University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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22 THE JAYHAWKER In the kitchens of Miller and Watkins holls fthis is Millerl students eat, study, and party after hours. A good grade overage, a good sense of humor, and just the slightest trace of domes- ticity fit o girl for college life in either residence hall. KINTZEL by Rosalie Erwin I IIEPE IIE ' DAY HILE the Greeks were rushing madly through rush Week, that great body of University students, the Independents, were rushing also-but in a different direction. Never before has the office of the advisor of women been so swamped with demands for dormitory facilities. The Independents are on the move. From residence halls, scholarship halls, cooperatives, and rooming houses, organized and unorganized, come students who are inde- pendent by choice. Who are these Independents? How do they live? What do they do? When do they play? As john should have done - they speak for themselves. ll? if :JF i'Welcome to Miller hall! Like to look around? Through the Window is the Chancellor's victory garden -or what's left of it. The picture over the fireplace? That's Mrs. J. B. Watkins. If it werenlt for her, we wouldn't be here. She gave Miller and Watkins hall, the house next door, to the Uni- versity. The house is still on the summer schedule with only 35 girls. There will be a complete turnover When the winter term starts in November and a full house of 42 members. Miller is run on a cooperative system, each girl doing her share. We are divided into seven kitchen groups of six girls each and

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OCTOBER 1944 21 KINTZEL The freshmen's week before classes is spent in line-a line which ends invariably in a Jay Jane who sends them home because they have forgotten their appointment cards. Even at this early stage there are those who have their cards punched at one door and then walk out another. DIXON The- registration camera gets blamed for lots that isn't its fault. As proof we have this picture of Don Alderson- who currently complains that the dejected photo on his activity book, doesn't look a bit like him. Freshmen thought their first enrollment was crowded, but by the middle of November 4th, they were wishing for a return of the calm September process. There is no one in this picture compared to the crowd around Miss Doering six weeks later when students battled to get in on the winter semester.

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take turns planning and cooking meals. ln addition, each girl has a house shift to do. The executive council is our house governing body and is composed of freshmen as well as upperclassmen. It's a little hard to tell you what it's like here. You'd have to live it. Pl? tl? Hifi And this is Watkins hall. Our house is older than Miller but the two are run much alike. About half of us are fresh- men. Of course, we must keep our grades up in order to live here for this, as well as Miller, is a scholarship hall. Most of us work on the Hill and have scholarships of one kind or another, but it isn't all work. Sports, dances, and bull fests provide lots of fun. Pl? el? Pl? Battenfeld hall is home to a lot of fellows. There are three meals residence halls at the University-Carruth, Templin, and Battenfeld - but since Templin has gone to war, there are only two left for those of us who are carrying on. Battenfeld was built by Mr. and Mrs, John Battenfeld of Kansas City, Mo., in memory of their son, john. Our appointments for residence in Battenfeld are made on the basis of scholarship, character, and willingness to cooperate + it says here. We have always had fellows who are out- standing in every way -leaders here and on the campus. We have a working system by which most of the fellows work about an hour a day. ln actual operation, we have a cost basis which covers such things as food and household supplies. :Xe vile 'Tm from Carruth hall which was named for Vfilliam Herbert Carruth, poet and one-time professor of languages at the University. Carruth is an old red brickhouse--used to be the home of the Chancellor. It is a scholarship hall, too. There are 26 men here now. Seven new fellows came in the Upper-Dancing in the afternoon at Watkins hall, the couple on the left Lower left-Chow call at Battenfeld. The customary jokes and com Crank up for G fake-off. Center- Beds are wonderful things' The two ments are making the rounds, as evidenced by the talkative lad with the sleeping beauties and the leg incased in the pretty pajamas belong to John Moore Co-op. patient piece of bread. Lower right-Life is so calm and peaceful. Corbi nites plunk down on the front porch for a pleasant 60 seconds of social relaxation.