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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXIV
No. F7
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Kansas Prairies Yield Rare Fossils for K. U. Museum
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1927
SIX PAGES
Martin Has Been Collecting Bones for 41 Years; at University Since 1894
Forty-one years of collecting fossil remains of prehistoric life is the experience of H. T. Martin, assistant curator of the museum of paleontology at the University of Kansas. Digging out crumbling remains of ancient fauna such as camel legs, rhinoerocs ribs, pilchiphus, the three-legged horse, and the cave horse, Mr. Martin uses that own the Kansas prairies, is Mr. Martin's delight. Not only has he mounts of Ploeena animals, but he has many specimens of pterodactyls, the ancient flying reptiles, some with a wing spread of more than ten feet, that lived in the Cretaceous seas that now are thick chalk cliffs in Gove county, where there are specimens of other extinct life life of which are new to science.
Recently Mr. Martin gave an account of his trip to Wallace county, Kansas, last summer to explore the Ploceae formations, at a meeting of the authors in Chicago. E. H. Lindley's residence. This was the curator's 2012 fossil hunt for K. U.
Cameras vertebral Folio
Remarking on Mr.拭拭's statement, "the account was equally as fascinating as the 'Microbe Hunters.'"
The most interesting and valuable find of the summer, according to Mr. Martin, was a series of large cannel extensions at the base of the comparative size of this annual can be conceived by comparing the normal length of a horse vertebra of three to four inches to that of the fossil. A creature with a long neck like a giraffe could be expected to crawl along cannel running the prairies of western Kansas about 450,000 years ago is indicated by this fossil find. The camel vertebrae were found at the party's second camp three miles north of "Ohno" hill. This was in Sherman
Party of Five Take Trip
According to Mr. Martin's narrative,
a party of five men left the University
of Kentucky to attend a party. The party was composed of Mr. Martin, Prof. Raymond
H. Beamer, assistant professor of oncology; Mr. Roenicke, Lincoln, Neb,
who has hosted "Rhino hill," Rock Heidbreider and Claire Johnson,
the University, and Cornell Pennekron.
Permanent camp site was selected July 8 on the Marshall ranch, a small homestead of 27,000 acres. 13 miles northwest of McAllister. They pitched their tents on "Bhino bill," so named for the fossil rhinoceros found there.
First day miscoorduring
"Work on the south side of the hill was too difficult," the professor Beamer in his account of the trip. Perseverance won, however, and two fragmentary rhinoceros skulls and a pelvis were found. Then a lower jaw bone was uncovered. Members of the party said that from this time until the end of the camp did they lack in interest and work to do. Mr Martin often refers to the amount of work he did during excavation. "I worked so much preparing specimens that I rarely had time to find them," he said.
This process of preparation is used on the fossil parts. When a portion of the bone is uncovered, it is wrapped with Japanese tissue paper and sheller is applied to this by draining it through the skin with the air is prevented by this means. Then the specimen is wrapped in burlap that has been soaked in flour paste. This process helps to insure against breakage and loss.
Twenty-Seven Species Found
While at this camp, Mr. Martin found a Triplon skull, a small, very early species of masootodon. While he met the chuk for small reptile bones with a screen. Several valuable specimens were found in this manner.
Several thousand individual specimens were brought back from the excursion. Hundreds of specimens belonging to at least one species were identified by Mr. Martin. The Plecine formations from which these fossils were found are of river bed and lake deposition. In place these strata cover the safe Cretaceous clash that has been preserved in rocks like the pterodactyls birds and bird-like reptiles.
"Prior to the collection trip of 1924 to this region, the fossils or known (continued on page 6)
Around Mount Oread
Publication of the University Daily Kansan will be resumed next Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Stella Williams, e28, from Kansas
city, will not be in school next
seester.
Stanford Randels, p'27, will not return to school next semester. He will vork in a drug store in Anthony.
Dr. and Mrs. L, G. Graves, Atwood,
itided their son Lloyd, who is a pledge
f Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Sunay
and Monday.
Josephine Whitehead, graduate student in the School of Education, has accepted a position in the Iola High school for the next semester.
Donald Kewart, e29, will be back in chool this semester. He has just returned from New York and Germany where he has been since last fall.
Virginia Scholio, c'27 from Topeka,
will leave Feb. 1 for California where
she will attend the University of
southern California next semester.
Josephine Lapham, c'27, learned
oesterday of the death of her
grandmother, in Chantée. Because of funds
available, she was able to leave
for some tomorrow.
