KU to Obtain Budget and Information System by July
Editors Note: This is the second story in a three part series dealing with the reorganization of the University since Chalmers became chancellor.
By JEROME ESSLINGER
The current phase of reorganization will be nearly completed by July 1 and the University will then have its first real operating budget and information system, Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr., said recently.
Chailers said the new formulated budget and information system was "the only way to cope with some of the questions being asked of higher education institutions," a federal government, when funding for higher education is at an all-time low."
Until recently, the University budget system had been based on a "wish list" and a "shrinkage fund for classified and unclassified salaries," according to Chalmers.
The wish list is the term for the projected budgets that have been
recommended and submitted by dears and department chairmen to the chancellor and the vice chancellors for academic and financial University budget was then drawn up.
THE SHRIRKAGE salary system, which is still in effect, is part of the state allocation of funds whereby the University must establish its required unclassified or teaching budget and 95 per cent of its classified or civil service budget. The shrinkage concept is based on the state legislature's four percent and five per cent position vacancies.
The wish list and shrinkage salary system will be eliminated or shortened by the new formulated budget system, Chalmers said.
A "personnel payroll budgeting system" will be initiated in the formulated budget, and will give deans and department chairmen more flexibility in managing their time more formally had under the shrinkage system, according to the Chancellor.
ALSO ELIMINATED will be the University's ability to maintain a financial operating reserve at top administrative levels as had been the case when funds were more plentiful than they are at present
Chalmers said he had "other eliminated or decentralized" such a reserve.
"It's not altogether clear to everyone at the University that this is the case," he said.
"As a matter of fact, I'm certain that one of the reasons for the myth that the student was not strong at Strong Hall there was a half million dollars that could be used for classified salary increases—stems from the fact that three or four years ago that probably would have been true."
UNDER THE FORMULATED budget system, the only administrators with financial reserves will be the deans and officers who will have small expierency carries.
The University's relationship with the Kansas Legislature is inherently involved
with reorganization. A basic aim of the formulated budget system is to be able to convince legislators that more money is need and must be obtained for higher costs.
Being able to lobby on a scale equal to
corporate organizations, a goal of
regionalization.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT, however, according to James K. Hitt, director of systems development, is that unlike a corporation, the University must have a budget system to "allocate scarce resources." This is accomplished objectives with minimal loss." This is much different from the maximum profit motive of corporations.
The Kansas Legislature's becoming more involved and interested in how University funds are spent, is also investigating the budget system, according to Chalmers.
However, Francis Heller, vice chancellor for academic affairs who will leave his office June 30, said in a recent interview that he didn't expect the
formulated budget would "work any miracles in terms of getting legislators to appropriate new money or become intensely interested in University affairs."
HELLER SAID that whether the new budget system would produce more money hung on a number of factors it not related to what it was spending. He thought the Kansas Legislature would be concerned with where money was coming from than where and how it was being spent.
“As I see it,” Heller said, “most of the key members of the legislature are going to be interested only in the final figure and it’s going to take a really major effort to them involved at the levels at which Chancellor Heinrich was involved in the educational process.”
Heller said that he saw "far more political difficulties in the future for the left," he added.
"Perhaps this is a factor of age and experience," said Heller.
the vceancellor said that because of his "many years of administrating and
close exposure to Kansas politics, he might not have been as optimistic about the new direction.
"I think it's conceivable that Dr. Chalmers might have preferred that my job be done differently, but since his arrival here I think I've done whatever I wanted," he said to the chairmen to understand what this technique would involve. Heller said.
"If I had been asked to remain in office and the formulated budget were implemented," Heller said, "there's no money. You would have done my damgestep in mid-September."
A FORMULATED BUDGET will promote accountability among faculty and administrators, said Chaimers. He said faculty would be held accountable because faculty members could blame deans or other administrators for not getting pay raises that they thought were appropriate.
"Now," said Chalmers, "we can honestly tell that the money we pay us is not ours."
CLOUDY
82nd Year, No.110
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Seven Students GOP Delegates
Wednesday, March 29, 1972
By JIM KENDELL Kansan Staff Writer
Seven KU students were elected Republican delegates to the third district and state conventions Tuesday night at the Ranada Inn.
About 40 Republicans at the f0ccal convention picked 31 delegates and 31 alternates. Two students and a faculty member were among the alternates.
Black Studies Offers Variety
Voter Panels Are Planned
See Page 2
Tim Treacy, Wilmette, III, senior, has planned two panels to educate voters on climate change.
THE FIRST panel will focus on the job of the presidency, the campaign and electoral processes and voting. The final session will include political rhetoric and press manipulation.
By JAMES COOK
Kanean Staff Writer
See VOTER, Page 9
Treacy said he believed the average American voter lacked an understanding of how his government operated. This makes the voter susceptible to a smooth-talking candidate, who might say anything and promise everything, he said.
