FRIDAY, NOV. 18, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Engine School Marks Progress Welcomes Grads
Alumni of the University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture, here for the homecoming festivities, will see an expanding and progressive engineering school at their alma mater.
Ranking as one of the select schools of engineering in the country, K.U. now stands at the very top in the percentage of its alumni having their biographies listed in the latest addition of "Who's Who in Engineering."
Out of 3,603 graduates who have received engineering degrees from the University since a department of engineering was organized in 1870, 219 are listed in the latest (1948) edition of the book. The percentage of K.U. graduates, 608, excels even such a renowned engineer as the Massa-Institute of Technology which has 933 alumni listed in the book out of 22,475 graduates, for a 4.15 percentage.
"That is a wonderful record, and we want to continue to hold our high ranking," said T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture. "We rank higher than any other school in this section, and higher than most big engineering schools," he said.
The compilation of the figures was made by D. B. Prentice, formerly president of Rose Polytechnic institute, Terre Haute, Ind., and it appears in the May 1949 issue of the magazine "Mechanical Engineering."
Newest building at the University is the $290,000. Fowler shops, probably the outstanding shop practice building in the country. Opened in September 1949, it contains two million dollars worth of all kinds of engineering equipment necessary in the shop practice field.
Another "first" in the school is the doctor's degree in chemical engineering that is being offered this year for the first time.
As now constituted the curricula within the School of Engineering and Architecture provide for bachelor of science and master of science degrees in 12 departments. In addition to the 12 degree granting departments, the departments of applied mechanics, engineering drawing, and shop practice offer courses of study.
Dean Carr and the entire staff of the school extend a very cordial welcome to all alumni to visit and inspect the facilities of the school. The various departments are open to visitors until 6 p.m. on week days, and until noon on Satundays.
The Pacific Northwest has the greatest potential water power of any region in the U. S.
Victorious Team Of 1899 To See Homecoming Game
Seven of the nine living members of the ever-victorious 1899 football team are expected to return to celebrate the golden anniversary of that season, W. J. Baumgartner, professor emeritus of zoology, said today.
Professor Baumgartner, right guard and captain of the "scrubs" that practiced against the Western conference champions, will be toastmaster at a dinner for the group at 5 p.m. today in the Union.
Wyn W. Gavin, Tonasket, Wash., is ill and will not be here.
the 1890 team played a 10-game schedule with victories over Haskell, 17-10, 18-0; Washburn, 35-2, 0; Ottawa, 20-0, 29-0; Drake, known as the "Champions of the north," was defeated 29-6; Emoria Normal, 35-0; Nebraska, 36-20, and Missouri, 36-6.
Favorite play of the team was the "flying wedge" which was later ruled illegal. The forward pass and five formations had not been devised.
The best known story of this foot-
ball team is that of the "Phantom
Tackle." He was George Krebs. He was
graduated from the East Virginia
and in the spring of 1893 he
had played five years of college
football.
Outcome of these games usually depended on physical condition, teamwork and team moral, and brute force. The team was coached by Fielding H. "Hurry up" Yost, Captain of the team was Hubert Avery who kept in condition by skipping "rope" with a log chain.
Yost planned for Krebs to play at K.U. without revealing his identity.
1,200 Frogs In Snow Hall
Photo by Bob Blank
Most of the frogs are bought from
Barnes and Noble, a store that sells
cake and shipped to KU, in crates.
The mixed aroma that greets visitors to Snow hall has a number of causes and the presence of 1,250 frogs kept there is a major one.
Four hundred frogs are dissected each semester by zoology students. The biology department buys 650 frogs a semester for its students. The biology department a year causes in this immediate area by students and faculty.
Wayne L. Reeve, instructor of zoology, standing center, assists a student in the dissection of a frog. Students, left to right, are: William Ray Pine, education sophomore; Marjorie E. Raasch, education junior; Robert Lee Rogers, College sophomore; James Baker Sommerville, College sophomore; Jack Richard Shearts, College sophomore; and Loris E. Qualls, pharmacy junior.
A student who has finished a course in zoology knows more about the physiology of a frog than of any other animal, said Dr. Charles Leone, assistant professor of zoology
The frog is used as a representative species of the vertebrate.
Half the frogs purchased by the two departments are alive. Most of those which are not alive have been given injections which enable students to see clearly internal structures.
Krebs had been a team mate of Yost for two of these years. Krebs, alias "George K. Creps" South Cedar, Kan., enrolled the K.U. School of Law in the fall of 1899 but he didn't go to football. The plan was to Dr. James Naimish, head of the department of physical education, "discover" the "raw and awkward clodhopper of the Kansas cern-fields." Soon Dr. Naimish, who believed in being ethical in athletics, noticed Krebs and began talking to the boy about football. Krebs pretended to know nothing about the game. Ten days before the Nebraska game, however, Krebs tried out for the football team.
Yost told Dr. Naismith that he wasn't taking Krebs to Nebraska because he was such a "clumsy good". Dr. Naismith finally convinced Yost that the player should go so he could get the experience of seeing a game played." Krebs went into the game and played a decisive part in the defeat of the Cornhuskers. He played the rest of the season.
Soon after the last game with Missouri, Krebs disappeared. He became known as the "Phantom Tackle." Westbrook Pegler, then a sports writer, picked up the story and it was printed nationally.
Krebs finally was discovered during the 1920's as president of Clark and Krebs Inc., a consulting engineers firm in Charleston, W. Va. He returned to the University in 1934 as guest of honor at the K.U.-M.U. football game. He died in 1939.
