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Friday. December 3,1971
Section 2 University Daily Kansan
KU Art Museum Losing Quality
By BECKY PIVONKA
Kansan Staff Writer
Spooner Art Museum has long been a landmark on the campus of the University of Kansas. The museum is now under question.
Some of the improvements needed, according to Charles Eldredge, acting director of the art museum and assistant curator of the exhibit, additional space for storage exhibits, classrooms and offices.
"OUR STORAGE AREAS are spread out in four floors and to run a food truck to run a food inventory for so many articles over such an area
Eldridge also pointed out that most of the top quality works in the museum were in storage because the museum lacks equipment requirements for adequate heating, air conditioning and ventilation control
"The air conditioning in the main gallery was put in about 20 years ago and was used when it was put in." Edledge said.
FLEDREGHE ALSO SAID the lack of a freight elevator in the museum made it difficult for moving heavy art objects.
According to Jeanne Stump, instructor of art history, the museum is no longer a good "teaching" museum.
"The important function of a museum or art on campus is that of a 'teaching' museum," Mrs. Stump said. "It is fun to examine objects of art as a firsthand experience rather than merely through slides and photographs. We have a world and energetic efforts, the museum staff has not been able to maintain the museum as an adequate teaching facility. The necessary space simply does exist."
"FOR EXAMPLE, there is no possible room in the museum where students may sit down and thoughtfully examine the prints that we have in our collection. There is no space available for them. We must be the object of a caret." she said.
become so large that it is impossible for an instructor to export a large class through our in spite of enormous increases in art history enrollment in the last 12 years, no new classrooms have been built on campus or in the museum. A small seminar room recently had to be devoted to storage purposes," Mrs. Stump added.
"STUDENTS ARE referring to the only lecture room in the museum as the 'Black Hole of Calcutta.' Frequently I find students in my classes peering at the slides, or order to see the slides," she said.
Mrs. Stump also pointed out that two galleries had to be reimbursed not long ago to make office space for professors.
"The chairman of the department and the director of the museum do not have private offices," she said. "If they wish to have confidential or quiet rooms, they must repair to the Union."
"The usual space allotted for our collection of 19th century
MRS. STUMP ALSO pointed the museum's best works could not be back into the museum because insurance policy writers contend that museums should be
painting, including our works by
Steve Broomfield and Winslow
Honner, for example,
now is occupied by the image
of a woman installs a
pop art mural. Sumpa and
"Generally, the future for the museum of Kansas as a 'teaching' museum looks black and white," the person in the state who loves art, who loves students, and who has sufficient pride in the state of Kansas to help build up the museum of art and thus to bring people together with meaningful contacts with art on the campus Mrs. Stumps said.
"IN THE MEANTIME," Mrs Stump said, "the staff of the museum is working valiantly to preserve the art history members of the art history department are attempting to preserve the art in the Gallery in Kansas City to supply
the aesthetic experiences which can mean so much in the learning process."
In spite of all its deficiencies, the Museum of Art still holds a place of prominence in the University. Currently the Gene Sevenson exhibition, which is one of many works being is being展出, Eldredsead said.
Eldridge said that the museum has received two grants from the Greyhawk Arts, a grant from the Elizabeth Watkins Fund of the KU Enforcement Association, and a grant from the Polaroid Corporation.
"This museum does play, has played and I hope will continue to play a major role in the University." Eldridge said. "It has been cited by the New York as one of the major universities from Harvard and Yale which are in a league of their own."
"We are trying our best to be optimistic in the face of overcast skies, but that some day these problems can be remedied." Eidridge
KU Art Museum Lacks Display Space
Many art objects stored in Spencer
KU Administrators ...
Heller said he thought a great
Another concern is that since Kansas is one of the few states in the nation in which the faculties received no salary increases, it is very vulnerable. Heller said. It is a very inviting situation for from other institutions who are looking for good people, he said.
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disadvantaged position. The University is at an equally disadvantaged position when it recruits people, he said.
"The problem we face right now is that we are going into the office with members who are uncertain about any change on the posture of our team."
recognized professors will naturally be in great demand. The young professors don't have to have mobility. Conard said
There is a surplus of Ph.D's. Heller said, but this is not true for all areas.
"I think there is still a good deal to be feared when the really talented people among these
Another area which will be affected by the lack of an adequate budget is that of the students who can attend KU.
the students we can take from states other than Kansas," Heller said.
Kantan Photo by RICHARD VERHAGE
Concerning the future of the University of Kansas, Heller said. "My reading of the history has done great things for the welfare of its people over the years. Kansas spent money for these projects, and other states did. The state of Kansas has, until recently, really failed to take care of it, but has never done the spectacular, to a considerable degree, it did not need a crash program, for it was a moderate, consistent basis."
doubtedly at least fortifying themselves with the potential of other offers," Chalmers said.
Francis Heller Grapples With Lean Budget KU doesn't have a totally feasible situation
many of KU's faculty would resist all temptations to leave the University because they liked it here but for some, and paranoid about losing members, the differential is going to be hard to resist, he said.
The salary level is low to begin with, Heller said, and with inflation and the lack of a salary increase KU is in a still more
We will be losing our most mobile people. John Conard, a professor who taught at Columbia, said. Such persons as associate professors, who represent the middle level of the educators at an institution, are also these temptations. Nationally
Kansan Photo
Funding . . .
"We think it desirable to have students from all over the world take part in our courses. If the resources of the University do not permit us to adequately take care of all the students ourselves having to cut down on them."
involved in the problems of his field. Heller said. They will be more capable or involving the students because of this. Research, then, also contributes greatly to the quality of
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Kansas is broke.
