Page 8 University Daily Kansan Monday, Jan. 14, 1952
—(Daily Kansan Photo by Penny O'Daniel)
LIFE AT KU—A cup of coffee and a much ignored textbook are familiar objects in the hands of all KU students during the waning semester. The long seige of final examinations will begin Thursday, ending January 24.
Visitors View Art Work Equipment At Infant Center
Original paintings done by two year-old artists decorated the playroom walls of the new Infant Center at its open house Sunday.
The center, at 1126 Louisiana, was developed by the KU home economics department. Child development and child care and guidance students observe and help care for the children who visit the center. About 30' children, all af them two or under, come to the center once a week.
Scholarships Being Offered
Four scholarships for study in Austria, two fellowships to the University of Ceylon and 30 university fellowships and 40 teaching assistantships in France are being offered to American graduate students.
Application blanks may be secured from the Institute of International Educaton. 1 East 67th St., New York 21, N.Y.
The closing date for competition for the Austrian scholarships is March 1; for the Ceylon fellowships, Tuesday, and for the French positions, Feb. 1.
The applicant must be unmarried, a U. S. citizen, hold a bachelor's or master's degree by date of departure, have a good academic record, and have a definite academic project or study plans.
At least 109 University students have had their first taste of final week. That was the number that took the Western Civilization examination Saturday afternoon.
Western Civ Grades Soon
"The number taking the test is comparable to that of the last few years for the first semester," said Francis Heller, head of the Western Civilization department.
The test will be graded and the grades sent to the registrar's office. Students will be notified the early part of next week. Mr. Heller said.
There were two changes in the examination Mr. Heller said. The essay portion of the test counts one half of the grade instead of one third, and it was given the first two hours of the test, holding the short answer and multiple choice for the last two hours.
KU Publication Cited In 'Language Arts'
A publication by KU education professors was cited in "Language Arts in the Secondary School," the most recent volume in the curriculum series published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
A. book list, "Materials for the Retarded Reader," compiled by Cloy S. Hobson and Oscar M. Haugh, is listed as one of the most basic sources for teachers seeking materials for retarded readers.
Faculty members from the home economics department and Mrs. Margaret Brown, Quenemo graduate student in charge of the children, were present to greet visitors Sunday.
Guests were shown through the plavroom, which houses an easel, books, blocks, and toys, the office, kitchen and the observation room which has a 1-way screen. Upstairs they saw the nursery with a baby bed, play pens and a baby swing. Visitors also saw the library and discussion area for parents, students and teachers, and a study room where expectant parents have prenatal discussions.
Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, initiated 12 men in Danforth Chapel Sunday.
Alpha Phi Omega Initiates 12 Men
Richard D. Wntermate, field secretary of the Alumni Assn, and faculty adviser to the fraternity, conducted the installation ceremony for new officers.
The fellowship will pay $1,400, with an additional $700 if the recipient is married and has children. His university fees will be paid for him and the University will receive $1,000 for the costs of his research.
Those initiated were John Rosserman, Kansas City, Mo., and Gerald Simmons, Parsons, sophomores; Don Harris, Kansas City, Mo., and James Swartzel, Lawrence, juniors; Terry Caven, Neodesha; Robert Foree, Great Bend; Len Fquua, Wichita; Keith Goering, Neodesha; Paul Hammond, Wakeeney; John Knouse, Garnett; Richard Marshall, Kansas City, Kan., and Kenneth Rock, Abilene, freshmen.
The Eastman Kodak Company has located its rotating fellowship in chemistry at KU for the year 1957-58, Dr. A. W. Davidson, chairman of the chemistry department said today.
Fellowship To Be Awarded In April
Had it not been for a lost Shetland pony, the Museum of Natural History might still be searching for buffalo grass for use in the Western Kansas section of the museum's panorama.
Dr. Davidson said the award would be made in April to a chemistry student.
Lost Pony Finds Answer To Museum's Grass Problem
Dr. E. R. Hall, director of the museum, had sent out word of the museum's need for the grass, but because of the extremely dry weather, it did not develop normally and no suitable grass could be found. By chance one day former state Sen. C. L. Huxman of Sublette was looking for a Shetland pony which had strayed, and he came upon an area where an irrigation ditch had broken, letting water run on the grass. As a result, the grass there had developed normally.
Huxman notified Dr. Hall, George Young and James Bee, taxidermists, Alford Robinson of Topeka, and Ray Cooper, a carpenter for Buildings and Grounds, left the first week in December to get the grass.
The party rented a moving van and went to the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moody near Satanta.
"Before we left we designed a cutting blade for a Ford tractor," Mr. Young said. "It had a blade 16 inches
wide. Before we could cut the sod, we had to wet it down because of the lack of rain. We used about 3,000 gallons of water, hauled from Satanta.
"We cut approximately 18,000 square feet of sod in ribbons 16 inches wide, 2 inches deep, and 300 feet long. We used a spade to cut these ribbons into sections approximately 16 inches long," he said.
As the sod was loaded into the van, board shelves had to be built to keep it from packing down too tightly.
"It took about one hour to gather the sod, and about a 14-hour day to load-it," Mr. Young said. "While we were waiting for the van to arrive, we went to the Chalk Cliffs in Gove county and collected material such as yuca, blue stem grass, and shrubs, for the area around the cliffs in the museum panorama."
Many of the grasses and flowers in the panorama are artificial, constructed of plastic and painted, but real plants are used whenever possible. In the case of the buffalo grass, reproducing it would be an almost endless task, Mr. Young said. The grass is now being installed by Mr. Bee in the exhibit.
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Official Bulletin
TODAY
KU Dames monthly meeting, 8 p.m.
Spooner Lounge. Speaker: Dr. Gaston.
"The Influence of Music On People."
Films on Art, 7:30 and 9 p.m., Art Museum. "Works of Calder," "Calder." "Fiddle-De-Dee." "Begone Dull Care," and "Jackson Pollock."
TUESDAY
Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Danforth Chapel. Holy Communion,
7:00 a.m.
Episcopal student vestry, 4 p.m., Canterbury House.
Eta Kappa Nu, 7:30 p.m., 201 E.E. Lab.
Election of officers.
WEDNESDAY
KU Freshherian Women's luncheon, noon, Westminster House. General Assembly pronouncements will be discussed.
Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Danforth Chapel. Holy Communion, 7 a.m., followed by breakfast in Canterbury House.
Phi Delta Kappa meeting, 6 p.m. English Room. Student Union. Dinner meeting. Make reservations by noon, Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Museum of Art record concert, 11 a.m.
Cavalier Museum. Museum. Mascaroni's "Cavalieria Rusticum."
Dairy plants in North Dakota produced 51,726,000 pounds of butter in 1955.
THURSDAY
You don't have to dress like a king to eat at the HAWK'S NEST.
No Sir, just come as you are for those Sinkers 'n Coffee, Hamburgers, Tenderloins and other study snacks during finals.