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University Daily Kansan Wednesday.May 7.1958
Union Addition Plans Set
Plans for the proposed Kansas Union addition include 12 new bowling alleys deep underground, a "junior sized" ballroom above street level and a new Hawk's Nest in between.
Although construction is still pending on an $800,000 federal loan approval, Frank R. Burge, Union director, is optimistic enough to set a completion date for June, 1960.
Mr. Burge expects an announcement of the loan approval for the 6-level addition to come through a state senator or the chancellor's office. Additional funds for the one million dollar addition would come from the sale of bonds.
If the loan is approved, construction will begin in October with the relocation of Baumgartner Drive behind the Union. The addition will extend under the drive and will have an entrance at the sidewalk along Mississippi Street.
Geologists with the engineering
department of the state architect's office made test borings in the area last week to see what kind of foot-ings and foundations would be best in the sub-surface soil.
Mr. Burge said the expansion is necessary for an expected surge in enrollment in the 1960's. He said the "close scheduling of room reservations and crowded conditions in dining areas" have already shown a need for more facilities.
"The students will be coming and going by the thousands," he said, "but we hope to keep the Union in operation during construction by tearing out walls (to open into the new wing) one at a time."
Underground passageways, lobbies and elevators in the addition will provide access to rooms from inside the building. Folding doors will separate meeting rooms with an increased seating capacity.
The recreation area in the lowest level will have "at least eight or nine billiard tables" as well as the
bowling alleys. The present Hawk's Nest will open in a new room about the size of the Trail Room.
Another room with more table space will adjoin the cafeteria. The Music and Browsing Room, meeting rooms and lounges will be expanded to nearly twice their present size.
Senior Day Is Thursday
The "Rowdy Dowdy," the senior version of intramural softball, will be the first feature of Senior Class Day Thursday.
All seniors will be dismissed from their classes at 3 p.m. to join the activity on the intramural fields east of Allen Field House.
"Rowdy Dowdy" softball matches the men against the women with the men using pots and pans as gloves.
Committee Chairmanships For 1959 Senior Class Open
George L. Blackburn, Joplin, Mo. senior, class publicity chairman, said the game would be followed by a picnic at 5:30 p.m. in Holcom Grove.
Tickets to the picnic may be bought in the Alumni Assn. office or from any senior class officer.
Applications are being taken for appointment to committees for next year's senior class.
Bill Witt, Garden City junior, president of the class of 1959, said the most important committee positions will be filled this spring.
The positions open are chairmen of the calendar committee, the senior gift committee, and the activities, publicity, and alumni relations committees.
"These committees and their heads will be the keys to a good senior class." Witt said Tuesday.
Repressuring oil wells with waste gas in southern Arkansas oil fields has attracted international attention, bringing visitors from foreign countries to study the engineering methods.
Members of the class of 1959 who wish to apply should include in their letters of application their qualifications, grade point average, the amount of time to devote to the job, and ideas for improvements.
The letters of application should be sent to Judy Chambers, Leavenworth junior, 1246 Oread; to Witt, 1111 W. 11th, or to Richard Wintermote, assistant secretary, Alumni Assn., 228 Strong.
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Announcement of the appointments will be made next week, Witt said.
Application may also be telephoned to Witt before the 6 p.m. Friday deadline.
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Coach Dick Harp is out of town today and could not be reached by The Daily Kansan to comment on the story.
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A new ballroom, slightly larger than the Kansas or Jayhawker rooms will be used primarily for banquets. As it is now, Mr. Burge said, it is impossible to have two major functions (with dinners and dances) going on at the same time.
"The Big Eight Conference has a definite rule against summer basketball," Arthur C. Lonborg, director of athletics, said today.
No plans have been made yet for interior decorations, but Mr. Burge said the furnishings would be similar to those in the present building.
This would make Chamberlain and K-State's Bob Boozer, who has received an offer to join the group, ineligible for conference play.
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