SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1939
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SECTION A
PAGE SEVEN
University State Bureaus Promote Citizens' Welfare
By Bill Barley, c'sp
Few persons know of the existence of the several state bu reas at the University, and still fewer realize the great importance of the work carried on by these bureaus during the past 35 years. Yet, these divisions have played a very important part in the progress of our state, and much credit is due them for the present welfare of our
One of the most important branches of state service work conducted at the University has to do with Sanitary Engineering. In 1907, legislative action created a state controlled water and sewage laboratory to carry on the credible work already being performed by Dean Marvin and Professor Head of the School of Engineering and Architecture in the basement of the old Snow hall. A later law passed in 1915 established a state hospital, and five years later, the two were combined as a division of the Kansas State Board of Health.
With this bureau lies the responsibility of pollution control. Consequently, water samples from all parts of the state are analyzed—a service that benefits more than 50 per cent of the state's population. This service includes the weekly analyzing of the 25 per cent of the population who use "surface water" from ponds, lakes, and rivers.
This bureau is entirely fee supported—no University funds are used in the state service work. Earlier, police state, state sheriff, in charge
Entomology in Early
Another bureau constantly doing creditable work, and one of the first of the University departments to "get into the game" in the matter of extension work, is the Entomological Field Service, headed by H. B. Hungerford, state entomologist.
Prior to the formation of the State Entomological commission, much work was done by Dr. Francis Snow upon application in 1907, the commission was started with five members, consisting of the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture as chairman; the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture appointed by the governor; and the heads of the departments of entomology at both Kansas State College and the University.
This commission has charge of all regulatory work of the state pertaining to agricultural products. The commission is charged with the protection of horticulture and agriculture against injurious insects and diseases. In connection, it puligulates and enforces quarantines to keep out insects, peat, and plant diseases not now present in the state.
Develops Wealth
Every day, numerous inspections of plants in transit are made at the University bureau. At the present time, the commission is checking on the Jap beast; now present in St. Louis. The Commission is responsible for Kansas. Every effort is being made to protect the $250,000,000 industry of the state.
The State Geological Survey, which was authorized by the legislature of 1889, began active work four years later under the supervision of Prof. Erasmus Haworth. Since then, the bureau has been involved with varying activities on all the mineral resources of the state.
The primary object of the survey in to aid in the development of the state's mineral wealth—in industry and mining—is to assess its high as high as $150,000,000 in past years.
One of the most recent projects made possible by the surveys of materials has been the production of rock wool.
First Drug Lab
In at least one instance, the state of Kansas got the jump on the U.S. government—that instance being the establishment of a State Drug laboratory. This laboratory had an unauthorized beginning in 1905, when a campaign for pure foods was instigated by the former Prof. L. E Sayye, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, and the State Board of Health. A test was made of 16 drug samples purchased from five different Kanas towns, and analysis of these showed a great variation. Consequently, the need of a state laboratory to carry on systematic analytical week in the interest of the buying public.
The laboratory because a lawful entity in 1977, and has been operating successfully ever since. Lloyd L. Boughton is and has been the state analyst for several years. This routine work of the lab involves analysis of such commodities as lincseed oil, spirit of camphor, turpentine, tincture of iodine, and many more less common drugs and preparations that are given out by a national bureau. Another more complicated part of the work is the analysis of many of the proprietives that claim to cure everything from sainthood to heartache.
The State Food Laboratory was started shortly after the introduction of the Kansas Pure Food and Drug law in 1907, with Prof. E. H.S. Bailey as director. The chemistry departments of both the University and Kansas State College furnished foods which were impaired under the provision of the Food and Drug law.
Studies State Problems
The laboratory co-operates with county and city health units in analysis of any food products in the course of their works. Manufactured products such as canned goods, bottled goods, and processed oods make up the great majority of the state analysis work. Prof. Henry Werner is in charge at the present time.
Included in the department of chemistry of the University is the division of State Chemical Research which was founded about 1912 under the direction of W. A. Whitaker. Its object as a state division is the study of these problems of Kansas municipal or industrial, which lend themselves to chemical investigation. Some of the problems that have been investigated by this bureau are: the softening of limestone; the mineral waters by flotation; the ends of Kansas the physical and chemical properties of Kansas petroleum; the salt industry in Kansas; the natural gases of the mid-continent field, and many others. H. C. Allen has been director of the division for many years.
Still another bureau that has proved its worth to the state has to do with the inspection of weights and measures. By the law of 1309, the Chancellor of the University of Chicago was given the right to appoint a deputy whose duty it is to compare and adjust state standards.
Mrs. Strong Presided Over University Women's Club
Social companionship and acquaintance with students is the purpose of the University Women's Club, composed of faculty members wives, organized in 1901. During the first 13 years of the organization Mrs. Frank Strong, wife of Chameller Strong, was president.
For the past 21 years the group has given an annual gift of a $100 scholarship to be awarded to some student above the freshman year.
Sachem Honors College Leaders
- Society Places Emphasis
On University Activity
And Scholarship
Treas are given by members of the club each month, from October to May, except in December when an Memorial Union building.
Sachsen, honorary society for senior men, is composed of men who lead their class, both in activities and in scholarship. They are elected to the society because of their identification with University activities and because they possess the ideals which make for a good University.
Freshmen members are chosen on five points: character, scholarship, unnivalh service, leadership, and breadth of interest. The objects of the group are the promotion of fellowship and the solution of problems relative to the senior class and to the University.
Since Sachem members are leaders in nutrition and are naturally healthy enqueued in their various fields of education, Sachem is almost entirely an honorary society, and has
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no group activities. However, the individual members, in their various clubs and organizations, and in their high scholarship, do a great deal toward promoting the high ideals for which the society stands.
The senior honorary society was organized at the University in 1910, and in 1914 was combined with Skull and K, another senior society. Chancellor E H. Lindley was elected an honorary member when he came to the University in 1920. Membership in Sachem is permanent; graduate members living in Lawrence can be active.
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The advisory board of Sachem is composed of faculty members, whose chief function is to assist the organization in selection of new men. Elections are held in the spring and in the fall. The advisory board submits a list of names to the society. This list is compared with a similar list which the members themselves have prepared. Men whose names appear on both lists are elected to membership.
Prior to this year the usual number of members ranged from eight to ten. Eighteen men formed the society this year, with thirteen elected for next year. Of course additional choices will be made in the fall.
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It was formerly the custom to announce Sachen members at an all-University pow wow in front of Blake hall. Another discontinued custom was to initiate new members at the Rock Chalk Pile on North College hill, using a ritual translated from the peace ceremony of the Dakota Sioux Indians. Today the names of the newly chosen members are honored by Homa Convocation in the spring. Sachen has Indian names for its officers. President of the organization is the Chief Sachen; the keeper of the archives is the Keeper of the Fires; the secretary is the Medicine Man; and the treasurer is the Wampum Man.
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