Monday, April 10, 1972
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Students Push Education
By MIKE MOREY Kanxan Staff Writer
Since last September, a group known as Students Concerned for Education has been championing the cause of higher education all over Kansas has been championing
Rusty Leffel, Prairie Village second-year law student and an active member of the Kansas legal community was much encouraged by the response of the people he and others had contacted and by the actions of the Kansas legal community in the activities of Students Concerned About Higher Education were partly responsible or legislature's fund for higher education this year.
The legislature passed a 5 per cent increase in the state budget for higher education. In the last quarter of 2013, only 2.6 per cent and 1.7 per cent.
THE CONCERNED STUDENTS organization began last September. A small group of students who were concerned about the quality of education in Kansas met to consider what they needed and how solutions to the financial dilemma confronting the university.
They decided, Leffel said, that their organization would be made up of a group of people work with, but not be connected with, other campus with.
"Ours is a people effort," he
said, "and word-of-mouth is our most important communicator."
LEFFEL SAID that some people had asked him how he and the tax structure in Kansas change the tax structure in Kansas in order allow for more
He said the Concerned Students "don't claim to have a master plan to solve all the state's financial illus, but we do know that our university is in trouble and our education is not efficient; education is no solution at all."
Lefel and his friends became concerned when they learned that per capita support for higher education in Kansas had dropped drastically compared to other states. In 1966-68, Kansas ranked ninth-per capita support. This year, Kansas ranked twenty-sixth.
Lefebel said that the Concerned Students didn't think that the people of Kansas didn't want to go to the University. The Concerned Students felt, he said, that the people of Kansas simply saw no of the extent of the problem.
THEY DECIDED, Lefael said, that their plan of action should involve three phases, a learning phase and an action phase and an action phase.
In the first phase, Lefeld said, they sent letters to alumni, newspaper editors, businessmen, legislators asking them for advice wanted to find out, he said, how these people thought the Concerned Students should conduct "Help the students Effort."
Ed Lallo, Topeka sophomore,
won a first place award for best
news photo.
The KU chamber on SDX was judged first among four entries in the Best Chapter contest.
KU Journalistic Society WinsChapter Competition
The University of Kansas chapter of Sigma Delta Chi (SDX), professional journalistic society, this weekend was given the Presidents' award for best chapter at the regional convention in St. Louis, Jewel Scott, Ottawa senior and staff.
THEY TALKED to newspaper editors, Chambers of Commerce, Church groups, high schools and several other organizations. They wanted to make as many people as possible aware of the problem.
During the action phase, Leila felt better and could talk to legislators in Topeka and alumi. They also travelled to talk to legislators personally.
Second place awards were given to John B. Alden, Lawrence senior, for radio reporting; Mike Moffet, Norton senior, for editorial work; and the Kansas was named second-best all-time newspaper. David Bartel, Wichita senior was editor last semester.
The second, or the information phase, took place during vacation and then vacations. The member Concerned Students took the problem of supporting higher education to their home locations.
they received a good deal of valuable information.
At the presentation ceremony Saturday night, the KU chapter was cited for its work on a freedom of information project.
Although the Concerned Students have accomplished a great deal, Leffel said, they will improve for quality education in Kansas.
Three KU students and the Kansas received awards in the 1972 Regional Mark of Excellence contest sponsored by SDX.
Because of the Concerned Students' efforts, every state school in Kansas now has some students who are the support of higher education.
Scott said that letters and questionnaires from the chapter
concerning access to public records were sent last fall to editors, publishers, broadcasters within the media in Kansas.
"We want to build a nucleus of 'students who are interested in working with Concerned Students for next year,'" Leifel said.
"The information had been investigated and a set of questions was being prepared for the judge general for a ruler." Scott said.
The recipients of the letters were asked to provide information about the difficulties faced by students and access to public records, she said.
"It is hoped that a clarification can be made on whether records, as those of state agencies and other agencies, are public," Scott said.
She said that the idea for the project was conceived by Richard Larrimore. Wellington was appointed and initiated by the chapter.
The Jayhawk Jamboree was held almost as planned last week, despite temperatures in the fortiens.
Larry Wisdom, Overland Park junior and cochairman of Jahyhaw Jamboree, said Sunday that the band refused to play in the event committee had arranged to set up electrical heaters for the band.
