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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007
quote of the day
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
- Edith Wharton
fact of the day
Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1921, making her the first woman to win the award.
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1. The party's over: KU falls from list
3. Simmermon: Sexual responsibility necessary
2. Hirschfeld: KU football fans don't rival those at K-State
4. 'Power' towels have a long history in sports
5. Jayhawk plays center in new movie
correction
Wednesday's article "Queers & Allies share answers, experiences" misidentified Jessica Reias. She is an Olathe senior.
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Do You Know KU?
BY MELISSA JOHNSON
Francis Huntington Snow was one of the University's original three professors. He was also the fifth chancellor of the University. His contributions include beginning the Natural History Museum and two buildings named in his honor. His passion for the University also led to the funding of the University's first library.
Snow moved to Lawrence in 1866 to accept a position as professor of mathematics and natural science, working along side Elial J. Rice and
David H. Robinson, according to kuhistory.com. All three professors agreed to a yearly salary of $1,600 each. Though Snow was actually a minister and had applied for a position as professor of languages, his career in natural science proved to be not only successful, but something he enjoyed.
In 1886, Snow obtained funding for a new science building, which the Board of Regents named in his honor. It was built on what is now the northwest corner of the Watson Library lawn. Snow became chancellor of the University in 1890 after a
dispute between two other candidates. Despite not being the Board of Regent's first choice, Snow threw himself into improving the status of the fledgling University, increasing enrollment and acquiring more books for the University. He retired in 1901 after being chancellor for 11 years and having worked for the University for 35 years. Snow died in 1908.
By the 1920s, the original Snow Hall was in danger of collapsing, and the University demolished it in 1934. The Military Science Building was constructed from stones that were salvaged from it.
The "new" Snow Hall was built in 1930 and held the natural sciences departments including zoology, botany, entomology and bacteriology. In time these departments moved to other buildings. Today, Snow hall houses the departments of mathematics and economics, among others.
Snow's passion for the University was infectious. Snow was so passionate about the University that
his uncle, William B. Spooner, left a portion of his fortune to the University. The money went largely toward building the first library on campus. Spooner Hall served as a library from 1894 until the opening of Watson Library in 1924.
Spooner Hall then became the Spooner-Thayer Museum of Art, and in 1979, it became the home of the Museum of Anthropology. The Museum of Anthropology has remained there since, though it was renamed the Anthropological Research and Cultural Collections in 2005, according to the University's Campus Building Directory.
Inscribed on the front of Spooner Hall are the words "Whoso findeth wisdom,findeth life,"a favorite quote of Snow's which can be found in the Bible in Proverbs 8:35. The quote reflects Snow's religious background. However, it also reflects the spirit he tried to imbue in the University.
—Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
This one's too heavy
Emily Strupp, 5, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., strains to lift a pumpkin in a patch Wednesday at New Horizon United Methodist Church in Southwest Ranches, Fla. Pumpkins range from 50 cents for miniature ones to $25 for big ones and will be on sale through the end of October.
What do you think?
PETER LIPPERT
Tulsa, Okla.. junior
"I'm disappointed we fell off the list just because it was nice to say (to people that asked) 'What school do you go to?' or 'What can we remember you by?' that we were in the top 25."
Stillwater, Minn., freshman "It's good that kids are buckling down, but it's kind of disappointing because it takes the fun out of college."
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT KANSAS FALLING OFF THE LIST OF THE TOP PARTY SCHOOLS?
LAUREN MASSOPUST
LYNN BAMMEL Wichita freshma
BY ALEX DUFEK
"I was excited to read that because I feel like Kansas is still a fun school to go to, and yet we're known for being more studious than partiers."
TERRY WOOLERY Olathe senior
"To be honest, I'm a non-traditional student. I wouldn't know much about being on the list to begin with. My partying days were over about 10 years ago."
On Wescoe Beach today, from 11:30 am to 12:45 p.m., staff from the KU Libraries will read from their favorite banned books in celebration of national Banned Books Week.
on campus
Robin Moore, University of Texas, will present the seminar "Revolution and Afro-Cuban Folklore; Reflections on the Career of Pedro Izquierdo" at noon in 318 Bailey Hall.
Emily Haverkamp, Alejandro Solorio, Roger McCrummen and Rupaelem Bhuyan will present the Law Immigration forum "Recent Changes in Domestic Immigration Policy and Its Effect on the Legal Community" at 12:30 p.m. in 106 Green Hall.
Orley Taylor will present the seminar "An African Bee Invasion: Argentina to Oklahoma" at 3:30 p.m. in Seminar Room in Hall Center.
Dr. Oz Yilmaz, Anatolian Geophysical, will present the lecture "Earthquake Seismology, Exploration Seismology, and Engineering Seismology: How Sweet it is - Listening to the Earth" at 4 p.m. in 103 Lindley Hall.
David K. Johnson will present the Gerontology Faculty Colloquium "Weight Loss and Alzheimer's Disease" at 4 p.m. in Room 2092 in the Dole Human Development Center.
The Harlem Renaissance Book Discussion & Film series will start at 6 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The "Taking the Crooked Path or Thinking about Graduate School" panel discussion will start at 7 p.m. in the Nunemaker Center.
"Step Afrika" at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
Ann E. Cudd will present the 2007 Byron Caldwell Smith Award & Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
Secretary David Kerr, Kansas Department of Commerce, will moderate "Conservation for Sustainable Energy," hosted by Washburn University at 8:30 p.m. in the Kansas History Museum and Library, Topeka.
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