Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
62nd Year, No. 65
Monday, Jan. 11, 1965
'Mr. KU' Dies After Surgery
FRED ELLSWORTH
Retired alumni secretary dies. . .
Two Regents Designated By Anderson
TOPEKA—(UPI)—Gov. John Anderson Jr. today broke a 25-year tradition and appointed John F. Eberhardt of Wichita to the Kansas Board of Regents.
Eldon Sloan of Topeka received the other appointment to the Board of Resents, one of the most important appointments in the state.
Both terms run for four years.
ANDERSON, MAKING the final appointment of his administration, said to place a "barrier upon qualified individuals living in heavily populated areas was unjust."
Previously, only those living in the city where a major educational institution was located received the appointment to the board.
Eberhardt succeeds Clyde Reed of Parsons and Sloan replaced W. F. Danenbarger of Concordia.
Eberhardt is a 1932 graduate of KU. He received his law degree from the Harvard School of Law in 1935.
A MEMBER OF the Alumni Board at KU, Eberhardt is married and has one daughter.
Sloan, 55, is a practicing attorney and a graduate of KU. After receiving his degree from KU in 1931, he attended Washburn University where he received his law degree in 1933. He was Director of Property Valuation for the Valuation Department of Kansas from 1957 to 1960.
Another major appointment announced today by Anderson was on the High Commission. Robert G. Langenwalter of Wichita was named to the post to succeed Walter Frizell of Larned who resigned because of ill health.
Avery Inaugurated
KU Graduate Takes Oath
TOPEKA —(UPI) —William H. Avery, a farmer-stockman who rose through the political ranks from the state legislature to the U.S. House of Representatives, today became the 37th governor of Kansas.
The oath of office was administered by Kansas Supreme Court Justice Jay S. Parker.
Avery, billed during the election as "Kansas' No. 1 Salesman," walked from his office in the state capitol at 11 a.m. When he returned he was escorted by Major General Joe Nickell, Adjutant General of the Kansas Army and Air National Guard.
OTHER STATE OFFICIALS sworn in with the new governor were John Crutcher of Hutchinson, lieutenant governor; Robert Londerholm of Prairie Village, attorney general; Paul R. Shanahan of Salina, secretary of state, and Adel F. Throckmorton of Wichita, superintendent of public instruction.
In a one-minute speech that ran less than 800 words, Avery gave a preview of what the next four years might bring by calling for sweeping changes.
"The necessity for some changes are self-evident," the new governor said.
"SOME STATE FUNCTIONS are nearly obsolete. Others are inadequate," he added.
In outlining the changes, Avery promised to devote "all of my energy and what talent I possess, to help mold for the generations to follow, a state that is fiscally strong; a society enriched by educational opportunities; a work force gainfully employed through an accelerated program of industrial development; and the maximum development and conservation of our natural resources.
He said as the population expands in urban areas, "schools, churches, highways and community facilities must adjust."
Seated with the Governor and Mrs. Avery on the platform were their children, Bradley, 14, Martha Sue, 12, William H. Avery Jr., and his wife Alice, of Washington,
"THESE OBJECTIVES I consider to be the obligation of my office," Avery said. "To these goals I am totally committed."
Weather
Spring will play a return engagement — temporarily. The weather bureau predicted fair and mild tonight with partly cloudy weather turning colder tomorrow. The low tonight in the 30's.
D. C., Barbara Lanahan and her husband, Lauck, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the governor's mother, Mrs. Hattie Avery of Wakefield and Mrs. Avery's mother, Mrs. Ada M. Boles of Manhattan.
Three members of the Kansas delegation to the U.S. Congress present were Senators Frank Carlson and James Pearson and Representative Bob Dole. All are Republicans.
The members were placed in the front of the auditorium just behind a space cleared for television cameramen, photographers and radio.
Special guests' for the inauguration were the members of the 1953 Kansas House of Representatives who served with the new governor.
