University Daily Kansan Thursday, December 2, 1978 3 Whomper to close... Front page one (Field Trip) (Field Trip) groups at 50 cents for each 100 pounds of newspapers, he said. Collecting newspapers hasn't always been the sole function of the Whomper, Allen said. The center has also collected glass bottles and metal cans, he said. inent data. THE WHOMPER Inc., which got its name from the sound made by a machine that crushes cans and bottles, is the direct descendant of a recycling program that was started in January 1971 by a group of KU students. After the purchase of a $29,000 industrial crusher, the Student Senate funded recycling project made its home in Memorial Stadium. In May 1722, however, Plagued by debts since its inception in 1971, the Whomper finally lost its Senate funding and in late 1973, a nonprofit organization called the Whomper inc. was created to fund the program. Allen was elected president from its community board of directors. MORE THAN a year ago, the Whompet moved again. This time it moved to some free space provided by Kansas FIBreware and the company, which operated August 1975, the can recycling operation of the Whompet was stopped. Since then, the original Whompet has sat idle in a building at Penny Ready Mix, 720 Delaware St., where operation was located, Allen said. the project moved to a building at Eighth and New Harnsheim streets. Although the effects of the Whomper's scheduled closing aren't known, Steve Owens, student body vice president, said that a Senate funded recycling program had been started. He had sold its papers to the Whomper, probably would continue to operate. He said that the Whimper's closing meant that the Senate would have to take its newspapers to buyers in the Kansas City area, Wellville, or Topeka. It would also mean finding a large storage area for the cars of a bigger truck to haul them in, Owens said. "IT'S GOING to be a lot more work for us as soon as in being that can't be overweight. Owens said." Bluegrass "If we can continue to do it and break even be said, 'then we'll still offer the leather.'" thousand dollars, which he said he practiced on every day from 4 to 6 a.m. From page one "That's where I improve my control over the mute." he said. He also has a guitarrass, a Mexican bass guitar, which he described as a "pregnant hippopotamus." The instrument is an adaptation of the bass fiddle, which allows the musician to stroll around like a troubador. Although the future of the Whnper Inclan isn't as certain as the Senate program, Allen said, it was just a matter of watching and waiting. The group has occasionally coaxed some classical music from him, he said. ON SOME Wednesday nights Nunley plays bluegrass on his guitarson. "I think that's probably a first of some kind," he said. "The musical talent here goes from the extremely and extremely uncultivated to the extremely cultivated." By midnight the little girl is asleep on a bench, and the music lovers have begun to Meanwhile, the Whomper sits quietly gathering dust, waiting for another chance Magicians, dancers, Santas, jugglers, craftsmans, singers and artists will mingle with shopkins at the "Holiday Affair" sponsored by KU-Y beginning at noon today at the United Ministries Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Santas, singers at KU-Y event More than 35 local artists will sell ceramics, textiles, blown glass, baskets and puppets and the KU-Y will sell international gifts. The free show will be open from noon until 9 p.m. today, and from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. this weekend. Demonstrations of juggling, massage, quilting and silversmithing will be present during afternoons and Clark Bricker, professor of chemistry, will present a magic show at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Mike Hannon of Centurbury House will jungle from 1:30 to 4: p.m. today and from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Bob Shelton, associate professor of religion, will demonstrate massage from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday and from 1 to 2 p.m. tomorrow. Lee Miller, professor of氧疗 therapy, also will demonstrate massage. --- vola Pickett will demonstrate quitting from 10 a.m., to noon tomorrow, and Glencie Stanford, Lathlain, Australia senior, will begin silverming from 1 o. p.m. tomorrow. file out toward home and another week of teaching, working or playing. Next Wednesday night, they'll be back. YES, WE WILL HAVE SOME OPENINGS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. 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