University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, Dec. 9, 1946
44th Year No.52
Lawrence, Kansas
'First Sunnyside Units Completed Wednesday'
Youngberg Predicts 24 Faculty Men May Move In,'But Not Very Soon'
If you're on the Sunnyside list, don't start packing but the first 24 units will be completed by Wednesday, Irvin Youngberg, housing director, announced today.
Mr. Youngberg warned that none of those assigned to these units should put in a rush order for furniture. The housing office will telephone or
Mr. Youngberg warned that none put in a rush order for furniture notify personally each future tenant at the earliest possible moment when occupancy can be had. Only then should furniture be moved to the project. Inquiries at the housing office will obtain no results until that time.
Schedule for the completion of the other units and construction policies were established Friday at an all-day meeting called by Chancellor Deane W. Malott of the contractor, the Federal Public Housing authorities and University officials.
The tentative schedule agreed to by the contractor is as follows: Dec.
11, 24 units; Dec. 24, 24 units; Jan.
10, 24 units; Jan. 25, 24 units; Feb.
10, 24 units; and Feb. 25, 18 units.
However, there are some "if's" in the contractor's promises. The completion schedule for the 186 apartments is contingent upon the FFHA's permission for the contractor to go to a 48-hour week and to raise the carpenters' wages, and upon future unforeseen delays.
The FPHA also decided that linenoleum will be laid on the bathroom floors, that doors will be placed on the rear of the second floors rather than windows opening on the fire escape, and that oil paint will be substituted for casein paint except on the walls.
After the buildings are completed by the contractor and turned over to the University by the FPHA, University crews will install streets and walks. This work, which will take several days, cannot be started until the buildings are completed
Each unit consists of four rooms, unfurnished except for range, gas space heater and ice box. All utilities except telephone will be furnished.
Although final rent costs will be determined by the average cost of utilities and repairs, the housing office hopes to hold it below $40 a month, possibly as low as $35.
Initial assignments have been made to full-time faculty families on basis of need and importance to the instructional plan. Families with children will occupy first floor units and childless couples will take second floor apartments.
Second priority will be given to part-time student instructors. No estimate is available now regarding the number of units that will be available for student families and single men.
K.U. Houses Have Few Fire Hazards
Fire safety deficiencies of K.U. organized houses are of minor importance according to a recent state fire marshal's inspection, Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, said today.
Dean Werner is distributing individual reports this week to the houses, which were inspected earlier by the state officer.
"Most reports listed only a need for a general cleaning-up of the houses," the dean explained. "A few houses need new fire alarm systems, more fire extinguisher, or remodeled fire escapes."
Although ladders are installed at most houses for fire escapes, there are no platforms above them, the report said. They point out that this condition might cause congestion and accidents in an emergency.
New Units Have Fire Protection
Sunnyside housing units, some of which will be completed this week, will have better fire protection than many municipal areas, George M. Beal, University architect, said today.
Learning from a decision by Dr. S. H. Ingberg, chief of the fire investigations of the National Bureau of Standards, that old lumber is partially to blame for the recent wave of fires, University officials turned to their fire prevention precautions at the temporary Sunny-side units and found them "highly satisfactory." Beal said.
"The lumber used at Sunnyside is not new," he said, "but it is far from being rotten. There is no more danger of a fire there than in the average frame house."
One large fire hydrant serves the center housing section, and three others are located in the area, he said. The hydrants were laid out when the University was preparing the ground last spring.
Although the units have no outside fire escapes, they will be constructed as soon as possible. Edward E. Cantor, construction foreman, said today. The platforms for such escapes are already partly finished, he said.
K.U. Orchestra Presents Concert In Hoch Tonight
MARSHALL BUTLER
The 85-piece University symphony orchestra will make its first appearance of the year in a concert at 8 tonight in Hoch auditorium. This is the fortiest annual winter concert.
Pianist Marshall Butler, Fine Arts senior, will be featured in the solo part of Tschiakowsky's "Concert No. 1 in R. Flat. Minor."
Other numbers will include "The Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key; Tchiakowsky's "Romee and Juliet"; Strauss, "Eemper Waltz"; and Mendelssohn's "Scotch Symphony."
Santo Carving At Museum
Little Man On Campus
A painted wooden figure, made in New Mexico between 1750 and 1850, has been selected as the masterpiece of the month of December at Spooner-Thayer museu n. The santo carving is cut from cottonwood and painted bright red, yellow, and green.
