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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Sept. 18, 1952
109 Animals Have Roamed Kansas
One hundred and nine kinds of wild animals are known to have existed in Kansas within historic time, according to a publication released by the University and the State Biological survey.
The author, Dr. E. Lendell Cockrum, reported that seven of the 109 are probably extinct. They are the gray Wolf, grizzly bear, black bear, swift fox, bison, elk, and pronghorned antelope.
"Mammals of Kansas," the 303- page publication was prepared by Dr. Cockrum as part of his work for the Ph.D. degree in zoology.
This work and his training at KU have won for him an assistant professorship at the University of Arizona. He also will be curator of mammals at Arizona.
In cataloging the Jayhawker state's mammals, Dr. Cockrum provided a description of each species
of mammal, an account of its habits, and a map showing its geographical distribution in the state.
Other parts deal with the formation of species in nature and the economic value of fur-bearing mammals. Dr. Cockrum shows that generally the changes in number of coyotes and jackrabbits result from natural causes and not bounties paid by man.
The bulletin is a condensed account of basic information useful to game protectors, wildlife specialists, teachers, technical zoologists, and federal and state officials who administer natural and agricultural resources.
Dr. Cockrum will begin a similar study of the mammals of Arizona next year. Another assignment will be the planning of natural history laboratory that is integrated with library facilities.
2 Grants Given To Instructor
George M. Beckman, instructor in history, has received Fulbright and Ford foundation fellowships for a year of research and study in Japan.
Beckman will receive the Ph.D degree in history Oct. 3 from Stanford university and at that time will be advanced to assistant professor. Dr. George Anderson, history department chairman, said Beckman will return to KU next fall.
The two fellowships will cover costs of transportation and maintenance in Japan for Mr. and Mrs. Beckman and their young son Theodore. The Ford foundation is in the State department, while the Ford foundation is a private agency.
Beckman will leave the United
States and will be his headquarters in Japan.
Beckman, who came to KU in 1951, is the history department's specialist in Asiatic history. Japanese history is the theme of his doctoral dissertation. He attended the Tokyo Imperial university for a time while serving in the Navy and he is a graduate of the Navy's Japanese language school.
Graduate Named Department Head
Clifton A. Burmeister, who recently received the Ph.D. degree in music education from the University, has been appointed chairman of the music education department and director of placement for the school of music at Northwestern University. Evanston. Ill.
He will be an associate professor,
according to word received here.
Since 1946 Dr. Burmeister has been in charge of instrumental music at Central Missouri State Teachers college, Warrenburg. This summer he was promoted to the chairmanship of the music and music education departments.
Dr. Burmeister received the A.B. degree from Carlton college in 1935 and the M.S. degree from Northwestern in 1941. Before going to Warensburg he taught public school music in Iowa and Ohio.
Sixth Chamber Series To Commence Oct. 22
The Chamber Music series will begin its sixth season on Oct. 22, with the appearance of the New Music Quartet.
Subsequent concerts will include the Griller Quartet on Jan 12, the New York Quartet on Feb. 18, and the Amadeus Quartet on March 1 and 2.
All of the concerts will be staged in Strong auditorium at 8 p.m. Due to a limited seating capacity in the auditorium there will be a charge of $1.79 for faculty, staff and students to each concert. A season ticket of $5.10 is available to students, full-time members of the faculty and staff.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard R. Driggs of New York have given the University a large bronze Oregon Trail marker for inclusion in a monument to be erected where that historic route crossed the west end of the campus.
The Oregon Trail monument will be built with a fund established by the class of 1916 upon its 25th anniversary reunion. Kirke W. Dale of Arkansas City is chairman of the 1916 fund.
Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said the round plaque with a 16-inch diameter was taken from the Driggs fireplace. Dr. Driggs, formerly at Utah university and now a professor at New York university, is active in the American Pioneer Trails association. Mrs. Driggs, the former Margaret Brazier, was graduated from KU in 1930.
The Driggeses visited Lawrence this summer and presented the library several volumes about the pioneer trails.
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New York—Two bandits held up a local theater last night and ran off with $400 while some 200 persons were watching the main feature—"A Man on the Run."
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Town and Country
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New York—Soviet Russia has set a shining example of its utter contempt for capitalistic luxuries with the purchase of a palatial 38-room mansion to house the Soviet delegation to the United Nations.
Purchase price for the 15-acre estate, which boasts such hated capitalistic adornments as a heated swimming pool and an elevator, was $80,000.
HAMILTON'S DRESS SHOP
The Georgian mansion was the former home of one-time New York Gov. Nathan L. Miller. He built the upper Brookville, Long Island showplace at an estimated cost of $1 million.
943 Mass.
Memphis, Tenn—Josh Winbush,
65, has filed suit for divorce on grounds of desertion. He said his wife left him in 1911 "and she hasn't returned yet."
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Baden Baden, Germany—Gen. Omar Bradley, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway and Gen. Thomas Handy went astray in the Black Forest yesterday while inspecting the French-American maneuver area and wandered amicably for four hours before finding their way here.
The red-faced generals, in a nine-car motorcade, ran down two dead-end roads before finding the main road and then made a wrong turn. They sped almost all the way to
Museum of Natural History Receives 7 Live Lemmings
Another precedent was established by the Museum of Natural History today when it received seven live lemmings from Point Barrow, the northernmost point in Alaska.
A collared lemming and six brown lemmings are believed to be the first which have ever been brought this far South alive.
They were rushed from their capture to a refrigerated room in the animal house here by Edward G. Campbell, zoology senior. The trip was made by airplane with Campbell applying ice to the cages enroute.
The lemming, a small mammal of the rodent tribe weighing about one quarter of a pound, full grown, can live only at very low temperatures.
Aiding in the capture of the lemmings was Daniel Q. Thompson, zoology student from the University of Missouri.
A long, bushy red beard worn by Thompson aided him in taking the lemmings. According to Campbell, the naked, hairless face of a man is a very terrifying sight to a wild animal. Thompson's beard, blending with a parka, allowed him to pass relatively unnoticed among the lemmings.
The lemmings were caught barehanded. A special Eskimo-type parka equipped with a pair of hand warmers in the side pockets made
Stuggart before realizing their mistake.
No one would comment on the misadventure.
Chicago — Emanuel Gliege, 71,
may have to do a little ladder
climbing if he wants to celebrate
Halloween with the 50-pound
pumpkin he grew from seed. The
pumpkin is located on the top of his
garage.
this possible in the ever-cold arctic climate.
The brown lemmings are rusty red and the collared lemming is silver-gray, rufous-brown and black. In winter the collared lemming is pure white.
The lemmings were brought alive to Lawrence so they could be drawn from life by the celebrated animal artist, Richard Philip Grossenheider. He is to be at the University this week painting North American mammals to illustrate a book being prepared by staff members of the museum.
Victor Hogg, local artist, began sketching in 65-degree temperature today in case the lemmings do not survive until Mr. Grossenheider arrives.
Other KU zoologists at Point Bar row were Dr. Raymond Hall, director of the Museum of Natural History, and James W. Bee, graduate student.
Dr. Hall said the party did most of its research on barren tundras uninhabited by man. The flat land was broken only by trees which grew to be only 10 inches tall.
At one time several of the scientists found themselves out in the wilderness for five days without food supplies. "They had to live on the land." Dr. Hall said, "but they did alright."
besides the live temmings, the KU field party brought back more than one thousand museum specimens. They range from the barren-ground grizzly bear to the Ashy Shrew which is .only half the size of a person's little finger.
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