Delta Sigma Pi, professional economics fraternity, will give a bachelor smoker Thursday night in honor of Virgil Miller, hon'27, of Sabetu, who will be married Sunday to Dorothy Rogers of Lawrence.
Dr. H. P. Cady, of the department of chemistry, gave demonstration lectures on "Liquid Air" at Humboldt Wellington and Walton Jan., 19, 20 and 21. He plans to give demonstrations on water and bark Oak on Feb. 7, 8, and 9.
When students struggled onto the Hill Tuesday morning they found that he slippery sidewalks had been anded to make the walking to finals more difficult, so he grew up early enough to discover the state of the sidewalks and remedy it.
The book exchange at the circulare
desk in Watson library will open
Tuesday and be open every day next
week from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m, according
to school hours. Students in Nursery,
Students students to bring books in on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ticket refund money on the basketball tickets is now available at the athletic office. Less than a hour called for a total refund on the basketball tickets. The students preferring to go to some of the games will receive only a refund on the tickets not used.
"The Revolt of Youth—and Ben Lindsey," will be the theme of the evening sermon at the Congregational church, Jan. 30. The Rev. Mr. William H. Butler of the First Presbyterian church will occupy the pulpit, and the two congregations will meet in joint session.
Several faculty members of the department of journalism are planning to attend the annual meeting of the Kansas Press Association, Jan. 28-29. One of the special features of the meeting will be an address by Merle Smith of Kansas City on, "The Newspaper and the Community."
A two-color cover is the chief feature of "Public Management," publication of the City Managers Association, for the January issue. "Public Management," formerly the "City Managers Magazine," is edited in the City Manager offices in Fraser Hall and is printed in the University press.
The Graduate Magazine, published by the Alumni association of the University, was mailed on Saturday, Jan. 22. The first Alumni Council of the University of Kansas is reported in newspapers and in college bulletins. The "Do You Remember" pictures are among the new features of the magazine.
The steps which form a dividing platform in the swimming pool in Robinson gymnastics have after many years of service to the swimmers of the University have finally rattled out. They are being replaced by new steps exactly the same size. Incidentally, many persons who use thedivide platform will tend to touch the thing would happen to it, but they would just as leave an exact duplicate of the present one would not replace it.
Mary Agnes Patterson, c27, from Kansas City, Mo., will not return to school next semester.
Dorotella Jones, c-22, will attune Ward-Belmont school in Nashville, Tenn., next semester.
Miss Geneva McFarlane, A, B, '26,
left last week for Colby, Wyeo, where
she has accepted a position as a
teacher.
Earl Fankhauser, e20, will re-enter the University of Kansas the second semester. Fankhauser is a member of the Phi Delta Chi fraternity.
Eizabeth Black, c. 29, from Topela will not return to the University next semester, but will go to Honolulu with her family.
Louise McCurly, fa'29, was called to her home in Kansas City, Mo., yesterday on account of the illness of her mother.
Margary Chuckwick, c47, will spend the week between semesters with Virginia Bella Thomas in Blue Springs, Mo.
"Hi, Bob, where are you going?" was heard shouted on the way up Mt Orend during the reign of the families at school "I was the last reply."
Roland Krobbeil, e25, will not return to school the second semester. He has accepted a position with a university that he is already with and will leave for there immediately.
The intramural handball tournament has been discontinued until after finals, according to John Sabo, assistant coach. The first round of the tournament will be held off and the remaining players will go into the second round next semester.
The Outing Club will go on an inter-
senecer overnight hike. Thursday
night to Broadview Inn. Members
wilhike out to the inn before suppe-
and return in the morning after break-
fast, horseshoe bounce teames
after super tea will be story
telling and marshmallow toasting.
The "Tax Rate Book" for 1926, published by the League of Kansas Municipalities, is just off the press and will soon be for distribution among the officials of the state. The book is published in bulletin form by using a large part of the original number of the Kansas Municipalities."
Dr. F. P. Ohrion, of the School of Education, will give a talk "An Analysis of Aims and Elements of Examinations in Geography and History" at the annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa on Tuesday, February 4, fraternity, to be held in Topics Feb 1 in conjunction with the State Council of Administration.
Fifty signatures have been secured to a petition asking that the city take under its supervision the sailing of boats in the area during periods of ice and snow. The petition calls for the sanding of Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and was presented by C. W. Carrion, street commissioner.
