-Staff photo by Bill Stephens
High Kicks Syrup Is Sensation
By Barbara Phillips
Cough syrup is a handy thing to have around. All you have to do is drink a bottle of syrup containing dextro-methorphan, and not only will your cough be cured, but you will be participating in the latest thing since glue-sniffing.
QUITE A FEW of the leading cough syrups on the market—including Romilar, Pertussin, and Vick's Formula 44—contain the drug dextro-methorphan. The drug is not habit-forming, not narcotic, and, according to most pharmacists, not capable of giving anyone kicks.
Yet students at both KU and Lawrence High School have tried drinking syrup which contains the drug, and do not agree with the pharmacists' opinions.
One KU student who tried it said, "The best time is on an empty stomach. It hits more quickly. One feels a quick heart beat and starts to sweat. You feel as though your body goes at a pretty high speed, while your mind stays at the same rate.
"IN THE NEXT HOUR, you begin feeling a certain effect, but it is two hours before you begin to go up. One becomes abstracted from things. Things seem to be happening very fast, but really, you have slowed down," he continued.
"Then from two to three hours, you are up as high as you can go. At this point you are very abstracted from physical things. A situation seems to last forever. If it has been going on 20 minutes, it seems as if it's always been happening. And once a happening is over, it's as if it was a long time in the past," the student said.
NOT ONLY IS TIME out of proportion, space, too, is different. "I was going towards a store and I walked and walked and walked, but although it got larger, I didn't feel any closer to it, until I was finally inside," the student said.
Business transactions prove somewhat of a problem to a person who is high on cough syrup. The student continued, "I bought a package of gum. I had the gum and a nickel in my hands, but I couldn't decide which to give the cashier. Finally a friend told me."
"While you're in the high period, you're above almost every bodily function," he said.
ACCORDING TO A PHARMACIST, a bottle of cough syrup should have such side effects as nausea and dizziness. Yet those who try it, again, disagree.
The student suggested drinking hot tea after the cough syrup. "Pop just doesn't go down well. You should have your tea simmering while you are drinking the cough syrup.
"There is no hangover, but instead, a comedown. Sometimes you get thirsty for wine, then wine takes over the high. You can tell if you're coming down; you speak more rationally," he said.
"The first time I was coming down off of it, I felt a bit zonked. I laid down on the floor to sleep. I closed my eyes and I could see geometrical forms and patterns swirling at me. They were colored—orange, and blue, green and some
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan
Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
76th Year, No. 62
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Thursday, January 6, 1966
Slopes of Mont Bleu Open Soon for Skiers
By Jerry Kern
The first ski slope and lodge in Kansas will be opened sometime within the next week if all goes well on today's test runs, according to the project's manager, Col. Ellis Moke of Topeka.
THE SLOPE is named Mont Bleu after Blue Mound, a hill two miles southeast of Lawrence on which the ski area was built. The corporation which is financing the unique project is comprised of several business and professional men from Topeka.
"We are going to mix snow today or tomorrow in a test run to determine the efficiency of our equipment. Unless something unforeseen comes up, we will be open within the week." Moke said.
Three trails crisscross the slope. A beginner's trail about 285 feet long is the lowest and gentlest incline. Skiers with limited experience can attempt a 15-foot jump on another trail, while the experienced skier can take the third slope and make a 40-foot jump, avoiding numerous obstacles.
"WHEN OUR equipment is perfected, we will be able to accommodate about 150 skiers at one time," Moke said. "We would like the snow to be as deep as possible because of the many thaws experienced in Kansas; perhaps a couple of feet. We want at least a one-foot base."
After dark, when the slopes
are empty, "guns" will be attached to the snow-blow system which creates the white stuff. Air and water are mixed under 200-lbs.-per-square-inch of pressure in the chamber of the "guns." The mixture is forced out and, upon contact with the cooler night air, explodes into "snow."
"The temperature must be below 34 degrees and the humidity below 80 per cent before we can make snow. When these conditions occur, we will make snow," Moke said.
Paul G. Roofe, professor of neurology, will present the fourth in a series of seven humanities lectures at 8 p.m. tonight in the University Theatre in Murphy Hall.
Roofe Examines Human Brain
The human brain has been termed by Roofe as "the most intriguing mechanism in the universe." His interest in the study of the human brain has been primarily on how it operates to produce the behavior in its possessor.
His topic is "This Is Why We Are Human." Roofe will approach the subject from both scientific and humanistic points of view.
MONT BLEU will feature a complete rental system which includes new ski equipment. Moke estimated that a charge of $2.50 would be made for the tow on weekdays. He stressed, however, this price is only an estimation, and has not been agreed upon by the board members.
An interesting feature for the non-skier is a ski school. It will be conducted on a gently inclined ramp, apart from the regular ski area, by Rudi Voldrich, a former Olympic skier. A 30- by 60-foot lodge will contain a restaurant and an equipment shop.
MONT BLEU will offer the only skiing facilities within a 200-mile radius of Lawrence, Moke said. Two similar ski areas are in Arkansas and Omaha, Neb.
"The slope will seem primitive for the first year, because it was started so late in the season. There are a lot of bugs which will have to be ironed out of it. But I think this will be the fun area for this three-state region," Moke said.
"We aren't too worried about competition," Moke continued. "We feel we have one of the most accessible areas for this type of project. The hill is perfect for it. Ski enthusiasts at KU, Kansas City, and Topeka are very interested in this slope. It will give people a chance to go out for some real fun at a relatively low cost. With Mont Bleu they will not have to take off for Colorado for three or four days."
Exhibitions Planned Mallarme Ends; Museum Prints Faculty Design Work Begins
By Hector Olave
An abundant program of exhibitions has been planned at the Museum of Art for spring semester.
The shows will include samples of art by KU graduate instructors, some contemporary foreign painters, and American artists.
MEANWHILE, in the basement of the Museum, "Stephane Mallarme and the Artists of his Circle," which includes the priceless portrait of the French poet by Manet, is still being seen by students and public.
Many persons, especially from out-of-town, have been asking if the valuable portrait is still on exhibition, a Museum spokesman said.
ALTHOUGH the show has been officially closed, students and public may visit it during the few days the portrait remains.
The exhibition schedule for the next two months includes:
- Jan. 14—Contemporary prints from the Museum collection, including works by Picasso, Chagal, Kallowitz, Miro, etc.
- Jan. 24—Works by new graduate student instructors of the Department of Design, including Jewelry made by Janet Skinner and Klaus Kallenberger; non-applied designs in two and three dimensions by Phillip Van Voorst; non-applied designs in two dimensions by Wayne Duquoin; commercial art by John Satterfield; works by Elganor Duquoin; and work by Joe Ison and Roger Thomason.
- February—Winners of the Annual Contest organized by the American Drawing Society (Exact date of opening to be announced).
What's Inside?
Lady geologist loves her work, p. 3. . Logan takes research and writing leave, p. 3. . . Socialist speaks on Viet Nam, p. 6.
Weather
Weather
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts fair weather with colder temperatures tonight and Friday. Temperatures will be in the lower 30's today.