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Wednesday. November 29. 1972
University Daily Kansan
Search Committee for New Regent Asked by Dillon, Student Leaders
By JOHN PIKE
Kansan Staff Writer
A proposal that Gov. Robert Docking appoint an eight-member search committee to recommend candidates for the empty seat on the Kansas Board of Regents was approved by the governor Tuesday by David Dillon, the Hutchinson senior and student body president.
Dillon made the recommendation in a letter to the governor on behalf of the Council of Student Body Presidents, which he wrote on Friday. It is its monthly meeting Monday in Tookea.
The vacancy on the board was created by the Thomas J. Griffiths, Manhattan law school.
The letter was signed by Dillon and the student body residents of the other five Kansas schools under the authority of the Board of regents.
THE LETTER read in part:
"In consideration of the current vacancy on the Board of Regents, the Council of
Student Body Presidents recommends that a search committee be appointed to propose to you three or four acceptable candidates for the open position. The committee should consist of two faculty, two administrators, two students, and two Reents.
"This recommendation is made after long discussion which concluded that Universities and Colleges should play a greater role in the future of higher education in Kansas."
The other presidents who signed the letter were John Ronnou, Kansas State University; Mike Meacham, Wichita State University; Howard Moses, Kansas State University; Barbara Verriaria; John McDaean, Pitsburg; and Demi McDaean, Fort Hays State University.
DILLON SAID that the formation of a committee to select a new Regent had never happened.
Dillon said, however, chances of the governor accepting the suggestion appeared.
He said the Council expected the new Regent to be selected by the governor in January, and that the recommendation could be too late to be instituted in this case.
"We will probably be too late for this one," said Dillon. "But this is a move for the
The policy council of the group will meet Saturday in Lawrence to select a candidate.
THE KANKS Women's Political Caucus announced Tuesday that it would recom-
The nonpartisan statewide organization consists of three representatives of each congressional district and one national representative.
Members of various women's groups already have said they would jointly suggest Mrs. Karen Graves, 36, of Salina, to take the oath of office in 1972 Republican National Convention, was the state liaison for the National Women's Political Caucus.
TOPEKA-The Kansas Board of Regents took no action Tuesday in an executive session considering options to help a financially troubled residence hall at Pittsburgh State Teachers College owned by National College Housing, Inc.
John Shamburg, an attorney representing National College Housing, Inc., and Joseph D. Blau of Pittsburg, presented the regents, in a regular session, with the company's arguments concerning the controversial, privately-owned Erick Hall.
More Feedback Use Urged
Shamburg and Blau said that in 1965, when campus housing was in a critical state, they had to build the building of Erich Hall, a 72-unit complex. Officials also promised to furnish the company with the student listings to help their efforts in soliciting occupancy.
Rv. JOHN PIKE
The Curriculum and Instruction Survey (CIS) is beginning a campaign this week to urge greater participation in their course and faculty by faculty members this semester.
Preliminary indications are that this semester's survey will be used by a largest number of instructors ever, said Harper. The class will have 1,000 faculty members would participate.
In 1966, Shamburg said, the regents initiated regulations governing off-campus living. The new regulations prohibited most freshmen and sophomores from living off-campus, and, Shamburg said, effectively prevented the dorm from being filled.
"In the past we've had about 850 to 900 participants, and looking over the stuff that's come in this first week, we see lots of new names." she said.
Nancy Harper, director of the CIS, said the organization is using posters, handouts, and other materials to attract student attention to the CIS and its publication, Feedback, in hopes that students will urge participation by their professors who do not administer the sur-
Konson Staff Writer
The open letter distributed by CIS refers to another handout prepared by the organization called "Feedback on Feedback." The handout is a compilation of gifts given by participating faculty member at the conclusion of last spring's survey.
ALL INSTRUCTORS in the departments of Geography and Electrical Engineering, as well as a few other departments, are being encouraged to administer the survey. They said, she also said that all LA4S & courses are required to participate this semester.
CIS has repeatedly stressed that it considers total participation by faculty in the survey to be very important to the accuracy of the results.
OF THE eight comments listed in 'Feedback on Feedback' on the question of improvements, four suggested 100 per cent participation by the faculty.
The anonymous comments were taken from a questionnaire mailed to all participants along with their scores. The questionnaire asked what the instructor liked the most about the survey, what impressions could be made, whether the survey had have been written for them, and also asked a more effective instructor, and also asked for additional comments.
Harper said the only way for the results to accurately reflect an instructor's performance in the survey was for a university-wide mean score to be established, and total participation was the only way such a score could be derived.
