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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 22, 1955
Variety of Flowers Bloom for Relays
For alumni who are interested in other things than athletics, many of the campus flowers and trees will be blooming for the KU Reliays, according to head gardener Gene Blitch, who is in charge of upkeep on almost everything that grows.
Beds which might be of special interest are the tulips in front of Hoch, the rock garden at the east entrance of Memorial drive which includes phlox and hyacinths, and the narcissus bed in front of the Art museum, Mr. Blitch said. The Iilacs, apples and roses will also be blooming.
Mr. Blitch is in charge of a staff of 21 gardeners who work full time tending the campus. Besides replacing and planting the flowers and shrubs, the crew is in charge of mowing and watering the lawns, sodding, clearing the sidewalks of snow, pruning, and doing landscaping work around the new construction jobs.
"A few flowers are taken in the spring, and some people even dig up a bulb now and then, but this does not happen enough to be a problem," he said. "Our biggest headache in replacement is trying to keep something growing in the areas between Jayhawk drive and the sidewalk. Students who ride cars on the hill just won't use the walks."
Mr. Blitch said that his biggest headache in maintenance was upkeep on areas that get trampled by the students.
August Wedding Plans Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Koontz of Haven, announce the engagement of their daughter, Judith, to Roger D. Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Warren of Arkansas City.
Miss Koontz, who was graduated from the University in 1954, is in medical technology training. Mr. Warren is a sophomore in the School of Medicine and a former member of Stephenson hall.
An August wedding is planned.
College Starts Date Service
Berea, Ohio — (U.P.)—The dateless swain at Baldwin-Wallace college no longer calls the numbers written on the walls of the telephone booth. He calls George H. Smith Jr.
Smith is the founder and head of the college-approved and student- operated date and escort service, catering to both male and coed needs.
"The way our date-office is set up, no B-W man need be without a girl for social engagements just because he's bashful, timid, or from out of town." Smith said when the service opened recently.
He and his helpers passed out questionnaires and got 1,000 applications from the student body of 609 women and 758 men. The applicant had to give age, height, weight and some indications of his special interests.
He (or she) also had to mark whether he was "married, engaged, pinned, going steady, available," although the bureau did not suggest what it could do for the first four categories.
Students who meet through the bureau have casual contact first to see whether they want to date. That eliminates much of the horror of the blind date, as so many luckless freshmen know it.
"Dating is a perennial concern on any campus," said John W. Addley, dean of students. "The B-W Student council is to be congratulated on tackling the problem of the dateless Saturday night."
Color. Key of Wardrobe
The well dressed woman has a definite color scheme for her wardrobe, then selects new garments to fit into it. Choose your coat as the keynote of the color scheme and then select other clothing to harmonize with it. A conservative color is best. Avoid popular or seasonal colors as they are likely to be fashionable for only a short time.
Jar rubbers attached to the underside can keep small rugs from slipping.
Sterling-Oliver and Jollie halls will have their spring formal from 9 to midnight Friday night in the Kansas room of the Student Union. The dance will be semi-formal. Chaperones will be Mrs. Dorothy Nichols, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, Mrs. Sestos Hughes, and Mrs. Althea Galloway.
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Alphi Xi chapter of Sigma Chi announces the pledging of Harry Solter, college sophomore, Portland, Ore., and Norman Burnett, engineering junior, Lawrence.
Alpha Delta Pi social sorority announces the pinning of Diane Dunwoody, fine arts sophomore, to Dean Burton, engineering sophomore. Miss Dunwoody is from Iola, and Burton, a member of Sigma Chi social fraternity, is from Kansas City.
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Sigma Pi social fraternity announces the pledging of James Atkinson, engineering sophomore, Mission; Donald Girvan, college freshman, Flainville; Doug McCulloch, engineering sophomore, Lawrence, and Robert Morrison, college junior, Wichita.
The picnic will feature food, games, prizes, and dancing. Entertainment by Charles Oldfather, associate professor of law, will be a special feature.
"Operation Good Times," the Army ROTC spring picnic, will be held from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the Potter lake picnic area.
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All Army cadets and their dates are invited. The picnic is free and informal.
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Sigma Kappa social sorority announces the pledging of Phyllis King, fine arts junior, from Hutchinson.
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Pearson Hall had its spring formal dinner and dance Saturday. The decorations were a springtime theme with fishpond, patio, and flowers. Among the guests were Dean and Mrs. L. C. Woodruff.
Pepper the Parakeet Is Popular Inhabitant of University Dorm
Pepper is a parakeet who lives on the Hill. Although not as big or as well known as Sarge, the canine who roams the campus, Pepper is still the center of attention at the girls' dorm where he lives.
By DARLINE MONTGOMERY
Pepper was only a few weeks old when he arrived at the University last fall. Parkeets can forget bird chatter and imitate human voices and hence are easier to train than older birds. Pepper can talk now but he still chatters to the sparrows who come to the window.
Pepper stands in front of his own mirror and talks to himself for several minutes at a time. Words beginning with P or B are easiest for parakeets to say and most of Pepper's vocabulary consists of words beginning with these letters.
Pepper had a striped forehead last fall, but through the winter he lost his baby feathers and now his head is white and his colored feathers have become darker.
His favorite time to talk is when some others in the room are trying to carry on a conversation. When he has company and is expected to show off he refuses to talk or even move.
As soon as the company is gone he will start to whistle and talk.
Pepper likes to get out of his cage and fly around the room. His favorite trick is picking up anything he can carry and dropping it behind the chest.
He also likes to play on the typewriter. He pecks at the keys and chews on the ribbon. He rides the typewriter carriage back and forth and tries to catch the keys as they come up. He also likes to chew on paper.
Although he has special food of his own he enjoys eating almost anything anyone else is eating. And he is seldom satisfied to eat a piece that is broken off for him. He prefers eating off the piece someone is eating. He'll eat right out of your mouth if possible, even if it means sitting on your nose to do it.
One of Pepper's favorite toys is plastic doll which sits on the bottom of his cage. He fusses with it and pushes it around and actually seems to think it is playing with him. He and the doll carry on many fascinating one-sided conversations.
LEO HUBERMAN
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