Tuesday, April 10,1962 University Daily Kansan
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Campanile Is KU Landmark For Travelers
One of the most significant sights on the KU campus today is the 120 foot tower of the Campanile just south of the football stadium.
This World War II memorial, which was dedicated on May 27, 1951, rises majestically over the "Hill" in honor of the 276 KU men and women who lost their lives in the war.
These names are inscribed on the inside walls of the Memorial Room in the base of the Campanile.
THE TOWER, which is 22 feet, 10 inches across the base, has doorways decorated with sculptured bronze figures. The exterior has truncated corners of oread limestone in rubble form while the concave sides of the tower are open and trimmed with sawed Silverdale stone.
Before the carillon was constructed, a great deal of research was done in an effort to make it one of the best in the nation. Members of the carillon committee visited carillons throughout the United States and Canada as well as the Netherlands and Belgium to determine the best type of bell and bell manufactures.
Bells which chime over the campus daily emanate from a 53-bell carillon which was cast in England.
The bells which finally played a special recital on dedication day and which still chime every quarter hour today are made of solid bronze.
THE RIM OF EACH EELL gives the fundamental pitch but each segment of the inside influences the pitch of an harmonic. Each bell has five overtones.
The carillon itself slightly resembles the organ or piano. A row of foot pedals actuate the heavy clappers of the big brass bells which swing only two inches or less against the inner rim of the bells. The bells do not move since they are anchored to the steel beams.
Today terraced walks and drives connect the tower with various points on the campus. All of the walks leading to the Campanile come in at the corners of the 65 foot square terrace surrounding it.
Four benches have been constructed on points of the star shaped terrace while flowering trees and evergreens beautify the area around the tower base.
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Officials Seek Death Cause
Tissue samples from the body of the University of Nebraska student who died here Saturday are currently being analyzed by the Kansas State Board of Health.
The Douglas County coroner, Dr. James Reed, said the results should help determine the cause of death of the student, John Melvin Abrahamson of Shelton, Neb. He said the results of the analysis will be available in a week.
AN AUTOPSY performed Saturday morning failed to reveal a definite cause of death.
Abrahamzon died early Saturday morning. He arrived at KU Friday to attend the Big Eight Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic conference. He checked into the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house to spend the night, then went to a local restaurant for about one and one-half hours.
On his return, he sat around the house, friends said, then started to bed. Others in the house said he appeared to have been ill in the bathroom, and a small pool of blood was found there.
HE SLUMPED TO the floor after entering the second floor dormitory. Tom Bornhold, Topeka sophomore, administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and the fire department sent a respirator. However, Abrahamzon could not be revived.
Dr. Reed said there is a possibility a coroner inquest will be held after all the information concerning the student and his health history has been gathered. Foul play has been ruled out, the coroner said.
Arabamzon's body was taken to Lincoln late Sunday for services and burial.
Official Bulletin
Teacher Interviews:
Teacher interviews:
Asst. (Elem. & Sec.) Shambaugh, Ast.
Tiem. (Elem. & Sec.) Downy, Calef.
International Students: Students wish to apply for the 1962 Summer Cross-Springs, Colorado, on June 9-16, should see the office of the Dean of Students for further information. It is at no cost to the student providing he or she is returning home during 1962.
Ham Club Meeting has been postponed to April 18, 1962.
TOMORROW
People-to-People Flight Orientation Meeting; 4 p.m., Forum Room, Kansas Union. Spain — Speaker, Pedro Martinez Bonet.
KUOK — 2-News & Weather; 3:05-
Top Forty Times; 4- Hiltopping; 5- Hill-
opping; 6- Whittaker's Wax; 7- Works;
8.25-Spotlight on Science; 8:30-Bon-
jour Médames"; 8:45-Public Service
Program; 7-Countdown; 8-Night Flight,
Stage II; 9-Weather; 10:15-Night Flight, Stage II;
12-Portals of Prayer.
Teaching Opportunities in East Africa
Teachers College, Columbia University, is recruiting '62 college graduates for secondary school teaching in Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar.
Openings exist in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, English, History, and Geography. Upon completion of training, candidates will receive 2-year appointments as salaried education officers.
They will join 150 Americans already serving in East Africa.
For further information, write:
TEACHERS FOR EAST AFRICA P.O. Box 850, Teachers College, Columbia Univ New York 27,New York
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