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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 7, 1968
Profs total century at KU
This year the University of Kansas will retire two men who between them have compiled over 100 years of education and service at KU.
James D. Stranathan, professor of physics and George W. Bradshaw, professor of civil engineering have been faculty members at KU longer than any other professors on the hill.
Both professors began their careers at KU as undergraduates in civil engineering in 1917 and received their bachelor's degrees in 1921.
Stranathan, however, began teaching half-time in 1920 while still an undergraduate. Bradshaw did not begin teaching until 1922.
After graduation in 1921, Stranathan began teaching fulltime. He continued his education and received his master's degree in physics in 1924 from KU.
Stranathan has either taught or done research continuously since 1920 except for a year's absence in 1928 when he completed work on his doctorate at the University of Chicago.
Besides his teaching and research work, Stranathan has published a number of research articles and is a member of numerous professional organizations.
Since beginning his teaching career in 1922, Bradshaw has taught continuously except for two short leaves of absence.
Work on his masters degree at the University of Illinois in 1922 and independent study at the University of California in 1963 account for Bradshaw's time away from KU.
Both men have served as chairmen of their departments. Bradshaw was chairman of civil engineering from 1945 to 1963, and Stranathan served as chairman of the physics department from 1941 to 1964.
Both men recalled in their early days at KU that Jayhawk Boulevard was not paved and was usually a muddy patch.
Stranathan remembers the construction of many familiar structures on campus including Memorial Stadium and the Kansas Union.
"When I first came to KU," said Bradshaw, "Strong Hall was
Oregon race down to wire
PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI)—Republican Robert Packwood, 36, yesterday may have ended the volatile 24-year Senate career of Democrat Wayne Morse in a down-to-the-wire battle.
But a late surge of Morse votes raised the possibility last night that he might overcome Packwood's 1,000-vote lead if absentee votes go his way.
Before Morse's late comeback. Packwood held an edge of about 3.000 votes.
Morse, 68, seeking a fifth term, carried heavily Democratic Multonomah County Portland but failed to muster enough strength downstate to overcome Packwood, whom he once trailed by 10 percentage points in the balloting.
Packwood was ahead in 24 of the states 36 counties.
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not yet completed and there were no dormitories at all. Students stayed in private homes or in fraternities and sororites."
Having taught numerous students, both men are in a position to assess whatever changes may have occurred in students in the last four decades.
"Generally, I find that students today are smarter," said Bradshaw.
Stranathan said students today are more interested in outside activities such as politics and world affairs.
Stranathan says he enjoys traveling and has been in every state in the union-most more than once. A photography fan, Stranathan has 5,000 color slides which he has taken on various trips.
Bradshaw, who plans to do some traveling after retiring, mentioned that he and Mrs. Bradshaw have already made a world tour.
After spending eight months at the University of California during his 1963 leave of absence, the Bradshaws traveled to the Orient, India and other parts of the Middle East as well as parts of Southern Europe.
In the summer of 1966 the Bradshaws toured the British Isles, Scandanavian countries, France, Germany and other parts of Western Europe.
Both men admitted they would miss teaching, but felt that they had plenty of interests which would keep them busy.
Problem Drivers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UPI)
—Many motorists who drink have problems in addition to alcohol when they get behind the wheel, says the Alabama Safety Council.
"Drinking drivers who get into trouble commonly have histories of arrest, social and medical problems :
SAIGON (UPI) -The semi-official government news agency, Vietnam Press, said yesterday South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu would make "a new peace proposal" within the next few days.
Vietnam Press quoted Premier Tran Van Huong as saying Thieu's proposal would remove the impression that South Vietnam was blocking the way to fullscale peace negotiations at Paris. It gave no details.
Expanded Paris negotiations had been scheduled to open yesterday. The session was postponed indefinitely because South Vietnam refused to send a delegation on grounds that the Viet Cong were being represented as a separate entity apart from the North Vietnamese.
Huong, according to Vietnam Press, told South Vietnamese newsmen during an awards ceremony Tuesday at Saigon University the Paris postponement was a "victory" for the South Vietnamese government.
Thieu, meanwhile, signed a "state of war" decree which empowers the government to impose strict control on the distribution of resources, to make unannounced day or night searches, to assign persons considered dangerous to the national security to specific locations and to ban demonstrations or meetings threatening security and public order.
The decree also imposes bans on the use of weapons and the possession of publications or documents considered harmful to national security.
It gives Thieu the right to proclaim martial law.
It was announced violators of terms of the decree would be tried and judged by military courts.
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