====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0253_2 from reel: L 726 (1957-09-12 to 1958-08-01) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/199066 Title: 5 Million Spent on Buildings Summary: Article detailing over $5 million invested in campus buildings including the Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Stouffer Place, and Joseph R. Pearson Hall, with construction underway on a 7-story men's dormitory. Category: campus news Subjects: university construction; campus development; building projects Named Entities: Pearson, Joseph R.; Stouffer Place; Music and Dramatic Arts Building Confidence: 0.9 Title: 4 Campus Building Projects Are Now in Planning Stage Summary: Article about four additional campus building projects in planning stages including men's dormitories, engineering building, and business/economics building, with details on costs and timelines. Category: campus news Subjects: university construction; campus development; building projects Named Entities: Lawton, Keith [director]; Wilson, J.J. [director of dormitories] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Name 5 Houses for Pearson Summary: Article about the naming of five houses in the new Joseph R. Pearson Hall, detailing benefactors and the hall's features. Category: campus news Subjects: university construction; campus development; building projects Named Entities: Pearson, Joseph R.; Mallott, Deane W. [former chancellor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Photo: Joseph R. Pearson Hall Construction Summary: Photo showing construction of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, a 7-story men's dormitory under construction on West Campus Drive. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: university construction; campus development Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Modern Home - School of Fine Arts and Speech/Drama Department Summary: Photo of the new $2.4 million building housing the School of Fine Arts and speech and drama department, featuring soundproof practice rooms and a theater. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: university construction; campus development; fine arts Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: New Apartment Project - Stouffer Place Summary: Photo of Stouffer Place, a new apartment project for married students that opened to 120 couples, with a second 120-unit project planned. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: university housing; campus development Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Stouffer Place Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.8 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.