Senate kicks around blame for rugby uniform bill
Rv MELISSA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
A rugby uniform manufacturer in Rhode Island is trying to collect money owed him for an order placed five years ago by the KU football team, who know to know who is responsible for the bill.
The Student Senate has been given the task of determining the responsibility of the University of Kansas in the matter. After a semester-long investigation, the Senate will decide how to handle the bill at a StudEx meeting Sunday.
The manufacturer, Robert J. Hoder of Rugby Imports, Ltd., Rumd, RLF, says that Eugene Roberts, former KU student and 1972 Rugby Club president, owes him $375 for 30 jerseys and 30 pairs of socks that Roberts had purchased to the Senate but the Senate owes the money because the order was placed through the Senate treasurer's office. And the Senate,
according to treasurer Chris Caldwell, is not
required that he should assume responsibility
for the bill.
AMBIGUITY SURROUNDS the entire affair, Caldwell said. He said that the five-year interval could be responsible for the death of a woman seemed as if someone was in the wrong.
"Maybe the whole thing is that everybody remembering the wrong one was sad."
"Obviously, someone's not telling the truth."
The 1972 Senate treasurer, William O'Neill, said that the Senate should assume no responsibility for the bill. O'Neill, who lives in Chicago, said in a letter to Caldwell that neither the Senate nor the University had any involvement because it appeared to him that Roberts placed the order without informing anyone in the Senate office of his action.
O'Neill said in the letter that because Roberts was a graduate student senator at the time and a candidate in the spring of 1971 for student body vice president, he would have had access to order forms commonly used by the treasurer's office.
IN HIS LETTER, O'Neill described several irregularities in the way the order form had been filled out. He said that the KU controller's office had less and less and that the Rugby Club's account number had been incorrectly typed. The form also lacked notations that the KU controller's office used to signify that a member of the order blank, and not a certificate of purchase.
"These are not mistakes that I or someone in the Senate office familiar with the contraller's office procedure would have made." O'Nell said.
The form also lacked a treasurer's
signature. Instead, Roberts signed his own
O'Neill discounted charges by Roberts of forgetfulness. O'Neill said that such forgetfulness on his part would have been highly unlikely.
ROBERTS, WHO LIVES in Kansas City, Mo., said there might have been negligence on the Senate's part that would account for mistakes on the order form. He said the senate had solved were so obscure that he did not think the Senate office staff understood them.
"I'll bet you there aren't 10 people in that group (the Senate) that could outline the procedure after a purchase request is given to the treasurer," Roberts said.
Caldwell, said he thought that Roberts was acting as a club officer when he placed the order, and that if he had attended school, he would have known the procedures, he would have known the procedures.
name, O'Neill said, as "Johnnie E. Roberts," his full name.
"I seeds to me that it is very difficult to
hear he didn't know about it." Caldwell said.
"If you ask 10 of them (club officers) who have been through a training session, they'd know," he said.
CALDWELL SAID that there were no funds appropriated to the Rugby Club in 1972. O'Nell also said in his letter that he was certain the Senate would not have allocated funds for club uniforms. Questions year concerning uniform requests from the KU club and the KU rifle club, O'Nell said, but both questions were turned down by the Senate.
The shipping address on the order was Roberts' home address. Roberts said that he had the uniforms sent to him because it seemed to be logical.
Hoder said Friday that he did not question
the mailing address because it is common in the rugby uniform business to ship uniforms
"I get formal university orders with nonuniversity addresses frequently, especially in 1972, when things were a lot more formal." Hoder said.
"IT WAS A signed purchase order," he
fingered and ordered all the time and
we'd done questioning.
He also said that he did not notice any irregularities on the order, especially the presence of a balloon.
Although the order was placed in February 1972, Roberts said he did not know that the bill had not been paid until Feb. 16, 1976, when he received a letter from Hoder Huder to explain that he had paid Hoder $50 good faith payment and wrote him a letter saying that he would have the
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 88, No.52
Hoch in violation of state fire laws
-Lawrence, Kansas
The winner will be announced Nov. 19 at halftime of the Kansas-Missouri football game.
Wednesday November 9,1977
Bv LUCY SMITH
Staff Writer
The HOPE (Honors to an Outstanding Progressive Educator) Award was established in 1958 and is awarded annually by college to a faculty member for excellent programs.
Officials from the State Fire Marshal's office yesterday found many violations of the state safety code in an annual inspection of Hoch Auditorium.
