Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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,. iii V V V H . ' 2 - . . , , .V , . , ,IW . ,, .Q 5 i l i l l Cliff Morris Charles Tharp Union becomes focal point with food, friends, books AS DIRECTOR of Food Services, Cliff Morris found himself beginning his fourth year at Wash- burn in the newly expanded Memorial Union. Two large dining rooms accommodated dormitory con- tracts and drop-in students and faculty with short order breakfasts, cafeteria lunches and dinners, coffee, and snacks, as well as the more important f'free commodities-conversation and relaxation. The 26-member staff enjoyed adequate service facil- ities despite installation problems due to week- by-week postponement of building completion dates. Mr. Morris catered for special university and Topeka group receptions and dinners, and super- vised the Trai1's End snack bar on the lower level. WU's BEAUTIFUL and spacious book mart became a favorite spot for browsing and purchasing for both students and faculty. Well lighted and at- tractively displayed, both the necessities and luxu- ries of college life cried out f'Buy! Buy! Buy! Di- rector Harold Holdenis main responsibility was in the areas of personnel management and ordering everything from textbooks and school supplies to stationery, contemporary cards, mascots, and sweat shirts. Even with the greatly expanded facilities, the bookstore was below the standards it will achieve when, with more concentration ofspace, the inven- tory of supplies will provide a larger number of vol- umes, especially ofthe paperback variety. Harold Holden NEWLY APPOINTED as the Student Union Director, Charles Tharp was responsible for sched- uling the Union,s accommodations to the campus activities related to the expanded student center. He advised the SUA Board which initiated, sponsored, and promoted WU,s social and quasi-intellectual life. Buzzing around from ofhce to conference room and floor to floor, Mr. Tharp's energy was reflected in the hum of voices and stepped-up motion as the Union became many things to many people. As the modern living roomw of the slowly recovering campus, it was where dinners, forums, dances, and community-related conferences were held.

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Library growth certain as per capita ratio builds up LISTED in Who 's Who in America, Thomas Harding, WUis new librarian, came from Evans- ville College in Indiana where he had been head li- brarian for the past eighteen years. Dr. Harding explains that the primary job ofthe university li- brary is to supply the books and magazines needed for the instructional programs of the school. Thus, he wants to build the WU library in all fields of knowledge and increase its instructional potential. While the library now contains 80,000 volumes, he plans within the next two to three years to in- crease the facilities to 100,000 volumes, thus im- proving the books-per-student proportion. At that time the library will have reached its present capac- ity and planning will begin for a building ofits own, tentatively called the 'learning Center. 26 A FULL HOUSE emphasizes the need for more library space. l- Thomas Harding UBRARIANS assume a variety of duties be- tween the stacks and Mrs. Elizabeth French. Miss Sadie Hall, Asst. Miss Virginia Haggart. Mrs. Vera Johnson. NOT SHOWN: Miss Helen Fisher, Miss Dottie Nelson. Mrs. Lois Hartman. the check-out stations.

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Services clrow upon skills of professionals, machines FROM THE basement of the gym in 1959 to the hope ofa new and enlarged Health Center in 1967, the medical clinic has played a big role in fulfilling the needs of Washburn's personnel. This past year Dr. William Nice and his new nurse assistant, Mrs. Lois Lykins, administered influenza shots and answered from 15 to 30 sick calls each day. Then, besides running an out-patient clinic, they inspected all campus kitchens, including those in the Union, the residence halls and Greek houses. Working with athletic department doctors, Dr. Leslie Saylor and Dr. W. R. Lentz, and the psy- chiatrist Dr. john Grimshaw, Dr. Nice explained that the Washburn clinic had a divided responsi- bility: to administer what treatment it could and then to refer the student to his own family doctor. lt is important that the city doctors feel that we are not competing with themf, said Dr. Nice. The new health center in the Morgan addition will have three examination rooms, a doctor's office, a storage room for medical supplies and lab provi- sions, and a large reception office. Mechanized data processing was nothing new to the Registrar's office. lt has been used for the past four years, and has been a very important factor in providing the statistical data on each student that this oflice requires. Thus, the new Computer Cen- ter inthe Morgan addition will provide needed space for this much utilized equipment. Ten permanent and four part-time employees were responsible for reviewing applications and responding to correspondence to insure that pro- spective students were properly informed concerning opportunities at Washburn. They helped carry out the procedures for enrollment and kept a complete and accurate record of the academic progress of each student. They advised each senior student regarding graduation requirements and provided transcripts of students' work for other institutions and businesses, The service area provided much vital work for the faculty, administration and staff of Washburn. Handling the inter-campus mail distribution, the three full-time and four part-time workers also took charge of postal duties until a subsidiary Post Ofhce could be located in the temporary Thomas Gym. The academic departments depended on this office to do all their paper reproduction work as well as to operate the supply store for small provi- sions such as paper, pencils, and envelopes. It could rightly be called the f'Voice of the C.ampus,', for it operated the Washburn telephone service. 28 STUDENTS can turn for medical advice and in- formation to campus doctor William Nice and Nurse Lois Lykins in the Health Center. BEHlND the paneled counters of the regis- ters' office are Mrs. Faye Admussen, Mrs. Geneva Henry, Mrs. Jan Nyieler, Mrs. Virginia Floss, Mrs. Mary Lou Steinle, Mrs. Lois Towler. Y f- it. .sf Y ' V' V - . 1 .- -Y-.-,r -1 V - -- 4 - I -1 .-1 .. i....-.,.:- .i .i .: 4 . Y -. .' -'A '.i itz?--'. '--l . '- . , . . , ,. -i 5. ,-xg.-.,g,g.., ii.,: 2-.:.: .- 1 ' . - , , -me a-,:41,.f- .,f,L.4.i....g.iM, ,iz