THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE NINE
'Jayhawk Song Is Newest Tune About KU Bird
The new "Jayhawk Song," set to the music of the "Sunflower Song," will be one of the eight recordings in the album to be released by the Alumni association in May.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech and drama, wrote the lyrics for the tune. The new song is sung by the A Cappella choir.
Words to the song are as follows:
1. There are birds more hand-
some.
There are birds more regal. Like the Frenchman's rooster and the U.S. eagle.
But the fighting bird that beats 'em to the draw
the two-gun Jayhawk from the banks of the Kaw. Chippewa
Chorus:
He's a brain truster,
He's a block buster,
And they fear him everywhere,
He's a live wire,
He's a high flyer,
He's the king of land and air.
2. Oh, he's got no matter.
2. On, he's got no mater;
And he's got no pater;
And he comes from nowhere
but no bird is smarter;
And he knows his books in
science and in law.
He's the Phi Beta Jayhawk from the banks of the Kaw. 3. Like a full professor He's a snappy dresser, Of a blue and crimson suit he's proud possessor, And he wears his clothes without a single flaw, He's the classy Jayhawk.
He's the classy Jayhawk from the banks of the Kaw.
4. Oh, his brain can snare 'em
And his beak can tear 'em
And there is no bird nor beast
that lives can scare him.
They have got no chance
against his mighty claw,
He's the fighting Jayhawk for
He's the fighting Jayhawk from the banks of the Kaw.
rorus:
He's in high feather
In all kinds o' weather
Far above the Western plain.
To a rock-chalker,
To a Jayhawker
He's a Kansas hurricane.
5. He's a hearty eater,
He's a red meat eater,
And he finds corn sweet but
he finds wildcat sweeter.
And his tiger meat, he likes
to eat it raw.
He's the hungry Jayhawk from
the banks of the Kaw.
Lakes Picture Then Joins
Ft. Worth—(U.P.)—Robert G. Jones,
a commercial photographer went to
take a picture of the "continuous
membership" committee of the Fort
Worth Chamber of Commerce. He
got it, but when he left, he also was
the latest Chamber of Commerce
member.
Famous Clock Still Running
Boston—(U.P.)—Still running here as a clock which ticked off the minutes of that midnight during which Paul Revere rode to immortality, located in the tower of Old South Church, the famous clock has been keeping time for nearly 200 years.
Unusual Malice In Robbery
Chicago—(U.P). — Gilbert Marino has a low opinion of burglaries who broke into his tavern. They stole $125 in cash, four cases of whiskey and the cash register; they heaved a brick through a front plate glass window.
Kids Feed Trapped Cats
Granville, Mich.—(U.P.)—Workmen who pulled up a street grill to rescue two kittens were surprised to find the animals sleek and fat. They discovered that children had been feeding the kittens for a week by dropping oits of food through the grill.
fielders Like Nov. 10
Janesville, Wis.—(U.P.)—Nov. 10 will be a busy day in the Louis Fiedler family from now on. Three of their children were all born on that day, he latest this year. Son Douglas is 6 years old and daughter Mary Lou is seven.
Rome-(U.P)-Time seems endless in ancient Rome but at least two famous Italian monuments, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Great Cathedral of Florence, are giving today's scientists headaches as they grow older.
Italians Fear Tower Of Pisa May Lean Too Far And Fall
The Tower of Pisa has brought world attention to itself in recent post-war years with intermittent reports that it was leaning more all the time. Eventually, it seemed clear, the tower would overbalance and fall down.
The reports have been correct in one respect—the tower is leasing more. But the rate of incline, a fraction of an inch in 12 years, makes it certain that the tower will last out all the experts who today fret about its fate.
The 179-foot tower started out in life as just a clock-tower back in 1174. It rises in eight different stories, each surrounded by half-columns. The tower is about 13 feet out of the perpendicular. The heaviest bells on top are hung on the side opposite the overhanging wall for insurance.
