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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 30, 1951
By JACQUELIN JONES
In April of 1949, Miss Margaret Habein, dean of women, dug the first shovel of earth which began the construction of North College hall.
This seven-story addition to Corbin hall, built by the B.A. Green Construction company, was completed this past summer in time to house almost 200 freshman women.
The building is an L-shaped structure connecting with the north end of Corbin.
At the beginning of this school year, Corbin and North College halls became the home of almost 400 freshman women. This was the inauguration of the freshman dormitory system at the University.
The administration of the two largest freshman dormitories falls under the guidance of head counselors Miss Elizabeth Evans at North College and Miss Barbara Lewis at Corbin.
The houses have identical systems of government, each woman being responsible for her own actions.
The government is by the women, who elected officers to serve on a house board. Regulations are made by the board. Few compulsory rules have been necessary.
To keep operations running smoothly, a system was established
by which an upper classman with high qualifications was selected to act as a counselor for each corridor in the dormitories.
The most important room is the living room. The north and south walls are paneled in blond wood, the furniture is arranged in conversational groups. A large marble-trimmed fireplace is the room's center of interest. Large double doors open into the Corbin hall living room and game room.
North College hall is one of the most attractive buildings on the campus.
The bedrooms are painted in pastel shades with blond functional furniture.
There is a small laundry room on each floor equipped with a double sink and drying lines. The main laundry is on the first floor and has automatic washers and ironing boards.
The game room and dining room are joined by a large double fireplace. A snack bar is closed off by accordion-like sliding doors.
AlumniPrexyBacksExpansionPlans
Maurice L. "Cotton" Breidenthal's long list of achievements in the business world lead alumni and friends of the University to believe that "he can do it again."
By NANCY GROSS
As 1951 president of the Alumni association, Mr. Breidenthal has extensive plans for expanding the membership of the association, the Alumni magazine, the office staff and facilities for handling records of alumni.
It is said that the big, important men are always the easiest to talk to. Mr. Breidenthal, '10, is typical of these "big important men" in this respect.
Standing at his desk, the hand out-stretched to greet the reporter, he reminds one of an Uncle Fred. complete with thinning hair, glasses, a smile, and a bow tie. To his friends he has long been known as "Cotton" because he was a towhead boy.
Mr. Breidenthal has been president of the Security National bank of Kansas City since 1933. In 1911 he organized the Security State bank which merged with Peoples National bank of which he is now president.
He assisted in organizing the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce in 1924, and served as its secretary until 1927 when he became president of the organization.
In 1934-35 he was president of the State Bankers association and district governor of Missouri-Kansas-Arkansas district of Kiwanis clubs in 1926.
One of his latest achievements is the completion of the 14-story Town House in Kansas City. For 25 years Mr. Breidenthal fostered the dream of such a civic center for his town. Three times the organizing failed, but this year his dream was completed. He named it, and now he lives in the penthouse of his dream.
"The staff in the alumni office is too small to keep up records on all former students and graduates, and still have time to send invitations to alumni to attend KU functions," Mr. Breidenthal said.
Mr. Breidentalh has served the University in many capacities during his lifetime. He has been student manager of the Jayhawker in 1910, charter member of Alpha Chi Sigma, chemical engineering fraternity, on the board and vice-president of the Memorial corporation, member of the athletic board, member of the Endowment association board, vice-president of the Alumni association and now, president of the Alumni association.
"The Alumni are one of the University's most valuable assets," Mr. Brideinthal said. "I believe one reason we have only 6,400 members in the association is because not enough alumni have been contacted."
The goal of the association is to increase membership from 6,400 to 10,000.
"We are sending out four editions of the KU Newsletters to 40,000 prospective alumni members," he said. "This includes every former student and graduate for whom we have a current address." he said.
Previously the association sent out only two editions.
"We are also striving for bigger and better alumni meetings in larger towns over Kansas and out of state," Mr. Breidental said. "We are setting up committees in each of these larger towns to be a nucleus for
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organizing alumni meetings."
The association has alumni committees in such distant places as Portland, Ore.; Tula; Dallas; Urbana, Ill.; Los Angeles; Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
"We plan to expand the Alumni Magazine because it is the major medium by which we can effectively contact alumni," Mr. Breidenthal said. "In time we would like to double the volume and improve the contents to increase readership."
"We also have a plan to arouse the seniors' interest in joining the Alumni association," he said. "We would like to put before them for vote a proposal of an additional $2 to their senior fees. This would give them membership in the association for five years."
Mr. Bresidental has shown loyalty to the University by sending his four children, Dorothy Jane, '36, Maurice Jr., '38, Jack, '39, and Barbara, '45, to his alma mater.
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