Expert Says Man Can Beat Space
A missile expert for McDonnell Aircraft Corp. says man can conquer the problems of space flight.
Speaking to 200 engineers and guests at the first annual Engineering Exposition Awards Banquet last night, Dr. Roderick D. Calrk, analyst in McDonnell's engineering department, explained some of the many problems facing engineers in space rocketry.
"Merely putting a man into a missile is nothing. Keeping him alive introduces every problem encountered by the sanitation engineer the heating and refrigeration engineer, and the electrical engineer, to name just a few." Dr. Clark said.
Dr. Clark, whose company is working on the Project Mercury space capsule, said one of the major problems in manned space flight is a psychological one.
He explained that the Mercury Astronaut faces loneliness, confinement, and difficulties in waste disposal, which will cause psychological problems.
"I am confident that engineers will be able to solve these problems," Dr. Clark said.
He said the largest factor hinder ing the engineers in solving these problems is financial.
"An engineer is someone who must do economically and efficiently what anyone with unlimited resources and unlimited time can do," he said.
Why manned space flight in the first place?
"The scientists who are urging manned space vehicles are sincerely interested in learning about this portion of nature simply because understanding nature fills a need in their mental makeup." Dr. Clark said.
Senior Hookey OK'd
Seniors will be excused from 10 and 11 a.m. classes next Thursday to attend the senior class meeting. They will also be excused from afternoon classes on May 8 to attend the class picnic.
Exused absence from class, but not from the work involved, has been approved by the Chancellor.
He said the engineers assisting with space projects have a num conviction that whatever is added to man's knowledge of nature can be used for man's welfare.
"Remember this," he cautioned, "these capabilities can be used to apply military pressures and we had better be ready."
E. Engineers Get 2 of 3 Trophies
The electrical engineers took top honors at the Engineering Exposition Awards banquet last night, winning two of three awards on their display. Sound and Color."
The electrical engineering department was presented the award for the best original display and the Sigma Tau trophy. annual award for the best overall display.
The award for the best academic display was presented the mining and metal engineering department for its display, "Modern Metallurgical Techniques."
Runners-up for the awards were: best academic display, engineering manufacturing processes department; best original display, petroleum engineering department, and the best over-all display, petroleum engineering department.
Petroleum engineers were the winners of last year's Sigma Tau trophy, only award given. This is the first year for the awards banquet.
56th Year, No.132
Melvin Hawk, Atchison graduate student, and David Blackburn, Parsons junior, said they asked Dean Woodruff to have the student-faculty disciplinary committee review the suspension.
"These boys have been guilty of planning and executing an unwaranted and fantastic attack on private property and, as we have said man" times in the past, we simply will not tolerate acts of vandalism and irresponsibility on the part of our students," Dean Woodruff said.
The students appeared before Dean Alderson and Dean Woodruff Tuesday. Dean Woodruff said he and Dean Alderson then met with the academic deans of the students involved and the decision was made by this group.
"Dean Woodruff doesn't seem to think the disciplinary committee has any power. We will have to take it to the chancellor." Blackburn said.
The action was based on damage to a house at 1316 Ohio St. The second and third floors of the house were damaged, furniture was overturned, and glass was broken during the party.
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Nine Suspended After Apartment Damaged
Two of the students said they plan to appeal their suspension to Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. They complained they did not get a fair hearing. L. C. Woodruff, dean of students, said he and Donald K. Alderson, dean of men, held a full hearing.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Nine University students were suspended and two put on probation yesterday as a result of a party held March 18 at which the second and third floors of a Lawrence apartment house were damaged.
Douglas County deputies stood the watches for the 24 Oregonian "pioneers" who camped with their covered wagons west of Lawrence last night.
After a hot breakfast, the "pioneers" began to prepare for their trip to Topeka, where they will
The deputies were brought in to prevent a rumor from materializing. The word yesterday was that KU students might spring a surprise midnight attack on the train.
The campsite was a hive of activity as horses and mules were watered and fed, harness repaired and horseshoes checked by the train's own harness maker and blacksmith.
attack on the tank However, the night passed without incident and the Oregonians began to stir around their camp sites at about 5:30 this morning.
Yesterday, more than 25,000 people turned out to see the wagons pass through the center of Lawrence, more than watched the Kansas Relays parade Saturday. At least 6,000 people lined their cars bumper to bumper and made the trip to the campsite to get a closer look at the Oregonians.
be welcomed by Governor George Docking and will spend the night at the Topeka Fair Grounds.
