UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1950
New Book Describes Kansas Reptiles, Amphibians
One hundred and five kinds of reptiles and amphibians—an unusually large number for a single state—occur in Kansas.
Dr. E. Raymond Hall, director of $ \textcircled{*} $
These are described, and most are pictured, in a 336-page book released this week by the University museum of natural history. The author, Dr. Hobart M. Smith, describes 11 kinds of salamanders, 21 toads and frogs, 16 lizards, 44 snakes and 13 turtles.
the museum, explains the large numbers of kinds: "Kansas is an area where both the western and eastern kinds occur. Consequently there are more kinds than in either Colorado to the west or Missouri to the east."
The "Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas" is a contribution of the Kansas biological survey at the University. The book was published because inquiries to the museum indicated many Kansans were interested in amphibians and reptiles.
The publication, first of its kind for Kansas, includes photographs, keys for identification, maps showing the geographic distribution of each kind and their habits. Dr. Smith also discusses the care of live specimens in captivity, the treatment of snake bites, and approved methods of preparing scientific collections.
Veterans Can Apply For Training Credit
Veterans who wish to acquire college credit for their military training may do so by applying for it at the registrar's office.
It is imperative for veterans of the various branches of service to have photostatic copies of the following forms; army, form 100, separation qualification record; Navy, armor corps, form 85, final service; Marine Corps, form 78 P.D. U.S. Marine Corps report of separation.
Applicants should file transcripts of any special service schools with the registrar's office if they are not listed on the separation forms.
Pep Club Must Don Uniforms
Provided they wear their uniforms, the Red Peppers, freshman women's pep organization, are invited to sit with the Jay James, women's pep group, on the 50-yard line Saturday at the K.U.-T.C.U. football game.
Army Calls John H. Patton
Dr. John H. Patton, administrative director of the Westminster foundation at the University, has been called to active duty as a chaplain with the U.S. Air Force. He leaves Saturday for Fort Dix, New Jersey, and will then be sent to chaplain's school at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Patton came to K.U. in 1946 after serving $2\frac{1}{2}$ years with the Air Transport command in Alaska.
Only this year Dr. Patton had relinquished his classes at the University to devote full time to the Westminster foundation. His duties in that position are to be fulfilled by his wife, Mrs. Celeste Patton, who will take over as active director pending approval in October by the Sysnod of the Westminster foundation board. Mrs. Patton plans to carry out the program outlined by her husband.
Dr. Patton has been active in city as well as campus affairs. He was chairman of the Douglas county Red Cross. His program with the Westminster foundation is designed to produce Christian men in all fields of activity who will apply the teachings of Christ to their professions. The program has attracted National attention.
Faculty May Buy Tickets, Prices Are Greatly Reduced
Faculty members have until 5 p.m. Friday to purchase their season football tickets in the student section at the new reduced price of $8.25 for five games, Dr. E. Jorgensen, chairman of the recreation committee of the American Association of University Professors, announced today.
Tickets may be purchased at the athletic office, 103 Robinson gym.
Little Man On Campus
by Bibler
New Authors Enjoy Success Under Extension
"Aww, this course ain't so rough-I never cracked a book in it last semester."
Several book length manuscripts with a Kansas locale, sale of articles to the Reader's Digest and to McCall's, and placement in literary contests of the Kansas Authors club, have been among achievements of students in creative writing under University of Kansas Extension during the past year.
Miss Frances Grinstead, assistant professor of Journalism, who has taught these writing classes at Topeka, Kansas City, Wichita, El Dorado, Leavenworth, and Lawrence is herself at work on a second novel. Her first, "The High Road," a story of the Missouri Ozarks, was published in 1945 by Doubleday.
Miss Grinstead undertook a new writing medium last year, radio, and won a national prize for a book review presented on her KFKU weekly program, "Pleasures of Reading." The script took second place among radio scripts written by members of the National Federation of Press women, having placed first in the Missouri Women's Press club contests. Miss Grinstead, as founder of the Missouri club, still holds membership in it and annually conducts a Writing Clinic sponsored by the group.
