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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, May 8, 1952
Brown Mite to Be Exhibited At Entomology Open House
The brown mite, an insect currently playing havoc in western Kansas wheatfields, will be displayed Friday and Saturday when the entomology department holds open house.
The show will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday on the main floor of Snow hall.
Live specimens of the mite will be live specimens along with mounted examples that can be examined through a microscope. The brown mite caused heavy damage in Texas two years ago and together with the green bug, is now the bane of Kansas wheat farmers.
Ten individual exhibits set up by 40 students will include the rare and elusive blind tiger beetle found in western Kansas.
Largest insect on display is the tropical rhinoceros beetle, weighing one-quarter of a pound. The collection includes the foot-long "walking stick" and certain tropical butterfly wing expansions exceeding one foot.
A major part of the exhibit will be devoted to chickers, lice, ticks and the Navy's tularemia project at the University. A section also will be set aside for poisonous black widows, tarantulas, scorpions, and centipedes.
Foreign Students To Visit Hiawatha
Foreign students will have a first-hand look at American life in a rural community Saturday. A trip to Hiawanda is being arranged by Donald K. Alderson, assistant dean of men and foreign student adviser.
The group will leave Lawrence Saturday morning in two chartered buses. They will stop at noon for a luncheon at the Effingham Community church before arriving in Hiawatha where they will make a tour
That afternoon each will be assigned as a guest in a home, either in Hiawatha or on a farm, where they will remain until Sunday afternoon.
The Hiwatha trip was arranged to provide a chance for the students to become acquainted with rural and small town life in the United States. Dean Alderson said he believes the students will have a real insight into American life in the Middle West if they can spend an evening conversing with a family.
This is the third in a series of trips arranged for the foreign students. They have previously visited Topeka and Kansas City where they toured industries and attended cultural events.
There are 120 foreign students from 33 nations attending the University. Many are exchange students.
Appointment News To Him
Hartford, Conn. —(U.P.)—When Stephen H. Millard was appointed to a state commission he didn't decline the assignment—in fact, he didn't know about it. It wasn't until a month later that state officials learned Millard had moved to Albany, N.Y., nearly a year before.
Home Economics Plan Workshop
A special family life education workshop will be given Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 21 by the University department of home economics, Dr. Lawrence S. Bee, workshop director, announced today.
Dr. Bee said the workshop would combine theory and practice from the fields of home economics, sociology and anthropology, social work, psychology, and the humanities.
Program topics will be care and development of the child, preparation for marriage and parenthood, and marriage and family counseling.
Dr. Evelyn Millis Duvall, author of several books and now research associate of the family study center, University of Chicago, heads the faculty. Ms. Marjorie Cosgrove, the teacher used the model for life at Highland Park, Mich High school, will teach curriculum development.
Mrs. Luella Foster, director of the KU Nursery school, and Miss Helen Lohr, associate professor of home economics at KU, will be the other workshop leaders.
Mornings will be given to lectures and discussions. In the afternoons the student will join a study group on problems related to his special needs.
Ship Returns From Graveyard
San Pedro, Calif — (U.P.)— The auditor for Davy Jones who checks off the names of old dead ships can revise his boks.
Opposite the name Daisy Gray he now probably has the notation "dead." He can change that to read "resurrected as the Dortea."
The Daisy Gray came into San Pedro harbor in November, 1950, on what appeared to be the last leg of her journey to the ship graveyard. She was the last of the wooden lumber schooners. She lay in port for 15 months, bathering barnacles and rotting at the seams.
The faithful old lady is ready to drag her ancient pine hull to sea again and the happiest man to hear about it is Capt. Aksel Backman of San Pedro, who skipped the Daisy Gray for almost 27 years.
The Daisy Gray was built in 1923 at Portland, Ore. The 225-foot schooner cost $225,000 and she made history as a 10-year-old when the Navy sent her to cargo ship to navigate the man-made ship to Stockton, Calif.
She won't be carrying lumber when she returns to sea. She will have steel and other cargo destined for Manzanilla, Mexico.
Her new owner, E. B. Loughran,
Seattle, Wash., plans to operate her
under a Panamanian flag. Hauling
freight between ports from South
America to the Pacific northwest.
Traffic Was Also a Problem In Horse-and-Buggy Days
Cleveland, Ohio—(U.P.)—Traffic chief John R. Sammon, in the midst of trying to solve current-day traffic tie-ups, recalls similar problems when he was a rookie in the horse-and-buggy age and "motorcycle" cops rode bicycles and the speed limit was 8 mph—for horses.
"When a horse and buggy came down the street at what looked like an illegal speed, the first officer wedgeed both start, our watches going.
