THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 86 No.50
November 4,1975
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Library proposals to go to the administration soon
Staff Writer
By SHERI BALDWIN
Two proposals for the construction of a new library will soon be submitted to the administration by the University of Kansas Library Facility Planning Committee.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
said yesterday that a new library could
possibly be included in fiscal 1978 budget
discussions and intensive discussions
and additional planning.
One proposal is the complete abandonment of Watson Library and construction that would encompass all branch libraries on the main campus, except the law library, said Bob Malinowsky, assistant library manager of the library planning committee.
THE OTHER PROPOSAL is a $2- to 15-million remodeling of Watson and the construction of a $30-25 million library, so that materials in the two libraries could be equally divided by subject matter, Malinowski said.
Jim Ranz, library dean and member of the committee, said that in the second proposal, Watson would house humanities and social sciences materials, and the new library the materials for the sciences, business engineering literature line and library and the art museum library wouldn't be included in either proposal.
Several proposals for the building site have been considered, but Malinowsky said a site west of the Military Science building involved the most serious consideration.
Ranz said the location in the Military Science building area would be ideal for the two-library proposal, because the library would be located amid buildings in which were used materials the new library would contain.
Scot Siebels, Prairie Village junior and member of the committee, said that the current system of Watson and several branch libraries scattered across the campus by placing all branch libraries in Watson and the new library, according to
"The branch libraries make it tough for some people, especially since research is becoming more generalized in some fields of study." Siebels said.
THE ALSO DESCRIBED the branch in which each staff member must be supported by a separate staff.
"There's just a lot of costly duplication"
sabels said. "Because of the abrupt
repeats, it's hard to tell."
we could really use the building now if we had it."
Sibelans said, "It's well and good to think about a new 1981 library, but present books are not always the best."
Shankel said that preliminary planning was scheduled for 1978, final planning for 1979 and completion of the project in 1981 or 1982
Malinsky said a remodeled Watson would include new elevators and wider doorways to provide better transportation within the building. A new air conditioning and heating system would probably be installed and floor space completely reorganized for the most effective usage, he said.
SIEBELS SAID THAT proposals thrown out early in the committee had included a plan for separate graduate and undergraduate libraries, and a proposal to add to the front or west of Watson, forming a university campus in User Hall, Watson and the new addition.
John Murphy, associate dean of law and a member of the committee, said that Watson, because of its huge central areas and size, was unable to architecture feat when it was first built.
Siebels said, however, "It's pretty, but it's not functional."
Siebels said the new library, whether it includes all materials or just part of them,
would be a multi-purpose library with an atmosphere similar to that of the Lawrence Public Library and new libraries built on university campuses across the nation.
"PRACTICALLY ALL THE SPACE in Watson is locked in and can't be used for any other purpose than it's present one," he said.
The renovated Watson would be made to seem as spacious and as conducive to learning.
"Watson's drab. People just don't spend their time studying there," Sells said.
The proposed library would have about 350,000 square feet of floor space. Watson and all branch libraries excluding the law library would have about 141,000 square feet. The law itself has about 141,000 square feet.
The proposed library for the two-library system would have about 150,000 square feet, but could be expanded to as much as 200,000 square feet to meet on-guest needs. Stebels said.
Projected building area figures were developed using the Board of Regent's guidelines for acceptable facilities. According to the guidelines, however, the 1984 library-space requirement for KU would be limited, given the excluding the law library. Siebels said.
HE SAID THAT the committee thought the Roberts' guidelines were good. "that
Ticket sales stopped for women's sports
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The two-week-old sale of student season tickets for women's athletic contests was stopped yesterday by Marian Washington, director in charge of women's athletics.
In a letter to Ed Rolfs, student body president, Washington said the sales would be stopped immediately. Washington said he had learned of the problem because the program needed more money.
Washington said, however, that tickets would still be sold to students for tournaments.
The curtailment of the ticket sales came after StudEx indicated that Student Senate funds to women's athletics might be halted if the sales to students were not stopped.
Women's athletics received a 1975-76
Senate allocate of $47,819. For the 1976-77
fiscal year, women's athletics had asked for
an allocation of $52,500.
