1950
University Daily Kansan
47th Year No. 152
Monday, May 22, 1950
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
"It is no longer necessary to make it obvious to everyone that the architects' work is building a modern house," said Mr. Armstrong. "The important thing is whether it is a good house, good for the spirit as well as for the body, and will it still be there in another 50 years?"
"There was a terrific wind blowing from the north," he said, "and it was near dusk. The bird came in from the south, flying low. I confess, I'm rather vain of my shooting."
A rare whistling swan was presented to the University Friday, May 19 by Frank Hodges, Olathe businessman, who shot the bird inadvertently. Shown in the picture at the presentation in Museum of Natural History are (left to right) E. R. Hall, director of museum; Mrs. Frank Hodges, the diorama with the swan, Mr. Hodges, and Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
A whistling swan, standing in the grasses of a replica of Boicourt lake, is the latest addition to the exhibits of the Museum of Natural History. It was presented May 19 to the University by Frank Hodges, Olathe businessman, at a reception in his honor at the museum.
The speech was sponsored by the student chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Nearly two years ago Mr. Hodges shot the swan, thinking it was a goose. Asked how it happened that he could make such a mistake, Mr. Hodges describes the shot.
Whistling Swan Is Latest Addition To Museum Exhibits
Speaking before an audience of mostly architectural students of the School of Engineering and Architecture, he said, "that house problems should be approached soberly, and advised."
The American middle - western house should express in its building a "sense of our security as a hope and a desirable thing," Harris Armstrong, St. Louis architect, told students recently.
The exhibit, which is called a "habitat group" by museum officials, was built under the direction of Russell Camp, preparator in paleontology. Sam Dickenson, the museum's artist, George Young, taxidermist, and Mr. Camp did most of the work.
Actually, Mr. Camp said, everybody "had a hand in it."
"I thought it was a goose. It was about 100 yards from me. I shot ten feet ahead, because of the wind, and eight feet high, because of the distance, and the bird fell. That's how you got your goose."
Mr. Hodges gave $1,000 to the University to have the exhibit made up partly as conscience money, and partly to "preserve the spirit of the prairies and the people."
In his short presentation speech, Dr. E. R. Hall, director of the Museum of Natural History, said that a university is as strong as its
Architect Tells Of House Building
friends. He also pointed out that Mr. Hodges had given something to the University that was valuable to teaching, "worth an entire lecture."
KU Has Only Seismograph In Middle West
A seismograph machine for recording earth tremors has been installed in a specially built room in the basement of Lindley hall, Dr. R.M. Dreyer, chairman of the geology department, has announced.
The machine is now in experimental operation, and will begin permanent operation next fall. It will be connected with the United States Coast and Geodetic survey network of recording seismographs.
The seismograph consists of three machines, one recording east-west tremors, another catching north-south shocks and the third recording vertical tremors.
In Lindley hall, the machines rest on the top of a concrete pillar sunk 15 feet into Oread shale. The machine is so sensitive that it records the push of a hand against the pillar.
Dr. Dreyer said that the recorder is the only one located in the Middle West. The nearest seismographs are in St. Louis, Mo., and Reno, Nev.
House Counselors Names Due Soon
Presidents of men's organized houses who have not made their selections for house freshman counselor should do so by Wednesday and turn the names in to the dean of men's office.
1950-'51 Budget Set At $9,073,146
A budget of $9,073,146 was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for the University of Kansas for the 1950-51 fiscal year at a meeting May 19.
Two University students were injured May 19, in an automobile accident at Lone Star lake, where they had been to a Pershing Rifles picnic. They are Robert Skinner, College freshman; and Burley Vandergriff II, College sophomore.
Wreck Injures Two Students
The two men were taken to Watkins Memorial hospital where a physician said Skinner had suffered internal abdominal injuries, but his condition is fair. Vandergift had suffered a concussion, and his condition is described as good.
Undersheriff Travis E. Glass said six University students were riding in the car along the lakeshore road when it missed a curve and went off the road about a half-mile east of the boathouse.
The car was driven by Kermit M. Beal, College sophomore. The 1941 convertible hit a large boulder and overturned. Undersheriff Glass said the top of the car was down and several of the students were thrown clear of the car. There were no other injuries reported in the wreck. Damage to the car was estimated at several hundred dollars.
Of this total $5,957,641 was granted for the University in Lawrence, and $3,115,505 for the K.U. Medical center in Kansas City, Kan. The first sum represents an increase of $346,-663 over last year's budget while the Medical Center increase is $173,552.
The 1950-51 budget approved for the nine state schools under the jurisdiction of the Board totals $17,-744,573. An increase of $1,067,399 in the salary and maintenance budgets was approved over last year's budget for all schools.
The Board approved the site for the K. U. fieldhouse, it will be built 350 feet west of 16th and Michigan streets. Charles Marshall, state architect, said plans for the structure should be ready by October 1.
New Science Hall Is In The Blueprint Stage
The University Endowment association was authorized to finance construction of a building at the Medical center to be rented to the federal public health service as a research laboratory. The cost would be approximately $30,000 to $50,000.
Hubert Brighton, Board secretary,
pointed out that salary increases for
faculty members, employees, replacement
of faculty members, and new
positions account for $769,244 of the
increase for the nine schools. The
rest of the increase will go for higher
maintenance costs. K.U.'s share of
the faculty salary boost is $123,482.
Plans for a science hall at the University that will cost approximately two million dollars are in the blueprint preparation stage, explained J. J. Wilson, University business manager.
The site for the huge structure is in the area south and slightly west of Robinson gymnasium and Haworth hall. The science hall's north edge will be 150 feet south of the Haworth hall.
It will house the School of Pharmacy and department of chemistry, both now in Bailey chemical laboratories, and the department of physics, which occupies all of Blake hall.
The building will have 184,000 square feet $e$floor space in its basement and five stories. The cubic footage is figured at 2,200,000.
The approximate shape of the building will be an "E" with the three prongs projecting southward. There will be a small addition to the northwest corner for a nuclear physics laboratory.
The axis of the "E" will be 232 feet long. The east and west progs or wings, will be 152 feet long. The east wing will be 62 feet wide, the west wing 50 feet. The center projection will have a width of 75 feet and depth of about 85 feet.
The department of physics will have the entire west wing of the new building—basement and four floors. The entire east wing—basement and five floors and a storage attic—and the basement and first two floors of the center portion will be assigned to chemistry.
The School of Pharmary will have the third, fourth and fifth floors of the center portion of the building. In the center there will be a sixth floor for a science library.
The main entrance will be on the north at the second story level. The physics office will be on the first floor, chemistry office on the second, and pharmacy office on the third.
Wilson could make no estimate of the time required for preparation of plans.
—Photo by Gagliardo-Clarkson—Courtesy of K. U. Alumni Association
TWO ADDITIONS to the campus are shown in their approximate locations in the above aerial photograph. A proposed science building will stand south of Haworth hall and east of the military science building. The new field house is shown southwest of the present campus. Farther up and overlooking the stadium is the Memorial Companile now being constructed. The building for basic sciences, chemistry, physics and the School of Pharmacy, was provided by the 1949 legislature which granted $1,972,000 for the plant. It will provide long needed facilities for those important studies. It has been announced that the present Bailey Chemical laboratories building will be given over to the School of Education.