WISDOM SAID that he thought he the Kansas Union Ballroom had been reserved as a back up in case of an emergency. Frank Burge, director of the Union Operating Board, uncovered the possibility to show a movie and other arrangements could not be made because the International Night on Saturday.
The Jamboree got off to a bad start Friday when the street dance was cancelled.
Despite inclement weather the next morning, the Jamboree met at 3 p.m. in Memorial Stadium, were a success, Dan Cghewidown, Russell sophomore and chairman of relay committees, said Sunday.
The weather kept a lot of
Weather Hampers Jamboree Success
In connection with the drive, the organization sponsored appearances last week at KU by former Lowenstein, by former Democratic representative from New York, and Rep. Larry Warn, R-Kan.
"We are extremely pleased with the response we have had," Bedner said. "I think it has been a tremendous success."
Kansan Staff Applications Due Today
The deadline for staff applications for the fall Kansan is 5 p.m. today. Applications for positions on the news staff should be turned in at the Kansan office. The "Flint." Applications for positions on a business staff should be returned to the business office in 111 Flint.
Applications can be picked up in the newsroom, the business office, the dean of men's office and the dean of women's office.
A lecture on "The Ancient Art of Indonesia" will be given by JAn Fointein, curator of Atastic art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the Lecture Room of Spooner Museum at 8 tonight. The lecture is connected with the current exhibition of ancient Indonesian art at the Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City. The departments of art, design and painting and sculpture are sponsoring the lecture.
Lecture on Indonesian Art
About two-thirds of those signed up were KU students, Bedner said.
The editor and business manager of the Kansan will be chosen today. The selection will be announced in Tuesday's Kansan.
ZPG to Elect Officers
About 3,000 young voters were registered in Douglas County by the Kansas State Department of driver conducted by KU Student Vote. Mark Bedner, chairman of the voter registration committee.
Zero Population Growth will hold its annual business meeting at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in Dyche Auditorium. The meeting will consist of a presentation of the new report and a lecture.
Voter Drive Attracts 2,000 KU Students
Ad Lecture Wednesday
William Bernbach, chairman of Doyle, Dane, Bernbach, Inc., a New York City advertising agency which does the Volkswagen and Avis campaigns, will deliver the third Bassil T. Church Memorial Fund to students at the University Journalism Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
people in, but the people who really wanted to run were there." Chegwidden said.
CHEGWIDEN SAID despite the fact that this committee has no experience in putting on a show, events went very smoothly.
"My committee did a fantastic job for never having run off a track meet before," Chegwiden said.
According to Oelschlaeger, there were four races: an 84ap race for semi-experienced racers which began at 12:30 p.m.; a 4-ap race inexperienced racers which began at 12:30 p.m.; a 2-ap race which began at 2:30 p.m.; and the 25-lap Jayhawk Jamboree Criterium which began at 3:30 p.m. The Criterium had a senior, a junior, and an intermediate division of the senior division being the winner of the entire Criterium.
Besides the standard relay events, the relays included special events such as a chariot race, a 3-legged race, a Frisbee race, and a sack race. According to Thompson, Caldwell sophomore and chairman of the relays committee, women were eligible for the Frisbee contest, the 3-legged race, the softball throw, and the girls backwards relay. No one showed the tug-of-war.
The bicycle races were arranged and run by the Jayhawk Jamboree with the help of the American bicycle League (ACL). He said the race went well if not always smoothly. There was some difficulty when Buildings and Grounds failed to get the barriers up on Jayhawk Bivd. In their care of Oelschlagger said.
Kappa Sigma fraternity and Delta Delta sorority won first place in the Spring Sing competition.
The special events were judged by comparing the contests to each other rather than being timed or measured. Thompson said. For example, the winner of basketball throw was determined by who threw farthest, but the distance was not measured.
THE BICYCLE RACES, which lasted from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd. Roger Tatum, junior and chairman of the bicycle race committee, said Sunday.
Headquarters City Aid Low Director Says
Ricil Silber, director of Headquarters, Inc., said Sunday that he was concerned about what seemed to be a lack of support for Headquarters from the Lawrence community.
Headquarters started its annual fund raising drive three weeks ago. The total amount of money given Friday was E$3,571. Silber said
Silber said Headquarters had handed 382 calls last month from the country, many calls as were answered in March a year ago. He said even though some calls tripled, financial support appeared to remain at about the same rate.
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Siber said $10,000 was needed from the fund-raising drive to present services.
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—Would you like to visit major museums in the U.S. and Europe?
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