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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1949
Fine Arts Building Needed Music Students Believe
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Music students, whether in education, the College, or in fine arts, agree that there is a need for a new fine arts building.
The chief criticism by many of those interviewed is the lack of adequate space. First choice for practice rooms goes to music majors in fine arts. The second-day choice, if any, go to education students and music majors in the College.
"It is impossible to hear yourself play." Paula Parks, College junior, said. "I practice organ in Hoch auditorium. In competition are the horn players who have no other place to practice. Some of them are even forced to work in the men's lounge."
Joyce Rohrer, fine arts junior, said, "My conscience bothers me when I practice because I feel I'm disturbing somebody's study. Last year in French class we were constantly disturbed by a soprano voice ringing out through Frank Strong hall. If there were a fine arts building with adequate soundproofing, we would not disturb the other classes nor be disturbed in our practice by conflicting tones from someone else."
"By the time I get through the line to sign for practice rooms on the second day," said Helen Shively, College junior, "there are no rooms left. I take two voice lessons and one piano lesson each week. Yet I have no room in which to practice. Every day I go from Frank Strong hall to Hoch auditorium to Fowler shops searching for an empty room."
"I think Hoch auditorium is used for too many purposes." Tom Lovitt, fine arts freshman, commented. "There is a need for a building to relieve the auditorium of some of the many activities which go on within its walls. The acoustics in Hoch are poor. But for people like myself, it is the only place to go. I play the trumpet and the only practice rooms available for that type of instrument are a few on the second floor of the auditorium."
Pete Wiley, education senior and oboe player, said, "Conditions could not be much worse than they are at present. It is impossible to get a room unless you are a piano major, and it is difficult even then. I have finally resorted to renting a piano of my own. But that is not practical or possible for many of the students.
Another complaint concerns the lack of soundproofing.
"I believe the music and art majors should have a building of their own," he continued. "We intend to make this field our life work. It is as important to our economic success as engineering and law are to majors in those fields. We have as many students. Why cannot we have the same facilities?"
The general needs of music majors are space, facilities, and sound-proof rooms. Acoustics are poor, rooms are small and too few in number, competition is strong, and practice interferes with study and classroom activity in other departments. These are the points upon which music majors base their belief in the need for a special fine arts building.
There are now 14 staff members in the School of Pharmacy. They consist of four full-time staff members, five part-time instructors, three student assistants, a stock room man, and a secretary. The faculty members are teaching eight courses in 15 sections.
1. The school is now situated on ive floors and "it is impossible to un stock rooms efficiently for the aboratories."
2. Many inflammable materials are used in pharmaceutical laboratories and "this building is a fire trap with cracker-box rooms."
The enrollment of 231 students in the School of Pharmacy is just beginning to be felt in the laboratory divisions, according to Dean J. Allen Reese. Before World War II the average enrollment was 75 students.
The school now has 10,087 square feet of space and needs 29,400 square feet. Dr. Reeese gave five reasons for needing space in a different building;
231 Students Study Pharmacy Where 75 Did
3. Pharmacy is a health profession and is advancing. It would be "impossible to have a modern pharmacy school in this building unless the interior was completely remodeled at a tremendous cost. It was considered inadequate by the pharmacy accrediting body in 1938 when we had less than 100 students," the dean pointed out.
4. In any scientific course a graduate program is necessary.
The School of Pharmacy has a good research program underway and it should be near the chemistry department so they can use the same materials. The deans have frequent conferences because of related subjects," the dean said.
5. Pharmacy is now a four year course.
"In the near future it is probable that two years of pre-pharmacy work will be added to the course," Dean Reese said. "Then it will be necessary to materially increase the number of pharmacy courses offered. Even more space will be needed then."
New Building Program Would Help All, Class Presidents Say In Interviews
The air express rates for packages of food and clothing sent to England Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia and Austria, maximum weight 22 pounds, has been reduced 33 per cent, Railroad Express announced.
Classes at present are scattered in different buildings and new buildings would remedy the situation, four class presidents believe. They felt that the latest equipment would help students and faculty in their work, and that the University would gain more prestige if the buildings were constructed.
Marvin B. Small, senior: "There is a need for a field house. Many students and guests are getting tired of having to stand to watch the games. The classrooms are small and overcrowded. There is great need for the proposed new buildings."
Here are the statements of the class presidents:
Forrest M. Griffith, junior: "A school which has the enrollment that K.U. has should have buildings to accommodate the students and faculty. Adequate buildings, newer classrooms, and additional technical material are needed. Also, some class rooms are too far apart to be advantageous."
Marilyn L. Smith, sophomore: "I think we need new buildings. They will create a healthier environment in which to work, and will produce a greater inclination to do more constructive work."
