Page 12 University, Daily, Kenson Friday: March 8, 1957
FROM NIGHT WATCHMAN TO GLASSBLOWER—Walter Logan takes time out from his duties as University glassblower to fashion a glass swan from tubing used in making chemistry equipment.
Blow, Blow, Blow-
Only Glass Blower In State Keeps Busy At University
If you want to know what it's like to be alone in your field of work, seek Walter Logan, University glass-blower.
"As far as I know, I'm the only glassblower in Kansas." Mr. Logan said, "I don't believe there are any in Kansas City either, because I have done a number of jobs there recently."
Learned Hard Way
Learned Hard Way Mr. Logan learned hit job the hard way-by experience.
"I spent one summer with the glassblower here in 1948," he said. "Everything I have learned since then has been by trial and error and by reading."
Mr. Logan began working for the University in 1941 as a night watchman and after World War II returned to work in the chemical storeroom. He said he had not been particularly eager to learn glass-blowing.
"At first my job was to repair any damaged glassware, but as I learned more about glassblowing, I began to make new equipment.
$1,000 For One Course
"Last December I made about $1,000 worth of new equipment for use in just one course. That has put me behind quite a bit and now I'm working all the time just to keep up."
"Some jobs require a full day to finish", he said. "Those slow me down considerably. Then too, there's the difficulty of having the finished piece crack between the time I get it done and the time I get it into the furnace to harden."
All the equipment made by Mr Logan is formed from glass tubing ranging in size from about 1/8 inch up to 4 inches in diameter.
In addition to University work. Mr. Logan does work for other schools and industrial firms.
Grace Pearson Hall To Stay As Men's Dormitory In Fall
Grace Pearson Hall, a residence hall originally constructed for upperclass women, will begin its second year next fall in housing the ever-increasing male population of the University.
The decision was made by the dormitory office, the dean of women, and the dean of men, on the assumption that there would be no overflow of women next year. If an unexpected number of women enrols next fall, they will be housed in Hodder Hall.
"The University must first house
Drill Teams Give Show For Hospital
The Air Force ROTC drill team and Angel Flight gave a silent drill exhibition for the Topeka State Hospita! Thursday.
The show included several variety acts. Herbert Culp, Overland Park senior, was master of ceremonies.
Army Team To Debate Here
The United States Military Academy debate team will take part in an English style debate at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine Room of the Student Union in the first annual Heart of America Debate Conference.
Out of every 1,000 entering freshmen, approximately 100 can be housed in residence halls, about 50 per cent go into fraternities, and the remaining number live in scholarship halls and private homes. Thus there is a need for the housing for men students, Mr. Butler said.
the freshman women," William R. Butler, assistant dean of men, said. "Last year there were not enough women to merit use of Grace Pearson, in addition to the regular women's dormitories and scholarship halls," he said.
Board of Control members at South Dakota State College, Brookings, S.D., were worrying about how to keep.campus jaywalkers off the grass.
"Let's have snow fences across those paths all year long," expounded Dave Christensen, student president, according to the Collegean.
At. Least There Are Fertile Ideas
After the opening of the 412-man Joseph R. Pearson Hall, Grace Pearson will be used by the upperclass women again.
"Better still," muttered another board member, "let's pile manure along the sidewalks. That'll keep 'em in line."
Eleven delegates to the state Young Democrats convention and officers for the coming year were elected at a meeting of the Young Democrats Club Thursday. The convention will be held in Topeka May 11-12.
Delegates are Jack Sullivan. Lawrence junior; Leonard Johnson, Holcomb freshman; Gerald Rushfelt, Kansas City. Kan., second-vear law student; William Laughlin, Fort Scott senior; Dave Schwartz, Russell senior; Michael Randolph, Topeka senior.
Sociology Club To Hear Miss Twente
KU Democrats Hold Elections
Edward Chapman, Leavenworth first-year law student; Janice Harper, Winchester, Ill., sophomore; Carole Means, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore: Prudence Rowles, Jenkontown, Pa., junior, and Marjorie Harmon, La Harpe junior.
"Community Experience in Australia" will be the subject of a talk by Miss Esther Twente, professor of social works, at a meeting of the Sociology Club at 4 p.m. today in 17 Strong, Annex E.
