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Friday, October 1, 1976
University Daily Kansan
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Systems prepared for space trips
During the next decade two Mariner spacecrafts are scheduled to explore planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and the outside of our solar system.
On board the crafts will be experiments designed by the University department of physic
The experiments will measure cosmic
the sun's flare particles and record
solar wind data.
Thomas Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy, said recently that the experiments would analyze a region of space outside the sun's influence.
Some of the data received from the spacecraft will be analysed at KU and will be released.
IN ADDITION TO the radiation experiments, infrared measurements will be taken of various planets. Ultraviolet measurements are used for characterization and a structure of the planet's atmosphere.
"There will also be a celestial navigation experiment which will get precise measurements of planet motion and the motion of their satellites," Armstrong said.
Spacecrafts that go closer to the sun are able to use solar energy for power but the two Mariner spacecrafts will use nuclear power, he said.
"The Mariners will be able to transmit data back to Earth at a higher rate than any other boat."
He said scientists would have much data to process when the ships get to Jupiter in 1979 because in the same year Ploeer XI will arrive at Saturn.
BAD WEATHER could hamper the 77 launchings Armstrong said, because they were partly weather-related.
Armstrong said launching the spaceships in August was very important because it was only then that the planets had the right relationship for the Mariners to swing by.
When a spacecraft swings by a planet, it when the planet's gravity to change its direction.
"But it won't be until 1980 that one of the spacecrafts will get to Saturn." Armstrong said. "It'll be a long way back."
FROM URANUS the satellites will go outside of the solar system to explore deep space.
He said it would take one spacecraft longer to get to Saturn because one will swing by Jupiter much closer than the other craft will. The farther one will travel to Saturn slower, he said, but it will be safer in case an encounter less radiation from Jupiter.
Armstrong said scientists would have to worry about trouble on Earth first.
"Since they both have to be launched off the same pad and it takes 10 days to count down for the second launching, there could be some problems," he said.
"But there is always the next year."
Students cause census problems for Douglas County, state officials
Every year that the University has a voter registration drive, the population figures for Douglas County rise. Every year following the drive, the figures fall because the names of students who failed to vote or are not members of the county are stricken from the list.
THE FIGURES Rogers use are verified by the state Board of Agriculture, according to K. R. Boyer, assistant secretary of agriculture.
It's a big problem for Douglas County
itsassor Darwin Rogers. He said recently
that he doesn't have an accurate count of
himself. It's also clear, doesn't have
an accurate method to use.
University of Kansas students unknowingly cause problems for Douglas County in
Rogers said that he wasn't happy with the way the census was conducted, but that it was about as accurate as a door-to-door survey.
Population figures are derived from voter and vehicle registration lists for the city of Lawrence and by door-to-door surveys outside the city. Rogers said door-to-door surveys weren't done in Lawrence because many people were missed.
The 1976 census, released last week, indicated that the population of Douglas County dropped 3,241, from 63,833 in 1975 to 60,592 this year.
The census figures are used to determine the amount of money the state returns to the cities and townships in the county on a per capita basis. The revenue comes from cigarette taxes, liquor taxes and the local ad valorem tax reduction fund.
DOUGLAS COUNTY probably benefits from the fluctuation of the population figures despite the temporary loss, Rogers said. Because of the distribution of funds on a per capita basis, Douglas County benefits from its large student registration, he said.
Rogers said although the potential existed no problems have resulted from duplicate registration in a student's home county and in Douglas County.
BOYER SAID that there is some cross-checking of the lists for duplicity, but that the problem isn't big enough to merit much time.
The state Board of Agriculture verifies the population counts and sums the sum of the ages given in each county.
KU, Haskell cooperate in program
A program has been developed between the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Junior College that would permit KU graduate students at both the master's and doctoral levels to become involved in classrooms for practical work experience.
The purpose of the program is twofold, Haack said recently. First, it will provide graduate students with a unique instructional experience and, second, it would expand the number and kinds of resources University can share with Haskell, he said.
According to Paul Haack, associate dean of the School of Education and professor of music education, the "Cooperative Field Experience Program" is the first formal link through education between the two schools.
"All of the graduate students selected will be involved in 'practicum.' They will go into
He said that this system was unlike regular student teaching programs that involve only undergraduates and is highly supervised by other faculty members. The classroom experience at Haskell could be of great value to the students and his adviser from KU.
areas such as student counseling, special education, and administration."
"All the students who teach at Haskell are selected by a joint screening committee of
The selections are based on applications submitted by a KU student and his faculty adviser, and includes the kind of practical experience the graduate wants, how long the program will last, and the number of courses that devote to the practicum." Haack said.
Unless otherwise recommended, all graduate student appointments will be reviewed prior to enrollment.
"Although I'm not the spokesman for the University or Haskell, I think it's a really good setup. It helps our graduate students here in education, and the Haskell student can benefit from an added learning situation," Haack said.
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