Page 8 University Daily Kansan Tuesday, March 24, 1953
Dean Axe to Interrupt 20 Years Service Here
The appointment of Dean Leonard H. Axe of the School of Business as head of the State Department of Administration will interrupt more than 20 years of service to the University by the dean.
Gov. Edward F. Arn made the' announcement yesterday of Dean Axe's appointment to head the new department created under the fiscal reorganization act passed recently by the Legislature.
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said the board of regents had given Dean Axe a one-year leave of absence at the governor's request. Unless an emergency arises, Dean Axe's leave will not extend beyond late summer of 1954.
In regard to administration of the School of Business, Dr. Murphy said "Dean Axe will continue to give the basic policy leadership even though officially on leave." Jack Heysinger, assistant professor of economics, who has been advanced to the position of assistant dean, will handle day-to-day administration of the school.
Dean Axe has been dean of the School of Business since Feb. 1, 1948. He had become acting dean July 1, 1947, succeeding Dr. Frank T. Stockton, who became dean of University Extension.
Graduating from Baker university in 1923, Dean Axe taught in Kansas high schools. He received the LLB, degree from the University School of Law in 1929 and began teaching business law. He became a professor in 1940.
Dean Axe completed his doctor of the science of law degree at the University of Michigan in 1942. He became director of the Navy V-12 program at KU in 1943. A year later Dean Axe organized the Vet-12 program, which organized the Armed Forces Credit committee, which evaluated the academic credit given for various types of military service.
In 1945 Dean Axe was named director of university services. In this position he was responsible for Janning and administration of the building program during the post-war surge in enrollment.
Museum Wants Data on Cranes
Scientists at the Museum of Natural History are asking for information on the spring migration of the 22 surviving whooping cranes.
These stately white cranes, which are nearing extinction, are leaving their wintering grounds in Texas and starting the long trip to the Canadian prairies for nesting, according to Dr. Harrison B. Tordoff, curator of birds at the museum.
The cranes are most likely to be seen in the central part of Kansas. Dr. Tordoff warned that observers should not confuse the long-legged, long-necked white whooping cranes with snow geese or white pelicans. All three species have black wing-tips, but geese and pelicans have short legs.
Whooping cranes usually travel in company with the brown sandhill cranes. Dr. Tordoff asks that persons seeing whooping cranes send the date, locality and other details of the observation to the museum.
Thane S. Robinson, a graduate student is compiling recent records of the disappearing whooping crane in Kansas. He already has reported three cranes this spring. Information obtained about the birds will be used to protect and preserve the few surviving cranes.
French Club to Give Skits
Le Cercle Francais, honorary society, will present a series of six dramatic skits at 7:30 p.m. today in 113 Strong hall. Students in laboratory French classes will produce and act in the skits.
Symphony Pleases —
Spring Inspires Concert
By AL TRALDI
The mild weather of the last weeks and the buds on the trees suggested to the University Symphony orchestra to hold their spring concert last night. Prof. Russell Wiley conducted the concert.
The "Roman Carnival Overture" by Berlioz was a good curtain raiser with its "Saltarello". "Saltarello" is a dance that means hopping around. Berlioz utilized it to open the Carnival with a string of fireworks to precede the love song of Benvenuto Cellini in the second act of the opera.
Prof. Wiley went on with his economic and effective gestures to conduct the "Concert No.1 for Flute and Orchestra" by Mozart. At this time first flutist Eugene Johnson appeared on stage. Many of the musicians sat down in the front row and the bare shoulders of the girls formed a festoon in the almost empty orchestra seats.
The University representatives were Dr. Ernest Griswold, Dr. W. E.MeWen, Dr. A. W. Davidson, Dr. Jecob Kleinberg, Dr. Paul Gilles, Dr. Gilbert Haight, and Dr. C. A. Reynolds Jr.
In solos or with the accompaniment of instruments, Johnson would shake his head and blow from his flute wonderful necklaces of notes.
Next came "Till Eulenspiegel," the story of the vagabond whose name means "Mirror-hoots" Strauss
Seven members of the chemistry department took part in the semi-annual convention of the American Society in Los Angeles last week.
9 Chemists Attend ACS Convention
Two graduate students in chemistry, Richard Fuchs, and Miss Anne Longsworth, attended the convention. They received $200 prizes as outstanding students in chemistry which paid their expenses to the meeting.
used a horn to represent the pranks of Till, and the full orchestra echoed with clarinets and wood-winds suggesting to the audience the merry vocations of the fool. The blast of the trombones marked the end of the vagabond.
But the highlight of the evening came with the "Symphony No. 3, Eroica" by Beethoven, conducted by Ernst von Dohnanyi.
The Hungarian maestro is the only conductor, composer and pianist in the world. He practically played the Eroica on an invisible piano, keeping his hands at the same height in
Ex-Prof to Visit Indonesia in April
Earnest A. Boyce, former professor of sanitary engineering at the University, will join a team of medical and public health specialists who will go to Indonesia early in April to exchange scientific knowledge with medical educators there.
Prof. Boyce, now a professor at the University of Michigan, will spend two months in Djakarta, Soerabaja, and Djoljakarta with 12 other educators in discussions, demonstrations, ward rounds and other activities.
He was at the University between 1920 and 1944. He went on leave in 1941 to be consultant and sanitary engineer with the U.S. Public Health service, and he resigned from the University in August 1944.
John David Nottingham, engineering freshman, is the principal nominee for an appointment to West Point Military academy, designated by Sen. Andrew Schoeppel (R-Kan.).
Freshman Named West Point Nominee
Nottingham is the son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. John Nottingham of Arlington, Va. Nottingham attended high school in Arlington, and came to Kansas because his parents both attended here.
the air and moving his fingers on an invisible keyboard.
Von Dohnanyi came back three times to the applause of the audience.
As a reporter I must say that the 900 people in Hoch auditorium really enjoyed every note of the concert.
FACTS Solons To Discuss Law
A pre-trial session to reach decisions on questions of law and procedure will take place when FACTS party's counsels meet the Student Court's special prosecutors at 4 p.m., today in 105 Green.
Dan Hopson, third year law and spokesman for FACTS' three-man counsel, made no comment on what questions will be discussed.
Gene Balloun, second year law and one of the three special prosecutors in the University vs. FACTS libel case, said, "We're interested only in seeing that the standards set forth in the All Student Council statute on defamation are unheld."
The ASC statute sets a stricter standard than Kansas statutes on libel, he said. "In other words," Balloun said, "the ASC is setting a higher standard of morality for campus politics than is observed in state and national politics."
Wilson Attending Engineering Institute
Donald G. Wilson, professor of electrical engineering, is attending the Institute of Radio Engineers Monday through Friday of this week in New York City.
Professor Wilson, chairman of the Kansas section of the institute, will attend various committee meetings. He is a member of the institute's national committee on education and attends the meeting as a representative of the university section.
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