University Summer Kansan
Friday, July 16, 1971
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What are these men smiling about?
Wescoe, cont. from page 1
Well, nice try and all, but we've just got the $5.8 million and—
Zap! The tower is gone, the tower is dead. A revised plan. And you could add the tower if you want.
The Regents didn't want any of it. The Regents did pay woodman and Vivian the money, but said thinks a lot, and parried company. The new state architecture now chose
Fixing a hole
Where the rain gets in And keeps my mind from wandering
Where it will go.
So they scratched, and drafted, and blueprinted and estimated, and dreamed.
The Beatles
Horst, Terril, and Karst of Topeka to design a new building from scratch.
And what they saw is what we'll get,
A new plan. Four stories. For 8 million dollars.
Fortunately, the Kansas legislature passed a new law in 1970 that made it all possible by allowing the building to be owned by students instead of student fees. The student senate reluctantly agreed to the fee increase. As a result, students are not losing the federal and state funds," according to Rick Von Ende, then president of the Student Executive Committee.
The student body was more forceful in its opinion. They rejected the proposed fee increase two to one in an opinion poll last spring. The increase in government will go into effect anyway as soon as the building is ready to be used.
The work is on schedule according to two men working on the mechanical construction. It might not stay that long, but it could, except the electrical workers. "This isn't saying there will be trouble, because there's only one electrician here now. But get six or eight here and they'll just sit there, happy. They might even use a nickel."
There is no penalty clause in the construction contracts, according to the National Institute of Physical Planning and Operations. "Union problems are considered a liability."
When the building is competed it still won't be all roses. It won't even be tulips or geraniums.
The 15 foot tall cooling towers for Wescote Hall (and eventually for the air conditioning systems of several other buildings) will be located behind Flint, where the greenhouse presently is. The garden in front of the shrubs and flowers to landscape the campus since before 1928. With that gone, and no funds to replace it, "Building and Grounds is going out of the greenhouse business," states Harry W. Huchholz, Director of the Physical W. Huchholz, Director of the Physical
Even the classroom squeeze will remain tight. Last fall, including the "temporary" classrooms, KU was filled with students in the classroom space. Even the 49,000 square feet of classrooms that Wescoe Hall will add will not take up the total difference. Also, several rooms where teachers can work on computers or offices when Wescoe Hall is built
Wesco Hall is nothing but a first class building. It will have two 300-seat auditoriums, three 90-seat classrooms, and three separate classrooms varying from 22 to 32 seats. There will be 21 seminar rooms, 12 electronic instruction laboratories, and one language laboratory suite. There will be more than 300 offices for faculty and staff.
It is unlikely that Wescoe Hall can be expanded in the future. That was sacrificed for lower construction costs, and urban sprawl.
W. Clark Wescoe, best known by his trademark cigar while he was here, will be the subject of a book on building. He is the ninth out of ten chancellors to be honored with an edifice of stone or concrete. Joshua A. Merrill, who was a student has had a building named after him. He came from Penelope Vanilla, a minister in the city where he write all his own letters in longand.
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A Comparison of Body Measurements Of Incoming KU Freshmen
By RANDY ATTWOOD
The black covered masters' theses in education done at the University of Kansas stand like coffins buried in the lowest level of the University's library. Like coffins, they are rarely looked at, not so much because what they hold are dead, but merely useless.
"Height as Related to Success in Basketball Players," one thesis written by James E. Stotka in 1904 is entitled *Mt. Stats wrote* "The purpose of this study was to determine whether a basketball player's height provides an advantage in rebounding, scoring, and winning basketball games." Indeed, he discovered it did. Conclusion number eight reads, "In general, the taller players are better at rebounding than the shorter players."
Continuing to tap this public education information vein, we find entities ranging from a simple study called "Cardio-respiratory Responses to the 600 Yard Run" written by Dennis Bender in 1967, to the more flamboyant title, "The Influence of the Time Required to Run Ten Miles," on Starting Ones Blocks in the Relationship to Run Ten Miles.
There have been several histories done: KU basketball, football, and a 97 page history of physical activities for girls at Lawrence High School with a scholarly 501 book.
In case you're interested, Jerome K. Barland in 1958 discovered that entering male students to KU from 1852 to 1972 were 1,777 pounds heavier and 121 inches shorter.
