The Gazette from Cedar Rapids, Iowa • 49

-U orm ace Adequate at Iowa Colleges The transferee stutters and shakes his head. "The housing office said I was all fixed up in this dorm." The receptionist erupts with sympathetic sentences and begins telling the uncomprehending transfer student that the activities office has an excellent list of suitable, off-campus accommodations. A few years ago on college campuses similar situations were not uncommon. But have no fear, mother and father. If you're sending your child to an Eastern Iowa college this fall, he will have a place to lay his weary bones, if he requested university housing.

At some colleges, however, students may have to live temporarily in study lounges, recreation rooms or the library. Coe college housing director Dann Lobsinger said, "Our dorms are overcrowded. We're going to have to put students in study lounges, but the problem isn't as bad this year as it has been in the past five years." At Mt. Mercy college, however, there are "no problems with space. We have a capacity for 364 students, with an enrollment of about 900.

A lot of students just prefer to live off-campus," said the housing staff member. Kirkwood Community college has no dorm facilities for its students. "We estimate we have about 800 students who come to Kirkwood needing local housing. "Several years ago, we explored the possibility of getting federal funding for housing, and now we are looking at it again. However, we would like to see the housing built by the private business section.

We feel we can better serve the community by concentrating on educational aspects," said John Swanson, director of student affairs. Iowa State university in Ames had 970 students waiting for on-cam-pus housing at the beginning of the summer, according to Dick McFar- lin, manager of administrative services. "We can't accommodate all the people who want university housing. But we have reduced the female waiting list from 190 to 80." ISU provides housing for about 10.500 students. Co-director of Housing Peter Smith of Luther college in Decorah said students must get special permission to live off-campus there, but "if upperclassmen want to live off-campus, we encourage it.

A "Right now, our dorms are comfortably full." f- Luther, with an enrollment of about 1,900, has a dorm capacity of 1,650. "We have three housing spaces left," said Smith. One dorm at Upper Iowa university in Fayette may be closed this year, said Jim Hennager, business manager. "We've a decrease in enrollment since 1970. Last year, we had 520 students (enrolled), with a dorm capacity of 850.

And students, By D'Anne Dodd Gazette Intern The dazed transfer student, who has become lost and somewhat terrified in the myriad of young bodies, finally manages to locate the reception desk in his assigned dormitory. Trying hard to give the appearance of an upperclassman who's been through it all before, the transfer student says to the matronly-looking receptionist, "May I have my room key?" After the usual name and class rank formalities, there is suddenly intense discussion between the receptionist and a student resident assistant. The self-conscious transferee soon realizes that the finger-pointing and frenzied talk are related to him. The receptionist again faces the transfer student, wearing a look only comparable to death, and says, "Didn't you receive a card in the mail saying you would have to locate your own housing?" unless they've been in the military or are married, are required to live in the dorm." According to Mitchell Livingston, director of housing for University of Iowa, the university "never denies (on-campus) housing to anyone who requests it." The of with an enrollment of about 22,500, can house 5,579 students. "Last year, we did put a lot of students in temporary housing for about four weeks.

We usually have about 300 students over capacity in the dorm during those first four weeks. Then students drop out or move to other housing," said Livingston. "We plan to accommodate all students who request university housing, but I think we're going to be overcrowded," said Clark Elmer, director of housing for the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. "Last year, we had 4,746 living in our dorms. This year, we project 5,200," said Elmer.

UNI has a total enrollment of about 9,700. At Wartburg college in Waverly Edie Madsen, director of residential life, said the college has no housing facility shortage. With an enrollment of approximately Wartburg can house 1,047. "Last year we had to turn some two-man rooms into three-mans. We're still not sure if this is going to happen this year," said Mrs.

Madsen. Alternative housing, along with dorms, is being used this fall by Cornell college in Mt. Vernon. Some men are being housed in the married student quarters, said Sandy Cas-tine, director of student affairs. As far as women's living quarters at Cornell, Castine said the college "still has some rooms left." Cornell has an enrollment of about 890, and 846 of those students will live in dorms this fall, said Castine.

