University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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NOVEMBER 1943 NlW lHllS IN lHlIlHHM HE MEN'S and womenis dormitories at K. U. in the fall of 1943 present a significant picture of the times in which we live. Girls' dormitories have been forced to concentrate all available living space. Women have moved into dormitories which for- merly housed men students. The navy, as evidenced on the campus, has generally moved into Lawrence. The exigencies of war have done much to mold this general picture of University dormitory life, out of this, above all, remain the friendliness, the frankness, the independence characteristic of this phase of living. This is perhaps an outstanding feature associated with living in a dormitory,-independence. Inde- pendence in the forming of opinions, in actions, and in an outlook on life. Let us look at the Women's Residence Halls, Corbin Hall, Foster Hall, and Jolliffe Hall. This year, 148 girls are residing in Corbin Hall of which 69 are new girls. Through the concerted efforts of carpenters and painters the hall has increased its ca- pacity for holding femme fatales to 27 more girls than it held two years ago. This involved compacting the available living space by introducing those space- savers known as bunks, and throwing up a wall here and there to insure privacy in newly constructed rooms. The girls secure their rooms by application through -by Marianne Glad the office of the Dean of Women. The house is or- ganized under the direction of a social director and the usual four officers elected by the members. Abid- ing by the rules set up by this group is the only order of the day. Everything from Hill politics to attend- ing house meetings is up to each girl, and perhaps to her conscience. The beauty of this phase of living is realized when it is fully understood that each girl experiences the friendship and fun that can be hadin living as a social unit, and also retains her individ- uality and the privilege of thinking for herself. In the pre-war period, Foster Hall housed men seeking scholastic enlightenment at the Univer- sity. Keeping pace with the changing times, Foster is now the site of a residence hall for 32 girls. To date these girls have traveled to Corbin for their meals and social activities, but soon this will cease, and Foster Hall will be considered a ,separate entity sheltering and feeding degree-bound females. Form- erly a residence hall for men, jolliffe Hall is currently a trifle perturbed to find feminine apparel hanging languidly in closets, and creatures in skirts and sweat- ers ambling up and down its halls. Twenty-three girls have appeared to replace the men, and Jolliffe Hall may be antagonistic at first, but in time the shift will speak for itself. Being a generous woman with a thought for the CORBIN HALL Firrt row: Joyce Ann Staley, Kingman, Virginia Wickert, Claflin, Virginia Williams, Great Bend! Jackie NVOOClS, Garnett, Donna Glorvick, Faulkton, S. D., Kaye Townsend, Phillipsburg, Gwendolyn Paine, Kansas City, Elizabeth Niven, Topeka, Eleanor Brown, Bethel, Mary Holtzclaw, Lawrence, Ruth. Larson, Galva, Jess Roy, Hartford, Conn., Dortha Jane Wilson, Kansas City. Second row: Betty Huffman, Glasco, Esther Lewis, Muskogee, Okla., Gracie Janke, Claflm, Jane Ukena Highland, Laura Jayne Smith, High: land: Mary Todd, Atchison, Harriet Davis, Troy, Lucille Steckel, Emporia, Colleen Mason, Norton, Norma jean Pyke, Florence, Shirley Oviatt, Kansas City, Mo., Marguerite Hedrick, Rich- mond, Mary Kay Parker, Salina, Mar- garet Husted. Salina. Third row: June Thompsin, Kansas City, LaVon Hays, Larned, Hannah Roberts, Kansas City, Barbara Clark, Potwin, Edith Sula, Wilson, Shirley Rinker, Wakeeney, Ina Katherine Roderick, Wetmore, Jean A. Jones, Chanute, Dixie Williams, Utica, Barbara Haas, Bethany, Elizabeth Beard, Independence, Mo., Amy Dombeck, Hartford, Conn., Helen Bush, Eureka, Donna Hempler, Almena, Elizabeth Kindig, Medicine Lodge, Dorothy Tweedy, Iola. Fourth row: Ann Scipes, Slat M .' B t Sl' k W ll' er, o, ety in er, e mgton, Gerry Speck, Nortonville, Betty XVoods, Caldwell, Marybelle White, Wlellington, Virginia Urban, Dorrance, Cynthia Smith, Baldwin, Esther DeBord, Kansas City, Chesnev Shirley, Topeka, Lois Ann McDowell, Topeka: Jean Hollis, Over- brook, Charleen McCann, Iola, Vivian Riffer, Corning, Marjorie Stroup, Iola. S,

