Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1962
Daily hansan
VOTERS—Two students cast their ASC general election ballots in the poll box in the Strong Hall Rotunda. They are Nancy Partin, Shawnee Mission junior; and Vic Zuercher, Whitewash senior. The election will end tomorrow.
Eurich WU Plan Much Discussed
The much discussed Eurich-report plan to change Wichita University to a State Universities Center was termed today a "framework for progress" by University of Kansas Chancellor, W. Clarke Wescoe.
"The Eurich report provides a framework for progress for higher education in Kansas," he said.
THE CHANCELLOR SAID he hoped the report would be read in its entirety, and said that there was some misunderstanding about the specific recommendations.
He said that newspaper reports which said Wichita University would become an extension school of KU and Kansas State University are not accurate.
The Eurich report suggests that the University of Kansas and Kansas State University "establish a State Universities Center at Wichita under a new Board..."
"THE FRAMEWORK (the Eurich report) or blueprint," Chancellor Wescoe said, "would provide equal educational opportunities under state sponsorship for all the young people of Kansas. This equality of opportunity everyone has supported in the past.
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
"I would hope the report would not be rejected out-of-hand." Chancellor Wescoe said.
The Eurich report was adopted by the State Board of Regents and is now scheduled for consideration by the State Legislature.
THE REPORT SUGGESTS methods for operating Kansas' system of higher education, with particular attention given to the possible uses of existing programs and facilities.
The report recommends an extension of classroom and laboratory hours, the introduction of an 11-month school year, and deals with problems of waste and duplication in additions to a Kansas-oriented view of problems related to higher education.
APPARENTLY. THEY BELIEVE that a "Universities Center" means that Wichita would lose its identity as a university and become a satellite extension school for the two larger State universities.
WU officials agree that Wichita U. should enter the State system of higher education but are not in favor of Wichita's establishment as a "Universities Center."
WU Regent Sidney Brick, as quoted in a UPI dispatch, said at a meeting last night, that as long as Wichita is to be given a "lower stature" under the plan "it is obvious that we are not prepared to turn Wichita University over to the state system."
60th Year, No.43
Candidates Confident "Other Fellow" Will Lose
By Jackie Stern
If optimism is the key to success, all 34 candidates vying for All Student Council seats will emerge victorious in the general elections which began this morning.
University Party and Vox Populi leaders and candidates last night were sure that they would unseat one another in elections today and tomorrow.
LAST FALL UP gained one more seat than Vox. Vox gained 8 seats to 9 for UP. Vox politicians last night predicted a reversal in the two-year fall election trend which has favored UP.
The final makeup of the ASC following last fall's elections was still 16 to 11 in favor of Vox. Vox has traditionally out-scored UP during the spring elections.
Roger Wilson, Wichita senior and Vox president. said:
"Vox Populi is in the best position it ever has been during fall elections. We should come out with more seats than the University Party."
NANCY LANE, Hoisington senior and independent UP co-chairman, said:
"All our candidates are qualified and a good number of them have had political experience.I feel quite confident we are going to win," she said.
Bob Stewart, Bartlesville, Okla, sophomore and Greek UP cochairman, shared Miss Lane's view.
Although the majority of candidates appeared optimistic, some doubt was expressed by both party members in the small men's dormitory districts.
A VOX candidate outlined three possible outcomes in that district voting. Depending on the size of the vote turnout, he predicted either one UP representative, one Vox representative and one UP representative, or two Vox representatives would be elected.
He said either way the vote would be close with 10 votes representing the difference.
In the small women's dormitory district where UP has a stronghold with three affiliated houses and one non-affiliate, a Vox candidate said a party-line vote would work against her.
Her UP opponent expressed confidence in her chances of winning in the district because of her party's strength.
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Heavy Vote Predicted
Students began streaming to the polls shortly after they opened at 8 o'clock indicating a heavy vote in the All Student Council general elections.
John Stuckey, Pittsburgh senior and ASC elections chairman said voting was heaviest in Strong Hall, with the greatest number of students voting between 10:30 and 11:30.
As the polls opened in Strong Rotunda, 20 to 25 voters waited to begin the assembly line voting process of picking up their dean's cards, getting their ID cards stamped and receiving their ballots.
ber in charge of the Murphy polling district, said 25 or 30 students voted in the first 20 minutes after the polls opened and several more were in line.
Holly Thompson, Ottawa sophomore and elections committee mem-
One hundred eighty-five students voted in Murphy this morning.
"This is quite a voting increase from a comparable period in last week's primary elections," she said.
See voting tabulations on page 4. "I only had six or eight students vote all morning in this district the first day of the primaries."
