Drivers And Pedestrians Must Cooperate For Safety
Non-observance of the stop signs and excessive speed are the worst safety hazards on the campus, in the opinion of Joe Skillman, chief of the campus police.
"Failing to give hand signals constitutes a hazard. It would be much easier if the patrolman on duty and the driver in the car behind could know what's going on." he said.
Pedestrians should walk with the traffic when it is being directed by a patrolman, he pointed out.
Chief Skillman said that a complete set of regulations concerning driving on the campus is available to the students at the traffic office in Robinson gymnasium at any time they would like to call for it.
"The top speed limit on the campus is 20 miles per hour, except in the area where it is unadvisable to travel that fast," he stated. "All approaches to the campus are marked with that limit, and any speeding violators are cited to the city court."
Rules for keeping hazards to a minimum, according to the chief, are: 1. Acquire a skill in the control of the car. 2. Know what to expect of your car. 3. Avoid taking unnecessary chances. 4. Have regard at all times for the rights of others. 5. Always signal your intentions when driving so other drivers may know what to expect. 6. Be prepared to compensate for the mistakes of others.
"The safety record this semester on the University campus has been very good," he said. "There have been only four minor accidents with no personal injury."
Owing to the number of pedestrians on the campus motorists are asked to take extreme caution at all times, but especially during the between class rush. The pedestrian also has a definite responsibility in crossing the street where cross walks are designated, he said.
Gorillas Can't Exist Ex-Professor Says
New Haven, Comm.—(U.P.)—Gorillas can't keep up with this modern age.
A retired Yale professor, Robert M. Yerkes, predicts that within the next 100 years the popular zoo animal will be extinct.
Gorillas have "no chance of survival in competition with man," says Yerkes. "The animals either must be protected in their natural habitat or bred successfully in captivity. Otherwise they won't be around any more."
Pottsville, Pa.—(U.P.)—A calf born on the farm of Charles Knerr has a total of 12 toes. Instead of the split hoof of a calf, this one has a triple formation on each foot.
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3 Of Faculty To Editors' Institute
Three faculty members of the William White School of Journalism and Public Information will take part in a one-day Weekly Newspaper Editors' Institute Saturday at Garden City.
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Burton W. Marvin, dean of the School of Journalism, will preside over the day's activities which will include discussions of mechanical difficulties and cost of running a Kansas weekly newspaper.
The institute is sponsored jointly by the School of Journalism, the Southwest Kansas Editorial association, and the University of Kansas Extension Southwest Kansas Center.
Bill Nelligan, '49, director of the University of Kansas Extension Southwest Kansas Center, made the arrangements for the meeting.
R. W. Doores, instructor in journalism, will lead a discussion on "What Are Your Costs?" Thomas C. Rythe, assistant professor of journalism, will lead a discussion on "How Can You Meet Rising Costs?"
Dean Marvin, Mr. Doores, and Professor Rytter plan to visit several Kansas editors today on their way to Garden City.
Research physicists at the University are aiding the United States Signal corps in the development of electrets—small, powerful "magnet" useful in wartime communications.
KU To Continue Magnet Study
Supervising the research is Dr. Gordon Wiseman, assistant professor of physics. In explaining the project, Dr. Wiseman said an electret is the analogue of a permanently magnetized magnet.
Continued study until February of 1953 is made possible through the renewal of an agreement with the Suior Army Signal laboratory.
Plastics and waxes are being used in the experiments to develop sources of electrical fields that can be used in communications instruments such as microphones. One of the ultimate objectives is to develop better electrets.
"The object of our research is to obtain information about the mechanisms which work to produce permanent electrical charges in electrets," he said.
The study of electrets is not a new one at KU. It has been the object of research here since 1938.
Assisting Dr. Wiseman in the research are four graduate students. They are Norman Baumann of Sylvan Grove. Gene Feaster of Winfield, Francis Prosser of Wichita, Ralph Moon Jr. of Kansas City, Mo, and Jack Wild of Woonsocket, S. D.
University Players To Give 'Dream'
The University Players will go to Kansas City Saturday to present "Midsummer Night's Dream" at Southwest Junior High school under the sponsorship of the Community Children's theater of Kansas City, Inc.
Gloria Garbled, Silent Star Has Stimulating Interview
The famous silent movie star, Gloria Garbled, was a visitor to the University last week and graciously granted the Daily Kansan a personal interview. The following is the stimulating word-for-word report of the event. ___
Nearly half of the cast of 22 participated in the same production when it was presented last year on a two-week tour to Kansas and Oklahoma schools.
Directed by Tom Rea, instructor in speech, the play will be presented at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m.
A showing Saturday, Dec. 15 at Shawnee-Mission high school will complete the group's schedule.
Introduction of drama to children in the five to 12 age group is the purpose of the Children's theater.
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Alcometer Gives Insufficient Proof
New Haven, Conn.—(U.P.)—Judge Harold E. Alprovis ruled in city court that an alcometer—devised by Yale—is not enough to convict a driver of being drunk.
The judge dismissed a charge against William E. Smith, 22, because the prosecutor lacked corroborating evidence.
The alometer is a device which measures the percentage of alcohol in the blood.
Question: Tell me, Miss Garbled, why are you referred to as "the famous silent movie star?"
Miss Garbled: (silence)
Q: What brings you to the University of Kansas?
Miss Garbled; (silence)
Q: Do you feel that your visit here has been a success?
Q: Are the rumors concerning you and your current leading man true?
Miss Garbled: (silence)
Q: Which of the many fine pictures you've made do you consider your best?
Q: How do you feel about being a top contender for the 1951 academy award?
Miss Garbled: (silence)
Q: Here is the final question. What are your picture plans for the future?
Miss Garbled: (silence)
Miss Garbled: (silence)
Miss Garbled appeared on the campus through the courtesy of Golden pictures whose motto, "Golden Is Silence," is known throughout the world. The famous silent movie star currently may be seen playing the title role in "She Didn't Say No."
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Air Scientists Say Space Begins At 10 Miles Above The Earth
New York—(U.P.)—Just how far up does space begin?
There have been theories that it begins at 400 miles and upward. A new hypothesis put the beginning of space at a mere 10 miles or so above the earth.
The new theory comes from Dr. Hubertus Struggh, professor of aviation medicine at the U.S. Air Force school of aviation medicine, San Antonio, Texas, and three of his colleagues.
Dr. Strughold, writing in an issue of the Journal of Aviation Medicine, and his colleagues divide the properties of the earth's atmosphere into three categories—oxygen, solar radiation, cosmic particles and thirdly, the escape from gravity.
The first category—or property—according to the scientists, disappears about ten miles up. Once a pilot gets that high, he'd better be careful of his pressurized cabin. An accident at that altitude would let the ain escape from the cabin and in about 13 seconds the pilot would lose consciousness.
At 12 $ \frac{1} {2} $ miles, the body fluid boils if exposed to the semi-vacuum of the upper air. The condition gets no worse as the pilot goes higher.
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