BRONZE JAYHAWK—On the left is Carolyn Kreye, Lawrence sophomore, and the clay model of the Jayhawk. On the right are Elden C. Tefft, assistant professor of design, in the foreground.
and Winthrop Williams, Jr., Kansas City, Mo. senior, who are casting bronze sections of the bird from wax patterns of the clay model. The final casting is tonight.
Daily hansan
56th Year. No.31
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, Oct. 24, 1958
Building Program Hinges On Rent 'Pool,' Murphy Says
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy explained the administration's policy on student housing today in an effort to clarify the discussion on the handling of Sunny-side rent.
University housing for all students is based on a "pool system," he said.
Rent collected from all unmarried student dormitories is put into one fund. Sunnyside and Stouffer rent is pooled in a separate joint account.
"This system helps equalize rental rates and provides a fund for additional housing," the chancellor said.
So far, $104,000 from Sunnyside rent has been poured into Stouffer construction.
Chancellor Murphy said;
"It is the only way we can finance Stouffer Place construction.
"If a dormitory's rent were based only on the operating cost of that dormitory, we would have different rental rates for almost every University housing unit on the campus.
"As a result, housing would be labeled 'for the rich' or 'for the poor' and the University would be faced with an impossible situation in assigning housing.
No Discrimination
"The University does not wish to make this kind of discrimination," he said.
Instead, dormitory rates are based on the over-all operating cost of the housing program and funds needed for its expenses.
Sunnyside and Stouffer Place are operated on this basis. Pooling the rents keeps rates at Stouffer Place
Index
U.N. anniversary p. 2
Guatemala summer p. 4
Cuba fall p. 3
Homecoming p. 5
Cross country tomorrow p. 7
Pajama styles p. 9
Carnegie Hall musician p. 12
within reason, Chancellor Murphy said.
"It is the only way to expand married student housing facilities," he insisted.
Kansas statutes do not permit tax money to be used for married student housing.
KU Needs Gifts
"Few persons seem to want to make gifts of this kind to the married students." the chancellor said.
All the University can do to finance Stouffer Place is to borrow money from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency Chancellor Murphy said.
Rent from Stouffer is not sufficient
The Sunnyside controversy originated early this month when Sunnyside residents complained that fire protection was inadequate and that rents were too high for the amount of maintenance.
Sunnyside Background
An appeal to J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, was made by the All Student Council housing committee to determine what was being done with Sunnyside rent.
He included utility costs and wages of the Sunnyside maintenance crew in the cost of operation. However, he refused to open financial records for the committee.
'Cost of Operation' Earlier
"Rent from Sunnyside is simply paying the cost of its operation," Wilson said on Oct. 7.
KU students at that time wondered why the Sunnyside rentals were so much higher than similar facilities at Kansas State.
On Oct. 16, Chancellor Murphy said part of the Sunnyside rentals is being used to "finance Stouffer Place construction."
Chancellor Murphy also refused the students access to the files this week, saying he would write Kansas attorney general for advice.
to cover loan costs if reasonable rents are to be charged at Stouffer Place, he said.
"Any operating profits from Sunnyside, must therefore be used to finance the replacement of these slum-type buildings," Chancellor Murphy said.
In commenting on different rates between comparable housing at KU and K-State, the Chancellor noted that the married student units at
Weather
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Clear to partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Cooler in southeast portion tonight. Little change in temperature tomorrow. Low tonight 25 to 35 northwest to 40 southeast.
Bronze Jayhawker Takes Final Shape
The final castings of sections of the bronze Jayhawk, a gift to the University from the class of 1956, will be made tonight and the bird will probably be presented to KU early in 1959 by members of the class.
It has not been decided by University officials where the bird will be placed on the campus. The class of '56 expressed the hope that it would be in front of one of the University buildings rather than inside the buildings.
The Jayhawk was designed by Elden C. Tefft, assistant profesor of design, who handled the entire project from designing to casting on the campus.
