Wednesday, April 4, 1973 5 Senate OKs Lenient Drop Policy By PETE RONSSE Kansan Staff Writer A proposal that will allow students to drop courses through the 12th week of the semester without fear of failure was approved by the University Senate Tuesday. Several other grading changes, including provisions to allow courses to be taught without using letter grades, also were given final approval. The changes were for new courses and Policies Committee (AP & P) and approved earlier by the University Council. Under the new procedure for course withdrawal, courses that are dropped within the first four weeks will not be recorded on the second week. Courses completed fifth through the 12th weeks of the semester, the grade will be entered on the record, whether the student is passing or not. After the twelfth week, students can still drop the course. In lieu of that, the student will be left to the instructor. The only debate on this proposal centered on the authority of departments within the schools in the University to establish more strict procedures for course withdrawal. William Lucas, associate dean of architecture and urban design, suggested that the power to change the withdrawal rules only to school, not to individual departments be strengthened. Jerry Lewis, associate dean of Liberal Arts, also objected, and suggested that it would be better to drop the credit-no-credit rule to refuse to refuge to acknowledge such courses. A provision that codifies the already defined option was approved with little argument. Mert Buckley, student body president. to give you courses S and W will be left to the school. The option to take courses under the credit-no credit system is left to the student. The senate agreed unanimously and the option was dropped. The grading also allowed letter grades to be omitted in certain courses. The student's work would be graded either as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. This provision is intended to reduce the amount of assessment of course work is exceptionally difficult, such as practice teaching, said Robert Wiley, chairman of AP & P and professor of pharmacy. Mot of the discussion in the meeting focused on the authority of individual schools and departments to ignore senate matters. The senate had no own policies. With one exception, whenever the issue came before the senate, members voted to restrict powers of individual schools and departments in the interest of ensuring the integrity of the grading system. Partisan Activity Denied Workers By C.C. CALDWELL Kansan Staff Writer In an atmosphere of election-day uncertainties, the old City Commission Tuesday approved changes to sections of the city's emergency dealing with employee's political activity. The sections that were modified covered general procedures as well as general instructions. City employees, although encouraged to exercise their rights as citizens, are no longer allowed to publicly support, endorse, or oppose any candidates running for the Administrative employees are forbidden from soliciting orally, by letter or otherwise any contributions for commission can be made without an initial in commission candidates' campaigns. Employees may approach members of the city commission on such citizen issues as sidewalks, street improvements, zoning etc. However, those with job-related problems must obtain the approval of the city manager before approaching the commissioners. Generally, employees of the city are constrained from involvement in all partisan political activities when such inclusion would impair their job performance. Commission candidate Robert Haralick, 3414 Tam O'Shanter, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Kansas, spoke from the audience in favor increased rights for city employees behind those contained in the changed manual. Rose was explaining the commissioner's position, which the modified manual was designed to fulfill. Commissioner Jack Rose said, "I just feel that the politics out of the employee relationship. He suggested the possibility of rewarding the manual to provide for groups of city employees to collectively bypass the city authority by making satisfied with policy or policy execution. Haraldic said that he was attempting to eliminate what he termed "bottleneck wordings" that could lead to "com-omens gape" in resolving employee problems. Harakilk later said that the intent would not be to provide employees with such an avenue individually, but rather to allow them access to direct access to the city commission. Haraldick said that this would assure employees of maximum access in airing complaints and would also give the company an additional policy when they deemed it appropriate. Where political activity was concerned, Barakell said that any restraints beyond those preventing involvement in campaign efforts could an infringement of employees' rights. The one exception is that schools may request use of trial grading systems for specified periods of time. The University Senate will have the ultimate power to determine when trial grading systems can be used. coffee gathering at which a city employee felt compelled to tell him "I'm not here," Haraldik said he stressed his conviction that city employees should be allowed normal channels to gather information about public demands and to express their personal opinions. Commissioners Fisher and Rose countered with emphasis upon the need for protecting employees from possible internal political pressures after an election. Haralick said that the city manager should function effectively as a check in this case, as it is likely that he will be He cited an incident at a recent campaign Thirty of 80 members present voted in favor of the mail ballot, only three more than were needed to meet the one-third requirement. The Lawrence chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War is organizing a drive to collect and take needed articles to the White House. A convoy will leave Lawrence Saturday. In another action, a motion to refer the remaining items on the agenda to the full University Senate by a mail ballot passed by a narrow margin. Persons wishing to contribute are asked to take donations to the group's office in 383 Wesley Foundation, behind Smith Hall, or to the First Methodist Church, 949 Vermont. They also can call 842-7574 or 841-3604 for pick-up or further information. When the commissioners finally approved the changes as they had been presented at the outset, it was with the implicit unintended change that of further changes would remain open. speaking up immediately should he any internal political improperities Clothing, nonperishable food, medical supplies, office supplies and toys are needed by the town, which has been torn by racial strife for four years. Local VVAW Aid To Be Collected, Sent to Cairo, Ill. One of the issues to be decided by the mail ballot will be whether to allow all members of the Student Senate to choose the three student members of the Senate Executive Council. The 12 student members of the University elect the student members of Senxnb. The convoy will leave Lawrence on the fourth anniversary of the formation of the Irish Republic in Cairo to gain equal opportunities in employment, housing and other public services the blacks had been denied access of the institutional racism in the town. This would be possible since the 1967 employee manual in being revised in its own right. Collection boxes also have been placed in residence hall fraternities and sororites In other business, the commission adopted a resolution renaming the park at 2nd and Maine streets for Elgin Woody 640 Arkansas. An appropriate plaque honoring the 84-year-old Woody will be placed in the park. Two third-year architecture students have been awarded the 1973 Reynolds Aluminum Prize for Architectural Students at KU. Woods was honored for his involvement in Woody's space and recreation programs over many years. Michael B. Elliot, Owensboro, KY., and Thomas R. Schwetye, St. Louis, received a $300 award. The prize, administered by the American Institute of Architects, is given to the original architectural design in which creator use of aluminum is an important factor. 2 Students Receive Architecture Honors The other item on the ballot will be minor wording changes of the Senate Code which have been suggested by the University Council. Elliot and Schwyte won the competition with a concept of mobile inflatable space. Their design will be entered in national design sessions from other schools for a $500 prize. The next meeting of the University Senate will be April 19. The chancellor will deliver a speech to the senate. --stereo." Our tax man told us we were over stocked- so we are making a special effort to get you the best deal. There's no better time to buy as prices are going up as much as 10 to 20%, soon... A special inventory sale is being offered at Ray Audio. SUPER GOOD DEALS! SALE system sale. Advent Watts dynaco INC. 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