THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol.86 No.43
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
October 23,1975
Six Senate resolutions pass on teaching quality
The Student Senate passed six resolutions dealing with proposals of the Commission on the Quality of Classroom Instruction last night.
Concern about discriminatory teaching awards slowed the passage of one resolution. Need for faculty response to, and input from, the proposal commission's proposals was also discussed.
The Senate passed a resolution to Gov. Robert F. Bennett outlawing Senate priorities concerning the 10 per cent faculty base and total number of faculty positions.
The Senate also moved that the StudEx chairman contact Rick Von Ende, executive secretary of the University, to request that updated copies of the Student Senate Code
be delivered within 10 days to all Student Senators.
the commission proposed that "all teaching awards should carry a five to ten per cent increase in pay in addition to the honorarium of $1,000."
The commission also said in its proposal that "an award for teaching excellence in introductory courses should be established."
Tedde Tasheff, StudEx member, said that support of the commission's proposal on awards would be counter-productive to the overall quality of classroom teaching.
Some awards presently given discriminate against certain professors and students.
Chris Illiff, commission chairman, said he understood that awards such as the Amoco.
Fink and Chancellor's awards were given to people who didn't have large classes and who usually didn't raise pertinent issues that concern the University.
Dave Shapiro, sports committee chairman, said he was in favor of the pay increase. Shapiro, who helped research the report for the commission, said that in an interview with a faculty member, he was told, "The $1,000 I got represents three trees in front of the house where I don't live anymore."
Mini-courses planned for semester break
By BILL SNIFFEN
Students will be able to do more at the University of Kansas during semester 2014.
Several Senators suggested that the proposal go to SenEx, the University Council or other faculty members for their opinions on the awards proposal.
KU will offer intersession courses from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16 in Lawrence and Kansas City, Kan, Jerry Hutchison, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chairman of the intersession committee, said yesterday.
There will be about 35 classes available
to traditional and non-traditional students,
but
This is the first time courses have been offered during semester break.
"We find more and more that there are students who want to take advantage of educational opportunities outside the school, two 15-week sessions." Hutchison said.
The interesse was developed to accommodate those students, he said.
INTERSESSION ISN'T designed just for traditional students, he said, for all of them.
"The Outreach and easy-access concepts have been accepted well," Hutchison said. The development of the intercession program was an extension of those
Hutchison said there were three goals of the intersession program: to offer classes for students and teachers, and to develop an
studio programs; to offer short, intensive classes; and to offer courses that "are unique and innovative, and not a replication of traditional courses."
The Division of Continuing Education is planning a course for parents of creative children, according to Robert Senecal, associate dean of continuing education.
"WE'D LIKE TO experiment not only with the types of courses being offered but also experiment with the times we offer them," he said.
The course, which will be in Kansas City, can, will have two sessions one in the morning and another.
The School of Education is tentatively planning a course for parents seeking to improve their children's ability to read, according to Lelon Caples, associate dean of Education. Capps said the course would be open to student and non-student parents.
Enrollment in intersession will be from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, Hutchison said.
"After the enrollment period, we will make a final determination to offer to you."
EACH SCHOOL WILL decide what courses it can offer and how the courses will be delivered.
Hutchison said he expected to receive course recommendations from the schools of the University within two weeks, and he would be able to provide extension courses to be available in a month.
"This is a document from the students and should be viewed and possibly criticized from the school view. But it shouldn't be taken to the faculty."
"THE FACULTY OBVIOUSLY haven't been very aggressive in saying what they want. What we're trying to say is 'Look, we need to examine this issue of teaching,' he said.
The controversial recommendation concerning the teaching awards was deleted from the commission's proposals by the Senate. A resolution was then passed sending the other resolution proposals to proper administrative offices.
The need for documentation of the Commission's proposals was written into one of six resolutions passed by the Senate concerning the commission's proposals.
Several senators said they would like to see the results of the surveys done last summer.
The Senate also said that last summer's report should be given to committees that would receive the commission's proposals. The six resolutions passed were:
—A resolution to adopt the commission's introduction to its final report, which outlines KU's tradition of quality teaching; —A resolution to send the following proposals to Chancellor Archie R. Dykes and to proper administrative offices; a proposal for the improvement of audiovisual resources; subbatical leaves, a handwritten list of tasks and construction Survey (Feedback) and an outline of student responsibilities;
—A resolution to send the following instructions to send the administrative offices or the commission's classroom conditions; and innovative classroom ideas and pre-enrollment for students.
