Repairs on Union To Be Complete
Rebuilding and restoration of the Kansas Union, severely damaged by fire April 20, is underway and is expected to be completed by June 1971.
Frank Burge, director of the Union, said that an insurance settlement of slightly more than $1,000,000 had been reached and that restoration had begun in early July.
"To the extent possible, all floors up to and including the main floor have been opened," Burge said. "Walls, ceilings and floors have been replaced."
Burge said the fire had destroyed air conditioning and other mechanical systems housed in the roof of the old section.
"It is anticipated that steel roof trusses necessary to support new mechanical systems will arrive by mid-September and we hope the new permanent roof can be completed by late fall," Burge said.
Burge noted that restoration of rooms inside the Union could not fully begin until the new roof is in.
"One of the biggest losses of all to many people was the English Room," Burge said. "This room will be rebuilt precisely as it was before the fire."
"Certain modifications have been planned for the rebuilding of damaged portions of the Union," Burge said, "especially the inclusion of the best fire-resistant materials and sophisticated, reliable fire-sensing equipment, to be installed in the top floor areas."
"We anticipate partial use of the Jayhawk room and the Kansas room by mid-semester," Burge said.
An investigation into the cause of the fire, believed to be arson, is not yet completed. State fire marshall Lloyd Davies said the investigation was still active, but that no definite conclusions had been reached.
Temporary Buildings Provide Office Space
If you're worried about having to go to class in one of those offensive-looking temporary structures scattered around the campus this fall, you can stop worrying.
Nominees Sought for Hope Prize
Nominations for the 1970 recipient of the Hope Award are being taken in Allen Field House during enrollment. The forms for nomination are available on the main floor of the Field House.
A five-member committee, headed by Dave Steen, Wichita senior, will select the winner of the annual award, which will be presented at the Kansas-Nebraska football game Oct. 17.
Steen said only seniors may make a nomination for the award, but they need not be dues-paying members of the senior class. Any member of the University faculty or administration is eligible for nomination.
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All but one of the so-called "portable classrooms" will be used for office space.
The buildings, financed by the KU Endowment Association, were installed to alleviate a shortage of classroom space. That end, however, is being accomplished indirectly by a series of checkerboard moves which will shift offices from permanent buildings to the temporary structures, leaving more space open for classes in the permanent buildings.
The endowment association was asked by the administration to finance the buildings after the requested budget was cut by the state legislature, and there were no funds available to finance the necessary additions. Each portable unit costs about $18,500. Five were added to the campus this summer and several have been in use by the University Extension Office for a year.
The new buildings, located near Marvin Hall and between Fraser Hall and Watson Library; are located on sites chosen by the University Planning Committee.
The building to be used for classrooms is located west of Marvin Hall.
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