Miss Grinstead teaches Feature Writing and Magazine Writing in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information. Students in her classes have averaged sales of $200 a semester.
"What please me most, however," said Miss Grinstead, "is not the amount of sales but the fact that nearly every student in these classes makes at least one sale during the course." Students in the extension course, besides the major work mentioned above, have sold articles and verse to Family Circle, Capper's Farmer, and other publications.
Helicopters Do Big Job
U. S. Air Force Base, Korea (U.P.)—The U.S. Air Force has added a Buck Rogers touch to the evacuation of wounded G.I.'s from the frontlines to rear area hospitals by using helicopters for the job.
Where ambulances require four or five hours to evacuate a wounded soldier, the helicopters do the job in 20 or 30 minutes.
"We sure are big favorites with frontline soldiers," 1st Lt. Ray Costello, 29, operations officer for the air rescue service, says.
Costello, a native of Redlands, Calif., said ambulances crawling over narrow Korean roads can not always get up to isolated forward positions.
Costello's organization, which began operations July 23, has moved 255 patients in eight weeks, often under enemy fire.
But the helicopters, with pods hitched to both sides of the fuselage, can maneuver into small front-line areas.
"Several times we went behind enemy lines to pick up pilots who had bailed out or crash-landed." Costello said. "Other times, when the Reds were pushing hard, we rushed in and medical personnel came from the front at stations. You never know what the next call might bring."
Air Force Interviews Cadet Candidates
Its members are on call 24 hours a day.
Interviews and examinations for United States Air Force cadets and navigators are now being offered in Kansas City, Mo.
Basic requirements for entry into the program are: single, male, age 20 to $ 26 \frac{1}{2} $ , at least 60 hours of college work and ability to pass physical and mental tests.
Further information can be obtained from Sgt. Martin Laue at the Lawrence recruiting office.
Composer Says Money Can't Fix Broken Heart
San Antonio, Tex.一(U.P)一A check for 20 thousand dollars will not repair a broken heart, says Air Force Cpl. Sam Heiskell.
Cpl. Heiskell, a downy-cheeked hillbilly balladeer since he was 12 years old, hit the 20 thousand dollar jackpot with the sale of his sad song, "Tears of Sorrow."
Weinaug Tells About Research
Dr. C. F. Weinaug, chairman of the petroleum engineering department at the University, delivered a research report Wednesday at Wichita to the Kansas section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. The report was entitled, "The Phase Behavior of a Natural Hydrocarbon System."
The research was aimed at a better understanding of the reservoir occurrences of oil and gas at certain high pressures and temperatures. It was conducted by Dr. Weinaug and Howard B. Bradley, a professor at the University of Alabama.
Just as environment affects the behavior of peoples so do various existing conditions influence the behavior of oil and gas in their natural underground reservoirs, Dr. Weinaug said. In the producing of petroleum it is helpful to know the relationship of vapor and liquid at given conditions in the oil and gas earth reservoirs, he added.
BEAT T. C. U.
◇ A record company will release it soon, but the writer said he doesn't care if he ever hears it.
"I almost tore up the song and I thought about giving up music forever," said 20-year-old Cpl. Heiskell.
A broken romance inspired the song. A year ago, while he was leader of a hillbilly band on an Athens, Tenn., radio station, the young composer fell in love with a girl in Sweetwater, Tenn., his hometown.
She was beautiful and their romance proceeded smoothly for several weeks. Then she lilted him.
He wrote "Tears of Sorrow" to let her know he loved her anyway.
"I thought maybe she would hear it on the radio and come back to me." he explained.
"That's when I almost tore up the song," he said. "But then I thought maybe if I sold it—lock, stock and barrel—maybe I could get over losing her."
He got a copyright on the song, and it sold for 20 thousand dollars "without too much trouble." His name will not be connected with the forthcoming record release. He got the cheek last June 19.
But the girl was killed shortly thereafter in an automobile crash
Black-haired and boyish-looking, Cpl. Heiskell stands firm in his resolve never again to sing the song that brought him a touch of wealth. "Lots of people ask," he said. "But I can't do it. I tell them I forget how it goes. I only wish I could."
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