Architecture class plans project
New Jersey Street is joint effort
By MARTHA
MANGELDORF
Kansan Staff Writer
Leaders of the intellectual community are aware of the necessity for extensive changes in the structure of American society if it is to survive as one country, Louis Fisher said in an article for the Kansas Engineer. One major problem is housing for the urban masses, another is making the universities and professions relevant to human needs.
Three people who are aware of these two problems were instrumental in starting the New Jersey Street Revitalization Project, 1200-1300 blocks. The project is a joint effort by the community residents, nearly 125 University students and the Lawrence business community to renovate the exteriors of homes in this block.
Miles Stevens, architecture professor and New Jersey Project consultant, and his group working in Kansas City last summer under the title of Environmental Design
Consultants (EDC), undertook the job of renovating homes in a blighted area of the city. When Steven's project was completed in August, the block had undergone a complete visual transformation.
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Leonard Harrison, director of the Lawrence Ballard Center, is concerned with the problems of black people, both students and residents of Lawrence. He is cognizant of the problems involved for blacks in an urban environment as is Charles Kahn, dean of the school of architecture and urban design. Kahn and Harrison discovered Miles Stevens' project in Kansas City and decided that something like it could be done in Lawrence if the residents of the area, University and businessmen would agree to a plan and work together to carry it through.
Architecture class plans
The university nucleus of the project is an architecture 98 class in advocacy planning taught for the first time this semester. Advocacy planning, as defined in the course, is a programmatic response to
The class was established as educational in every aspect of its approach to urban design and not merely as a service project for credit hours. The students studied the successes and shortcomings of programs in major cities as Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago and Kansas City as they learned to deal with the aspects of urban planning.
changing social demands of an evolving urban environment.
(3) Stockpiling of the materials in a single warehouse that can function as a sort of clearing house.
conditions of each residence was compiled from each resident, analyzed, and the objectives of the work group explained honestly and in terms of its abilities. Draftsmen drew up the final plans and presented them to the residents for their approval.
The students then took on the New Jersey Project as an opportunity to put their theories into practice and to institute within the academic structure a realistic social concern.
(2) Acquisition of the necessary materials by going to the source, the producers and local distributors.
The process is simple in concept, but somewhat more complex is the scheduling and coordination of the parts:
Process explained
(4) Once the survey is completed, a plan for developing each house can be mapped out. This step is essential in making the most efficient use of the labor force. A section through the block showing the elevation of each house is taken with a list of what needs to be done underneath. Teams of workers for various tasks can be organized on the basis of the completed survey.
(1) Sixteen homes were suggested by the Ballard Center because they needed work done and because they were owned by the residents. Then a description and detailed survey of the
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(5) There is the final step where and how to get the labor force. In the New Jersey project it came from three sources; mainly the local residents, students from every part of the university, and other people in the Lawrence community.
Students solicited for student labor within the dorms and the Greek houses, holding meetings to explain the project and confronting people on an individual basis. The class and the students recruited were representative of nearly all the schools on the Hill. It was an interdisciplinary effort, each student being able to contribute some expertise to one of the different phases of the project.
Volunteers join project
Drug conference to be held
The use and effects of drugs will come under close scrutiny April 24 when the student chapter of the American Pharmaceutical Association at KU presents a day-long public conference on drug abuse.
Volunteers with construction or social work experience joined with architect students as they planned and structured building improvements and painted color schemes.
The conference, titled "The Games People Play—A Symposium on Drug Abuse," will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the University Theatre in Murphy Hall. Coordinating the conference are two fifth year pharmacy students, Larry Wilkinson of McDonald; and Gail Lowery of Mulvane. Carlton Erickson, assistant professor of pharmacy, is adviser.
Pharmacy classes will be dismissed for the day and other high school and university students are invited.
"The KU pharmacy students are following a trend to help students and communities become aware of the problems of drug abuse," said Howard E. Mossberg, dean of the School of Pharmacy.
Topics such as education on drug abuse danger, mechanisms of drug action, drug abuse on the KU campus, motivations behind use, and legal implications will be highlighted. At 3 p.m., representatives from
Reunion date set for alumni
Plans for alumni reunion activities during the KU commencement weekend May 30-June 2 were announced yesterday by Dick Wintermote, executive director of the KU Alumni Association and member of the KU commencement committee.
Highlights of the weekend program will include the all-University commencement supper at 5 p.m. June 1 in the Kansas Union. A capacity crowd of 1,450 persons is expected to attend the supper.
Reunions are planned by KU classes of 1919, 1929 and 1944, as well as by the men's glee clubs of 1923-28 and the Gold Medal Club, alumni whose classes were graduated from KU at least 50 years ago.
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the Pepperland Project in Kansas City will discuss personal experiences of drug use.
Featured speakers include Mossberg; Gene Martin, professor of pharmacy; James Campbell, staff physician, Watkins Memorial Hospital; K. E. Godrey, Veteran's Administration Hospital in Topeka, and Tom Johnson of the Kansas City Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
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It's Official
NEW WORLD RECORD CONSUMED AT FRESHMAN- SOPHOMORE CLASS PARTY!
51 Kegs of Thirst Quenching Brew
Finds Its Way to Souls of Party Participants:
Drinking World Amazed!
Lawrence, Ks.—April 17. It was officially announced today that the University of Kansas has added another world record to its annals. At an officially sanctioned Freshman and Sophomore Class Party, April 11th, in which over 1,700 students participated, the world record of consuming 39 kegs of "thirst quenching beverages" was completely demolished!!! A grand record total of 51 kegs were chugged, sipped, guzzled and otherwise drunk in a $4\frac{1}{2}$ hour period.
FBI, CIA, SDS, UN, AFL-CIO, Ku Klux Klan and Budweiser officials released the news of the world record early this morning after a thorough investigation. Ace Johnson, caterer of the function, was given five lie-detector tests to make positive that he in no way tampered, fooled with or otherwise committed no hanky panky in counting the keys in such a smashing victory. Numerous undercover agents, posing as students, who attended the party confirmed that the record was quite official in their opinion.
Johnson was quoted as saying that casualties at the party were held to a minimum since many people heeded the results of various O-Nor Research findings. Only one death was reported: a junior girl perished in a wastebasket of brew that her date had placed upon her head (what a foamy way to go ...). Lawrence and Watkins hospitals refused to give out reports on the number of patients committed with class party injuries, but inside reports confirmed that it was much lower than expected.
It has also been rumored through the grapevine that Sports Illustrated wants to do a cover story on the training techniques used by participants of these class parties. Further reports seem to indicate they'll gather most of their material from patrons at The Stables (home of the KU student) since "this is where most expert beer consumers do their workouts. The Stables coaching staff, atmosphere and team spirit are the envy of every drinking man throughout the world!"
World record certificates will be mailed immediately to Bob Hines, Sophomore Class President and Brad Smoot, Freshman Class head honcho, for their outstanding parts in making the party such a huge success. Also due to receive awards will be:
SOPHOMORES
Jeff Van Sickle—Vice President Janet Winn—Secretary Patti Johnson—Treasurer
FRESHMEN
George Pierson—Vice President Marty Fankhauser—Secretary Patsy McCoy—Treasurer
COMPLIMENTS OF ACE JOHNSON