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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, October 17, 1951
Zoologists 'Prospect For Colorado Fossils
Other prospectors than those seeking uranium and gold are to be found in Colorado, according to E. C. Galbreath assistant instructor of zoology, and Jack Sensintaffar, graduate student of zoology.
They spent nine weeks this summer in northeastern Colorado prospecting for fossils. The region in which they worked is in a wide valley on the north bank of the Platte river, a few miles from the Nebraska border and 35 miles from the nearest town.
Fossil exploitation of the area has been going on since 1870, but not until recent years has attention again been directed toward it, noted Galbreath, who has worked in the region the last five summers.
To do the digging required short-handed picks, pans, plaster of paris, and certain special tools. Most of the digging was done in rocks of the oligocene and miocene period which are exposed to the surface in the area.
Among specimens which they brought back to Dyche museum bones, jaws of the three-toed horse were camel skulls, rhinoceros and countless small rodents. Most of the specimens were alive in the region 40 million years ago. Between 600 and 1000 specimens were collected of which 400 have been listed. They are used for teaching and research.
It will take several years to classify the specimens said Galbreath.
In collecting the fossils, they are first cut away from the protective matrix, then painted with shellac and packed with dirt in gunnysacks. Lastly the pack is surrounded with a plaster of paris shell.
Generally Sensitiaffar and Galbreath were isolated, except for visits by rabbits and snakes. Other animal visitors to the tent and quarries were deer, antelope, and buffaloes. On field trips they encountered small herds of buffalo which some of the ranchers raise.
Waxwing Booklet Issued By Museum
When not quarrying or examining the specimens the zoologists prospectors relaxed in their roomy tent, furnished with Coleman lamps, a gas stove, cots and sleeping bags.
A 57-page booklet entitled "Phy-
logeny of the Waxwings and Allied
Birds" was issued this week by the
Museum of Natural History.
The author, Lieut. M. Dale Arvey,
now with the U.S. navy in Japan,
received his doctorate in zoology
from the University in 1949.
To gather material for the book Lt. Arvey studied feathers, muscles, bones, habits and geographic distribution of birds of the waxwing family
Waxwings originated, he concludes, in a semi-tropical part of North America, but today they are nomads that wander over the colder parts of the northern hemisphere to areas in which dried fruits and berries are abundant.
Cedar waxwings and Bohemian
Senior Class Seeks Calendar Cover Girl
Senior class members are looking for a "cover girl" to grace the 1952 calendar.
All organized women's houses, as well as students at large, may submit photographs for judging. Photos should be taken to the alumni office, 226 Strong, by Oct. 22, and should bear the candidate's name and address.
Only senior women are eligible to participate in the contest. Either formal or informally posed photographs are acceptable.
Judge will be Bill Howell, editor of the Alumni magazine, and former editor of the Jayhawker; Don Hull, senior class president, and Orval Swander, Sachen president.
waxwings are seen in winter in the U.S. following the first cold snap. Bright red globules of wax on feathers of the wing and a prominent topnotk are identifying marks.
QUITE A FAMILY—Colleen Kay Hutchins, this year's Miss America, is back home again in Salt Lake City. The young man is her brother, Mel, named All-American in his last year as a basketball star at Brigham
Young university, now a pro.
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College Establishing Own Placement Bureau
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is establishing a placement bureau, according to Dean Paul B. Lawson.
622-24 Mass.
Many of the 22 departments in the College have facilities for placing their own students.
But there are numerous College students who do not major in a specific field, Dean Lawson pointed out. And the placement bureau is for their benefit.
"The function of this bureau is two-fold," the Dean said. "It is to help Liberal Arts graduates find the particular niche in life for which they are best fitted by training and
ability, and to help employers find the best possible candidates for job openings."
Many employers would rather
have persons on their staff who have had a liberal background education and are able to adapt themselves for on-the-job training.
Same Name, Same School, And Grades
For three years Charles William Stephens and Charles William Stephens have confused teachers and administrators in the School of Engineering and Architecture.
Both Charles William Stephens from Liberal, and Charles William Stephens from Kansas City, Mo., made the school honor roll for the
spring semester of their junior year Both made all "A" grades for the semester.
The two are now in their fourth year in the University, name-to-name and almost grade-to-grade. The Stephens from Liberal is in electrical engineering, and the Stephens from Kansas City in mechanical engineering. They aren't related.
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