Officers elected were Sullivan, president; Patricia Swanson, Newton junior, and Johnson, vice presidents; Miss Rowles, secretary; Rushfelt, treasurer, and Randolph and Chapman, college council representatives.
Miss Twente taught at the University of Adelaide in Australia last year on a Fulbright Lecture-ship. She also spent some time as a consultant at the universities in Melbourne and Sydney.
Marriage Study Seen As Aid
Education-for-marriage can be put in a program that passes rigorous, objective tests imposed by an independent analyst. Dr. Lawrence S. Bee, professor of home economics and sociology, told the Kansas City, Mo., branch of the American Personnel and Guidance Assn. in Kansas City Thursday.
Dr. Bee reported on a research project in education-for-marriage for which he was program coordinator. It was conducted last fall in churches, svnagogues, and schools in Kansas City, Mo., for the Greater Kansas City Mental Health Foundation and a special committee of the Council of Social Agencies.
"There were many indications that the program produced effects outside the sessions themselves—stimulated discussion between young people and parents, induced a few young people to seek personal counseling, and generally stimulated demand for more sessions of this kind."
Dr. Bee quoted the conclusion of a report on the effectiveness of the project made by Community Studies, Inc. It said:
Dr. Beer, 6 Students Plan Hunt For Mites And Insects
Parts of the Okefenokee Swamp, northern Florida and Mississippi will be visited during the spring vacation by Dr. Robert Beer, associate professor of entomology, and students.
The will leave March 30 and plan to return April 17. Most of their time will be spent in collecting insects and mites.
Dr. Beer is making the trip on a grant from the National Institute of Health. The students will pay their own expenses. The group will camp in state parks during the trip.
Dr. Beer is especially interested in securing specimens of mites for further study at KU. The students
Sorority Plans ForNewHome
Sigma Kappa social sorority has announced plans to purchase the home of Fred Ellsworth, 1325 W. Campus Rd.
Mr. Ellsworth, executive secretary of the Alumni Assn., said the sorority has signed a contract with him to purchase the home. The contract will become effective late in June.
Sigma Kappa plans to rebuild and expand the house for 55 women.
Ellsworth said he has purchased a lot, but is still undecided whether he will build a new house or buy another.
The present Sigma Kappa house, located at 1625 Edgehill Rd., must be sold before the move is made. Plans call for the sorority to move into the Ellsworth home in the fall of 1958.
Stuhl To Give CelJo Recital At 8 Monday
Raymond Stuhl, associate professor of cello, will give a recital at 8 p. m. Monday in Strong Auditorium.
The program will include "Sonata for Piano and Cello" by Beethoven, "Concert for Cello" by Kabalevsky and "Sonata for Cello and Piano" by Markwood Holmes.
Correction
Hiromi Hifuji, Hiroshima, Japan graduate student, received excellent rating in color photography in the February Daily Kansan photo contest instead of Hirohi Shirozaki, Tokyo graduate student as reported in The Daily Kansan Thursday.
Larry Tretbart, first-year medicine, also was awarded honorable mention in the black and white division in addition to third place.
are using the trip to gain experience in field work.
The group has been invited to visit the U.S. Public Health Service station near Gainesville, Fla. in order that Dr. Beer might obtain specimens of mites in that area. Dr. Beer has been in touch with two entomologists in that area that are working on the same problem.
The students who are making the trip are B. L. Wagenknecht, Franklin, Ind, Warren T. Atyoe, Plymouth, Ill, and Franklin J. Howell, Fairview, Utah, graduate students, Frank Okhorn, Independence Mo. freshman; Edward F. Wettig, Leavenworth sophomore, and Vernor McKinzie, Lawrence sophomore.
University Paper Criticizes Apathy
Michigan State University's News criticized the school's Student Congress for its "apathetic state" and were in turn criticized by congress members who said the paper should be "more constructive and offer ideas."
The news came back with 24 suggested projects for the student politicians to work on. They include traffic lights at campus crossings, a civil defense plan for students, regulating elections and doing something about dorm food and crowded rooms.
Paul G. Hausman, associate professor of engineering shop practice, will attend the 10th annual College-Industry Conference of the Foundry Educational Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio from Tuesday to Friday.
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