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Friday, October 27, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Chancellor and Mrs. Raymond Nichols
... he served the University for 43 years ...
Nichols a Part of KU Tradition
By NANCY JONES
Korean Staff writer
Alumni who will be returning to the campus this weekend will be bringing their memories with them as they walk through the buildings among the old familiar sites of Strong Hall, Watson Library, Marvin Grove, and expanded expansion of the University.
For if anyone knows the future needs of this University and understands its current problems, it is Ray Nielhos.
And most of them will remember Ray Nichols, now Chancellor Nichols. And they'll understand the university's safety, be safe, secure hands.
And they'll remember old professors and be thrilled when they unexpectedly bump into an old classmate.
Even as an undergraduate, Nichols, as the student body president and editor of the University of Alabama, was making decisions and helping to shape University policies.
WHEN CHANCLLEY Lindley asked Nichols to assume the title of executive secretary to the Chancellor in 1929, Nichols was to
Mrs. Nichols said her husband had a very orderly mind and he had the ability to be very objective in any situation.
In the 43 years that Nichols has been associated with the University, he has increased capacity, he has touched every aspect of campus life. He always emphasizes preparing for the University budget, and has served as a go-between for the University with the Legislature and with the Board of Trustees.
"SOMETIMES PEOPLE who are objective tend to be cold, but he is never, never cold." But "he is, of course, 'I am prejudiced.'"
Both his colleagues and his wife, Clytice, agree on the reasons that have made Nichols such a fine administrator.
The pep assembly was the Wednesday before the game, when male campus leaders publically accused women of not displaying spirit and loyalty to teams. The men behind the attack KU-MU game—the big rivalry and high point of the season.
Women Joined Cheerleading Staff In 1914 to Demonstrate Team Spirit
AS SOON AS the accusation was made the women arranged a special rally in Fraser theater that it was meant to demonstrate that it was for "women only."
"KU will have the first woman cheerleader in the world at this afternoon's game." This was the claim made in a headline in the special edition of the University of Utah's KU-MU game on Nov. 21, 1914.
The story was about Elizabeth Morrow, a 1915 graduate of KU. Morrow, then a junior from Iola, she got up before an irate group of women students in Fraser theater and led a choral concert to prove that "Ku women have as much spirit as men."
By MARY LIND Kansan Staff Writer
begin a career as a brainstructor to five chancellors and then to accept the chancellorship himself.
Six hundred women attended the rally and found the fire escapes and halls outside the crowded with men. The manager of the football team, W. O. Hamilton, told the woman he was needed to come down with support for the team at Saturday's game.
"Help the boys keep training rules." Hamilton said.
Morrow volunteered to lead cheers. According to a Kansan teacher, the group nearly came off Fraser, "in this first flocking to the support of a Kansas football team in which Kansas women had ever in-
MORROW MADE such an im-
partment that the women on
firescapes joined the women
demanding she be allowed to
join regular, male cheerleader, Jo
Lester.
Female speakers urged the women to learn something about the environment. The plans were made for the women to form a large "KU" on the field
The campus health service issued a special bulletin urging
sudges to, "dress warmly and be
havens sensibly so they may avoid
colds."
FOR THE 1972 election campaign, Concerned Students is preparing a detailed report on the returns from questionnaires
According to a story in the Kansan Nov. 30, 1915: "Once women got their feet in the cheering door they never completely reinhabited their place in what previously been a man's field."
IT WASN'T until the early 1940s that a major part of the cheerleading squads, according to Vincent J. Bliota, director for the Alumni
John Conard, director of the University Relations and former Chairman of the Means Committee in the Kansas Legislature and Speaker of the House, will be with Nichols in the legislature concerning the University
Concerned Students Seek To Build Support for KU
During that game there were 600 women in the student section at McCook field, the football stadium. KU beat MU 10-7.
Lefelf said that the organization had met with favorable response from legislators in Kansas, and that many legislators were showing support in supporting the organization.
Dick Wintermote, executive director of the club in 1946 and then in 1948, 1947, 1948, said the squad consisted of eight or ten yell leaders who wore bulky red sweaters, women wore bulky red sweaters, white pleated skirts, bobby socks and saddle shoes and the men wore blue sweaters and white pants, he said.
THE ORGANIZATION sent representatives to various alumni groups and civic organizations and began to enlist the aid of concerned students from other schools in the state. The memorial group represented in all the state supported schools in Kansas. Leflore said he hoped that this would continue to increase.
"Looking beyond the imme-
mium," he said. "there is no reason to believe that this interest should not extend even farther than the state college system. We extend itself into private colleges and city and community colleges."
By SCOTT EATON
Kenyon Staff Writer
In 1971 Concerned Students placed a full page advertisement in the University Dale Kanan, Wisconsin. World and the Wichita Eagle-Beacon headlined Would You Donate to the University in which the group described what they considered the problems of higher education in the U.S.
