Daily Hansan
62nd Year, No.1
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Thursday, Sept. 17, 1964
KU Enrollment Skyrocketing
Most Youths Go To College
KU's freshmen are part of a new wave of students which mark the first time in the nation's history when the young people who have chosen to accept the opportunity to enter college are in the majority rather than in the minority.
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe called this a "magnificent accomplishment" when he spoke at the new student convocation Sunday in Memorial Stadium.
"It is significant for your generation, of course, but it has, I believe, an ever greater and broader significance," Dr. Wescos said as KU opened its 99th year.
"THAT GREATER significance is for our society. This unprecedented surge toward higher education must inevitably lead to a change in the nature and in the quality of our society."
The chancellor urged the record number of new students to immerse themselves totally in the academic and cultural life of the University.
"For obvious reasons I cannot tell you cuphemistically that you are about to enter upon the freeway toward success," he said at the convocation before the new students were inducted.
NEW BLAKE—An example of KU's growth is the new Blake Hall completed this year at a cost of about $750,000. It will house the departments of sociology, political science, and social work and human relations and the Governmental Research Center.
"We cannot promise that the tolls will always remain the same, but we can promise that the payment of the toll will always provide a fair exchange—a program of the highest possible quality worth the price—and more."
"I CAN, HOWEVER, tell you that you already have entered upon the turnpike that stretches toward that goal. Along the way there are tollgates; by your own resources or by those of your parents and families," he said.
No TCU Tickets Needed by Students
Students will be admitted to the first football game Saturday against Texas Christian University on an unreserved seat basis by showing the printed certificate of registration obtained during enrollment, Monte Johnson, assistant athletic director, said.
Johnson said a printed sheet of instructions will be distributed to the students when they enroll.
Student spouse tickets will be available at the field house upon payment of the spouse fee.
Growth, Pain Accompany New KU Rushing Rules
Sorority-fraternity rush opened this fall with a new twist and some painful experiences.
In August each fraternity for the first time was allowed to pledge up to 75 per cent of the house quota of bledges.
During the open rush, held Aug. 1-8, each man whose admission to KU had been approved was able to sign, upon invitation, ah official pledge card from a fraternity.
rushee's home towns with a total of 263 men pledge.
During the regular rush period, 292 men were pledged.
August pledging took place in the
Donald K. Alderson, dean of men,
said other men would be pledged
throughout the year. The total men's
pledge list of 555 is 64 larger than in
1963.
The new system of rushing was expected to ease the tight housing situation for many rushees. Pros-
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game, the last in a series with the Horned Frogs which began in 1942.
FIGHT TEAM—The KU cheerleaders are practicing for their debut at the TCU football game Saturday. The Jayhawks are expected to win the
1,000 Jump Expected As Housing Overflows
By Kav Jarvis
An anticipated 1,000 jump in enrollment this year is forcing University officials to use every available space for housing.
All men's and freshman women's residence halls have been filled and upperclass women's halls are overflowing. Some upperclass women are even commuting or living in Lawrence homes until space for them can be found in University housing.
Some two person rooms in L. N. Lewis, North Corbin, Gertrude Sellards Pearson, Olin Templin, and Fred Ellsworth Halls are being used to accommodate three persons.
EVEN THE IRONING ROOMS at Margaret Hashinger Hall are being converted into living quarters for two women each.
The ironing rooms, which are located one to a wing in the eight-story residence hall, are planned to provide living spaces for 24 women. Mary Watson, assistant to the dean of women, said no one had thought of using the ironing rooms until this situation came up, but she said they are quite suitable. Each has a large closet, formerly used as a formal closet, cabinets and a sink, and space for bunk beds and desks.
Furniture is now being moved into the former ironing rooms, and ironing facilities have been moved to the lounges that are on each floor.
ALL REGULAR RESIDENCE HALLS are filled and Oread and Hodder Halls have been opened to help with the overflow. Presently 52 men are living in Oread Hall, located just west of Memorial Stadium, and 22 women in Hodder Hall, 1115 Louisiana. Residents of Oread Hall will be served meals in the Joseph R. Pearson Hall dining room.
Space has been made in the freshman residence halls for 11 upperclass women. This, however, as with many of the new housing arrangements, is considered a temporary measure, and it is hoped they will be done away with as vacancies occur in regular housing.
Miss Watson said most of the women realize that the problem was created because they sent in residence hall contracts late and because of fall rush. She said the women are cooperating very well until spaces can be found.
MISS WATSON SAID THE WOMEN who did not pledge during upperclass women's fall rush could not make arrangements for University housing contracts during the summer as other upper-class women did and they were left without housing after rush.
Miss Watson said although no contracts had been signed the University felt an obligation to find housing for them since they
All-University Convocation Planned
An All-University Convocation is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday in Hoch Auditorium. Classes which normally will meet at that time have been cancelled. All other classes will meet as scheduled.
This is the only time scheduled for Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe to address all the students and faculty.
had indicated an intent to attend KU. These 21 women have been housed in L.N.Lewis and Hodder Halls.
Grace Pearson Hall, which housed freshman women for the first time last year, has returned to being used as a men's residence hall and 196 freshman women are now living in Carruth-O'Leary Hall, which last year housed senior women.
THE 10-STORY FRED ELLSWORTH HALL, the campus' newest men's residence hall, has a listed capacity of 670 students. At present, it is accommodating 725 men with four three-man rooms on each wing.
Fred McElhanie, assistant to the dean of men, said 200 additional spaces, including Grace Pearson, Oread, and three-man rooms, are being utilized for men's housing in comparison to 1963 figures and all are full.
He said a total of 160 rooms have been converted to house three roommates in the large men's residence halls.
A REPORTED 480 RESIDENTS are housed at Olin Templin Hall and 464 at Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
A record total of 555 men pledged during men's fall rush.
Marcia Goldstein, assistant to the dean of women, said 973 freshman women have been housed: 196 in Carruth-O'Leary Hall, 357 in Corbin Hall and 420 in Gertrude Sellars Pearson Hall.
Miss Watson said 468 upperclass women have been accommodated in Margaret Hashinger Hall, 464 in L. N. Lewis Hall, and 79 pledged in fall rush.