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Payroll Is Complicated Chore for University
By LEE ANN URBAN
One of the most extensive jobs of the University -paying its employees-is handled by the bursar's office in 121 Strong.
Besides the employee payroll, the office is responsible for paying for new equipment and maintenance of all departments of the University. ___
The allotment for each department is established by a budget committee. Each department head meets with the committee to consider its request for funds. Members of the budget committee this year were Dean George B. Smith of the University, Dean John H. Nelson of the Graduate school, Dean George Waggoner of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Ray
Band Not Always Big Time Affair
By MARGOT BAKER
There will be a big difference in the way the 120 men in the KU marching band will look and sound when they march on the field tomorrow from the time back in 1892 when 24 boys had to be satisfied with "24 crimson yachting caps."
It wasn't until 1907 that the band became important enough in the school's curriculum to justify hiring a professional band director, and judging from the drab appearance of the band's uniforms in those days one might suppose the administration preferred the band to be heard—but not seen.
Surprisingly enough, the KU band has had only two band directors prior to its present director, Prof. Russell L. Wiley, and only five changes in uniforms since its organization in 1907.
Prior to Prof. Wiley's directorship, band uniforms tended to be dark in color, straight up and down cut, and almost devoid of trim ornament of any kind.
One of Prof. Wiley's first projects as band director when he came to the University in 1934 was to start a drive to raise funds for new uniforms, which were similar in cut to the ones just bought, but the colors were bright crimson and marine blue. These were used for 13 years until the fall of 1947 when the combination gray and blue uniforms, familiar to present students, were bought.
The new uniforms, which will make their first appearance in the stadium tomorrow, while not as brightly colored as previous uniforms, are dresser in appearance, according to Mr. Wiley.
One thing is certain in these days of dark football depression here at KU—if we're not ahead at the half the band can be counted on to provide spectators on both sides of the stadium a good show.
Nichols, executive secretary of the University.
Karl Klooz, bursar, said there are 1,407 persons on the KU payroll for the 1954-55 year. These include instructors, office workers, buildings and grounds workers, and all persons employed by the various departments. The amount of the budget allotted for salaries is $5,-468,231.40.
The money is appropriated among 15 departments according to their needs. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences receives the largest share-$1,598,437.27. State services get $724,163.29. The University extension office and the state drug and laboratories are part of this department.
The School of Pharmacy receives the lowest amount with $43,168.
The Schools of Journalism and Law are next with $56,244 and $57,-795, respectively.
Maintenance of the departments is broken down the same way as salaries, but there is a special $200 - 000 fund set aside for equipment.
Plant operation takes the largest amount for maintenance with $753,500. General services, which include testing laboratories, come next with $402,400. The School of Law requires the least amount—$2,820.
Maintenance for the KU summer session is $6,300; the salary allotment $121,255.67.
After the total budget is set up, it is sent to the state board of regents for approval, and then the State Legislature must appropriate the money.
The bursar's office takes over when it receives a list of appointees from the chancellor's office. The staff prepares monthly salary data and submits it to the State Civil Service department in Topeka where it prepares the payroll with International Business machines. This is sent back to KU for pre-auditing.
After corrections are made, the list is returned to the Civil Service for state salary warrants. The warrants come back to the bursar's office near the fifth of the month, where the checks are mailed directly to the employee, deposited in a designated bank, or held in the office to be picked up by the employee.
September was an extra hard month for the office because of the number of new employees. The checks came in later than usual, and persons kept calling the office to inquire about them.
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"Our office encounters all the problems involved in running a
Weather Offers Old Problem For Homecoming
By MARION McCOY
Rain or snow there will always be homecoming. The weather and the crowd have played a big part in the success of this annual event for many years.
Brisk winds, fall air, and a capacity filled stadium of students and alumni always seem to give the final touch to homecoming and heighten the spirits of everyone. Old Jupiter Pluvius has done his best to be unpredictable every year, but he always has failed to dampen the morale of the KU spectators.
Back in 1921, after a week of gloomy weather, the sun appeared on Thanksgiving day to make the weather ideal for the largest crowd in the history of the Kansas-Missouri battle. Eighteen thousand attended the game. In 1925 ideal weather again prevailed and the paid attendance was 27,222, with 3,000 more crowding in after the game began. It was a new record for the KU and Missouri game. In 1929 when KU played Missouri 32,000 fans swarmed in the cold.
In 1940 the crowd dwindled to 6,000 in face of the worst weather Lawrence had experienced since the Nebraska homecoming in 1934. In 1941 snow and bad weather foretold the outcome of the game when "Ice." Missouri's halfback, raced through KU's defense to take the honors. Clear weather dominated the later part of the '40s, with the exception of 1947, when 40,043 fans shivered at another Missouri contest.
