University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 18, 1973
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Kansan Photo by GREG KUPLEN
Steve Holiday of Building and Grounds recharges the air conditioners for Marvin hall in anticipation of warmer days ahead. It is hoped that the summer will bring less rain and more sunshine after a long snowy winter and wet spring.
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Math Given Tentative OK For Degree
The College Assembly gave tentative approval Tuesday to a proposal that would increase the mathematics requirements for a B.A. degree.
At present, only Math 2C, Math 11 or proficiency is required for graduation.
The proposal would require students to take Math 2 and two other courses in mathematics and logic or receive an ACT score of 27 and take an additional course in mathematics, logic or a beginning course in calculus.
The tentatively approved requirement dew fire from Walter Crockett, professor of a member of the Educational Policies and Procedures Committee (EPPC).
Despite objections and attempts to pass three amendments, the math proposal passed through discussion in the form presented by the EPPC.
"If we pass this proposal unamended, we will be forcing two-thirds or more of our students out of the B.A. degree and into the B.G.S." Crockett said.
The assembly also passed requirements for Western Civilization, English, laboratory sciences, distribution and major fields of study.
Final action on the proposed changes can take place no sooner than the April 24th meeting of the Board. The College Assembly still must consider added language and speech requirements.
The assembly has been discussion proposed changes in the B.A. degree
Petition Invalid for Sidewalk Protest
By C. C. CALDWELL Kansan Staff Writer
Sidewalk installation for the Schwegler-Centennial school area and construction of a K-Mart Discount Store were brought into reality by the city commission Tuesday.
In a lengthy meeting punctuated by heated discussion, the commission said a residents' petition protesting a proposed expansion of the south central area was legally insufficient.
The area is bounded by 19th Street on the north, 23rd Street on the south, Louisiana Street on the east and Iowa Street on the west.
THE OTHER TEST of the petition's legal sufficiency, which requires signatures of 50 paren cent of the owners of record, was passed on December 23 of the owners registered their opposition.
The residents' petition protesting the installation failure to meet the legal tests of sufficiency, because protecting owners did not represent ownership of 50 per cent of the land involved. Some of the land included in the Kansas schools, and some is owned by the Kansas Endowment Association, but the Kansas Power and Light Co., or by churches.
Plans Progress For Downtown
This phase of the program provides improvements for the 600 and 1100 blocks of the system.
The City Commission moved ahead Tuesday with plans for the second phase of the Neighborhood Development Program for downtown Lawrence.
The city has $242,000 available for the project, but the total estimated cost of the project is $356,000.
The commissioners approved the plans and specifications and set the bid date as May.
The project provides for coach lamps in the 1100 block only and for park in that block only.
In additional related commission action, condemnation proceedings will be initiated in approximately 10 days on certain properties involved in the project. Those properties will immediately west of Massachusetts Street on the south side of Sixth Street.
Tuesday's controversy focused upon the inclusion of land occupied by the schools for students.
Dean Burkhead, 538 Millstone Drive, spoke on behalf of some landowners in the area from what he termed the "majority viewpoint" in opposition.
Burkhead said that if government and group-owned land had been excluded from the computations, the petition would have represented ownership of over half the land.
Because sidewalks already exist around Schweigel and Centennial schools, there are grounds for excluding the land on that basis, be said.
BURKHEAR ALSO said because the plan was for a skeletal system, many children still would not have access to sidewalks for travel to school.
Throughout his argument and a presentation of a residents' survey supporting his case, Burkhead questioned the responsiveness of the commissioners.
The commissioners said that the proposed sidewalks fulfilled an existing need and that it was a compromise plan not intended primarily to provide for school access.
The commissioners voted four to one to declare the petition insufficient. Commissioner Fred Pence said he opposed the project because of the way it had been handled. He says the department now will gather information to complete planning for the construction.
Varying audience reaction to the commissioners' action suggested that the company should respond.
THE COMMISSIONERS NEXT confronted the issue of a requeing request for a proposed K-Mart Discount Store at the southeast corner of 31st and Iowa streets.
K-Mart has sought, previously through the planning commission and Tuesday through the city body, to give tentative approval for ingress and egress rights off Iowa Street, which is also U.S. Highway 59. They have repeatedly stated their intention to settle the question independently with the state highway commission.
City planner Dick McClanahan said the state highway commission had found nothing in K-Mart's independent traffic division to permit access off the highway.
The S.S. Kresse Co. forces seeking the rezoning were represented by Jack Brand, Lawrence attorney. The controversy over the amount of land that should be rezoned
The present policy forbids curb cuts off such highways.
COMMISSIONER ROSE said that if 31st Street became congested, it would hurt everyone involved—the city, K-Mart and the State.
Commissioner John Emrick observed that the city had previously welcomed the Kresge Company's distribution center into Lawrence and that it was one of the city's biggest taxpayers. He said that the company was assured that a K-Mart store could be built here and further stated that this site was the only suitable one available.
Brand stated that a fat disapproval of the curb cuts would essentially tell K-Mart not to come into Lawrence. He stated the company's desire to see the question left open until the site plans were presented to the commission.
Upon a motion by Clark, the commissioners voted unanimously to approve rezoning for approximately 27.13 acres south to 33rd Street, with the stipulation that before gaining final approval, K-Mart must submit a plan showing a frontage road.
THE SIZE OF the tract to be rezoned was also discussed, principally in terms of the size of the septum.
certainties over installation of a frontage road, which Kickco Co. volunteered to pay for, raised doubts about the total amount of land that might be needed for the building.
At the conclusion of Tuesday's meeting, Mayor Nancy Hambley discussed the revenue sharing meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 24.
Hambleton said the city had already received a number of requests for revenue sharing funds and that the deadline for further requests was Friday.
The final curb cut decision would come with appraisal of the plan.
Hambleton said those seeking funds Tuesday should confine their supporting statements to approximately three minutes. Question and answer periods will follow.
Photography Buffs Numerous, Nebraska Art Instructor Says
There is a wide interest today in contemporary photography, Jim Allinder, assistant art instructor at the University of Nebraska, said Tuesday.
Alinder, whose film-lecture was part of the University of Kansas design department Hallmark Series, also will give a slide presentation of his photographs at 2:30 today in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
Alander reviewed the beginning of contemporary photography in this century and discussed growth of interest in photography in the '50s, 60s and '70s.
Courses in photography are offered in 627 American universities, mostly in art departments, be said. Approximately 40,000 undergraduate credit hours and 8,000 graduate hours are available, according to Alinder.
The main source for economic development of photography is in the university, Alinder said. He said that today only two Ph.D. programs in the history of photography were available—one at the University of New Mexico and the other at Princeton.
"The central problem in this area is learning how to deal with photographs." Alinder said. "Criticism is necessary. Students must learn to develop ideas along with technique. Those who only work with technique will die soon."
in contemporary photography.
Slides taken by various photographers from around the country were shown. Alinder gave criticisms of their styles, techniques and ideas.
They kept a tester touter going for 72 hours, working in four-hour shifts over a certain period.
Alinder discussed the problems involved
TIFINF, Ohio (AP)—All college students have their ups and downs, but a group of Heidelberg College students made it pay off in $1,000 for health research.
A math expert estimated the binge meant 154,200 up-and-down trips.
The teeter-toter was mounted on a wagon and towed around Tiffin throughout the marathon to attract attention and donations.
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