Donald E. Guard, freshman "Besides being necessary additions to the campus, the new buildings would add to the influence of the school, create better working conditions, and produce a better effect for all."
Music students at the beginning of each semester stand in long lines patiently waiting to be assigned to music practice rooms in the School of Fine Arts. Such a line is shown above in Frank Strong hall. Frank Strong hall does not have sufficient space for talented young men and women interested in musical careers. Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts explains that some students are denied practice studios because of cramped conditions. Some of them have enrolled in other schools where better facilities for a musical education are available. At K.U. practice studios are scattered over the campus in Fowler shops and Hoch auditorium where unmusical noises at times disrupt and disturb practice sessions.
Dog's Life Costs $773.33 A Month
Pasadena, Cal., —(U.P)— This is the story of six fox terriers who went from riches to rags.
Mother terrier and her five pups found life pretty luxurious. In warm weather they lolled about Big Bear Lake dude ranch for dogs. In winter, a station wagon sped them to swanky Palm Springs. Between times they enjoyed a suite at Pasadena's town house for dogs.
In three months, they ran up a $2210 bill for room, board, shampoos, pedicures and other necessities of life. Mrs. Vestal Fisher of Los Angeles neglected to pay the bill. Owners of the dog hostelries, Gladys and Richard Diaz, said in a suit filed yesterday.
Army Needle Gets Reserve Units Too
You can't get away from them, even in college. If you see a group of men reluctantly headed toward Watkins hospital, you can be sure they are members of the University R.O.T.C. or N.R.O.T.C. units on their way to take shots.
The terriers were evicted. Mrs. Fisher then tossed them in the unfashionable kennel at the city pound.
Student members of the army ground and air forces who plan on going to summer camp are taking typhus and typhoid shots. They are also being vaccinated for small-pox. Veterans get off easy, since they only need booster shots, but the non-vets must take three series of each shot.
The navy gets off no less easily. All midshipmen were recently given a complete physical examination, and are now taking their routine spring shots. They are getting from one to three shots, depending upon their previous experience with the "needle."
Math Students Would Welcome Larger Rooms
Students in the mathematics department are backing the proposed plan to incorporate the departments of physics, chemistry, and mathematics into one Science building. A survey of 10 persons enrolled in mathematics courses showed that a new building would be welcome.
The question asked the students was: "Would you like to see the mathematics department taken out of Frank Strong hall and placed in a new building with the physics and chemistry departments."
C. M. Terry, College senior, said: "The departments should be divided into separate floors in the new building and a large library for all the physical sciences should be placed in the building."
Dick Chaffin, engineering freshman: "I think the chemistry and physics departments are both housed in fire traps. It would be quite handy to have all the departments under one roof as I will be taking many courses in physical science."
James Larkin, graduate students "Such a building brings into reality a natural association of the various departments scheduled for the building. The rooms in Frank Strong hall are very crowded and more blackboard space is needed."
Lolafaye Coyne, graduate student, summed up the main point that all the interviewees agreed upon. "The idea of a centrally located group of interrelated departments appeals to me because of the close proximity of one department to another," she said.
Better lighting facilities, and more office space were stressed by Dale Maness, graduate student, as being urgently needed now. Maness said that the new building should have proper ventilation and the best lighting that could be obtained.
Margaret Phiblbad, graduate student: "The plans for a new science building should include a larger lecture hall for use by scientific collociums and organizations."
Keith Moore, graduate student: "Math is the tool for both physics and chemistry; therefore, it is logical that the departments should be housed together."
Alvin Benham, engineering freshman: "The new building, if we can get one, should have the departments grouped in separate wings. Adequate lighting and air conditioning, especially in the chemistry labs, should be included.
Norman Hoover, graduate student: "The idea pleases me and I do hope that the mathematics department will have one separate floor in the new building. More blackboard space is needed and the offices are entirely too crowded in Frank Strong hall."
Fran Wolfe, graduate student: "We need a library where the reports of chemistry, mathematics and physics may be grouped together. This the new building could easily provide."
Rug Styles Change Miss McGuire Says
The elaborately decorated oriental rugs of a few years ago exist no more, Miss Elizabeth McGuire, instructor in home economics, told the K.U. Dames Tuesday.
Old-style rug patterns, which were ridiculous rather than attractive, are today replaced by plain rugs, she said. When combined with colorful furniture, the plain rugs add a note of good taste to any home, Miss McGuire remarked.
Care should be taken when shopping for a rug to give more than just a hasty glance to its appearance. Such things as whether the pile is cut or uncut, and the number of loops across the width and length of the rug should also be noted, she advised. A good rug can be bought for $150 to $200.
Mrs. Phoebe Stone was program chairman for the meeting. The hostess committee included Mrs. berta Bennett, Mrs. Jack Bruyr, and Mrs. Elmo Maiden.