University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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New Family Life in the Chancellor's Mansion all's not quiet now on Lilac Lane. of his mother who was a concert pianist, he is active in promoting musical culture in the mid- west, serving presently as the Vice-President for the Kansas City Philharmonic Association. ln 1948, a mere five years after his own graduation from medical school, he was tendered the deanship of the K. U. Medical School. From that time, Dr. Murphy became widely recog- nized as the author of the Kansas Plan. The Kansas Plan Being cognizant of the appalling fact that the rural doctor in Kansas was rapidly becoming extinct, Dr. Murphy conducted a survey of his seniors. To each of them he said, 64Why would you hesitate in accepting a rural practice? After compiling and analyzing the replies to his question, Dr. Murphy discovered that there were two main factors inhibiting medical graduates from practicing in small towns and rural areas. l-The initial outlay for medical equipment and quarters was far greater than the average graduate could afford. 2-The majority of the seniors expressed a fear of losing contact with the current advances that were made in the field of medicine. Because of his personal observations, Dr. Murphy added a third reason to the list. 3-There simply were not a sufficient number of doctors being graduated from medical school. With a realization of the gravity of the situation, Dr. Murphy vowed to stop the mass migration of the rural doctors. After a great deal of consideration and thought, Dr. Murphy pub- lished his three point Kansas Plan. l-The plan called for a physical expansion of the University of Kansas Medical School. This expansion was to include the faculty and the hospital itself. The school would then be page eleven

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1 ' f , , K , 5 5 V HTen Outstanding Men in America junior chamber honors murphy in 1950. capable of accepting 100 instead of 80 freshmen, thus resulting in a 25? increase in the number of graduates. 2-A state Wide campaign would be initiated to persuade rural communities to build clinics, purchase medical equipment, and to pro- cure office and living quarters for future doctors. The new doctor, if acceptable to the community, would purchase the equipment and living quarters over a period of five or ten years on a no-interest basis.- 4 3-A broadening of post graduate education would be effected in the following man- ner: faj two or three day refresher courses would be established at the medical center, fbj circuit courses progressing throughout the entire state would be conducted to remedy this fear of medical isolation, and fcj series of post graduate courses would be offered at the medical center at no cost to graduates of the K. U. School of Medicine. The task of raising the money neces- sary for the plan loomed like an impassable bar- rier. Dr. Murphy, however, was undaunted and page twelve Murphy's Mushrooming Med Center nature gives up her secrets grudginglyf' attacked the problem vigorously. Only with a great deal of persuading, arguing, and bargaining was he able to get the appropriations from the state legislature. His plan is now being put into action and date of completion is now in the near future. Dr. Murphy's plan to uredignify the general prac- titioner is under Way. His Policies and Opinions wfhere are studentson this campus who have not a decent place to live,'7 states Dr. Murphy. ln conjunction with this, Dr. Murphy is extremely desirous of continuing the dormitory ex- pansion program which was begun by former Chan- cellor Malott. According to Dr. Murphy, it is the duty of the university to provide adequate and decent housing for any member of the student body that needs it. The effect of the sharp increase in birth rates during World War Il will soon be felt in an increased enrollment in colleges and uni- versities. alt is necessary to begin the physical expansion now because of the time needed to com-

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N K an abl Murphy and Company specialists in academic administration and student problems Left: Fred Ellsworth, ALUMNI SECRETARY, James K. Hitt, REGISTRARQ Franklin D. Murphy, CHANCELLORQ Joe Wilson, BUSINESS MANAGERQ Karl Klooz, BURSARQ and Raymond Nichols, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. Right: ' Irvin Youngherg, ENDOWMENTQ Margaret Habein, DEAN OF WOMENQ Martha Peterson, Assr. DEAN OF WOMEN, L. C. Woodruff, DEAN OF MEN, and Donald Alderson, ASST. DEAN OF MEN. page fourteen