Friday, Feb. 22, 1957
University Daily Kansan
Page 9
They're Stuffing Miles Of Life Into 500 Feet
Life-like scenes depicting animals from the arctic to the tropic zone in North America is the subject of an extensive project now taking place in Dyche Museum.
The exhibit being built will be the longest exhibit of its type in the world. It stretches approximately 500 feet around the outside wall on the main floor of the Museum.
Although only one section of the mammoth project is completed, it is hoped that over half of the exhibit will be ready to open for the annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalologists, June 17-20.
Shown At World's Fair
The exhibit was built originally by Prof. L. L. Dyche, for whom the museum was named. He collected many of the animals being used. He had most of the animals mounted, and once exhibited them at World's Fair in Chicago.
'Writing Gives Low Returns'
Dr. Pitman suggested that educators plunge the freshman headlong into writing, and leave the handbook in the briefcase until it is needed for a particular point.
NEWARK, N.J., — (IP) — "Of all the required courses in the curriculum. English composition, as usually taught, seems to yield about the lowest return for the effort expanded," declares Dr. James H. Pittman, chairman of the Department of English at Newark College of Engineering.
"If we (English teachers) are worth our salt, we must teach writing as an art," he said since, "communication on anything but the most elementary levels is still an art, not a craft.
"Unless we give our students a sense of power and accomplishment we have given them nothing."
"One learns to write by writing, not by picking flaws in someone else's isolated bad sentences. Something to say must come before the saying of it.
"Our college freshmen have spoken English for years and have done some reading and writing. We do not have to teach them the language, though we will certainly have to help them polish it. They are devoid of ideas; they are not low in intelligence.
"But they have had little or no training in the processes of thought, are therefore ill-equipped to develop their own ideas and arrange their available information so that they can communicate them to a reader. And worst of all, they know they are poor writers, every teacher has apparently told them so, and they have no confidence in their own powers.
"First we should develop our students' confidence and respect for their own ideas. Subjects for writing will have to be suggested, but everything possible must be done to make each man write only what he feels is worth writing.
"Obviously this is not something which can be accomplished by filling in blanks in exercise books. It must be done individually."
Article Features Hawk's Nest
INSTYLE FEATURES Hawk's Nest "Student Hangout at KU" is the title of an article published in the February issue of College and University Business magazine describing the Hawk's Nest in Student Union. Frank Burge, director of the union, wrote the article which describes the operation of the Hawk's Nest from the aspect of serving the most customers in the least possible time.
A complete remodeling job was needed before the panorama could be placed in Dyche Museum. A new plastic wall about two feet from the outside wall was added for a new background that would endure. A new ceiling also was added.
Great pains have been taken to make the exhibits accurate. Artists have made trips to Panama, Arizona, the Canal Zone, western Kansas, Minnestoa and the arctic region in Canada to obtain plants and photographs to use in making the individual plants accurate and to have the proper plants in association with the animals concerned.
Another Use Of Plastic
Each leaf has to be made artificially so that it will last for a long length of time. The leaves are made out of plastic, with each kind made in a separate cast.
The rocks in the different scenes also are made out of plastic. The sod was obtained from the original territory in which the animals lived.
The emphasis of the huge display is on big game animals, but there are also some small animals.
Spring Fashions Will Be Shown
A spring fashion show will be held by the Newcomer's and University Women's clubs at 7:30 p. m. m. March 13 in the Student Union Ballroom.
This will be the third annual show given by these clubs for the benefit of the University Women's Club scholarship fund. Mrs. Betty Broat is in charge of the show and is now in New York buying fashions which will be used. Models have been chosen from the members of the two clubs.
Tickets are available from all members. The ticket committee is Mrs. Laurence Woodruff, Mrs. Arthur C. Lonberg, Mrs. Edward Masters, and Mrs. L. Willard Shankel.
Firms Schedule Job Interviews
Job interviews for School of Business students will be held in 216 Strong next week according to the following schedule:
Monday and Tuesday: Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. & Long Lines; Wednesday: Jones & Laughlin Supply Division, Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.; Thursday: Procter & Gamble Distributing Co.; Jensen-Salsbury Laboratories, Inc. (Vicks Chemical Co.); Friday: Jensen-Salesbury Laboratories, Inc.
UVO Meeting Re-Scheduled
Sun. Feb. 24 - 3:30 & 8:00 P.M. Municipal Anditron-
Tupek - Advance tickets - 22-10z at the door
$2.50. Tickets on sale at Walgreen Drug - 8th and
Kansas and Mills Music - 32-10z Kansas.
Bach Sellers, Lawrence graduate student and president of the University Veteran's Organization, said a meeting regularly scheduled for last Monday has been re-scheduled for Monday. Officers will be elected.
The first telephone was established in Arkansas in 1879.
2 BIG SHOWS
Paul Williams Ec 820
SPRING OPENING
Dixon's Drive-In
Featuring The All New
AUTO DINE SERVICE
- No More Carrying Food
- No More Driving With Food
- Fast, Easy Reorder Service
- Relax With The Best In Dinner Music
- Food At Its Very Best
Dixon's Drive-In
West Edge of Lawrence on Hiway 40
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