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Chancellor Logs Air Time
University Daily Kansan
by Bob Henry
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe is usually regarded as a man with his feet on the ground, but the record does not prove it.
The KU chancellor's busy 1964 schedule has kept him up in the air — literally. But Chancellor Wescoe has hope. If things go as planned, he should return to earth today for the remainder of this year.
This afternoon a four-engine jet airplane will touch down in Kansas City. Stepping off the plane will be Chancellor Wescoe, completing the last of his scheduled 1964 flights which have taken him to all corners of the nation.
"I have been told," the chancellor said yesterday, "that 156 hours would be the equivalent of two months working time for an airline pilot or a stewardess—they can work only 78 hours a month."
WITH TODAY'S flight, the KU chancellor will have completed 155 hours of actual flying time during 1664. A careful cheek of mathematics reveals this is one hour slight of being in the air six and one-half days this year.
"I'm not sure just how many miles I've flown this year, but usually the jets average about 500 miles an hour so the total must be
about 75,000 miles," Chancellor Wescoe said.
THE CHANCELLOR ATTENDS meetings relative to his duties as the administrative head of the University and also to the meetings of organizations of which KU is a member.
Thursday, Dec. 17, 1964
Today Chancellor Wescoe is returning from Albuquerque, N.M., where he spoke last night at ceremonies celebrating the opening of a new medical school at the University of New Mexico.
Not a scenery watcher while flying, the KU chancellor said he takes plenty of work with him to keep busy all the time he is in the air.
"I READ REPORTS, agendas of meetings I am going to attend, and I often write note for a speech while flying to meetings where I am to give a speech," he said.
Interviewed yesterday morning, the chancellor said that on his flight to Albuquerque he would write the remarks he would deliver at the medical school ceremonies.
He said flying has been a mixed blessing to educational institutions. "The airplane has made it possible for us to attend more meetings where we can sit down and talk with others," he said. However, the fact that he can reach almost any point in the nation from Kansas
City in two and one-half hours has put pressure on him to attend more meetings than he would otherwise.
Midshipmen and Sorority Ready to Begin Caroling
After several weeks of rehearsals, the choir of the Naval ROTC midshipmen at KU and members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority are ready to begin their circuit for caroling at several residences on campus.
the midshipmen for the past two years in caroling.
The midshipmen have included this event in their extra-curricular activities for the past five years. Each year the midshipmen invite a sorority to join with them in this traditional Christmas season activity. The Alpha Chi's have joined with
The first stop for the KU group is always at the home of the chancellor.
He said the changes in time zones as he flies east of west upsets his timing and is sometimes confusing in arranging schedules and appointments.
The first stop for the KU group is always at the home of the chancellor. Other officers include the homes of the officers, the naval science commanding officer of the Naval ROTC Unit at KU, Capt. Robert S. Eslinger Jr.
The combined choir is under the direction of Lt. Cmdr. Clayton J. Conn of the Naval ROTC staff and midshipman Lt. (J.G.) J. F. Henderson.
THE CHANCELLOR pointed out that the jet planes have made it possible for him to commute to New York City or Chicago—leaving here in the morning for a meeting and returning home in the evening. Thus he has to be away from the campus much less than if jets were not available.
Although he is frequently absent from campus, the chancellor leaves his itinerary with his secretary so that he can be reached at almost any time except when he is actually in the air.
"I travel lightly," he said when asked if he tired of constantly packing a suitcase. "Unless I'm going to be gone long, I just carry my brief case. In it I carry my personal things, socks, a clean shirt, shaving equipment and my reading material." he said.
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