Laurence Woodruff retires today
— Kansan photo by Tim Gillesse
Fourth of July is University holiday
BY STEVE SCHULER
BY STEVE SCHULER Fourth of July will be an official University holiday and no classes will be held, although classes will be held in most departments on Monday.
No copy of the Summer Session Kansan will be published on the Fourth and the next edition will be one week from today. July 7
Students at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp will be in class most of the holiday.
The Kansas Union will close at 7 p.m. on Independence Day. Food service will be different than
uual. On Saturday and Monday the Cafeteria and the Prairie Room will be closed while the Hawk's Nest remains open. On Sunday and Tuesday the Cafeteria will be open and the other two rooms closed.
Watson Library will be closed on Sunday and Tuesday and will close at noon Saturday.
By RITA HAUGH
mitted him nevertheless, and when Woodruff finished the American history course at KU, he received his diploma from LHS.
A call to the principal's office may have started Laurence C. Woodruff, retiring dean of students, on his long teaching career and association with students.
Principal Frank Olney of Lawrence High School called Woodruff and a classmate to his office to ask them to take over the classes of the mechanical drawing and manual training. Woodruff was to teach mechanical drawing, and his friend was to teach manual training.
Printing building is held up again
So, throughout their senior year, the two young men taught classes of freshmen and sophomores a few hours each day.
JOURNEYING TO Cornell to work on his Ph.D., Woodruff worked half time for four years as a graduate assistant in laboratory work for general biology. He returned to KU in 1934 to begin his years of teaching and working with students at KU.
THE FOLLOWING year, when Woodruff wanted to enter KU, he did not yet have his high school diploma, for he had not taken the required course of American history. Registrar and Director of Admissions George Foster ad-
After teaching entomology for eight years, he was asked to become assistant registrar to help George Foster, who admitted him over 20 years before. Foster, whose health was failing, had been registrar for almost 40 years.
For the second time bids for the new building to house University Printing Service were higher than the appropriated funds.
The low bid of $393,000 was $53,000 more than the legislature had appropriated. Bids were opened last year and the same was true then. More money was appropriated, but evidently not enough to meet the rising cost of construction.
Three weeks later, Foster died. "Not knowing one thing about the job," Woodruff became registrar, a position he held until 1947.
Vice Chancellor R. Keith Lawton said that the University was studying the bids and they would be accepted or rejected in 30 days.
THEN WOODRUFF became dean of men, which he retained until the creation of the posi- Continued on page 8
77th Year,SSK No.6
THE SUMMER SESSION kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Kidnap victim
By MIKE MITCHELL
Daniels dies in Salina
Friday, June 30, 1967
Thomas Daniels, a Bird City graduate student, died late Wednesday morning in the intensive care unit of Asbury Hospital in Salina.
Daniels was rushed to the hospital at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday with a bullet wound in his head, broken legs, and a broken arm. The crash of his car, apparently commanded by two kidnappers who forced him to drive, was the climax of a six-hour crime rampage that saw three armed robberies, a shooting, and a running gun battle with police.
injuries he received in the wreck. He will also be returned to Douglas County for arraignment.
Awaiting trial in Lawrence is Donald Lynch, 25. from Ohio. Bruce Sparks, another Ohioan, 18, is recovering in Salina from
County Attorney Dan Young
SOAP SUDSERS HIT FOUNTAIN ONCE AGAIN
Wednesday morning men from buildings and grounds department had to clean out the Chi Omega Fountain for the third time in less than two weeks. Vandals during the night had dumped washing powder into the KU landmark. See story on page 4.
has filed a battery of charges against the pair, and if they are convicted on the kidnapping charge, death could be the penalty. Among the charges filed are three counts of first degree robbery, one count of assault with intent to kill, and one count of first degree kidnapping.
POLICE IN OHIO are holding several warrants for Lynch and Sparks. The two are accused of shooting a policeman and stealing a car in that state.
The chain of events that led to Daniel's death began at 10:30 p.m. in Lawrence when a lone gunman robbed a liquor store clerk of $70 and one pint of whiskey. Jere Montague, KU senior from Hiawatha, was alone in the liquor store when the robber pulled a gun and demanded money.
Before the night had ended one woman was shot, two motels were robbed, another man was in critical condition, and over 100 police officers had been pressed into service on the case.
A FEW MINUTES past 1 a.m., a cruising city patrolman heard shots coming from the El Navajo Motel. Arriving on the scene he found the co-manager, Mrs. Bill Maerten, had been shot in the stomach and robbed of an undetermined amount of cash. She was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where she was admitted in fair condition. The motel is less than two miles from the scene of the first robbery.
A vast force of police moved into the area searching for any trace that could have been left by the pair. Sgt. Donald Falmer, Lawrence Police Department, checked the Virginia Inn at 3:43 a.m., and became suspicious when he found the night clerk's desk empty.
IN CHECKING with motel officials, Palmer learned that the missing clerk was Daniels. Min-
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