University of Missouri at Kansas City - Kangaroo Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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have shown a keen interest in the University of Kansas City and its students. New city-college links are Albert F. Hillix, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Edwin Barnes, ir., president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. -7042 O lufied of gf? ouernmenf Community cooperation is found in the joint sponsorship of courses in transportation which features a mutual presentation of the subject by the Kansas City Traffic Club instructors on the campus. The University-lvluehlebach Male Chorus holds its rehearsals on the campus, and its mem- bers may receive college credit if they so desire. ln many other ways, the hospitality of the Uni- versity is extended for the activities of pro- fessional, service, and sectarian organizations throughout the city. Students of the University of Kansas City regularly participate in such civic groups as the Summer Band Concerts, the dramatic produc- tions of the Resident Theatre players, and the Philharmonic Orchestra. A large number of Uni- versity attendees vvere instrumental in the recent expose of vote frauds-their splendid perform- ance was lauded across the nation. Actively engaging in focusing national and international attention upon the area as a whole, and the campus in particular, the University has brought about the timely visitations of numerous Page Fifteen world-renowned figures. Honorary doctorate de- grees have been awarded President Harry S. Tru- man, and Miguel Aleman, Mexican' Chief of State. Famous educators such as Andre Maurois, Alexander Kerensky, l-lenry C-oddard Leach, Paul Dengler, Sir Bernard Pares, Dr. Ceorge',Karo, and Don Bolt have greatly contributed to the prestige of the institution. - - The University's ten-million-dollar expansion program has been actively supported by the busi- ness men of the city, who have proved them- selves to be keeenly avvare of the potential capabilities of the school. Included in this extensive plan are architectural and landscaping improvements designed to make the University an aesthetic part in the beautification of the Country Club Plaza and Brush Creek areas. The city's tentative proposal to erect a giant stadium has revived the interest of the students and citizens alike toward the fulfillment of a varsity program. By virtue of all the foregoing functions, the University of Kansas City serves Creater Kansas City by day and night.