Thursday, April 18, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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KU's official people-greeter enjoys her job
Photos by Bruce Patterson
WORLD TRAVELER
PLAYING THE ROLE Photos by Bruce Patterson
Traveling with the Chancellor, Mrs. Wescoe has been to Europe, the Philippines, Japan, Peru, and various parts of the United States. On most of the trips, she said, there are always activities planned for the wives of college and university officials involved. Mrs. Wescoe said she's all ready to go.
Mrs. W. Clarke Wescoe enjoys playing the role of official KU hostess. Coming down the stairs of the "executive mansion" where she lives, Mrs. Wescoe wears a multi-colored culotte hostess gown.
By Sandy Zahradnik Kansan Staff Reporter
Mrs. W. Clarke Wescoe, as KU's official people-greeter, finds life never dull—there's always someone to go, she said, or someone to meet.
When VIPs come to KU, if their schedules permit, they are invited to the Wescoe home for dinner.
we just meet them," Mrs. Wescoe said. An important part of her job, she said, is just being with these guests during their KU stay.
Mrs. Wesco finds the hardest part of her job is trying to find some time alone with her husband.
"If they don't have the time,
"When the children were younger," she said, "the family would get together around 11
at night to share the day's experiences.
"That's one reason I like to go to our cabin in Minnesota so much," Mrs. Wescoe said. "It gives us a place where we can all get together as a family."
Mrs. Wescoe is expecting delivery soon of a snowmobile, a gasoline engine-powered, sledlike vehicle with treads in back and skis in front. Snowmobiles are quite numerous in Minnesota, she said, and there are even snowmobile races.
"The ones they use in the races can hit speeds of up to 50 or 60 miles per hour, but I don't think I'll be doing any racing in mine," she added. The Wesoes' snow-mobile will be painted crimson and blue with a Jayhawk decal.
When Wescoe's duties as Chancellor draw him away from Kansas, his wife tries to go with him whenever she can. These travels have taken them from Europe to the South Pacific, and Mrs. Wesco added that she's always ready to go.
In the past two years, the Wescoes have been to England, the Philippines, Japan, and Peru, not to mention alumni trips to various parts of the United States.
On trips outside of the U.S., Mrs. Wescoe said, there are always planned activities for the wives of the university and college officials involved.
"There's always something to do," she said, then added, "Sometimes too much—you find yourself exhausted at the end of the day."
But Mrs. Wescoe has had some
pretty exhausting experiences closer to home.
When Sen. Robert Kennedy, Democratic presidential hopeful from New York, was here in early March, Mrs. Wescoe described it as similar to a white tornado passing through Kansas.
"It really gave me an insight into what a presidential campaign was really like," she said.
The whole two or three hour period when Kennedy was here was one constant rush, she said, with changes every minute.
"First they (the Kennedy party) were flying to Lawrence from Manhattan, then they were driving, then they were flying," she explained.
"Actually, I lead a very full, interesting life," Mrs. Wescoe said, "I do have some problems, but I wouldn't change any of it."
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