TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 1925 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE THRE Miss Elizabeth Sprague Talks About History and Process of Making Rookwood Pottery Miss Elizabeth Springle, head of the department of home economics of the University, recently gave a talk to a group of students and townpeople concerning the making of Rook-wood pottery. } "The pottery," she said, speaking of the Rockwood pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio, "was founded in 1880 by Mrs. Marina Longworth Stover who named it Rockwood after her father's country estate near the city." The making of the pottery was first begun in an old frame building, but as the industry better been established, large new buildings were created. In describing the buildings and their location Mrs. Sprague said, "They look more like a country estate than like a factory," Another unusual feature about the pottery is the way in which it is managed. No effort is made to commercialize the output, but rather all effort is centered upon attaining a higher art. In this way individual artistic ideas and freedom to make original designs are cultivated. Those who work in the factory are like members of one large family from the president down to the crand-boy. The first pottery was made from white clay with a yellow glaze over it, producing a yellow and brown color to tone. Pottery was next made from Amateur Enthusiasts Attempt to Perfect Electric Death Ray Scientists of World Unmoved by Rumor of Successful Experiments (United Press) London, Oct. 19. — Stack away in annumerate laboratories here and throughout enthusiasts are offered the chance to witness a death ray that will nettenly kill 3. One such ray "invented" here some time back killed a dog. Another killed a cow. Both manifestations, however, failed to bring wealth and fame to the respective inventors. A boy died from other causes than the "ray." After about an hour, the dog was dead, baked to death in the terrific elow of the search light. The cow, investigators acertained later, was killed dead enough, but not from the mysterious death ray. In the case of the dog the inventor prepared his death ray which involved a considerable amount of power. He arranged the source of his ray near the focus of a huge concave reflecting mirror. At a distance of 20 feet the dog was held in chains, so that it could see the death ray was concentrated on him. Inventor Pushed Button The inventor had rigged up secret electrical and electricuted the event by merely pressing a hidden button. A claim of this nature could not be completely ignored by the British Admiralty to whom the suggestion was made. The inventor was offered a test and the Admiralty provided a ship to be destroyed. Both these episodes go hand in hand with the famous case of a coincidental inventor who claimed to have discovered a way to be used for blowing up a balloon. The offered test apparently proved too severe, for it was never carried out, and the inventor quietly disappeared from this country. Man Disappears Before Test He next tried to give some form of demonstration abrad. The Admiral in charge of the tests there imposed similar severe conditions, with promise of great reward if successful, but promise of great failure. Again the investor disappeared. Most recently the character of the supposed death ray has changed. The most frequent suggestion put forward is to stop the engines of airplanes, and thus put the airplane out of action. The principal method is to stop the magneto from functioning. In some way, energy is to be directed to the $^3$airplane in the form of electromagnetic waves. If sufficient energy is directed, and if it is in the correct form, it is quite conceivable that a magneto can be stopped. On the first rumor that another death ray has been discovered all Europe is roused to excitement. winter glue with a white glaze over it. Later, however, most of the pottery was made with a soft glaze producing a glossy finish and with the former bright shiny glaze. There have been so many marvels of science in the last thirty years that the public mind is ready to believe that science can achieve practically anything, but there is no need for it. The rumor is stirred by the rumor of a Death Ray consisting of radions of any form, the experts say. "I think the distinctions of Rook- wood pottery," said Miss Sprague, "are the perfections of its form, the wonder of its glaze and the beauty which the artist adds to it." She said that people very seldom gave the chemist any crett in the making of pottery, even though he is one of the chief factors. "He is in Rookwood," she continued, "is due to the chemist because he is responsible for the colors and the glazes." Decorations are placed upon the clay while it is still moist. The pieces after decoration, are covered with a cloth and then become waterproof. The pieces are next put into containers which are carried by workmen to kills to remain under intense heat for two days. A second coat can be forth "creations of magic art." Miss Sprague is well acquainted with Rookwood pottery, having had a sister who was a Rookwood decorator and having lived in Cincinnati near the pottery factory for several years. She was also the subject of a talk, a motion picture was shown which demonstrated the method by which Rookwood pottery is made. Pretty Pebble May Be Old"Galloping Domino" (Science Service) Tobiasen, 10—Its the painted pebble which Dr. George L Collis is taking back to Beloit College with him half of a pair of 25,000 year old "galloping domines," or just an innocent early alphabet block? Doctor Collie, who is professor of