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Old Bones Found On Mexico Search
Excavating the bones of 23 human bodies has been the chief accomplishment of Barbara Richards, Hays senior, the past school year. She spent that time as a student archeologist at Mexico City College.
Miss Richards attended KU from 1955 through 1957. She has now returned to finish her senior year, and plans to continue studying toward an anthropology degree.
Her first three months in Mexico were sent attending classes.
The remainder of the time, she was actually working on the excavation of the ancient city of Yagul in Caxaca, Mexico.
"We were digging in the Oaxaca valley between the two cities of Monte Alban and Mitila. Both cities are also the sites of ancient cultures. It was our theory that a city would be found in the valley between them. We were correct," Miss Richards said.
Usually picks and shovels were used for the primary digging, which was done by hired workers. When burials, building ruins, or pieces of ancient pottery and art were encountered, the archeologists worked with screwdrivers, trowels, and even paint brushes to keep damage to a minimum, she related.
The particular part of the city Miss Richards helped excavate is believed to have been the upper class district of Yagul. The original expectation was to find remains of buildings and ancient pottery, but most of her findings were human graves. Burials were found to be common in this area, even in the business section. Many of the graves were in stone tombs.
20 Indian Workers
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Richards, archeology students at MCC, also worked on the project. The Richards family, along with several other students, supervised 20 Indian workers from the Zapoted tribe.
"These natives have an innate politeness which was very pleasing. They are a gentle people, which is something foreign to the average American. You could say they possess chivalry, Miss Richard commented. "I found myself getting along much better with the Indians much better that I did with the American tourists. The natives' reaction is against the American tourist, because they only notice the
loud, brash ones, rather than the quiet, normal visitors."
None of the Zapotees spoke English, and none of the student archaeologists could speak the Indian language, so communication was difficult. Some Spanish was exchanged, but most of the conversation was by improvised sign language.
BARBARA RICHARDS
"Only one boy in the Indian party could write. Therefore I felt signally honored when I noticed he had scrawled my name on the side of a wheelbarrow. Apparently very few people get wheelbarrows named after them," she laughed.
Received Honor
The Zapotes received approximately 56 cents a day for eight hours of hard labor, and considered themselves wealthy, she said. The average Zapotec adult male earns about $10 a year by our money standards, she added.
"In fact, many people in this area are prone to starvation," she said, "as there is only one doctor for about 20 thousand Indians. Our high wages put meat and bread on their plates, which almost upset their economic system."
Forty freshman men are attending KU on Naval ROTC scholarships, awarded to them on the basis of aptitude tests which the men took in high school.
Navy Awards 40 Scholarships
The recipients are required to make three summer cruises and serve at least four years on active duty after their commission as Ensigns in the U.S. Navy or as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Marine Corps.
The new Midshipmen are Gerald P. Andre, Honolulu, Hawaii; Marvin C. Baker, Fort Lupkin, Colo.; John A. Basile, Topeka; Bruce D. Beard, St. Louis, Mo.; Robert H. Becker, Emporia; Charles E. Burin, Imperial, Pa.; Max I. Chastain, Cincinnati; John W. Craubaugh, Kansas City, Kan.; John Drake, North Mankato, Kano.
Thomas J. D. wunwoody, Warren,
Ind.; Owen C. Fisher, Soldier; William K. Flyn, Topeka; Gary E. Foltz, Kansas City, Mo.; Alvin L. Franson, Lakewood, N. Y.; Jose de las Fuentes, Laredo, Tex.; Kim F. Heller, Fargo, N.D.; James M. House Wichita; Jack J. James, Leavenworth; George B. King, Kannapolis, N.C.; Karl W. Koch, Eudora; Karl G. Kreutziger, Wichita; Charles H. Manney, Arkansas City.
Charles G. Martinache, Pittsburg;
Ronald E. Medlin, Kansas City, Mo;
William D. Megin, Muncie; Joseph
A. Meyer, Independence, Mo.; Robert B. Nolop, Leavenworth; Richard L. Peil, Atchison; Charles B. Poston, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Gerald D. Prager, Cincinnati; Gary T. Richards, Rocky River, Ohio; Evan L. Ridgway, Atwood.
