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of the 140 students in Oread have had the flu so far. Here they take the temperature of Carl Chase, Garnett freshman.
OPEN WIDE FOR "MOM"—Mr. and Mrs. James Middleton, houseparents of Oread Hall, shown left, have found themselves fighting influenza at Oread during the present epidemic. About 45
140 Men-1 Young Couple
Married just $3 \frac{1}{2}$ years, a young couple suddenly found themselves houseparents to 140 men at KU.
This was the situation of Mr. and Mrs. James Middleton, houseparents of Oread Hall for the 1957-58 academic year.
"Suddenly I found myself being a seamstress and nurse to the men and showing them how to wash and iron." Thus Mrs. Middleton described her first reaction.
"This work fits in with what I am studying at KU and I consider it a very valuable experience," Mr Middleton said.
He is a graduate student studying for his Ph. D. in educational psychology and guidance.
The recent outbreak of influenza is a good example of the unexpected things houseparents must cope with, he said. They have had to keep a constant watch on Oread residents to keep sickness to a minimum. This meant watching all 140 men almost 24 hours a day.
Mrs. Middleton has office hours 20 hours a week. She spends several
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Advice On Air Subjects This means that while the house-parents are still in their 20s, they have to consult with the men on anything from what to do for an illness to what to do on the rebound from a love affair.
hours in the office each morning and afternoon. However, the Middletons always have time to discuss the problems young men face.
"We are finding KU a little different from the type of school we were used to before coming here," Mr. Middleton remarked.
"There everyone knew everyone else at least casually. It is difficult to get used to a place as large as KU, where you know only a scattered few," he said.
Mr. and Mrs. Middleton were graduated from Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg, Mo.
However, Mrs. Middleton said, "Everyone we have worked with, including the men at the hall, have helped us overcome this difficulty."
sibly be a housemother because I was too young and just didn't look the part."
Last year Mrs. Middleton taught in the high school in Butler, Mo., and Mr. Middleton was the counselor for both high school and grade school in Butler.
Tuesday. Nov. 5,1957
"Too Young For Housemother." "The whole setup, including the job and KU, was an entirely new experience for me." Mrs. Middleton said. "I was told I couldn't pos-
The Middletons said they are happy in their roles as houseparents. Not only is the job helpful financially but has helped them become established at KU.
"The fact that University officials were willing to place their confidence in us and felt we were capable of handling the job, was a great satisfaction to us," Mr. Middleton said.
About 95 per cent of United States farms are family-operated, the same proportion as 30 years ago.
India Professor To Talk Friday
Prof. Sripati Chandrasekhar of India will speak Friday at the University. The public meetings are sponsored by the department of sociology and anthropology.
At 2 p.m. Dr. Chandrasekhar will speak on "India: Ten Years of Freedom (1947-57)" and at 4 p.m. on "Population Problem and Economic Planning in India." Both talks will be in Bailey auditorium.
Dr. Chandrasekhar is on leave from his position as director of the Indian Institute of Population, Madras, and professor of economics at Madras University Christian College.
He is a graduate of Madras, Columbia and New York universities and has taught in Indian, British and American colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania. His degrees include a Ph. D. in demography and he has studied population problems in his travels in the Orient.
He directed demographic (population) research for UNESCO in Paris and was the organization's delegate to the Cheltenham Conference in 1948 and the International Population Conference in Geneva in 1949. He was president of the All-India Population Conference in 1951.
Jeweler To Speak At Women's Club
The methods of making jewelry and the materials used will be explained to the University Women's Club by Clyde H. Curtis, a Lawrence jeweler at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Museum of Art lounge.
The committee in charge of arrangements is Mrs. Richard Harp, general chairman, Mrs. Edwin Elbel, Mrs. A. H. Slus, Mrs. Maurice Gross, Mrs. Rex Grossart, Mrs. Leland H. Erickson, Mrs. Richard Garrett, Mrs. George W. Forman, Mrs. Karl Edwards, Mrs. Max Fessler, Mrs. Virigil Godfrey, Mrs. Donald Dean and Mrs. Lewin Goff.
A flying fish does not flap its wings, he spreads them airplane fashion, vibrates his tail on the water's surface and soars.
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Speaker's Popularity Gives Headache To Committeemen
A man can be so popular as to become a headache, Prof. Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the Humanities Committee, has found out. The overwhelming popularity belongs to Dr. Loren C. Eiseley, who will be Humanities lecturer here, Nov. 11-13 but the headache belongs to Prof. Beth and his committee.
"We had so many requests from so many departments," explained Prof. Beth, "that we couldn't possibly squeeze them all into Dr. Eiseley's schedule, even though we persuaded him to stay as an extra day. His reputation as a scientist, humanist, writer, and lecturer brought the flood of demands for his services."
Besides the main Humanities lecture on Nov. 12, Dr.Eisley will take part in an "open conversation" sponsored by Student Union Activities on Nov. 11, and will address the History Club on Nov. 13.
Requests to have him speak also came from departments and groups in English, history, anthropology, sociology, journalism, philosophy, and geology.
Dr. Eiseley was a member of the University of Kansas faculty from 1937 to 1944; then he went to Oberlin College. Since 1947, he has been chairman of the department of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and curator of Early Man in the museum there.
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