In 1950 it was officially a warm 79 degrees for 39,000 Missouri and KU spectators. Homecoming with Nebraska in 1952 witnessed 33,500 fans sitting in the rain throughout the last half of the game. The field was a mire, and by the final gun the numbers on the players' jerseys were indistinguishable.
Last year on a cloudy and chilly day 34,000 spectators attended homecoming with Missouri. This year will be just as unpredictable as the rest have been. Old man weather will either whip up a storm or be calm and cool. Whatever the result, the KU fans will assemble en masse in the stadium to cheer on the team for a homecoming victory.
large institution," Mr. Klooz said. "One of the biggest-problems is the change in personnel. It gives us a lot of extra paper work."
In addition to his duties as bursar, Mr. Klooz is chairman of the Jayhawk advisory board, ex-officio secretary-treasurer of the athletic board, treasurer of the Student Loan and Scholarship funds, treasurer of the University Research foundation, and secretary-treasurer of the William Allen White foundation.
"How do you like football?" many persons around the campus asked me after I had seen my first football game six weeks ago.
Football Is All Greek To European Student
By HEIKO ENGELKES
At the Olympic games in Antwerp in 1920, when royalty asked to hear a college yell, the "Rock Chalk" was typical in the world.
Neither did most of the foreign students on the campus, I heard, and their main comment about football was, "Always when it starts to be exciting the player with the ball is touched down and the whole action is stopped."
Although I became used to saying "we lost" after the following games, I never became really excited by the action on the field, for the reason that I did not understand what opening and the idea of football is.
"Well, if KU had won, the same persons would have asked me the same question again. It was my fault that I had to be asked three times for what I think about football without giving a sufficient answer. But how could they have answered me? I had never been the ball through the whole game and after two hours was surprised to hear somebody saying "we lost?"
I have been told that a touchdown is one of the most important parts of football but it is not easy for me to understand why.
When the first Kansas soldier was killed in the Philippines during the Spanish American war, the Rock Chalk was chanted on his grave.
"How do you like football row?" I was questioned when I had seen my second football game, and after my third game.
During World War I Kansas soldiers, wishing to find out if there were other Jayhawkers in a passing unit, would call out, "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk." If there were Kansans in the other unit, the answer would come back, "KU."
As a matter of fact, there is little football played outside America. But there is a game with exactly the same name, called football, fussball, or soccer, which is the No. 1 sport in the United States. Each weekend 50,000 to 100,000 persons watch each game and several million bet on the game.
The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Harvard man, once called it the greatest college yell ever devised.
ine Rock Chalk has been used
The final form of "Rock Chalk Jayhawk, KU," repeated slowly twice with a drop in pitch at the end, then quickly three times emerged in 1905.
So if we watch American football
Each team has five players, who are to kick the ball into the opposite goal. three players who deliver the ball to these five and, two players who defend their own goal. One player stands before the goal. His job is to catch the balls the opposite team tries to kick into his goal. Each player can change his position and sometimes eight or more oppose or the whole team defends its goal.
Soccer has two teams of 11 players each who have to play through the whole game, which is two times 45 minutes. A round ball can be kicked only by foot or head and it is up to the players to get the ball into the goal of the opponent. Each time a team succeeds is one score.
The main differences from American football:
The players are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands. That would count as a foul and the opponent would get the ball.
Each rough touch between two players of different teams is a serious foul, which may cause disqualification of one of the players.
No player can be exchanged during the game, and even if one player is injured the team has to play without him.
we think in terms of soccer which we are used to, and which is different in many important ways.
The action is stopped only by fouls, when the ball leaves the marked field or after a score.
as a battle cry during three wars in the Boxer rebellion in China, on the diamond fields of South Africa, and in Alaska.
Familiar 'Rock Chalk' Yell Once Called World's Best
The words "rock chalk" were substituted for "rah, rhah," partly because they rhymed with Jay-hawk, partly because of the cretaceous formation of rock which makes Great and overlies a part of Kansas.
Welcome Alums
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from the many styles available. Also look at the ather articles with K.U., sorority, or fraternity crests. They are perfect Christmas gifts.
Orders should be placed now for delivery before Christmas.
"Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU. . ." Again at homecoming, as at all the athletic events of the University for the last half-century, we hear the familiar words.
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The yell was originated in 1886 by Prof. E. H. S. Bailey, who wrote it for the Science club. It went like this, "Rah, rah, Jayhawk, K.S.U." chanted rapidly three times in succession. Students liked the peppy rhythm and soon used the yell at athletic contests.
But these words aren't just the ordinary, nonsensical words of another college yell. They have a history and they are full of meaning.
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