A team of five state fire inspectors will continue to conduct inspections of about 160 buildings.
Clark Brubaker, deputy state fire marshal, found several offices on the third floor of the auditorium being used to store flammable material.
The five finalists are: William Balfour, professor of physiology and cell biology; Eric H. Cullen, economist; Alumun, a Clerg, associate professor of political science; D. Jugehinem, associate professor of journalism; Hamilton McNish, professor of business.
Because the bottoms of the doors are vented, he said, it would be easy for a fire to start. He said the rooms should be cleaned and the material removed.
Voting will take place in Wescoe Hall cafeteria, the Kansas Union and the information booth on Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Flint Hall.
Several desks blocking the hallways also are in violation of the safety code.
Final voting for the award will be Monday and Tuesday, Steve Owens, co-chairman of the HOPE Award Committee, said yesterday.
The fourth floor balcony is used only for sellout attendance at concerts.
He also said he would request that the fourth floor balcony, which has one entrance, be closed and the exit sign over the door turned off.
HOPE voting to conclude next week
The five finalists in this year's HOPE Award competition were interviewed recently by Kansas reporters, and stories from the participants teaching are on the back page of this issue.
HE said he would ask that smoke detectors be installed on the fourth floor. Hoch has no fire alarm or fire-detection system.
The open stairways, although not a violation, are hazardous, Brubaker said, because smoke and fire would travel rapidly to the of the building.
Storage rooms on the fourth floor are filled with choir robes, boxes and other items stored among the wooden building rafters.
The door opens inward and has a lock on it. State law requires all exit doors to open in the direction of exit and have no lock. State law also requires at least two exits on each
In the basement were several rooms filled with discarded electrical equipment, books, boxes, furniture, and other assorted articles.
Hundreds of dry-chemical and carbon dioxide fire extinguishers, most of them new, were found in the basement, and extinguisher's were being used in Hoch.
FIBERBOARD IS used widely in the construction of the fourth floor. When a room is to be used, it should be
The seats on the floor of the auditorium
must either be nailed down permanently or removed in order to comply with state law
BRUBAKER SAID HE would recommend a general clean-up of the entire building in addition to the installation of the smoke detector system on the fourth floor.
Roger Oroke, director of Facilities Operation, which is responsible for the maintenance of buildings on campus, said there probably were few buildings on campus that met the fire code since he was in the state before the code came into existence in 1970.
Oroke said after the reports were received from the fire marshal's office. Facilities in the building were vacant.
Bill Sheilton, field inspector with Wichita who is heading the team of inspectors, said. After analyzing the reports in the office, she and her team noted that factors can cancel other violations."
Shelton said two violations might be found in a building, but if one was corrected, the other violation might not be a safety problem and would not need to be corrected.
Some violations, such as interior building materials that are highly flammable, may not need to be corrected if there are other sources of "storers", such as more exits than necessary.
Although Shelton did not have all of yesterday's inspection reports last night, he said two investigators inspected Blake. He also said investigators found a "major informal code violations."
Shelton said minor code violations included inadequate emergency exits.
SHELTON SAID THE University has been cooperating with the compiling team to ensure that
Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN
The University would have 60 days from
date of notice to complete
construction and/or renovations.
The fire marshal will decide which violation needs correcting after reviewing the fire incident.
A copy of each report is sent to the fire department office, the director of Fire Department or the Chief of Heges.
Report time
After spending several hours yesterday in Hoch Auditorium, Clark Brubaker, deputy stat. fire marshal, found an empty seat and filled out his report. Brubaker, who found
several fire safety code violations in the building, also will head an inspection team at the KU Medical Center after Thanksgiving.
FacEx approves early faculty retirement plan
By BRIANSETTLE
Staff Writer
An early retirement plan calling for no financial penalty for retiring instructors, continuation of health insurance coverage to age 70 and the option for staged partial retirement was approved yesterday by FacEx.
The plan, submitted by the Faculty Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities
Committee (FRPR), was proposed by Carl Lebac, FacEx代表参加 FRPR.
FaXeR recommended the proposal be presented at the University Council meeting
The proposal was in response to a plan now being considered by the Kansas Board of Regents. However, faculty members were unsure whether it would be because it does not provide enough incentives for faculty members who want to retire early.
THE PROPOSED Regents' plan calls for allocation of 60 per cent of a professor's income for our education, and also a professor choice to retire at age 62. The state also would continue its yearly allocation of about 5 per cent of his income into an already established university.
