Comments on the P arkway god es

' “The addition of a splendid scenic
‘driveway with its plantings, skillfully
blended into the present scene, will
make Mount Oread a-place of tran-
scendent beauty. We feel certain that
when this memorial project is com-
pleted we will be able to say that K.U.
has the loveliest campus of any school
anywhere.” — Justice Hugo Wedell,

President of the Memorial Association.
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“The Memorial Driveway for the
University of Kansas campus appeals to
me as very fitting and appropriate. ‘This
driveway should have unlimited oppor-
tunity through the years for the place-
ment of desirable memorials, locations
for gifts of outdoor objects of art, and
other items of beautification which
might be presented by alumni, classes,
and friends.

“In my opinion, it should have lib-
eral parking spaces with appropriate
planting, many little parks at intersec-
tions, bays of open space along its sides,
and good focal points with striking ap-
proaches— all affording outstanding lo-
cations for further adornment.
~ “To accomplish all of the above and
make it one of the most appealing,
beautiful assets possessed by any
campus in the world, most careful study
must be and is being given to the loca-
tion of this encircling drive.” J. C.
Nichols, ’02, Senior Member, National
Park and Planning Commission.

MS * *

“My sincere congratulations on the
proposed Memorial Scenic Driveway.
It should be the making of the campus,
which has a unique and. beautiful site
and lacks only this opportunity to en-
able visitors and students to get more

than an occasional glimpse of the views

afforded by its hill-top location.” —

Goldwin Goldsmith, former member

of the faculty, now in the Department

of Architecture, University of Texas.
* * *

“I don’t know of anything better

than the scenic drive plan that the com-

mittee has worked out. I would say that
the natural beauty of the campus is
probably as important a reason for the
loyalty to the school as any one factor.
To enhance that beauty can’t help but
be appealing.” — Alfred G. Hill, ’17,
publisher, The Chester Times, Chester,
Pa.

*K 3K *

“Tt is gratifying to know that plan-

ners of today have a better evaluation of.

K.U.’s greatest possession (or one of its
greatest )in the soul-stirring view from
the campus. The Memorial you plan
is so right and it is a pity that planners
of past generations did not have your
vision. I wonder if stay-at-home grads
realize how strong a part the view from
Oread plays in the memories of us who
wander. We may forget what Snow
Hall and Fraser look like, but we never
forget the sweep of the valleys below
Mount Oread.” — Mrs. Maureen Mc-

Kernan Ross, 716.

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“Here is a wonderful opportunity for
enhancing the beauty, and increasing
the interest and the significance of the
unique site which nature has provided
for our university. With the possibil-
ities which this proposed drive will pro-
vide for fine landscape treatment and
attractive vistas, its beauty will grow
with the years, and it will remain a liv-

ing memorial for future generations of

students and visitors.’” — Prof. Joseph

M. Kellogg, Head, Department of Ar-

chitecture, University of Kansas.
Homes

THREE PURPOSES °
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Total length of the driveway, in-
cluding this northern spur, is approxi-
mately two miles. Present plans call
for a macadam road 30 feet wide. At
intervals there will be turnoffs where
visitors may stop to enjoy the beauty of
the parkway and views across the river
valleys.

Several contributions already have
been received designating specific me-
morials along the route. ‘The length of
the road will ptovide many opportu-
nities for individual memorials, in the
form of benches, fountains, pools, and

special planting.

The Builders

Justice Wedell has announced the
appointment of Hare and Hare, K.U.
landscape architect consultants for more
than 20 years, as designers of the Me-
morial Parkway. This firm has a notable

_ record, including planning of the city

of Longview, Wash.; site planning and
landscape development of the Texas
Centennial Exposition at Dallas; and
landscape planning for the William
Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and the
Country Club district in Kansas City.
Actual engineering and construction
of the driveway will be directed by
William M. Spann, owner of Tuttle-
Ayers-Woodward Company, Kansas
City, one of the best-known engineer-
ing firms in the midwest. Sie

 

FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION

To provide funds for the building of a CAMPANILE and
SCENIC PARKWAY as a 3

University of Kansas World War Il Memorial _

I do hereby agree to pay to the University of Kansas Me-

morial Association of World War II the sum of $............-.-...
(Pledges may be accepted which are payable within one year

from date.)

Signed ....

DEDUCTIBLE. . . :

The K.U. Memorial Association has received official notice
from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that contributions
to the Memorial Fund are properly deductible in the returns of
donors. He wrote:

“Tt is the opinion of this office that with respect to contribu-
tions collected and used in the erection and installation of the

' memorial, you will be acting merely as a collecting agency for
the University of Kansas, an instrumentality of the State of
Kansas, and that contributions made to you for the purpose

stated will constitute contributions to or for the use of the
University. Such contributions will, therefore, be deductible |

 

in the returns of the donors in the manner and to the extent

provided by section 23 (0) (1) and (q) (1) of the Interna

 

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