According to Harper, the legislators in this session were attempting to be more fiscally conservative than the governor. State Sen. Tom Van Sickle said funds would be available it had become a question of allocation-making cuts in all areas.
"Few people are against support to higher education, but the problem is where the money is coming from and what is going to be cut," said John Mize. Salina said of the Concerned in the Cut.
At the forum, Van Sickle said students should go home and talk to the voters. He said the students should not have that the students' opinions reflected the viewpoints of a substantial number of citizens. These according to Harper must be presented with decision with which to make choice.
in response to a question by Mize, Van Sickle said the cost of higher education might not be made public if taxes must be raised.
"Students are expert at being students and are able to contribute a unique input." Kackley said.
"Students are able to talk to people in the community and explain their viewpoints," said Carl Hartley, first-year law student from Lawrence. Hartley compiled lists, compiling student input.
Van Sickle also said the public was not aware of the deterioration in higher education.
If students show they are concerned about the education
they are receiving, they have the chance to change ideas about higher education." Hartley said. Statistics.com by the U.S. Department of Commerce
1. A decline in state per capita support from a ranking of 12th to 24th in the nation in ten years
3. A 0 per cent increase in salaries this year in Kansas when bordering states granted increased of 2.5 per cent to 7.1 per
"In the 100-year tradition of higher education in Kansas, we would hate to see lost the things that were here," said University's Kleydack.
young people are going to places where they think their future is good. The really distressing part about the present situation is that people are beginning to question what we mean by good, not good, '1972'. Heller said.
2. A drop to $0.00 in legislative appropriations for buildings for the current year
where people are more positive.
That is a psychological factor. It can't be measured nor can it be budgeted. You can't budget
Federal funds in the area of research are rounding out or being terminated. Heller said Stirling support for research has been successful.
Phase 3 is the action phase. All information will be compiled, and a course of action will be decided after Christmas.
This, combined with the fact that the money allocated to KU by the state has lapsed, may be enough for Heller said. Every member of the KU faculty engages in research activities. In his discipline and be personally
"We are losing the quality of the student body as well as some of our best teachers," he said.
Heller, for instance, said that when he came here, he had only planned to stay one year.
The "Concerned Students for Higher Education" have planned three phases for their program, according to Leffel.
The action phase, according to Leffel, will be most important. The judge's appeal to the legislators, the ultimate judges of what will be passed down from one generation to another.
"But I think the reason I then stayed was because it looked as if the future of Kansas was going to be even worse than the one could get done some of the things he wanted to do. There was an optimistic cast to the whole story."
Phase 1 was the learning phase. The group met regularly in September and researched the topic of SA formation in two SAFA forums on higher education.
Heller has been at KU for 23 years.
They will try to find places
By SUE ANNE STOUT Kansan Staff Writer
Intrastate Program Helps
An inter-institutional arrangement between Saint Mary College in Xavier and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides opportunity for four students from Saint Mary College to pursue their degree or advanced work in their areas.
J. Anthony Burle, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, represented the University for the cooperative programs. He said that a program of this kind is not unique—that the University has cooperated with all regional universities in cases where students are not available to their students.
"The program with Saint Mary College is unique because they have gone farther" Burzle said. "They are one of the spirit of progressive endeavors." Burzle said other colleges that allowed students to attend college were Columbia University of Kansas such as Baker University in Baldwin and Ottawa University were close for the students to commute.
However, Saint Mary College is more than 50 miles away and it is therefore necessary to provide a bus or car who attends KU for a semester.
The result has been the opening of the Saint Mary House at 1631 Crescent Road. Known as the Cathedral School, it is Kansas City, Kan., Catholic Archdiocese and provides Saint Mary's study center and residence.
"After the first few days the girls seem to have little trouble with University life," Sister Mary Beth said.
Director of the center is Sister Mary Beth Kelly, a member of the Sisters. The Charity of evanescence works at the St. Lawrence Center.
Patricia Lokkamp, North Little Rock, AKA, junior, said that she has worked at KU in order to complete her major in special education. "However, it would have taken him a lot more time with other requirements," she said.
The girls attending KU are very enthusiastic about the program which allows them to be a part of it, unable to get at Saint Mary College.
"I needed more advanced courses in Spanish," Maria Trillo, El Paso, Tex., junior said. She is taking three Spanish courses and two phonetics courses that were not offered at Mary College.
Another student from Saint Mary College is Ejebioch Elofano, O'Fallon. Mo., senior, who is working with nurses not offered at her school.
Sue Gorup, Kansas City, Kan., junior, is taking not only an opportunity to serve her major, but also to create that uses live models. Displaying her picture of a nude woman, Miss Gorup said "at Saint Mary College."
Financial arrangements are made for the situations. Saint Mary College students pay tuition to their own school and Saint Mary College students pay tuition to their own school.
Burlee said there have been no problems in the program that assists private colleges to enlarge their curriculum.
With the four girls from Saint Mary College and Sister Mary Bates lives Sister Dolores Jenkins full-time worker at St. Lawrence University.
These included use by Saint Mary students of the KU library and students sharing of visiting scholars and lecturers, consultant services provided by the University and Far East area studies program.
"They are very selective and have sent excellent students," Burzle said. "Saint Mary College is well known in thinking and teaching."
The joint venture between KU
Saint Mary College
developer and the University
six years as an outgrowth of a
number of cooperative
programs.
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