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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Oct. 3, 1957
—(Daily Kansan photo)
OUT OF FASHION—Peter Des Jardins shows the suit of armor he sold to Prof. Carlyle S. Smith for $25. Prof. Smith estimated the suit was probably Italian of the 16th or 17th century.
Buyer For Armor Finally Located
Honors for the University's most successful salesman may have been earned Tuesday by Peter Des Jardins, Overland Park junior He sold a suit of armor.
Des Jardins decided to get rid of the armor because he had no use for it and was tired of having it around.
Receives 3 Replies
Two students and a professor responded to Des Jardins' advertisement in The Daily Kansan offering the armor for $25. The students seemed only curious but Carlyle S. Smith, associate professor of anthropology, bought it for his collection of antique weapons.
Des Jardin estimated the height of the armor's original owner at about 5 feet 4 inches.
"The suit is of a type known as half armor." Prof. Smith said. "It has a front and back plate and a pair of bloves or gaintlets. There is no armor over the legs."
"I tried the armor on," he said.
"The waist fit fine, but the suit was too short from the shoulders to the waist. It takes a short, rather fat man to wear it."
Probably Italian
The only clue to the identity of the first owner is a small imprinted word on one gauntlet which time and rough usage has made illegible.
Prof. Smith said he believed the arm probably was Italian of the mid-16th to the mid-17th century.
Des Jardins got the armor in the summer of 1955 when he worked in a Northfield. Mass. hotel.
"The hotel had annexed a chateau
and workmen were cleaning it out and remodeling it for room space," he said. "They thought the armor was just another piece of junk and were willing to give it to me.
Tried To Sell Sooner
"It was pretty rusty when I got it, but I cleaned it up with a buffing wheel, steel wool and a little paint."
Between New England and Lawrence Des Jardin tried to sell the armor several times in antique shops.
"There wasn't much demand for suits of armor then," he said. "Most of the shons seemed to specialize in glass and crockery."
Another time Des Jardins jokingly tried to sell the suit to some ROTC students as "equipment they don't issue anymore." They weren't interested.
David Schalker, Holton senior, was elected president of the Psychology Club for the 1957-58 school year Tuesday. Other officers elected were Howard Ellifeldt, Kansas City, Mo. junior, vice president; Eunice Jones, Sabetha junior, secretary-treasurer.
Psych Club Elects Officers
In 1951 Kansas had 197 commercial and municipal airports. Highways and roads totaled 125,949 miles, of which 52,416 miles were paved.
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The KU Air Force ROTC detachment will receive its annual inspection Friday and Monday to determine the adequacy of the unit. A rating of satisfactory or unsatisfactory will be given.
ROTC Group To Be Inspected
Lt. Col. George Mineur and Lt.
Col. Guymon Penix, both from
AFROTC headquarters at Maxwell
Air Force Base. Alabama, will be
the inspecting officers.
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Capt. K. M. Krieger, professor of naval science, spoke on the importance of the Navy in today's world at a reception for Naval ROTC staff officers, their wives, and the corps of midshipmen Wednesday.
The inspection formerly has been held in the curing, but under a new system it will come at a different time each year.
A briefing for the inspecting officers will be held by Cadet Com Luther Hoell, Kansas City, Kan. senior and his staff Friday. A lunchon at the Holiday Inn will follow.
Capt. Speaks At Reception
The informal reception was sponsored by the Hawkwatch Society, honorary midshipman organization, to acquaint the students and staff officers.
George Blackburn, Joplin, Mo., senior and Hawkwatch president, introduced the staff officers and their wives following entertainment by ballad singer Roger Brown, Topeka senior.
Red Cross To Teach Classes In First Aid
Instruction in standard first aid and mother-baby care are among the courses available at the Douglas County Chapter of The American Red Cross. The courses will begin when the enrollment reaches 15.
Also offered is a course in mass feeding, a course in the basic principles of feeding disaster victims, and water safety. Additional information may be obtained by calling VI 3-3550.
Institute To Hear KU Man
The fifth annual Gas Measurement Institute will hear Glenn C. Peterson, instructor in supervision for the University Extension, speak on problems of the natural gas industry at a meeting on Oct. 15-16 in Liberal.
Swifts achieve the most rapid flight known among birds. By means of a stop watch, two species in India have been clocked at 170 to 200 miles an hour.
Professor and Mrs. W. Stitt Robinson have received an invitation to a reception honoring Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, but the Robinsons may not be able to attend. Mr. Robinson is an associate professor of history.
Invited To Regal Party
The reception will be held Oct 16 at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Va. It will be given by Gov. and Mrs. Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia. The Virginia Three Hundred and the Fifteenth Anniversary Commission and the Jamestown-Williamsburg - Yorktown National Celebration Commission.
Prof. Robinson recently contributed one of the volumes in the historical series sponsored by the Virginia Three Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Commission.
Anderson To Visit Schools
Dr. Kenneth E. Anderson, dean of the School of Education, will visit high schools in Cedar Dale, Sedan, Humboldt, and Yates Center today and Friday. He will visit the schools as a member of the high school committee of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The Massachusetts State House in Boston, designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1795, is of Colonial and Georgian style.
The University Daily Kansan will publish 151 issues this school year.
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