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Tuesday, December 12. 1972
University Daily Kansas
School Finances
By PAT BREITENSTEIN Kansan Staff Writer
The Lawrence public school district may be relatively unaffected if a proposed state education finance plan is passed. Dale Dennis, director of statistical services for the state department of education, ex-
cellent at finding the possible effect of the finance proposed at an meeting of the Lawrence board of education and local state legislators.
According to Carl Knox, Lawrence superintendent of schools, Dennis said that, as compared with Kansas' 311 districts, the district was about average in wealth.
The state department of education defines wealth as the total of a district's income and expenditure.
ONLY THREE DISTRICTS that are very wealthy or those poor would be greatly affected by the proposed plan, Dennis said. The proposed plan, which is embodied in
Senate Bill 716, is designed to equalize the per pupil expenditure for education in all districts.
According to Knox, Dennis also said that Lawrence was sixth in the state in its ability to support education through some form of income tax. If a new system of finance for education was based on an income tax then on Lawrence would be much greater.
IT DOES NOT appear at this time that income tax support of education would be a significant factor on the local level, Knox said.
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According to Knox, persons at Monday's meeting said that the proposed plan had a good chance of being passed. They said that a Kansas district court had decided that the present finance was unconstitutional and that Knox did not favorable balance in the state general fund and additional funds from federal revenue sharing also support a change, Knox said.
The Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO) began two days of meetings Monday at the Kansas Union to discuss the merits of the Higher Education Act of 72 amendment and to review the ramifications of a graduate school report released last week.
Higher Education Act Reviewed by Council
John Chalmer, vice president of Kansas State University and chairman of COCAO, said the focus of the meeting would center on question number 2 of the federal Higher Education Act.
The section stated in the amendment would transfer the planning of state universities and colleges to a committee responsible for early education in Kansas, Chalmer said.
"This committee that section 1202 requires would consist of representatives of junior colleges, vocational schools, private and property schools." Chalmer said.
"I think this is a great leap backward. If you think the professors were upset when their graduation programs were recommenced, continuance, wait until they see this," he said.
Kenneth Fisher, assistant superintendent in charge of buildings and facilities, said during a telephone interview Sunday that he and Knox supported the resolution. He said that the Lawrence board of education had written the resolution and they also were in favor of it.
"I just don't think it's right for a committee comprised of representatives from the smaller schools to plan the economic burden of the larger schools such as KU and KSU.
News Briefs By the Associated Press Fund Sharing
Dole Resigns
MONDAY'S MEETING came in the wake of a statewide educators' conference held in Topeka Thursday. At the conference, superintendents and board members from 110 school districts accepted an 11-point resolution that supported the nonspecified plan.
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department announced Monday issuance of a check for $6,633,771 to the state of Kansas as its share for the first six-month period of federal revenue sharing. Amounts for larger cities included Overland Park $121,623; Wichita, $1,298,873; Topeka $564,422; Kansas City, Kan. $1,139,113.
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court Monday agreed to review federal and state laws that keep some 5.5-million government workers from partisan political activity. In a first step, the court was struck down in July by a three-judge panel here on grounds that it was overly broad and violated the workers' First Amendment rights. An Oklahoma law was upheld, meanwhile, in February by another judge who said the state reasonable way to promote integrity in the public service. A final decision is expected by the end of June.
Hatch Act
WASHINGTON--Robert J. Dole announced his impending resignation as chairman of the Republican party Monday, denying it was under pressure from the Republican caucus. He also backed bassader George Bush would换 him early next year. The Kansas senator will submit his resignation to the Republican National Committee when it meets here expected Bush, President Nicolai choice, is expected to push much opposition.
Truman Resting
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Harry S. Truman rested quietly without pain Monday, but doctors cautioned that he 'still is serious and will continue to be so for an indefinite period.' Physicians at Research Hospital were told the former president was taken by ambulance last Tuesday, were keeping a close watch on irregularities in Truman's heartbeat.
Ellsberg Jurv
LOS ANGELES—The judge in the rant-ton paper tails trial declared a mistrial Monday after defendants Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo waived protection against double jeopardy in order to obtain a new jury and a fresh start. The defense then raised an objection concerning the potential jury panel, saying the chief judge of the district may have prejudiced any prospective jurors.
Knox said that the purpose of Monday's meeting was to get acquainted with the new president.
"The committee's primary function is to receive the money and distribute it, and you know the larger schools are going to get slidged with this sort of representation."
Chalmer said that the council would review the amendment, but he said he was not confident that the bill would pass.
Chalmer said that the council also considered Monday the value of grade reports to parents, credit examination and tenure policies.
The COCAO report, which examined the present status of the state's graduate programs and higher education in general, were to be discussed in today's final session.
Rush Registration Ends December 20
The deadline for registration for spring sorority rush is 5 p.m., Dec. 20 Registration forms can be obtained from the Office of the Dean of Women and should be returned by mail, or in the fee, according to Pam Troup, Fairborn, Ohio, junior and Panhellenic president.
Anyone who has completed a full semester of college work or 14 hours, and has a 2.0 grade average for the preceding semester of being in rush, which is Jan. 11-18, Troup said.
During rush, women who are not under contract to live in Corbin, Oliver or Gertrude Sellars Pearson (GSP) Halls may stay in GSP during the week of rush, said Chris Pruitt, the GSP rush chairman. There will be no food service, except for vending machines, she said.
Women who live in either Corbin, Oliver or GSP Hall will be required to pay $3 to live in the rooms during rush for the three meals. Women will be closed for semester break, Long said.
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