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Summer Session Kansan Thursday, July 30, 1959
LITTLE MAN ON.CAMPUS
"I'm gonna have a 'snap' next semester—looks like I'll be taking the same courses I had this summer.
Ze Dress Above Ze Knee, That's Ze Word from Paris
PARIS—(UPI)—Skirts must be lifted above the knee, Dior designer Yves Mathieu Saint-Laurent decreed yesterday in an exclusive interview that blew the lid off the current Paris fall fashion season.
The brilliant, young, 23-year-old designer's interview with UPI came less than 24 hours before he presents his fall collections.
His word on shorter skirts flew smack against the lengthening hemlines that other designers have been showing all week in this world fashion capital.
But audacity is a Dior tradition. The late, great Christian Dior made his name in 1947 with a "new look" that lengthened hemlines while all the other fashion houses were hiking them.
The world followed Dior—and has ever since. Now Saint-Laurent—who took over brilliantly after Dior's death two years ago—has made his bid to equal the master's major stroke of a dozen years ago.
"La jupe sera au dessus des genoix." Saint-Laurent told UPI. In plain English that meant, "The skirt will be above the knees."
Whether the fashion world would follow him was a gamble. But gambling—and winning—is also a Dior tradition, backed up by a world fashion empire and the fortune of French textile magnate Marcel Boussac. Dior has branches in Europe, the United States, South America and the Far East.
"The secret of my silhouette is in
the skirt and the way it is worked,' Saint-Laurent said.
But he was shooting the works. Just about everything else about the Dior line will be different from what the other designers are doing, Saint-Laurent said.
Suit jackets will be short (those of others are longer this season). Shoulders will be narrow (the rest of the fashion pack has broadened them). Collars will be small (hardly a Paris dressmaker has failed to feature the broad collars this week). Fabrics will be soft and supple (others are stiff).
Colors will be bright and sharply contrasted (other designers are using muted colors that blend together). Necklaces will ride high on the neck (others keep jewelry well away from the face).
Party Has Votes Democrat Asserts
EL DORADO, Kan. — (UPI) — Democrats have the votes even though Republicans may have the money, State Treasurer George Hart, a Democrat, says.
Speaking at the Kansas Democratic picnic, Hart said, "I said it before and I'll say it again. I am proud to be a Democrat and we Democrats might not have much money, since it looks like the Republicans have all the money, but we do have the votes."
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The KU study is not directed at solving any particular problem but low temperature applications are becoming increasingly important in space technology and in electronic installations.
The graduate assistants and staff for the project have not yet been named.
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Dr. Kurata and assistants will study materials such as liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, which will involve temperatures as low as minus 455 degrees Fahrenheit.
The National Science Foundation has granted $7,400 in order that Dr. Wilson can complete the study.
Dr. Kurata holds the B.S. degree from the California Institute of Technology and the master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He has been a member of the KU faculty since 1947.
Grant to Support Study of Dinosaurs Is Research on Gas Subject of KU Grant
The National Science Foundation will support basic research at the University of Kansas on phase and volumetric behavior of normally gaseous materials at extremely low temperatures with a two-year grant of $54,000. Dr. Fred Kurata, professor of chemical engineering, is the project director.
Set Hall of Fame Drives
Jerry Waugh is the low medalist in a summer session golf tournament organized by the School of Education with a 77 for 18 holes. Charles Oldfather won second in a playoff with Eskil Anderson. Other medalists were Richard Schiefelbusch, Keither Anderson and James Seaver tied for fifth and Spencer Martin.
Arthur K. Heitholt topped the handicap division with Eskil Anderson second. Following were Jerry Waugh, William J. York, Walter Mikols, Floyd Temple and Charles Oldfather.
GREAT BEND, Kan.—(UPI) The state campaign to raise money for the Agriculture Hall of Fame has been detailed for Kansas chairmen. J. A. Mermis Jr., Kansas chairman for the nationwide campaign, told the 12 state district directors to organize county fund-raising drives
middle Paleocene that consists of more than jaws.
These Paleocene mammals, appearing at the threshold of the Cenozoic (Age of Mammals), are the subject of a study directed by Dr. Robert Wilson, associate professor of zoology at the University of Kansas and associate curator in vertebrate paleontology at the Museum of Natural History.
Jerry Waugh Is First In Golf Tournament
"The vanishing dinosaurs left large areas unoccupied and the mamals which then were no larger than house cats began to develop and expand," Dr. Wilson said.
When dinosaurs began disappearing from the earth 70 million years ago the existing small mammals began to grow and spread over the land.
"The Paleocene mammals' strategic position in time frequently makes possible the solution of problems in mammalian classification which would otherwise remain obscure," he said.
Speedy After Two Whiskeys
Field parties from KU under the direction of Dr. Wilson have obtained more than 500 identifiable specimens of the period from the San Juan Basin in New Mexico.
The collection, which is one of the six largest of Paleocene mammals in the world, contains 350 specimens from the Kutz Canyon representing more than 25 species of mammals.
The collection contains the only specimen of a primate as old as
LONDON—(UPI)—Three volunteer motorists went through a road safety program on BBC television Tuesday to prove that alcohol slows up reactions, but they didn't react very well. The average time it took them to cover a specially selected obstacle-strewn course before imbibing was 43 seconds. After two large whiskies each, the demonstrators clocked in at the average time of 39 seconds.
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