A Clear-Cut Case Of Black and White
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (UPI) — A Negro girl, who lay injured in a street about 15 minutes while a white ambulance driver watched and waited for a Negro ambulance to show up, was improved but still remained in serious condition
Mary Louise Butler, 8, was struck by a truck Wednesday and 15 minutes elapsed before the white ambulance company rushed her to the hospital.
Investigating officer Roy Farnell said whoever called for the ambulance called a white ambulance company, "probably thinking the child was white." He said he heard the call on his police radio on the way to the scene.
"We waited, thinking every minute a Negro ambulance would show up," Farnell said. "and when nobody came, I asked the driver of the white ambulance if he would do me a personal favor and take the girl."
Upon arriving and finding the victim to be a Negro, Farnell said he suggested a Negro ambulance be dispatched.
"The driver said he would be glad to and backed the ambulance up and took the victim to the hospital," Farnell said.
Fake Flower Studied by KU Museum
By Janice Pauls
The three foot Kansas sunflower looked as though it had just been plucked from some dusty roadside or from the edge of a Kansas wheatfield. Tall, straight stems supported golden flowers. Brilliant green leaves reflected the atmosphere of a midwestern summer.
This specimen was not someone's backyard prize. It was standing in the center of the taxidermy laboratory on the top floor of the Museum of Natural History.
INVESTIGATION revealed that its appearance was rather misleading for even though it appeared authentic,it was completely man-made.
The tall stems were supported by wire and covered with paper toweling. Realistic painting made them look real. The golden flowers were made of plastic. The only real parts of the flower were the natural sunflower seeds which had been dipped in plastic before being inserted into the flower head.
George Young, taxidermist, explained that a similar procedure is used in making most of the background scenery for the museum displays. He described the steps involved.
ACTUAL LEAVES are set in a plaster cast or modeling clay. Plaster is then poured over the leaves, which leave their impression in the hardened form.
From these impressions, a twopiece metal mold is constructed. The mold is then placed in a hydraulic press with controlled heat and pressure.
Plastic cellulose sheets are slipped into the mold for a transfer of impressions. The plastic leaves are then cut and trimmed—the larger ones with a jigsaw.
OIL COLOR is applied to the artificial leaves to achieve the effect of daylight under artificial light. A base coat of pink paint followed by a light green coat is applied first, after which the leaves are hand-veined and given another coat of green color.
Similarly, grasses are constructed of plastic and formed in a mold. After the basic grass pattern is established, the blades can be trimmed and colored in any desired form.
Models of small cacti are made by removing the spines from the actual plant and then forming a rubber mold over the plant. When the final plaster cast is completed, the real spines are pasted to the cast.
Larger cacti are simply hollow shells as are the large trees. However, many branches and twigs are composed of natural wood. As often as possible, the natural sod is used for display purposes.
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Six Students Win Exchange Awards
Six KU students have been awarded direct exchange scholarships for study in European universities and two have been chosen alternates. The scholarships include tuition and complete maintenance.
Frances Mary Scholz, Kansas City, Mo., senior, has received a scholarship for study at the University of Mainz, Germany. She is a major in German, has maintained a 2.84 grade-point average and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa during her junior year.
SHE HAS HELD a residence hail scholarship at Sellards and was the recipient of the Inter-Residence Council, the German II and Carnegie undergraduate awards. In summer, 1960, she held a Carnegie scholarship for study at the University of Vienna. She also has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson scholarship for graduate study in 1962-63.
Alan D. Latta, Wichita senior majoring in German, has been given a direct exchange scholarship for study at the University of Zurich and Institute of Technology in Switzerland. He also has been awarded Woodrow Wilson and Danforth fellowships for graduate study next year.
Latta was elected to Phi Beta Kappa during his junior year with a 2.9 grade-point average. He is a Summerfield scholar, a member of Sachem, senior men's honor society; member of Alpha Kappa Lambda social fraternity, in which he has held several offices, and member of the KU Modern Languages Institute group that studied in France last summer.
Neal Richard Wagner, Topeka senior, has received a direct exchange scholarship for study at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
WAGNER HAS HELD National Merit and Summerfield scholarships. He is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma and Pi Mu Epsilon, professional societies.
Carol McMillen, Coldwater senior, has received a direct exchange scholarship for study at the University of Tubingen, Germany. She studied in Germany last summer as a member of the KU Modern Languages Institute.
Miss McMillen holds an Elizabetht M. Watkins scholarship, awarded to outstanding undergraduate women, and has been given a Woodrow Wilson fellowship for study next year. She has a 2.7 grade average and has been active in All-Student Council and Mortar Board.
MARY McCUE, Liberal senior, has been awarded a direct exchange scholarship for study at the University of Southampton, England. She has a 2.7 grade average and was elected to Mortar Board. She has been active in Junior Panhellenic and the People-to-People organization.
Judith P. Allin, graduate student and assistant instructor in Romance languages, will continue her studies with a direct exchange scholarship at the University of Clermont-Ferrand in France.
SHE RECEIVED her undergraduate degree from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, and has been a graduate assistant in the freshman halls at KU.
Alternates for study at the University of Clermont-Ferrand are Janet Wright, Prairie Village senior, and Rosanna L. Thomas, Louisburg senior.
Symposium Orchestra Concert Ends Fourth KU Music Fete
By Tom Winston
KU's Fourth Annual Symposium of Contemporary American Music, in progress since Monday, concluded last night with the concert by the symposium orchestra in the University Theatre.
Robert Baustian, associate professor of orchestra, directed the symposium orchestra, which was composed of almost 50 players from the KU Symphony Orchestra, the KU faculty, and the Kansas City Philharmonic.
