Prof. (?) Shultz
ROTC's guardian angel, State Senator Reynolds Shultz, R-Lawrence, has again entered into the affairs of the University.
Shultz seems to be upset because the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is trying to determine its own curriculum. He is afraid that the College faculty is trying to operate independently from the state legislature.
Tuesday, the faculty of the College decided to vote on a motion which would eliminate credit for military courses not integrated into academic departments by September 1971. Since the state legislature had requested that no changes be made in the ROTC program until the 1970 legislative session, Shultz frowned on this action.
"How many times does a state agency go against a resolution adopted by both the legislature and the Legislative Council?" he asked.
It would probably be just as valid for the College faculty to ask, "How many times is this state senator going to interfere in our business?"
There has been a lot of publicity lately about the increasing politicization of midwestern universities. It has been said that at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan, the students have the faculty backed into a corner.
Well the situation is certainly different at the University of Kansas. Instead of students, it's Senator Shultz who is putting the pressure on the faculty. Yes, it's Senator Shultz who is telling the faculty that their opinions aren't relevant. And it's Senator Shultz who is telling
the professors not to make any decisions until the legislature can advise them.
Shultz has said that there are other courses that are of more questionable academic value than the military courses. He may be right. But it's the ROTC program that is the pressing issue at KU. It's the ROTC program that has been discussed and debated for so long.
Even if the College faculty decides to make changes, those changes would not actually take place until September, 1971. Is this really in conflict with the legislature's request that no changes be made before the 1970 legislative session?
The College faculty is clearly taking the initiative on this problem and Shultz is resentful. Apparently he feels that it is up to the legislature to begin any action on the matter.
Shultz has a distorted view of the role of the legislature in the educational system. For it is the responsibility of the legislature to guarantee education. But it is the job of the educators to determine the substance of education. Senator Shultz is a lot of things, but he is not an educator.
"Governments have ever been careful to hold a high hand over the education of the people. They know, better than anyone else, that their power is based almost entirely on the school. Hence, they monopolize it more and more." Francisco Ferrer
Obviously, Shultz would monopolize KU if he could. But if Shultz continues to pressure KU's faculty, he could turn out to be the worst friend ROTC ever had. —Joe Naas
Off the wire
Bv United Press International
PHILADELPHIA—Eighteen dollar-a-week part time domestic Mrs. Edith Waters explaining why she went on a six-day search for the owner of $100 she found on a bus:
"If I had lost the money I would want somebody to return it to me at Christmas time. Keeping the money I couldn't live right. My conscience is with me to death."
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NEW YORK-A furious saleslady at Saks Fifth Avenue department store when some rampaging demonstrators tried to enter the store to flee police:
"You can't do this. This is Saks!"
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Norris Cotton, R.N.H., accusing Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans of allowing a flood of textiles, shoes, and other imported goods on the U.S. market;
"We're the dumping ground of the world."
CHICAGO—Judge Julius Hoffman replying to Mrs. Anne Patrick Kerr, M.P. testifying in the trial of the "Chicago Seven," who had informed Judge Hoffman that she can be addressed as "the Honorable Member for Rochester and Chatham".
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"That's a little too long. I'll just call you Madame Witness."
WASHINGTON—President Nixon said Monday night that he disagreed with the Supreme Court decision ordering immediate integration of schools in states where separate black school systems had been maintained.
Nixon was asked what the administration's policy was since the Supreme Court had overturned an attempt to delay integration in some Mississippi school districts.
"Our policy now is to carry out what the Supreme Court has laid down," he said, "although I disagree in this instance."
OK. OK! But lemme tell ya "bout when they get hungry.
Readers' write
To the editor:
This evening nature bestowed its winter coat to the grounds of Lawrence. And for a short while unpolluted snow reigned supreme. Then we came and beauty was discontinued.
What motivated that person to screw up the fresh unhampered snow with the four letter "firetruck?" Or to throw snow covered rocks?
And I bet the snowman built in a spirit of fun and enjoyment will be destroyed in the morning by creatures inspired by some crushing force.
But why do we people feei free to ruin objects that provide pleasure for others? We who can create by thought, rather than react by instinct, what's our matter? Are niceties unnecessary? Is unappreciation the path to entertainment?
Anyone possessing answers, please dial direct, the well-known, unlisted number: Mother Nature is curious.
I was right, you know. The cold jolly man was a wreck by morning . . . just shows how a little faith goes.
Jennifer Henderson Topeka sophomore
To the editor:
Professor Findlay's comments in the Kansan are for the most part a proper appraisal of the "plight" of the graduate student-assistant instructor (and teaching assistant). However, he expresses a point of view on one aspect of the situation which should be disputed. That is—that the T.A. is not expected to be committed to his teaching. His unfortunate choice of words tends to substantiate the feeling that so many students hold—that graduate instructors do not care. It is incomprehensible to me that so many students assume that a Ph.D. candidate would not have developed dedication to scholarship, in others' as well as in himself (or herself).
Taking on the responsibilities of teaching is not just the mode by which we subsidize our education. With our acceptance of an assistantship (and I could digress here and repeat much of the material included by the Kansan in its recent coverage of T.A. salaries and the cost of living) we are expressing a willingness to provide undergraduate students with whatever skills and knowledge are at our command. The number of T.A.'s who truly feel committed to that, outnumber by far those who do not. And the teaching experience is rewarding and instructive, if discouraging at times.
I do not mean to indicate that Findlay intended to underestimate our dedication or willingness to work for our salaries. But only wish to conclude by saying that we are treated as faculty insofar as tuition, organizations in which we are eligible for membership, and almost all divisions of the administrative body of the University. Yet, we are provided with a pay-scale lower than that in several southern and eastern universities, with inadequate and oftentimes non-existant office space, and often—with materials and equipment insufficient for the job at hand. We attend classes ourselves, engage in research and teach courses that many of our degree-holding "colleagues" are glad to avoid. We certainly do not feel put upon for the most part. Teaching becomes a part of our "training." And for most it is certainly not an unpleasant experience.
Gail Susan Tucker Teaching Assistant Physiology and Cell Biology
The November 18 edition of the Daily Kansan contained a letter from Mr. Cartrell Cross concerning the treatment black members of the University Symphony Orchestra received recently in Clay Center. I express regret for any unfortunate circumstances that evolved.
To the editor:
The assignment of housing for orchestra members was a local responsibility and the University of Kansas had no control over what happened in Clay Center. A number of other mixed groups have spent time in Clay Center homes and, to the best of my knowledge, this is the first such embarrassing occurrence.
The University Symphony Orchestra brought an excellent cultural program to our community. I hope we will not be deprived of an opportunity to enjoy future programs.
Mr. Cross states that "certain citizens of Clay Center do not tolerate blackness." I appreciate the fact that Mr. Cross is not condemning all of the people of Clay Center. I trust, also, that the people of Clay Center will not judge all persons at Kansas University on the basis of incidents which have occurred on campus.
Charles L. Stuart
Superintendent, Clay County Schools
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