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Button, Topeka, Jack Tucker, Kansas City, Mo. Second row: John SIGMA CHI Fin! row: Bob Swanson, Kansas City, Mo., Mike Nichols, Phillips- burg, Jim Shondell, Kansas City, Mo., Gordon Miller, Salina, Lloyd Eisenhower, Junction City, Charles Edmondson, Leavenworth, Jack Sutton, Kansas City, Mo., Forrest Logan, Hutchinson, Jim Thomas Bartlesville, Okla, Dick Springe, Leavenworth, jim Conard, Hutch inson, Don Young, Dodge City, Ed Gibbons, Dodge City, Kenneth Hampton, Coffeyville, Don Wyman, Hutchinson. SIGMA KAPPA Princella Wegman, Chanute, Mary Vermillion, Salina, Sheila Guise La June Dunn, Bethany, Mo., Betty Wahlstedt, Kansas City, Mo: Joel Fant, Garden City, Ruth Fisher, Belleville, Peggy Small, Kan- sas City, Mo., Kathleen Wright, Wellington. SIGMA NU Dean Banker, Russell, Ronald Sohn, Oakland, Calif, Bob Miller, Oakland, Calif., John Shackleford, Pullman, Wash., John Robinson, Dallas, Texas, Blaine Nelson, Wichita, Allan Harms, Great Bend. TAU KAPPA EPSILON James Proctor, Kansas City, Mo., Lee Nelson, Larned, Dick True- heart, Sterling, Bill Acton, Kansas City, Mo., Gene Brown, Kansas City, Mo., Emanuel Blando, Kansas City, Mo., Bob McKinley, Kansas City, Mo., ' TRIANGLE Robert Follett, Kansas City, John Fuchs, Kansas City, Mb- Clif- ford Bates, Lawrence, Graybill Parks, Umatilla, Fla., Clifford Karbo Topeka. Not in picture: Robe t D l dore Wagner, St. Joseph, Mo. r aw ey, Kansas City, Mo., Thegj Fin! row: Ieannette Perkins, Lawrence, Caroline Morris, To- peka, Lola Meltvedt, Arlington, Va., Dorothy Walker, Dodge City' 7 1 Brewster. Second row: Martha Belle Hogan, Rock Springs, Wyo.,

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24 MILLER HALL First row: Norma Greep, Longfordg Jacqueline Nodler, Kansas Cityg Joyce Smith, Kansas Cityg Martha Jean Johnson, Kansas City, Doris Anderson, Richlandg Joyce McCoy, Oskaloosa. Second row: Mary Turkington, McCuneg Iva Rothenberger, Os- borne, Geraldine Cotlett, Columbusg Phyllis Jeanne Moser, Sabethag Kathleen Jones, Elk City. Third row: Gloria Schmitendorf, Lawrence, Charlotte Hart, Kansas Cityg Ruth Maxwell, Leavenworthg Maxine Detweiler, Topekag Elinor Kline, Salinag Anna Mae Johnston, Marysville, Mary Ella Shelton, Atchison. Not in picture: Virginia Thompson, Kansas City, Ruth Tuley, Republic, Dorothy Wynne, Hays. ' WATKINS HALL First row: Mary Jo Merser, Wellingtong Ruth Mary Fudge, Topekag Phyllis Singer, Parkerg Lylas Ruhlen, Clearwaterg Marjorie Easter, Ykbileneg Wilda Horton, Blue Mound, Hilda James, Belleville. Second row: June Montgomery, St. Johng Ronnie Marlatt, Rickport, Mo.g Jeanice Allen, Burlingtong Phyllis Scott, Topekag Myrtly Glover, Hutchinsong June Peterson, Osage City. 'Third row: Joyce Bourassa, Topeka, Ruth Mitchell, Kansas City, Margaret Whitfield, Topeka, Muriel Stember, Ozawkieg Betty Jean Nelson, Osage Cityg Betty Maschetti, Osage City, Marilyn Whiting, Topeka, Georgia Weinrich, Kansas City. THE JAYHAWKER well-being of K. U. co-eds, Mrs. J. B. Watkins of Lawrence, Kansas, gave Watkins and Miller Halls to the University. Theprivilege of residence in these two dormitories is awarded as a scholarship. Forty- two young women, wholly or in a very great part self-supporting, live in each hall. Supplementing a social and house director the inhabitants elect their own student officers. Holders of scholarships are selected by the Univer- sity committee on scholarships. Candidates must give evidence of high character, good scholarship, integ- rity, initiative, and a capacity for cooperation. After such requirements it is with disbelief that one asks, And, can they cook too? But, yes, for the houses are divided into units of six girls who rule over one kitchen and one dining room. Approximately an hour and a half per day are devoted to the culinary arts and the usual upkeep of a hall in which 42 girls live. Speaking of lessons in practical living, one Hnds that the six girls in one unit spend an average of S515 a month toward securing their calorie requirement, and it is an established fact that the phrase, meager fare, is positively archaic. I In the past three years K. U. has seen the birth of something new in the line of low cost housing. This experiment in social advancement is the men's schol- arship halls. The old home of the Chancellor 'gave birth to Carruth Hall, old Brynwood became Templin Hall, Mr. and Mrs. John Battenfeld of Kansas City erected Battenfeld Hall in memory of their son, John, and Jolliffe and Hopkins Halls soon made themselves known. Through their adolescence these halls grew and waxed strong. Men high in scholastic achieve- ment and leaders in campus activities came from their doors. They worked out an operating system toifit their own needs and a faculty operating committee outlined their general policy. Students gain entrance to the halls through applications passed on by an appointments committee. Scholarship, character, and willingness to cooperate are the deciding factors in making appointments. In addition to a housemother each hall has a proctor, usually an older student, who organizes working schedules. The houses operate on ,a cost basis covering such items as food and house- hold supplies. In one hall last year each man put 3822 a month into the cookie jari' in the kitchen, and at the end of the year he was given a refund of 3519. Templin Hall has followed the example set by many