Fenced-in weeds for Stouffer kids
By Janet Snyder Kansan Staff Reporter
The playground area at Stouffer Place still looks like it did last year—pipes and tractor tires enclosed by a fence.
However, playground equipment—requested last year by Stouffer residents to replace those pipes and tires—lies somewhere in a KU storage building, untouched by housing maintenance crews too busy to install it.
"We're kind of behind," admits J. J. Wilson, director of housing and the man who promised Stoufffer residents a "within-60-days" delivery of the equipment late last spring.
Now, Wilson says he'll have the equipment installed "in a week or so." He also says he "knows the people down there (Stouffer Place) are a little unhappy about this."
Indeed, many Stouffer residents have shown concern over the dearth of new equipment.
One mother, who asked not to be identified, says she does wish
the equipment would be installed "before winter comes."
"Over $1,000 worth of equipment is here, but the children may not even get to use it until next spring," she adds.
This same mother says she has called Wilson's office twice—once in August and again last week. She says the first time she was told most of the equipment was in, while the second time she was informed "there was no one to install the equipment."
Wilson himself says he believes the Stouffer residents have reason to be angry.
Until the equipment is installed, some Stouffer parents have apparently decided to improvise—chains now hang from several balconies, serving as make-shift swings.
Some improvements on the playground itself have been made last spring's six-inch high weeds have been trimmed and a wooden box, labeled "a hazard" by several parents, has been removed.
Fills Kerr's slot
Replacement selected
SAN FRANCISCO —(UPI)— The money-conscious University of California regents have informally selected a one-time Defense Department efficiency expert to succeed fired President Clark Kerr, United Press International learned Thursday night.
A source close to the board said university Vice President Charles J. Hitch had been generally agreed upon by the regents, including Gov. Ronald Reagan.
Hitch, 57, a former assistant to Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara who brought "systems analysis" techniques to the Pentagon, would fill a post vacant since Kerr was ousted last Jan. 20.
Formal action by the regents could come behind closed doors during their meeting in Los Angeles late today, the source said. He indicated informal agreement was reached Thursday during private conversations.
Hitch's most important qualifications were his record in bringing economies to a vast bureaucracy and the fact he is relatively unknown and therefore not controversial.
The regents fired Kerr three weeks after Reagan took office. The governor had severely criticized Kerr during the election campaign, blaming him in part for a series of student demonstrations on the Berkeley campus.
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"The total installation charge would be $15,000 per year. This would be taken from an additional $15 a semester per student, or $30 per room a semester, which should amount to the needed $15,000 per year for installation," he said.
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"The reason for the delay would be shortage of equipment," Wescoe said.
Big 8 student swap hall phones approved
The board unanimously passed a resolution to install private telephones in all rooms of University residence halls—hopefully by September, 1969. The recommendation was introduced by W. Clarke Wescoe, KU chancellor.
By Gail Habluetzel Kansan Staff Reporter
Private telephones for KU dorm residents, a Mid-America State University Association and courses at Topeka leading to a master's degree in engineering were among topics discussed at the Kansas Board of Regents meeting yesterday at Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Big Eight-Iowa State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State—have this system, and it's working much for the students' benefit. Most new fraternities and sororities, including those at KU, are installing private phones in the rooms.
"The dean of men, dean of women and director of residence halls all requested this change," the chancellor said.
Besides these requests, Wescoe said he has heard numerous complaints from students and parents. Twice, concerned parents had called him or other officials because they could not reach their son or daughter on the phone, he said.
The Regents also gave approval to the general principle of a Mid-America State University Association. The association would include all Big Eight schools plus Colorado State University. One of its purposes would be to allow students of one of the nine universities to attend another university in the association for one
semester in order to take courses for background in their major subject area. The students would receive credit at their home university.
No immediate action was taken on the proposal to open courses at Topeka for engineers seeking a master's degree in their field. The courses would be directed toward Kansas Highway Department engineers and other engineers in the Topeka area.
Similar courses are being taught at night at the University of Kansas Medical Center but it was thought more would attend from Topeka if the courses were offered there, too. KU faculty members would teach the courses as part of the academic extension department's program.
The Board failed to take action on a proposal to create several new degrees at the Medical Center.
Several other recommendations concerning the University of Kansas were passed, however.
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Bill updates requirements
The bill would give the board more discretion on entrance
An upgrading of college entrance requirements by the Kansas Board of Education may occur if a proposed State Legislative Council bill is passed. A draft for the bill is now being studied by the board's education committee.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts warmer temperatures tonight with a slight chance of scattered thundershowers tomorrow. Low tonight near 55 degrees. Precipitation probabilities less than 10 per cent tonight and 20 per cent Saturday.
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Woody Allen won't come
The calendar, which schedules upcoming KU events, was written before the Woody Allen concert was confirmed, according to Mrs. Katherine Giele, advisor to the Student Union Activities.
Woody Allen is scheduled on the official KU calendar to appear tomorrow night in Hoch Auditorium.
He won't make it.
Apparently, the All Student Council calendar committee learned of the request and scheduled the concert. Mrs. Giele said.
"Each time we want a guest," Mrs. Giele said, "we have to request the time, money and space from the special events committee before we contact the guest."
When Allen was contacted by the SUA he turned down the offer.
requirements for students from accredited high schools seeking admission to state colleges. The draft proposes updating the constitutional amendment on education, said Fred Carman, assistant state revigator of statutes.
The wording of the draft requires "a minimum four year course of study, meeting the requirements of the State Board of Education in any high school accredited by the State Board of Education," for a student to be entitled to admission to a state college.
Carman emphasized that the purpose of the draft is to "update, not toughen" the amendment. He said considerable legislative interest had been shown concerning the study draft.
The amendment was first written in 1915. It required that students study four years in an accredited high school as a prerequisite for admission to a state college.
In 1945, the amendment was rewritten to allow the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to supervise admission requirements.
The Office of Public Instruction will be replaced by an elected board of education in 1969, Carman said. New wording is needed to transfer power to the Board of Education.
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Page 4—KU zoological field trip nets over 5,000 specimens.
Page 6—Mexican educator comments on his country's problems.
Page 8—Daily Kansan columnist John Hill talks about himself.
Knute Rockne once said, "When in doubt, punt." However, he wasn't available yesterday for additional comments at a practice session of KU's high-kicking Pom Pon girls. From left they are Gwenna Steffen, Judy Whitaker, Karen Larson, Sheila Murphy,
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Shirley Gossett, Karen Dunaway, Sandra Glenn, Janet Merrick, Mary Allen, Lauri Wedell and Dee Dee Davis. (See related story, page 10.)