FRIDAY, APRIL 4.1941.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Stonecutters Shape Limestone Disturb Snow Hall Ghost
BY DON COLE
Nocturnal moans and groans, grumbling, stumping, and other mysterious noises after midnight may be attributed to the ghost of old Snow hall as he takes his spite out on late-studying students.
Reason for this mean mood can be attributed to loss of sleep. The last remnants of old Snow hall, a huge pile of limestone behind the University greenhouse, has been the home of old Snow hall's ghost and provided a peaceful haven until stonecutters began shaping the stone for use in the construction of the new Military Science building.
Snow hall's ghost dug deeper into his pile of rock when 15 stonecutters began chipping on his stone but it was no use. Hammers and chisels beating on the cottonwood limestone were too much for peaceful sleeping.
Ghost Reminisces
The ghost now thinks back to the time when old Snow hall stood to the north and slightly west of Watson library and when he was free and happy to prowl as he pleased.
It was in 1887 that he first took over his beat and had the privilege of patrolling the fourth building constructed on the campus. At various intervals from the time of its construction in 1887 until it was razed in 1933, old Snow hall housed the departments of biology, geology, botany, zoology, human physiology, human anatomy, and the museum of natural history. For several years the basement was used as a gymnasium. Snow hall was named
for Francis Huntington Snow who was chancellor of the University from 1890 to 1908. Husen, Mark T.
Plan Memorial Tower
In 1934 the Kansas Pioneer Memorial association planned to build a memorial tower to the memory of Kansas pioneers with the stone of old Snow hall, but for some reason the plan has never been carried out.
Through the construction of the new Military Science building the venerable stone will once again serve the University. Other work at present on the Military Science building includes the hauling of rubble stone from a quarry about 10 miles southwest of Lawrence to the University rock crusher on the west side of the campus. Workmen have completed the removal of top-soil from the building site and excavation work on the building may start some time next week
Moore Appoints Perkins Manager Of Children's Team
(continued from page two) calls him. The lieutenant is higher by one diamond.
Glen Perkins, college freshman, has been appointed to organize a baseball team of the under-privileged children of Lawrence. The project is sponsored by the Y.M.C.A.-Y. W.C.A. recreation center. Perkins is a former catcher on a United States Navy team.
"We hope to develop a team that can challenge Hill and town teams." said John Moore, executive secretary of the Y.M.C.A.
Also, in connection with the recreation center, the Hill group will hold a swimming party in Robinson gym at 7 o'clock tonight for under-privililed children.
COEDS BEWARE---additional 24 hours. Until they have cooled, the door of the kiln must be kept closed.
Any other men seen on the premises are either chaperones or regular officers. The regular officer wear bars, oak leaves, maple leaves, eagles, and stars—not at one time, of course—on their shoulders. Just be cordial to the chaperones and
Clay Modelers Work In Department of Design
Going so quietly about its own business that it is almost unknown on the campus, is the course in clay modeling, glazing and finishing, taught by the department of design. Miss Marjorie Whitney, assistant professor of the department of design teaches the course assisted by Virgil Lee graduate student.
Most of the work, the modeling and glazing, is done in an obscure corner of Frank Strong hall. From there it must go to the "klein" in the basement of Haworth hall, a heavy and clumsy furnace, with adjustable shelves to accommodate objects of different heights. The articles must be baked for eight hours with a very hot fire, then cooled for an
Lee explained that the three little dots often found in the bottom of pottery pieces are caused by stilts which keep the article from resting on the floor of the kiln rack during the terrific heat.
Lee's speciality is mixing glazes. A glaze is a mixture of several basic chemicals, flint, kaolin and lead carbonate, which is applied to the outside of the piece. Addition of oxides to these materials makes it possible to color the glaze in various ways. At present, Lee is making tree markers for the Seventy-fifth Anniversary celebration.
"Remember a certain sign appears at both ends of the University campus," he continued, "the second line of that sign warns SPEED LIMIT 20 MILES. This rule must be carried out to insure the greatest possible safety for the whole student body!"
Stephenson also said that while students and faculty alike have been offenders, statistics prove that persons between the ages of 18 and 24 have the most accidents.
Persons seriously injured, 32.
Persons receiving minor injuries. 41. (33 University students). Total injuries, 73.
Deaths of other persons in the same period, 4. Total deaths, 11.
Has Unequalled Safety Record
"There have been no deaths among University students this year, a record unequaled in the past four years. Let's not ruin that record during the remaining two months." E. A. Stephenson, professor of petroleum engineering, said today.
The law enforcement officers believe a word to the wise is sufficient. These are the facts for the last four years as compiled by Stephenson:
Deaths of University students in past four years, 7.
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