The "Variations for Orchestra" (1961) by Alvin King of Midland College, Nebraska, opened the program. The piece is a theme with eight variations and a tour de force for each section of the orchestra. The piano is used orchestrally, but it has a variation of its own.
A COMPOSITION by John Verrall of the University of Washington, called "Dark Night of St. John" (1949), was an interesting example
of four moods. The movements are called "Invocation," "Night Visions," "Meditation," and "Song of Praise."
An "Overture" (1960) by Wendal S. Jones of the University of Arizona opened the second half of the program. It is written in the 12-tone idiom pioneered by the late Arnold Schoenberg. The mood is other worldly, though not weird.
An "Overture for Strings" (1961) by H. Owen Reed, a teacher at Michigan State University, struck us as rather dull. It is written in the French style (slow, fast, slow) and it has a fugue in the middle, like Handel's "Messiah" overture.
THE PROGRAM ended with "Three American Dances" (1960-61) by James Niblock, also a teacher at Michigan State. Extremely listenable, and therefore quite appropriate to end the symposium, the dances are not particularly sophisticated in any way. They are just a lot of fun.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION WILL CONDUCT ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS TO DISCUSS HOW YOU CAN HELP AMERICA CONQUER SPACE
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At North American Aviation you can assist the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the planned orderly exploration of space. NAA's Space & Information Systems Division is engrossed in some of the most exciting engineering and scientific space work in the world today. This includes manned, lunar, and earth orbital space vehicles. You can join in this work at North American if your major is in physics, math or engineering (electrical, mechanical, aeronautical, civil, or chemical)and if you are interested in any of the following fields:
- AERO-THERMODYNAMICS
- STRUCTURAL SCIENCES
- PROPULSION SYSTEMS
- POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
- COMPUTER OPERATIONS
- OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
- FLIGHT DYNAMICS
- GUIDANCE AND CONTROL
EVIDENCE AND CONTROL
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SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
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- Interviews will be on April 13 - For time and place of interview contact your College Placement Office.
Friday, April 13, 1962
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CRAM COURSE NO. 2: BIOLOGY
Biology is divided into several phyla, or classes. First is the protozoa, or one-celled animal. All life stems from the one-celled animal. Over a space of millions of years, life slowly evolved until today we have animals with as many as 12 cells. Some larger mammals claim they have 14 to 16 cells, but you know how larger mammals lie.
The grisly shadow of final exams looms over us, so today in this column instead of merry quips and homely saws, you will find hard facts—quick cram courses to help you through the ordeal ahead.
The second class of animals is the periphera—a shadowy category that borders often on the vegetable. Take, for example, the sponge. The sponge is definitely an animal. The washcloth, on the other hand, is definitely not.
Next we come to the arthropoda, or insects. Most people, of course, find insects fairly repulsive—and yet, if one will but look, there is exquisite beauty in the insect world. Who does not remember the lovely insect poems of William Cullen Sigafoos—such enchanting lyrics as *Tumbling Along* with the *Tumbling Tumblebug*, *Fly Gently*, *Sweet Aphid*, and *Gnats My Mother Taught Me*. Mr. Sigafoos has been inactive since the invention of DDT.
Our next category is the mollusca—lobsters, shrimp, and the like. Lobsters are generally found under rocky projections on the ocean bottom. Shrimp are generally found in a circle around a small bowl containing cocktail sauce. Marlboro Cigarettes are generally found at any tobacco counter or vending machine.
What have Marlboro Cigarettes got to do with biology? Well, actually, not very much. It must be remembered, however, that the makers of Marlboro pay me for writing this column, and they are inclined to get surly if I fail to mention their product.
Mind you, I enjoy singing the praises of Marlboro—and so will you once you try that flavorful tobacco, that fine filter which lets the flavor come through undiminished. It is a great pleasure to smoke Marlboros and a great pleasure to write about them, but sometimes, I must confess, I find it a bit difficult to work the commercial into the column. Some years ago, for example, I did a piece about Alexander the Great, and, believe you me, it took a heap of stretching to drop in a plug for Marlboro. The way I finally managed it was to have Alexander go to the Oracle at Delphi and say, "Oracle, I have conquered the world and tasted all its pleasures, but somehow I am not content. I know that somewhere there must be a joy I have not yet experienced." To which the Oracle replied,
There is no great difficulty distinguishing the two
"Yes, Alexander, there is such a joy, but, alas, the time is not yet. I refer to Marlboro Cigarettes which will not be invented for another 2500 years." Whereupon Alexander fell into a sulk from which he never recovered . . . Well sir, there is no question I sold a lot of cigarettes with this ingenious commercial, but the gang down at the American Academy of Arts and Letters gave me a mighty good razzing, you may be sure.
But I digress. Back to biology, and the most advanced phylum of all—the chordata, or vertebrates. There are two kinds of vertebrates—those whose backbones run horizontally and those whose backbones run vertically. Generally, there is no great difficulty in distinguishing the two varieties. A fish, for instance, has a horizontal backbone, and a man has a vertical backbone. Occasionally, however, you run into a problem—like a fish who swims upright and a man who spends most of his time in the sack. How, in such a case, do you tell one from another? Science struggled with this sticky question for centuries, but finally Sigafoos of M.I.T. came up with a brilliantly simple answer. Offer the creature a Marlboro. If it is a fish, it will refuse. If it is Homo sapiens, it will accept. In fact, the more sapient, the quicker the acceptance.
© 1962 Max Shulman
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The makers of Marlboro, upright vertebrates all, remind you that their fine cigarettes are available in pack or box wherever cigarettes are sold in any of the 50 states.