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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951
Thought for the Day
Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface. —James Bryant Conant.
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"Papa."
"Yes, son?"
"Why don't we fly our saucer back to earth?"
"Well, son, it's like this. That big mudball you see spinning down there is really two worlds. One section calls itself the Western world and the other is the Eastern world. Now . . ."
"Why, papa?"
"The two worlds have different ideas about economic and political systems. Each one is sure theirs is best and that the other one is trying to tear it down. They regard each other with mutual dislike."
"Why can't they get along, papa?"
"They have at times, son. Not long ago they fought a war side by side. Then, after it was over, they got to quarreling and the first thing you knew they were lined up ready to fight."
"Why did they do that, papa?"
"The country commonly called Russia moved her armies into neighboring countries and took control of them by force. The United States formed a military pact with 11 other nations and each promised to come to the other's aid in case they are attacked."
"Who is the strongest, papa?"
"They are nearly equally matched, son. What the pact nations lack in manpower they make up for in technological advancement or the ability to produce a lot of machines."
"Are they getting madder at each other, papa?"
"All the time, son."
"Are they going to fight, papa?"
"It looks like it, son. That's why we keep moving the saucer farther out in space."
"I want to go back to earth and see the fight, papa. Let's go back to earth."
"No, son, it's too dangerous. The main event is just about to come up and before they get through they may have radioactive dust scattered all over the universe."
"Waah! I wanna see the fight. Waah!"
-E. J. C.
The "A" student is the one who was heard to say recently, "I'll be glad when exam week gets here so I can get some sleep." While the rest of the student body is just waking up. . . . to reality.
Leibnitz Krumbknuckle, campus lush, has been standing outside the door of Fraser theater with a beer mug ever since the headline "The Pink Lady' Will Come To Fraser Stage" appeared in the Kansan.
Little Man On Campus
"Drink it—it's compounded by the greatest sports-minded scientists in the university. It'll make you grow big and tall."
Cashew Nuts And Ivy Similar Botanical Researcher Finds Interesting Plants In Kansas
Did you ever eat poison ivy? Well, probably not, but if you've eaten cashew nuts you've come rather close. They belong to the same plant family.
This interesting bit of information was gleaned from a recent interview with Ronald L. McGregor, botany instructor. McGregor has two degrees from the University and is working on his doctor of philosophy.
Besides teaching several courses in the botany department McGregor spends a great deal of time doing research. He has written some 20 articles on his findings which have
Dear Editor:
The Public's Pulse
The Semantic Fifty
Here is the 50-word definition of "freedom" which you asked for in the editor's note at the end of my letter. It is impossible to give, in 50 words, a definition complete enough to make sense.
Freedom is not only the "absence of control by authority, majority, custom and opinion," but also "possibility of self-development" and "will to assume responsibility for one's self."
Democracy, freedom, and capitalism are not synonymous. Although this age may be semantic, unfortunately it is not semantic enough.
Dan Gallin
Editor's note: Try a 100.
Yesteryears
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(From the Oct. 14, 1914 issue of the UDK)
"The sleeping car problem is more important than is usually realized," declared Dr. Alice L. Goetz, head of the department of physical education in an interview yesterday. "Where so many people have to be accommodated no precautions can be too exacting. For this reason every berth should be equipped with three sheets, one to put over you before placing on blanket, and the third to put over blankets and all. In this way nothing except what can be washed can touch you."
A new bar of soap is made with a hole in its center, so that it can be hung on a suction-pad hook attached to the tile wainscot of the shower.
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been published in botanical journals. Much of his work was done in cooperation with Dr. Worthie H. Horr, associate professor of botany.
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McGregor and Dr. Horr have made an attempt to study and classify all the ferns and flowering plants of Kansas. They visit all sections of the state and make collections of plants. During the past few years they have found over 100 plants previously unknown to Kansas, McGregor said. There are at present approximately 2100 known types of ferns and flowering plants in Kansas.
McGregor's special field is the study of Kansas liverworts. "When I took botany they told us there were possibly three types of liverworts in Kansas," he said.
Since he began his search for liverworts McGregor has discovered between 75 and 100 types scattered all over Kansas. There are 40 types within a 10 mile radius of Lawrence.
Last year McGregor and F. C. Gates of Kansas State College, Manhattan, announced the discovery of a new species of dock from Kansas.
One of the difficulties a botanist faces in keeping abreast of his field is a language problem, McGregor says. Botanists in all nations are constantly making discoveries. Their observations are published in their own languages.
Biological journals publish condensed translations of these works called abstracts. However, there is a considerable lapse of time between the discoveries and publication of the abstracts. One article which was published in a German journal in 1941 has not yet been abstracted.
"An abstract only gives you an idea of whether you wish to delve into the original for details," he said. "If you are going to be active in the field of botany you should have a reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages."
Latin is a necessity, McGregor advised. It is the universal language of botanists. According to the international rules of nomenclature, if you find an undescribed species and wish to publish your findings they are invalid unless published in Latin.
McGregor feels that it is important to stay active in research work. He said, "mainly our research is trying to obtain new knowledge which may only be filed away for the use of others in the field, but you never know when it may become important."
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