At least one student, Annette E. Coleman in 1966 was concerned how her thesis might relate to high school and did a study entitled "An investigation of the Drill Machine." As the primary research subject of her thesis members have a tendency to receive better grades than non-drill team members (2.9351 as compared to 2.7398). From that fact she made the specious conclusion that Drill machine members have a tendency to receive better grades.
But if those theses related to physical education appear ridiculous, other areas rarely offer less laugh. L. Scott Varner in 1966 did a survey of public opinion concerning the school budget in Baldwin City, Kansas. His most startling conclusion was that each per cent sampled fat too uninformate to complete the questionnaire about the Baldwin City.
Richard A. Moore in 1968 did a thesis called "A Study of the Change in the Self-concept as Measured by the Bill's Index of Adjustment and Values During the Early Life."
Two titles seemed to be of interest. One was a study of the creative writing by a group of deaf students. The thesis's concept, though, was in sentence length, number and variety of verbs, and number of errors. Not one example of the actual writing was given. Another thesis, by Billie D. McCord, was an analysis of diary writing. Another thesis, by Michelle A. Schultz, which the author showed that the educable mentally retarded adolescents were interested pretty much in the same things you and I are: work, leisure, school, and health.
Clifford E. Burke in 1967 researched and wrote, "A Comparison of Two Groups of Ottawa University Students and Their Use of the University Union's Recreation Room. If you spend a lot of your time playing pool, ping-pong, or howling, then you must be aware that the average grade point score for wasting so much time just quote from Mr. Burke's thesis, the males are above average in academic potential for the enrolled freshman class." Don't remain too smug for Mr. Burke also discovered that "both male and female samples received a lower grade point average at the close of their freshman year than did the control group," and this may be due to the fact that Rec room majors spend more time in the Recroom.
These people received masters degrees at the University of Kansas, are probably now teaching in our high schools, and may return someday for a PhD.
Tuesday, July 20, 1971
Health Lab Underfunded
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library borrowing is a reflection of for library resources which cannot locally," the report said, "and its inversely relates to the adequacy of libraries' collections. This volume d to increase during 1983-70."
on Library is not in desperate impairment in terms of book space," Heron will be in two or three years. In 1988, the University of Chicago's staff and of Watson Library."
said, however, that the library is a whole was overcrowded.
said was going to be a birthday party, added by some villagers, fired shots, then proceeded to round up the protestors, said some were beaten by police.
ice and law libraries are really I-old books are having to be stored inment of Spencer," Heron said.
ent space problems in the science are indeed severe," the report says. tion of the Barett-Schillingler formula to the library system as a source of storage space it requires. The Spencer Library abundant storage space for the time
annual report for 1969-70 called the *s* of library space "severe."
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bating, but | by the same formula| the science libraries have only one third of the space they
Heron said the University will need a new library in the next decade. He said Watson Library built in 1928, has had three additions already, so that "it is not an ideally designed building."
"Statistically, it's rather short of seating space." Heron said. "We should be able to seat 4,400 in the entire library system. We have seating for 2,500. This is somewhat less than there are桌到它太多 times when this building (Watson) is terribly overcrowded."
Another problem the library has is a shortage of personnel.
"This year the work load is going to increase," Heron said, "and there will be fewer, rather than more, people working here. The library also has a brieflisting here. There are currently about 250,000 books in it, which are only brieflined and not fully catalogued. To the user of the card catalogue, brieflists books are not as useful.
Heron said the library needs more employees to speed up the briefing work.
"Increasing doctoral programs also mean greatly increased burdens on the library."
Between 1959 and 1970, the number of masters degrees awarded at KU has increased 187.2 per cent, the number of doctoral degrees has increased 303.4 per cent, and the number of master's degrees has
The root of the libraries' troubles is the refusal of the Board of Regents and the state legislature to allot more money for books, library operation and expansion of facilities.
In 1968, 69, the total expenditure of the Kansas University Libraries was $2,143,358. In 1969, 70, the total expenditure was $2,298,935. In 1970, 71, would probably drop below $2,000,000.
Heron said the administration has been advocating a new system of budgeting, called formula budgeting, used widely by other institutions of higher education. He said that the library submitted a formulated budget two years ago, (1984-60) in which it requested $52 million. This budget was turned down by the Board of Regents it never made it to the legislature).
The annual report for 1965-70 summarized the success of the formula budgeting technique for that year: "It went down in flames with the rest of the restoon, but some day when the weather improves it should fly better than the old magic carpet."