A resolution to send the following proposal to the proper administrative of
See SENATE page three
Red Sox, Reds, and Senators
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Two student senators belated at missing the final game of the Scott Siebel, Prairie Village junior, brought a television, complete World Series. Pete Kahnazt, Lawrence graduate student, and complete with ear plugs, to last night's Student Senate meeting.
Decision soon on Barker charges
By SHERI BALDWIN
A decision should be reached within a week on whether reverse discrimination charges filed against the University of Colorado at Boulder could result in student body president, will be dismissed.
At a University Judiciary hearing last night in Wesson Hall, Wendell J. Barker, Hutchinson third-year law student, represented himself in the case charging Mr. Cook for membership in the University of Kansas Athletic Corporation (KUAC) Board.
BARKER CHARGED that Rolfs, the Senate, Walker and KUAC practiced discrimination by refusing his membership application to the KUAC Board in March.
Ken R. Dodds, assistant to the University general counsel, represented Rolfs and the Student Senate. J. Hammond McNish, adjunct professor of business, briefly represented KUAC and Clyde Walker, athletic director
Discussion at the hearing was limited to a motion filed by Dodds to dismiss Barker's
According to James Masuda, chairman of
Lower cost gas draws self-servers
Staff Writer
By BILL UYEKI
To deal with rising fuel costs and to get better service, many students are using self-service gas stations, according to Jerry Bass, a former president of the University service gas station, 602 W. 9th St.
"We're popular because of our low prices," Lathrom said yesterday. "People like to pump gas for themselves. They feel more satisfied when they do it themselves."
Jeannie Long, 1728 W. 20th St., said she usually bought a service站 services on
"My husband usually buys the gas, but I
don't mind getting my hands dirty, if it's cheaper," she said.
Ron. Samples, Atlanta, Ga., freshman,
labeled the cheap prices at a self-
service plaza.
Lundberg Survey, Inc., an independent reporting group, says that 18 per cent of all service stations are self-service and estimates that the self-service stations account for nearly 30 per cent of all gasoline sales
"My car engine doesn't knock when I buy it. 'I go out of your way a bit, but it's said,'"
The national trend is toward self-service stations, according to Arthur Cromer.
At the Kleeper Oil Co., 2447 W. 8th st, one island of gas pumps is set aside for self-service, according to Bob Clevenger, an employee at the station.
manager of Gibson's Discount Center, 2525 Iowa St.
"Our self-service station has been here for about one and one-half years," he said. "We wanted to provide a customer service, we embassed gasoline."
He said that the business at the self-service island, which is two cents cheaper than the full-service island, depends upon the weather.
"When it is rainy or cold outside, the self-service drops off." Cevileen said.
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
With gas prices what they are, Bonnie Price, Lawrence freshman,
prefer to do it herself. The prices at the self-service stations are
Self-service
usually two or three cents cheaper a gallon than stations manned by attendants.
"Nobody wants to pump gas when it is cold or wet."
He added that the customers pumping their own gas helped the station attendants.
"There is no doubt that it is a lot easier for us," he said. "We can handle a lot more business, since most people at the self-service island do everything themselves."
RICK PROUSE, 1312 Ohio St., said "The self-service is usually quicker for me. I've always filled the tank myself, and done everything else, since the attendants usually just wash the windshield when they pump gas."
The main problem with the self-service island, Cleverenger said, is that people often drive up to the pump and sit there, without realizing that it is self-service.
Lathrom said that he had a problem with his station's gasoline often being three or four cents cheaper than the full-service stations.
"Quite often I run out of regular," he said. "One day it will be really slow, and the next day it will be fast."
Denise Smith, Larned sophomore, said that she buys gas at a full-service station because of its good service and convenience.
"I WOULDN'T KNOW how to pump gas, and it takes too much time," she said.
Lathrom said, "Ninety per cent of the girls I have to show how the first time. But after that, they do it on their own. If a girl and a guy come in the same car, often the girl is the one who gets out and pumps the gas."
Masuda said dismissal of the case by a decision on Dodd's motion wouldn't necessarily drop the suit against Walker and make it easier to represent Refs and the Servie.
He said ordinarily, cases presented to the University Judiciary were simple enough to pass a decision the following day. The result was many complications to be decided quickly.
