JANUARY 18, 1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY-KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Astronomical Figures Give Dean Relaxation From Mathematics
Stars! Moons! Planets!
These suggest astronomy. Astronomy suggests astronomers—and those, we have on the campus.
One such person is Ellis B. Stoufler, dean of the Graduate school. On evenings when he has no papers to grade or other more pressing business to keep him from it, he likes to sit with the stars—but not movie stars. His stars are the variety that sprinkle the heavens at night. He used to be a teacher of astronomy, but that subject is now just one of his hobbies.
He says his favorite pastime is golf, but he doesn't have much time for that now. Anyway winter is a bad time to think of getting out on a golf course, especially when there is a lot of snow.
In speaking of his name, Dean Slouffer says it is spelled with an "o" instead of an "a" because some of his ancestors either could not read or they couldn't write plainly, so they got mixed up on the spelling.
He likes to whistle, and his secretary says that this habit often gives him away as he comes from class.
In addition to being dean of the Graduate school, he is professor of mathematics and chairman of the budget committee. Dean Stouffer teaches a class in projective geometry, and one in trigonometry, and most evenings between 4:30 and 6, he helps conduct a small math clinic for students who need special instruction with their lessons.
istant to the chancellor, and his three present positions.
Dean Stouffer has been at the University since 1914, and during that time has held positions of assistant professor of mathematics, associate professor of mathematics, as
He came here from the University of Illinois where he was instructor of mathematics for three years. He received his bachelor of science degree and his master of science degree in astronomy at Drake university in 1907. Dean Stouffer received his doctor of philosophy degree in mathematics at the University of Illinois in 1911.
Imagine a Flask That Can't Stand Up (Neither Could You)
Imagine a flask that can't stand up.
There is a collection of them in Spooner hall, oval in shape, tapered or rounded at the end, and candy-striped with bright colors.
The reason they were made in this condition may have something to do with the condition of the 19th century glass-blowers in England, who made the flasks at the end of their day, when they may have been so tired or something—that they couldn't stand in either.
In glass factories, blowers were given all the molten glass remaining in their caldrons at the end of each day, and they blew it into bottles or other curiosities.
Stripes were applied by heating colored rods and "stringing" them onto the flask, where they fused with the cooler glass. In use, the flasks were supported by metal stands, or perhaps carried corked in the pocket, or just held.
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A number of "twin flasks" are in the Frank P. Eurnap collection in the University Museum of Art. Such flasks are fused together on one surface. Another flask was blown in the shape of a bellows, and has a glass stand affixed.
Richard Schiefelbusch, Kenneth Beasley, and Boyd Adsit will speak on inflation and price control at Lawrence theaters this week. Prof. Allen Crafton, department of speech and drama, announced today.
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Western Civilization Open Next Semester
Freshmen and sophomores not in Western Civilization may enroll next semester, Prof. Hilden Gibson, director, announced today.
It has been decided to give two examinations in the course next year, so that students who begin their reading next semester can finish at the end of the 1946 fall semester. Professor Gibson said.
All students enrolled as freshmen in the College this year will be required to pass one of these comprehensive examinatins on reading for the new slx-hour course, before they become juniors.
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Navy Storing Surplus Ships Set For Action
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San Diego, Cal. (UP)—They're packing America's warships away in mothbulls at the Naval Repair Base here today.
"We're not goig to have any Red Lead Rows here like those after the first world war," Navy authorities say.
"America cannot afford-to have hundreds of rotting away to worthless, rusted junk again. These ships must be ready to be put in action quickly in case of national emergency."
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Which makes the job a little harder than putting Mrs. Jones fur coat away for the summer.
When completely "dehumidified" by new processes, these ships can be put back into action by "stepping aboard, firing the boilers, tooting the whistle and shoving off," the Navy says.
"Out of the Depths"
Tied up in four- and five-fish divisions, destroyers are the first craft to be subjected to the new method. All but one destroyer in
"West of the Pecos"
and
each division are fully dehumidified and the remaining one left partly open for maintenance crews.
Every hatch must be sealed, vents covered with metal sheets tack-welled and called for easy removal, smokestacks closed up and a dehumidifying machine installed in each skin.
"They can be operated for only a few cents a day, keeping all air inside the ships dry—which certainly is cheaper than allowing the vessels to rust away and having to replace them." Lovelace says.
Condir. Clyde Lovelace, head of the Readiness and Preservation Department of the industrial command at the repair base is enthusiastic over these new machines.
After enclosing guns and other exposed gear with webbing fishnets, a rubbery plastic compound just developed is sprayed on them to form an airtight casing.
Rust-preventative compounds are coated on exposed bright metal on the weather decks, and all machinery is given a protective coat to keep it "in shipshape order for years."
"We've only started the job, but we're going to seal up the retired sections of the Navy just in case Uncle Sam has to draw 'em out again some time." Lovelace said..
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O. T.'s Elect Officers
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Washington. (UP)—More than a score of ammunition ships may be tied up in the Pacific indefinitely and their crews transferred to merchant vessels because of unloading bottlenecks, it was learned today.
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