"We even managed to have speed traps in those days," Sammon recalled. "There'd be two of us on bicycles and we'd station ourselves 335 feet apart. We'd have stop watches and whistles.
"We'd time him over the 385 feet and if his time was too fast on both our watches, he'd go to jail."
While the offending driver languished in jail, or paid the stiff $10 to $25 fine, the horse would be bedded down at a livery stable, Sammon said.
Hot-rod drivers were present in those days, too, but provision was made for their activity. Sammon said, by roping off various streets for regular racing.
Cops had hearts then, Sammon contended. "If a young swain poured on the oats a bit too much, '... we'd stop him and bawl him out, but we seldom pinched the youngsters," he said.
'On to Helsinki At Snail's Pace
Plans to raise money to send additional members of the basketball team to the Olympic games have the "progress of a snail," Henry Bubb, Topeka, chairman of the committee, said today.
Less than $500 has been received by the committee, he said. Practically nothing has been received from Lawrence, he said.
This week letters of request were sent to 6,500 alumni who receive football letters every fall. Mr. Rubb said he hoped some of these loyal fans would send contributions.
The Board of Internal Revenue has announced that larger contributions to the Helsinki fund which are made out to the KU Endowment association, will be tax exempt. Mr. Bubb said.
The governor estimated that at least $12,000 will be needed to send other squad members, wives of the players, assistant coach Dick Harp and trainer Dean Ne Smith.
Other members of the alumni committee appointed by Gov. Edward F. Arn on April 9 are Frank McDonald, Lawrence, and Barrett Wilson, Holton.
Any contributions may be mailed to the Governor's "On to Helsinki" committee at the Governor's office, State Capitol, Topeka, or to the University Endowment association, 224 Strong.
Internship Leads To City Manager Job
Marshall Bingham, graduate student, who was formerly enrolled in the city manager internship program at the University, started his internship at Lamesa, Tex.. but didn't have to finish it to get a permanent job.
Since the middle of April he has been city manager of Dalhart, Tex. a city of 6,000 population. Bingham is finishing his last month of internship at Dalhart.
He is expected to finish requirements to be graduated with the master of public administration degree in June.
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Rare Timepieces Given KU By Dr. M. Jones, Class of'24
The collection of clocks, sundials and watches dating from the 15th to the 18th century was described by Dr. Maxon as the most important group of objects to come into the museum in many years. Dr. Jones is a member of the 1924 graduating class.
The oldest piece in the collection is a clock made at the end of the 15th century and may be unique in the United States. Also important is a silver and bronze clock made in Augsburg in 1562.
The gift of a rare collection of timepieces by Dr. Maurice Jones of Wadsworth to the Museum of Art was announced today by Dr. John Maxon, museum director.
Among the other items are two Nuremberg eggs, watches in meta-shaped like eggs, of the 16th century and a group of English clocks with striking devices made in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
Dr. Jones' goal was to assemble a group of timepieces that not only showed the history of timekeeping but also how fine and beautiful such objects can be. Dr. Maxon said.
Summer Law Classes To Be 50 Minutes
Classes in the summer session of the School of Law will remain 50 minutes long although the rest of the University will have hour-length periods. However, special arrangements will be made for students outside the Law school desiring to take courses in law, Dean F. J. Moreau said.
Ten courses will be offered in two separate terms, June 3 to July 5 and July 7 to August 9. Included will be Introduction to Law, Constitutional Law, Insurance, Judicial Remedies, Future Interests, Real Property, Sales, Conflicts, Wills, and research.
Schedule may be obtained in the Law school office, 108 Green.
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Other recent gifts to the museum listed by Dr. Maxon are:
An 18th century French portrait bust by Merard, a rare sculptor previously not represented in America.
A still life, "The Ray," by the 17th century Dutch painter, Van Beyren, given by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hurwitz of Lawrence.
A Bavarian bestek of coral and silver, dating from the 17th century, given by J. L. Barron of Garden City, N.Y., a member of the KU class of 1920.
WEDDING
A statue by Riemenschneider, acquired through the estate of the widow of Prof. H. C. Thurnau.
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DONLEVY RANES TUCKER
OUTDOOR MOVIES'
- "The Wild North"
* "Quo Vadis"
* "Belles On Their Toes"
* "Wait 'Til The Sun Shines Nellie"
(The Producers Request the Title Witheld.) However, We Can Tell You This Much . . . It'll be One of These. 1963 Too Hate!
1952 Top Hits!
- "Deadline—U.S.A."
- "Carbine Williams"
- "Deadline—U.S.A."
* "Carbine Williams"
- "The Moin in The White Suit"
- "Skirts Ahoy"
LAST TIMES TODAY ALL PERFORMANCES OF
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"With A Song In My Heart"
The Same Froma Story - Color by Technicolor
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