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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 18, 1946
You Can Blame 14th Street Hill On'Mighty'Little Wakarusa Creek
What makes 14th street so steep?
What makes 14th street so steep?
You can blame part of it on little Wakarusa creek, which you cross about five miles south of here on the way to Ottawa, part of it on the Kaw river, and part of it on a glacier that slid southward across Lawrence during the ice age.
The top layer, Dr. Frye says, is sturdy rock called Oreid limestone. It was created when there were oceans over this spot, as testified by the petrified marine fossils found here by countless student geologists.
Dr. J. C. Frye, of the state geological survey office in Lindley hall, has all the facts. Indeed, Mt. Oread, which has been poked at and peered at by generations of geology students, probably has less secrets than any hill in America.
Under that layer is Lawrence shale, a softer substance. And that's the secret. As the rains washed the soil away, the bottom layer was eaten more rapidly than the top, so the slope became steeper and steeper.
Fortunately, they've now reached
a balance, and Dr. Frye assures us that future Jayhawkers will toil up no steeper a grade than we traverse now. (It's about 25 feet a block.)
The formation of Mount Oread started when the Wakarusa, then a mighty river fed by glaciers, met the Kaw just east of what is now Lawrence. They swirled around North College Hill, and land which was once as high as the campus surrendered its soil to New Orleans.
Rains carry on the work that the rivers no longer do, but Dr. Frye points out there's no cause to fear that some hill-side building will topple as the rock underneath gives away. The rock, he says, will be there long after the buildings are gone.
"The hill" is really just the end of a ridge that extends far to the west. The famous "horseshoe" shape was formed by two little creeks, one on each side of Frank Strong hall, which united to scoop out the Memorial stadium site.
How strange that so cold a thing as a glacier should result in such a genial spot as Potter lake!
If Your Lab Partner Wears Oak Leaves He's Catching Up With The West Pointers
Is your lab partner a lieutenant colonel? He could be because the University is host to seven air force pilots attached to Wright field, Dayton. Ohio.
These officers, ranging in rank from lieutenant colonel to first lieutenant, receive salaries corresponding to their rank while working toward degrees.
All are regular army officers on active duty status. They will be flying while attending school and will spend their summers at various air force stations throughout the United States. Wearing of the uniform is optional while they attend school.
Under a special army air corps provision authorized in September, air force officers may complete undergraduate university work at any
school of their choosing, provided this work can be completed in four semesters. After receiving degrees, the officers will return to full-time duty.
"This training, which has no connection with the R.O.T.C. program, will put the officers on a scholastic par with graduates of West Point." Lt. Col. Bernice S. Barr, commanding officer, said today.
No restriction is made on the course of study to be followed. Consequently, the men are enrolled in several schools of the University.
Officers attending the University are Maj. Harold W. Burns, Maj. Lynn E. Witt, Capt. John L. Black. Capt. Louis H. Cummings. Capt. James M. Palmer, Lt. Ray C. Harris, Jr., and Colonel Barr.
Miller Named Student Court Chief Justice
Malcom Miller, 26-year-old senior law student, was named chief justice of the student supreme court Thursday by the faculty of the School of Law.
Miller will preside over the six associate justices chosen Tuesday by the All-Student Council. They are Mac Bush, Richard Gunn, Kenneth Ray, Carla Eddy, Glee Smith, and Robert Statler.
A student prosecutor will be named at the next meeting of the A.S. C. He will be picked from a list of supplies supplied by the School of Law
Miller is an honor student in the School of Law. He came to the University from Bonner Springs, but now lives in Lawrence.
Rain Washes Out Intramural Games
All intramural football games were postponed Thursday because of rain.
Today's schedule: Phi Delta Theta vs. Blanks, field three; Kappa Sigma vs. Physical Education, field four; Smithsonian vs. Alpha Phi Alpha field one; I.S.A. vs. 941 club, field two; and Phi Delta Theta "B" vs. Sigma Nu "B", field five.
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Twenty-six tiny tots go to school on the K.U. campus.
From tow-headed two years olds to black-eyed bigshots of five, they are digging in sandpiles, whizzing down slippery slides, or playing with blocks at the University nursery school, west of Memorial stadium.
They report for class from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. five days a week. After lunch they are tucked in bed for their naps. Late afternoon classes consist of dolls, trains, puzzles, clay modeling, water-color painting, and picture books.
The children are enrolled from the Lawrence area. Any parents in Lawrence, including K.U. veterans, may place their children on the waiting list.
Supervised by Mrs. Jesse Stene, the school is used as a laboratory for home economics courses in child development and fundamentals. Students in these classes observe the children and work with them under the direction of Mrs. Barbara Bennet and Mrs. Anny Darby.
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