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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1949
Roy Peterson, graduate student, puts an experimental guinea pig into the basal metabolism respirator which he built. The machine will measure the amount of oxygen used by the animal.
Old 'B' Kelly, Pressroom Workhorse, Replaced After Serving 21 Years
After 28 years of continuous service, during which she poured out books, pamphlets, bulletins, programs, and University newsletters in a steady stream, old "B Kelly" is being relieved of her position.
"calle" was the first automatic-cylinder printing press ever brought
"B Kelly" was the first automatic to the University of Kansas. She was installed in 1921 in a print room that, said Thomas C. Rither, superintendent of the B library in admiring pressmen. We were fascinated by a machine that could produce 2,500 sheets of printing an hour."
The old press played a major role in the fight for our present memorial stadium. Thousands of words in support of the campaign for funds came from her squat frame. That was one of the primary reasons for her purchase, Mr. Rytheer said.
Now, her long stay at the University ended, she is being replaced by a new Miller Simplex press and has been sold to the Garnett Review.
Few other presses in the country have been in continuous service for 28 years, Mr. Rythr declared. He added that a great amount of credit for the long life of the press was due to the conscientious care taken of her by Ned Barnes, head pressman.
"B Kelly" was relieved from further duty because the increased volume of incoming material for print necessitated the purchase of a larger press, he said.
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The new Miller Simplex can produce 4,000 impressions per hour and can handle a maximum sheet size of 20 by 26 inches. The increase in maximum sheet size from the 17 by 22 maximum of the old press will make the printing of books, bulletins and magazines much easier and quicker, Mr. Ryther said.
The new press is built more compactly and will take up but little, more room.
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Tests Start On Guinea Pigs
Experiments to determine the effect of the thyroid gland on reproduction have begun at the new endocrinology laboratory. Richard Webster, research assistant said today. The laboratory is maintained by the department of anatomy.
An animal colony of 500 guinea pigs will be used to study the normal and abnormal functions of the glands of internal secretion in relationship to the reproductive process.
A basal metabolism respirator was specially built for the laboratory by Roy Peterson, graduate student. It measures the amount of oxygen consumed. This is compared to the body weight of the animal to find its basal metabolism, Peterson said. Parts of the respirator were built by Peterson from accounts in scientific publications, and an indicating monomer of his own design was added to the mechanism
The average guinea pig weighs about three pounds and may be any shade from cream to a deep chocolate with contrasting markings. When excited, they whistle almost like a man, Neal Buffington, animal caretaker said. He feeds, cleans, and cares for the colony.
The guinea pig is an excellent animal to work with because it is quiet, and easy to manage, Mr. Webster said.
2 More Youna Jayhawkers
Mr. and Mrs. Duane C. Redfield became parents of a baby girl Monday morning. Redfield is a pharmacy senior.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo P. Dick became parents of a baby boy Sunday. Dick is a business junior.
Lincoln's first inaugural address was rushed by Pony Express from St. Joseph, Mo., to the Pacific coast in the fastest trip ever made by the express—seven days and 17 hours.
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