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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 18, 1955.
They're Moving Mountains
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It is said that men can't move mountains, but that doesn't stop the University of Kansas which is spending $111,000 on a landscaping project "to bring the south campus up to the top of the Hill," as the operation is referred to by Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor.
This "Hill-lifting" is the outstanding physical change in the campus during the past year. New walks and stairs have been built with attractive retaining walls on the south slope, with new sod and shrubbery now being added.
When completed next year, the project will extend to the corner of Jayhawk Boulevard and Mississippi Street directly in front of Flint Hall.
Among the other campus changes since last Homecoming, the largest is probably Allen Field House which begins it first full season of intercollegiate basketball tonight when the freshmen, with Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, face an experienced varsity team.
The vacant intercollegiate athletic offices in Robinson Gym are being remodeled to house the intramural, physical education, and campus traffic offices.
Across the street on the north side of Jayhawk Boulevard workmen are nearing the home stretch on the remodeling of Bailey Hall.
Returning alumni may not notice much change in the exterior of old "Bailey's Barn," except for
Actually Bailey's "guts" were completely removed; only the outside walls and the name remain unchanged. The new Bailey should be ready in January for occupancy by the School of Education.
the absence of its chimneys and the addition of a new roof with the traditional red shingles. Inside, however, a great many changes have been made, including the installation of air conditioning.
during the last Commencement, and the fountain in Chi Omega circle, a gift to the University by alumnae of Chi Omega social sorority.
Much new dormitory space has been provided with the opening of Carruth-O'Leary, Pearson, and Gertrude Sellards Pearson residence halls. The landscaping of Douthart and Grace Pearson Halls is now completed.
Since the School of Pharmacy moved to Malott Hall, Blake Hall has been in moth balls, but it is scheduled for a complete remodeling soon.
The North American display in Dyche Museum's panorama, which was completely closed to the public last year is now nearing a stage of completion and parts of it are open.
The big hole on the south end of the campus is the beginning of the future home of the School of Fine Arts to include a 1500-seat auditorium.
Among the less conspicuous improvements are the remodeling of Bailey Quonset for the Department of Design, and the new glass doors on Watson Library.
The journalism building (formerly Fowler Shops) is now named Flint Hall in honor of Leon N. "Daddy" Flint, former head of the KU journalism department. An addition to the rear of the building will be used for paper storage. It is about 95 per cent complete.
Other noticeable addition to returning alums are the new bronze doors on the Campanile, dedicated
Those returning to future home- comings will see a new School of Business building to be located west of the temporary gymnasium along 16th st.
Alpha Phi and Alpha Delta Pi social sororities are possessors of new chapter houses in the West Hills section.
In the Memorial Union, the Hawk's Nest was completely redecorated and refurnished this summer.
Plans are being drawn for extensive landscaping, including walks and drives for the Corbin-North College-Gertrude Sellards Pearson area, which will get under way before next summer.
Scholar Says Pliny Almost Beat Pasteur
LOS ANGELES-(U.P.)-Pliny the Elder, Roman scholar and soldier, was close to the secret of pastureurizing milk 1800 years before Louis Pasteur, according to Dr. Arthur Patch McKinlay, University of California Latin scholar.
McKinlay, whose hobby is finding interesting parallels between antiquity and today, found that in 77 A. D., Pliny had written on pharmacology that "milk is most harmless when boiled," adding that "it is generally admitted that all water is more wholesome when it has been boiled."
"IF," asked McKinlay, "Pliny was so close to the secret of bacteria, isn't it strange that mankind had to wait 18 centuries for a Louis Pasteur?"
Jayhawkers Formerly Used Bulldog For Mascot
"For I'm a Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay Jayhawk, Up at Lawrence on the Kaw."—every University student has sung this chorus and has seen the big, blue bird, but some don't know the background of our school symbol.
Before Kansas became a state, the term "Jayhawker" was given to the people of the territory by a Missouriian. It described a person who took property and kept it. Some authorities believe that the word originally came from the hills of
Kentucky and West Virginia where it also carried the connotation of stealing.
Years later the members of the KU football team were called Jayhawkers, but a bulldog was the school symbol. In 1912 when the football game with the Kansas Aggies, was played here, a popular song of the day was "Every Time I Come to Town, Someone Kicks My Dawg Around."
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