University Daily Kansan Friday, November 10, 1961
Dorm Program On Schedule
By John Macdonald
KU's ambitious dormitory construction program is on schedule.
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, has reported that the existing dormitories, the building now under construction and the three on the drawing board are expected to provide adequate housing for the anticipated increase in enrollment during the next eight years.
THE CURRENT dormitory construction program is concentrated in the area along Iowa Street where Templin and Lewis dormitories now stand. A new dormitory is under construction now just south of Lewis Hall.
Mr. Wilson said that if present plans are realized three more dormitories will be built in the same area. Completion date for the final building has been set for 1967.
"The University of Kansas has been fortunate," Mr. Wilson said, "that housing has not been a limiting factor on student enrollment in the past and is expected to cause little serious worry until after 1963."
THE 17 HOUSING UNITS, which include dormitories and scholarship halls, now hold 2,792 students. When completed the six dormitories on Iowa Street will house about 3,500 people, Mr. Wilson said.
"The University is responsible, if administrative terms, for housing for all students but it provides housing for only one third. Fraternities and sororites take care of a third of the students and private housing in Lawrence accounts for the other third.
"We don't have any serious trouble with student housing right now," he said, "and barring any unexpected change in the number of students during the next eight years, we should be able to continue to provide adequate housing."
Mr. Wilson said the dormitory now under construction will be ready for use in September, 1962. It will house about 440 students.
PLANS FOR THE fourth building in the Iowa Street area are progressing on schedule, Mr. Wilson said. The State Board of Regents has approved KU's making application for a loan for construction. If plans go according to schedule the structure, which is being designed to house 784 students, will be completed in 1963. He said the fifth dormitory for the area is expected to be completed by 1964 and the sixth in 1967.
Mr. Wilson said the funds to build new dormitories come from the state one-fourth mill tax levy which provides KU about $375,000 per year. He added that the remaining money is obtained through the sale of 40-year bonds.
Mr. Wilson said, "that it takes very little money and effort to change the dormitory facilities from men's dormitories to women's quarters."
"WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE. too, in having many persons and families interested in the University who have provided funds which help in the building of new dormitories. Their gifts reduce the amount of
Grid Frosh- (Continued from page 1)
Schweda, Lawrence, and Mike O'Brien; Liberal, tackles; Mike Patterson, Larned, and Ron Marsh, Kansas City; guards; Dick Pratt, Olathe, center; Charles Hess, Wellington, quarterback; Bob Liggett, Kansas City, Mo., fullback; and Gale Sayers, Omaha, Neb., and Wayne Loving, Kansas City, halfbacks.
Triplette thought right halfback Sayers ran "real hard" in the opener. Sayers scored all three Jayhawk touchdowns. Triplette also praised Hess, Liggett, and Loving, the other hacks.
Praise was given to the Hawk forward wall, averaging 206 pounds per man. Biggest man in the line is Pratt who weighs 250 pounds.
Triplett said that the tackling was below par, but, in general, "We had a lot of poise for the first game of the season."
ponds sold for a particular building and speed the entire construction program."
Each building is financed separately with the income from it going toward the retirement of the bonds for that building. All dorms cost about the same per student and this money is used solely to pay the cost of the building. Templein and Lewis Halls, however, were combined into one project.
Scholarship halls are not included in the dormitory construction plans, he said. These buildings are built solely with gifts.
The steel and concrete house which will hold 72 men is to be constructed at West 19th St. south of Stouffer Place. The cost will be about $180,000, and the house will have 13,000 square feet of floor space.
Lambda Chi Plans House
A modern three-story structure is the plan for the proposed Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.
One of the highlights of the house will be the living room which will be paneled in wood. It will contain a large stone fireplace and the floor will be carpeted.
Other features of the house include a large patio with access through sliding glass doors, a trophy room, complete air conditioning, and a 65-car parking lot.
Another unique feature will be a library on the third floor for the convenience of the men.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.-John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. —Booker T. Washington
The first story of the house, which is split level, will include the living room, lounge, trophy room, chapter room, dining room, and the house-mother's living area.
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.—Jonathan Swift
Immediate construction of the house is being held up by the sale of the present Lambda Chi house.
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