Page 4 University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Nov. 20, 1957
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A MINATURE DRAGON?—No, just an iguana lizard, the pet of Dr. Edward Zeller. The lizard is about 10 years old, and Dr. Zeller expects him to live 20 more years.
This Pet Eats Half A Banana A Week
What a pet! It eats a half a banana a week, hardly ever drinks water, and doesn't care if it ever gets outdoors.
It's an iguana, commonly known as a lizard, which makes its home in the office of Edward Zeller, assistant professor of geology. Its home, open to all viewers, is about 5 feet high, 2 feet wide and covered with chicken wire.
Prof. Zeller said he got the iguanaa, along with its late roommate, when he was at an international geology conference in Mexico City in 1956.
"I bought them from a couple of Indians who were standing along the road with the lizards in their hands trying to get tourists to pay to take a picture of them," he said.
The iguanae, which is three feet long, has become the pet of Prof. Zeller over the year. But the reptile follows a long line of lizards because Prof. Zeller has been collecting them for many years. In fact, he had twin lizards until the female died a few months ago.
Watch The Claws
"They were slightly flabbergasted when I offered to buy the lizards for it was a means of living for them," he said, "but they finally accepted 68 cents for the lizards."
Prof. Zeller said the Iguana is perfectly harmless, but his long sharp claws can cut you up if you don't wear gloves when handling him. The lizard's generic name is Ctenasura, which means comb lizard, because of the line of spikes along his back. For protection the lizard has a spiked tail and sharp teeth.
"Bananas are about all he'll eat, but once in a while he'll take some avacado," Prof. Zeller said. "In his natural environment, the iguanae eats tender shoots and young leaves on trees. Occasionally he'll sip a little water."
"He's an extremely convenient pet, because he's peaceful and has a relatively inoffensive personality," he continued. "He shows no sign of affection, however, and very little signs of intelligence."
Likes Kansas Weather
"The office is too cold for him," he said, "and it's too hot for me. He is one fellow who really likes this hot Kansas weather. He likes to lie in the direct sunlight in 90-degree weather. He'll just fall asleep when it gets too cold."
Prof. Zeller said it would probably be sometime before he will have to get another lizard since this one is expected to live around 25 more years.
"He's probably 10 years old now so he would be an adult," he explained, "but unlike mammals who reach a plateau in growth the reptiles continue to grow as long as they live.
"I haven't noticed that he's growing, but he'll probably grow up to be about four feet long."
Ralph Flanagan
AND HIS ORCHESTRA Appearing At George Tidonna's
4011 Troost, K. C., Mo.
Town Hall Ballroom
Sunday, Nov. 24 8-12 p.m.
Advance Ticket Sale ___ $1.75 per person
Box Office Sale ___ $2.00 per person
Prices Include Tax
Kansas farm population is steadily decreasing, Prof. Malone said. He estimated by 1960 it would drop to about 360,000, which would be a 24 per cent decline in 10 years.
Malone Testifies At Utility Probe
Distributors of electricity in Kansas must be on the alert to pick up industrial and commercial loads to replace losses in the farm demand, Paul E. Malone, professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research, said at a Kansas Corporation Commission hearing Tuesday.
Major private power companies are resisting the REA application. The dispute is over the right to furnish power to industries in rural areas.
Prof. Malone was one of the witnesses for the Rural Electrification Administration co-operatives which is seeking cancellation or elimination of dual or overlapping certificates which enable more than one utility to serve specific rural areas.
Farm income has dwindled he said Utilities must "take every step possible to reach users other than those tied directly to agriculture if they are to survive."
Bacteriologist To Talk Here
Dr. Dean Fraser, associate professor of bacteriology at Indiana University, will speak at 4 p.m.
Thursday in 122 Mall Hall.
His subject will be the infection of pieces of bacteria by the nucleic acid portion of a virus which is capable of infecting the intact bacterial cell.
"This work is extremely important because it provides conclusive evidence that the genetic capacity of this virus lies in the nucleic acid," said Philip Newmark, assistant professor of biochemistry.
"The same general type of nucleic acid is found in the chromosome (genetic material) within the nucleus in all living cells," he said.
The School of Engineering and Architecture will hold its second annual homecoming Saturday.
Engineers Set Homecoming
The alumni will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union. All former students are invited to see the displays exhibited by the school's departments in Marvin Hall.
The homecoming is sponsored by Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity.
Civil Engineers Hear Dean McNown
The meeting was held by the professional members of the society for the student members from KU and Kansas State College.
Dean John S. McNown of the School of Engineering and Architecture, spoke on "The Engineering Mechanics Division" to about 130 members of the Kansas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Monday in the Student Union.
Japanese Prints Shown In Marvin
A collection of Japanese prints from the Robert Lee gallery in Newtown, Conn. will be on exhibit until Dec. 2 in the architecture library, 309 Marvin Hall.
The display includes prints of birds, landscapes and other scenes and is valued at about $500. It is sponsored by the American Institute of Architecture. The library is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
KU Man Explains Science Program
Calvin VanderWerf, professor of chemistry, visited Northwestern Missouri State College in Maryville today on the visiting scientists program. This program is sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the American Chemical Society.
He talked to college students about research in the field of chemistry and to high school students in an effort to encourage more of them to study chemistry.
Beat Of Tom-Tom Urges Football Braves To Glory
Along with the cheering, yelling and band music before the kickoff of the KU-Missouri University game Saturday, fans will hear the beat of a tom-tom representing a 20-year tradition of Omicron Delta Kappa, senior men's honor society, at the two universities.
Since 1937 Sachem chapter at KU and Alpha XI chapter at MU have pounded the old Osage Indian war drum before the start of the game. The drumming, done with a large turkey "drum stick" or leg bone, represents a plea for victory.
The drum, now painted with the crimson and blue of KU and the gold and black of MU, is awarded to the winning university after the game and is kept in its trophy room
throughout the year. Missouri has had it for the past year as a result of last year's victory.
The idea of the tom-tom was originated by KU and MU alumni as a tangible emblem of victory in the long-standing rivalry. It is intended as a trophy, like the little brown jug in the Michigan-Minnesota series, said Jim Trombold, Wichita senior and Sachem president.
Allen Field House, dedicated March 1, 1955, was first proposed in October, 1927.
Law Homecoming Saturday
More than 200 law alumni from a 5-state area will meet from 10 am. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the School of Law library for homecoming and a buffet luncheon. The homecoming, first to be held is sponsored by the School of Law faculty.
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