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classes they teach. Nine hours is considered a full-time load for teachers at KU, but most A.I.s while teaching six or nine hours of classes, are said to be carrying two-thirds the load of a full-time teacher.
While teaching two-thirds of a full load, A.I.'s are getting one-fourth the pay of full-time teachers. An assistant professor could be making $10,000 a year teaching nine hours, while an A.I. could be getting $2,500 a year teaching six or nine hours.
In April, 1969, a committee of graduate students circulated a petition urging three reforms in the salary scale.
The first request was for a $200 raise for all A.I.'s and T.A.'s starting this fall. This request was met
halfway, with $100 increase in the base level.
The second request asked the University to allow for an annual percentage increase in the salary levels of A.T.'s in order to match the cost of living.
When inflation is increasing the cost of living by 4-6 per cent a year, and the salary level remains the same from year to year, it becomes practically impossible for a graduate student, especially one with a wife and children, to make ends meet, even with outside financial help such as another job or G. I. Bill money.
This second request has not been acted upon.
The third request was for the state legislature to remove whatever obstacles would prevent the remission of fee payments for
A. I.'s and T.A.'s. This request, too, has not been acted upon.
A bulletin issued by an ad hoc committee of graduate students this fall commented on the new $100 salary increase.
The bulletin said, "This is a step in the right direction, but we should keep working next year to reach the goals originally asked for. By that time they'll be obsolete anyway."
There are other problems involved in the salary-level situation. One problem is a few departmental chairmen use the money originally set aside for A.L.'s salaries for other purposes.
If money is not specifically budgeted for salaries, a department head may resort to taking money out of his general fund when other expenses arise. This lump is also the source of A.I.'s salaries.
State tightening deferment rules
Selective Service boards in Kansas are getting stiffer in their requirements for student draft deferments.
The State Selective Service Headquarters has instructed local Selective Service boards to be strict regarding the number of credits required in an academic year (12 months) to determine continued eligibility for the II-S classification.
Currently, 25 per cent of a four-year program or 20 per cent of a five-year program must be completed each year. Those students who will be two or three semester
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hours deficient may not have jeopardized their II-S classification, but they should check with their local boards for clarification.
State Headquarters will be issuing the following guide lines for local boards:
- A curriculum that requires 120-130 hours for graduation should be considered an eight-semester program.
If KU can't attract high-quality graduate students because of low salaries and tuition payment, which are not present at many other schools, a large portion of the teaching staff, especially in freshman and sophomore sections, could decline in quality.
To help correct this situation, Francis Heller, dean of faculties, sent out a memorandum which said any switching of funds by department chairmen must be reported to his office. This is a step to centralize accounting procedures and eliminate some casual practices that have been costly to A.L.'s and T.A.'s in the past.
A curriculum that requires 131-145 hours for graduation should be considered a nine- semester program.
- A curriculum that requires 146 or more hours for graduation should be considered a ten-semester program.
Tomorrow: Feeding the family
The ramifications of continuing low salaries for assistant instructors and teaching assistants are many.
Students with problems should see Kenneth Ivers, assistant to the dean of men, 228 Strong Hall.
If KU can't compete with other large schools in the region, it will become increasingly difficult to attract the best graduate candidates, and, as a result, the high standards reputed to belong to KU graduate programs may begin to fall.
A FIRST
SANTA FE, N.M. (UPI)—Bobby Foster became the first New Mexico fighter to win a world title when he captured the light-heavyweight crown in 1968 from Dick Tiger.
Bubbles under study
Bubble shapes as they form and detach from a liquid surface during boiling will be studied by a University of Kansas professor with the help of a two-year grant totaling $42,000 from the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Russell B. Mesler, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, will conduct the research with high speed photographs and computers.
Bubble detachment from a boiling surface is, according to Dr. Mesler, one of the most commonly used heat transfer methods. This has application to such things as cooking, air-conditioning, and liquid-fuel rockets, he said.
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