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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1950
Amateurs Can Record Own Earthquakes
St. Louis—U.P.-William F. Sprengnether, Jr., hopes to create a new corps of hobbyists in the near future--amateur seismologists.
With his father, the 40-year-ole physicist operates the Sprengrether Instrument company here. The firm, founded by Sprengnether, Sr., 40 years ago, claims to be the only one in the world specializing in the development and production of seismographic equipment.
Young Sprengnether has applied for a patent on a device which he believes will develop a lot of interest among hobby-minded Americans.
His invention is a home-mode
seimograph, a low-priced, simplified
version of a regular quake-
recorder.
Sprengnether hopes to have the instrument on the market "within the next six or eight months." He reported the gadget will cost in the neighborhood of $75" and that it can be operated easily by any
person of average intelligence, high school age or over.
The physicist said the 40-pound instrument will come complete in every detail, down to a 14-karat gold wire from which the pendulum that touches off the wire-recording mechanism will swing.
To whet the hobbyist's curiosity and test his mechanical ingenuity, the midget-sized seismographs will be sold partly unassembled.
Thrown in as an added attraction will be a set of graphs and scales for determining the distance of an earth tremor without having to perform any complicated mathematical calculations.
Sprengnether noted that part of the fun in dealing with the gadget will be putting it together. A hobbyist will "pick up principles of
optics and physics he never knew,' Sprengmether said.
Looking into the future, he envisions the day when amateur seismologists will be able to furnish seimological and meteorological stations with pertinent information that the too-few-and-far between posts are unable to gather currently.
The physicist said his instrument will be able to record anything from minuscule oscillations to a major earthquake thousands of miles away.
As one example, Sprengether cited the use of the home-model seismographs along the coast lines, where they could be used to trace hurricanes and thus warn ships of impending danger zones.
Shortly, he plans to go to Washington, where he will try to interest members of the Seismological Society of America in helping organize an amateur society for the "seismologists."
Peck Plays Cornet With Fine Intonation
Bv MELVA LUTZ
With clear articulation Jeanne Peck, cornetist, played the very modern "Sonate" (Hubeau) on her senior recital Sunday afternoon.
- Although her soft passages lacked clearness she played the "Sonate" with fine intonation. The number of staves, "Stirnmode," "Intermeted," and a "Spiritual."
She played exceptionally well, except for a few tongued passages, the "Chorale and Aria" from Cantata No. 43 (Bach-Peck). She played first a slow movement and then a fast movement.
Miss Peck concluded the program with "Legende" (Enesco) and the fast, shawy, "Concert Etude" (Goedicke).
"Etude de Concert" (Poot) and the very melodic, modern "Andante Cantabile" (Fitzgerald) were played with good tone quality.
Wednesday, May 10
Official Bulletin
Y.W.C.A. group discussion, 4 p.m.
today, East room, Union.
Jefferson county students, 7:30 today. Miller hall. Work on decorations for alumni dinner to be started.
Sociology club, 4 p.m. today. 110 Strong hall. Lars Manner, "Life In Sweden." All invited.
Jay James rush tea, 3 to 4:30 p.m. today, Pine room, Union. Wear uniforms.
A.S.C.E. 7:30 p.m., 101 Hall snow.
Elections. Rolf Vollenweider, "Engineering Education in Switzerland."
Important Red Pepper meeting,
7:30 p.m. Thursday. 103 Strong hall.
Le Cercle Francais jeudi 11 mat,
5 p.m. moins le quart chez made-
moisele Crumine, 20 Missouri
Programme et pique-nique; cotisation,
vingt "cents" americains.
Spanish movie "Los Heroes del Barrio," sponsored by department of romance languages and literatures, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday Fraser theater. English sub-titles. Public invited.
General Semantics club, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, 111 Strong hall. Phillip Persky will report on "General Semantics Bibliography."
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University Dally Kansan
K. U. Dance Manager applications now being accepted by Tom White, social committee chairman of A.S.C. State qualifications and send to 1111 W. 11th before Friday.
Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship,
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 131
Strong hall. Mrs. Bryans, former
missionary to China, speaker.
Election of 1950-51 Engineering council representatives, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday basement of Marvin hall.
China's Hope Is In Building Stronger Sense Of Nationalism, Dynan Says
United States' hope in China now is that the Chinese will develop a strong sense of nationalism, a former member of the air transport command told members of the International Relations club at a dinner meeting Tuesday.
Phil Dynan, president of the International Relations club at Central Missouri State college, Warrenburg, Mo., said the United States has made a great blunder in its foreign policy in the Far East. He believes we should join in the revolution there instead of bucking it. Commenting that the Chinese may assent to a leader, he declared they still want to call China their own.
"The Chinese will go with anyone who can give him a bowl of rice," he said. "But how long can Russia put a bowl of rice before him?"
Mr. Dynan, who observed the Russian army in action during World War II, described the Red war machine as "super." He noted that the Russians have little regard for life and practically everyone is in the army. One Russian officer told him that by 1955 the entire Russian infantry would be airborne.
supposedly have freedoms, Mr. Dynan explained, but are afraid to exercise them. Those who go to church are taxed more heavily, and those in the army who do so have the lowest ranks. At the close of the war, before the Iron Curtain was thrown around Russia, he said, the common man had an unusually warm feeling for the Americans.
"The hope for peace lies in the United Nations". Mr. Dyian asserted, but warned "we've got to put more teeth in our policy."
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Machines Do Everything But Replace The Sweater
Los Angeles—(U.F.)—Machines can do everything around an office now but wear sweaters. The Southern California Business show has proven the time is here when the boss can arrive in the morning, open his mail, tell one machine what to write in reply, tell another to get those orders out fast and then relax with a dictating machine on his knee.
What's more, the machines never chew gum, get phone calls, or skip out to the powder room.
A one-machine accounting department that cost $5,000,000 to build but only $4,000 to b1 y is making its first public appearance at the show under the sponsorship of the National Association of Cost Accountants.
"It adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides, types, lists and posts," a demonstrator said. "It even makes up its own problems.
"The only thing it won't do is mix
a Martini, and we're working on that."
A push-button letter writer is built on the theory that 90 per cent of all business letters say the same things. The owner writes standard paragraphs to fit all needs such as "settlement of your account has not
been received" or "we have no openings at present." Then the boss or his secretary can punch buttons for paragraphs 7, 31, 42 and 79 and go out to lunch.
Even if the boss wants to write something original, it's pass to dictate to a steno. He uses a dictating machine. It can't spell--yet--but it can correct his mistakes automatically.
"If he wants," the man from the company added, "He can hold the microphone on his knee."
Another company offers an automatic policeman. It claims its time clock eliminates time keepers, checkers, counters and cheating. The boss also can figure out how much time is being spent at the water cooler.
"Remember Mamma"
Thrifty-Priced—Rayon! Tailored Slips
Smooth-fitting, nicely-tailored white rayon crepe slips with straight-cut skirts. 32-40.
This Sale $144
Rayon
GOWNS
$298
and up
- Two Styles
- of lovely Jersey
Thrill mother with one of these. . . several colors to choose from.
In most sizes.
Hand
B A G S
Were $2.98
This Sale $144
Pouch or underarm styles in several colors.
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