UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1949
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Half Of WSSF Gifts To Go To Frankfurt
Fifty per cent of the donations given by University students during the World Student Service Fund drive will help rebuild the University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
"Facts obtained through Heinz Kretschmann, an exchange graduate student from Frankfurt, shows how badly our donations are needed." Nancy Sandeh, local W.S.S.F. chairman, said.
The University of Frankfurt examines the health of 1,000 students each semester, and found in the summer of 1948 that 90 per cent of the students were undernourished. Blood pressures were low and almost all showed secondary anemia. The number of students painting from general body weakness is increasing, Miss Sandehn said.
Half the students examined during the summer session in 1947 were found to be underweight. X-rays revealed signs of tuberculosis in 12 per cent of the students, Miss Sandehn said.
Lack of housing is another problem confronting the Frankfurt students. Since Frankfurt is the center of allied German administration of western Germany, the government has priorities on housing. This leaves the students without buildings or materials. Many students live in cellars and old bomb shelters.
The currency reforms have presented another problem. About one-fourth of the students have no money, Miss Sandeeh said.
Award Given To Director
Dr. Edwin Ward Tillotson, industrial research fellow at the University from 1909 to 1913, has been named for the 1949 Bleinger Memorial award of the American Ceramics society. Dr. Tillotson, now assistant director of the Mellon Institute, is also featured on the cover of the February issue of Chemical and Engineering News magazine.
Dr. Tillotson came to the University under a fellowship, the first of its kind in the United States. While affiliated with the University, Dr. Tillotson did research on the relation between the optical properties and chemical properties of glass. When Mr. Duncan moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., as director of the Mellon Institute, Dr. Tillotson was appointed assistant director.
He received his A.B. degree in chemistry at Yale in 1906 and a Ph.D. from Yale in 1909.
He is listed in Who's Who and American Men of Science. He is a member of American Chemists society, a fellow of American Ceramics society, and was the society's president from 1922 to 1925. Dr. Tillotson is also a member of the optical society and a fellow of the Society of Glass technicians.
Persistence Pays But Not Much
Louisville, Ky. — (U.P.) — Patient persistent but still poor. That's Paul Monroe McClure, 24, police here said.
McClure admitted:
Tunneling from the outside into the De Bro apparel shop. Tunneling into the Beek jewelry from the shoe store.
He was caught in the jewelry store. His efforts had netted him $32.40—which promptly was taken away from him by police.
Mathematical Colloquium
Hear Kuo-Chih Hsu
Holder-Minkowski spaces were discussed by Mr. Kuo-chih Hsu, Monday at a mathematical colloquium.
'Owl' Postponed, Out Wednesday
The Sour Owl, campus humor magazine, which was scheduled to go on sale today, has been delayed because of printing difficulties. The March issue, a parody on Time magazine, will be on sale Wednesday at Marvin, Frank Strong, Watson library, and the Union.
The Dove, liberal campus publication, which had postponed its sales date until Wednesday to avoid conflict with the Sour Owl, went on sale today as previously scheduled.
Twenty-one journalism seniors have started three months of training under the city editors of five daily newspapers in Eastern Kansas. As part of the required work in Newspaper Reporting of Public Affairs, taught by Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, each student will work at least four hours a week on one of the five co-operating papers—the Lawrence Journal-World, the Topeka Capital, the Ottawa Herald, the Kansas City Kansan, and the Kansas City Times.
Senior Reporters Work On Papers
This practical laboratory experience, along with classroom work, has been a requirement in the course since 1941 when the original group began work on the Journal-World. Students cover city hall, courthouse, police, school board, speeches, meetings, accidents, sports, society, and feature story assignments. Copies of all stories they write are submitted to Professor Beth for appraisal.
On the Lawrence Journal-World this semester are Jean C. Clarkson, Richard S. Jones, Larry L. Funk, Carl E. Welch, Jr., and Wallace W. Abbey.
