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Wednesday, April 5,1972
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Potential for Power
For some months now, since Congress extended the voting franchise to those 18 years and older for presidential talk and speculation about the ruling's effect on traditional party politics and issues.
The largest share of those potential voters registering have been registering Democrat, yet even those registering Democrat consider themselves independent.
There is no question that these new voters could drastically alter the course of the coming election, most certainly those yet to come.
it remains to be seen, however,
whether those recently enfranchised
will indeed register and finally vote.
If they do, much of the social and political activism of recent years can be transformed into positive change. Change by the ballot.
In towns such as Lawrence, a concerted voter registration and issue campaign could significantly alter the face of the city's govern-ment. It has been done in Madison and Berkeley, and is a possibility here.
In cooperation with the city, KU Student Vote has made it possible for students to register in the Union this week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The power is there, waiting to be taken.
—Thomas E. Slaughter
Garry Wills
Muskie's Scars:
Matching
Romney's Story
As Senator Muskie carries the scarves of New Hampshire around the country, a myth seems in the making—one to him is George Romney in the 1968 campaign.
These myths run parallel: just as Romney was undone by one slip (the comment that he had been "brainwashed" during his Vietnam tour), so Muskie may be undone by a tear or two of the word of William Loeb's newspaper.
Now I think H. L. Menken was by and large right in his low estimate of the electorate. It is not inconceivable that candidates could be rejected for foolish reasons—for one英雄 phrase, or one touch of honest feeling.
But that is simply not what happened—not in either of these cases. The electorate has reasons that Reason does know of for judging both Romney
and Muskie rather harshly—reasons that go far beyond the simple version of each incident.
Take Romney. He did not fatter because he spoke the phrase, but because he felt he had to defend it. Then he made a statement that Romney makes of his mistakes a new missionary calling. His action after the phrases used showed us the typical Romney pattern of self-rightnessees who was not that he slipped once, but that, having slipped, he thrashed and failed in an angry panic, and tried to convince us these gyrations were not from a bullet deliberately choreographed.
Muskie's fault, too, went far beyond his "losing control" and showing a human side. It would have been all to answer Loeb, and to make the answer passionate. But Muskie's response showed disproportion in every part—
he attacked in the wrong way, mistook the true grounds of his grievance; played down what mattered to his friends and highlighted the inconsequential.
Muskie put his emphasis on a mere reprint, one that had appeared all over the national press, and was not very insulting anyway — it just made his wife the subject of (the thing his aides are calling a virtue in the case of Muskies's own tears).
This tea-pot storm of tears kept him from a sharp clear answer on what really mattered.-Loeb's sleazy way of arguing that Muskie had contempt for French Americans. That was what hurt him, because he fumbled his reply to it. One of the things quietly working for us was the "educat" vote that has taken on such importance is a Catholic note, and the first real test of that advantage was
to be in New Hampshire. Despite the popular view of New Hampshire as an state, a majority of its voters are Catholics. The Canadian descent. It was among those voters—e.g., in working-class Managers and lead shrank spectacularly after Jobson's victory.
people-not, as the evasion put it, because he was a fellow ethnic American. He could not speak people, could not cope with a play to his strength, he showed a far more basic political weakness than mere oversupplied tear ducts. There is a harsh reality that voters often New Hampshire permanently damages Muskie, it will not be because voters hold against him the good man's love for his wife. It will simply be because he is not necessarily a good politician.
Copyright, 1972, Universal Press Syndicate
Job Market Improves for Grads
By DIANE CARR
Korean Staff Weiter
The recessive economy had a dampening effect on the 1971 job market. The University of Kansas placement directors are more optimistic for
Elmo Lindquist, placement director for the School of Engineering, said recently that until 1970-71, engineers flocked to college campuses seeking college graduates. He said in the last three years that he was not afraid but there was a slight increase this semester.
Several of the placement directors interviewed were optimistic about the job market. They also thought college recruitment would reach the boom proportions of four or five years
Lindquist said that in a peak
year like 1980-2000 researchers
can use the library in the
school of Engineering. This
year 50-60 interviewers have
been employed.
"Not many of our students are out pumping gas." he said.
