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University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 11, 1965
Engineers' Fancy Turns to Festivity
Throughout history, festivals have been an important part of spring. So it is this year in the School of Engineering. Two spring "festivals" will be held this year—Engineering Day and the Engineering Exposition.
Engineering Day will be March 19. Richard Andrews, Kansas City sophomore, said the purpose of Engineering Day is "to get up spirit in the School of Engineering."
The day will be marked by much festivity. "St. Patrick" will be chosen to represent the school for the
Guns, Girls Comprise FBI Myth
Guns, girls and glamour—are these all in a day's work for an FBI man?
John Nielsen, Kansas City, Mo. special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, refuted these familiar stereotypes vested day.
Nielsen, speaking to 50 law students about job opportunities with the FBI, yesterday told what a person going into FBI work could expect.
THE JOB OF the special agent of today is a far cry from the television shows portraying Eliot Ness, Nielsen said.
The job can involve many kinds of assignments as FBI agents can be called upon to investigate 175 types of cases ranging from bank robbing to violations against federal statutes protecting migratory birds.
The job also entails a great amount of paper work, because written reports must be made on each assignment the agent is given.
THE FIRST TRAINING period for men going into investigation work lasts 14 weeks. After this training, they are required to take periodic two-week refresher courses. Pay continues during this time.
At present there are about 6.300 special agents employed by the FBI Nielsen said.
FBI work is safe, Nielsen said. It is highly unusual for an agent to be shot or killed while on duty he said
The agency, headed by J. Edgar Hoover, is currently expanding its operation and the need for more agents is constantly increasing, he added.
Men with strong backgrounds in science or foreign languages have excellent opportunities with the FBI
Although most agents employed by the FBI have either a degree in law or accounting, exceptions to this rule are often made. Nielsen said.
Each agent has a $10,000 life insurance policy which costs him only about $10 to $15 yearly. The agents' salaries range from a starting point of slightly more than $8,000 a year to $16,000.
day. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of engineers.
Penal Deficiencies Told by Menninger
Nielsen said the agency had made no policy changes despite criticism aimed at it following the reports of the Warren Commission investigating the Kennedy assassination.
TOPEKA, Kan. — (UPI) Dr.
Karl Menninger Wednesday called
Kansas' penal system "antiquated,
deplorable and disgraceful" and
asked for a study of the system.
In past years, "St. Patrick" (generally a senior student) has been rolled down Jayhawk Boulevard in a wheelbarrow. Andrews said that the honored student will tentatively enjoy the same ride this year.
Menninger, of Menninger's Foundation in Topeka, testified before the State Affairs Committee in support of a resolution asking for a complete study of the state's penal system.
THREE ENGINEERING QUEEN candidates will be introduced by "St. Patrick" in front of Marvin Hall, the destination of the wheelbarrow ride. In the evening, an Engineering Dance will be held at the National Guard Armory. At the dance, "St. Patrick" will crown the elected queen.
He called the present system a "waste of manpower" and "an expense to the state."
"Not all of the inmates in our prisons are vicious criminals . . among them are men who have technically violated the law," Menninger said.
He called the present pardon and parole board "inadequately staffed" and said some people in prison should not be there at all.
Two days will be devoted to the Engineering Exposition-April 16-17. This year will mark the 45th anniversary of the Exposition.
Several exhibits are already registered to be shown at the exposition in the new engineering building, according to Samuel Love, Pittsburgh junior and publicity director.
ONE OF THE exhibits slated to be shown is one called "Moon Olympics" presented by Sigma Gamma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. A system for this exhibit is now being developed that will reduce the weight of a man to one-sixth his normal weight. "This will enable a man to jump over very high walls, run faster, etc." Love said.
KU's 10.000 volt nuclear reactor will be demonstrated.
Two wind tunnels will be demonstrated. One, called a "supersonic wind tunnel," will have air traveling at four times the speed of sound.
Love said that at least 25 more exhibits are expected to take part in the Engineering Exposition. Manufacturing companies, students, and faculty are all eligible to enter exhibits.
ON SATURDAY NIGHT, April 17, a banquet will be held in the Big Eight Room in the Kansas Union. Awards for the three outstanding exhibits will be given during the banquet. Dr. Charles Kimball, president of Midwest Research Institute, will be the principal speaker.
During the two day exposition, which occurs at the same time as the KU Relays, 20,000 visitors are expected to view the Engineering Exposition, according to Love. High school students will come from Topeka, Kansas City, possibly Wichita, and other Kansas cities, Love said.
TOPEKA—(UPI)A bill was introduced Wednesday to require labels be placed on cigarette packages warning that smoking is a health hazard.
Bill Requiring Warning To Smokers Introduced
The Senate Public Welfare Committee introduced the bill. It would require cigarette manufacturers to place a warning in boldface lettering that would read: "Warning. Cigarette Smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."
The bill also provides that anyone selling a package of cigarettes without the label is liable to fines ranging from $100 to $1,000.
The Public Welfare Committee also introduced a bill that would repea
a law authorizing sterilization of certain inmates in some state institutions. Sen. Claude Bell, R-McDonald, chairman of the committee, said repealing the statute was being sought because it has not been used for years. He said the old law has been used on some former inmates at Winfield State Hospital and Training Center and at the State Penitentiary.
A board established by the old law had to approve sterilizing any inmate, Bell said. Other bills introduced would:
—Require railings on all patients' beds in nursing homes.
—Provide $126,000 for operating seven state agencies during the remainder of the fiscal year.
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