Robert Feid, Lawrence sophomore, is one student who doesn't go to the self-service
the judiciary hearing division who heard the case, all arguments presented at the hearing will be taken into consideration, but a decision won't be reached for a week.
Cromer revealed a unique plan for his station, which he said would be "the next generation of the library."
"I go to a full-service station that is close to my neighborhood, and close to work," he said.
Barker charged in his suit that the KUAC, in amending its bylaws in March, had eliminated consideration of white male candidates in 1978. Barker is both white and male.
"We are going to start selling antifreeze through a pump, so customers can fill their own containers and save money," he said.
Barker also charged that the Student senate misallocated $147,000 in funds.
THE BLYAWS NOW REQUIRE student membership on the board to include one student and two students, and students are on the board; the student body president, chairman of the Senate Sports Committee and two students appointed to two-year terms by the student body
Article 10 of the Student Senate Code allows students the right to participate in any University-sponsored or University-approved activity regardless of race, background, political affiliation or sex, unless is a bona fide qualification.
Barker said the bylaws also violated Article 11 of the Senate Code. It states that unless groups abide by the code's rules, groups can't be funded by the University.
The hearing division of the University Judiciary assumed responsibility for a fourth charge. Rofls said the judiciary had failed to note him of his rights as a defendant in two potential penalties that could be involved in the case for both himself and the Senate.
IN OPENING STATEMENTS, McNish said, "This whole matter has been attended by a course of sensationalism; trial in the newspapers.
In addition to the misconduct charges, Dodd's motion contained charges of insufficient notice and failure on Barker's duty. The lack of notice or lack of lack of time specifications in the suit itself.
"There's usually an air of professional courtesy that I find lacking in this case."
McNish was referring to charges against Barker accusing him of misconduct by presenting his case through statements to the press.
A FIFTH CHARGE in Dodd's motion said the University juridicy lacked jurisdiction over the case. Under juridicy provisions, an individual must exhaust the resources of all other University tribunal bodies that assume the case before going to the juridicy.
Dodd's said, "To ignore channels and procedures set up by the University is to ignore the whole policy of procedure in University governance."
Dedds said Barker should have gone to the Student Senate complaint center, RefsA for further information.
Barker said he went to the Office of Affirmative Action last spring to file his complaints and that he had difficulty in getting the vote to pass. He and the Senate Rules and Regulations.
Barker said the procedures weren't available to him because he couldn't obtain them.
Masuda said, "Such procedures not being known to students such as Barker should indeed be a consideration for the Student Senate."
Extra police to check 14th and Ohio parking
By BRENT ANDERSON
An additional patrolman has been assigned to the Alumni Place area to handle parking violations caused by bar-operators or police officers. A police officer of police and parking, said yesterday.
The additional partrolman was requested by Jay Lindy, president of the All Scholarship Hall Council (ASHC). Lindy said the request was made in an attempt to decrease the number of illegally parked cars behind the Wagon Gheel Club. 607 W. 14th St., and scholarship hall lots near 14th and Ohio streets.
Scholarship hall residents who have cars must buy parking permits that cost $15 to park in the Alumni Place lot, Lindy said. Residents sometimes have to walk several blocks to the parking lot or their their scholarship halls because cars without permits are parked in the Alumni Place lot.
Lindy said it was sometimes difficult for scholarship hall residents to find a place to park, especially on busy nights, because parking lots were filled the scholarship hall parking slots.
Lindy met with Thomas yesterday afternoon to discuss the results of parking problems.
separately by ASHC and KU Parking Services.
The surveys showed that there were far fewer parking violators when the area was well patrolled than when tickets weren't issued regularly. Thomas and Lindy said.
Also attending the meeting were Kirk McAlexander, assistant to the dean of men and ASHc adviser, and LI Edwin Fentemaker, director of parking services.
Thomas said the KU police had several positions open for students to patrol parking areas in campus. Their primary job, he wrote, is to monitor violations notice to illegally marked cars.
Lindley said there had been some trouble in the past with car vandalism behind the Wheel. He said antenn as had been broken off and beer cans often littered the area, but this type of occurence had decreased in the last few months.
Applications for these jobs are being taken, Thomas said, and students are hired on a first come, first served basis after a simple interview process. Affirmative Actions guidelines are followed in the hiring of students for the jobs. Thomas said.
The main concern now, Lindley said, is with illreally parked cars.
Thomas said the biggest parking problems usually occurred on Wednesday.
See PARKING page nine