"Though it is still too early to tell," Stuckey said, "I think my prediction of a heavy voting turnout will be carried out."
Ogilvie Says Election Ruling Hurts His Hopes
By Jan Piekarski
A University Party candidate has accused the elections commission chairman of making a ruling which will hurt his chances in the election. In a conversation this morning, Art Orilvin, North Kansas City, Mo.
In a conversation this morning,
Art Ogilvie, North Kansas City, Mo.
John Stuckey
senior, and UP candidate for the Professional Fraternity and Cooperative district, said John Stuckey, the Elections Commission chairman, made a ruling which curtails his chances of winning the ASC seat.
"Stuckey is playing partisan politics." Oglivie said.
STUCKEY RULED that Theta Tau and Triangle cannot vote in the Professional Fraternity and Cooperative districts.
Ogilvie said that in previous years, both Theta Tau and Triangle have been allowed to exercise their own choice as to whether they would vote in the Social Fraternity district or the Professional Fraternity and Co-operative district.
"IN MY OPINION," said Ogilvie, "Stuckey, a Vox member, saw that I have strong support in the Theta (Continued on p. 8).
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Lack of Jobs Deters KU Student Employment
(Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series on KU student employment.)
By Joanne Prim
The student employment picture at KU has had a zig-zag pattern reflective of the nation as a whole.
How does the employment situation look now?
"IN SCHOOLS of this size, the demand is always greater than the supply."
"There definitely aren't enough jobs to go around," Roger A. Hill, student employment adviser, said.
He said although some students are without jobs, there are some unfilled positions requiring a special skill—such as an experienced shoe salesman or an electrical technician
He added that they may be limited by the terms of their fellowships.
Clark Coan, assistant to the dean of men and foreign student adviser, said, "There are plenty of jobs available for foreign students."
They may lack the necessary background, or they may not find a job to their liking.
RAYMOND NICHOLS, vice chancellor in charge of finance, and Keith Nitcher, comproller, feel there is a direct relationship between increased enrollment and the need for additional student help.
Eventually more assistance becomes necessary in all departments. Hashinger Hall, opened this fall for upperclass women, created jobs for 81 students and added $2,113.20 to the payroll.
The total payroll for part-time student employment on campus for October of this year was $46,251.76, paid to 1,030 graduate and undergraduate students on an hourly basis and 1,079 graduate students on a monthly basis.
THE PAYROLL for October 1961
was $36,941.36 allotted to 859 graduate
and undergraduate students (hourly)
and 1.030 graduate students (monthly).
The hourly pay scale for undergraduates is 70 cents, freshmen; 75, sophomores; 80, juniors; and 85, seniors. The scale is often adjusted, depending on the training and experience of the individual employe.
Most of the hourly employees are undergraduates. Their average wage was $43.76 per month. Of these, 454 work in the residence halls where they live, and 129 work at the library.
OF THIS YEAR'S monthly employs, 73 graduate students are on scholarships and 51 are on trainee grants. They performed no services, although they are listed on the payroll.
If those 124 graduate students are omitted, 955 actual employees are left. Most of them are assistant instructors, graduate assistants, research assistants, or teaching assistants.
The average pay for graduate students is about $211-$222. The rate is $111 for one-quarter time.
STUDENT EMPLOYES listed on other payrolls are 115 by the Kansas Union, 22 by the Center for Research in Engineering Sciences, 20 by the athletic office and nine by the bookstore.
Miss Karlene Howell, assistant to the Dean of Women in charge of part-time employment, reports 12 women serving as student assistants in Lewis and Hashinger Halls. Another 23 are counselors in Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin. They are paid $70 a month.
There are 35 counselors in men's residence halls, according to figures from Arthur McEthenie, assistant to the Dean of Students, Templin and Joseph R. Pearson Halls each have 12. Carruth-0'Leary has six; Oread, four; Grace Pearson, one. They receive $45 monthly.
Women's salaries are higher than men's because the duties in a women's hall are more extensive.
Both Mr. McElhenie and Miss Howell are presently making surveys concerning student employment.
ACCORDING to a survey a year ago among men's residence halls, 189 men were employed at an average wage of 81 cents per hour for an average of nine and one-half hours a week. These figures did not include student counselors or University teaching assistants.
According to incomplete returns from Miss Howell's survey this year, more than one-half of the residents of large halls are employed within the hall.
"It's just easier to work where you live than to go out on the hill," Miss Howell said. "There is also more flexibility. Girls can work in the evening and on weekends.
"A lot of girls work during the summer," she added.
Some are limited by their scholarships or do not prefer to work while going to school.