KU
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
77th Year, No.141
WEATHER COOLER
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Tuesday, May 23, 1967
Hall construction delay forseen
Oliver Hall may be waiting awhile for construction of its recently approved mate, said J. J. Wilson, director of housing, in an interview yesterday.
"The project has been assigned a pretty low priority at this time." Wilson said.
THE STATE ARCHITECT has many higher priority projects to complete now, and enrollment indications have shown that a new dorm will not be needed for two years or so, he said.
"We plan to do some studying on the project in the architect's office this summer.
"We do not expect a big increase in enrollment next year or the year after," Wilson said, in explaining the reason for low priority of the new residence hall.
"IT LOOKS AS THOUGH in this particular case we got the financing worked out way ahead of the construction.
"The project I personally would like to see get a higher priority at this time is the consolidation of kitchen facilities for Corbin into Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall," Wilson said.
"Kitchen facilities in Corbin are kind of on the old side at this time."
WILSON SAID an addition to GSP has been approved for the purpose of consolidating kitchen facilities for both Corbin and GSP into the one building. Women living in Corbin then would take their meals in the other hall.
But he added that this project, also, is still a way off in the future and no definite plans are pending.
"The only projects we have definitely scheduled for this summer," he said, "will be the construction of an all purpose recreation area for Joseph R. Pearson Hall, and an addition of about 100 parking spaces in the Daisy Hill area.
Dean of Students search continues
The English poet, George Hebert, once wrote this.
"For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost."
The administration still has found no dean of students to replace outgoing Laurence C. Woodruff, who is retiring after this school session.
WHEN WOODRUFF ANNounced his retirement last fall, want of a new dean of students was to be satisfied by the committee Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe appointed to find one.
The committee has not met this semester.
Nearly three months age it was marked temporarily—maybe permanently—disbanded by committee member Donald Metzler, associate dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture.
Last November, the committee was to compile a list of likely candidates for the new dean.
Three people, James R. Surface, provost and committee chairman was quoted, will be asked to come to the campus for a few days to look it over and give us a chance to meet them.
NO ONE CAME.
They were never invited.
Surface said he hoped the committee would know by February—"particularly if we are going to bring someone from another institution."
But the committee has not even met, according to Surface, because it wants to observe possible effects the Centennial College
may have on selection of the new dean.
SURFACE HAS SAID the committee has "suspended search" for a new dean until committee members have had a chance to look over the new Centennial College program.
Committee members now have looked over the program for six months.
Surface said yesterday the committee will not meet in the near future, and no decision has been made.
Talk of beer selling prevalent at Union
By JOHN MARSHALL
Beer might be sold in the Kansas Union next year.
Beer is 3.2 per cent alcohol, and is a malt beverage—not liquor, explained Al Martin, Shawnee Mission junior and member of the Union Operating Board.
Last night at a meeting of the Union Operating Board, Laurence C. Woodruff, chairman of the Board, explained that it would not be illegal to sell 3.2 beer in the Kansas Union.
The Board discussed the idea, and appointed a committee to study the effects of "beer in the Union," and investigate other universities that already sell beer on campus.
"This summer, the committee will study the ways, means and effects of possibly selling beer in the Union," said Brian Barker, Virginia Water, England, graduate student and member of the Board.
Barker plans to write his alma mater in England—and other English universities. The colleges and universities in Britain all sell beer on campus
"All British universities." Barker said, "derive about 20
per cent of their total union operating expenditures from selling beer.
Selling beer in the Kansas Union would make the Union a bigger focal point of student activities, Barker said, "and I think Mr. Burge (Kansas Union director) favors the idea because it would be a good source of revenue."
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students and chairman of the Union Operating Board, said only about half a dozen colleges and universities in the country sell beer in their student unions.
"As far as I know, state law does prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages on state property—but not cereal malt beverages," Woodruff said.
"I'm going to write them for the facts and figures on this," Barker added.
WEATHER
"So far as I know, though, it isn't done anywhere in Kansas," he continued.
The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts clear to partly skies tonight through tomorrow. Cooler tomorrow with a low tonight in the mid-50's. Precipitation probabilities less than 5 per cent tonight and 10 per cent tomorrow.
The prohibition is against alcoholic beverages intoxicating liquor, according to KU law professor Paul Wilson.
By definition, Wilson said, cereal malt beverages are not intoxicating.
Much has been done in the past on this issue. In December, 1963, a Union Operating Committee of faculty, students, and alumni was appointed to consider the impact on KU groups.
The committee studied the problem for about four months.
In February, 1964, the committee decided it had completed investigation of the problems, possibilities and opinions.
It was moved and seconded
at a following meeting of the committee that the investigation go no further and the issue was dropped.
Frank Burge, director of the Kansas Union, feels this is an important issue.
"However, I only administer the wishes and policies as set by the operating board," he said.
The committee which has been appointed will judiciously investigate all economic, logistical, and practical facets of selling cereal malt beverages (beer) in the Kansas Union, Burge said.
Obviously, Burge said, the students at KU are a responsible, sophisticated and intelligent group of young adults—and they should realize the importance of this issue.
People must realize that cereal malt beverages are not the same as alcoholic beverages by definition. Burge said,
Cereal malt beverages are covered by a separate Kansas code, and according to state law, it would not be illegal to sell cereal malt beverages (beer) in the Kansas Union.
KU graduate found dead
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — A 25-year-old research assistant to Sen. Frank Carlson, R-Kan., was found dead—reportedly murdered—today in her southwest Washington apartment.
Office aides identified the victim as Miss Judy Robeson, a KU graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robeson of Shawnee Mission.
NEW ALPHA CHI HOUSE
The new Alpha Chi Omega house, to be built north of the Sigma Nu house on Emery Rd., is expected to be completed by the fall of 1968.
The French traditional house, holding 80 women, will be built in off-white with a charcoal-brown roof and white shutters.
The L-shaped construction will consist of a one-story living area in the front with a two-story dormitory wing adjoining it at right angles. The dormitory wing will have a basement for a recreation area, projects room, chapter meeting room and storage space.
The dormitory wing will include study/sleeping rooms for two and four girls and a dormitory system with a cold dorm and a warm dorm. A sudeck area will join the roof of the front of the building with the dormitory.
The L-shaped structure will allow for future expansion to cope with any increase in sorority members.
The sorority will continue to use the present chapter house at 1246 Oread, which it has occupied since 1927, till the new building is completed. The old building will then be taken over by the KU Endowment Association.