TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Labrador Fire Stones'A Real Boon To The Jewelry Industry
Washington—(U.P.)—Labrador's brilliant "fire stones" may revitalize the costume jewelry industry.
That's the word from the National handicrafts center in St. Newfoundland, where students have learned to cut and brittle stones for commercial use.
Explorers discovered "labrador-site"—proper name for the "peacock" or "fire rock"—as early as 1770. It is a semi-precious stone similar to marble, but colorless.
Struck by light, however it assumes brilliant shades of blue, purple, green, bronze and red. Microscopic particles within the stone break the light into its color components.
An American recognized its potential as a jewel and opened a quarry in Labrador in the early 1830's but abandoned the enterprise when he encountered difficulties in working the brittle substance.
Students at St. John's, however, have more modern techniques of cutting and polishing. They have produced rings, brooches and other pieces of jewelry set with "fire stones."
They have a market, too. Paris introduced revolutionary "costume jewelry" to the world of fashion in the twenties. The world-wide depression of the thirties did much to popularize these inexpensive decorations.
Today, Providence, R.I., the capital of the costume jewelry business in this country, retails between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000 yearly of the synthetic baubles.
This infant industry already has used everything from buttons and nuts to sheet metals and colored glass for its low-priced bangles and spangles.
Now "fire stone"—or laboradorite —is available. It may give Canada's tenth and newest province a new lucrative industry.
Prichard-Dunwell Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Prichard of Hanover announce the engagement of their daughter, Jeannine, to Mr. Robert R. Dunwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dunwell of Kansas City, Kan.
The engagement was revealed by Mrs. R, G. Roche, housemother of Miller hall. Miss Marjorie Newell sang "No Other Love." Misses Doris Kendall, Georgia Story, and Christine Johnson passed chocolates.
Miss Prichard is a College senior and will enter nurses training at the University of Kansas Medical Center next semester. Mr. Dunwell is an education senior.
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Bartley-Sprague Engagement Told
Mrs. Earl F. Bartley of Powhatan announces the engagement of her lauter, Linda Belle, to Mr. Carroll G. Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sprague of Hamlin.
The announcement was made at Miller hall by Mrs. R. G. Roche, housemother. Miss Marjorie Newell sang "Through the Years." Miss Bartley's corsage was of white roses. Mrs. Roche received a corsage of pink carnations. Chocolates were passed by Misses Christine Johnson and Kay Conrad who had corsages of white carnations.
Miss Bartley is a College freshman. Mr. Sprague was graduated from the University in 1950. He is now principal of Powhattan grade school.
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Medical Fraternity Elects New Officers
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Phi Chi medical fraternity recently elected the following officers: Raymond Christy, presiding senior; Ned Gorrell, presiding junior; Stanton Rosenberg, treasurer; James Alyea, judge advocate; Dwight Woods, rush captain; Milo Spurgeon, sergeant at arms; Jack Harper, house steward; James Donneil, librarian; James Warren, dining room monitor; Marvin Dunn, Thomas Batty and Don Overend, senior council members; and Robert Manning, freshman representative.
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Phi Gamma Delta fraternity recently elected the following freshman officers: Walter Ash, president; Joseph McClelland, secretary; Jerry Clark, treasurer; John McGilley, social chairman; and George Helmstadter, sergeant at arms.
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Triangle fraternity announces the election of the following new officers: Robert Cawby, president; Dan E. Davis, vice-president; Kenneth Merrill, chapter editor; and Bryan Wilson and Kenneth Merrill, Interfraternity council representatives.
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