University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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fit:4WX k The Men ' s Student Union -iitj Kj-; irt{ m THE MEN ' S STUDENT UNION building has at last changed from a dim dream of the future to a realistic idea of the present, and within the scope of this year ' s freshmen ' s university hfe will take material shape. The need for such a building at the University of Kansas has long been felt by both faculty and students. The lack of a common meeting ground where the men of the University from the various schools, frat and barb can get together, and become acquainted, and uphold the democratic spirit of K. U., has been talked about for years. This year a start in the form of money payments was made, and it is the intention of the Student Council who has the work in charge not to allow the matter to drop until the building is completed. The present Senior class can look back over their university career and see the need of the union. In their Freshman year how well the men remember those long lonely evenings when the only enjoyment was the nickle or a pool hall. How often they wished that there might be some place where they could meet with their fellows and take their place in the Uni- versity life. A book could be written on the reason for building a Union, but we must limit this article to a description of the Union that is to be built. Imagine you Seniors that leave this year, imagine if you can, the pleasure and convenience that you might have derived from a bui lding of the following description if it had been completed in your time. The site of the Union is to be on the extreme northeast end and side of the hill which leads from the west wing of the Administration Building due north to the Golf Links. This location is ideal. It will be the center of the semicircle comprising the campus. It will be within two hundred feet of the proposed drive up the valley from Mississippi Street, and will in addition be close to the student section. Being the most central and most prominent building on the campus it must needs be an edifice of great architectural beauty, and at the same time must present a hospitable appearance to the fifteen hundred students which it will gather within its doors. The inside of the building will surely appeal to the men. In the basement will be a very large dining room and kitchen capable of serving two thousand men at a time. Here the athletic teams will eat. It is planned to serve meals to the students at three and a half dollars a week, with breakfast and lunch on the plan at present in use at the university cafeteria. Dinner will be served in the usual manner with complete service. The basement will also contain a large check room and bowling alleys to be operated at cost. Barber shops will also be located here. The first floor will be given over for the most part to a large lobby where two thousand men can gather with ease. The lobby will be fitted with the best soft leather furniture that can be obtained, and off the lobby will be reading rooms, private rooms and a large billiard and pool room. Rooms for the officers of the building, for the officers of the Alumni Associa- tion, and rooms in which old grads may talk over old times will also be situated on this floor. A cigar stand will be placed in the main lobby. The second floor will contain Student Council offices and meeting rooms. Dens where caucuses, so dear to the heart of the average male student, clubs, and organ- izations may meet, will also be provided. The trophy hall of the Athletic Association will be removed from the gymnasium to this floor. Bed rooms will be in readiness for prominent speakers or visitors who are guests of the University. The third floor will contain a large dance hall, large enough to accomodate the Junior Prom, and yet will be so arranged that small parties may be held here also. In the main lobby will hang a bronz tablet dedicated to Tommy Johnson, K. U. ' s greatest athlete. Page 20 M iM:v ' ' -y W¥ ' - ' ■ ' ;;?: ' ' ■■• ' ■;-. S ' S:«| [ii