3,1949
FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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In the front row from left to right they are: Betty Thomas, Frances Pence, Joyce Herschell, Chloe Warner, Joan Harris and Betty van der Smissen. In the second row: Arlene Hill, Angeline Stavros, Patricia Luger, Caroline Crosier, and Joanne Amick. In the top row: Ada Watson, Peggy Wayman, Nancy Moore, Sue Neff, and Miss Ruth Hoover, associate professor of physical education.
The women's intramural hockey team took first place at the annual Hockey Play day held recently at Ottawa University.
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Prof. Melvin Uses TNT's To Clarify History Course
Students clutter their minds with too much "bric-a-brac," main- tains Frank Melvin, professor of history, so he uses "T.N.T.'s" to clear out the students' minds.
Professor Melvin says a student is taught traditional untruths, such as George Washington and the cherry tree. At the same time, many important but little-known facts are overlooked. "T.N.T.'s" are his method of focusing the student's attention on these facts and falsehoods in an attempt to make him realize history is a constant search for truth. For this reason he requires students in his classes to keep note-books of "T.N.T.'s" and be able to pass tests on them.
"I began to emphasize these things under the name 'broken bric-a-nac' in a summer session a number of years ago," Professor Melvin said. "One student, confused by this title, called them 'Tis so's and Taint 'so's." This label seemed more popular so I shortened it to "T.N.T.'s."
"Students begin to look for them on their own and often find some that I hadn't come across. It has proved an efficient way to emphasize the fact that many things we believe are false and must be discarded.
"It isn't a new idea at all. It has been used in various forms by different people. Another history profession used them as 'corrections.' A reporter for the Kansas City Star used them in a regular column. Ripley's 'Belle It Or Not' is another example.
"Their use at the University is well-known. I have received queries concerning them from schools all over the country, parents mention them to me, and newspapers have written about them."
Following are examples of "T.N T.s";
Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals.
"Until a few years ago the United States got fine castile soap from Spain. It was called 'castile' because it had an emblem of a castle on one side. The emblem was derived from the fact that the greater part of Spain was once called the Kingdom of Castile, because there were castles on every hill. 'Castile' means castle."
"There is hardly a hill in Rome as high as Mount Oread."
"Luther posted his 95 theses on the church 'castle' door in Wittenburg, not on the 'cathedral' door, as is commonly thought. There were no cathedrals in Wittenburg at this time."
"Queen Isabella, not Ferdinand was the boss of the family."
"The Dark Ages', first period of the Renaissance, was really a period of progress.'Dark Ages' existed only in the minds of some of the people.
Army Group Hears Talk On Airborne Operations
Composed largely of University faculty research workers, the research and development group is commanded by Lt. Col. George Smith, dean of the School of Education. Colonel Smith is a reserve officer in the General Staff Corps.
Lt. Col. N. E. Tipton, instructor at the Command and General Staff college, Ft. Leavenworth, spoke before members of the 5006th Research and Development sub group Wednesday in the Army Reserve armory in Lawrence. His topic was on "Airborne Operations."
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Two new machines have been installed recently at Watkins Memorial hospital in the physical medicine department.
One machine is called a hot pack mechanism which washes, dries, and heats hot woolen packs for use in physical therapy treatment. The other is a two-purpose machine that will cause artificial contraction of the muscles and will also drive drugs, for increasing the blood supply, into the skin.
The hot pack machine cost approximately $350, and the two-purpose machine, $200. Both are the first of their kind to be used at the University.
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Dr. Donald L. Rose, consultant to the department, and director of physical medicine at the University Medical center in Kansas City, Kan., said that the physical medicine department on the Lawrence campus averaged 21 patients a day for the month of October.
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The department which is supervised by Miss Lillian Warner, instructor in physical therapy, and is assisted by Mrs. Arthur Archung, physical therapist, gives hot water baths for the treatment of disabled muscles, exercises for weak muscles, and has short wave and radium machines, and ultra-violet ray machines.
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Hardy D. Berry, state chairman of the collegiate Young Republicans, told the University of Kansas group that they can become the leader in Kansas Young Republican politics.
He congratulated the K. U. group on its organization, and said that because of the size of the University, the club has the best field in the state from which to draw membership.
Young Republicans Hear Hardy Berry
The constitution for the Young Republican club was adopted, and the Young Republican convention of Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 was announced. The convention will be held at the Bisonte hotel in Hutchinson.
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Women To Shoot 31 Rifle Matches
The University Women's Rifle team has a 31-match schedule with colleges and universities throughout the country, Capt. John N. Barley, assistant professor of air science, said today.
The University of Michigan, Colorado A. and M., and Knox college have accepted challenges and matches will be fired with these schools in the near future.
Approximately 65 members of the Rifle team meet at the indoor firing range in the Military Science building on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week. They are trained to handle and fire weapons.
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Women who make the 10 highest scores will enter match competition, Captain Barley said. The top five from this group will constitute the match team. Their scores will be used to decide whether another school. The schools compare scores to decide the winning team.
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