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Thursday, September 28, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Dome Homes Become Popular
Johnson Peers at Dome
new design for homes . . .
By KATHY TUSSING
Kansan Staff Writer
Like mushrooms, geodesic domes are sproung up in ever-increasing numbers. The domes, made of plastic or metal, devised to reduce structural stresses, are of special interest to Michael Johnson, assistant manager at Amazon.com.
Johnson, who is writing a book about getting educated to cope with society, summarized the history of dome structures.
Buckminster Fuller was "sort of the quintessential interest in domes," according Johnson. Fuller developed the idea in the 1890s and constructed a cathedral-like structure.
JOHNSON CREDITS the
schools in this district
crested interest in dome
structures. Most dome houses are communes of 20 to 30 feet in height.
Originally, domes were not sought of as permanent structure and are therefore idea of geodesic domes as permanent structure has caught on.
Dome houses are popular because they can be built cheaply and simply. One drawback, one drawback, domes do not have plumbing.
Because of their form, geologic
domes are sturdy structures.
The area is evenly distributed to all areas
of the dome, John said.
The icosahedron is the key to all geodesic domes, according to Johnson. Icosahedrons are polyhedrons with 20 sides. If a sphere is cut from it and the sphere, it would have 20 faces of five vertices with five struts.
The angle at which struts are placed is critical. Struts must be cut to exact lengths. Each dome has four different strut lengths. For example, a three frequency dome has four different strut lengths. Johnson said. Frequency is determined by the number of struts between vertices.
"WHEN IT COMES to building the thing, there are tables," Johnson said, "but there's a lot of mathematics involved."
Domes can be covered with plastic, plywood, shingles, or anything an enterprising domebuilder can find. Glass can be used for windows. At Drop City, the first American domestcom company many domes were built using flame-treated car roofs, Johnson said.
Polyurethane foam can be sprayed on the structure to waterproof it. The hardened foam also serves as insulation.
One dome with which Johnson,
is familiar is the home of Bill
Butler in Ottawa. Johnson said
he spent $400 building his
dome house.
Butler uses a wood stove for heating. Grates in the floor below the stone draw air from beneath
the house which circulates to heat the structure, Johnson said.
MOST DOME HOUSES use either wood or clay for heating. The wood in most dome houses is usually placed in the middle of the structure for maximum
Swedish Class Is Scheduled
Johnson said the space under
built a model of a three frequency dome. The model is constructed with balas wood sturts, rubber tubing and straight pins. The Johnsons are considering building a geodesic dome greenhouse when their permanent home is completed.
Conversational Swedish Language for Beginners will be offered every Monday at the Education Program . The class will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lawrence High School and will continue each Tuesday for ten weeks.
Butler's dome was another source of heat. Rocks are placed on the dome and enclosing panels are removed and dry. The rocks retain the heat of the day. When the panels are put together, the rocks go up through the floor.
More information can be obtained by phoning 842-6222
McBride . . .
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rating at Kent State, McBride took what he called a "chauvinistic attitude."
once the ruling was a fact, I accepted it. I am basically opposed to mixing politics and academics. All the other students were out early and could go home and get the first chance at summer jobs. Why not the engineering school?
"If it had happened in my own college career, I would have seen it as a chance to have a lot of fun. You can do anything," the foreword, "McBride said."
Johnson's wife Lee Ann has
The School of Engineering, according to McBride, has changed the least of the schools at the University. He said the school was isolated from the rest and had no account for its slow changing.
Local Banks Becoming Reluctant To Back Federal Student Loans
By LINDA SCHILD
Kansan Staff Writer
Students may find it easier to borrow money from their hometown banks this fall than to rely on Lawrence banks for loans. Students who have loans are few and far between in Lawrence, although students can receive other loans from local banks to meet the normal requirement.
According to Clifford Wallace,
assistant cashier of the Douglas
County State Bank, the red tape
involved in processing federally
deputed taxes has discouraged his bank from lending money to students.
Warren Rhodes, president of the First National Bank of Lawrence, said he "fist started" the first quasar for student loans this year.
