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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 11, 1959
WEIGHT LIFTERS—Russell Taylor, on the left, and Edwin Weiskirch, both Wichita freshmen, say draft rejections are proof of bad health. Not pictured is Joe Stout, Wichita freshman, also a weight lifter, who agrees with the above duo.
Chancellor Is Director
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy has been named an original member of the board of directors for the newly created United States Committee for the Atlantic Congress.
Chancellor Murphy is one of the three educators on the 34-member board whose immediate responsibilty is the selection of 150 Americans to attend the Congress June 5-10.
should do to advance international cooperation and prevent wars," the chancellor said.
He explained that it resembles the Hague Congress of 1948 in which some 800 European citizens met.
"The Atlantic Congress will present one of the few times when people of the Western world who are not bound by any official policy will be able to voice their ideas about what the NATO countries
Scarab to Watch Delineator
Robert C. Willard, professional delineator from Kansas City, Mo., will present examples of his work during a business meeting of Scarab at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Room 311, Marvin Hall. A delineator is a person who creates artists' conceptions of buildings and products from blueprints.
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Student Viewed as 'Skinny, Sallow, Weak,and Has a Cold'
By Thomas Hough
Three KU student weight lifters say the diet of KU students is deficient and that most of them are weaklings.
"The students' eating habits are disgraceful," Joe Stout, Wichita freshman, said.
"They skip meals, sleep late, stay up till all hours, and depend on coffee to keep them going."
Another Wichita freshman, Russ Taylor, said:
"Most people would have to eat three to four times the amount of food they eat now if they wanted to get a competently balanced diet. And then they'd get fat from too much starch."
"The concession stand, soft drinks, hamburgers, pick-up lunches, and snack bars have helped lower the physical standard of this country about as far as it can go because most people have no will power." He continued:
Edwin D. Weiskirch, Wichita freshman, said:
"The people are ignorant about their diets, they don't know what they're doing."
Draft Rejections Proof
The students said the number of military draft rejections because of poor health prove what they mean.
During the Daily Kansan interview, the three students twisted around in their chairs, waving their arms to punctuate their remarks.
Weiskirch has a set of weights in his room, so the three men pushed back the furniture and began to practice in the middle of the floor.
"We work out two or three times a week and get up a good sweat," Stout said.
"Of course you've got to keep working steady for a long time before you develop a lot of strength," Weiskirch added.
"I weighed 158 pounds when I started two years ago. I weigh 183 pounds now."
"After only two or three weeks you begin to feel better," added
Stout. "Good health is one of the most precious things in the world." Each man said he deplored the "bedroom athletes."
"They just work to promote lumps, but not strong muscles," Stout said. "They're the guys who wear tight T-shirts and walk like apes."
'Snaps' 210 Pounds
Taylor, who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds, mentioned that he could "snap" 210 pounds above his head.
"But don't say that," he emphasized. "We're not trying to impress anybody. We work with weights because we believe in maintaining strength and keeping superior health. We like the feeling of being 'ready to go' all the time."
"The main thing in weight lifting is creating interest," Weiskirch said. "Most students are lazy. A lot of them won't exercise.
"Look at the average student wandering around in a half-stupor from lack of sleep. He's skinny, sallow, weak, and has a cold."
The
BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY
will be represented
ON CAMPUS
Monday - Tuesday, March 16, 17, 1959
A CAREER AT BOEING is the choice of an ever increasing number of students from Kansas University. Boeing looks forward to a long and pleasant association with those graduates who will join its organization at the end of the present school year.
THE BOEING STORY is an impressive one. Contact the placement office now for an appointment with the Boeing career consultants.
ENGINEERS
Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical, Civil, Math, Physics, etc. will interview in HOCH AUDITORIUM.
BUSINESS GRADUATES
Business Administration, Accounting, Industrial Management, Statisticians, etc., will also interview in HOCH AUDITORIUM, MONDAY, March 16 only.
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