THE ENGINEERING SCHOOL has had approximately the same number of graduates in this field. In the past the placement office had to protect the student from the deluge of interviewers who hit campus. Now the student is required to participate in managements as possible. Lindquist said.
Lindquist estimated that last semester more than 90 per cent of the graduates found jobs, and the graduates' jobs were related to engineering.
Lindquist said several students had not made an effort to seek employment after graduation. He helped them pay for their home and let dad pay the bills for others. They did not hunt for jobs because their parents were unemployed.
THE TIGHTEST FIELDS are aerospace engineering. Lindquist Graduates from these areas usually work in jobs in the fields of engineering.
Lindquist said he thought there would be a 7-10 percent increase in job offers this semester. He is promoting within the company are now looking for "new blood," he said. They want inexperienced men with new ideas who have worked for another company.
Because of the decrease in the number of campus recruiters many students are not able to get jobs. There are interested, Lindaquist said. Interview lists are quickly filled, and most recruiters will not talk about it.
LINDQUIST SAID THAT HE
himself improved in job mark-
outs and the couple
months. Every Sunday he cuts
out ads from the paper for
engineering positions. He has
gradual increase since
January.
Other placement officers said they thought there would be more jobs available, but there would also be more competition. The classmates competing against his own classmates but also returning service men and graduates from the classes of 1870 and "71 who would take them over until the employment market opened up.
Dana Leibengood, placement director for the School of Journalism, said he had seen some encouragement signs for employment the last several weeks. He said that newspapers that did not recruit at KU last year had scheduled interviews for this semester.
LAST YEAR the large papers
were sold to people. They were not even
interested in the top graduates,
Lebedengo said. This year they
worked on a book.
Last year small weekly papers were the prime source of job interviews, and back, he said. Also, some companies that had discontinued campus recruiting are now making lists of names of the top graduates. This at least keeps the door open between employer and student.
Leibengood said he thought more students were going to learn computer science job scarcity. A masters degree in journalism is an asset for the job.
MILLEDREY YOUNG, personnel director for the School of Law at Columbia University had stabilized this year. Referencing figures may be down as much as two per cent but that was nothing new. When the students were down last year, she said.
Young said accounting and sales majors had not had as much training in the business majors. She said industrial recruitment of college graduates with accounting been both heavy and competitive.
Business administration and personnel graduates are having a degree in management. However, many retail stores are looking for potential managers, Young said. A graduate must go to an accredited college for these managerial positions.
LAST SUMMER the Business
LAST SUMMER out questionaires to
the business school and
spring asking them their plans.
From the 45 per cent that
went out questionaries the
business school had found 7 per
cent were going into the armed
services, 15 per cent were going
to graduate school and 11 per
cent were going to university.
never have accepted these offers three years ago, she said.
Young said she thought there would be more job openings this summer, but it was so strong. Students can no longer wait for the ideal job. They realize this is the area they are now growing in their field. Students would
The sluggishness in hiring will hurt the companies in a few years, Young said. The market will open up and the experienced people will be retiring. There will be more managers to fill the managerial positions.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION for Liberal Arts graduates had not changed since 2014. Sixty per cent of Liberal Arts majors go to graduate school. This has caused because it is the job market, Gladys Padget, placement director for the School of Liberal Arts.
The biggest problem for the Liberal Arts School is that many seniors have no idea what they want to do when they graduate from high school or work in the world. More emphasis needs to be put on career planning for freshman and sophomores. Many students don't worry about jobs until the month of graduation, and that is too late. Padget said.
The job outlook for teachers is no brighter this year than it was last year and the situation is getting progressively worse, because the department director for the School of Education, said recently.
Most of last year's recruiters are back but each year a few districts drop campus recruiting.
PEOPLE WITH A MASTERS DEGREE are having a hard time finding Jobs. Some school teachers teach in the college teachers with a bachelor's degree because they can pay them lower salaries. He said people with a master's degree in Special Education and library were still in demand.
Regier said there was not an oversupply of teachers but an abundance of districts are having financial problems and so they have limited hire. The schools need more teachers' load. The teacher's loads but are unable to.
