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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1950
New KU Seismograph About Ready For Use
By ALAN MARSHALL
The University's new seismological station will soon be ready for operation. Located on the first floor of Lindley hall, the complete seismograph has been under construction since last summer.
The oft-mentioned but seldom seen machine is even more complicated than its name would indicate. It is designed to record earth tremors all over the U.S. The nearest station is in St. Louis.
The seismograph rests on a huge concrete pier, approximately four feet square and seventeen feet deep, which extends through the base-ment floor down to bedrock. Its sides are separated from the building so as to allow it to move with its base. On top of this pier are three machines, all glass encased, which record the slightest tremor in a certain direction, vertical, north-south, or east-west.
These machines are electrically connected to three tube-like objects that receive the impulses set up by the tremor. Inside these tubes are small mirrors which send a beam of light to the recording machine. A push of the finger on the concrete pier and these lights can be seen to vibrate, thus causing the recorder to draw a wavy line, the waves deepening according to the intensity of the tremor. An automatic photo-electric alarm system signals the arrival of a quake.
The recording machine is essentially a revolving metal cylinder some 10-inches in diameter. When in operation, this cylinder is covered with a light-sensitive paper, such as used in photography, and the wavy lines are imposed on it. Thus it is necessary that the seismograph be operated only in darkness or in a red "safelight." The paper must be renewed each day and developed in a photographic laboratory.
World Wide News
Reds Want All Germany
Washington, Sept. 28—(U.P.)-T h e Defense department said today that Russia is trying to seize all of Germany and the situation there "remains one of the most critical in the world."
In a publication entitled "The New Soviet Assault," the department said the East-West division in Germany is easily as "explosive" as the North-South split in Korea which touched off the current Far Eastern conflict.
It said the Reds are trying by "every means possible" to convert al of Germany to Communism. Among other things, it said, the Soviets have started to rearm the Eastern sector in violation of four-power agreements regarding Germany.
The publication said the Soviets already have set up a 50-thousand-man force under the guise of police activity. Members are trained in the use of armor and most other modern weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, mortars and light tanks.
Reds Receive Aid, Shen Says
Taipei, Formosa, Sept. 28 - (U.P.)—A Nationalist government spokesman charged today that Russia has stationed at least 10 divisions in Manchuria and is arming and retraining the Chinese Communist army.
The spokesman, Shen Chang-Huan, said in an interview that latest intelligence reports claim Russia has undertaken to equip and train 150 Chinese Red divisions and build Peiping a modern air force.
Acting Auditions To Be Held Thursday By KFKU Players
Additional auditions for students interested in acting will be held from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday by the KFKU players.
Applicants should come to the KFKU studio behind Marvin hall, Miss Mildred Seaman, program director, said. No experience is needed.
After the paper is developed, the size, location, and length of the quake may be determined by measuring the waves on the chart. Since the earth is constantly in motion, it will be a tedious task to keep the charts constantly recorded.
The seismograph will operate in synchronization with other stations all over the country. By comparing charts with other seismograph stations the exact course and duration of a quake anywhere on earth may be located by triangulation—and with great accuracy.
KU.'s seismograph is expected to prove valuable in various scientific investigations of earth conditions in the surrounding area and to provide a comprehensive chart of earthquake activity all over the United States.
A window is to be added that will automatically close when the door to the outer room is opened so as not to expose the light-sensitive paper on the recording machine. When this is completed the seismograph may be viewed in operation by means of the safelight. All the heavy work is completed now and only the final intricate adjustments must be made before the machine is ready to take its place in the nation-wide system
The project is a part of the department of geology under the direction of Dr. R. M. Dreyer. He is assisted by Prof. Sanborn Partridge.
37 Students Begin Teaching
Thirty-seven School of Education students are participating in teacher training in four Kansas cities, Karl Edwards, director of student teaching at the University, said today.
Seventeen students are at work in five Topeka high schools and 15 are teaching in seven Kansas City, Kan. schools. At Atchison there are three teachers and in Lawrence, two.
Eleven of the student teachers are teaching social studies and seven are physical education instructors. Other subjects taught and the number of teachers in each field are: language arts, six; music education, three; home economics, three; mathematics, two; art education, two; chemistry, physics, and Spanish, one each.
Six hours of credit are earned for the practice teaching and two hours are granted for conference and seminar sessions. During the seven week period half the time is devoted to observation and the remainder to class instruction.