The goal of Students Concerner for Higher education is to explain to students at the University that they can be student to help, and to become involved in creative programs on campus. The University, said Rusty Leffel, third-year law student from Village and group coordinator:
The idea of organizing concerned students into a group was introduced in Fall 1971 semester. Leffel said that students began to show anxiety about the direction higher education took in the late 1970s. The group was organized in September of 1971, and now consists of a core group of about 30 students enrolled at Fall 1971 semester. Concerned Students, along with Student Union Activities, cosponsored administrators and legislators.
mailed out to candidates for the state legislature in Kansas, Leffel said. He said that Concerned Students had mailed more than 300 questionnaires to inform them about what they asked their views on the problems and needs of higher education in the state. Leffel said that more than one-third of the questionnaires have been mailed to Leffel, he hoped, hopefully the material will be published in the near future.
Lefelk said the Concerned Students organization was non-partial as far as the election was concerned.
They only disseminate information about the candidates' views on the issues.
"Our goal as concerned students is to make information available to individuals in Kansas. There will be no campaigning, so we don't have the numbers of Concerned Students for this election," Leffel said.
"We will try to help make the legislators aware of some of the problems we see in higher education, and we will help make
LEFEFF SAID that Concerned Students had been trying to maintain good contact with the alumni association, and that one of the major goals of the organization was to interest the alumni.
"The alumni definitely have a part in it," Leffel said. "They helped us in paying for the advertisements in the papers, and have a development committee toward higher education."
"I think it is important to get across the idea that Concerned Students is not so much an organization, but means to stimulate the involvement of other concerned students and organizations," said D. J. Hines, an organization that is an competition with any other."
In 1965 the cheerleading squad was reorganized after a study of activities at other schools, specializing in pompons and popper pompes and girl elites.
should contact him or any of the class officers.
THE REORGANIZATION was successful and KU was the first in the big Eight to have pompon handles. There were 4 of a mixed cheerleading team.
Leflet said that alumni support could play an important role in the success of programs that Concerned Students might offer.
Lefel said that Concerned Students would continue to work with parents and students programs involving financial support and in information programs. He said concerned students should not be student interest into such areas as academic affairs, student relations, and interschool
LEFFEL SAID it was important to involve as many students in order to gain the greatest effect. He said a state wide effort would secure a sound plan for higher education in Kansas.
Cindy Geiger, 1967 graduate, was a pompon girl the first year in 1963.
"We designed the uniform they wear now, although they've been in use for a long time. That first year was a big year. We got a lot of publicity because we were the star of the school. We did a lot more dancing than cheers and it was fun because it was new and we could do anything we wanted." Geiger
Leffel said that anyone with an interest in higher education
The 1968 issue of Cheerleader International said this about the KU Cheerleading team:
"KU has eight pompon girls and eight male yell leaders. Many fans across America befriend them. Unit knots unknow no peer anywhere."
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED,
March 6, 1967, said, "Kansas
cheerleaders are the best in the
land, more beautiful than even
the closest competition, the
seven several California
schools."
Members of the 1972-75 pompon team are Pam Kidd, Kansas City, Mo.; Jo Staugaard, Hackettstown; Cheryl Ivans, Illinois, Kansas City, Chelsea; Fells, Kansas City, Kan.; Charlotte Wiegers, Shawnee Mission; Gail Gatts, Lawrence; Liz Phillips, Ulysses; Penny Perme, Overland Park; Bout Rohse, Overland Park; and Melody Boyd, Olathe.
The KU pompom girls have come a long way since Elizabeth Morrow started the ball rolling in 1914.
"Mr. Nichols has a vast storehouse of information in his brain. He was able to recall bits and pieces that were needed. We found him a man of absolute honesty and integrity. If he told us we needed him, we and we find it necessary to do any checking." Conard said.
In addition to his objectiveness in formation, there is another quality that makes Nichols such a dedicated servant to the church.
BOTH HE AND his wife have had a love affair with the University. Much of their free time is spent in lectures. They attend nearly all of the athletic events, University sports introductions, concerts and recitals.
"We decided what we wanted to do and where we wanted to be." Lawrence, "Mrs. Nichols said. "We love our associations because witness was and is a good place for opportunities and to raise a family.
"I don't think anyone has enjoyed the job and the life more than we have," she said, "Of course, I'm not hard, but it's been worth it."
The Nicholles were married in 1931, two years after he had accepted the administrative post from Lindley.
He is the same person today as he was then, she said.
The Nicholies have one son, one wife. He professed in political theory in Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. His wife, wife of three children, have three sons.
All three of the Nicholas are members of Phi Beta Kappa. Shortly after the Nicholas were married, Mrs. Nichols
started work toward her masters degree.
"Once a week I had a two-hour night course and on that evening I baked the same meal every week—stale the baked potato—either Irish or sweet—and tossed salad. I really ordered forward to that meal," she said.
"HE CAN TAKE care of himself," she said.
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