Wednesday, May 26, 1965 University Daily Kansan
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Workmen Remain in Summer to Primp Campus
By Larry Ketchum
Thousands of people will leave Lawrence this summer for vacations and summer jobs. However, every summer 300 men remain at KU and keep the campus in good physical condition through the hot summer months.
These are the workingmen of the Buildings and Grounds department. As in every summer that has come before, this summer has a lot of work in store for buildings and grounds crews. They will be busy at many tasks located all over the campus, according to Harry M. Buchholz, superintendent of the physical plant.
The only additional employees hired to supplement the present work force will be several men to help with landscaping, tree and lawn care, and planting. Some of these additional employees are students and others are seasonal workers. Buchholz said.
BUCHHOLZ SAID he considers the care of lawns, trees, and flowers one of the biggest jobs during the summer.
Ernest Baldwin, Rose Morgan visiting professor from London, has found the people here to be "a very friendly, lot."
KU Hospitality Complimented By Professor
Prof. Baldwin has brought the study of biochemistry to a wide audience through his writings. He wrote the first draft of Dynamic Aspects of Biochemistry to ward off boredom as an air raid warden in a nearly safe area of Cambridge during World War II.
The book is now in its fourth edition,has worldwide circulation in nine languages,and has won several international awards.Two of his other books on biochemistry have been translated into several languages.
Prof. Baldwin and his wife have entertained both students and faculty at their temporary home, a bequest from the late Rose Morgan, emerita professor of English, who provided her residence, rent-free, for a visiting scholar and his family each year.
Former Chancellor Malott's wife recently made possible the purchase of many flowering crab-apple trees for the KU campus. Nine hundred of the trees have been planted. More trees will be planted next fall and in the spring of 1966, Buchholz said.
"We can't plant them all now because it entails a lot of work—they have to be watered constantly," Buchholz said.
ANOTHER BIG job for buildings and grounds crews centers around Lawrence High School and KU commencement. A platform for the Lawrence High School commencement is being set up in Allen Field House. The platform for the KU commencement exercise will be set up in the stadium. The problem of bad weather during KU's commencement has to be solved by the buildings and grounds department.
"We'll make modifications in the platform at Allen Field House so we can have a place to go if it rains." Buchholz said.
Moving offices from Fraser Hall to Carruth-O'Leary dormitory right after final week presents another big problem for the men of the buildings and grounds crews. Some classrooms will be prepared in the basement of Carruth-O'Leary and some of the rooms will have bookcases built into the wardrobe areas.
FOR YEARS the buildings and grounds department has been carrying on a war against Dutch Elm disease. Through the years, the disease has been spreading from the east coast on west.
"We've been inoculating trees against the Dutch Elm beetle for some years," Buchholz said. "We maintain a continual sanitation program keeping trees trimmed,
inoculation, removing dead elm trees. Every dead elm is a potential breeding ground for the Dutch Elm beetle." Buchholz said.
Last summer a lot of work was handed the buildings and grounds department in late July. Buchholz said he hoped that the same influx of work would not be announced so late this summer. The buildings and grounds crews have to ready everything for next fall.
has to be kept up continually throughout the year. "We seldom know when school is out except we notice that the traffic slows down a bit," Buchholz said.
MAINTENANCE of the campus
Speaking of the work schedule buildings and grounds maintains throughout the year, Bucholz said, "It is a continual rush, rush, rush all winter. There were no major breakdowns. Like anyone, we could use more people, but we do the best we can."
It's Now Time To Make Your Summer Travel Reservations
(Complete summer schedules now available.)
Whether it be traveling home or to a vacation spot, contact Maupintour.
Maupintour
ON THE MALLS SHOPPING CENTER
(West 23rd Street)
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We at the Pizza Hut thank all of you for your patronage this past year.
Look for your hometown Hut this summer then if you're back next Fall, stopby and see us. (We hope to see those of you in school this summer, too.)
Thanks again and a good vacation to all!