University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Jayhavvker Salutes Gardeners hen you're walking on campus and see people raking, planting, mowing, and in general preserving the gorgeous grounds of KU, do you wonder who these people are? They're part of the Landscape Maintenance division of Facilities and Operations. Thirty-four regular employees, along with seasonal and student employees, are responsible for about 650 of the campus' 1,00Q acres, plus about 100 acres oft campus. The only parts of the Lawrence campus not nursed by Landscape Maintenance are housing units, the residence , halls, scholarship halls, and Stouffer Place. One of the men behind the upkeep is grounds supervisor Tom Lee Jr., who has been with Landscape Maintenance since 1964, when he began as a seasonal employee. Assisting him are more supervisors and equipment operators, labor personnel, and a florist, horticulturist, and mechanic. Lee says their efforts are appreciated. We get letters all the time from the chancellor on down, he says, We also get the compliments. And the chancellors and their wives are some of those . credited by Lee and others for much of the appearance of the campus. Wefve been very lucky through all of the chancellors at the University of Kansas that have been aware of the campus and what the landscape can do. They've been as helpful as they can be, Lee says. Landscape Architect Alton Thomas agrees that the chancellors have been instrumental in maintaining campus beauty. He ,cites the efforts of Chancellor Deane Malott and his wife, Eleanor, Thomas says that in the late 40's, the Malotts, along with John Nelson, Dean of the Graduate School at that N time, and his wife, Katherine, initiated the planting of k n r r l Photos by jeff Schotland A Landscape Maintenance employee fakes fall leaves behind Strong Hall. Learning to avoid tree branches, this gardener gives the grass a close cut with a rider mower. l - -1

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Students take advantage of added space - hence added architectural equipment - in Marvin Marvin? new, modern staircases give Hall. students more room to maneuver. . 'ftivfbwi .. K ,,, . N at W . john Clark Renovation Preserves Tradition n the 1981-82 school year, the University of Kansas found itself in the middle of perhaps its most ambitious period of building renovation. Skyrocketing interest rates, a lackluster economy, and increased building costs have changed the University's philosophy on what to do with buildings that are falling behind the times. In the past, the most reasonable course of action has been to tear down and build anew. This lead to the creation of Summerfield and Wescoe halls, Robinson Gymnasium and Haworth. The desire to save money and to preserve the limestone, red-roofed tradition - an integral part of one of the nation's most beautiful campuses - has lead to extensive building renovations. While the older buildings on campus are sound structures, they cannot meet the demand for modern laboratories, classrooms, and offices. The renovations currently taking place should alleviate these problems as well as bring the buildings in line with modern building and safety codes. Money for the projects comes primarily from state appropriations. Two other sources are private gifts and foundation gifts. Lindley Hall has been vacated by the Kansas Geological Survey and the engineering department. Central air conditioning, larger classrooms, and modern laboratories are being built in the spaces that these departments once occupied. Flint Hall is also undergoing partial renovation. S949,000 are being spent on this 84-year-old building in order to upgrade facilities. Three buildings on campus are undergoing major changes. Spooner Hall, having stood 88 years as the oldest building on campus, is currently undergoing a S2 million renovation that includes a new roof and windows. 52.8 million are being spent on Marvin Hall in order to bring the building into compliance with the needs of the School of Architecture. Watson, the main library, has a new entrance and elevator, and the facilities are being rearranged to streamline the library's operations - all at a cost of 56.2 million. For many students, in addition to the difficulties of finding relocated classrooms and professors' offices, the sounds of jackhammers, electric drills, and foremen's voices were a common occurrence in the classroom this year. Most students believe, however, that these minor annoyances will be justified by the benefits gained from increased working space, modern laboratories, and a more comfortable studying environment. Dean Holderman 19