The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-29
Kansas Academy Of Science Ad-
jOurns Today.
J. NJ. Mcwharf Of Ottawa Is
Chosen President.
MEET IN PITTSBURG.
Session Will Be Held There Next
Year.
The Raging Kaw'' of the Early
Days Is Traced.

Inc kansas Academy of Science
closed its sessions here today by elect
ing officers for the ensuing year and
selecting the next meeting place. ].
M. McWharf of Ottawa, was elected
president; A. ]. Smith of Emporia,
vice president; r. NJ. Bushong of
Lawrence, treasurer; J. T. Lovewell of
Topeka, secretary. Executive council.
f. H. S. Bailey of Lawrence, ]. i. Will
lard of Manhattan, S. J. Crumbine of
Topeka, and b. F. Dams, of Topeka.
Pittsburg will be the next meeting
place.
At today's sessions F. b. Dams, the
retiring president, read an interesting
paper on 1.-The Place of Science in the
Development of Kansas" The author
pointed out the value of scientific
work along the lines of preventive
medicines, sanitation, water supplies,
the food and drug act, agriculture
fertilizers, and the mineral resources
CT the state as few of the maily
problems arising in these fields
He urged the Importance of the
education of the growing generation
so that they may have a correct APP
probation of the value of scientific
work. Also the need of increased APP
preparations for the investigation of
the many questions constantly arising.
He suggested that an industrial Fell
lowship" department ought to be Gre
ated by the state for the study of some
of these problems.
The Kaw River.
]. E. Todd of the University of Kan
sas, speaking from the subject, Notes
on the Original Channel of the Kaw
River" commented on the finding of
an old channel northwest of Manhat-
tan about 100 feet above the present
stream and strewn with boulders and
filled with alluvium. This channel was
traced across the Big Blue and east
and southeast to a point six or seven
miles northwest of Louisville on Rock
Greek and then back to the present
Kansas River valley at Saint Marys.
Here occasional red quartz pebbles
were found. The supposition advanced
was that the coming of the ice in the
glacial period damned up this valley
which produced a temporary lake west
with sand and silt. AS the ice receded
the river resumed nearly its former
course and has since cut down and
shifted south to its present position.
Pure Food. -
''The Trend of Pure Food Legisla-
tom was discussed by Prof. f. H.
Bailey of Lawrence. The author stated
that there was a growing feeling that
while state and national legislation
should agree as far as possible, yet this
should not in any way weaken the ex-
listing state laws, or prevent the peo-
pie from protection in their food sup
plies. There should be cooperation
between the states and they should
welcome all the official and moral sup
port the federal government can af-
ford. In the interest of the better en-
forcement of law and d higher class
of food officials. the work of this de-
partment in all the states should be
absolutely divorced from politics.
History of Wakarusa Creek.
Attention was called by ]. E. Todd in
his paper to several peculiarities of
the Wakarusa, its easterly direction,
it's wide valley and the abundance of
northern red boulders at many points
from one end of its valley to the other.