The following men will address students of the School of Pharmacy at the weekly assemblies to be held during the second semester. Charles H. Werner, Ph.D., Pharmaceuticalian; Pharmaceutical Association; C. M. Gates, editor of the Sunflower Drugstri; Dr. E. G. Brown, secretary of the State Board of Health; W. S. Doyle, Pharmaceuticalian; Sarasota City, Mo., and J. W. Kolley, editor of the Midwestern Drugsri.
The busy season of the year is at hand for the League of Kansas Municipalities, according to John G. Sullivan, executive director on parks and playgrounds, the revision of the Wellington city ordinances, and a five-year audit of the financial city of Great Falls, the leading incumbent of the League at the present time.
Flood lights are now being installed on Robinson gymnasium to make the entrance to the building and the fire alarm system for safety for people who attend basketball games or any other night entertainments which may be hold there. There are four of these lights at the building and two more at the back.
Feminine Justice of Supreme Court Will Lecture Here
Florence E. Allen, of Ohio,
to Speak to Students
at Convocation
Friday.
Judge Florence E. Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court, the only man supreme court justice in the United States, will address an all-white audience in *In Fracer Hall at 10:30 a.m.* There will be no admission charges for the lecture, as there will be for her other appearances in Lawrence University, under the auspices of the American Association of University Women. The University is taking advantage of her presence here by scheduling her for a morning meeting, as she will be present on Friday and day. She is to speak before the association at a luncheon at the Timbue Theater teaream, and at 2:30 will lecture on "Our Heritage." Judge Allen is reputed to be an excellent
Friday
She was a candidate for governor in the Republican primaries in Ohio last summer $r_2$, and finished second in both elections. She was first woman in the world elected to sit in a court of last resort, but also was the first of her sons to preside in a first degree murder case. She praised her husband's efforts to contend for the bar in 1914 until 1911.
Judge Allen will also lecture at Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City on this trip.
She was graduated with honors from Western Reserve University, served for several years on the editorial staff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, received her A. M. degree in political science and constitutional law at Western Reserve University, and earned a Ph.D. from 1909-1010 and graduated with honors from the New York University Law School in 1913.
Many Rooms Available
Inquiries Expected to Pick Up Next Semester
The number of rooms available for both men and women for the coming semester will greatly exceed the demand, according to E. B. Shattz, secretary of the Y, M. C. A., and Agnes Hughain, dean of women.
Y. The M. C. A. at the present time has something like 100 rogs lusted. Impurities to date have not exceeded a dozen. However, Mr. Shubta was impressed by his result in erasing the latter part of this week and the first of next.
Prices range from $10 to $15 a month for single rooms, and from $18 to $25 for double rooms. Most of the rooms listed are doubles while most have one bedroom or two single rooms. Board can be obtained at from $5.50 to $6.00 a week.
Norman F. Witt, graduate of the University of Kansas and recipient of the degrees of Ph. G., Ph. C., and B. S. in pharmacy, has been appointed to the position of instructor in chemistry at the University of Colorado. He will begin his duties the second semester.
Witt was an honor student and was chosen by the faculty of the School of Pharmacy to receive the Lehn & Fink medal of award. The faculty judged on scholarship, activities, and character.
K. U. Pharmacy Graduate to Teach at Colorado U
Jan. 21
12:39 a.m.-m. P.教授, Towne, "A French Lodge"
(University preparatory School)
12:45 a.m. music arranged and presente-
d by School of Fine Arts.
KFKU
--on Program
Henry W. Beryl, Tenor ... Donna Tumpari
Mona Oceana Doe The Doll Soil ... Herbert Hubbard Music
For You Nine ... Barbara Mintz
Brightly Shifting ... When She Was Strong
Graceful Dance ... Graceful Dance
Hammer Time, No. 5 ... Brushwash-Jackson
Shung Song ... Schwanen
Halftone Music ... Schwanen
Harald Marie Famer ... Schubert
Rudolf von Famar ... Rudolf von Famar
All college students who come under the provisions of the forty percent elimination rule, are asked to call at the College office as soon as possible.
That goldfish may be taught to choose their food from one of two alternative compartments is indicated in the results of experiments completed by James McWilliams, c'28.
Story Told by Psychologists of Fish Choosing Their Own Breakfast Room Seems to Be Just a Little Bit Fishy
In the experiment, two compartments were used, one in which there was a 25 watt light, and the other in which there was a 15 watt light. Food was placed in both compartments and the fish were put into a separate compartment. The fish were two doors through which the fish could swim to get to the food.