Anatomy and physiology puzzling object at the old rock shelter home of the stone age men at Mas d'Azil, the home of the transition between the Old and the New Stone Age cultures, which has given the name "Axillion" to all reliefs of this ancient rock shelter and beneath this ancient rock shelter. The earliest, and still the best known, theory about these bits of stone, spotted and striped with red ochre, is that they were primitive pebbles discovered in discovered in Australia that decorates pebbles in much the same fashion. Very recently also it has been learned that certain tribes in Africa play a game with ornamented pebbles similar to those of Mas d' Deadline Will Be Nov. 23 Editor of Jayhawker Announcer Limit for Pictures The deadline for organization pictures in the 1926 Jayhawk is Monday, Nov. 23, according to Jack Kendal, editor. Some have already made appointments and others can call for them at any time. Senior glasses must be in by Jan. 10. There are 500 seniors and they must have their pictures taken as soon as possible. Each photographer has a uniform background so appointment is made. The pictures are also to be larger and differently arranged. All seniors who have not signed for space with the solicitors should come to the Jayhawk ofice and do and receive the pictures he have signed for their section. The goal is 150 as compared to the 45 of last year. The taking of pictures will start the inter-part of this week and any junior student should have desired space should come to the office and sign up immediately. "As it is the junior class which is putting out the book we want this section as large as possible and due to the unique arrangement of the juniors this year it will make the very same section," says Jack Kinchida, editor. Annual Freshman Dinner for Women Is Tuesda The annual dinner for freshman women will be held Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, at 5:30 at the University Commons. It will be over in time for the women to attend the N. W. Roach School of Nursing, Roberts, fa'28, and Frances Short, c'28, who are in charge of the dinner. Toasts will be given by freshman women. Decorations will also be under the charge of the freshmen. The committee requests that all women come in groups, either as a class or as a group with their sorority sisters. Tickets will be delivered to all houses and group leaders Sunday day and all reservations must be made by Monday evening, if possible. Bethany Circle Will Hold Pledging Service Sunday Pledging services for new members of Bethany Circle was held Sunday, Oct. 18, in Bethany room of Myer's hall at 3 p. m. Rowena Morely, *e*26, president; Ruth Shaw, *e*27, vice-president, and Hazel Faringer, *e*27, chairman of the committee had charge of the services. Bethany circle is the national organization of the Christian church women. The following women were pledged: M. Wanda Banker, Ruby Peterson, Gladys Dorris, Selma Hogdon, Lacile Harrah, Elene Ennsi Margaret Drennon, Ruth Ellis, Frances Fennsterman, Mary Pickens, Ivy Burry馏, Marian Riley, Reba Elseif Edith Morris, Hilda Hibbs, Dell Jackson, Jessie Tucker, Florence Clark, Faye Smith, Lola Hill, Cleo Stricklin, Jane Tucker, Violet Randall, and Nadine Miller. Delta Zeta entertained with a dance at Broadview Inn Saturday night. The decorations were of autumn leaves and colored lights. The chaperones were: Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Conspan, Mr. and Mrs, John Griffith, and Mr. and Mrs, M. P. Venn guests from Manhattan, Kansas City, and Baldwin attended. Swede Westhun'ds orchestra furnished the music. The "Big Sister" movement has been inaugurated at the University of Oklahoma this year by Mortar Board, honorary organization for senior women. 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LAWRENCE Business College Diamond Manufactured in German Laboratories An experiment used by Doctor Alterthum and his co-workers was tried in which they determined that an actual degree of molting occurred. A graphite cylinder about five and a half inches in length and an inch and a quarter inch in depth, of which were set in copper electrodes, was heated by means of an electric current. The melting point was determined to be about 6300 deg. C. The long-night process of melting carbon to produce artificial diamonds has been discovered by a group of German chemists, Doctors Ahlermann and Heyrath. The existence of carbon has been shown by its use in are-lights, in which it is rinsed to a white heat without melting. It has been proved in the past that the transparent eight-faced crystals of the transparent eight-faced crystals were formed. Graphite can be made artificially, but unlike diamonds, it is soft, soane, and forms six-faced A girl's gice club will be organized at Orend High School this week. It is planned to have the club sing at the next all-school assembly. Sigma Kappa announces the pledging of Mabel Twaddel, c'29, of Iola, Kansas. HOT! That's Our CHILI GEORGE'S LUNCH First Door North Varsity Theater Nighthawk Hours Owl Service and COFFEE LADIES —now is the time to have your winter coat reinshed and repaired, cleaned and pressed. Schulz the Tailor 917 Mass. St. Between two Ice Stores PHONE YELLOW CAB 711 Five can ride for the price Jamie Jarvis, and Margaret Wallace, Winfield; Margaret Lynch, Sarah, Dorothy Dillaway and Helen Steavens, Karma City, Mo.; Zelena Randall, New York; Lily Ft. Scott, Scott; guests of Kappa Alpha Theta for the week-end. Phi Omega Pi announces the pledging of Beulah Skinner, c'20. DE. FLORENCE BARNOWS, Osteopathic Physician. 909% Man., Phone 2357. Professional Cards DRS. 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