Earlier this year a proposal to make use of the CIS survey mandatory, but publication of results optional, was passed by the Student Senate and sent to the University Senate as a recommendation. The University Senate has not heard the proposal as yet.
Regents Hear Dorm Plea
HARPER SAID the CIS does not want publication in Feedback of an instructor's scores in the survey to be mandatory. She wants it to be left to help be left to the choice of each instructor.
In an effort to cut costs, the CIS has
decided to publish Feedback on an annual basis instead of each semester as is currently being done. The next issue of *Hairy* will be available prior to Fall 1973 enrollment.
"Basically what we're trying to do is cut costs," said Harper.
CIS is anticipating a reduction of its present Student Senate allocation of $25,000 in next year's budget, said Harper. She said she would not accept a budget request for CIS budget request, would be for next year.
Harpar said that in addition to the saving in money, the edition of Feedback usually published between the Fall and Spring semesters would be discontinued because it is not needed before the publication available to students before enrollment for the Spring semester.
THE NEXT EDITION of Feedback will culminate course listing for the Spring 1972, Fall 1973 and Winter 1974 semesters.
Harper said she anticipated complaints about the planned annual publication of Feedback, but defended the decision on grounds of both economy and what she said would be improved quality of the publication.
"I think it will be worth it because more courses will be listed," she said.
Shamburg said that rooms in the complex can be rented for $35 per person per month, which he termed the lowest rental price in the nation for such accommodations.
THE FALL 1973 edition of Feedback will list department evaluations as well as evaluations of individual courses, said Harper. She said the department critiques would give viewpoints of both students and departmental personnel.
CIS has tried to sell its survey program to other colleges and universities nation-wide large enough to need such a program but computer facilities to conduct the evaluation.
Harper said brochures advertising the survey were mailed to a large number of schools, and that seven had responded and asked for more information. She said the results were followed up with each mailing of follow-up information, but that so far no bad had been returned.
Each room, he said, was equipped with separate bathroom and kitchen facilities in addition to the sleeping area. He said that the 216 student capacity dorm would have no trouble finding occupants if properly treated.
CIS IS continuing its research into ways to improve the survey, said Harper. She said Ambrose Saricks, vice-chancellor for Academic Affairs, has set up a committee to study means of increasing participation in the survey.
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OLATHE (AP)—An all-male jury deliberated 40 minutes Tuesday then found Richard Stanley, 23, of Lathrop, Mo., innocent of charges he aided and abetted Arnold Stead in the bombing of a home in Mission Hills, Kan., April 10, 1970.
Harper said the importance of a program
Erich Hall, Shamburg said, is privately owned and not part of the campus but still should have the same access to student gifts that other dorms receive on campus.
The state based its case on testimony by Stead, who previously pleaded guilty to bombing the home of Miller Nichols in the Kansas City suburb.
"Any university needs this sort of increment," she said, "and it will be needed."
such as the curriculum survey was important to a university, and that the CIS was working continually to improve KU's program.
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MOVIE INFORMATION
Professors Study Effects Of Heat on Cooling Lakes
A research team of four University of Kansas professors is trying to determine the effect that the heat generated by a car generates on the cooling reservoir around it.
The four are Paul Willhite, professor of chemical petroleum engineering and project coordinator; Winston Yu, professor of civil engineering; Frank Cross, professor of economics and ecology; and John O'Brien, assistant professor of systematics and ecology.
They have studied the present state of LaCygne Lake, situated 60 miles south of Kansas City, Kan., for the past year on a grant from the Kansas City Power and Light Co. and the Kansas Gas and Electric Co.
Since Kansas will need to construct more power plants in the future, Willite said, the research team hopes to find out whether natural water sources should be used to cool the plants and if so, by which natural water sources the plants should be located.
If the effect on LaCyme is adverse, Willite said, planning commissions may want to consider alternative cooling sources, such as wet and dry cool temperatures. These towers are considerably more expensive than commercial cooling. Willite said, will the results of the study be conclusive, because the research was inexact and had many variables.
Research Institute. The $190-million generating station will be operating full
They plan to study the effects on the lake from the Kansas, Water Resources
The research team combines engineering and ecology experts. According to Willhite, this a fairly new approach, but is becoming more common.
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"When the dorm has no occupants, there is no money generated and there is no way to pay the interest on the bonds. So far, investors have lost $200,000 on the venture."
Shamburg, in giving his options to the regents, said that they could either buy the
building and let the investors get out or relax its off-campus living policies and provide the company with a student listing. Shumburg said, "We come without rancor and no accusations, but we do believe these people are entitled to immediate relief."
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