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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 21. 1958
Albert G. Hunt
Insect Classifier Spots Lace Wings Quickly
Bugs! Bugs! Everywhere! And not a one can bite. They are all dead.
Classifying dead insects, replenishing boxes with them, and caring for entomology laboratory equipment is the job of Albert G. Hunt, biological technician, in Room 329. Snow Hall.
"This one was in with the lace wings," Mr. Hunt said, holding up a small white insect for examination. "It is closely related to the lace wing, but it isn't one," he said.
The insect looked like the face wings, though.
"Here is an insect with a hard pan,
but it doesn't belong to the hard
pans," said Mr. Hunt, pointing to a case of hard pans and holding up another small insect.
Mr. Hunt received a zoology degree from K-State in 1939. He taught in high school and grade school for 18 years before coming to KU in 1951. Since then, he has been working with insects.
Entemology students collect the insects in connection with their studies. Mr. Hunt issues butterfly nets, killing jars, spreading boards, oins, and game plates to the students when they are ready to start insect collections. The students prepare and classify their insects and hand them to their instructors, who grade the projects and pass the insects on to Mr. Hunt.
"Memories Are Made of This"
Chance a Factor In Evolution, Lecturer Says
Chance is the most important factor in the origin of a species but environment is predominant in its evolution.
Dr. John A. Moore, professor of zoology at Barnard College, Columbia University, drew this conclusion at the second Darwin-Linnaeus Year Lecture last night.
Dr. Moore gave examples of how environment has affected the survival of a species of moth in the British Isles.
Before the industrialization of England a type of dark colored moth had little chance of survival because it stood out from its surroundings. A white moth of the same species survived because his color camouflaged him from the birds.
With the industrialization of England the bark on the trees became covered with smog and camouflaged the dark moth from the birds. The result is black moths in the industrial area of England and white ones in northern England.
"The house-fly is another example of environment's effect on his evolution. Since World War II it has become resistant to DDT in various parts of the world," he said.
"Mutations can evolve in a day or a hundred years," Dr. Moore said in discussing evolution changes since Darwin presented his theory 100 years ago.
The new mammalian Genetics center being built north of Snow Hall will house mice used in genetics study and cancer research.
An audience responded to the loves, lives, and deaths of shepherds and shepherdesses during poetry hour yesterday.
Paden Reads Pastoral Poems
Sixteen pastoral poems of six Victorian poets were expressively read by W. D. Paden, professor of English.
The poetry was mainly serious, but the audience was treated to a humorous refrain of Charles Kingsley's "Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho!"
Other poets' works read were: William Barnes, Jean Ingelow, Thomas Hardy, Arthur High Clough, and A. E. Housman.
KU Law Students to Regional Finals
Three seniors from the KU School' of Law have moved into the finals today of the regional moot court tournament in St. Louis. They face law students from Louisville for the regional title.
The three are Ed Chapman, Lawrence, Robert Howard, Emporia, and John Eland. Topeka.
A million dollar addition to the Kansas Union will be constructed.
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