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Friday, February 19. 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Intersection gets failing grade
By Todd Selfert
Kansan staff writer
A Kansas City, Mo., engineering firm recently recommended that the city of Lawrence make improvements to the intersection at 15th Street and Engel Road to alleviate traffic congestion.
Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates Inc., studied traffic patterns at the intersection from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. during September 1991.
The report that the firm prepared for the city noted that the volume of traffic traveling north on Engel Road
from the Daisy Hill residence halls exceeded the intersection's reasonable capacity during the early afternoon hour.
Steven Schooley, an engineer with the firm, said his company made recommendations to the city on how to correct the problems at the intersection.
"We looked at the pros and cons of each possible solution," he said. "We recommended in the report that the city either place a traffic signal at the intersection or move Engel Road south of 15th Street about 300 feet to the west. That would, in essence, create two separate intersections and
cut down traffic problems."
The company used a rating system of A through F. A being most favorable and P being least favorable, to show the capacity level at which the intersection was operating.
The intersection's southern approach received an F for the early afternoon hour.
"In that particular case, there is a traffic back-up for cars trying to turn left onto 15th Street," Scholey said.
The study also addressed the safety of pedestrians crossing streets at the intersection. According to the study, almost 200 pedestrians attempted to cross 15th Street during the two peak
Terese Gorman, a city engineer, said the most important figure was the number of seconds a pedestrian would have to cross the street between cars.
hours.
"The study shows that for this particular intersection there needs to be at least 11 seconds for a pedestrian to safely cross the street," she said.
The study showed that longer gaps were needed for safe crossing during the late afternoon hour.
Carl Thor, chair of the Traffic Safety Commission, said a task force would examine the report and pass a recommendation on to the city commission.
Source: Intersection Analysis Report, JBM Consulting Engineers Andrew Hodges / KANSAN
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Meyen announces committee to select new vice chancellor
Edward Meyen, executive vice chancellor,
announced yesterday the names of 17 people who will serve on a search committee to select a vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The committee consists of KU students, faculty members and staff. The committee will have a planning meeting tomorrow morning to set an agenda for the selection process.
Del Brinkman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, announced last December that he intended to return to teaching journalism at KU. Brinkman is now on a six-month leave to research the private papers of Kansas journalist William Allen White.
David Shulenburger is acting vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The members of the committee are Lindy Eakin, associate vice chancellor for administration and finance; Ola Faucher, assistant director of human resources; Jeff Gardner, West Valley, Utah, graduate student; Ray Hiner, professor of history and educational policy and administration; Roland Hurst, civil engineering electronics technician; Aleta Huston, professor of human development and family life; O. Maurice Joy, Joyce Hall distinguished professor of business; Mike Kutsch, dean of journalism; Meredith Lane, associate professor of biological sciences; Carl Locke, dean of engineering; Sadye Logan, associate professor of social welfare; Mary Michaelis, associate professor of pharmacology; Rich Morrell, university registrar; Lori Lin Robinson, Leawood senior; Peter Schanck, director of the law library; John Schwartz, Topea senior, and Ann Weick, dean of social welfare.
ROTC drill teams to twirl rifles at Mardi Gras
By Karl Van Hoof
Special to the Kansan
While Keith Lemmon, Merriam senior, barked commands, the 13 other cadets of KU's Army ROTC drill team marched in precision, rifles shouldered, head and eyes straight ahead.
On command, the cadets twirled, tossed and caught their rifles in unison. At one point in the routine, Lemmon, balancing his weight on eight rifles, was hoisted into the air by the cadets.
The team was preparing for Tulane University's 21st Annual Navy ROTC Mardi Gras Drill Meet taking place today in New Orleans. This will be the Army drill team's first competition.
Joining the Army team will be teams from KU'S Navy and Air Force ROTC units, both
of which have competed at the Mardi Gras competition before. About 40 teams are slated to compete.
Battlefield maneuvers used 200 years ago were conducted in the civilized manner of today's military drill and ceremony, said Capt. Clay Barker, professor of military science.
But as offensive tactics evolved, the civilized manner left the battlefield, and drill and ceremony became a competitive peacetime activity, Barker said.
Lemmon, the commander of the KU Army drill team, is expecting to face strong competition at the Mardi Gras meet.
"I'm trying to be realistic," he said. "I don't expect any first place trophies, but I think we can be competitive."
Lemmon's cautious optimism stems from
his team's inexperience. He and Geoff
Athey, Lawrence junior, started the Army team in the fall of 1991.
Compiled by Kansan staff writer Jess DeHaven.
"I was in Navy Junior ROTC for three years, and I was the drill team commander for one and a half years," Lemon said. "That's the only thing I knew how to do."
Lemmon said he has high expectations for future Army drill teams.
"These young individuals are well trained," he said. "The potential for winning big is here."
Jenipher Scott, Leavenworth sophomore and commander of the Air Force drill team, who is preparing for her second trip to Mardi Gras. She said team practices had intensified in anticipation of the meet.
After winter break, the team increased the number of practices from two a week to five a week.
Scott said her main goal was to increase the confidence of her team of 14 cadets.
"For most of them, it's their first time out there," Scott said. "I don't expect us to win, but I don't expect us to make fools out of ourselves either."
Matt Haefner, Shawne junior and commander of the Navy drill team, said that the teams competing at Mardi Gras were some of the best in the country and that he was counting more on having a good time than placing well in the contest.
Haefner's team, which consists of 12 cadets, will compete in three events. Haefner and Brad Cowley, Shawnee sophomore, will each compete in the individual exhibition.
"I love to drill," Haefner said. "It's a good tension reliever."
Award ceremony to highlight social welfare school
By Terrilyn McCormick
Kansan staff writer
A nationally recognized social welfare professor will receive a lifetime achievement award tonight at a banquet at the Adams Alumni Center.
John Turner, dean emertus of social welfare at the University of North Carolina, will accept the award and speak on improving the future of African-American low-income children at a banquet and award ceremony.
The ceremony, which celebrates African-
American History Month, is sponsored by the KU Institute for Black Leadership and Research Development and spotlights the social welfare school.
Turner said his speech would paint a picture of how the quality of these children's lives was affected by income and share a vision of what could be done to help them. He is the founder of the National Child Welfare Center and received the National Association of Social Workers' Education Award in 1992.
"John Turner has provided outstanding leadership in the social work profession."
said Ann Weick, dean of social welfare.
"Nationally, he is acknowledged as a major contributor to the profession's dialogue for the future."
Turner began his career working with low-income African-American children at the YMCA in Atlanta.
"I was appalled at the problems of the children because of their lack of monetary goods," Turner said. "But I was more appalled at my inability to do something about it."
Four African-American KU social welfare graduates also will be honored. Edith
Freeman, KU professor of social welfare; Elois William Bell, Wichita school social worker; John Crawford, parole officer for the Kansas Department of Corrections in Kansas City; and Darlene Montgomery, social worker at the United Methodist Home in Topeka.
"The School of Social Welfare is extremely honored to celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates who have helped to richly enhanced the quality of social services in Kansas," Weick said. "We are proud to recognize their accomplishments."
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