Contracted similar to the seating arrangement of the House during the 1953 session, the legislators had name tags on their chairs.
Twenty roses were placed on the vacant seats of those members who are deceased.
Bill Porter, KU Collegiate Young Republican chairman, attended the inaugural ceremonies. Porter and the other officers of the CYR were invited to attend the Inaugural Ball in honor of Governor and Mrs. William Avery tonight.
Ellsworth Served KU With 39-Year Career
Fred Ellsworth, known as "Mr. KU" for his 39 years as executive secretary of the KU Alumni Association, died today at the KU Medical Center.
Mr. Ellsworth had developed heart complications Saturday following minor surgery at the KU Medical Center Thursday.
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS said he died shortly before 9 a.m. today.
Funeral services for Mr. Ellsworth will be at 3:30 Wednesday at the Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev. Paul Davis will be officiating. A private burial will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery, according to the Rumsey Funeral Home.
The Fred Ellsworth Memorial Fund had been set up by the Kansas University Association, according to Richard Wintermote, executive secretary of the Alumni Association. The family requests that all contributions be made to this fund.
MR. ELLSWORTH retired in 1963 after 39 years as Alumni secretary. His death came eight days after the death of Don Pierce, KU's well-known sports publicity director.
'KU Loses Institution'
"The University of Kansas today lost not just a man, not just a friend, but an institution," KU Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe said.
"He was better known than faculty and chancellors because he touched the lives of many students and most alumni, and he made their lives and their concerns his own," the chancellor said.
"We will not see again Fred Ellsworth's unique combination of talent, of dedication, and of personal warmth. I cannot believe that he is gone; I cannot reconcile myself yet to the thought that the University of Kansas must go on without the man that everyone came to know as 'Mr. KU.'"
On Dec. 30, 1964, Mr. Ellsworth was awarded the Medal for Distinguished Service to Education by the Alumni Federation of Columbia University. He was one of 23 men and women to receive this award for their leadership in the field of alumni relations.
After his retirement he worked on plans for KU's forthcoming Centennial observance.
A year ago Mr. Ellsworth attended the dedication of a ten-story men's residence hall named for him.
Mr. Ellsworth, who was 69, is the father of Robert Ellsworth, Republican congressman from Kansas' 2nd district.
WHEN MR. ELLSWORTH became executive secretary of the Alumni Association in 1924, KU had less than 4,000 students and the campus extended only to Marvin Hall.
Mr. Ellsworth was instrumental in obtaining the pledges that helped build World War I memorials, the Kansas Union and Memorial Stadium. He was almost single-handedly responsible for the building of the World War II Memorial Campanile and Memorial Drive.
In preparation for KU's 100th year in 1966 he had recently been researching the accomplishments of the University and alumni.
JAMES R. SURFACE, vice chancellor and dean of faculties, said, "He was a walking encyclopedia on Alumni. A lot of the information he had not written down anyplace. He had been dictating reminiscences of this great fund of knowledge so it would be available to all of us.
"The University lost a devoted alumnus and friend. Fred has been "Mr. KU" to thousands upon thousands of people—not only our alumni but other friends of the University.
"The University will sorely miss his presence on this campus because he was not only a dedicated servant of the University, but also a delightful person to be with."
BALFOUR S. JEFFREY, president of the 16,000-member Alumni Association, said, "A tremendous loss to the University in every way. If there was ever a selfless man in regard to the University, it was Fred Ellsworth."
Mr. Ellsworth was a 1923 journalism graduate from KU. During college he corresponded for the Lawrence Journal-World and the Kansas City Star.
BEFORE TAKING the position as Alumni secretary, he was advertising manager of the Pratt Tribune for two and half years. He also wrote for the Topeka Daily Capital and the Wichita Beacon.
Mr. Ellsworth is survived by his wife, Lucille, 1704 W. 20th St. Terrace, and in addition to Rep. Ellsworth, another son, Stephen, a personnel manager in New York, and four grandchildren.