Students are required to live in the dorms, unless they are married. While some colleges in Eastern Please Turn to Page 4. CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA SCENE SECTION STATE FARM NEWS FEATURES CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1977 r-3 Ifi ri "PI CTr3 ctcj Kir em m. '3 mm m. mm lofhes Scene: Revolution Is Under way lis a ii C' By Ford Clark Gazette Correspondent IOWA CITY If you walk the streets of Iowa City, and look in the many store windows, one realizes maybe, just maybe, a revolution is taking place on the college scene.

Not the revolution of the late '60s and '70s when political revolution was in vogue, but rather a revolution dealing with attitudes and fashion. As Tom Summy, owner of Stephens Men's store in Iowa City puts it, "People are tired of drowning in a sea of denim." Hardly anyone around the University of Iowa campus here over the last six or seven years would argue that there was not a common campus uniform for men and women blue jeans, blue workshirt and the blue jean jacket. Summer Uniform In summer, it was take off the blue jean jacket and cut off the pant legs to make blue jean shorts. Denim was not only a fashion but almost a requirement. But according to owners of several of Iowa City's clothing stores, a definite change in college fashion is taking place.

Terry Tegen, 33, co-owner of Bremers, agrees that "denim is no longer the answer to everything. We're seeing, and will see more use of elegance in men's fash-, ions natural fabrics, particularly wool. Corduroy vested suits should be big with students and I predict we will have the biggest sweater season ever." Tegen, in predicting large sweater sales, points to the "layered look which is big right now, plus the energy crisis is a factor. When you turn thermostats down you're going to see more sweaters, much as the English have done for years." Summy agreed with the term elegance, saying "it will even extend to outerwear, such as top coats where you will see the classic camel hair, tweed, so forth, to go with the more conservative, elegant look in suits. You'll also see a return of classic dress wing tips and saddle shoes." Iowa City streets.

Sally Grenz, 32, owner-manager of the woman's store, 'Top readily agreed that "something really is going on here." She laughed as she said, "skirts are coming back and therefore legs are in. As my mother said legs are the last to go so I'm delighted to see them coming back." Grenz predicted, "Denim will never leave us, but there is definitely a trend to more feminine romantic looks. "We sell a good deal of lingerie which is certainly more feminine. I predict that you'll see more lingerie in the dorms and less of wearing only your brother's T-shirt for nightwear. "Certainly skirts and dresses are really coming back, vests and sweaters and natural fabrics and its all-weather fun.

Certainly girls this fall aren't going to look like they're all stamped out of the same sweat-shirt-and-denim mold." Tom Muller, manager of Seiferts, said, it's definitely going to more dress-up. The blazer and the blouse look should be important fashion items. Comeback We can see skirts and dresses already making a definite comeback. There's a look of elegance and individuality we haven't seen in years. It's really a pleasure to see women of all ages once again starting to assert their own taste and individuality.

Most stores in the Iowa City area are featuring a return to basic fabrics, such as cotton and wool. Other longtime wearers of wool are embracing the latest trend but no more so than several students interviewed here the week before registration for fall classes. Said John Monson, 18, "I won't even be enrolling in Iowa until the semester after this but I couldn't resist coming to Iowa City to look over the campus again and see what is new in clothes for fall. "I remember, only a few years ago, when to be in style was to be sloppy. Brother, has that ever changed.

And I think it's going to be a lot more fun. Certainly we're not all going to look like a bunch of Chinese soldiers in the same color, quilted uniforms." Debra Mills, also an incoming student, said, "The styles and selection in Iowa City are fabulous. Now all I have to do is get a job and start to learn how to sit in skirts again." She laughed, "if I can only remembehow my moth Women Ahead Of course when you talk of fashion, women are usually far ahead of men and this is highly evident when you look at the change of dress taking place on er taught me to do it. Blaine's Crossing Finally a Reality $110 not long ago, frame and all. that while.