Members of the team expected for homecoming are: Cauvin Avery, Basin, Wyo., civil engineer; William B. Hess, Pratt, Kan., lawyer; Julian Jenkinson, Belleville, Kan., drugsig; George C. Lucas, New York City, retired executive vice-president of the National Publishers association; Wade H. Moore, lawyer; Bennie ball coach, now retired; head football coach and athletic director at Oklahoma university from 1905 to 1926; and Frank D. Parent, judge of the Inglewood, Calif. municipal court.
He Was Always Worth The Time
The President seemed to be looking for someone. He delivered his short talk from the rear platform of the train and again peered into the crowd. Finally, he asked where William Allen White was. No one seemed to know.
During the 1940 election campaign, President Roosevelt's special train stopped at Emporia. A large crowd was at the station to greet F. D. R. although Emporia is a Republican town.
As his train was pulling out, a messenger rushed to Mr. Roosevelt and handed him a note. Bill White was delayed downtown and wondered if the train could be held till he was able to get there. The President ordered his train stopped, and he, like others before him, waited for the man who was worth waiting for.
Burl Ives To Sing Nov. 21 In Hoch
Burl Ives, American ballad singer, will appear on the second event of the University Concert course at 3:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in Hoch auditorium.
Library Gives Holiday Schedule
Mr. Ivens left college on the spur of the moment during the depression years to "bum" his way around the country armed with only his ban, o and an ever-growing collection of songs. He has been Odeon Burg and student of American folk lore, as "the mightiest ballad singer of them all."
In recent years, Mr. Ives has made many radio, movie, and concert appearances.
C. M. Baker, director of libraries, has announced the following schedule of library hours for the Thanksgiving vacation period. The library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 23:
Nov. 24—closed all day.
Nov. 24—closed in.
Nov. 25—9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nov. 26—9 a.m. to noon.
Nev. 27—6 to 10 p.m.
Students Enjoy Coffee In Class
Visit 119 Fraser hall at 9 a.m. on Tuesday or Thursday and you will see 22 students enjoying coffee and sweet rolls, and it's a legitimate part of their education.
The class is a double hour course in Introduction to School Administration taught by Dr. J. W. Twente, professor of education.
Dr. Twente says that the idea of having coffee and doughnuts or sweet rolls in the break between lectures began three years ago at the suggestion of Otto Schennbacher, former basketball player at the University of Kansas.
The course runs only half a semester and then a new group takes it for the second half semester. The first group this semester met from 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday and the new group meets at the same hours on Tuesday and Thursday.
Each week two students are in charge of preparing the mid-session snack. The students usually arrive at school before 8 a.m. and get things ready. Through the cooperation of Miss Edna A. Hill, professor of home economics, the students prepare the refreshments in her department.
Dr. Twente explains that the plan is entirely voluntary on the part of students. He believes that this informality in the course is actually an aid in achieving his ends.
The cost of the morning refreshments is shared by all the students.
The cost of the molting ferns, menis is shared by all the students. It is hard to prove that he never does any of the cooking and says, "I merely throw in my two bits or whatever my portion of the expenses may be."
The education professor says that he has had as many as 45 students in a section of this course and the plan has worked as well with large groups as with small ones.
Mrs. Donald Valliere won high prize at the K.U. Dames bridge party Wednesday night at the Union. Mrs. James A. Gibson won the door prize.
Two Prizes Given At Party
The group will not meet again until after Thanksgiving.
Rally Of 1912 Was Beginning Of Homecoming
The crowded Homecoming schedule of today has developed through the years from a single rally in 1812.
Today, the Friday and Saturday of Homecoming weekend are filled with rallies, open houses houses, house decorations, and the Homecoming dance.
At that first Homecoming, cheering students burned an effigy of the Missouri tiger in front of Fraser hall.
The homecoming of 1921 also included a stag smoker the night before the game and an all-University party after the game.
The first big celebration took place in 1921 when each county in Kansas sent a float representing its best-known industry. That parade started a tradition discontinued this year.
An innovation appeared in 1925—the radio rally. The Missouri and Kansas university glee clubs gave a concert, and the University celebrated "Old Timers" night.
Building decorations began in 1920 when Lawrence merchants decorated their store windows for the Homecoming weekend. House decorations were not started until six years later.
Two Homecoming traditions, "Doc Yak" and "Hobo day," have continued off and on since their founding.
Doc Yak, the old gentleman who passes out pep pills at pre-game rallies, was first seen in 1913. The World War interfered with his appearance, and he did not return until 1919. Sometimes before or during the past war, he disappeared again, and his first visit to the University after the war occurred in 1947.
Hobo day seems to have begun as a beer bust in 1894 in Kansas City. It did not take the form known on campus until 1922, when a special convocation and a Hobo dance were performed so sexy that before the game was designated as Hobo day and was declared a holiday.
Between 1913 and 1920, a gold football was passed back and forth to the winner of the "Big game." In 1937 a Kansas City group presented the schools with a tom tom, which was to be held by the winner each year.
To the consternation of all concerned, the game that year resulted in a 0-0 tie, and both the tom tom and the football remained in the K.U. athletic office for some time. Interest in the tom tom lagged during the war and was not revived until its end. Missouri held the ball the past year.
Photo by Bob Blank
Paul DeCora, instructor in music theory, looks on while Carlyle Smith, assistant professor of design, engraves the trophies for '49 Homecoming decorations. Mr. DeCora is chairman of the Homecoming decorations committee. Large gold trophies will be awarded for first place in the sorority, fraternity, and independent women's divisions. Smaller gold trophies will be given to second place winners in these divisions and first place in the independent men's division.