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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 17, 1953
Union Director Expects 360,000
Bv ED HOWARD
If visitors at the Union building keep up their present pace, more than 360,000 persons will have visited the Union by June.
Frank Burge, Union director, estimates that more than 4,000 persons a day have entered the Union since its opening Feb. 27.
The Kansas room, with a dinner capacity of 175, has been in use almost every night for meetings, dinners, and dances.
Starting at 8 a.m., the recreation room is constantly in use. With approximately 30 persons keeping six bowling alleys and four pool tables busy for about one hour at a time, 360 persons use the room each day.
About 2,000 cups of coffee are sold each day in the Hawk's Nest, besides all the cokes, sundaes, and malts which are bought, indicating upwards of 2,500 people who go into the fountain area.
During the first month since opening, the Union has had 11 dances in the ballroom, which has a capacity
FRANK BURGE
AFROTC Drill Team Drops Cadence Count
By CHARLES BURCH
Observers at the Kansas Relays parade may be slightly surprised when they see a group of Air Force ROTC cadets performing precision drill without the customary counting of cadence.
The group will be Flight I of the Air Force ROTC drill team which will be performing "silent drill." During this drill each cadet in the flight counts cadence to himself and must also count his steps in order to know when to execute the proper movements.
This method of drilling may seem rather simple, but the members of the drill team would probably disagree. They practice one night a week on it in addition to one hour of required钻 as AFROT cadets. Flight 1 practices three hours and Flight 2 about two hours each Monday night in the drill hall of the Military Science building.
The drill team is strictly voluntary and is commanded by Cadet Major Zenon Zannetos, college senior, who started the team with 15 cadets in November 1951. The team, begun as a temporary unit, now has 29 men in Flight 1 and 25 in Flight 2. It was made a regular unit in the AFROTC drill organization this year.
Major C. George Whitley, commandant of cadets, has encouraged the drill team and given it his support.
Cadet Captain Nathan Harris, college sophomore, is the team's executive officer, and Cadet St. Ilt. Bruce Johnston, college sophomore. is adjunct. Pembermorton Lee and son, associate college sophomores and cadet first lieutenants, are the leaders of flight one and two, respectively.
Flight 2 is composed of cadets no having sufficient time to work on the silent drill. However, it is specializing in training for air police
duties and color and honor guards.
The drill team, which can be easily recognized by its white scarls, belts, leggings, gloves, and white citation cords over the left shoulder, performed Thursday at Shawnee-Mission High school.
The group also performed at homecoming this year and has given demonstrations before some of the regular AFROTC drill classes. Other performances may be given later this spring at Sherman field at Leavenworth and before the federal reviewing officers here.
Owl society, honorary organization composed of junior men, was founded at the University in February 1914.
KU Owl Society Founded in 1914
Members this year are Carl Amber, Robert Ball, John Brase, Arthur Collom, Joseph Conklin, Ben McCallister, Myron McCleenny, Robert Reed, Richard Sheldon, John Trombold, John Simons, college majors
Inactive during World War II, the society was reorganized in January 1932. Members are selected on the basis of university experience, and service to the University.
Lee Douglas, James Graves, Laurence Kravitz, John Prosser, all engineering juniors.
Other members are Kenneth Dam, Hubert Dye, and LaVannes Squires, business juniors; Dean Glasco, engineering junior, and Joseph Woods, pharmacy junior.
of 1200 couples. These dances include rallies and dances after listening parties.
Five listening parties during the last part of the Jayhawkers drive for the Big Seven basketball crown, and later for their unsuccessful NCAA championship bid, saw about 1,000 listeners crowd the Union for each game.
The Music and Browsing room is crowded every day at noon, as students and faculty alike find release from the daily grind. Many persons find time each day to take time out a juxtaposition of bridge or chess in the Card room.
The recently innovated dancing in the Trails room every Wednesday is gaining popularity as students find it a good place to take a date.
Students are almost always in the lounge reading or watching television.
Eight meeting rooms in the Union are busy every night of the regular school week, as various student organizations hold meetings.
As an instance of the Union popularity, the Kansas room is dated up every Friday night for the rest of the semester. Many other rooms are spoken for far in advance.
The organization was affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa, national honor society for men, as Beta Kappa circle in May 1947. Requests for membership are based on outstanding attainment in scholarly competence, breadth of diversity, character, and excellence in one of four fields, social and religious affairs, athletics, student publications, or speech, music and drama.
Sachem Started in 1910 By 12 Upperclassmen
The Rock Chalk Cairn, a memorial to outstanding events in the history of the University, was constructed by Sachem in 1926. The Cairn was dismantled during construction of the Campanile, but plans have been approved for its reconstruction.
Adopting the name Sachem, which means "Indian chieftain," the society incorporates Indian symbols and rituals. Every year near commencement time Sachem warriors hold a
Sachom, in cooperation with Mortar Board, is responsible for the annual Fire Basket and Torch ceremony at the new student induction each year.
KU Telephone Operators Must Be Campus Almanacs
These questions, although illustrating the extremes, are typical of the queries fired at the operators of the KU telephone switchboard on the second floor of the buildings and grounds office, according to Mrs Mary Neustift, chief operator.
Mrs. Neustifter, who has been with the exchange for 23 years, said that students and townpeople seem to think the KU operators should be a gold mine of information. "Sometimes I wish they would call us and give us information instead of asking for it all the time," she said.
Some of the more common questions are those called in by students trying to locate other students who have changed their address, or are not listed in the student directory. In addition, they keep a street directory and student directory on hand at all times to answer these questions.
"We even get long distance calls asking for information." Mrs. Neusfitter said. It seems to be very common for people to call up and inquire about the weather on the days of outdoor sports events. One cold, snowy Saturday in November some one called up and asked if they would still hold the football game slated for that day, to which Mrs. Neusfitter replied, "I haven't known them to call one off yet!"
She pointed out that students who change their residence during the school year and don't notify the registrar or the telephone office, leave
By DON TICE
Everything from "I lost my football tickets, what should I do?" to "Wheves za rally?"
Sachem, the honorary society for senior men, was founded by 12 upperclassmen in 1910.
would-be callers without any source of information how to reach them.
The campus switchboard is located in a small room about eight feet square. The switchboard is of the regular variety, covered with little holes and pegs, lines running every which way, and flashing red, green, and orange lights.
Desides Mrs. Neustifter, there are three other full-time operators—Mrs. Evn Cofer, Mrs. Bess Foster, and Miss Capitola Fletcher—and one part-time operator, Mrs. Emma Baker.
Contrary to popular belief, the dial system which was installed in 1847 is slower in operation than the old "number please" method used in the Lawrence exchange. With the law force an operator can handle only one call at time, when she used to be able to take care of three.
The telephone exchange was moved to its present position in 1929 from the basement of Fraser hall, where it was first installed in 1907.
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tional tom-tom ceremony is held at the KU-MU football game each year, where members from both schools beat the tom-tom and pass a peace pipe. The tom-tom then goes to the school that wins the game.
Members this year are William Dickinson, David Hills, Donald Hortter, Philip Kassebaum, William Nulton, and Donald Woodson, college seniors; Neal Anderson, Lyle Anderson, Dick Klassen, and Francis Norris, business senior; Mahlon Ball, Edward House, Keith MacVorn, John Mann, James Stewart, and Ronald Wingington, engineering seniors.
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