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Richard A. Schultz, Chanute; Keith E. Sickafoose, Phenix; Darrell L. Sligar, Kansas City, Kan.; Delmar D. Stover, Topeka; Fred P. Troutwine, Merriam; Roger B. Whitaker, Wichita; David A. Willford, Evansville, Ind.; Curtis J. Winters, Onaca.
Jerry Waugh, assistant basketball coach, will speak on pep clubs and their role on the campus at the KuKu pep club rush smoker at 7 p.m. tonight in the Pine Room of the Kansas Union.
KuKu Rush Smoker In Union Tonight
Committee chairmen will be notified of their new posisitons at this meeting.
Ragweed Tortures Hay Fever Victims
The symphony of sneezes continues on campus. The "players" are persons afflicted with hay fever.
"This is a boomer fall for hay fever," Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of Student Health Service, said. "With all the rain this summer and fall, the extensive growth of ragweed has made this the worst year since 1951."
"Students from the western part of the state and other areas will notice an increase in hay fever here," Dr. Canuteson said. "This is because of heavier cultivation and because there is a lot of ragweed in this area."
Sufferers may think rainy weather will reduce the amount of hay fever agents in the air. Dr. Canutelson said, however that there will still be molds and some dust which can set off an attack.
There is no sure cure for hay fever, Dr. Canuteson said. The most common temporary relief is an anti-histamine drug. There are more than a dozen varieties available.
"One word of caution about antihistamines. Persons taking the drugs should be careful when driving because the drugs cause drowsiness."
Watkins Hospital will administer drugs prescribed by a family physician, but will not test students for the various sensitivities.
There are measures which will lessen the possibility or severity of attacks. Victims should not sit or sleep in a breeze or a draft, or sleep in a dormitory where they cannot control the temperature.
Sufferers should avoid chilling at any time and in some cases, an increase of vitamin C has produced a favorable reaction.
The ragweed season is not the only time of misery for sufferers. There is the elm and cottonwood season in the early spring and the blue grass season in June.
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Official Bulletin
Items for the Official Bulletin must be brought to the public relations office. 222-A Strong, before 9:30 a.m. on the day of publication. Do not bring Bulletin material during daily Kansan. Notices should include name, place, date, and time of function.
Ph.D. Reading Examination in German, Saturday, Sept. 27; 9:00-11:00 a.m.. 314 Fraser Hall. Books used for the prepared part of the examination must be turned in to 306 Fraser by noon no later than 10:00 can be accepted after this date. Only candidate approved by the Graduate School are eligible to take the examination.
The deadline for Quill manuscripts is Oct. 15. Students should address manuscripts to Quill c/o department of English, Name and address should appear in the Winners will be published in Quill and offered memberships in the organization.
Fulbright Adviser office hours: 3-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday; 10-12 p.m.
Saturday, Room 230-A Fraser. 10-12 noon
Monday through Friday, 8-10 a.m. Satur-
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adviser, telephone, KU extension 317 or
I.V. 3-8718.
Freshman Pep Club, Kansas Union Ballroom at 5:00 p.m. Primary elections card will be given out, and plants for the football season will be discussed.
TODAY
Christian Science campus organization
and Friends welcome Chapel. Families
and Friends welcome
AIEE-IRE student chapter, 7:30 p.m. in
2245 Scott. The speaker will be a patent
attorney.
Methodist students at student center, 1314 Oread. "Looking Toward Marriage with p.m., the first of six weekly sessions considering factors in courtship & marriage.
KuKu rush smoker at 7 p.m. in Pine Room of Kansas Union. Attendance for the fall semester will be served. All sophomore or junior men who might be interested in joining are urged to attend. Answers for the fall semester will be discussed and committee chairmen will be named.
Poetry hour. Edward F. Grier, associate professor of English, will read the Walt Whitman in the Music and Browsing Room of the Kansas Union at 4:00.
German Club—Wir heißen alle willkommen zu der ersten versammlung des deutschen vereins um 5 Uhr denostmer张张 das Thema "Innocents Abreid Oesterreich und Deutschland" besprechen. Erfrischungen werden serviert sein.
Kappa Phi. Methodist Women's orga-
tation 730 p.m.
at Methodist. Student Center.
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