THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Wednesday September 21,1977
Lawrence, Kansas
Vol.88,No.17
Staff Photo by PAUL ROSE
Overloaded
Watson Library problems remain to be corrected
Bryk Gilbar, assistant reference librarian, examines one of 200,000 uncataloged books in the basement of Watkins Library.
By DAVID ALFORD
Staff Writer
It does not take a Sherlock Holmes to deduce that the University of Kansas' Watson Library is suffering from a few problems.
Problems concerning space, acquisition and equipment should have already been solved, Jim Ranz, dean of libraries said yesterday.
In the fall of 1974, the University retained three nationally known library consultants to review the library situation at KU. The report summarized their findings:
"In my view, the university should have faced this problems seven or eight years ago," Ranz said. "Somehow, somebody went to sleep."
"Even a cursory examination of the University of Kansas library system indicated that it is undernourished in all of its parts. Collections are not being adequately maintained, facilities are overcrowded, equipment is breaking down, the staff is too small and salaries are low. How is it that such a condition can develop at a great state achievement?"
Governor Robert Bennett last month
appointed a task force to study the library system in Kansas.
rox said that there has been a lot of talk but not much action on Watson's situation.
ROY FOX, A member of that task force and director of the Johnson County library system, said yesterday that priorities must be set so that Watson Library's facilities and services will be improved to coincide with the backbone of the state library system.
"Kansas has an image as lacking culture. We're concerned about this image, but when it comes to this (Watson Library) I don't see a great effort," For said. "Why wouldn't we fund the most important part of the University?
IN THE PAST, he said, the administration, the Regents and the legislature had ignored requests for further improvement in their laws. The legislature is cooperating, the next step is for the legislature and the Regents to allocate the necessary funds, he said.
Ranz said in the past few years the university administration unwilling to invest efforts
Rhyk Gilbar, assistant reference librarian
at Watson, said several structural and organization problems exist the library.
"WHEN THE STATE fire marshal inspected the building (last year) he had a very suilen expression on his face when he finished." Gilbar said. "He said that if a fire started in the library when people were in the stacks, it would be a disaster."
Ranz was more direct in his description of the alleged fire hazard at Watson.
"Consultants have told us that in some states this building would be banned as a tourist attraction," he said.
Ranz said a $6-million proposal that has been approved by the Regents and awaits action by the legislature would provide for a complete renovation of the library, but would meet only partially the library's needs.
To correct library problems, a 1975 report by the North Central Association, the primary university accrediting agency, recommended a thorough renovation of
See WATSON page five
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Capsules From the Associated Press, United Press International
Vietnam admitted to United Nations
UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. General Assembly opened its 1977 session yesterday and admitted a巩民 Vietnam as its 149th member. However, the start of the 32nd General Assembly was delayed two hours because Cambodia insisted on the right to vote without paying $38,000 of its overtime membership
Senate approves missiles, bombers
Senate approves the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday approved $384 million to develop air-launched cruise missiles and to improve the FB111 bomber as replacements for the cancelled B1 strategic bomber.
bomber as replacements for the candidate. The House Armed Services Committee approved similar legislation last week. Both houses now must act on the authorization bills, then pass additional legislation to appropriate the funds.
Cannon kills 1 at frat ceremony
Kansas to get federal flood aid
ROLLA, Mo. — A 21-year-old St. Louis man died and last four persons were injured when a ceremonial cannon exploded last night as a University of Missouri at Rolla fraternity was inducting women into its auxiliary group. Police said the cannon did not go off the first time it was lit and exploded when a suspect fired.
KANAS CITY, Mo. — President Jimmy Carter yesterday issued a disaster declaration for 10 non-native Kansas counties ravaged by the week's winter storm, which offered coverage to Missouri.
Frances Tobin, the director of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, said he hoped to open two or three aid centers in Kansas that could help residents cope with the disaster.
Counties in the disaster area are Johnson, Wyndotte, Leavenworth, Alchison, Brown, Diponian, Nemaha, Jefferson, Jackson and Shawnee.
Senate rejects tax on gas-guzzler $ ^{c} $
WASHINGTON - The Senate Finance Committee yesterday dealt another blow to President Jimmy Carter's energy program when it rejected his call for heavy taxes on fuel-inefficient cars. The full Senate has passed a separate bill banning the manufacture of gas-humidry cars after 1980.
It will be up to the Senate—and possibly a Senate-House conference committee—to decide next month whether the tax or the ban will be used. One of the measures is expected to gain Congressional approval.
The documents show that cash payments were paid to 301 informers who joined the party to gather information about its activities. The FBI has acknowledged having 309 informers who joined the group, and documents show that all but eight of them were paid.
WASHINGTON - The FBI paid more than $1.6 million to informers who spied on the political and financial affairs of the Socialist Workers Party during the past 16 years, according to documents released yesterday by the Political Rights Defense Fund.
FBI paid informers $1.6 million
Vorster dissolves white parliament
PORTRAITIA, South Africa — Prime Minister John Vorster dissolved South Africa's all-wale parliament and ordered general elections Nov. 30 to be resumed.
The Kansas City Royals, behind the two home runs of third baseman George Brett and the single shot of Hal McRae, defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2 last night in a game played with Texas. The Rangers' loss at California, reduced the Royals' magic number for clinching the American League Western division pennant to two games. The Twins played without Mickey Mantle because of injuries. The two teams will finish their w-o-game series tonight. See story page 10.
In announcing the election, which comes 18 months ahead of schedule, Voer steraed certain governments and world organizations of meddling in South Africa's internal affairs. His announcement comes after months of calls for change in South Africa from high-ranking foreign visitors.
Locally...
Brett
Kansas to guarantee student loans
By KEVIN KIOUS
Staff Writer
"The federal government wants the states to take over the loan programs." Rogers said yesterday, so Kansas is adopting a new program to guarantee student loans.