Each student spends four periods a day working with one or more teachers in his major field. One period a day is spent with a teacher in his minor field and the remaining period is spent in preparation for class instruction. To orientate themselves with high school teaching duties, the student teachers participate in extra-curricular activities such as Hi-Y and Y-Teens.
Official Bulletin
AIA. 7.30 tonight, Architectural library, Marvin hall. Planning meeting; members only.
Mr. Edwards and his staff visit the practice teachers three times during the seven week period which began Sept. 21 and will end Nov. 8.
German club, 5 today, 402 Fraser hall. All those interested in German culture are invited.
Thursday
K. U. Young Democrats, 7:30 to- night, 106 Green hall.
Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship, 7:30 to 8:30 tonight, 206 Strong hall. Dr. L. P. Lindsay, Kansas City, speaker. All invited.
Sigma Pi Sigma, 7-30 tonight, 210 Blake hall. Prof. J. O. Maloney, speaker.
Freshmen and new students invited to Seavenger hunt, 7:30 p.m. Friday, meet at Kansas Room Memorial union. Sponsored by Inter-varsity Christian fellowship.
I. V.C.F. Missionary meeting no to 12:50 p.m., Friday, Danforth chapel. Students interested in foreign missions invited.
Christian Science organization. 7:30 tonight, Danforth chapel. All invited.
Ku Ku's, 7:30 tonight, 101 Green hall. Important; bring candidates for pledging.
Following positions on Business school association council are open; membership chairman, professional chairman, social chairman, publicity chairman, and J-Hawk Business News editor. Those interested leave application at School of Business office or give it to Gene Balloun or Bud Jagger. Include name, address, phone, grade average, classification and previous experience in activities. Applications due today.
Candidates for membership in University Players required to attend meeting. 7.15 tonight, 103 Green hall or call Phyllis Clegg, phone 740.
Phi Chi Theta, 7:30 tonight, East Room, Memorial union.
French club, 7:30 tonight, 113 Strong hall. Election of officers. All those interested in French are invited.
International club, 7 tonight, Kansas Room, Memorial union. All invited.
Mathematics club, 5 today, 203 Strong hall. Dr. Price, "Careers in Mathematics."
A. S.C.E., 7:30 tonight, 101 Snow hall. All civil and architectural engineers invited.
Anyone interested in doing secretarial work for Statewide Activities this semester, sign in Alumni office, 226 Strong hall, by noon Friday.
Stateswomen's club, 4 p.m. Friday, English Room Memorial union All former Girl Staters invited.
Organizations desiring All Student Council appropriations obtain application blanks from Joe Wimsatt, 1120 W. 11th, by Monday, October 2.
Vacancy for all Student Council in District IV; must be filled by a man. Opening for Representative-at-Large must be filled by a woman.
Mathematical colloquim, 5 p.m.
Monday, 203 Strong, Prof. Vidar B
Wolontis, "Cesaro Summability of
Fourier Integrals."
K. U. Table Tennis Association, 7:30 tonight, Card room, Memorial union.
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Magazine Representative To Interview Women Writers
Miss Gigi Marion, editor of the College Board of Mademoiselle magazine, will be on the campus Friday, Oct. 13, and Saturday, Oct. 14, to interview women interested in entering this year's College Board contest. As campus editor of the magazine she is also looking for feature stories and would particularly like to meet women working on campus publications and prominent in campus activities.
Women eligible for the contest are undergraduates interested in careers in art, advertising, fashion, journalism, writing, promotion, merchandising, and similar fields allied with magazine publication.
All women interested in talking with Miss Marion about the contest must turn their names in to Miss Martha Peterson, assistant dean of women, in the dean of women's office by Friday, if possible. Miss Peterson will accept names Monday. Oct. 2, but must send the list to the magazine that day.
Miss Peterson said Mademoiselle has always shown great interest in having women from the University of Kansas on the board. She thinks anyone willing to carry through the entire program would have a chance to be accented.
Acceptance as members of the board is based upon applications filled out by the women. If they are selected they will be asked to fulfill three assignments during the school year. These assignments will be along the line of their talents and are planned by editors of the magazine. Prizes are awarded for the ten best assignments each time.
At the end of the school year the 20 women who did the best work are selected to spend a salaried month in New York during the summer as writers and editors of the 1951 college issue of the magazine.
Mademoiselle offers this College board experience as an opportunity for women to test their qualifications for professional jobs in their fields of interest. Members should be interested in applying their talents to the publishing world, however, to benefit from their work on the board.
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