The Douglas County State Bank and the First National Bank of Lawrence are no longer in the student loan business.
Both bank spokesmen said regular loans still were open to students.
BANKS OF any college town are deluged with applications for student loans, Rhodes said.
The University State Bank no longer sponsors federally insured student loans, but it does offer other financial similar to that offered by the University of Kansas Endowment Association, according to Victor Johnson, assistant vice president of Nat'l Bank of Lawrence.
WHEN A BANK considers a student's application for a loan, it looks at his job status, ability to credit and repair rating, Johnson said. In most cases, the bank checks for $200 for three to six months.
Depending upon the individual
and the collateral he has to offer,
the University State Bank may
make secured or unsecured loans
available to a student, Johnson
said. To take out a secured loan, a
student must provide collateral,
such as cash or money, the
money he will receive. This
collateral may be a car, motorcycle or other property, a savings account, or interest on a life insurance policy. No
securities are necessary for an
unsecured loan.
Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co. is the only bank lawrence that sponsors federally insured student loans.
"We like to see students go to their hometown banks before they come here." Kermit Clark, a student and student loan officer, said.
Clark's problem is that his bank cannot supply the money to students he made for student loans. He has tightened up this fall, so loans have been restricted to residents of Chicago and other parts of the Lawrence National Bank.
TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS,
McBride said he reminds them of the value of the work they do now on the job. He told them which they are being trained. He said he tried to impress the engineering students that they would be builders one day, and they have to be strong enough to hold the load.
"But I'll probably bend it there's no other way a student can finance his education," he added.
"There are no hard and fast rules in banking. We treat everyone on an individual basis."
Clark said, "but we supply these loans as a service to our customers, not as a profitmaking device."
am a little more critical of freshmen than of juniors or seniors because of the higher dropout rate among underclassmen."
"FINANCIAL NEED is a big issue, but a student must make me believe that he's sneerin' at him. I give him a loan," Clark said. "I
Clark said he did grant some loans to freshmen. In those cases the bank may agree to help them attend fourteen conference year program at KU.
McBride recently became a grandfather for the second time. Both of his grandchildren have been girls.
He is married and has two children. Three have graduated from KU and the fourth will be graduated this spring.
McBride's athletic interest is reflected in two of his daughters who performed for the women's tennis team.
College Language Requirement, B.G.S. Degree Still Undecided
The subcommittee has been studying recommended changes in the curriculum since last fall. Opinion questionnaires were handed out to the College Assembly and the University in a College Assembly workshop language in the semester, the language in requirement was discussed.
Letters were sent from the subcommittee to the chairmen of all foreign language departments to ask for comments on documents submitted to Mr. May, subcommittee members met with the chairmen and other
The fate of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' forging into the air, according to John Landgrabre, professor of chemistry and chairman of the faculty grievance requirement subcommittee.
representatives of these departments.
A meeting with Richard Buppert, associate professor of economics, is scheduled for Oct. 10.
After the subcommittee proposal is reviewed by the
A formal recommendation to the Educational Policies and Procedures Committee (EPCP) of the College Assembly should be ready by the end of October or of November, Landgrebe said.
EPPC, it will be held until recommendations on all of the College degree requirements have been met. The package of recommendations will then be presented to the College Assembly for approval.
He said the progress of the Bachelor of General Studies degree probably would encourage Assembly members to favour rather than oblige of the current B.A. degree requirements.
Senior Blast-Off Party
Friday, September 29
8-12 p.m.
RED DOG INN
FREE BEER
MUSIC By Cargoe FREE to Senior Class Card Holders
($2.00 for non-members) Class cards on sale at the door
Young Women's Fashions 839 Massachusetts, Downtown
His son, Edward, is an assistant instructor in Civil Engineering and is working for his doctorate here.
3 ORIGINAL ONE ACTS
SEPT. 27-30 8 p.m.
KU EXPERIMENTAL
THEATRE ___ 864-3982
Although McBride said he was content with the job, she never would get satisfied with the job we do. One thing about getting to get into something else"
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