic arts at Princeton university, will be the first lecturer. He will speak on "Experiences in Book Collecting" at 4 p.m. in Fraser theater.
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Mr. Vosper said the new rare book quarters in Watson library would be given a public opening Friday afternoon. Humidifying equipment has been installed on one level in the new stacks addition at the southeast to aid the preservation of rare materials. The great Ellis ornithological collection was placed in the new quarters and other books are being added.
Mr. Adler is one of the few to receive honorary membership *in the Grolier club of book collectors in New York. He also holds the gold medal of the American International Arts for our standing achievement in this field and is an honorary member of the institute.
"Public announcement will be made at the lecture of recent valuable and significant additions to the library," Mr. Vosper said.
For many years he edited a magazine on books and fine printing. At various times he has been adviser on typography to the New York Times, Baltimore Sun and several book publishers.
Seniors to Meet In Class Convocation
Seniors will select the class gift and vote on their class dues at a senior convoction at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Fraser theater.
They will also make plans for Class day and receive the senior reminder, which contains instructions for graduation.
At a senior class executive meeting last night senior day was set for May 13. Graduation announcements and class rings are now on sale at the business office.
Dean Burton W. Marvin of the School of Journalism left Monday for a business trip to the East coast. He will attend meetings of the American Society of Paperback Editors on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Washington, and American Journalism on Sunday in New York in bringing the trip Dean Marvin will address alumni meetings in Washington tomorrow. New York on Tuesday, and Philadelphia Wednesday.
50 Years of Flying
Marvin Goes to East Coast
Fifty years in aviation will be celebrated by the aeronautical engineering department this weekend during the Engineering Exposition.
The earliest planes will be represented by a 1912 plane which will be shown by Phillips Petroleum company, of Bartlesville, Okla., and the latest which will be on display. Eight movies, some showing the Wright brothers early planes, will show the progress in aviation.
Exhibit to Honor Aviation
Edward Richardson, engineering senior, is in charge of the aeronautical display.
John Transue, engineering senior, said that the jet engines display will include both the pulse and turbo engines. Turbo jets are used exclusively for planes and are in general use throughout the airplane industry. One of the pulse jet engines will be operated for five minutes beginning at 10 minutes before the hour on both days of the exposition.
Another feature of the show will be radio controlled model planes which will be flown during the exposition.
For those who like to see how the planes actually operate and how plane designing is done, there will be a cut-away hydramatic propeller—the type used on airplane planes, an automatic direction finder, and an instrument display including both flying and gyro instruments. Dual ignition displays will also be a part of the display.
On the design of planes there will be a supersonic wind tunnel demonstration to show how a shock wave is formed.
ISA to Send 8 To Convention
The Independent Student association will send eight representatives to the 12th annual convention of the National Independent Student association, held April 22-25 at Purdue university.
Representatives are Annette Luthy, fine arts freshman; Victoria Rosenwald, college junior; James Baird, journalism junior; James Lavery, college sophomore; James Crosby, engineering junior; Robert Wildin, college junior; William Harmon, college freshman, and Miss Mary Peg Hardman, assistant dean of women.
Another feature of the exposition will be six free airplane rides over the city of Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. Each person visiting the aeronautical display will sign up for the rides. At the conclusion of the exposition names will be drawn to determine who will be given the free rides.
Over 400 delegates from other schools are expected to attend the convention, the theme of which will be "The Independent and the Extracurricular Program." The University of Illinois will provide discussion leaders. Speakers will include Dr. H. Roe Bartle, Kansas City, who was national president of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, for 16 years.
During the three-day conference a national program for NISA will be formulated, and ideas and information on independent activities throughout the nation will be exchanged.
Entertainment will include the Purdue glee club which sang for the presidential inauguration.
Prep Students Attend Meeting
Sixty-five high school seniors and their sponsors were guests yesterday of Phi Delta Kappa, professional education fraternity, and the School of education at a meeting to acquaint them with teaching as a career.
Basic information on elementary and secondary education, placement, salary, and promotion was presented by Charles E. Johnson, assistant professor; J. W. Twente, professor, and H. E. Chandler, associate professor. Prof. Johnson was chairman of a discussion group on elementary teaching, and Prof. Oscar Haugh, associate professor, of the secondary teaching group.
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Welfare Interviews Set for Friday
Representatives of several divisions of the State Department of Social Welfare will be on the campus Friday to interview students interested in social welfare positions in the state.
Representatives of the division for the blind, division of child welfare, and division of public assistance will be at 305 Union at 4 p.m.
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KU to Orient Foreign Students
The University has again been selected by the U.S. State department to operate a summer orientation center for foreign students, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy announced today.
The State department is reducing the number of orientation centers from last year's 18 to 10. Renewal of the KU contract is considered a tribute to the administration of the course here. Dr. Murphy said.
Three goals are set up for the 6-week course, Dr. Burzle explained. These are to provide familiarization with American methods and techniques in education, to introduce the visitors to American life and customs, and to bring their English to a conversational level.
Dr. J. A. Burzle, chairman of the Germanic languages department, who organized and directed the first two orientation centers here, will direct the project.
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Between 35 and 40 foreign students coming to the United States in government-sponsored study programs will be here July 26 through Sept. 5. They will then go to other colleges and universities for a year of study.