The current mandatory age for retirement at KU is age 70.
structor is penalized, he is obviously not to return to early."
Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction, agreed with Leban, saying if there is no incentive for retirement the plan becomes useless.
LEBAN'S REPORT said the Regents' plan imposes unacceptable penalties on farmers.
Leban's plan states an attractive early retirement plan should cover the reduction in housing costs.
*we urge elimination of any loss in Social See RETIREMENT page eight
"The first objective of a retirement plan is to retire early." Leban said. "If an in-
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From the Associated Press, United Press International
WASHINGTON—In a televised address to the nation last night, President Jimmy Carter tried to drum up support for energy storage. He said that American states were using energy at an alarming rate. See story page two.
Carter asks public for energy support
Carter
Despite rain and bad weather, a surprisingly large number of voters turned out for a special election in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties yesterday to repeal the Blue Law hunging Sunday sales of non-essential goods.
In national elections, Democrat congressman Edward Koch became the 106th mayor of New York City. For more information, visit edwardkoch.com.
Voters turn out despite rain
Docking to remain spectator in '78
Docking
TOPEKA--Former Gov. Robert B. Docking said yesterday that he would remain neutral in the 1978 race for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Docking had helped arrange a meeting last spring with Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider and potential supporters. However, Democratic sources have said that Docking had reassessed his position.
LAS VEGAS—Six potential jurors in the trial to determine the authenticity of Howard Hughes "Mormon will" have been selected. Attorneys have been worried about finding jurors who, because of wide publicity, have not already formed an opinion about the will. See story page two.
Six potential jurors picked
Israel kills 20 in retaliation
In retaliation for a rocket attack that killed an Israeli woman, Israeli forces killed at least 20 persons and injured many more yesterday in Palestinian refugee camps and Lebanese villages. Meanwhile, a high number of Arab prisoners are suspected of belonging to the Palestinian guerrilla groups. See stories page two.
Sayers
Locally...
Directing rebuilding efforts is keeping Gale Says busy as athletic director at Southern Illinois University. He is finding the challenges at SIU similar to the task confronting KU football coach Bud Moore—creating an atmosphere of involvement among students with the athletic program. Before assistance was was an assistant athletic director at KU and also was assistant director of the Williams Educational Fund, which gathers contributions for athletic scholarships. See story page seven.
Loss in pensions alleged through Regents proposal
By PAULA SOUTHERLAND
Staff Writer
Professors retiring early under the voluntary retirement plan now before the end of this year, a substantial part of their pensions, according to figures presented to Chancellor Archie R. Dykes by the KU chapter of the American University Professors (AUIP) yesterday.
The figures were compiled by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Entities Fund (TIAA-CREF).
The report projected TIAA retirement age to 62 from 1980 under the plan, and to 70 under the current plan.
TIAA is a fund into which professors and the University each contribute 5 per cent of the professor's salary annually for his retirement fund.
THE COMPARISONS ARE made for three different salary levels.
However, a male professor beginning the early retirement plan at age 62 with the same salary would receive $95,440 annually to retire. It would be $73,180 to retire. This is a $53 per cent increase.
According to the report, male professors with a salary of $16,000 and a TIA4 pension accumulation of $41,264 would receive $4,658 a year if he began the Regents plan at age 62 and retired at the same age. Female professors would receive $4,269.
Female professors would receive $8,756,
or a 51 cent increase.
Male professors with an annual salary of $25,000 and a TIAA retirement accumulation of $64,475 would receive $3,738 asleep if he began the plan at age 62 and retired at 62. A female professor would receive $6,670.
MALE PROFESSORS beginning the program at 62 but waiting until age 70 to retire would receive $15,513 a year, also a 53 per cent increase.
Female professors would receive $13,645,
a 51 per cent increase.
Finally, an AUP male professor with a salary of $30,000 and a TIAA accumulation of $77,700 would receive $80,848 if he be married. Regreats plan at 62 and retired at the same age.
This is also a 53 per cent increase.
professional professors would receive 16,378,
on a 51 per cent increase.
William Scott, president of the KU chapter of AAUP, said women receive lower annual benefits under the TIAA program because women have a longer life expectancy. Most insurance companies figure their premiums that way, he said.
However, Scott said the Supreme Court recently ruled that such a difference was illegal. When that ruling goes into effect, benefits will equalize annually he said.
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