TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1928
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PAGE THREE
Scientists Prove Dogs' Acuteness Greatly Overrated
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Prussians Discontinue Use of Canines on Police Force by Test of Ability
New York, April 3--The average dog owner could write an enthilimatic book about his pet's intelligence and keenness, but scientists have only been gun to penetrate into the dog's world of senses. How much do dogs see and understand?
Experiments so far made indicate that the average dog has far more faulty vision than most dog-lowers, suppose, according to a survey of what is known about dog psychology made in the Quarterly Journal of Dog Training by C. J. Marten and L. H. Warner, psychologists, of Columbia University.
Laboratory experiments in Russia and other countries have led most psychologists to believe that the dog is able to recognize colors. A puppy that seems to know red from green may be responding to a diffrent color, but it doesn't color colored objects, or some other clue that his human friends overlook. A "dog's vision for still objects appears much clearer than that of a man, but he is keenly sensitive to moving objects, the evidence indicates.
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A dog's sense of smell appears to pick up a small piece of pine wood that had been broken when the psychologist reports in their survey. A German shepherd dog, for example, was able in every instance to pick out a small piece of pine wood that had been broken when the psychologist was placed with as many as 20 other pieces that he had never touched. Two seconds contact between the keeper's hand and the object was sufficient to insure the identity of the keeper with the object.
On the other hand, police dogs were tested in Germany by giving them the glove of a person and telling them to pick out the owner from a row of men. The dogs all failed to test out the other tests intended to prove their usefulness in police work. As a result of the tests the use of dogs in criminal detection was forbidden by the Prussian government. It is not clear, the Colonists say, whether the dogs really "understood" what was wanted of them in these tests.
Dogs Recognize Words
Whether dogs, recognize words as a human being does, or whether they respond to sounds, or merely to tones, depends on their training agreed upon by experimenters. Tests with the thorughbined German sheepdog, Felina, recently made me aware of the Warrior dog the dog responded to when in various commands given by his master Jacob Herbert, of Detroit. In some cases, Mr. Herbert gave the dog a command to jump with the door closed, thus showing that the dog did not depend on watching his master's face or pictures for motivation. Instead, it learned to close the door was new to Fellow, and the voice was muffled, but he made a good record, though not a perfect one. The dogs disagree on the dog's capacities is that all sizes and sorts of dogs have been used in experiments, from dogs that were trained to learn about mindfulness or morpheds, the psychologist point out. A representative breed of狗 should be settled upon for system
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"If you are under 30 and a few pounds overweight you have reason to be proof." Such was the counseling and eignilitating message that Dr. Caroline Hedges, of Chicago, brought to the overweight women of the University when she spoke reocussions of the nuptials of the School of Education.
Overweight Women May Rejoice in Their Robustness and Good Health, Declares Dr. Hedges
Unless an individual has found her
own in the overwhelmed class she can
beamed herself with great care as one of the importantness, received
on hearing Doctor Redden talk as she
The slender, sylvb-like feminine creature has so long been in high favor with poet and author that the word *sylvb* had a chance to appear in print. Of course, poets and authors would never so far forget themselves that they are beautiful, beauty, but I always feel sort of indignant when they talk about robbed women at all, so you can imagine my own experience, and that we have one defender at least.
Doctor Hedges said so many nine things about stout women that I am surprised now. She actually thinks that stout girls are better looking than "skimpy" girls, and the way she emulates them is hard to see. She sort of stretched it half-quotient in about the same tone that some people say they they speak pityingly of "fat" people.
Stout women are so calm and good natured too, thinks The Doctor Hedges, because they have their nerves so nicely nodded, while skinny women are
apt to be nervous, and excitable and high string. I believed all that she said because I felt very amirable while she exploited our good points.
Health just sort of follows stoat women in Doctor Hedges' estimation, and it is a good thing it does because he thinks people are pathetic with folks who are overweight and ill, too. I can speak from my own sad experience. I had the mecheme once and people were so unsympathetic. They thought that I made them so them if I didn't make so much, just as if that would make any difference.
Doctor Hedges, who has charge of young women who take nursing training, divides her charges into classes based on the skills she looks. It is hardly believable but the lightly overweight woman constitutes her first class. I immediately distracted her and asked how much so just I could be in a first class somewhere. But I changed my mind when she explained that in order to be able to serve at home, I must be 2 and arise at 6, and that's too early to arise even if you have been a bed for a week previously. But I don't know what kind of mind can't being slightly overweight any more. I am quite content to be overweight, and healthy and good manners. I still need to do some more ambitions than I.
"Excess baggage must be guarded against after you are 30," said Doctor Hedges in conclusion, but I won't mind that especially, because being a workplace worker is a positive and not arrive at the age of 30 until I am ready to arrive.
Ancient Ruins Uncovered
Foundations of Buildings Found Near Abraham's Oak
April, 2013 — Excavations at the ancient Gokak new town in Palestine, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, formed foundations of buildings linking early modern times with the beginning of modern civilization. E. A. Møster, a well-known German archaeologist, working in the Holy Land.
The round which concealed the thief that long had been aboved, and its successor, a young man in special speculation, but no positive knowledge could be grimmed until the past season.
vealed an unquestioned wealth or material. The oldest building whose foundations were uncovered was a public market where slaves were sold facing back to the Hellioness Jewish temple during the life of Christ.
Over the ruins of this ancient building, and using stones from it as material, the emperor Hadrian erected a temple dedicated to the goddess of Abraham with heathen slots. Then after Christianity conquered Rome, the emperor Constantine erected over the ruins of Hadrian's tomb a Christian church in the city center. The Empire of the East began to crumble, when the Persians conquered the country and tore it down. The church was re-erected by the Patriciate Modestus, who installed the statue came, and veduced it to final ruin.
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Photos of the girls with red hair attending K, U, and Lawrence High School will be shown on the screen tonight. The most popular one will receive a prize. The audience will be the judge.
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Regional Secretary of Women's League Helps Choose Plans
Committee to Insert Platform Planks; League Will Study Voters, Lawyers
Ruth McIntosh, regional secretary of the National League of Women Cricketers, will lead a national organization and begin formal plans for the near future for the College League of Women Voters at a special meeting in Fraser Hall year end.
Voter Laws
Miss McIntosh suggested the de-
legibility of sending a delegate to the
atlantic league convention in Chicago,
grill 23 to 28.
League to Insert Planks
legate to insert Planks.
Among the college students the appointment of a committee to select several planks to be inserted in the platform will be held in April 25 in the University auditorium. Milbert Edridge, e25,
Viola Harbison, c. 39, was named a member of a committee to study the absentee voter laws of Kansas, and was later selected as one of those connected with the University.
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of Kansas who take advantage of the privilege granted by these laws.
State President May Visit Miss Melchino informed the college league of the possibility of a visit from Mrs. Constance McArthur, of president of the state league while on her way to the Chicago convention.
Calvin Evans, chairman of the national committee for the mack press conference, said that 25, explained the plans to be carried out in making it as similar to a real business.
At a short business meeting which followed the program, these chairmen were named: Lena Anderson, c20, program committee; Midlred Eldridge, c20, membership committee; Marcia badwich, unee, publicity.
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