The first panel will be held at 7:30 p. m., April 18 in the Kansas Union and the final panel will be at 7:30 p. m., April 25 also in the Union.
The purpose of the panels is to provide the atmosphere of a forum, where voters can question professors who have studied history and constitutional aspects its historical and constitutional aspects.
Treacy said he saw the presidency as a job with constitutionally defined powers.
"I think we must think of the government as a unit made up of fairly simple components," Trecy said. "I'm firm in the belief that if you know what the job entails, whether it's the presidency, the city council, or whatever, if you know where you're working, care, you have a base to work in selecting a man to fulfill those responsibilities."
Everyone who attended the meeting and wanted to be a delegate or an alternate was elected. The other positions were filled by nomination from the floor.
The student delegates are Mary George, St. John senior; Peter George, Lawrence senior; Jerome Osburn, Lawrence special student; Terry Reynolds, Lawrence graduate student; Robert Sunderman, Bill Webster, Cartage. Mo. freshman.
Richard MacKenzie, Hutchinson law student, and MacRick Walker, Newton law student, were selected alternates as was Dr. Jeffrey associate professor of political science.
Osborn said, "I just came to see what
osborne was on. I guess I'm just in this for the
moment."
Miller said he was surprised by the openness of the convention. He said he had expected a slate of candidates to be prepared to win the convention by the organization.
J. D. King, chairman of the party in Douglas County, said he was quite satisfied with the make up of the delegation. He said representative number had been small and town, men and young and old representatives had been elected.
Watson Honored Today
The gt group selected 17 men and 14 women as delegates. There are 16 male alternates
King said the low turnout caused by poor
weather and a lack of interest in the
regional presidential race.
John Weatherwax, the convention secretary, said those who attended the convention were mostly Republican party members. They do the real grassroots work for the party.
The convention gave King the authority to fill any positions which opened because of illness or death.
The delegates and alternates will attend the third district Republican convention April 15 in Shawnee Mission. They will also attend the state convention April 29 in Topeka.
King said no one in Douglas County had
said one interest in becoming a delegate to
the national convention.
See DELEGATES. Page 9
Today is Carrie Watson Day, KU faculty, students and Lawrence residents are invited to Watson Library from 3 to 5 p.m. to recognize the library profession and to honor Watson's life and work.
Carrie Watson
Watson graduated from KU in 1877 and became assistant librarian in the library. He then went to a library had only 2,500 books. Watson spent many years organizing the library, and she enlarged it before she retired in 1921.
Watson was a KU librarian who worked for the library for more than 60 years. This is the 114th anniversary of her birthday.
Watson studied library methods by visiting great eastern libraries. She is credited with building a solid foundation for the present library system.
Coffee and cookies will be served in the basement lobby of the library near a new exhibit featuring memorabilia of Watson.
Gov. Docking Delivers Address in Ballroom . . . Says progress has been made in voter registration . . .
Kanian Photo by T. DEAN CAPLE
Docking Reflects On Voter Gains
Proposes Reforms
By STEVERIEL
Gov. Robert Docking, in remarks delivered at the University of Kansas Tuesday that progress was made during his audits to facilitate voter registration. He also chided the Kansas Legislature for delay in completing the vote for two additional legislative sessions.
Docking's speech, is sponsored by the
Student ID code, was given in the Kansas
University Journal.
Docking said reform should be made to remove difficulties encountered in registering to vote. Registration centers, libraries, and insurance maximum access to applicants.
In his formal presentation, Docking said many victories were won which made it easier to register to vote in Kansas. His victory was because law during this legislative session;
DESPIE THESE legislative victories, Docking said many obstacles still existed to voter registration in Kansas. These issues were not fully resolved to recalcitrant election officials, he said.
These laws make registration and voting easier for servicemen, allow changes in party affiliation to be made by voters 30 days before the primary election, and require that the general election eligible to vote in the primary if certain forms are signed.
Restricted registration hours, according to Docking, should also be revaimed to
Shultz Bases Nomination Platform On Efficiency, Increased Industry
ny LINDA SCHILD
Kansan Staff Writer
To improve the quality of Kansas law enforcement agencies and the effectiveness of prison rehabilitation programs, Shulzt said trained staffs should be placed in positions should be placed in positions of responsibility for these areas.
l. Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Kansas last week in Topeka.
His platform consists of programs to improve the state government by making it more efficient, plans to reinforce the state government's role in industry, and Kansas, he said Tuesday.
"We need to eliminate the duplicity that exists," he said. "There is no reason why we shouldn't bring efficiency experts as business does."