When the committee from the class of 1956 first approached Prof. Tefft and asked for an estimate on the cost of designing and sculpturing a new Jayhawk, he replied, "You do not have enough money!"
A piece of sculpture the size of the new Jayhawk if ordered from a commercial firm would cost at least $7,000. Prof. Tefft said. But because of his personal interest in the project and because the work could be done on the campus at a cost considerably less than what a commercial foundry would charge. Prof. Tefft accepted the project.
After the quarter scale model of the Jayhawk was accepted by the class, Teftit and his assistant on the project. Winthrop Williams Jr., Kansas City, Mo., senior, made a full size clay model which stands 5-feet 2-inches tall.
The clay model was completed early this summer and pouring of the sections was started. Wax patterns were first made of sections of the bird and moulds were made to encase the wax. The wax was burned out of the moulds and bronze poured in its place to make the sectional castings.
The Jayhawk is being poured in 12 sections. When they are completed the parts will be fused together to form the bronze bird.
63 Bands March In City Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be Band Day for KU and a full-blown parade day for downtown Lawrence.
Sixty-one high school bands from Kansas and one from Missouri will perform under the direction of Russell L. Wiley, director of the KU band, during half-time ceremonies of the KU Tulane game.
There will be a parade of all the bands Saturday at 9:30 am. on Massachusetts Street between 6th and 12th streets. The bands will form in Central Park, with the KU marching band first in line. The parade will last an hour and fifteen minutes.
Following the parade, the bands will be escorted to Potter Lake recreation area for a picnic lunch. At 11:45 a.m. they will go to Memorial Stadium to rehearse for the afternoon's program.
There will be 4,108 band member and 707 driver-chaperones here for the day's activities.
The bands will have only fifteen minutes to perform at half-time.
when they will form BAND DAY KU 1958 and play three numbers: Colonel Bogey March, the Goldman Band March, and God Bless America.
The KU marching band will perform in pre-game ceremonies, but only its drum section will participate in the half-time performance with the other bands.
The bands will set in the north end of the stands and on both sides of the stands on the goal line at the south end. A KU band member has been assigned to each of the guest organizations. It will be his responsibility to see that his band is in proper place in the formations.
Prof. Wiley said 25 bands had to be eliminated from participating because of lack of space. As it is, six bands will not be part of the formation on the field, but will remain on the sidelines and play from there, he said.
One of the bands participating will be the Black and Gold Band, which belongs to five schools in Ottawa County. It is a composite band from Bennington, Culver, Tescott, Beverly, and Ada high schools.
Sarge Loves Doughnut Donors
I Was a Teen-age Joiner
Bv George DeBord
Five hundred coin-clutching students jammed the basement of Strong Hall this morning to join a club.
The club is unique. It meets every morning and dues must be paid at each meeting. Anyone can join. Attendance is not compulsory. There are no officers. The order of business is informal. I joined the club.
Two young men in white jackets collect the dues at separate tables. These men see that the two standards of the club are met: The coffee must be hot and the doughnuts fresh.
I dropped by Strong Hall this morning to mix with the crowd and test the viscosity of the coffee. I arrived just in time for the 9:50 class break.
A Dog is Present
The Corridor was jammed. Students, faculty, a dog—the entire population of Mount Oread converged on the vendors.
An engineering student sat at a table working a calculus problem. A girl placed a paper cup
filled with coffee on his paper. He did not look up.
miled with coffee on his paper. He did not look up. She sat down and watched him work. He drank the coffee. They were married.
Two instructors stood in a doorway with coffee and doughnuts discussing mob violence. The door led to an office of the psychology department.
I was nearing the coffee table. A coed hurried by the line and the guy behind me stopped her. They made a date.
I Panicked: She Hesitated
There was one coed between me and the table. I looked at the doughnut tray as only one cellophane sack remained. I panicked. The girl hesitated.
She paid for her coffee and turned away. I breathed easily. Suddenly, she turned back, grabbed the doughnut, placed a dime on the table and marched off.
"How many?" asked the man in the white jacket.
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