On the Topeka Capital are Anna Mary Murphy, Barbara Ann Felt, Robert L. Simonton, Gus S. August, Leonard J. Snyder, and George L. Brown Jr.
On the Ottawa Herald are Miss Nora L. Temple, Naomi O. Reddock, Frederic T. Brooks, and William C. Von Maurer.
On the Kansas City Kansan are Mary Lou Foley, Robert T. Hillgardner, Harold Reddock, Gerald Eidgar, and Gerald V. Fetterolf.
Frederick P. Kiewit works one night a week on the Kansas City Times.
Get Rich Quick Pyramid Clubs Sweep Kansas
Scores of students are joining Pyramid clubs on the campus as the "get rich quick" fad is sweeping the country. Members assert that they are getting in on the ground floor because the club is in its infancy in Kansas.
The clubs hold nightly parties where each new member hands over two dollars and gets his name at the base of a pyramid. The next night he must bring two new members, each with two dollars, to keep the pyramid intact. As the member is pushed towards the peak and becomes number one he will theoretically receive $2,048, if nobody drops out.
There is much controversy over the legality of these clubs in Kansas since the clubs have been legalized in California. The main reason for existence is that the club is supposed to be fostering friendly relations among members. Spokesmen for the club said that one dollar out of every 16 is given to a charitable organization.
Mathematicians have calculated that 100,000 members would be required for 50 people to win. If every man, woman and child in Lawrence, population 20,000, were members there would be approximately 10 winners and 19,900 losers.
The Pyramid Friendship club is an outney of chainletters, now ilegal, which were circulated thru out the United States some 14 years ago. The primary difference is that these clubs do not use mail.
Aero Engineers Attend Air Show
Thirty-seven aeronautical engineering seniors and three faculty members visited the Curtis-Wright corporation indoor air show, "Span of Flight." in Kansas City recently
"Span of Flight" was a showing of the latest type of airplane engines, propellers, and radio aid equipment and showed advances made through the years in aeronautical engineering.
Faculty members who went were William M. Simpson, chairman of the aeronautical engineering department; Ammon Andes, associate professor of aeronautical engineering; and Reid Lyford, instructor in aeronautical engineering.
Workmen shove huge 2,000 kilowatt generator into engine room of University power plant. The new generator, supplementing two old ones, will go into operation next fall.
Women's Club Displays Heirlooms, Antiques
University Women's club members displayed heirlooms and antique-collectors' items at Myers hall March 10. While tea was served, guests inspected display tables of 18th and 19th century antiques.
Mrs. A. J. Mix displayed a collection of valentines 50 to 100 years old. Some of these are home-made and contain hand-written verses.
A German mustache cup, owned by Mrs. Stanley Walas, has a small handle and the rim to keep a gentleman's mustache dry while he sips his beverage.
Mrs. Ralph W. Clark exhibited a small framed picture of Jenny Lind, famous 19th-century soprano. The photograph once belonged to Miss Lind's husband. It is the one from which a popular portrait copy originated.
Among other exhibits were an ancient Palestine tile block, several pieces of 1800 Georgian Sheffield plate silver, a Derby Royal Crown dish, a collection of brass and copper fireplace utensils, a copy of underclothing from a wedding trouseau 85 years ago. Several quilts and collections of crystal, china and silver were displayed.
A calendar clock which tells the hour, day, and date was exhibited by Mrs. Elmer Beth. Mrs. Stanley Walas displayed a 400-day German clock.
A large gold campaign eagle carried in torchlight parades for presidential elections in the 1880's was shown by Mrs. Gerald Carney.
A set of Boheman glass decanters shown were a wedding gift in 1878 to Mrs. Mary Jane Quigley, mother of E. C. Quigley, director of athletics.
Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes exhibited Bibles dating back to 1819 and representing 18 languages. She also collects hand-made Chinese snuff boxes and Chinese jewelry.
