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Bus service for elderly evaluated
An evaluation of the Lawrence Bus 62 system, which provides transportation for elderly citizens, was presented to Douglas County commissioners yesterday.
Calvin Broughton, director of the Douglas County Council on Aging, said yesterday that the evaluation was given to the commission because it would play a role in extending the service to other areas of the county.
[185] The Lawrence system provides people 60 years of age and older transportation to
Design exhibition first of its kind
The conference, which is sponsored by the University of Kansas department of design, was organized for persons working in screen-print processes, batik, tie-dyeing and block printing, Screenivasam said yesterday.
The international "Surface Design Conference I" is the first of its type in the world, according to Elsa Sreenivasam, assistant professor of design.
In conjunction with the conference, she said, will be two judged exhibitions: "Fabric Design International," for professional artists; and "International Student Fabric Design Competition," for high school and college students.
Entries and participants are expected from many parts of the world, she said.
Enter forms can be picked up at the textile design department in Lindley Annex or from the conferences and institutes office in the continuing education building.
places such as grocery stores and doctors' offices, asking riders for contribution of 25
He said that the city and county commissions matched funds provided by the federal government under Title III of the Older Americans Act.
Broughton said the county commission was "very involved" with the council on aging and that it deserved "a lot of credit for its support and funds."
The evaluation presented to the county board was prepared by Robert Wiseman, assistant professor of geography at the University of Kansas, and by the KU Institute for Social and Environmental Studies.
62, besides the city and county matching funds, came from the state agency on aging and a considerable amount of private contributions.
Wiseman said that other funding for Bus
The evaluation gave the county commission an idea of the service that the local council on aging was providing, he said, in terms of its mission and a detailed system for future planning.
the Lawrence system is one of the first of its kind in the Midwest, at least in the state of Kansas," he said. Lawrence is being used as a pattern in other Kansas communities, he said, giving Manhattan as an example.
Wiseman said 80 per cent or more of the people who used the buses were females
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members could do that work, he wouldn't object to their going on the trios.
Hale-Salcase said that, because they were new members, "We don't know the insis
Instead, Rolfs said, it would restrict the activities of Senate members.
There are two student members on the KUAC board who aren't student senators.
Shapiro said that the trip to the football game wasn't a gift.
Hapiro said that many people thought he was playing up to the board by spending so much time.
UACB board who aren't student senators. Those members, Laura Pinkston and Halle Hale-Sadastie, were both recently appointed to the board has gone on UKAC- sponsored trips.
He said that it took a lot of work and frequent contact to gain the respect of the people in his community.
"By no means do I consider it a bribe," he said.
Rifs said, "Maybe from a political standpoint it would have been wise not to allow him to get on."