UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, August 24,1992
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Soul on the Hill
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
As the lead vocalist for the band Sou Shaker, Karen Russell, Pittsburgh senior, entertains the crowd gathered on the Hill for SUA's Concert On The Hill. While the band Sou Shaker has only existed since May, it includes members of the former band Black Cat Bone. Saturday afternoon its concert also included the bands Common Ground and Chubby Smith and His Orchestra.
Boys' State moves to K-State
By Delin Cormenv
Kansan staff writer
After 27 years at the University of Kansas, the American Legion Boys' State has decided to move its annual conferences to Kansas State University for the next three years.
Boys' State traditionally has brought between 700 and 750 high school seniors to the KU campus for a long-long mock government exercise.
But Boys' State officials signed a three-year contract with KState last week because KU can no longer accommodate such a large group without Hoch Auditorium, especially since the Boys' State spring conference coincides with the first week of summer University courses, said Bill Foerschler, a Boys' State director.
14. The conference was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid overlapping the end of the high school year, Foerscher said.
"With the loss of Hoch, we are auditorium-poor on this campus," said John Patterson, director for conference management. "We weren't able to acquire the facilities."
for their general meeting."
Hoch was gutted in June 1991 when lightning ignited a fire.
Although Boys' State had used Murphy Hall for meetings, Murphy is unavailable this year because it will be moved to another location and programs formerly in Hoch.
He said one of the deciding factors was a price guarantee. According to the contract, the price will not be lower than 20 percent over the course of the contract.
Foerschler said that although "KU was like home to us," *K* State offered a better package of services, facilities, support personnel and price.
"We felt that was a plus." Foerschler said.
"That really put a crimp into bringing a large group," said Peggy Smith, a food service director for the department of student housing.
Other factors included extras such as complimentary parking permits, a free Sunday buffet and an extra night of lodging, free-of-charge, for the 125 advisers and delegates that accompany the students. Foeschsier said.
Kathy Nace, student housing conference coordinator, said that
"That's one of those invisible costs that you can never trace," she said.
although the loss of Boys' State did not represent a significant financial loss for the University, it could mean the loss of potential students.
Boys' State usually paid up to $80,000 for the use of dorms, access to Murphy Hall and food service, Foerschler said.
She said the University did not play host to summer events and camps for profit, but instead as a public service.
Boys' State's counterpart, the American Legion Auxiliary Sunflower Girls' State, plans to remain at the University despite offers by KState, sad Ella Alexander, Girls' State director.
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"We want to keep at kU if — and this is a big if — we can get the dates and the facilities we need scheduled," she said.
She added that the approximately 350 girls participating in Girls' State use Allen Field House instead of Murphy Hall.
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