Thursday, April 23, 1959
Mrs. Mary Stephenson, the owner, said $115 was paid by one of the suspended students. The student had rented the apartment for a week under an assumed name.
Mrs. Stephenson was out of town when the party took place. She discovered the damage when she returned at 1:30 the next morning and called the campus police.
Six of the involved students had rented the apartment last semester. Hawk and Blackburn said they had had disagreements with the land-lady and moved out.
Blackburn and Hawk said they were at the party for only a few minutes and left when it got noisy. They said the two students put on probation were not in the house that night.
"I was told my suspension was because I went up there and didn't do anything to stop this. We (Blackburn and Hawk) got over there and
about four guys were there sitting around. When they started making a lot of noise, Blackburn and I left," Hawk said.
"We were there two or three minutes at the most. We left when they started making a lot of racket. When we were at the party they weren't tearing anything up.
Hawk said:
"Dean Woodruff said we were expelled because of our thoughts in the matter. He said, 'We don't want anyone around here who wouldn't do anything to stop something like this.' He said if he saw a murder being committed on the street he would try to stop it."
"The two were put on probation because they knew Blackburn and me, and because they lived there last semester."
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Helvey Minimizes Fall-out Fears
"We must consider every possible chance of danger," he said.
Concern over the effects of increasing quantities of radioactive elements in the Kansas River was minimized today by T. C. Helvey, visiting professor of radiological biophysics.
J. Lee Mayes, director of industrial hygiene for the State Board of Health, has said that radioactivity in Kansas rivers is increasing. He specifically mentioned the Blue River near Manhattan and the Kansas River at Topeka as having the highest levels of radioactivity in the state.
"The permissible dosage of industrial waste as described by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is so conservative that it may be considered as absolutely safe, with the exception of a possible genetic damage. This, however, cannot be determined until the second or third generation." Prof. Helvey said.
"Theoretically, the only safe radioactivity is no radio activity at all Even the cosmic radiation we receive from outer space could cause
"However, the radiation level in our drinking water is carefully monitored and always is kept below the permissible dose," Prof. Helvey said.
"The danger of certain radioactive materials depends strongly on the type of material it is. The most dangerous are the bone-seeking materials (Strontium 90)" he said.
"In spite of the theoretical chances for damage, there is no justification for concern as long as conditions are kept within their present limits," he said.
Betas Take First Place In Intramural Speeches
Beta Theta Pi fraternity won first place in the 12th annual intramural speech contest last night with 38 points for the three divisions of the contest.
"Fall-out in this area is so small that it is not necessary to consider it with a great deal of seriousness. Industrial wastes are strictly regulated, and natural radioactive materials washed from the soil into Kansas rivers do not come near the level of danger." Prof. Helvey said.
Radioactivity in water may be due to fall-out, industrial wastes, or the natural radioactivity in the soil.
damage, but we are not sure just what damage will or could be caused by a very low level of radioactivity," he explained.
Alpha Tau Omega won second place with 36 points and Sigma Chi placed third with 34 points.
Stephen Hill, Lawrence senior,
was first place winner in the argu-
mentative contest held last night.
Others who placed were Paul Cacioppo,
Overland Park sophomore,
second; Sidney Stoepewelphur, Russell junior, third; Alan Wuthnow,
Hope sophomore, fourth.
Bill K. Flynn, Topeka freshman, was the winner of the informative speech contest held April 15. Others who placed in this contest were Robert L. Driscoll, Lawrence freshman, second; Janet Cameron, Topeka junior, third; Charles D. Aldrich, Osborne sophomore, fourth.
Alan Wuthnow was the winner of the demonstration speech, the first division of the contest, held April 8. Other winners, of this contest were Norman Schwartzkopf, Abilene sophomore, second; Michael D. DeBusk, Macksville sophomore, third; Jack E. Kollmann, Kansas City, Mo., junior, fourth.
Other winners of this contest were Norman Schwartzkopf, Abilene sophomore, second; Michael D. DeBusk, Macksville sophomore, third; Jack E. Kollmann, Kansas City, Mo., junior, fourth.
Trophies were presented to the first place winners and to Beta Theta Ph.
In his winning speech last night, Hill said a responsible electorate and interested voters depend on a good educational system.
"The difference between interested and non-interested, responsible government is education," he said.
"For sound education and subsequent citizenship, we must teach responsibility toward government and public affairs."
Weather
Increasing cloudiness north tonight. Friday partly cloudy. Cooler west and north Friday. Low tonight 30s northwest to 40s southeast. High Friday 60 northwest to lower 70s southeast.