Tuesday, November 28, 1972 5 LA&S Policy Under Fire by Prof By MYLA STARR Kansan Staff Writer A newly adopted policy for the initiation and evaluation of experimental programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been criticized as "very, very conservative," by Dennis Quinn, professor of English and director of Pearson College. Citing "obstacles" the proposal presents to experimental programs, Quinn said Monday that the new policy would "institutionalize" the difficulties involved in cClaimistant biology Fish Become Guinea Pigs In KU Lab The fish lab is part of the State Biological Survey of Kansas. It is operated by the University and staffed by KU graduate students. The fish lab has been conducting oroles since 1944. BY JOHN FARLEY Kansan Staff Writer From May to October when the fish lab at the University of Kansas conducts projects on west campus, fish life flourishes in the 11 man-made ponds operated by the lab. Frank B. Cross, director of the State Biological Survey, said the major projects of the fish lab were the study of factors affecting the productivity of ponds, and the best management procedures for farm pond fish. He said two kinds of catfish, channel cat and bullhead, were being tested at the lab. He said the fish lab was a section of the State Biological Survey of Kansas which was a research and service organization to determine the character, location and supply of native animals and plants in Kansas. "We do most of our work with catfish because they are well-adopted and liked in our waters." Part of the testing deals with types and quantities of food given to fish at varied time intervals to see which is best for fish growth. Cross said the staff were especially in- ited in animals and plants having economic benefits. Cross said that fish required very little food to live, although the size of a fish depended upon the amount of food it received. He said the total weight of catfish in a one-acre pond could be regulated by feeding. getting approval for experimental programs. Cross said that an aeration process for reserving the air would help, but it was not allowed. The population of fish in a given area also is studied. Cross said that about 1,500 pounds of fish in a one-acre area of water should be the limit. beyond the 1,500 pound limit, there is hazard of killing fish from suffocation due to over-population." Corss said. "They use up all the oxygen in the water." Another problem of over-population, he said, was the mass accumulation of waste products, such as ammonia, which in abundance becomes poisonous. "I would not feel encouraged to begin a serious experiment after looking at everything I would have to go through to get it started," he said. However, Cross said, the population in most areas is considerably lower than 1,500. He said that catfish found their food by using their senses of smell and taste more than by sight, and that insects were their main food. Falcon also are scavengers to some extant, he said, and readily accept 'tritical food', which is often obtained from the ground. The policy, developed by the College Assembly's Committee on the Evaluation and Advancement of Instruction (CEAI), was approved by the assembly Nov. 21. It concerns the approval and evaluation of nondepartmental and interdepartmental programs, which down the procedure to be followed in the initiation of such programs in the College. Besides the catfish, the fish lab has carried out projects using largemouth bass, blue gills, buffalo fish, bait minnows and crayfish. THE PROCEDURE requires approval by the College Assembly of the program before it is initiated and again before it is com- pleted. The teacher thought these steps were unnecessary. "Experimental programs within departments are usually evaluated in department areas that see little faculty involved should be trusted in evaluating non-departmental programs," "I think that any person who starts an experimental program would want good advice and would be the best person to appoint these people," he said. Quinn also said that he thought the "guiding body" comprised of assembly members specified in the CEAI proposal should be replaced by an advisory committee appointed by the program initiator QUINN SAID that adoption of the CEAI policy by the assembly did not surprise him, but that he would favor a policy in which the member would have more 'allowborn' children. "I'm conservative, but I think that this policy will discourage, rather than encourage, experimentation in the College." he said. Richard Middaugh, associate professor of chemistry and chairman of the CEAI, said the policy passed last week outlined steps that would "ordinarily be taken" by any person training a new program in the field. He concluded an evaluation plan as an exception. "We are concerned with planning for evaluation of experimental programs so that the assembly will have sufficient input to ensure appropriate approval of these programs," he said. MIDAUGH SAID appointment of an advisory panel of both assembly members and persons nominated by the program initiator would serve as an "advocate" for He disagreed that the new policy would discourage experimentation in the College and said its specifications were only a guide. the new program and as a liaison with departments affected by the program IN OTHER assembly business at the November meeting, several curricular changes and a change in special major requirements were approved, along with guidelines for special course listings. 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