Daily hansan
53rd Year, No. 1—SECTION A
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, Sept. 12, 1955.
New Arts Building Contracts To Be Let
Plans have been completed and bids taken for the new $2,400,000 music and dramatic arts building, to be situated west of the Military Science building in the curve of Naismith Road.
Keith R. Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor said bids were taken Aug. 25, and the contracts would be awarded immediately.
The low bidders:
General construction: Harmon
Construction company, Oklahoma
City, Okla.: $1,695,187.
Electrical: Liny Electric company,
Dallas. Tex.: $209,393.
Plumbing: Brune Plumbing and Heating company, Lawrence; $72.000.
Heating, air conditioning, and ventilation: Kendall Plumbing and Heating company, Wichita; $399,608.
The building will be a three-story, U-shaped structure, with one wing housing music classrooms and practice rooms. The other wing will contain a theater with a seating capacity of 1,148 and a recital hall which will accommodate 398.
In other construction on the campus, the remodeling of the interior of the old Bailey chemical building should be completed within two months, Mr. Lawton said. When the remodeling is finished, the building will house the education department.
New Housing Ready For 408 Students
About 350 University students are living in new dormitories, 58 more in a new sorority house, and work is starting on another new sorority house as the fall semester opens.
Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, which will house some 450 women, is nearing completion. Already 150 women have moved into the west wing, and the entire building is expected to be finished by Thanksgiving, when women now living in Monchonsia, Kanza, Hopkins, Hodder and Locksley halls will move there.
This semester also marks the opening of Carruth-O'Leary men's dormitory, which will provide housing for about 200 men.
In another housing change, members of the Alpha Phi sorority have moved to a new home in West Hills, from their old home at 1332 Louisiana St.
Plymouth Congregational Church Razed By Fire
By JOHN HERRINGTON
Fire raged for nearly $2^{1 / 2}$ hours in the Plymouth Congregational Church early Saturday morning and damage is estimated "in the thousands of dollars." There had been no official damage estimate as of noon Saturday.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. and was not brought under complete control until after 5 a.m. Fire Chief John Miller said that the fire started in the second story of the south wing of the church. The fire was confined to that area and only a few portions of the main portion of the building were damaged by flames. Smoke damage to the sanctuary is expected to be heavy.
The fire gutted the wing and burst through the roof about an hour after it started. A gaping hole from the rear portion of the wing to the front was left from the flames.
All Parking Zoned; Traffic Fines Raised
Chief Miller said that the building was in flames when the fire engines arrived on the scene. He estimated the time of the beginning of the fire at about 3 a.m. Police Department officers, who arrived at the scene first, said that the fire broke out in the upper part of the building and spread to the first floor and basement.
New campus traffic and parking regulations will go into effect Thursday.
The fire was the worst in Lawrence since the blaze that caused more than $100 thousand damage to the Trinity Episcopal Church in late spring of this year.
Non-zoned parking around the edges of the campus and on the campus has been virtually eliminated. Traffic fines have raised, and stiffer sentences and fines will be handed to traffic violators.
A summons to appear in city traffic court will result from violations of the Jayhawk boulevard non-parking zone. This practice replaces the warning ticket issued last year.
Two areas available for student parking last year are now zoned for permit parking only. The south side of Jayhawk boulevard from the Chi Omega circle to Lilac Lane will now be a free parking area only after 5:30 p.m. The north side of the boulevard will remain a 30-minute zone. The Student Union parking lot has been changed from a free parking area to a visitor's lot, requiring a permit from the hostess' desk in the Union.
Traffic Court Summons
The large parking lot just east of the West Campus road and back of Carruth and O'Leary halls has been changed to zone parking only. The zoned section of parking lot I, which runs along Mississippi Street east of Memorial Stadium has been extended to McCook Street, with no free parking in the area.
New Zones. Areas
Two large parking lots north of Allen Field House have been converted to zones O and N. Former tennis courts at North College and Corbin halls have been converted into parking areas.
Parking fines, as approved by the All Student Council last year, have been raised to $2 for the second offense, $3 for the third offense, and $5 for any violations thereafter. Punishment for the first violation will remain a warning.
Five violations will result in punitive action by the dean of students or the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled.
Enrollment Begins Under New System
Enrollment for the University's 90th year began at 8:30 a.m. today.
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Chancellor Murphy Greets Students
We hope that this, the 90th year in the life of the University of Kansas, will be one of continued progress and achievement. Classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and, most important, a distinguished faculty, all stand waiting to assist you in achieving the goals which you set for yourself.
On behalf of the faculty and administrative staff of the University of Kansas, we bid the more than 7500 enrolling students greeting.
The new IBM system was in operation. An IBM counter was installed at the bottom of the stairs leading to the UA.
As inheritors of the rich KU tradition, you have great responsibilities and opportunities. May you not fail to feel the challenge.