"THE HEAD OF the highway patrol, for instance, serves at the pleasure of the governor," Schultz said. "As the governor changes every two years, so do his appointees. This is one area that needs to be taken out of politics."
"I would like to take a new look at the
picture of government," Sulluz said.
Shultz said that a bill passed by the legislature this session concerning prison reform typified the changes he would like to see in that area.
"We need to update the whole system," he said.
"Better vocational training is necessary to deter criminals from becoming repeat offenders."
program we must bring in people trained
in the job, not just political
appointees, he said.
Vocational and technical education should also be increased to help those who drop out of high school or college, Shultz said.
The new bill will not take effect until July 1, 1974, because funds create a problem in implementing such a program and needs is needed to find a trained staff, Shulk az.
"Of every 100 children enrolled in kindergarten, 84 never graduate from college," he said. "We have to do something to help those who drop out. Maybe we ought to start vocational-technical classes in college."
SHULTZ SAID that he does not agree with the recent proposal made to the Kansas Legislature to consolidate the universities and colleges across the state.
He did say, however, that duplication in education needs to be examined. Although he would not hazard an example, Shultz said that in some classes, taught in every school by full-time professors, duplication could possibly be eliminated. Money gave to universities to be used for better faculty and produce a higher quality of education, he said.
Increased industry in Kansas would
be the state in more than one way,
Shultz.
More jobs would ease unemployment and, in increasing opportunities for Kansas youth, would give more young people reasons to remain in the state.
INDUSTRY WOULD also broaden the tax base, he said.
"The state has only three ways to raise money. Sales taxes, property taxes and income tax," Shultz said. "Property is no longer a sign of wealth, especially for the retired, yet property taxes are the heaviest of the three."
Broadening the state gross product would create a more equitable tax program for the average citizen, he said. Shultz has no solution yet, but said that some way must be found to finance Kansas government without relying upon property taxes. He argues that the state has studied this problem for three years.
Shultz, the second Republican to enter the gubernatorial race, said that he thought he could unify the Republican we have. Kramer's "better than anyone else we have."
Governor Robert B. Docking's plans for the fall election are impossible to forecast, Shultz said. He predicted Docking would probably wait until June to reveal his
FORMER GOVENOR John Anderson of De Soto, who announced his candidacy several weeks ago, can not accomplish this unification. Shuttle said.
Shultz, a native of Lawrence, said that his family would move back from Topeka as soon as the present legislative session comes to an end. In the next few weeks he plans to travel throughout the state to visit his platform at the grass roots level
Shultz served in the Kansas Senate for six years before he was elected lieutenant governor in 1970. He is a farmer and rancher in Jefferson County.
allow people who cannot register during business hours to become registered
Docking criticized Republicans in the legislature for advancing a bill that would have restricted special registration hours before issuing of the voting rolls. He vetoed the bill.
This delay, he said was unnecessary and he noted that the legislature could act quickly when it wanted. He said rapid response would be vital to vetoes was indicative of this ability.
He said that the legislators had attempted to close the registration places an hour earlier than is done now and limit registrants to three hours for registration would be in effect.
When asked if he would appoint a student as a regent in Kansas, Docking said that he would consider it. He said, however, that the time and money necessary for such a position would be overwhelming to a student.
Docking said that the extension of voting rights and the recent enactment of a bill giving majority in most matters to 18-year-olds was not a violation, the reclamation of total citizenship."
IN RESONSE to questions from the audience, Docking said the Kansas Legislature should have concluded business before the end of its 60-day session instead of having to resort to special sessions.
He termed recent actions by the
instrumental confusion at the end of the session.
Docking said that the outlook for higher education in Kansas was bright. He referred to expansion of medical facilities and growth in the junior colleges as important in the overall picture of education.
Locking's presentation was limited to a half hour because he had to return to Tupkea to act on bills passed in the special session. He did not fill in progress at the time of his speech.
House OK's Rights Bill
step. Carlos M. Cooper, R-Boner Springs, changed his vote from "No" to "Ave" to give the resolution its required 84 votes in the House. Two other representatives then switched their votes to make the final count 86-37.
TOPEKA (AP)—The Kansas House voted Tuesday to ratify an equal rights for women amendment to the federal Constitution.
The only two women in the 123-member house voted against ratifying the amendment. They are Reps. Glee Jones, R-Hamin, and Josephine Younkin, D-Ramino.
Opponents of the bill raised one principal argument—that the proposed amendment had not been discussed sufficiently for the Legislature to proceed with ratification.
The opponents said there were several people opposed to the amendment and they had been given no opportunity for a hearing.
Rep. Jack Euler, R-Wathena, said the Kansas House would be the laughingstock of the nation if it rejected the resolution to ratify the amendment.
rie said Kansas had a long history and tradition of being in the forefront of the war. He says he was born in 1853.