By Bibler
Directory Will Be Free; Klooz Overrules ASC
Sale 'Violates Constitution,' Bursar Says; Distribution Starts Today At Registrar's
The student directory will be free, not sold, this year.
That was the decision today of the University administration, which "because of an obvious violation of the All Student Council," overruled an ASC arrangement to sell the directories for 30 cents each, through the Student Bankers.
Burgess To Speak To 'Y' Students
The Rev. David S. Burgess, home missions worker for the Congregational—Christian churches, is on the campus today for three days of speeches sponsored by the Y.M.C.A.
He will speak to the student leaders of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. in Henley house at 4 today. A dinner in his honor will be given at 6 tonight by Harmon co-op. At 7.30, he will speak on "What About Rural Cooperatives?"
At 4 p.m. tomorrow in Henley house he will discuss "I Work With the Tenant Farmer." This meeting is open to all students, "Man's Work and His Religion" will be the Rev. Mr. Burgess topic at the Y.M.C.A. town hall meeting in Myers hall at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
On Wednesday, he will speak at a noon luncheon in the English room of the Union on "The Field of Home Missions."
The Rev. Mr. Burgess is a graduate of the Union Theological seminary of New York City and served with his wife as co-chairman of the first national student assembly.
Chivalry Is Dead;
Few 'A-o-o-o-o-u's'
At Beauty Contest
The age of chivalry at K.U. is almost dead.
Only a few 'wolf calls' from a preponderantly male audience greeted bathing beauty queen Rosemary Gaines and nine other contestants in the Memorial Union Kansas room Sundav.
Sponsored by the Sunday afternoon entertainment forum of the Union, the contest was judged by Edwin Linquist, Robert Keenan, James Mason, and Eugene Tait.
"It was exciting, but terribly embarrassing." Miss Gaines commented after the contest was over.
Initial elimination was made by applause (or lack of it) from the audience. This procedure narrowed the field down to Miss Gaines, Mary Jane Holzman, and Nora Marie Mason. Final decision was made by the judges.
Two of the judges, Linquist and Keenan, are law students.
Chivalry is not quite dead
Need Ride Home Christmas?
Contact Travel Bureau
Persons with cars or those wanting rides home for the Christmas holiday may contact either Carol Tarrant, Alpha Delta Pi and chairman of the Travel bureau sponsored by the Public Relation committee of the Student Union association, or Billie Powell. Alpha Chi Omega.
Boxes will also be put in the library or union building.
The directories were available at the registrar's office. Officials there were requiring students to show their activity tickets before delivering the address books on a "first come, first served basis."
Ruling on the directories came at the last moment, as the first 900 copies of the publication had been delivered to the bookstore. Only 7,000 copies of the directory were printed.
It was Karl Klooz, University bursar, who prohibited the sale. He did it on the basis of an ASC constitution provision—Sec. 8, Chapter 5, of Bill No. 6—which reads "the cost of the directory shall be borne by the council except that a charge may be made for the publication of material in addition to students' names."
That charge refers to advertising,
of which there is some $400 worth
in the directory.
"If the students are to have a council and a constitution, then they should see to it their leaders live up to that constitution," Mr. Klooz declared. "The constitution specifically says the book will be free, so why should students pay for it twice?"
Mr. Klooz is a faculty member of the ASC publications committee, under whose direction the directory plans were made. Ann Alexander, fine arts sophomore, is listed as directory editor, and Anne Scott, College junior, is student chairman of the publications committee.
The entire ASC had approved sale of the directories in a recent meeting. Cost of publishing the enlarged book has risen above $2,000, and the ASC share of that cost now will approximate $1,500. The ASC funds with which this could be paid come from part of the proceeds from the sale of student activity tickets.
Kappa Alpha Theta Wins Song Trophy
Kappa Alpha Theta won the trophy at the annual Inter-house sing Sunday afternoon in Hoch auditorium. Members competed against 12 choral ensembles from other women's organized houses.
Lead by Ina Kay Roderick, fine arts senior, their three numbers were "Jingle Bells." "Would a Wish" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" arranged by Lawrence Jennings, fine arts junior.
Honorable mentions were presented to the Chi Omegas who were rated superior and Delta Delta Delta rated excellent.
James Nickerson and Gerald Carney, both music professors, were the judges. Judging was done on the basis of performance only. Master of ceremonies for the afternoon was Ben Shanklin, fine arts junior.
Other houses participating are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Corbin hall, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Locksley hall, Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Kappa.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today except cloudy with light showers in the southeast early today. Cooler in the east and south today and fair and colder tonight and tomorrow.