University Daily Kansan
Thursday, March 25, 1971
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When pouring over the books she mind grow weary, students can trek up to the third floor of Watson Library for a touch of the
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aesthetic to soothe the mental strain. The modern art exhibit currently on display consists of geometric paintings as well as conventional canvases. After viewing the paintings students can slide into one of the rooms furnished with large windows and head back to studying with mental energy perhaps restored.
The issues are: selection of three city commissioners, and for some board members and whether 18 to be given the right to vote in state and local elections. This is being done in Illinois in a statewide referendum.
The first question is whether the city should be allowed to levy a one half per cent retail sales tax within the city limits of Lawrence for the purpose of expanding the city's business. The second is whether the city may raise its budget by $400,000 so it can spend the money from the
The final issue consists of two questions, both of which must pass for the city to be able to police and fire departments.
manpower of the departments. If both questions pass, enough officers must men to the police force and 15 men to the fire department. In addition, the tax would enable the police to add four dispatchers; to the fire department, one clerk typt to the force. They could also purchase another patrol car which would allow them to increase the number of
Policemen's hours would be reduced from 44 to 40 per week and firemen's hours would be reduced from 70 to 56 hours per week.
Vern Harnell, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said Wednesday that he felt the police had a good chance of passing.
Members of the order have been passing out leaflets and not paying their tax. They also have been going door to door handing out letters asking people to state their case. Some of them had has had many favorable replies
sales tax for increasing the manpower of the departments
Student-Faculty Ratio Is 200 to 1
Prof Urges Larger Astronomy Staff
Voter List Grows For April Election
By MATT BEGERT Kansan Staff Writer
The City Clerk reported Wednesday that 14,408 persons had registered to vote in the April primary, with more than 670 registered for the March primary. Of the 14,033 who were registered in March, 7,307
The astronomy division of the department of physics and astronomy is progressing according to Petel Wehinger, professor of astronomy but changes are to be the growing needs of the department.
Wehninger, who first came to KU as an instructor for the 1970 film "Arabia," and the majors program had been completely revised and updated.
HEWINGER WAS hired to replace professors Storer and Horak who were formerly astronomers and instructors as astronomers and instructors.
The student-faculty ratio in the department of astronomy is 200 to 1
The most immediate need of the astronomy department, Wheeler explained, was to increase his research. Professor Storer, his immediate predecessor, "He put out a number of master's degree candidates who have gone on to doctoral studies Ph.D., etc." Storer and Hordak did a good job of teaching, but they were terribly overworked. Their time was given almost entirely to research on their own.
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Wehinger commented that he was not able to offer more than one section of the beginning course in astronomy because he was the only instructor. He said it would be the most student interest in astronomy.
"CONSIDERING ALL FACTORS it would be wise to add several astronomers, one or two at a time, and in that way to build up a larger staff in the astronomy department," "Wehinger said. He has at least one more person to cover the course next semester."
"From all indications, there is a good bit of interest even on a
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general level to have more than one beginning course each semester," he said.
Whingener found that the students, last semester in introductory business course, recognized the need for more instructors in the department. He conducted a survey of the class asking their opinion on
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Another student stated, "One instructor is not enough. It'silly to expect one to do so much work."
ONE STUDENT commented,
"Not being science oriented, I took the course as a requirement
and was the most interesting of the sciences."
Wehinger indicated that student awareness of the staff shortage began in the fall of 1960 and has grown since. Skipking for a continued astronomy program and an increase in the number of astronomy faculty taught at our campus were circulated last semester and this semester requesting that more astronomy courses be taught and that more instructors be hired.
THE PLAN FOR increasing the staff, according to Weihinger, calls for the addition of one nurse in 1971 and two others by fall, 1972.
"With that number of staff, the programs already in the books would be real and the program could be realized and implemented more effectively."
Wehinger indicated that continued progress in the astronomy department was evident. He said repairs and maintenance are the telescope. It was realismized at Michigan University at no cost to KU. According to Wehinger, the realismization makes the telescope ten times more efficient.
THE ACADEMIC Administrative Committee has provided $2,900 to renovate the KU observatory.
"There is interest in astronomy among the faculty," said Wenliang Jiang, a staff member very gratifying and helpful." He said assistance from the supporting staff who help to maintain the observatory was very helpful.
astronomy are now located in the science library in Malott Hall.
He said when he first came to KU the books on astronomy were scattered in the various libraries on campus. All materials on
Concerning the astronomy library, Wehninger said, "It is an important part of astronomical studies as in any field."
"THE PEOPLE in the science library and Watson Library were very helpful in consolidating the astronomy material. The library has been very receptive to the contributions he had made for improvements," he said.
The astronomy department is sponsoring a series of "Public Astronomy" events, and the astronomy by Susan Wysoff also happens to be Mrs. Wearen Wendy. We are given a chance to look through the university telescope. As many as 250 people attend events, according to Wysoff
Miss Wyeffy is not a member of the University faculty but has been professor of professorship. An adjunct professorship provides all the right of an assistant professor, but does not include a salary. Miss Wyeffy she has applied many times for a position in professorship, but has not been accepted.
"I'm somewhat understanding about it," said Miss Wycoff, "it's because of the lack of funds at the university right now."
MSS WYCOFF has published journals, and KU is given credit for the work. KU has provided her with an office and use of the library.
Miss Wycoff is now doing research on data obtained from Kit Peak National Observatory. She will receive KU, graduate students, and instructors in astronomy are able to use the facilities at the University of Arizona located in Arizona, free of charge. The National Science Foundation provides trans-acting lodging for the astronomers.
CONCERNING THE *opportunity to use the Kitt Peak Observatory*, Whinger said, *facilitize* it and travel support it is possible that a good bit of scientific research can be done."
According to both Wehinger and Miss Wycoff, astronomy is valuable not only to astronomers, physicists and engineers, but also provides a well-rounded background for liberal arts majors.
Miss Wyccip said, "Astromony serves the purpose of broadening our students' knowledge could easily have 500 to 400 students enroll in the beginning course, but Professor Wehinger who teaches this section. We have a responsibility
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to teach the majors as well as other students."
Requirements for a major in astronomy include 20 hours of astronomy, 22 hours of physics and 18 hours of mathematics.
THEERE ARE at the present time 22 astronomy majors. In addition to teaching the two-year sequence required for a bachelor's degree in astronomy. Wehinger conducts a semester in astronomy with six students.
All research in astronomy at KU is done by Miss Wyccob, behavior cannot research before his time is involved with teaching
"We don't have many assistant Writers. We remind Miss Wren that we could also observe every available night and you could get a lot of money."
WEHINGER SAID that there were plans for a regional observatory to be built for the state universities, in Kansas, in Arkansas, and in Alaska, and a dispute over the site of the observatory had caused delay.
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