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The west half is ungraded and very dangerous for playe Its
rough, sharply sloping surface contributes definitely to serious in=
juries in touch football and even softballe any sprains have been
suffered by the students on account of its unfitness for play usee

If this good sod could be moved over from the west to the
east half, arrengements could be made with the fire department or
with our University buildings and grounds department to run a hose
to the newly sodded surface and thereby keep it alive during the
transition period of growthe

Professor Davis discussed the biemial report, and the com=
mittee felt that a winter skating rink project should be submitted,
the sketing rink to be on this level surface = the east half of the
intramural field «= with lights running down the south side of the
hill to be controlled by a switch at the power plente Also, a ski«~
ing and coasting project on the north slope of Mount Oread was dise
cussed, with lights placed at appropriate distances to afford the
use of that area at night when the hills are covered with snow. A
golf driving range south of the gymnasium, geology building and
auditorium is also a desirable feature, as would be the development
of an archery range and an improvement of the golf courses

These facilities would provide mass recreation and physical
betterment for both sexes of the students at the University of Kansase

Secondly, it was unanimously agreed by the committee that we
should start on mit construction of concrete or sprayed asphalt
tennis courts, as well as concrete handball courts. With the exception
of the four courts which are used by the women south of the gymnasium,
all of the courts on the campus have been constructed by the Athletic
Associations The handball courts were also constructed by the Athletic
Association, but after ten years of use four of these handball courts
have decayed. The golf course likewise was built by the Athletic .
Associations | |

No money outside of Robinson Gymnasium, which was built in
1906, has been spent by the state for play facilities for the stud»
ents of the University of Kansas. The state maintains and marks the
tennis courts and maintains the grounds for golf and intramurais, but
we are way behind our cousins at Manhattan in all of these respects.

_ A few years ago we asked Professor Fe Ae Russell to submit
estimates for the cost of tennis and handball courts. The enclosed
figures are hise