"We have a tremendous amount of pressure to generate money," Washington said. "This is what prompted the sales in the first place."
She said women's athletics would be turning its attention to other sources of
Dave Shapiro, sports committee chairman, said the Senate realized the need women's athletics had for more operating funds.
"They are hard pressed for money"
"We are going to work with Mariam to seek our advice."
Washington said she hoped to get money from ticket sales not students to provide housing.
Senate funds cannot be used for scholarships.
Washington said students who had bought tickets would get refunds.
Kina of the hydrant
Photo by CORKY TREWIN
Alexis Powell demonstrated a daring style of king to Eric Jackson yesterday in front of Green Hall. Both youngsters are kindergarteners at the Hilltop Day Care Center.
Job, skill, sport interests spawn desire to fly
By STEVE SCHOENFELD
Staff Writer
It all started with Icarus. When he attempted to escape Crete with his wings of wax, Icarus didn't need his father's warnings and went too close to the sun. His wings disintegrated and he plunged to death in the sea.
Ovilell and Wilbar Wright had much better luck. But they had the advantage of coming along thousands of years later. And the situation is still seeking a goal of flight today.
Whether at the Lawrence Aviation Flight School or in the department of aerospace
engineering's private flight course, many KU students want to learn to fly.
"There are three main reasons students enroll here," Frank Sligar, Lawrence Aviation flight instructor, has said. "Some are interested in it as a career. They are sort of professional students. They want to learn at college and also want to learn how
"OTHERS WANT TO HAVE an additional skill. And then there are those who take it for a lark—for pleasure only. These people really enjoy flying as a sport. They think that aviation is a way to get out of the hassles of everyday life."
Brian Craney, Lawrence graduate student, took up flying for a different reason. "It's great to fly, and I find it very perspective and above everyone else," he said. "There's a separation of reality with what's going on on the ground when you’re in the air. Up there, it’s a whole different experience."
Those at the Lawrence Aviation Flight School who seek pilot's licenses take a two and one-half month course that costs $600. Students who want to be flying per cent are students, Silair said.
The first step in becoming a pilot, Sligar said, is acquiring a private license. To do
Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
Flight instruction
Flight instruction an incoming plane at the Lawrence airport. Silgar instructs Frank Silgar (left), Lawrence Aviation flight instructor, points to several KU students who want to learn fly.
this, one has to pass a Federal Aviation Administration practical and written test.
A private license holder can fly with visible flight rules (VFR) Alan Miller, Rockville, Md., sophomore, who has a private pilot's license, said that a VFR pilot couldn't fly in the clouds and must see the ground when he flies.
And what if a pilot with only a private license files in the clouds?
"HELL KILL HIMSELF," Sigar said. "If a pilot doesn't have total command of his plans, he's in big trouble. And the VFR pilot hasn't yet had that kind of training."
"Learning how to spin while I was working on my private license scared me to death," Miller said. "I was ready to quit. I was about to tell my instructor that I hated flying. I watched my life spin in front of me."
MILLER SAID THAT the best way to learn to fly was to join the U.S. Air Force. Schools like the one here are good, but they can't give as much training as the military.
Once a student receives his VFR license, the next step is getting an instrument flight rules license. A pilot with this license can go to the ground and be seen so seriously be able to see the ground, Sligar said.
The final two steps are acquiring a commercial certificate and then an airline license. The first step is obtaining a commercial license entitled one to receive compensation for flying. An airplane pilot is simply one who has had a stringent instrument flight test and can then fly for an airline.
ALL OF THE PEOPLE interviewed who had a pilot's license said that learning to fly was difficult.
"If you have a certain amount of manual dexterity and coordination, it's not hard." Crane said. "It's just like learning how to drive a car, but a little more complicated. Also one must be in good health. Anyone who fits all these qualifications can do it." Sugar said that women usually had a more difficult time learning to fly.
most guys are brought up with an educer sets, toys and electric trains," Sligar said. "Girls frequently are brought up with dolls and dresses. We've got some of them in our school because we have trouble learning because of their cultural backgrounds. It takes most female students
30 per cent more time to get their private licenses."
June Talaime, senior staff assistant for Trans World Airlines, agreed with Miller.
