Backyard hideaway
Emily Taylor, dean of women, peeks into her backyard cave. Miss Taylor said the cave—complete with chimney—was once used for bridge parties and children's games. She hasn't ventured into the cave for three years, she said, because there is a danger of a cave-in and the chimney has been filled with dirt.
Prof to compose in England
John W. Pozdro, professor of music theory, will begin a sabbatical in February 1970 to England to compose original work for chorus and orchestra.
"I hope to meet with prominent British composers and hear their music in order to
catch up with the contemporary scene there," Pozdro said.
He will reside in London but plans side trips to various music festivals throughout Europe, for example, Paris and Rome.
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Pozdro added that he has no plans to affiliate with a university at the moment. He is "simply going to compose."
Unique backyard features cave with homey history of fantasy
Emily Taylor keeps herself far too busy as Dean of Women at the University of Kansas to enjoy her uniqu e backyard - complete with a cave.
"Besides, the hole that we used for the chimney flu above the fireplace in the cave is now filled in with topsoil that has washed down from the bank," she said. "I haven't been in it for three years mainly because there is some danger of the roof caving in."
Now when she wants something different to do, Miss Taylor strikes out in her motor home. Not particularly caring whether it's the East, the Smokey Mountains or Lake Ontario, Miss Taylor might spend her weekend anywhere—even Miami, Fla., if KU plays in the Orange Bowl.
Miss Taylor's cave has a homey history of bridge parties and children's fantasy games.
Miss Taylor frequently goes outside her own backyard to satisfy her curiosity for old things.
"The rugged atmosphere of my second home hardly satisfies me anymore," the Dean said.
Her travels have given her a chance to compare the Mayan ruins with the Valley of Kings.
Miss Taylor enjoys extensive reading and also likes music and dramatics. She tries to catch all KU performances in the fine arts.
Her office in 220 Strong Hall is only the starting point of her day and a place she can refer to as home base. To most women students Miss Taylor is an understanding aide when financial problems, academic problems or personal problems creep in to upset their normal schedule.
But behind the scenes, Miss Taylor constantly works in her indirect way to get women to become more independent adults, to recognize their own specific problems and to set their own goals.
She is very active as a citizen of the community. She is an active member of the Women's Chamber of Commerce, and constantly campaigns for women citizens to play a bigger role on the political scene.
Miss Taylor follows legislative bills on sex anti-discrimination and equality of wages for women through Congress and suffers inwardly when she finds them disregarded in committees.
Her main objective with the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women is to get women to use their potential.
The Dean is convinced that too many women students live in a dream world in college, yet she encourages older women to come back to school if they feel the need. She is concerned, however, when older women come to her trying to withdraw from classes because they think their intelligence has been lowered since they got out of school.
"That's impossible. Women coming back to school need all the encouragement they can get," she said. And she does her best to provide it.