The tower got its list at the beginning and the upper half was
built in a curved line to strengthen the side away from the leaning one. In 1907 the first big alarm went up when it was noted that the tower had tilted seven centimeters (2.75 inches) in a single year. It was estimated that in 100 years, at that rate of incline, the tower would pass the center of gravity and fall over.
A parliamentary commission was set up. Two years later it was able to deny the dire predictions. It was decided that water seepage accounted for the continued tilt. Concrete was pumped into the base and everything seemed all right.
Then, in 1937, the director of the Ximeniano Observatore of Florence, Padre Giulio Alfani, installed the instruments at the top of the tower which today continue to check the increase in tilt.
During 1949, more doses of concrete were shot into the base of the Leaning Tower. Each treatment was followed by reports that the tower was going to fall. Engineer Giovanni Girometti, director of public works for Tuscany, has now announced that the almost imperceptible movement of the tower has not been stopped but only a seven-millimeter change has been registered since 1937.
The Cathedral of Florence presents a similar delayed-action problem. The cathedral was raised from 1294 to 1462. The last part of the project was in the 14-year construction of the huge dome which is 300 feet above the ground.
Completed in 1434, the dome has no supports but is made of an intricate arrangement of balanced blocks. A topping cupola was finished in 1462, adding 52 feet to the height of the dome.
Museum Gets Request From Illinois For A Hair From Comanche's Mane
Just 10 years ago, workmen noticed that the dome was cracking. Great alarm was felt and emergency measures were ordered to
A lock of hair from Comanche's mane was the unusual request today's mail brought the Museum of Natural History, where the sole survivor of "Custer's Last Stand" at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876 is preserved.
Dr. E. Raymond Hall, director of the museum, refused the unusual request of Robert M. Welch, Lincoln, Ill., stating that "a positive response to this request and others like it would shortly result in nothing being left of the hide of the mounted horse Comanche."
Typewriter ribbons are, on the average. 25 feet long.
He backed his statement up with the fact that years ago, when Comanche was not kept in a glass showcase, souvenir hunters took bits of the mane and hide. Comanche, who has been a famous figure on the campus for nearly 60 years, now stands in a setting which duplicates the parade ground at Fort Riley, where he spent his last days.
Comanche is on display on the mezzanine floor of the museum. Near him is a painting of Custer's last stand which was presented to the University by Frank McDonald of Lawrence. The grass landscape added to the exhibit is the work of George Young, museum taxidermist, and Russell Camp, who is in charge of museum exhibits.
SAM To Tour Auto Plant
Members of the Society for the Advancement of Management will make a field trip to the Chevrolet assembly plant at Leeds, Mo., David Smith, president, announced today. The group will depart from in front of the Union building at noon. Thursday.
ASME To Hear Ethics Talk
B. J. George of the Kansas City Power and Light company will speak at a regular meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lindley auditorium. He will discuss "Engineering Ethics."
Six Blasts Mean Hide
Dothan, Ala—(U.P.)—Dothan citizens haven't heard six blasts on the city's fire siren yet but when they do they'll light out for the tall and uncut. Under the new system, six blasts mean "Emergency." .hunt cover. call out the national guard."
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Coffee Price Going Down
East Lansing, Mich., — (U.P.) Harold Seyffert says goodbye to profit during examinations at Michigan State College. His drug store sells coffee for three cents during that period because he knows the students need it.
Dean Speaks In Kansas City
Miss Margaret Habein, dean of women, spoke about problems in women's education before a meeting of the Kansas City Athaeum club in Kansas City this afternoon.
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"save" the dome. New stones were inserted into the crack and cemented. Years later the filling was ejected when the dome contracted and scientists decided that the dome was merely "breathing" and that the contraction and expansion of the stones would not lead to a catastrophe.
Despite this reassurance, new concern now is felt for the dome because some of the base stones have been badly worn down by the weight of the structure and the centuries of "breathing" movement.
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