They were taught to associate the getting of food with the dim compartment. If they went into the light compartment they were scared out by the brightness of the dim compartments were changed from side to side. The fish, before being subjected to these tests were put through a learning series for one month. During the training series 72 per cent of which were correct.
Later the compartments were changed to see what the fish would do. The bright compartment was no longer used, and the fish were given the choice between the compartment of 45 watt light and of one in which the fish were kept. The fish had been taught to get food from the darker compartment of two. After changing the compartments the fish were experimented on for only one
Kansans to Broadcast Spirit of Jayhawker Over Radio Saturday
Men's Glee Club of University Chancellor, and Governor
The spirit of the dajawk will be broadcast Saturday night, Jan. 28. Kraes day, a program in from KF-93, City Star City Star radio tation, WDAF.
Governor Ben S. Paulus will send greetings. Chancellor E. H. Libbey will speak on "The University and the State." A aww of the faculty are well known by both the K. U. alumni and the citizens of Kansas generally will say "Help," and tell few Kansas traditions.
The men's glee club has prepare the "Corn Song" written many years ago by Kate Stephens, a graduate of K. U. in 1875 and later a teacher in the department of Greek languages, who taught the course all will be the first time the "Corn Song"
has been sung before the public by a glee club or chorus.
The glee club will also sing the famous "I'm a Jayhawk," composed by George "Jumpin" Bowles of Kanok Village, on the program are: "Old Man Oak" "Songs My Mother Taught Me," "John Brown's Body Lies a Mouldering In The Grave," Whitttes "The Alarming Song," William Morris' in the Cold, Gold Ground," and a song that was popular some years ago—Prof. William Herbert Carruth's "Life at K. S. U." Some of the more modern songs will be sung by a quartet composed of C. W. Thomas' Blair Price, Robert Lopez
Kansas clubs in Boston, Schenected, Jerome, Ariz, Minneapolis, and Seattle are planning to listen in, it is already known.
Rehearsals for the glee club will continue tomorrow after being broken into by quix week. The program arranged for the glee club between semesters is: KPKU Saturday night, Jan. 29, Incleyton, Mar. 11, Enleworth, Feb. 1, Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 2.
Those chosen to represent K. U. in the Valley contest at St. Louis Ft. will, 4 go there direct from Kansas City, and according to Professor Larzmorem, they will probably not be chosen until that time.
Professor Mitchell Gives Talk Prof. U. G. Mitchell of the department of mathematics gave an address on "Rhyming Arithmetics Club." In his address, Professor Mitchell pointed out that rhymes can be used through the centuries to aid in the learning of mathematics. For example, the rhymes "Thirty days has September" was first used in arithmetic.
week. Two of the fish chose the correct compartment in 100 per cent of the trials.
"It is very interesting that the fish did not go to the original compartment that they learned to go to but chose the dark compartment which seems to show that the fish were not learning to associate the food with the light of given and absolute brightness, but that it was to go to the compartment where the fish were learning," said Prof. R. I. Hweler department of psychology.
The conclusions state that the behavior of fish cannot be explained in terms of conventional theories. The reaction is not associated between a set of movements and isolated stimulus but it is a response to a total situation. The fish see one compartment in its relation to the other and responds by making comparison, but merely in that the lighter of two compartments in each case is as much a stimulus in choice as the darker.
This is the first time in the knowledge of Professor Wheeler that experiments on goldfish have been attempted.
In order to check the results of this experiment, another set of fish will be used, and they will be allowed to get their food from the lighter compartment of two. They are expected to do better in this attempt, because they are more accustomed to responding to light.
Bob Patterson Resigns Place on Student Council
Bob Patterson, first vice-president of the Men's Student Council, has resigned his position because of leaving school, and his vacancy will be filled by election at the next meeting of the council.
Candidates for the position must have their petitions signed by 25 students and accompanied with RI, in the bands of Charles Embree, secretary, before Feb. 5. Any student qualified office is entitled to the position.
At the last council meeting an appropriation of $25 was made to the Dad's day committee to help pay for the sending of invitations. An in-committee of the Pan-Hellenic party is being organized on by the organization committee.
Papa's Projected Visit Disturbs Finals, But-
A new angle of college humor presented itself in the recent activities of a self-appointed branch office of Western Union here.
The diligent pursuit of last minute learning was interrupted by a phone call about 9 o'clock last Friday night at one of the sorority houses. A man's voice asked to speak to Miss Blank. On answering, the young woman responded in no time to meet the 7:45 Santa Fe morning. Signed "father."