"Although we haven't hired any pilots for four years, most of them came from the airline industry."
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Commission to discuss KU matters
Several items involving the University of
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Commissioners will discuss the proposed mass transit study and try to decide how to fund it, Mike Wilden, assistant city manager, said yesterday.
Three weeks ago, Steve McMurray, chairman of the Student Senate Transportation Committee, suggested to the commission and city officials that Lawrence and the University work together to study on a mass transit system in Lawrence.
MCMURY SAID A STUDY would cost from $30,000 to $40,000. The Student Senate will provide $2,000 for the study, he said. The rest of the money, except for $2,000 will be used for the Administration of the Department of Transportation in Kansas City, Mo.
City Manager Buford Watson said Wednesday that the city had decided to support the study. He said the Lawrence County Council decided to contribute $90 to the city's share.
Watson said the next step would be the commission's appropriation of the requested funds and the drafting of criteria for a study.
The commission also will have a public hearing on the advisability of sidewalk improvements on a portion of the west side of Street from 19th Street to 23rd Street.
WEDNES'AY, KU ADMINISTRATORS and city officials agreed that plans for a sidewalk along the west side of Iowa Street should be advanced as quickly as possible.
Watson said funding and planning for the state had been slowed by state officials in Topkape. The commission had been excellent. The commission is going to discuss what has delayed the state official's decision.
A report on conditions at the student bus stop at 9th and Massachusetts streets also will be presented to the commission by city officials.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, the students leave litter around his store.
Bob Miller, owner of Janel's, a women's clothing store at 847 Massachusetts St., complained in September that the crowds of students who waited at the bus stop, which is next to his store, hurt his business by blocking the entrance to his store.
City officials decided to put a second park bench and a waste basket at the stop. They said that if the students had more room to sit, they would their litter, they wouldn't hurt the business.
The commission will discuss tonight whether the action has been successful.
The commission also is expected to discuss the problem of the Wagon Wheel and the Jayhawk cafes at 14th and Ohio streets. City officials have been disturbed by patron of the hars who have been seen in the streets after home football games.
After Saturday's game, seven police officers were stationed in the 14th and Ohio area to try to minimize beer violations and to control the influx of beer into the area.
According to the police, one officer was hit on the helmet by two full cans of beer and his sun visor was broken. The police also said they were hit by several water balloons and empty beer cans, and were the victims of harassment and verbal abuse.
Commissioner Carl Mibee, who was an observer at 14th and Ohio, Shack
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Views on Villages project to be presented in court
Attorneys for the Douglas County Commission and the Villages, Inc. will meet in district court today to present their views on the legality of an August commission vote that stopped construction of a local Villages project.
Villages, Inc. is seeking approval to build two cottages in Pleasant Valley, southwest of Lawrence, to house dependent and neglected children.
By MARY ANN DAUGHERTY
Lance Burr, project director and Villages attorney, "scribed the case yesterday as a 'friendly suit,' which was needed to preserve interpretations of state and court law."
Dan Young, county counselor, will defend the commissioners' interpretation.
Shortly after the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission recommended approval of the site in July, about 10,000 feet of 4,000-foot of the site filed a protest petition.
State law says if more than 20 per cent sign a protest petition, the commission must unanimously approve the conditional use permit.
On Aug. 13, commissioners Pete
Whitienhue and Arthur Heck approved
and commissioner I. J. Stoneback
opposed in his letter.
Stoneback said then he had opposed the permit because of the protest petition.
Burr said Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider had state law required only two thirds of the commissioners' votes to approve the permit after a protest petition had been filed. The county commissioners had interpreted the county zoning law to require unanimous approval.
The case was filed in late August and will be heard by Judge Frank Gray.
Either side could appeal the decision to the Kansas Supreme Court. Burr said.
If Villages, Inc. wins the case, Burr said,
plans will proceed to build two $100,000
cottages for the children, who are mostly
from Shawnee and Douglas counties.
The children, he said, are now housed in Topela and commute to Lawrence schools. They are not juvenile delinquents, he said, but wards of the state.
Burr said the commissioners would be sacked again to approve the permit if the commissioner does not approve it.
I interrupted said they would vote
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