University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1957
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THIRD NATIONALLY—Alpha Delta Sigma's president, Steve Schmidt, Salina senior, receives the plaque awarded the KU chapter for ranking third among the 48 chapters of the fraternity in activities. Presenting the plaque is Harry Turner, Topeka senior, Alpha Delta's delegate to the national meeting.
Electronics May Aid Deaf
The science of electronics has been recruited to help find a way to make deaf persons able to hear
William P. Smith, professor of electrical engineering, said that a study has been started to see if the frequency of sound can be transformed so it will be intelligible to a deaf person.
He said there are primarily two kinds of deafness, bone conduction and nerve deafness.
The person with nerve deafness can hear certain sounds but nothing intelligible, so the study will see if it's possible to change the unheard frequency to an audible frequency, he said.
"We already can transform frequencies but our problem is to have the frequency come out in an intelligent manner so the deaf person can understand," Prof. Smith said.
Dean W. Clarke Wescoe of the School of Medicine and G. O. Proud, professor of otorhinolaryngology, brought the problem to the department of electrical engineering.
"As far as I know there has been no study ever done along this line," Prof. Smith said. He emphasized that the study is only an exploration and couldn't be sure that good results would be obtained.
K. B. Irani, assistant professor of electrical engineering, is the only one working on the study, which is not financed now. Prof. Smith said, "If we get any results from this study I would assume we would receive some financial aid."
Official Bulletin
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Petitions will be received until Friday for a vacancy on the All Student Council. The vacancy is in the fraternity living district.
TODAY
Pre-Med, Pre-Med Tech Club, 4 p.m.
502 Snow.
Jayanes dinner meeting, 5 p.m. Pine Ri
Rock Studios Student Housing re-
quirement received and pledges.
KU Young Democrates picnic, 5:15 p.m.
RBI Tauga meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Tauga Sigma meeting and initiation of
Forensic League, 7:30 p.m., 306-A Stu-
dium. Plans for coming
year will be discussed.
Quill Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Student Union Pine Room. William M. Witt, Garden City junior, will speak on his year abroad.
THURSDAY
Deutscher Verein. Picknick! Wrief
treuens an der Osturt Fraser am Donnerstag
5 Uhr. Schramml music, Tenzeh,
Singen. Suile und Essen!
ASTE, 7 p.m., 300 Fowler. Industrial instrumentation talk and demonstration. Industrial Design Co., and Foster Instrument Co. All engineering, industrial management, industrial design students welcome. Refreshments. Schoenm Club, executive office, members
Le Cercle Français se reumaire jeudi le lai octobre a sept hectares le diablo des oeufs ceux qui laissentement au francais sont invites. Programme avec-Château surserie, avements, panneaux, Dimension.
Froshawk, 4-5 p.m., south end of the Ballroom. Student Union
Newman Club, executive council meet-
ing 30 p.m., in the Castle. All members
welcome.
Christian Science organization, 7.30
pm. Danforth Chapel. Everyone welcome.
Collegiate Young Republicans picnic.
2-6 p.m., Clinton Park.
FRIDAY
Picking wildflowers in a national park is punishable by a fine up to $500, or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both.
Outdoor Art Pieces Not White Elephants
One of the pieces of sculpture that appeared in the outdoor art exhibit is worth $800 while others have been sold for as low as $25, said Eldon C. Tefft, assistant professor of design and faculty adviser of the club sponsoring the exhibit.
The price on an object varies with the cost of materials and with the time spent on it, he said, and the time put in on exhibit pieces ranged from three weeks to over two years.
Prof. Tefft said a lot of planning goes into a good piece of sculpture. He, for example, will play with an idea for awhile, then experiment with the material and maybe think about it some more before he continues.
Usually, he said, if a work doesn't turn out as the sculptor intended he'll destroy it before letting anyone buy it.
He has a few unfinished objects that didn't develop well that he hasn't decided what to do with. he said.
KuKu's Plan Card Display, Pledge 7
KuKu. men's pep organization plegged seven men at a rush smoker Tuesday.
They are Larry Dike, Council Grove, Gordon Hofstra, Bonner Springs, Raleigh Saighman, Russell James Smarch, Witchita, and Mike Smith, Kansas City, Mo., all sophomores; William Fry, Kansas City, Mo., and Armand Peterson, Siceko, Ill. both iuniors.
The club is one of four campus pep clubs that will help entertain parents at Saturday's KU-Iowa State game. Members planned to work in the Parents Day registration booths and to take part in card formations honoring parents during the game.
Some who saw the exhibit might have noticed the predominance of the female figure in the human forms exhibited. The professor explained that it has more subtle movement and form than does the male figure which, in comparison, is usually considered muscular if not harsh.
Of the unusual materials used in the pieces, the tall, black metal lady would be a No.1 candidate for first place—she is the product of a welder who worked with barrels.
Final Debate Tryouts At 7:15 p.m. Thursday
Final tryouts for the KU debate squad will be at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in 134 Strong.
Arly Allen, Lawrence sophomore, Jack Gorelick, Kansas City, Kan. senior, and Joe Douglas, Leavenworth freshman, were selected from those trying out Thursday.
First Poetry Hour Thursday
Allen Crafton, professor of speech,
will read light and comic verse at
the first Poetry Hour at 4 p.m.
Thursday in the Music and Browsing
Room in the Student Union.
A service drive will be cut between Hoch Auditorium and Fowler Shops for a steam tunnel.
The tunnel is part of the landscape construction scheduled to start Wednesday around the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
Tunnel Drive To Be Cut
This work will not affect the D zone parking entrance, but will require driving to the back entrances of Flint and Haworth Halls, Robinson Gynasium and Hoch Auditorium to enter a temporary connection near the south edge or Flint Hall to Sunflower Road.
The 4-month job will cost $74,606. It will include putting in water lines, drainage pipes and steam tunnels, doing contour grading, completing a service drive and putting in some sidewalks.
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