And that's about all the "It's been Blaine's Crossing all story there is to it, that I know." with me." And why not? Glenn's suggestion made a lot of sense, historically and presently "My ancestors came in here back in 1843," he answered when pressed. "This location belonged to my grandparents. My father inherited it. He built this house in 1902. 1 was born here in 1904.

"My father was born across the track, over there across the creek, in 1866. My grandmother was born about 40 rod from here in 1840. "On highway 1, Mt. Vernon to Solon, about one mile north of Solon you'll find a stone schoolhouse there yet. There used to be a stone house across the road and down the road just a little ways.

My grandfather was born in that stone house, in 1841." Early settlers? "Well, the abstract comes from Uncle Sam." Glenn's paternal grandfather, Charles U. Blaine, died at the age of only 33. He was born Nov. 18, 1841, and passed away in 1874. His five children, two boys and three girls, eventually divided "500 and some acres" their father left to them.

Legend has it that Glenn's father, James Blaine, uncle and two aunts, built a house across the road for $350. "I replaced the front door for By Art Hough Freelance Writer BERTRAM They finally made it official. They'd been calling it "Blaine's Crossing" for well over 100 years, since the North Western railroad went through. But it wasn't made official until a recent Sunday, when Bertram's Mayor Robert A. Sundberg and the city council met in front of Glenn Blaine's house at the edge of town, dedicated and erected a sign that names the street from Blaine's corner to highway 13 "Blaine's Crossing The ceremony, marking the opening of Blaine's week in Bertram, was a tribute "to a man who has been a good friend and neighbor, as well as an outstanding citizen of our community.

A man who has given of himself over the years. "He has given his time, energies, knowledge, wisdom and leadership, to make our community a better place to live. A man who has served faithfully, with honor and in the best interest of the people, in every facet of city government." The ceremony at the crossing was followed by a potluck dinner at the Bertram Community Center which was attended by many of the citizens of this area, population about 175. At 73, Glenn A. Blaine has been "There's not a whole lot to it," he that the railroad went through here back in 1848, or '45, or some other time back a hundred and some years ago, you know.

"They called this crossing Blaine's Crbssing at that time. It's carried through the years." He said that his father told him one time that when the second track was put in, around 1880, one of his half-brothers worked on it. Since the old bridge has been closed, the crossing is used by only the residents of two homes beyond the tracks. "Kind of a comic thing," Glenn said. "They used that bridge until they got highway 13 built.

Then it wasn't fit to be used." Back to the official naming of Blaine's Crossing road. "The city, on account, of the fire department (recently) had to post street signs. In the main part of town, down there, when Bever (San-bom C), Mr. Ely (John and Mr. Greene (George) and some of those fellows from Cedar Rapids developed this village (1858) they named the streets after them, So we had to put signs up.

"When we got out here, where it isn't platted, they had to name this little section here. "I suggested they call it Blaine's Crossing road. They seemed to agree around here most of his life, to date. "I'm the only fellow in this town who. is still here who was born here back in those days," says this man, who, during his active life as a farmer has been mayor, city clerk, councilman, school director, ASC committeeman, and finally, township trustee, the job he was elected to last November.

A Democrat, he polled 342 votes in the 1976 election. Fred Koch, a Republican, was also elected, receiving 274 votes. George Vislisel, another Democrat on the ballot died several weeks before the election, but received 266 votes anyway. Blaine has had surgery for cancer, but he keeps a positive attitude. "Time goes a scootin'," he said at election time.

"I've got cancer myself, but I'll stick around as long as I can." Tall and impressive, with graying, curly hair, Blaine is of Scotch and Irish ancestry. He is not one to mince words about anything. He recalled trying to cash a check in an Ely bank once. "They had a new young fellow in there. I went in and tossed him a check and he said, 'I don't know I said, 'That makes us even.

I don't know you, either1." In his own words, this is how Glenn Blaine tells the story of Blaine's Crossing: i If 1 Glenn Blaine and "his" sign.