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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1951
University Totem Pole 'Has Lived'
Visitors to the campus during the 1890's, undoubtedly noticed a totem pole in front of Fraser hall.
The pole, erected by the class of '93, soon was succeeded by the Rock Chalk cairn, but nevertheless had some interesting experiences.
The idea of the toten pole was originated by Fred Funston who later became the famous General Funston of the U.S. Army. While visiting in Alaska he had noticed the toten poles of the Alaska Indians and suggested that one be used at K.U.
In darkness, members of the class of '93 erected the totem pole in front of Fraser. For several years it stood there and commencement exercises were held at its feet.
At the top of the toot pole was carved an owl, representing wisdom. Beneath the owl was the brow of Chancellor Snow—minus sideburns, and below the chancellor was a mule which typified the seniors. A red
1951FreshmanMedicalClass Largest In School's History
devil, which represented the juniors, sat below the donkey and below the red devil was a Kansas sunflower. The lowest figure on the pole was a straw Jimmy and the boots of a farmer's boy, representing the cultivation of Kansas soil.
The 1951 freshman class in the University of Kansas School of Medicine is the largest in the history of the school-120 students.
The admission of the class represents an all-out effort on the part of the K.U. School of Medicine staff to further increase the supply of well-trained physicians, Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, dean of the School of Medicine, said.
After a few years, some undergraduates decided to do away with the symbolic pole and brought a cannon up to Fraser from the courthouse. They filled the cannon full of scrap iron and black powder and blew up both the totem pole and cannon.
After this incident, the history of the totem pole becomes hazy. It was
This represents an increase of approximately 50 per cent over the size of the classes admitted prior to the adoption of the Kansas Rural Health plan in 1949.
Out of the total, 112 students are residents of Kansas; three are from Kansas City, Mo., and one each from Ohio, California, Oklahoma, West Africa, and Iran.
One-half of the class will begin its work in June and the other half will start in September. Each student will spend one full year and one summer term in Lawrence. The entire class will go to Kansas City in the fall of 1952 to begin its last three years of class work.
The new Medical Sciences building now under construction at the Medical Center is scheduled for completion by the spring of 1952.
During the last two years in school, only three-fourths of each class is at the Medical Center at one time throughout the year. About 90 students in the junior and senior classes will be in school each quarter, while the other 30 will be on their "free quarter" or serving them
Life Saving Course Opens April 30
The American Red Cross water safety instructor's course will be offered at the University starting Monday, April 30. The course is designed to assist students in meeting the requirements for summer jobs involving swimming.
Prerequisite for the course is a senior life saving certificate. All applicants must be 18 years of age or over.
The course lays for 15 hours and the first group will meet at 7 p.m. in 203 Robinson gymnasium. Both men and women are eligible.
Instructors in the program will be Ruth Hoover and Walter J. Mikols, both in the physical education department. Coach Mikols asked that all entrants come prepared for swimming at the first session.
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preceptorship — learning general practice in the small towns of Kansas under the guidance of the town physician.
All facilities of the school both at Lawrence and Kansas City will be used to the utmost. The faculty will be taxed to the limit in teaching this large class, Dr. Murphy said.
Five faculty members of the physiology department will attend a meeting of the American Physiological society in Cleveland, Ohio, from Sunday, April 29, through Thursday, May 3.
Five Physiologists To Visit Cleveland
Those to attend are Dr. Kennetl E. Jochin, chairman of the physiology department; Dr. O. Stoland, professor of physiology; Dr. Parke H. Woodard, associate professor; Dr. C. N. Loofbourrow, assistant professor; and Richard White, instructor.
Dr. Jochim will present a paper on pressure and flow pulses in the carotid artery of the dog compared with voltage and current pulses in electrical analogs of the circulatory system.
Dr. Loofbourrow will present a paper on sound with slides in the teaching of reflex control of breathing.
Dr. Woodard's paper is on effects of variation in size of the shock dose of antigen in canine anaphylaxis.
The American Physiological society meeting is part of the meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
patched and resurrected several times, but was gradually forgotten.
Returning alumni of the class of '93 found the pole stored in Fraser for a while, later it was in Dyche museum. Gradually they lost track of it. Reports are that the pole was last seen near Fowler shops.
After a search conducted several years ago by a Lawrence citizen and C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, it was concluded that the old totem pole was buried under tons of charcoal in the basement of Fowler shops.
Beta Pi's Will Have Guest
Initiates are: Lillian Langlois and Hope Nansen, graduate students in Spanish: James Irby and Emalene Gooch, College juniors; Veda Russell, education junior.
Beta Pi of Sigma Delta Pi, national honor society for students and professors of Spanish, will entertain this week end the national executive secretary. He is Dr. James O. Swain, professor of Spanish at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Swain will be present April 29 for the banquet in the English room of the Union and the initiation of five new members of Beta Pi.
Dr. Swain was in Norman, Okla.
on April 23 to install a new chapter
of Sigma Delta Pi at the University
of Oklahoma.
Established November 14, 1919, at the University of California, Sigma Delta Pi now has eighty chapters. Beta Fi was established at the University January 15, 1949. Membership goes to students, teachers, and scholars who show special attainments and interests in the Hispanic contributions to modern culture. The Chapter now has fifty-six names on its roster.
Students Organize Drive For Jewish Appeal Fund
A student committee has been fomed to organize the United Jewish Appeal drive on the University campus. Malcolm Sherman, College freshman, is chairman.
Two meetings were held recently to explain the need for funds and to organize the drive. Rabbi Solomon of Kansas City, Mo. spoke at a meeting in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity April 12 and Rabbi Nathan Heishfield spoke to a meeting in the Hawk's Nest April 17.
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