Inquiry revealed that the Santa Fe had no train at that hour, but that there was one at 9:45 on which the food parent might arrive.
As Western Union closes at 9 p.m., the wire could not be checked until she was called in by a daughter called in the early morning she was told that so much message had been sent by that office, and that she would have to call her in order to inquire about such a telegram.
Oh, the irony of fate that there was no train at that hour for thick boots on the ground. The three aggreed students to move three fathers who didn't arrive!
Anyway, the joke broke the monotony of finals.
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Members of the typographical union who are employed by the department of journalism press are plant managers. They are hired by the Lawrence Industrial Court in the Old Felbels hall Thursday evening, Jan. 27, Dr. V, D. Hop of Topera will address the member of the business session of 14 entertainment.
Friday, Jan. 28, is the positive deadline for senior glasses for the Jayhawker, according to Clifford Anderson. All organizations that have not turned in their glasses or copy may do so not later than the first of next week. Anderson expects to be in the Jayhawker office Thursday and Friday, Jan. 27 and 28.
Boredom Banned About Mt. Oread During Week-End
Convocation to Coasting
Is Range of Activities
Available on Hill
This Week
Parties, banquets, lectures, teas, and a concession will furnish ample space for parties that remain in Lawrence during the mid-夏季 vacation. Beaches these social activities the continued show and thrill of surfers, surfing clubs, sliding and basking, popular.
Four parties have been authorized up to date: Mid-semester variety, Monday, Jan. 31, 12 o'clock; Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. party, January 4, 12 o'clock; K. P. Kapna, Friday, Feb. 4, 12 o'clock; P. Kapna Alpha, Friday, Feb. 4, 12 o'clock.
Features at Varsity
The mid-semester varusity will be wn F. A, U. hall, and Johnston Tomlinson's orchestra will furnish the music. There will be a special feature of some kind, according to Herb Pemmington manager. The Y. M. and Y. W. C. A party will be given Feb. 4, and will consist of a program from S to the arrangement. A concert with alumni Phillips are joint chancellor in the committee in charge of the party. Everyone is invited to come.
The Sigma Kappa party is being given by the upper classman for the freshmen in the sorority, Hally's orchestra from City Kansas will play The Pi K A party will be their regular mid-winter formal, given at the house, with music by the Knanney-Fredericks orchestra.
The 69th birthday of the state of Kansas will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 25, and a program will be broadcast from KFPU and WDAP, between 9 and 10:45, which will be of particular interest to K. U. students and alumni. It will include an address by Governor Ben S. Paunce, greetings from Chancellor Ursula L. McKee, and the mark of women's gift clubs.
Game at Columbia
Kansas will play the University of Missouri at Columbus, Jan. 28, this being the fourth Missouri valley conference game of the season for Kansas. In spite of the bad weather condition, the team should have a chance to K. U. students will attend the grant. Judge Florence E. Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court will be the speaker at a convention Friday morning, Jan. 28, at 10:30. Judge Allen is the only woman justice of a supreme court in the United States, and will be here under the impiies of the American Association of University Women. She will speak to the members of the university at the Triumph Theater test room, and will lecture in the Administration building at 2:30.
Dean G. H. Edgill of the Harvard School of Architecture will speak to students of architecture Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 2, at 4:35p. These also will discuss registration (or the first day of registration to attend this lecture).
The Kansas City alumnus chapter of the Alpha Omicron Pi security will give a bridge tea Saturday, then take part in a spring graduation and activities of the K. U., chapter.
Bridal Trip to Calcutta Planned by Crews-Athon
Nea Athon, c. 28, will be married to Orville L. Crews, of Stouffs City, Ia., Feb. 21, at the First Presbyterian church of that city.
They will leave New York Feb. 26, on the Aquitania for Europe where they will visit Dombai, Paris, and Venice. From Venice they will sail for Bombay, India, and thence to Culacat where Mr. Crews is employed by the Standard Oil Company, arriving there April 6.
Miss Athena, who was a major in the department of journalism, is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Athona of Sioux City.
Sherben Guest at Dew Meijer
Sherbon Guest at Des Moines
Dr. Florence Sherbon of the depar-
tment of Children's Hospital in
Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Des Moines as
the guest of the health department of
the City Federation of Women's
Clubs. She gave a talk at the afterno-
meon meeting on "A Community Pre-
vention Program" during Doctor Sherbon was the guest of a dinner given by the women physicists of Des Moines.
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