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Ancient jayhawk found in Oread Hall ruins
If the unearthing of a limestone bird, bearing an uncanny resemblance to a KU Jayhawk, is any omen, the KU football team may have some additional luck this
The jayhawk was discovered yesterday by a parking and security officer among limestone rocks on the construction site of a temporary football parking lot just west of Memorial Stadium where Oread Hall previously stood.
E. W. Fenstemaker, the parking and security officer who made the discovery, said he "stumbled onto" the bird and intuitively recognized its resemblance to the KU mascot.
Frostemaker said he called Elden Tefft, professor of visual arts, who then examined the bird and verified its resemblance to a hawk.
Teft said the bird was natural and had not been shaped by sculptors.
The bird was moved to the new visual arts building, where it will stay, Tefft said, until 2014.
Fenstemaker and Tefft stressed the importance of the discovery and urged that the ancient jayhawk be displayed somewhere on campus.
"IF NOTHING ELSE, we'll put it up in our own courtyard." Teft said.
Football fans may also be in for some luck this weekend because the parking lot where the bird was found should be completed by a roofing contractor, director of Facilities Planning, said.
"The parking lot is part of a long-range development plan," Lawton said, "so we hope to have a permanent one within a year or two."
The athletic department is paying for the temporary surfacing because the lot will be
Total cost has not yet been determined.
used mainly for football game parking. However, students and faculty may use the lot at all other times.
Oread Hall, which was razed in August to make room for the parking lot, was last used for art studios. It was originally a residence hall for about 160 men.
Lawton, and other KU officials, described 'Diread's condition as "horrible."
University after the war to help ease the housing shortage. After permanent residence halls were built it was used by students in the math and American studies departments.
"It was built with wartime lumber and regarded as a temporary building." Lawton said. "It was time to tear it down. We'll need that space on Saturday afternoons."
Initially, a World War II barracks in Parsons, the building was brought to the
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