With a shortage of employees and operating funds, another economy instituted by the United States is in the process.
"This is a problem this summer," Heron said. "People who work during the week can't get enough of it."
Heron said that the library would be closed on Friday evening during the coming school year, and that the library would be forced to curtail its hours of service a total of five to ten hours during the year. He added that Kansas state schools were having the same problems.
The University of Kansas library system is not facing an immediate crisis. Libraries at KU will continue to operate. But they will be overcrowded, understaffed, and the quantity and quality of resource materials will continue to decrease in future years unless the university more financial aid from the Board of Regents and, ultimately, the state legislature.
make very many specific proposals for consolidation or elimination of particular programs.
Kissinger Reveals Details of Trip
who has been active in civil rights and political campaigns for several years, had never discussed the ACLU post with Cardinal John Cody or church authorities.
WASHINGTON (UPH) - Henry Kissinger's trip to China was so secret that even one of the two Secret Service agents who went with him didn't know the destination.
Kissinger revealed that and other details of his Peking trip during a chat Sunday aboard Air Force One as President Nixon and his party returned from California. Nixon called for his cabinet and congressional leaders to discuss the unfinished discussions of his uncoming China tour.
Kissinger declined to discuss what type of aircraft was used on his clandestine trip, or even what route he traveled. But he said one of the two Secret Service agents with him was kept in the dark—until he spotted a Chinese jet, presumably on the flight into China.
The agent, Kissinger added, nearly dropped las teeth.
Once he began his 20 hours of talks with Premier Chou En-lai, he said, the Chinese leader proved to be better informed about some of Nixon's more recent statements than he was. He said Chou immediately started pepping him with intelligent questions about an off-the-cuff briefing Nixon held for newsmen in Kansas City July 6.
He also brought back memories—as the S. table team team did before him—of the Chelsea player who played for them.
On arrival in Pokey the Chinese kept their promise of strict secrecy, even to the point of whisking him away from the airport in a truck that left rear windows hidden by tuckers.
served 12 courses at every meal, but he did not use the ivory chaplets, fearful of his
Kissinger said he has no illusions about an immediate friendship forming between Nixon and Chou; but he said there seems to be mutual respect already.
The following morning Chong sent him a copy of Nixon's remarks, in English, with his personal notations on the margin and a note reading "please return, our only copy."
Kissinger said he had to admit he had been traveling and was out of touch, press for press release.
Althou no date for Nixon's visit has been announced, Kissinger said diplomatic negotiations were underway to make sure the groundwork will be well laid. White House officials said Nixon will probably go late this year or early in 1972.
Docking Fights AEC
TOPEKA (UIP) - Gov. Robert B. Docking Monday made a last ditch effort to halt the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) funding for the nuclear waste dump near 1200 years.
The governor's office released the text of a letter sent by the Kansas governor to all 100 members of the U.S. Senate. The Senate will consider the request today.
"I do not believe the AEC has made every effort to determine the safety of the Lyons project. Many of our state's prominent scientists, knowledgeable in the technical complexities and potential dangers of storing radioactive wastes, have joined with me in asking that the AEC conduct further research on these issues." Lyons project before proceeding with site acquisition and construction." Docking said in the letter.
The governor said the AEC "for the most part has ignored our concerns" and gone with a different plan.
Doingasked asking the Congress approve AEC funds for research on the project, but defer the requests for funds to acquire land and make a project until all safety tests are completed.
The AEC wants to take over an abandoned salt mine near Lyons in central Kansas for the nuclear waste dump. Radioactive waste would be deposited in the facility, which would be decommissioned.
Spencer Closed This Week
Spencer library has been closed due to a 12,500 volt cable broken by a construction worker at the site of Wesco Hall Tuesday, July 13.
There has been a generator installed to keep the library at a cool temperature. It is not known how well the generator will provide the library until the cable is repaired.
Spencer contains many old documents manuscripts and rare books which might be destroyed if not kept in a controlled atmosphere. There are no lights in the library.
The closing of the library has caused an inconvenience for approximately 40 students and 45 faculty members who are using the library this summer. Three of these have been provided with space near a window in the library to continue their studies. Two are doctoral candidates and the third is a faculty member.
Most of the staff employed at Spencer Library have been transferred to Watson Law School.
The Cason Construction Co. said the cable would probably be repaired by the end of this month.
Spencer Library
Kantan Photo
... with emergency generator