One of the great things I had when I was director at Topeka was a staff. And the staff was superb, because they did so much. It was kind of one of these, they did most of the work, and I got all the credit. I always felt bad about… Read More
He went on to be curator of reptiles at Atlanta, but he started here, and I said, you know what, I mean, I knew he was a reptile guy, ’cause he was in Fort Worth when I knew him. We don’t have many reptiles here, but we do have a… Read More
And it’s all that, it’s all these things. So that’s, and it’s financing. Read More
And it’s, how’s the community changing?… Read More
How’s the political structure changing. Read More
How’s the zoo gonna be managed in the future?… Read More
And how do you haul the waste out?… Read More
And how do you get this animal crate in here?… Read More
And how do you get this dead animal out of here?… Read More
Well, first of all, master plan is a general guideline and it’s not a master plan that stays forever. It’s a master plan that should be used as a guideline and then revamped because everything changes. And when I got there, and got all this initial cleanup done, then I… Read More
So I went to Topeka, I called him and said, “Hey, could you come up to Topeka for a few days?… Read More
And let’s sit down, and I’ve got some thoughts. I’d like to hear what your thoughts are,” and so on. And that’s how the first master plan came about in 1974, or 1964. And then once we accomplished the Large Mammal Building, which became Animals and Man Building, and we… Read More
Those were my frustrating times. And the budget, preparing the budget every year, was the most difficult task. Fortunately, I had a good staff. I had a staff that could do that for me, at least outline it, and then I would have to do final approval or whatever. Those… Read More
So that’s a flaw in me as a zoo director, I’m sure. Read More
When did you start the master plan and how did it develop?… Read More
Just out of your head or did you have other people helping?… Read More
Oh my gosh, as zoo director, what were my frustrating times?… Read More
I think it’s because of me as an individual personality, my frustrating times were not getting things done expediently. I don’t mean around the zoo on a daily basis. I mean projects, I mean the next phase of the master plan, I mean storm drainage system that should have been… Read More
Why can’t we get this through the council?… Read More
Why can’t engineering department get what we need for this?… Read More