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Heat and Electricity Cost KU $1,000 Daily
KU pays $1,000 daily to keep buildings warm and well-lighted during these cold winter months.
Some 13,000 gallons of oil are used by the power plant to produce the campus supply of $ _{steam} $ heat each day and 20,000 to 40,000 kilowatts of electricity. Eldon Ulrich, plant superintendent, estimated.
To show the magnitude of KU's power production, Mr. Ulrich pointed out that even the opening of the behemoth Pearson dormitory caused no noticeable change in daily output.
"The big change in our production comes from the summer's air conditioners, in spite of the fact that both Bailey Hall and the Music and Dramatic Arts building have turbine engines to furnish power for their air conditioning systems," he said.
"KU's budget for gas, oil and electricity during fiscal 1959 is about
$240,000," said C. G. Bayles, director of buildings and grounds. "Of course, this doesn't include labor."
Three years ago, KU was able to furnish its own electricity with a capacity of only 3,250 kilowatt coming from the power plant's generators, but now purchases power from private companies.
The generators owned by KU's plant are now used only in emergency cases, such as power failures.
KU's heat supply comes from six large (300-1,000 h.p.) boilers at the plant, pumping out about 1.5 million pounds of steam to the various buildings on the colder days, Mr. Ulrich said. The boilers are run by oil or natural gas.
The power plant, built in 1922, uses about a dozen men in its operation. Ulrich has been working there almost steadily since 1927.
KUOK Begins New Format With Stress on KU Issues
KUOK, the campus radio station, will begin its second semester programming Monday with a new format which places extra emphasis on KU news features.
New features planned by the campus radio station are roving campus reporters and informal news programs on campus issues, problems, and politics. Musical programs will provide study music from popular and Broadway hit albums.
KUOK broadcasts only to Corbin- North College, Gertrude Sellards Pearson, Grace Pearson, Douthart, and Carruth-O'Leary Halls.
These students have been selected for KUOK staff positions by Bill Harmon, instructor in radio-television:
Bill Schmidt, Independence junior, station manager; Bob Lynn, Gainesville, Tex., sophomore, program director; Gayle Askren, Topeka junior, publicity and promotion director; Bill Baker, Kansas City, Kan., junior, sales manager, and Tom Schmitz, Kansas City, Mo., junior, business manager.
Judy Gray, Lawrence sophomore continuity director; Korff Maag, Pratt junior, news editor; Mike Kajoura, Osawatomi junior, sports director; Carolyn Carter, Lawrence senior, record librarian, and Irwin (Skip) Rein, Chicago, Ill., junior special events director.
Students selected for disc jockey positions in auditions last Wednesday will be announced later.
A tour in the Soviet Union and Europe will be led this summer by Robert G. Colodny, visiting professor of history. The tour is open to all interested students and teachers and will depart from New York June 25 for Amsterdam, Netherlands.
History Prof To Lead Tour
The area around Birmingham, Ala., is the only one in the world where the principal ingredients for making steel are found in plentiful supply and near the surface of the earth within a radius of 25 miles.
The tour will visit Amsterdam. Helsinki, Leningrad, Moscow, Alma Ata, Tashkent, Warsaw, Prague, Paris and London before returning to the States on August 4.
"The purpose of this tour is to transform mere sightseeing into creative historical study and understanding," Prof. Colodny said. "We will be presenting a unique combination of travel, study, and high level academic discussion and reflection."
Meetings will be held with persons of interest in the Soviet Union, Warsaw, Prague, Paris and London.
The tour price is listed at $1,450.
Prof. Colodny urged interested persons to make application at his office soon because of the preparations needed before the tour begins.
Columbia U. Expert To Talk on Politics
David Truman, Columbia University professor, will give a series of talks here April 8-10. Prof. Truman is the author of the textbook "Governmental Politics," used in the political Science department.
Prof. Truman will go to Wichita for a state-wide political conference after his visit here.
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The Joseph R. Pearson dormitory is designed to enrich the student's life.
"Some people expressed an opinion that because the dorm looked so big that not many students would want to move in," said Mrs. Madge McElhinney, house manager.
James Middleton, resident director, remarked:
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"Some students were concerned that such a large dormitory would lead to casual acquaintances instead of close friends. The dormitory, however, is designed to make close friendships possible."
The basement dining room is not divided. No one is assigned a section to sit or to get his food. The students have a choice of two cafeteria lines.
The lounges on every floor promote personal contacts among the
students. The two elevators draw students into friendship through the frequency of meeting on trips.
The soundproofing of the dorm keeps noise at a minimum.
Mrs. McElhinney mentioned;
"I feel it is wonderful that the men who lived in the older dorms received first chance to sign a contract to live in the Joseph R. Pearson dormitory."
As yet, the students have not organized a government. Mr. Middleton said the type of organization decided upon would depend on the students.
Mr. J. J. Wilson, dormitory director, said:
"We want the dormitories to be a service agency to the University of Kansas and for each student to have the best experiences possible."
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