University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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J '-v-...,.,,- vw- SERGEANT RANDY KERNS BRIEFS ofjqcers before they hit the beat. During briefings, officers were told what went on the previous 2-I hours, and they could request beats such as foot patrol, bike patrol or car patrol. fPl1ot0 by Stephen Pll1'QlfX'l OFFICER GAYLE REECE WAITS AT A corner while students go to class. Traditional patrolling took up the bulk ofthe beat 0fficer's time. tPlmr0 by Stephen Pingtjvj

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Although the KU police may seem hard and gruff, most of them got into the job because they enjoyed helping people. The desire to help students and fac- ulty was a common thread running through Many students may only see the KU police write tickets, bat they had a wide range of duties. SERVE it PROTECT the entire department. HI enjoy maintaining the common good by aiding those in distress, officer Troy Mailen stated. 'SI am motivated because serving the public is an interesting career field. Officer Mike Hough also wanted to help those in need. I enjoy meeting and helping people find stolen items, lost children and helping people in car accidents, Hough said. For officer Burdell Welsh, helping people in medical emergencies was satisfying, but his favor- ite part of the job was speaking with groups or individuals about preventing crime at KU. I least like paperwork, including filing and looking up statistics for interviews, Welsh said. I must spend 20 to 30 hours per week doing paperwork. The average KU police officer reported to work at 8:00 a.m. for a shift briefing. During the briefing, each officer received a review of what went on the Z4 hours that he or she was off duty. Also, areas of coverage and shift requests, such as foot patrol, bicycle squad or car, were given. Then, each officer made sure all equipment was in good working order, including shotguns, vehicles and radios. The shift ended at 6:00 p.m. 'tWhile on duty, each officer responded to calls from dispatchers ranging from thefts to vehicle accidents to harassing phone calls. Just because we issue parking tickets doesn't mean we are a parking department, Mailen said. Just like the Lawrence police department. we cover all. Traffic tickets, even though relatively minor. I found a woman passed out- unconscious-because of alcohol poisoning. She was passed out, nude, on the bathroom floor of JRP. Mike, Hough, KU police officer ment. During the day, disobeying stop signs is the number on cause of arrest, Welsh said. 5'Many students will try to run from an officer on bike. But, the KU police were forced to deal with some very serious crimes, including rob- bery, battery and rape. While there was a typical routine for any particular workday, each officer had a different most unusual call. The most unusual thing I encountered was a vehicle containing a large number of bees near Robinson Gymna- sium, Mailen said. We found a mixture of pollen in the van. Officer Hough said. I found a woman passed out-unconscious-because of alco- hol poisoning, She was passed out, nude, on the bathroom floor of 1 Joseph R. Pearson Hallbf' The officers did agree on what would help the KU police department the most. My job would be easier if more emphasis is made at freshmen orientation for students to keep rooms and doors locked, preventing car theft, Mailen said. Welsh agreed and added that students should keep their eyes and ears open to suspicious activity and not leave backpacks and other personal property unattended. These simple tasks would greatly reduce crime on the campus. U OFFICER SCOTT FERRIS, KU POLICE investigator, takes fingelprintsj9'om a subject. The KU police were responsible for investigat- ing all crimes on the campus. tPl10to by Stephen were a major responsibility for the depart- Pmgrw 22 ku police

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24 buildings KU has housed some historic, unusual and interesting buildings. Sllll Cllllll HISTORY Braunger KU has come a long way since 1869. Then, KU had only one building on cam- pus, which accommo- dated 126 students. Only six of those stu- dents were taking col- lege courses: the rest were taking college pre- patory courses. The second chancellor of KU. Gen. John Fraser, realized the need for more buildings on campus because the one building could no longer contain everyone. Fraser spent most of his time and thought helping an architect plan anddesign the new building. That building was erected and named Fraser Hall. At the time it was built, Fraser Hall was the largest school building in the country. lt also had someinteresting characteristics. An anemometer was installed on the roofto measure wind velocity. Research determined the wind blew hardest at2:O0p.m.,and was the mostcalm in the evening. The building also had flags on its roof. The chancellor's flag was flown during registra- tion week and weather flags were flown at other times. A white flag meant that students could expect fair weather, blue meant to ex- pect stormy weather, and a blue and white flag meantrisingtemperatures. This Fraser Hall stood until 1962, when the Board of Regents voted to replace the building because it was no longer as efficient as modem classroom buildings. The old Fraser was torn down in July of 1965 and was replaced by a new and improved Fraser Hall. Students could still see some ofthe remains ofold Fraser. The doors. windows and spindles from the staircase were placed in the Centen- nial Room ofthe Kansas Union. The white iron railing from the twin towers ofold Fraser- were used for railings outside of the Adams Alumni Center. Old Fraser, s main clock could be seen in the chance11or's office in Strong Hall. One of the oldest buildings on campus is still in use today. Spooner Hall. which housed KU's first library. was completed in 1894. lts books were first cared for by the Board of Regents, then by the faculty. and finally, Car- rie Watson was asked to be the first librarian. Spooner Hall was later used to house Sally Thayer's an collection after Watson Library was built in 1924. Watson Library opened for student use on Sept. 11, 1924. Named after Carrie Watson, the library confused a great number of students with its corridors, reading rooms and special sections, but it had a great capacity. Dyche Hall was also named after a KU faculty member, Lewis Lindsay Dyche. He won national fame at the Chicago World' s Fair in 1863 for mounting animals in life-like posi- tions in settings similar to their natural habi- tats. Some of his mounted animals are on display in Dyche. The building was developed by Dyche and was designed to exhibit American mammals and birds in a natural manner. During the early 1900s, enrollment in- creased so rapidly that more classrooms and office space were necessary. Plans were soon made for the construction of the administra- tion building, which was later named for KU's sixth chancellor. Frank Strong, in 1938. Originally, Strong Hall was to be built with two wings and an elaborate central rotunda higher than the wings, but the project lacked the funds. The eastwing was built in 191 1. By 1912, monetary problems changed the plans again. The pillars in front of the central section were abandoned in favor of a central connecting building to link the east and west buildings. It was finished, in 1924 after 15 years ofsporadic construction. Stauffer-Flint Hall, the building that now houses the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, was never intended for use as a school building. It originally was the engine house which helped heat campus buildings. When and burned it to the ground, the George Fowler enabled KU to erect a building in the spring of1899. The Fowler Shop housed the power plant and was used by the Engineering. Made of Oread, Fowler was considered one attractive buildings on the hill. New Fowler shops were constructed west end of campus in 1949, and the Fowler shops were remodeled to house School ofJournalism in 1952. Wescoe Hall was originally planned in 1967 to be a 25-story building with an parking lot. lt was to be the tallest Kansas and possibly the tallest ing in the world. Construction of Wescoe began in because of budget problems, Wescoe P duced to four stories. Wescoe was so that the other stories could be added later.U p