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University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 1, 1963
In Potter Lake: Fish Die - Why?
Fish in Potter Lake started dying Friday, and KU officials are trying to determine if an attempt to save the flora killed the fauna.
A thousand fish are dead, according to an estimate by Frank Cross, associate professor of zoology.
But what killed the fish is still a moot point.
CROSS AND KEITH LAWTON, vice-chancellor in charge of the physical plant, said it is a logical assumption that methoxychlor, a
TODAY
El Atenco se reunira hoy a las 4:30 en laalle 11 de Fraser. La Señora Christina Enseña ha reunido la Señora Christina titulada "El Salvador y son influenza en Centramerica." Todos son invitados.
Episcopal Evening Prayer, 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
phony," by Prof. Robert Baustian. Refreshments.
International Students: Students who have not been contacted about having an exhibit or number in the program of the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL on April 20 should see Dean Coan, 228 Strong Hall, this week.
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TOMORROW
Quill Club. 8 p.m.. Pan American
Students welcome to read man-
uscript.
physical plant, said it is a logica spray used to kill the bark beetles that cause Dutch elm disease, is responsible for the death of the fish.
WEDNESDAY
Catholic Masses, 7:00 a.m. 11:40 a.m.
St. Lawrence Catholic Chapel, 1910 Stratford,
Road.
SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS
James Peke Jr., New Mexico State University.
Buildings and Grounds employes sprayed the trees on the campus Thursday. They used a pressure gun, spraying methoxychlor into the tops of the trees.
But Harry Buchholz, superintendent of the physical plant, said methoxychlor is not that toxic.
"WE COULD DUMP a certain amount of the spray directly into the water and it wouldn't kill the fish," he said.
HE SAID IT IS known that .026 parts of methoxychlor in 1 million parts of water will kill bluegills, but the concentration of methoxychlor in Potter Lake, or even its presence at all in the lake is not known.
If you are interested in a teaching position for September, 1983, in any of these areas, please sign up for an interview in 117 Bailey Hall.
The spray has been used for the last two years, and the University has always had good luck with it. Lawton said.
The death of the fish is a "matter of accident circumstance" he said.
April 4—117 Bailey—Northview Public Schools, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
or accidental circumstance," he said. Cross said the dead included numerous blue gills, bass, catfish and crappie.
April 5—117 Bailey—Midiothian, Illinois Public Schools (Cook County).
A concentration of 026 parts per million could be obtained by pouring about half the contents of an eight-ounce beer glass into 1 million gallons of water.
Methoxychlor is a compound of carbon, hydrogen and chlorine.
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year's College Bowl runners-up, Joseph R. Pearson Hall. The Betas took the lead at the first of that match and maintained it all the way, winning by 410-230.
This was the high score for the entire tournament.
In the Stephenson-Pearson Hall semi-final match, Pearson lost five points at the first of the match by pressing the buzzer to answer a question before the question had been completed. They maintained a score of -5 over half-way through the match, but finally pulled it up to 55 to lose 455-55 to Stephenson.
By winning the KU tournament, Stephenson has earned the right to compete in the Big Eight College Bowl Tournament which is being sponsored by the KU College Bowl Committee here May 12.
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