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HEY, IT'S GOING TO RAIN—With one eye on the weather instruments, Shyam Bhatia goes about his new duties as an assistant weatherman at the University's federal weather station.
KU Records Weather Information For U.S.
The U.S. Weather Bureau has a helper at KU.
He is Shyam Bhatia, geography India, who runs the University's Hall.
Bhatia, who took charge in April, follows in the footsteps of one of KU's first weather recorders Chancellor Francis H. Snow, a natural scientist who headed KU from 1890 to 1901.
graduate student from New Delhi federal weather station in Lindley
The instruments with which Bhatia works are a maximum and a minimum thermometer—and a rain
gauge. He checks these instruments at 8 a.m. and at 5 p.m. daily and calls the weather bureau twice a day to report maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall.
New Course In Weather
Ferdinand Bates, meteorologist and part-time instructor, is teaching Meteorology 35 in the aeronautical engineering department. This is the first time in several years that the course has been offered.
The course covers the structure and thermodynamics of the atmosphere, the study of winds, air masses, fronts, turbulence, and weather forecasting. Mr. Bates has been with the United States Weather Bureau 11 years, and with the Navy Weather Service 2 years. He is now doing research on severe storms.
According to Ammon S. Andes,
professor in the department of aeronautical engineering and the faculty member in charge of the station,
several new weather instruments will soon be in use.
Engineers Abandon Helicopter Flying
The aeronautical engineering department has abandoned its helicopter flying plan as a result of an accident last spring at the Lawrence airport.
An old helicopter purchased and partially rebuilt by the department was in its last stages of testing by a commercial pilot when it crashed during a test flight. This machine will be kept for non-flying instruction purposes.
"We are planning to get an arrow vane to record wind velocity and direction, a barograph to record air pressure, a thermograph to record temperature, and a hydrograph to record the humidity." said Professor Andes.
There are records of the weather in Lawrence for as far back as 1868, the earliest records being kept by Chancellor Snow, Bhatia said.
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Jochim Returns From Germany
Dr. Kenneth Jochim, professor on physiology and assistant dean of the Medical School, returned Sept. 1 from the University of Munich's Physiological Institute where he held a Fulbright research award. While there he studied the effects of adrenalin and noradrenalin on the circulation.
Last spring after completing the first phase of his research, Dr. Jochim presented a paper to the German Society for Circulation Research in Bad Nauheim, Germany.
Dr. Jochim also wrote a paper for 'Verhandlungen de Deutsches Gesellschaft fuer Kreislaufforschung', a German journal.
During an 8-day orientation at Bad Nauheim, Dr. Jochim and his family attended a KU reunion attended by 10 graduates or former students.
Union To Sponsor Exhibit of Office Art
An exhibit of art used in the offices of business and professional men throughout the country will be on display in the south lounge of the Student Union until Sept. 21.
The exhibit features oils and watercolors by several leading American artists. It is circulated by the American Federation of Arts.
Newman Club Eats, Dances
Steaks and dancing on the patio of the Phi Kappa house highlighted the Newman Club's opening social event Tuesday. Howard Moorehead, Kansas City, Mo., on the trumpet, and Jerry Sanderson, Topeka, on the accordion, both freshmen, provided entertainment.
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$45,000 In Grants Aid Virus Research
Grants totaling approximately $45,000 to support research in the virus laboratory this year have been received by KU.
A $15,000 grant from the Communicable Diseases Center in Atlanta, Ga., is being used for the preparation of fluorescent-tagged antibodies against various bacteria. This is a method of identifying viruses and bacteria in tissue culture and in contaminated material.
The United States Public Health Service renewed its grant of $11.-
KU-Y Camp Out This Week End
The KU-Y will hold its annual freshman camp out this week end at Lone Star Lake.
The camp out is expected to acquaint freshmen with the KU-Y and other campus activities explained Sara Guy, KU-Y adviser, The program will include discussion of various campus organizations by their leaders and also boating and other recreation.
Cost for the week end is $5 which includes food and use of cabins Anyone interested should contact the KU-Y office. Cars will leave the Student Union at 10 a.m. and noon Saturday and will return a 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
The six big cats native to the United States are the jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, mountain lion, lynx, and bobcat.
Wild elephants' damage rubber plantations in Malaya by pulling up young trees.
500 to support research on the cause of infectious mononucleosis. The disease supposedly is caused by a virus, but if never has been isolated.
The USPHS contract for study of typhus and rickettsiaipox has been renewed for $10,385 for the third year. One form of typhus fever is transmitted from rat fleas. This form is present in this country all the time, especially in the South.
A study of the physiology of rickettsiae is supported by another renewal of a grant of $7,937 by the USPHS. The KU bacteriology department has become the first laboratory in the world to succeed in growing obligate intracellular parasites outside of living tissues, and such work is being continued under the grant renewal.
Last Chance To Join SUA
The Student Union Activities all membership meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union ballroom.
Board members of the organization will explain the various committees and opportunities available.
"It will be necessary to sign up at this meeting in order to participate in Student Union Activities in the coming year," said Ruth Anderson, Hutchinson senior and vice president of SUA.
SUA is the student organization which plans both recreational and cultural events in the Student Union for faculty and students.
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