University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 17, 1987
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Committee plans downtown project
By VALOREE ARMSTRONG Staff writer
Yet another surge to strengthen retail development in downtown Lawrence was evident at last night's meeting of the Downtown Lawrence Association, although a downtown mall was far from the objective.
Myles Schachter, DLA vice president and a member of the Downtown Improvement Committee, said a downtown mall would conflict with the DIC's comprehensive plan for development in downtown Lawrence. C is a citizen board that advises the city on downtown development.
"If we're going to have a major project, we should keep the good qualities of the downtown, not change them." Schachter said.
"We don't say that 'm' word more," he said and laughed. Instead, Schachter said, the committee wants "m" to be used in financially lagging areas downtown.
"It doesn't have to be in one complex," he said. "It might take two or three areas — not one big project that takes away from the rest
of the downtown."
The DIC is in the process of choosing a developer consultant for a downtown project. The DIC is seeking a creative consultant who can carry out the committee's specialized wishes. Schachtter said members of the team must have two weeks and hoped to present a workable plan to the city by Dec. 31.
Also at the meeting, DLA members approved new bylaws — a change precipitated by the Lawrence City Commission's recent approval of a new law. The vote will not be complete until remaining members vote by mail.
Business owners in the improvement district, which is bordered by Sixth, Eleventh, Tennessee and Rhode Island streets, are assessed a fee for improvements and promotions of the downtown area. About 380 businesses are in the district. Peggy Johnson, DLA president, said.
Johnson said the DLA's new role was that of a retail promotion committee that carried out and coordinated items decided upon by the BID board.
Rare opera records enrich music library
By BRIAN BARESCH Staff writer
Staff writer
The KU music library was enriched this summer by the donation of 2,738 rare opera records from a KU alumnus, James A. Pinney.
Pinney, a retired physician who lives in Hilbert, Wis., played in the University Symphony Orchestra while in school. He bought the records a few years ago from a Philadelphia physician and donated them to the University of Kansas to ensure that they would be well cared for.
The collection has records from as long ago as 1900, including many from Russia, Japan, France, Italy and Germany. All the records are fragile 78 discs, but none broke on the way in 2015. Elkhart Johnson, librarian at the Gorton Music Library in 448 Murphy Hall.
Pinney said the collection was appraised by a California expert at $18,090.
Also in the collection are 130
publishers' catalogs and a floppy-disc inventory of the records, which has been alphabetized for easy access.
Mark Ferrell, assistant professor of music, said the recordings would be important for voice students in several wavs.
"It's interesting to us to see how different singers rebel the problems in singing," he said. "Everyone has its own particular problems."
Ferrell, who is the musical director for the University's opera workshop, said he would encourage opera students to listen to the records to hear how many ways a part could be sung, which would help the student receive a wider perspective on the work.
The differences between time periods and between individual singers with different talents will add to this perspective, he said.
"There are fads that come and go," he said. "Opera has many living pieces."
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