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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 17, 1965
Construction Operations Begin On KU Medical Center Chapel
Construction was begun yesterday on a non-sectarian chapel at the Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC).
Mrs. Kenneth A. Spencer donated $10,000 which her husband a KU graduate left in his will to the medical center for the chapel. The chapel is a one story colonial building of red brick. Its capacity is 100 people. The chapel has 60 permanent seats with additional space for wheel chairs, stretchers and folding chairs.
"THE NON SECTARIAN chapel will include compartments to meet all sacramental needs," Miss Helen Simms, director of information at KUMC, said. "Adjacent to the sanctuary will be a study room for the use of visiting clergy of all faiths."
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The interior and exterior of the chapel is free of any specific religious symbols. The simple altar is being designed so that it can have a tabernacle put on top of it for the
Catholic religion, a container for scrolls for the Jewish faith, and a cross for Protestants.
A planning committee was set up to decide what would be appropriate for the non-sectarian chapel. Three of the men on the committee represented the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths. They were the Reverends George Mundiger and Norbert Licktieg, and Rabbi Jassee, Robert Jenks, the chief architect of the chapel was also on this committee.
THE CHAPEL, which is 26 feet wide and 48 feet long, faces on Rainbow Boulevard and is immediately south of the Clendening Medical Library building. There will be an all weather connecting length which will join the chapel with the medical center's "C" building.
"I believe this is the best location for the chapel," Rev. Mundiger said. "Patients can get inside easily because there are no stairs leading up to the building."
All medical center personnel, patients, their families, students and staff will use the chapel.
"The INSEID is paneled extensively with wood," Rev. Mundiger said. "There are plenty of large windows which will make the chapel bright and cheerful because natural light will come in."
Construction will probably be finished Aug. 15 and it should be ready for use in early September.
Kenneth Spencer was a native of Kansas and a graduate of KU in 1926. In 1943 he was cited by the Alumni Association for distinguished service. He died at the age of 58 in 1960. He was the founder and chairman of the board of the Spencer Chemical Company. Since his death the company has been under Gulf Chemical Company. He was one of the five leading men in founding the Midwest Research Institute.
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