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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Feb. 20, 1953
Murphy's Biennial Report Summarizes KU Progress
A summary of the University's activities over the past two years is contained in Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy's biennial report distributed this week to faculty members.
The report, the 44th biennial report of the University, is for the two-year period ending June 30, 1962.
The chancellor analyzed enrollment tendencies since the war, emphasizing an expected increasing enrollment. A peak enrollment of 10,000 is expected by 1960, he said, and University facilities must be expanded and improved to handle the large enrollment.
He emphasized also the growth in all departments and improved curricula. Added facilities for research are necessary if the University is to maintain its present high standard of work, he said. Dormitory housing also must be expanded to handle larger enrollments.
Inflation has raised the cost of faculty salaries and of operating expenses here and in Kansas City, the report said. The University cannot raise the cost of education to keep up with mounting costs in all fields it should go beyond means of the average Kansas citizen, it said.
Parts of the report follow STUDENT BODY
Enrollment in fall 1952 was approximately 6,200, an increase of about 200 from the previous year over University estimates. This year's freshman class is the largest since 1947, with few veterans included. Lack of veterans, with the loss of payment from the Veterans administration, will require the state funds to make up the "reference."
Two factors are responsible for increased Medical center enrollment:
creased Medical center enrollment:
1. Larger classes in medicine, nursing and medical technologies made possible by increased facilities.
2. Removal of the first half of sophornz work from the Lawrence campus (Chip Chase)
PROBLEMS OF GENERAL ADMINIS-
TRATION
A University Planning council was set at the beginning of the year. Stouffer, retired dean of the University.
plans the coordinated future development of the University.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Some of the changes in curriculum mentioned in the report are: Graduate school, special training for graduate students in the School of Business, expanded courses in insurance, plans for development of small institutes in education, Education, clinics for high school teachers over the state; School of Fine Arts, growing schools and on-going workshop courses.
School of Journalism, curriculum in radio, expanded journalism curricula; School of Law, publishing "University of Kansas Law Review" as laboratory work for students and project of faculty; dedicated medical nursing post-vision for classroom teaching. Post-graduate Medical program for practicing doctors.
University Extension has established
arrows southwestern and northwest-
Kansas
STATE SERVICE
Several state service divisions at the University have expanded as a result of increasing calls for their services. The University has partnered with the U.S. Geological survey, the Bureau of Business Research, the Governmental Research center, and the Kansas Biological survey were cited as carrying out projects which affect the welfare of the students.
RESEARCH
More than 150 research projects are underway to investigate the environmental studies of resources of Kansas, plant and animal research, and a study of virus respiratory infections are under
Government agencies, including the Army, Navy, Atomic Energy commission, and U.S. Public Health service have turned to the University for research aid.
armed to the University for research
GIETS TO THE UNIVERSITY
Gifts to the University for the past biennium amounted to $318,000. More than 20 buildings on campus, the university's stadium, have come to the University through gifts. Several hundred acres of land have been brought into the campus by the Endowment as a result.
The land on which the Medical Center stands in Kansas City was a gift to the
state, as well as at least two of the build. ings there.
BUILDING PROGRESS
Progress has been made on the first phases of the 10-year building program to ensure adequate facilities for the upsurge of enrollment.
The remodeled School of Journalism was opened by Dr. Fowler in 1902 and opened laboratory for atomic research was opened in July 1932, and three new scholarships were awarded to students in 1932. A new dormitory for student nurses was opened at the Medical center in 1931 and a new basic science library in 1952.
The new science building should be ready by fall 1954. Construction of the fieldhouse-armory should be resumed this summer, and the plants' shutdown became of the steel strike.
Work is under way on the library stack addition to the Law school and utility tunnels to the science building and the library. All of these was remodeled without cost to the state.
At the Medical center, work is under
the direction of Dr. John M. Snyder,
building authorized by the 1949 Legislature,
and on the continuation center
contract for the psychiatry unit has not
been completed.
FUTURE BUILDING NEEDS
The physical plant of the university is adequate for about 4,500 students. Many of the buildings are old and nonfireproof. Large numbers of offices and classrooms are located in temporary war housing. Housing facilities are inadequate.
The Science building, Union building, and fieldhouse are the only buildings on the campus designed to accommodate an enlarged enrollment.
Funds are needed immediately for a music and drama building and to remodel the old Chemistry building into a unit for the School of Education.
Also needed are a unit for social sciences and the School of Business to reconnect with the library and Snow hall; further addition to the library; a building for aeronautical engineering and engineering testing laboratories in the center; major remodeling of the mechanical and electrical engineering building; remodeling of Fraser hall or its replacement by a classroom building; expansion of the warehouse for general Library storage.
The University will use the revenue bond principle to the maximum in providing additional dormitories, but increasing building costs limit the num-
Auditions for two operas will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday in Strong auditorium by Dr. John Newfield, director of University theater, and Hans Schwieger, conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra.
Opera Auditions Set for Monday
"The Well," by Louis Mennini and
ser of units which can be built. Some
models have this feature to handle
nousing additions adequately.
The Kansas City campus needs a library and ultimately an expansion of the medical sciences building to house the first year of medicine now located on the campus.
"Primadonna," by Arthur Benjamin, will be presented May 7, 8, and 9 in connection with National Music week.
Those wanting to audition should contact Jeanne Aldridge, assistant to the University theater, Friday or Monday morning in Room 202 Fraser
Mr. Schwieger, who will conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra concert Monday night, is musical director of both operas.
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