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daily nebraskan
friday, decern ber 8, 1978
Grounds dept to begin master planning of landscape
By Alice Hmicek
More time will be devoted to mastei
planning in the UNL grounds department
according to Kim Todd, landscape archi
tect. Todd said past emphasis has been on
smaller projects because the major priorit
ies have been more complex.
More consideration will be given to
identifying spaces specified for people,
building sites, parking and beautification.
Todd noted that green spaces have been
a controversial issue.
"What we recognize is that you need
green space to soften the environment to
give people a better atmosphere to work
and study in," she said. "We need them for
a coherency and a unity and continuity be
tween buildings."
Campus identity
The department also will try to build an
identity for the UNL campus, she said. In
volved in this are plans for a sign system at
critical points downtown so visitors will be
able to find their way around city campus
and east campus. Another aspect of the
plan includes the creation of visitor centers
on both campuses to act as directory
stations.
One of the complaints the grounds
department receives is that the campus is
not well taken care of, Todd said. She said
this is not true, but that there has been a
recent letdown.
In response to the rising costs of fuel,
there has been a stress on energy conserva
tion, Todd said.
She said one conservation method is the
planting of trees on the south side of build
ings in order to add warmth in winter and
promote shade in summer. In the spring,
native grasses will be planted on parts oi
campus, thus eliminating the need for
watering and cutting down on upkeep.
Varieties of shurbs which require less
mulching also will be planted. "But we
can't let the entire campus go and expect
people to think we're doing a good job,"
Todd said.
Ground restoring
Restoration of grounds is another area
which the department will focus on, she
said. The red oak trees along R Street are
being replaced, a plan has been developed
for Memorial Mall (east of Memorial
Stadium) and a project for the area be
tween Avery and Hamilton halls is underway.
Scholarship honors former CTU chairman
Central Telephone and Utilities has
established a permanent scholarship fund
with the University of Nebraska Founda
tion in honor of the company's former
chairman, Clarence Ross for his more than
50 years of service to the company and
utilities industry.
At least one student each year will be
awarded a one-year tuition scholarship
from the Clarence Ross Scholarship Fund,
according to Wilson Garnett, the com
pany's executive vice president.
UNL's scholarship committee will award
the scholarship based on academic excel
lence and leadership qualities to a student
enrolled in the Colleges of Business
Administration or Engineering or Tech
nology. Ross, a native of David City, Nebr.,
graduated from UNL in 1922, and earned
his law degree in 1925 from Harvard Law
School.
He is now serving as director of Chicago
based Central Telephone and Utilities, for-
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worked for the company since 1926 and
was its chairman from 1968 through 1976.
"Under Clarence Ross's stewardship,
Central Telephone and Utilities moved into
the front ranks of the independent tele
phone industry," Garnett said. "His active
pursuit of technical improvements, his
sound financial judgment and his constant
emphasis on strong management have had a
significant impact on the operations of the
company."
Bud Dasenbrook, director of the
grounds department, said that the univer
sity is located in the middle of a state with
a severe environment. He said that drought
and dutch elm disease have an adverse
affect on plant Ufe and therefore plant care
is difficult. A further difficulty arises from
the fact that Nebraska has a prairie soil,
which is not conducive to growing trees, he
noted.
He added that inflation and other cost
cutting influences also had an effect on up
keep. Blending plants
A common theme of the department
has been the blending of plants in an
attractive environment, Dasenbrook said.
This has been facilitated by the develop
ment of training programs for forestry and
grounds.
Dasenbrook outlined the department's
expenditures in the various areas and tasks.
Noting that 2 1 percent of the man hours
are spent in removal practices, including
Utter and gardens, he said he hopes this
section will eventually become more
efficient.
He expressed a satisfaction in the
expenditures in the areas of planting, plant
care, mowing, irrigation, development and
equipment maintenance. However, he
added that there is always room for
improvement.
With the limited number of workers
available for handling ice and snow, he said
he was amazed at "how well we are able to
get the job done."
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