UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 27,1996
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Tyler Wirken/KANSAN
Felix Moos, professor of anthropology and East Asian studies, surrounds himself with 30 years of memories from his profession. "I am the last of the Mohicans," Moos said. The KU anthropology department celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Department of anthropology celebrates 30th anniversary
By Eric Weslander
Kansan staff writer
Felix Moos, professor of anthropology, remembers the day in 1965 when he carried typewriters, filing cabinets and boxes across campus.
The trip signaled the formation of the department of anthropology, which had previously been a segment of the department of sociology. The departments were housed in a temporary military building behind Strong Hall until the four anthropology professors branched off and relocated to the Natural History Museum.
As the department of anthropology prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary this weekend, much has changed.
The department is now located in Fraser Hall and the Museum of Anthropology. The faculty of four has grown to 16, and Moos is the only original faculty member remaining.
"I'm the last of the Mohicans," he said.
This weekend's celebration will include open houses, panel discussions, and recognition of alumni and special guests. It will also reunite current faculty with their departed colleagues and former students.
"It's very nostalgic," Moos said. "This is a celebration both of their own professional success as well as the survival of an academic department at the University of Kansas."
Moos said anthropology was special because it covered all areas of the liberal arts and sciences: the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities.
"What is really significant is this tremendous width or spread of anthropology," he said. "It's probably a miracle how well it still hangs together."
Donald Stull, chairman of the department, said he looked forward to seeing many of the graduates who had gone on to prominence in
anthropology and other fields.
For example, KU graduate Donald Ortner, who is now a curator for the Smithsonian Institution, will speak at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
"The Smithsonian is one of the premier institutions in the world," Stull said. "We're very proud to have someone who received a Ph.D. here as a curator of the Smithsonian."
Another anticipated guest is Bob Squier, an original faculty member. Stull said Squier was one of the major factors in the establishment of the department.
For new faculty members such as Bart Dean, who came to the University in 1995, the anniversary will be a chance to learn more about the department's intellectual tradition.
"This will be a chance to connect with a number of people I've only heard about," Dean said. "I feel like I'm standing on the shoulders of many great people."
Wheat Meet event enters 15th year
By Whitney Fox Special to the Kansan
When Jeff Sharp organized a philanthropic event for the Alpha KappaLambda fraternity 15 years ago, he had no idea it would turn into a KU tradition.
Sharp, who graduated in 1982, and Lucy Tidwell, a Chi Omega sorority member who graduated in 1982, planned the first Wheat Meet, which was held Sept. 26, 1981 as a fraternity and sorority fund-raiser.
"We wanted to be able to combine a track meet with a big party," Sharp said.
Tomorrow is the 15th annual Wheat
Meet sponsored by Alpha Kappa Lambda and Chi Omega. The meet will be held at Memorial Stadium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include the usual track events and some special events. There is no longer a piggyback race as there was in 1981, but there is a Simon Says contest that will earn the winner a trip to the Bahamas.
The contests are open to all KU students, but an entry fee of $90 for a Greek organization or $10 for an individual is required to participate in all events, including the fun relay and the Simon Says contest. The fee is $45 for a fraternity or sorority and $7 for an individual to participate in just
the relay and the Simon Says contest.
"It was time consuming to organize," said Jamie Bruck, Overland Park junior and one of this year's event organizers. "Putting all the people in the heats takes a lot of time."
The party that goes with the event will start at 9 p.m. tomorrow at Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St. A disc jockey will provide the music. The party costs $5 for 21 and older, $7 for under 21.
The project raised $3,200 in 1981, and the money was given to the KU Audio-Reader Network. Last year more than $10,000 was given to the KU Cancer Research Fund.
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