MAY 19,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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KU Is One Of First Schools Offering Aerial Photography
The University's department of geology is air-minded, which is one reason why instruction in aerial photography in Lindley hall is among the most advanced in the country.
Head of the department of aerial photography is H. T. U. Smith, geology professor, who flies and takes pictures more for a hobby than a business. In addition, both Prof. L. R. Laudon and Prof. R. M. Dreyer are licensed pilots, the former own- Pacific ocean, and every
business. In addition, both Prof.
L. R. Laudon and Prof. R. M. Dreyer
are licensed pilots, the former owning an amphibious plane.
Introduced Course
"Since we can see things from the air that can't be seen on the ground, photographs are now being widely used in geology and engineering," Professor Smith explained. "He moved techniques which emerged from the war have made it invaluable to the geologist," he added.
Professor Smith introduced the course in aerial photography at K. U. in 1939, when only four other schools in the country were offering instruction in this field. Since the end of the war the course has experienced a boom in enrollment, due to the wartime development of the subject for geologic plotting and man-making.
Aerial photography is now a required subject in certain engineering courses, and an advanced course is offered for graduate students. This semester 18 students are enrolled in the courses.
Photograph Collection
The most vital part of the entire equipment is the collection of aerial photographs from all parts of the world, numbering into the thousands. This collection has recently been improved with the addition of hundreds of photos obtained from the Army and Navy. The photo-library includes pictures of the Sahara desert, volcanic mountains in the
A 400-dollar aerial camera was recently added to the equipment of the department. It is the type used in the war by the Army Air Forces. Professor Smith estimates that the department will take over 200 photographs a year with the camera, most of them in the Mid-West.
"The camera will be used on the field trip to Alaska this summer to map unexplored terrain", he said. Gadgets Get Pictures
The department has numerous gadgets which enable students to measure actual land elevations from photographs and draw accurate maps from almost any type of aerial photography. Some maps flatten out pictures taken at any angle so that maps may be traced from them.
Professor Smith worked with the military geology division of the army during the war, making maps of beachheads and enemy territory. He is author of a book entitled "Aerial Photographs and Their Applications."
Several photographs have also been obtained which were taken by a new type aerial camera with nine lenses. This camera can accurately photograph a city the size of Washington D.C. with one exposure, according to Professor Smith.
Alcohol Preserves Three Spark Plugs As Only Clue In Potter Lake Mystery
A model T Ford belonging to George Newton rusts among the fish nets in Potter-lake.
It started on a cold December morning in 1944. As George pulled up in front of Snow hall, mechanical difficulties overtook the machine and it had to be abandoned for the day.
The next morning George brought his chief mechanic, Sam Hunter, to the scene to see if he could determine the cause of the malfunction. Lo and behold—no car.
Police Not Notified
The police were not immediately notified as the Ford had been stolen twice before, and had always turned up in the end. Obvious hiding places of a model T were scoured by Newton and Hunter, but to no avail. A few days later, a class in Fungus 102 took a field trip to Potter lake and found the model T. Hunter was heart broken.
Wanna Fight?
Early in January, Newton received
No new clues have turned up, except that one of the biology classes has three spark plugs in a bottle of alcohol.
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an anonymous threatening letter. It said that Anonymous would like to meet George on the athletic field some night for a bout of sticks and fistcuffs. The letter was turned over to Dean Werner, who notified the postal authorities. Three days later, Newton joined the merchant marine and has not had time to reopen the case until his return to the University this year.
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Illustrated booklets describing the collection are available to visitors as a special feature of the exhibit, Mrs. Warner, said. The souvenir booklets discuss work of the 16 American painters who prepared the collection. The exhibit will remain in the museum's north and south picture galleries through June 1.
Group Discusses Meaning Of General Semantics
The meaning of general semantics was discussed at a Semantic club meeting in Frank Strong hall.
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The Russian exhibit titled "Russia Old and New" will be in the main gallery through May 30. Various culture objects of both Czarists and Soviet Russia make up the latter exhibit.
The subjects of the discussion ranged from politics to religion and the relation of semantics to these aspects of culture. Bill Starr, College junior, defined general semantics as "study of the relationships of language to human behavior. General Semantics enables one to live at peace in any chosen environment," he said.
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