It is unlikely that Kansas or Missouri will provide additional funds in the near future, he said.
Another placement problem is that many students are not in college, so the semester 364 women and only 122 men are graduating with a bachelor degree in Education. Many of the women are married and have children.
The large school districts could offer no encouragement to fledgling teachers. The Shawnee School District had 2,500-3,000 applications each year. They hire approximately 10 per cent of the school who apply.
stringent budget would not allow them to increase. This year 18 positions were cut out because of elementary school enrollment.
THIS SEMESTER a new Mexico school district tried to schedule interviews with KU. No one would sign up for interviews with them. Even though jobs are tight, student are reluctant to attend.
Harold Dent, director of personnel for the Shawnee Mission School District, said a
KU placement directors have noticed an increase of students using the placement office computer. Young said she had not only done more individual counseling, but she's also done more group work such as helping the senior class learn the Who's Who resume book
THE PLACEMENT OFFICERS agreed that they were done all they could to help seniors find jobs especially since the office was on a limited budget. The University financial crisis.
The directors said they thought the individual placement officers at KU were more effective than the one management office such as the one Kansas State personnel offices have closer contact with the students within their school than if the placement officer was involved in cooperation between company representatives and the dean and professors of each school. This relationship keeps many graduates coming back. Young said.
The 1972 job market may look brighter for graduates from large colleges, but it's far bleak for graduates from small area colleges such as Baker or
RECRUTING IS DOWN at Baker University, Marilyn King, Baker placement director, said recently. This year only seven companies signed up for visits, which is down 35 from last year. The five companies included the military, the Boy Scouts, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Cardiac Care, and Southwestern Bell.
Small schools are having a hard time attracting recruiters because companies can get all the needs they need for recruiting from large universities. Recruiters won't drive 50 miles out of their way to take three or four kids at Baker University or 25 students at KU, King said.
SEVERAL SMALL SCHOOLS in the area are considering plans for a centralized placement of students at University, St. Benedicts, Rockhurst, and Park College will cooperate and send their students to university interviews. This will save the interviewer time and miles and give the schools contact with them not otherwise come. Ruth said.
All placement officers agreed the limited job offers the last two years had not affected salary offers in any field.
The companies no longer have to send recruiters to the school because now the students come to the school. University, directed, aircraft
industrial firms made by Frank S. Endicott, placement director at Northwestern University, indicated that hiring would be up because the company remain about the same. More than half the companies surveyed said they intended to offer jobs to more bachelor's degree holders than they had done last year. Companies said the cutback was over.
A survey of 185 business and
ENDECOT, who has reported on corporate recruiting plans since 1945, prefects an 11 per cent of the companies he directs and graduates to be hired. But 44 per cent of the companies poise a plan for hiring and recruiting recipients, and overall hiring will reach only about 60 per cent of the recruiting levels of 1988 and 1992.
The companies also indicated that they would hire more college women. A total of 98 companies reported that they planned to hire women from 1972 classes, 15 per cent increase from 1971 hiring.
Several recruiters who have recently stopped interviewing at KU said they have enough students to campus recruiting worthwhile.
Kenneth Kath, personnel director for Mobil Oil in Kansas City, said it was expensive to conduct campus recruiting. They are still doing some college work and concentrating their effort on schools where they have had the most success.
Kath said they were not hiring less people this year but they did want to fill in the vacancies to fill their positions. Several years ago they had to conduct more interviews because many of them would accept a position with another company. Today nearly all job offers are accepted, he said.
P. R. LONG, personnel manager for IBM in Topeka, said they were not college recruiting this year because they were not hire anyone. Recruiting goes on and it should pick up soon, be said.
Two hours after the interview, the student said he had just received word that he resumed campus recruiting and would interview at KU this morning.
J. E. Kelly, personnel director for the Wilson Certified Meat Company, said they were not satisfied because they needed people with an agricultural background. A few years ago they could not find enough students at agricultural schools in positions but now it was easy.
Placement directors agreed that it could be a hard year of bustling for graduates seeking employment, but they have to complete twice as many applications and schedule twice as many interviews as five years ago. In other words, the students who put out the effort would find the jobs.
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