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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, October 25, 1967
Winters calls Lawrence 'home-away-from-home'
by Pamela Peck Kansan Staff Reporter
Both the University of Kansas and the city of Lawrence benefit from the existing financial and cultural relationship of students, faculty and merchants.
"I wouldn't want to think what Lawrence would be like without KU," said Keith Winter, executive director of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Winter said the University's students and faculty provide trade on which local merchants thrive. However, the merchants, he said, are not interested only in getting the student's money.
"I honesty believe that Lawrence merchants want students to feel like Lawrence is their home-away-from-home," Winter said.
On the other hand, the Chamber director pointed out that students and student's wives benefit from employment and the University enjoys tax support from Lawrence industries.
Chamber is liaison
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is the community organ which fosters cooperation between KU and the community. More than 50 members of the KU faculty are also members of the Chamber, which has selected creation of jobs and community improvement as its two purposes.
"The University is one of Lawrence's greatest assets and University people are some of the city's best salesmen." Winter said. "Chancellor Wescoe is a good community man."
KU's chancellor is a past member of the Chamber's board of directors. Included among members of the present board are William P. Smith, dean of the engineering school, and David Huff, director of the center for regional study.
Winter said Chamber membership is open to KU students, although no students currently are members. The organization is composed of committee workers, directors and officers who serve without pay. The executive director and his staff are the only full-time paid employees.
Merchants support students
Merchant-student relations are good, Winter said. Merchants support student organizations and purchase advertising space in student publications. Students in turn support community projects. For example, a KU fraternity recently painted the equipment at Centennial Park.
"In every community there are those few merchants who don't try to get along," Winter said. "On the other hand, it is unfortunate that Lawrence merchants have trouble with hot checks and student shoplifters, especially around semester breaks."
Winter explained some of the Chamber's committees and how their work affects KU.
The economic development and retail trade area development committees urge and assist local industry to expand and encourage new industries to locate in Lawrence. More than 55 manufacturing companies alone have plants in Lawrence.
A few of the largest plants are Cooperative Farm Chemical, Hallmark Cards, Hercules Inc., Reuter Organ Co., and Stokely-Van Camp. These committees encourage retailers and manufacturers to hire student help.
Students are hired
Winter said that it is a policy of most Lawrence businesses to hire student employees.
"KU students are top quality help. They put in a good day's work," he said. "They are exciting and knowledgeable."
The Chamber's education committee promotes education at all age levels. Winter said that one-third of KU's student body is
married and many have school age children who benefit from the committee's work.
Studies and recommendations concerning housing facilities in Lawrence are made by the housing committee. One-half of KU's student body lives off campus, Winter said, and their needs are considered by the committee which encourages new construction.
Haskell Institute included
The objective of the KU and Haskell affairs committee is to act as a liaison group between business interests and the two schools. Included among the committee's members are Ted Owens, KU basketball coach; George B. Smith, vice-chancellor; and Irvin Youngberg, executive secretary of the KU Endowment Association.
What's it like to work for a giant?
Depends on the giant. If the giant happens to be Ford Motor Company, it can be a distinct advantage. See your placement director and make an appointment to see the man from Ford when he visits your campus. We could grow bigger together. DATES OF VISITATION.
November 3rd I'd like a big job please.
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