The state of Kansas is going into the insured loan business because the federal government is getting out of the business, and he is the director of the student financial aid office.
Rogers said the Higher Education Loan Program of Kansas (HELP) would begin processing loans Oct. 1, and the University will officially join the program in a few weeks.
The state program will make loans to students who have been refused loans by banks, Rogers said, and will be financed by the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAP), a nonprofit organization that has administered a similar program in Minnesota.
THE PROGRAM WAS made possible recently when the federal education commissioner approved the program for Kansas.
Rogers said the foundation would guarantee not only loans made directly to students through the state's loan program, but also loans made to students by banks
The Kansas loan program will replace the Federally Insured Student Loan Program, he said, and KU will no longer award federally insured student loans because the state program would be in effect by the time all applications for the federal program.
NO DATE HAS been set for implementation of the loan program at the agreement with the foundation is still going through University channels, Rogers says.
However, students interested in the loan program should contact the financial aid office, 28 Strong Hall, he said, and the office will send copies of the application forms become available.
Students will be required to fill out an extensive application and a statement of intent. Students must borrow form states that the student is responsible for the debt. In addition, students who request late loans will file a notice of late payment and declare that a bank has refused them a loan.
ROGERS SAID the program was designed to encourage banks to give loans more readily. Lawrence banks generally do not award federally insured student loans to them.
"This organization is not trying to compete with banks." he said.
Freshmen in the program would be able to borrow one-half of the cost of their
education or $1,500 a year, whichever was less.
Upperclassmen could borrow up to $2,500
to borrow books. Upperclassmen could borrow
books, depending on their needs.
The loans are due nine months after graduation.
Rogers warned that students could be inclined to borrow more than they actually needed and could pay back after graduation.
"It all comes due someday," Rogers said. Students should figure the amount needed for a new school year.
The payment of the seven per cent in-
terment carried until after graduation for some student.
Loan recipients whose families earn less than $25,000 a year pay no interest while they are in school, but students of families with higher incomes will pay the yearly seven per cent interest while they are in school.
BY JANE PIPER
Policemen to vote tomorrow on salary offer
the Lawrence Police Officers Association (LPOA) will vote Thursday evening whether to accept the city's latest offer regarding salary changes in 1979 or to take "concentrated actions," David Reis, chairman of the LPOA, said yesterday.
Staff Writer
The statement again raises the point that a slowdown on the police excessive ticketing by the policemen
the occasion to vote came at a midday meeting yesterday between the city and the LPOA. At that time, city negotiator Mike Wilden held firm to the city's decision to drop several LPOA offers to drop several monetary items in return for the days off.
"This is the city commission's final offer." Wildegain said, referring to a tentative agreement drawn up several weeks ago, and willing to provide everything in here."
WILDGEN SAID last night that he did not know whether the city would return to him.
bargaining table if police decide to reject the agreement.
The days-off issue is the latest hang-up between the city and the police in reaching an agreement on the 1979 contracts. The city has agreed to allow three personal days a week but said Monday that it would be unacceptable to unseasoned sick leave days. Police are allowed 12 sick leave days a year.
The police, on the other hand, have asked for either three personal days off to be guaranteed or two personal days off to be converted from sick leave to be allowed to convert from sick leave.
Wildgen then rejected a counterproposal to drop his group would agree to do so, a previously unannounced.
IN ANOTHER issue, police have asked to be allowed time-and-a-half pay for their first 16 hours of overtime work (currently they are paid straight time wages for overtime work) or that they be allowed 30 hours of overtime work for 24 hours of time off.
THE PACKAGE before the police group now basically is the same one drawn up Sept. 7 and subsequently reused for police use. The package does less clarification of policies and more word changes.
centive program and that a compensatory plan and instead receive the first personal debt relief.
Wilden said the incentive program was an important solution to some of the salary problems. He refused to drop the program from the agreement and said police probably would demand it again next spring.
The package outlines at a per cent salary
increase in the 1978, longevity pay and
program to program to
See FIREMEN page two
A proposed Senate code amendment calling for equal application of all University rights and privileges was tested in SenEx yesterday for lack of a second.
SenEx defeats amendment for equal privilege access
Carl Leban, associate professor of East
Studies, the University of North Carolina,
Organization and Administration
"If I cannot identify myself as being treated unfairly because of a minority status, then I can't have access to the University grievance procedures," Leban
matte be asked to draft the amendment to alleviate what he thought was a lack of access for white males to University grievance procedures.
Careful aim
KUs Fencing Club gets for two hours three times a week to prepare for competition that comes about once a month. Kevin
Sechler, Kansas City, Kan., junior, takes aim at a golf hall suspended from the ceiling of the team's practice room in Robinson Gymnasium. See more pictures, story page six.
In a letter distributed to SenEx last week, Leban said he was bothered by a concept he thought was held by some KU administrators. The lesbian community, persons or groups are entitled to fairness of treatment because they are members of specified groups."
The letter said the "obtutness" of some administrators had reversed the concept of fairness, entitling only members of specified groups to fairness.
Leben's letter said the amendment would "guarantee that whatsoever is done in fairness to the most favored of us will similarly be done for the very least of us."
"I don't think we should have 10 or 15 grievance procedures for different groups." Leban said yesterday. "I think we should have one way of treating people fairly."
Hobart Jackson, associate professor of architecture and urban design, said he thought the ambudsman was available to help anyone in sorting out the University grievance procedure. He also joined other SenXe members in writing grievance procedures for the assessment of cases like those mentioned by Leben.
in other business, SenEx instructed William Westebake, SenEx chairman, to obtain a copy of the new affirmative action plan, and to final approval by Chancellor Archy Dickes.