Page 8 University Daily Kansas Thursday, March 7, 1957
Strong Annexes Needed With Increased Enrollment
The temporary Strong annexes, built in 1946-47, are among the most badly needed buildings on the campus with the increasing enrollment bulging the seams of most buildings.
The annexes were built to take care of the war bulge that came along in 1946. To take care of the increase on a temporary basis, it was agreed to build quonset hut buildings.
Structures Needed
"While the structures are temporary, we need them very badly because 15 per cent of total classes are taught there. However, we want to replace the annexes as soon as possible," Keith Lawton, administrative assistant for operations said.
"Part of our enrollment problem here at hte University is expanding fast enough to take care of the increasing enrollment. Another phase of this is repairing the buildings new in use and
keeping them in usable shape," he said.
Always Something New
Always Summertime New It seems as if in the process of hustling to expand the KU physical plant, we never catch up with all the repairing that is needed on the campus buildings.
"We are constantly doing work on the Strong annexes to keep them in usable condition. We hope to eventually tear down the annexes and construct permanent buildings to take care of the classes taught in the buildings.
"However, the building would not necessarily be built on the same location.
"As fast as we move some classes out of the annexes and into either a building of their own as we did for the language sound room, or into different quarters, we again fill the annexes with courses that are bulging out of quarters in other buildings." Mr. Lawton said.
Good Will Between KU High Schools Is Their Job
Developing good will among high school students in the hope they'll come to school here is the job of Statewide Activities, a student organization at the University.
Dick Wintermote, field secretary of the Alumni Assn., and adviser of Statewide Activities, said in a recent interview that every student may take part if he wishes.
Members of the organization arrange high school assemblies in their home towns to show movies about KJ and to put on skits that portray university life.
"KU Display Board" is sent to high schools in home counties. The display board is a large exhibit of pictures and the university way of life.
Home-town correspondents are chosen for as many newspapers of the state as possible. Correspondents write news stories about students from their home towns.
Student Teachers Hold Conference
Student teachers who are teaching the third quarter held a midterm conference at the University Saturday.
Discussions for elementary education student teachers were led by Leland H. Erickson, assistant professor of education; Miss Elin K. Jorgensen, professor of music education; Miss Hoie L. Stapleton, associate professor of physical education, Miss Alice Schwartz, instructor of education and design.
Discussions for secondary education student teachers were led by Oscar M. Haugh, professor of education, Herbert A. Smith, professor of education, John H. Nicholson, associate professor of education.
KU Debaters Lose In Preliminaries
KU debaters were eliminated in the preliminaries of the debate tournament at Saint Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn. Thursday and Friday. The two KU teams, composed of Bob Kimball, Kansas City, Kan. senior, and John Knightley, Hutchinson senior; and Ralph Seger, Topeka junior, and Kenneth Irby, Fort Scott junior, each won five out of eight contests.
The next competition for the KU debaters will be the Heart of America debate conference on the campus March 13-16.
Encyclopedia Set Top Speech Prize
For the 10th straight year, a set of The Encyclopedia Americana will be awarded as first prize in the annual Delta Sigma Rho oratorical contest Tuesday, March 26.
The encyclopedia, donated by Walter Ross, national president of Beta Sigma Phi, professional organization for women, will be presented to the student giving the best 10-minute original speech. Tryouts will be held Friday March 22, and are open to all college students.
The committee, host to high schools, sponsors "Jayhawk Jubilee" each year. High school seniors visit the campus one day to attend the jubilee. They are entertained and get acquainted with the campus.
"Jayhawker" annuals are sent to high school libraries through Statewide Activities. Approximately 200 copies are sent each year.
Statewide Activities was organized at the University in 1908. With the exception of war_years, it has been in operation ever since.
More Patients, Less Influenza
Watkins Hospital has had more than the normal number of patients in the last two weeks, Dr. Maurice Gross, physician at Watkins, said Thursday.
"The increase has been due to a number of students with upper respiratory infections." he said.
"The decline in flu does not relieve the student of his responsibility to protect himself by getting flu shots," Dr. Gross said. "I believe the shots he been a major factor in controlling flu here. They have lessened the danger of an epidemic.
At the same time the number of new influenza casas has declined slightly, he added.
Official Bulletin
Items for the Official Bulletin must be brought to the public-relations office, 122-A Strong, before 9:30 a.m. on the day of publication. Do not bring Bulletin materials. The Only Kansas state record should include name, place, date, and time of function.
Christian Science Organization meeting. 7:30 p.m., Danforth Chapel. All students, members of the faculty, and business officers are invited. Business meeting this week.
TODAY
NC young Democrats meeting, 7:30 p.m., 306 Student Union. Election of officers and delegates to state convention. Executive board, 4 p.m., Student Union.
Phi Chi Theta business meeting, 4 p.m.
205. Student, Union
Delta Sigma Pi (international professional business fraternity) meeting, 7:30 p.m., 305 Student Union. Principle business: Organization for coming semester.
Pre-Nursing Club, 8 p.m., 110 Fraser.
Speaker: Public health nurse.
Morning prayer, 6:45 a.m. Danforth Chapel, Holy Communion, 7 a.m.
FRIDAY
Museum of Art record concert. 11 a.m.
... at art Museum. Mozart: "Don
Giovanni."
Sociology Club, 4 p.m., 17 strong annex E. Speaker; Miss Esther Twente, mentor of social work; "Community Experiences in Australia." Public invited.
SUNDAY
Museum of Art and concert, 2 p.m.
Art. Museum. Wagner: "The Flying
Blyton"
Gamma Delta Lutheran student fellowship, 4 p.m., Student Center. Executive board meeting. Constitution and program will be discussed.
Gamma Delta cost supper, 5:30 p.m.
Student Center, 17th & Vermont. Followed by a continuation of the topic:
"Engagement & Marriage."
AMBASSADOR OF JAZZ
Louis Armstrong AND ALL STARS CONCERT
Saturday, March 23
7-9 p.m. - Hoch Auditorium
ALL SEATS RESERVED
Main Floor ... $1.50 Second Balcony (reserved
First Balcony ... 1.25 section) ... $1.00
Tickets at Union Ticket Center