THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1943
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Geological Survey Helps War Effort
Dr. John C. Frye, acting director of the Kansas Geological Survey, recently told of that organization's part in making possible the operation of large war plants, and the utilization, otherwise, of Kansas resources in the war effort.
During the first year of the war, the Geological Survey's most active work has been in such fields as underground water
supplies, oil and gas, clays, coal, and the preparation of maps.
Important Development
An important development in oil and gas in the state is in the McLouth field which lies about eight miles north of Lawrence. Its gas supply, which showed the largest added increase in daily potential of any field in the state, is recognized as of great value because of its location near its use. As in many other cases, the early development of this field was materially aided by data which had been gathered through past years, and is still being collected by the Survey.
Information On Coal
As fuel is becoming a problem, calls come in to the Survey for evaluations of Kansas coal beds. Activity in this field in times like these rises far above normal.
One of the least spectacular, but valuable services of the Survey, is that of making detailed topographic maps. These intricate records of contours, the high places and the depressions, pave the way for laying out such concentrated activities as war plants, planning highways, obtaining surface water supplies, planning soil conservation programs, and open cut mining operations.
Last year, in addition to questions brought in personally, 1,537 questions came in by mail to the Geological Survey. Identification of mineral specimens is a chief item of interest. Some 3,400 maps were sent out and 17,140 bulletins were distributed.
BUY WAR STAMPS
Club Offers Prize For Speech On Math
"Every student is invited to give a speech on a subject related to mathematics before the Mathematics Club in competition for a prize," Jean Bartz, vice-president of the organization has announced. Meetings are held in room 213 Frank Strong every other Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The next meeting at which students may appear will be Feb. 9.
Any student who wishes to compete may give his name and intended topic to Harwood Kolsky, president, or Prof. Philip O. Bell.
The books which are offered as prizes are "Men of Mathematics" by E. T. Bell, first; "What Is Mathematics?" by Courant and Robbins, second; and "Amusements in Mathematics" by Dudeney, third.
Harwood Kolsky gave the first speech of the series Tuesday on naval gunnery.
N. Y. Teaches Audience Reaction
N. Y. Teaches Audience Reaction New York City College's institute of film techniques is offering a new course in audience reaction.
Villanova's Lineage From Church Villanova College traces it lineage directly to the colonial foundation of old St. Augustine's church in Philadelphia.
Elmer Zilch ★★★ "Shack" Has Dinner Guest
Elmer Zilch, patron saint of journalists, paid the journalism department a visit Tuesday evening. The department gave a dinner in his honor at the Colonial Tea room Tuesday evening, at which Zilch, University graduate in '63, unfolded plans for a new textbook based on work done by students in school here.
During the dinner, the journalism faculty met in open session and castigated students.
"Shack" feuds were brought out into the open with irate students blaming professors and student enemies.
Students gave imitations of class room techniques of all department faculty members; "Olag Perkinoff" and "William Fenneyiskyvitch" gave violin and piano numbers; and classes performed skits charicaturing personalities and happenings in journalism.
Ralph Coldren, former managing editor of the Daily Kansan, was master of ceremonies. More than 60 persons attended.
Kentucky Women Show Spunk
Kentucky Women Show Spunk A University of Kentucky student newspaper survey concludes that women students are "exhibiting more spunk, courage and bravado than the manly male" under war conditions.
War Effort Strong In Rochester
Fifty per cent of the University of Rochester's medical staff of 423 persons is already in active military or government service, and another 25 per cent will be made available within the next year.
BUY WAR STAMPS . . .
Tieman Is Elected New Managing Editor
Ralph Coldren, managing editor of the Daily Kansan, tendered his resignation to the Kansan Board Tuesday afternoon, signifying his intention to leave school. Virginia Tieman, college senior, was elected to fill the vacancy.
Coldren, college senior from Leavenworth, said he expected to be called into the Army Air Corps soon.
STONE POLISHING— A HOBBY
The geological field abounds with inspiration for the hobby enthusiast who is interested in natural phenomena of the earth. And one of the most interesting of these hobbies—stone polishing—may be adopted and enjoyed by him who has had no academic geology, at all. A professional polisher of precious stones is called a lapidary; so he who adopts the art, avocationally, may claim a title—amateur lapidary.
The stones which the hobbyist polishes will rarely be costly, but they will be precious to him for their beauty and for the memories which they conjure. They may be gathered in far places or even in his own back yard. Agates, garnets, turquoises, opals, and quartz are "musts" in his collection.
The amateur probably assigns a corner of the basement as his laboratory. His equipment may be simple or elaborate, as his fortune permits. Probably, he will have an electric motor which revolves a disc, as a phonograph does; or perhaps he will afford only a hand-powered wheel, at the start. But he will have several round, steel plates or laps" to place on the wheel and several grades of corundum compound, and he will have a piece of glass and a piece of felt. The first two or three polishings are made on the steel lap, using progressively finer corundum compounds. Then, the specimen is rubbed by hand, in a still
Labor Stopped On KU Building
In compliance with President Roosevelt's recent order for discontinuance of the WPA, construction work on the military science building at the University by WPA laborers was closed officially today. C. G. Bayles, superintendent of buildings and grounds, announced yesterday.
The building has been turned over to the University, and, because workers cannot be procured, construction will be discontinued indefinitely. Mr. Bayles said.
Eighty-two men worked on this project at one time, but since work was begun on the Sunflower Ordinance Works plant, that number was reduced to six.
finer abrasive, on the piece of glass. And, finally, the felt is attached to one of the laps, and the stone is given a felt polish in tin oxide.
If he can, the amateur will afford a Di-Met was to cut his specimens into shapes. Such a saw is motorized and has tiny diamond points, which act as teeth, molded into the edge. Such a piece of equipment would indeed be a luxury for the hobbyist, but for the geologist it is a necessity. With the Di-Met saw, the geologist cuts a thin section of stone, polishes it down to transparency, and mounts it on a glass slide for microscopic study.
The geologist polishes stones that he may know their crystal structure—and that he may promote the development of mineral resources and of ore deposits. The hobbyist polishes stones that he may enjoy their inherent beauty—that he may see their rough outer texture slide away in the corundum of his wheel, revealing smooth and colorful beauty—that he may have a real recreative thrill!
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