KU
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 78 of its 102 Years
78th Year, No.14
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEATHER
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies with occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight. A little cooler Friday. The low temperature tonight is expected to be between 58 and 62 degrees.
Thursday, October 5, 1967
New School of Religion
Workmen rush to finish
Workmen are rushing to complete the Kansas School of Religion building, Irma I. Smith Hall, before the formal dedication ceremony Sunday.
A 16 by 20 foot stained glass window, depicting the burning bush, was installed today in the library wall of the building.
The window will provide a background for a life-size statue of Moses which will stand in front of the building. The theme of Moses and the burning bush will be complete.
Reinhold Schmidt, assistant dean of the school, said the "Moses and the burning bush" theme was selected because it is part of the official seal of the university. Smith Hall is the only place on campus where the theme is pictured, Schmidt said.
Eldon Tefft, professor of design, designed the statue of Moses. The body will be wire, he said, and the hands and face will be bronze. Students in Tefft's classes are working on the statue, Schmidt said.
Atty. Gen. ribs Demos avoids social issues
By Jan Vandeventer and Sharon Woodson
Kansan Staff Reporters
The Kansas attorney general, advertised as speaking on abortion, birth control and a lower voting age, spent 20 minutes plugging the Republicans and knocking the Democrats Wednesday night.
Robert Londerholm said the Gallup poll indicates the Republican elephant has the inside track in the presidential race, but that Republicans shouldn't commit themselves to a ticket now because it's too early.
In a question-and-answer session after the prepared remarks, one of the 20 people out to hear Londerholm asked whether anything was being done in the Kansas Legislature to liberalize abortion laws.
Londerholm said he didn't know, but he knew Colorado had, and he was in favor of it.
"Yeah, he's smart—doesn't want to commit himself," whispered a Collegiate Young Republican in the audience.
Gus di Zerga, president of the Students for a Democratic society, who also claims membership in the Collegiate Young Republicans, introduced a motion to oppose the draft. The motion was tabled.
After it was over, one of the Young Republicans said he was sorry Londerholm's speech turned out the way it did, but added that the attorney general had not told them of the change.
Londerholm said he'll leave public service next year, and not run for governor.
Although the formal dedication is at 3 p.m., Schmidt said, an open house will be at 1:30. Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe will preside and Dr. James M. Moudy, chancellor of Texas Christian University, will deliver the dedication address, entitled "Religion in Higher Education."
Services will be held in the Kansas Union Ballroom, following Chancellor Moudy's address.
Gov. Robert Docking was to be at the dedication, Schmidt said, however, his secretary cancelled his appearance.
"This was a great disappointment to us," Schmidt said.
The building was financed solely from private funds, Schmidt said. Although the biggest share came from Kansans, he said, sizeable donations came from 17 states.
A study alcove will be dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. Harold Barr, a former dean of the school.
"This will undoubtedly be known at the bar room," Schmidt said.
Classrooms will be dedicated to Rabbi Samuel Mayerbery, a teacher in the school for 20 years, and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thompson who founded the Wesley Foundation; a national Methodist student group which has chapters in 242 colleges and universities.
The average KU student, Schmidt said, knows little about the School of Religion.
"Too many students think that we run a glorified Sunday School," he said.
A survey was taken last year, Schmidt said, to test the attitudes of students toward the school. Schmidt said one student wrote, "It's a darn hard way to get humanities credit."
Grads want changes
The Student Association of Graduates in English, (SAGE), met last night in the Kansas Union and nominated candidates for chairmen of six committees which will recommend changes.
Statements defining the purpose and goals of the committees were distributed to the 35 graduate students attending.
The meeting was conducted by David Holden, Winona, Minn., the only nomination for chairman of the association. Elections will be held Oct. 9 and 10 in Carruth-O'Leary Hall.
Each committee will recommend improvements in the English graduate program. One member of each committee will be a non-voting representative to a corresponding English faculty committee.
This organization marks the second graduate student group to appear at KU. The other, the Graduate Student Association, is open to all graduate students regardless of their major field of study.
"Our organization will function separately from the faculty committees.
The Committee for Assistant Instructors will recommend a raise in salary "in accord with rising living costs." Other than a straight raise in pay, the assistant instructors will consider a recommendation that the University remit the tuition to graduate students who teach.
WHAT'S INSIDE
--was confronted with the issue of appropriating the needed funds to KU, they decided the state could not afford it right now."
American casualties in Vietnam exceed 100,000. Page 4.
A big homecoming weekend is planned for KU Nov. 3 and 4. Page 10.
Preview of KU-Ohio game.
Page 6.
--was confronted with the issue of appropriating the needed funds to KU, they decided the state could not afford it right now."
This committee also will consider recommending as another alternative, the University help assistant instructors financially by making their pay a tax-free grant rather than a taxable salary.
Experienced instructors feel they should be paid more than beginning instructors and there should be a raise of $100 or more for the attainment of the master's degree.
Some made already
The Curriculum Committee already has made recommendations to George J. Worth, chairman of the department of English, and has been invited to have one of its members attend meetings of the English Faculty Advisory and Graduate Committees.
This committee will recommend there be more emphasis on the teaching of college English and less stress on preparation for scholarly research, that graduates get more help in passing Ph.D. exams in the form of a 100-level course, and more experimentation in graduate courses.
The Standards and Ethics Com-
See Grads, page 4
PIECE IN PLACE
Workmen at the Kansas School of Religion are piecing together a stain glass window which depicts the burning bush, a part of the KU seal. A statue of the Biblical prophet Moses soon will be placed outside the window.
Heller, students to study library
The big problem with the current library situation—lack of money—will be skirted as much as possible in order to provide more study time for KU students.
Francis Heller, acting provost, said today he was studying ways and means to change the situation, but hopes as much as possible can be done with little money.
"We just don't have the necessary money to build extra study room for after-hour study or to hire extra help in order to keep the library open longer," Heller said.
"Congress made a surprise move when they raised the minimum wage recently. This wage hike, of course, included employees of the University.
"When the Kansas legislature
When asked whether the petitions being circulated to correct the library problem would do any good, Heller replied:
"They don't print money, do they?"
Heller spoke of one possible solution to needed study time and space. He said that some of the reading rooms in downstairs Watson may be partitioned for students to be able to study in the library after regular library hours. But, he said, this requires money, too.
Heller is to meet with a group of students Friday morning at 11:30 in his office to discuss possible solutions.
Date change causes instructor pay delay
James E. Seaver, director of the Western Civilization program, today said the controversy concerning when instructors would receive their checks was due to a breakdown in communications.
He will meet at 7 p.m. today in Blake Hall with members of the staff in an effort to answer any further questions.
In a letter to the staff of the program, Scover said:
"As chairman of the Western Civilization program, I wish to state again how unhappy I am that most of the staff will not be paid until the supplementary
payroll on Oct. 15. After consultations with Vice Chancellor Martin Jones, we have found out exactly what is wrong.
"In 1966, the deadline for submission of appointment forms was Sept. 23. On Aug. 17, while I was in California on vacation, a form was sent to all departments which pushed the deadline back to Sept. 8. Somehow I never saw this form. We could have had some of the forms to the Chancellor's office before Sept. 8, but we kept all of them for submission on what we erroneously thought was the cut-off date."