A good social attitude is more important than intelligence in the opinion of Ernest R. Esch, personnel manager of the City National bank. Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. C. M. Baker displayed a carpet made by her great grandmother, who drew the designs, carded the wool, and did the embroidery.
Mrs. C. S. Smith displayed a handsome flintlock pistol made in London about 1720.
Five points are used by Mr. Esch to judge the character of job applicants. Ability to take responsibility, willingness, sound social attitude, basic intelligence, and emotional stability are the important traits in a person, he believes.
Attitude is the quality considered fi-
ter in a speech said in a speech to
seniors March 11.
Other characteristics are important, but none as much as the proper attitude toward life, Mr. Esch repeated.
The talk was sponsored by the A.S.C. lecture committee to help graduating seniors learn what is expected by business men.
"I believe 10 per cent of a person's success is based on preparation and the other 90 per cent on his characteristics," he explained.
Esch Puts Attitude First
Upstream Goes On Sale Monday
Upstream, a campus publication concerned with political science and humanities, goes on sale Monday, March 21. Dorothy Scroggy, College senior and secretary of the magazine said today.
Among the contributors to this issue are Rhoten Smith, instructor in political science and first prize winner of the William Allen White creative writing contest, with an article about modern liberals; Ralph Moberly, College senior, who presents the views of "Federal Union" on world federalism; Jayne Berland, with a poem, "Objectivity."
Robert Taylor, third prize winner of the William A. White writing contest and a University graduate, who has had stories published in Mademoiselle and New Writers, has contributed a short story, "See No Evil."
Summer Program Applications Due
Applications for participation in the National Student association's summer program must be mailed today to reach the association tomorrow's deadline.
Ten study tours, five work camps, and a seminar in Europe are offered to 1,300 students by the N.S.A.
Participants will be selected according to their work with the foreign student programs in lege, knowledge of language, academic study, and extracurricular activity. A 100-word statement on why the student desires to participate must be included with the application.
No Kansas university students have applied, Glenn Varchorsch, College junior and chairman of the Union travel bureau, reported today. Several have inquired about the program, he said,
Kansas university is not a member of the association.
Funds Go To Templin Soon
Templin hall women will be partially repaid for their fire losses by the end of this week, Miss Margaret Habein, dean of women, said today. The committee appointed to distribute funds collected in the recent Templin hall fire fund drive my Friday to work out a plan of equitable apportionment.
"We tried to follow the wishes of the women themselves in forming a plan of distribution," Dean Habein said. "By a mathematical procedure we shall apportion the money according to individual losses. The whole process has been held up in order to wait for insurance settlements of the women whose belongings were partially covered." Dean Habein said.
Mrs. Vivian Christian, housemother of Templin hall, Lois Timken, fine arts junior and student president of the hall, are the other members of the distribution committee.
A late contribution of $6.30 from Delta Delta Delta, social sorority, raised the fund's total to $619.75.
Quill Club To Hold Writing Contest
The author of the best short story will receive $10, and $5 will be given for the best poem. All manuscripts must be typed in triplicate, double-spaced and contain not over 5,000 words.
A short story and poetry contest will be sponsored by Quill class literary organization and publishers of Trend, Carolyn Campbell, president, announced recently.
The contest closes Friday, April 1. Manuscripts should be submitted to Marian Rippeteau, College junior, at the Gamma Phi Bhi House, 1339 West Campus road, before that date. Applicants should indicate whether the manuscript is for entrance to the club or just for the contest.
Shawnee Mission Club
Gives Nursing Fund $200
The Shawnee-Mission "Co-Operate" club has given $200 to the Nursing fund at the University school of Medicine, Irvin Youngberg, secretary of the K.U. Endowment association, said today.
Mrs. Floyd C. Jennings, Mission, president of the club, said the money will help defray costs of personal needs of nursing students living Hinch hall at the K.U. Medical center in Kansas City.