Franklin D. Murphy Chancellor
Convocation Due Thursday
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will address the faculty and students. Others on the program will be the Rev. Harold G. Barr, dean of the school of religion; Laurel E. Anderson, University organist; Roy H. Johnson, assistant professor of piano; Ronald Barnes, University carilloneur, and Russell L. Wiley, directing the KU band. Convocation time is 9:20 a.m.
Besides enrolling, the new students will take physical examinations this week. They are invited to attend "Apple Polishin" parties Monday night in the homes of KU faculty members and a "Last Nighter" dance Wednesday at the Memorial Union. They will be inducted into the University at the annual traditions convocation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
No.1 Squad Falls 20-21, To Fired-Up Reserves
Football coach Chuck Mather, almost settled on a choice of a first eleven, saw his No. 1 unit fall before a fired-up reserve squad, 20 to 21, as the Jayhawks held their first dress rehearsal before several
The reserves won on a leaping catch by end Don Martin of quarterback Bev Buller's 20-yard pass late in the fourth quarter. John
The Red team jumped off to an early lead, scoring in the first period on a five-yard run by halfback John Francisco, after a 25-yard
Handley kicked all three important extra points for the Whites.
hundred new students in Memorial Stadium.
TOUCHDOWN!—John Francisco, No. 43; takes the ball over for the first touchdown of the game as Ralph Moody, No. 41 lunges too late for the tackle. The White team defeated the Red team 21 to 20 in Saturday's inter-squad game.
pass from Strauch to Al Stevenson had moved the Reds into scoring position.
Scores Again
Stevenson scored again with 6:48 remaining in the second quarter, this time on a four-yard plunge, and Strauch's conversion gave the Reds a 13 to 0 lead.
The Whites came back to score before the half as halfback Ralph Moody took a pitchout from Bev Buller and galloped the final 20 yards. The series featured some good running by Buller, Moody, and fullback Dick Reich. Handley's successful conversion made it 13 to 7 as the half ended.
The Reds took another 13-point lead with 4:40 remaining in the third quarter as halfback John Francisco slashed off right tackle from four yards out and Strauch converted.
Trailing 20 to 7, the Whites came storming back. Taking the ball on their own 36 after a short punt, they moved 64 yards in 11 plays with Reich scoring from the two. Jim Hull intercepted a short pass by Strauch and returned it to the Red 19. Buller completed a pars to Handley on the five, but an offside penalty moved the Reds back to the 24. Moody gained four yards to set the stage for Buller's game-winning toss.
A Wichita freshman, Patric Little, who stood in line from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30, was the first through the gates of the enrolling pen, William Lyons, Leavenworth freshman, who arrived at 7:20 a.m., was second.
Persons whose last name begin with "L" were first to enroll today. The list will run through "Sm" today and includes "Sn" to "Cz" tomorrow. The rest of the alphabet is scheduled for Wednesday.
Classes begin Thursday.
More than 200 students were on hand as enrollment began, most of them waiting in the Union lobby. About 30 students were in line at the door of the ballroom by 7:45 a.m.
Enrollment, as estimated this summer by Mr. Hitt, is expected to total more than 7,800. More than 2,300 classes in 1,350 courses are available this year.
Mr. Hitt, when called this morning, said he'd rather not make a later estimate of the number expected.
He said it was too close to the time when actual figures would be released, and he didn't want to "look silly with a guess."
Major changes have been made this year in both the registration procedure and in payment of fees. Registration materials may be picked up and identification pictures may be taken before enrolling, and registration forms have been simplified.
"We found the students liked the procedure very much," Mr. Hitt said, "and we would have continued it but the forms and procedure we had then were geared for the other type of registration."
Fees have been raised, and will be paid 10 days after classes start. The early pickup of registration cards was tried in 1953.
Began Fridav
Students began picking up their registration cards last Friday and many continue to do so at any time through enrollment. Instead of nine section forms, a carbon copy form that requires filling out everything only once is being used. Mr. Hitt said this will enable students to give more accurate information.
The initial enrollment processes in the Union will not be changed, but the final stage in the "pen" will be simplified. The students will still have their personal interviews with their advisors because, Mr. Hitt said, "you can't replace a personal interview with a machine."
Fees Paid Late
Fees were formerly paid before going to the Student Union, but they will be paid 10 days late this year, from Sept. 26 through Sept. 29.
All fees have been raised slightly, but commencement and matriculation fees have been abolished. The entire fee system has been adjusted to absorb the commencement and matriculation fees and to reduce the different number of fees.
Complete information about enrollment and registration procedures are in the front of the class schedule. A student may get a copy in the registrar's office or in the registration lines.
Changes in the class schedules will be printed on mimeographed sheets and distributed at the Student Union during enrollment.
Mr. Hitt said the new system will benefit both students and administrative officials. A great deal of the clerical work will be done by machines.