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University Daily Kansan
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Hutchinson senior and student body provide
teacher for Teekea junior
and student body per week.
The Committee Board interviews each applicant for membership on a committee and selects members on the basis of interest and abilities.
Allen said willingness of persons to volunteer for committees and subsequent failure to attend meetings was a recurring problem.
"We have a lot of people who volunteer for standing committees, and they come in to give input," she said, "but when it comes time for their hours, then we don't see them around."
When contacted about their reasons for not attending meetings of their committees, most committee members said they no longer had the time to devote to committees.
Another common response was that the member had never been notified that his account had been locked.
MANY DELIINGUENT members said that when they volunteered last spring for a local charity, they were so happy.
to work. Now, they say either that this semester's schedule does not allow them to spare the time or that they are no longer interested in committee work.
Most of the committee chairmen agreed that busier schedules could make it difficult to work the committees into a person's idea. Some suggested an idea that students were too busy to work
"A lot of students use that as a cop-out reason," she said.
"I think eventually a lot of people actually have found out that the majority of these committees do not really have any function, or they don't care, and people do not show up" Thomas palau said.
The Academic Affairs committee is one of the prime examples of a committee without a real function, Thomopulus said. He attributed his committee's lack of purpose to the fact that many individual schools have their own academic committee.
IF THE ACADEMIC affairs committee has no function, Thomopulus said, there is little point in continuing its operation. He stressed that others thought the same way.
"There isn't very much that the academic committee of the Student Senate can actually do, and I'm not going to waste my time or money going to be very fruitful," Thomopolos said.
Other committees that do have things to do of importance should get better support, he added.
"There are a lot of committees, like the Housing Committee, that are really doing a real nice job because they've got something to do," he said.
Debbie Brooks, Leavenworth junior and chairman of the Student Rights and Privileges Committee, said she was disappointed at first with the lack of response by her committee members, but that she wasn't anymore.
She said the Student Rights Committee formerly had eight subcommittees and was to cumbersome to work effectively. Now, it is restructured with no subcommittees.
"That's who I'm going to work with this semester, eight people," Brooks said.
BROOKS SAID the Student Rights
committee usually did not initiate action in
By CHUCH POTTER
Kansan Staff Writer
Public Studies Commission Set-Up; Crowds Small at Town Meetings
Although the Lawrence city commission's series of town meetings attracted a small crowd for the third time in as many meetings Wednesday, Mayor John Emick said that it is too early to draw conclusions of ordinance—or lack of it—at the meetings.
About 15 people attended the third meeting organized by the commission to discuss possible structure changes in the Board of Trustees at Plaza at West Junior High, 2705 Yale Road.
The first meeting, which took place Oct.
24 at East Heights School, was attended by
AAUP to Hear Regent Stewart Discuss Budget
John Glinka, associate director of libraries and president of the 300-member Library Association, asked to speak to the group "because it is so difficult for professors to communicate with students."
about 20 people, and the second meeting,
Oct. 26 at Pincock School, drew 12 persons
Stewart will also discuss the activities of the Council of Chief Academic Officers of the University of Utah.
Jess Stewart, chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents and from Wamengo, will present his research with members of the University of Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) at 7 p.m. tonight in the Kansas Room of the Kansas University.
RAY BORTON, of 709 Lawrence Avenue, says he doesn't want to come to a meeting like this, it's a true indication they don't want a change. Put any proposed changes on a ballot and you won't have to worry about it.
Ginka said the lobbyist would keep the local chapter informed of legislation pending concerning higher education, the law and budget issues, salaries for University faculty members.
Glinks said each local AAUF chapter was studying the lobbyist proposal.
Topics discussed at the meeting stayed in the same vein as the two previous meetings. Possible geographic representation to the commission, scheduling of commission meetings, and the duties of the commission were discussed.
In the business meeting after Stewart's speech, Glinda said the group would discuss the possibility of the state AUP hiring a teacher in the region and promote the interests of higher education.
A few residents said that changes in the structure of the commission would not solve the problem.
Approximately 10 to 15 applications for the position of Lawrence High School principal have been received by Lawrence Unified School District 497, according to David Kendall, assistant superintendent in charge of instruction and personnel.
"The lobbyist would either be paid by increasing local AAUP dues or by funding from the national AAUP to support the program," Glinda said.
Kendall said that the search committee which was formed a month ago, consisted of Carl Knox, district superintendent; Kemeth Foster, assistant superintendent of business and facilities; H. C. Stuart, director of secondary education; and Kendall.
Emick replied that even though he did not recall ever receiving any complaints about consumer protection, he would be involved in observing the progress of the KU group.
Commissioner Charles Fisher said the commission would not make a decision regarding a change in the structure of the commission until after the final town meeting, which was scheduled for November 8. at Woodlawn School. 508 Elm.
One resident suggested that the City should support groups similar to the Consumer Protection Agency recently created the Senate of the University of Kansas.
The applications have come in response to inquiries sent by a school district selection committee which is seeking a replacement for the president of Lawrence High School principal.
The local AAUP chapter will also discuss
the annual AUAP survey of faculty salaries.
"The commission takes care of a multitude of things, like streets, sidewalks, industry, anything that has to do with policy," Emick said.
Ross McKinney, professor of civil engineering, said "We're fooling ourselves if we think an organizational change will make a difference.
"If you change the structure of the commission, soon you will find yourself with the same problems. The people on the commission make the difference."
LHS Receives 10 Applications For Principal
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Emick also listed the duties of the city commission in response to a suggestion that the city could move into several new areas of interest.
"We don't have time to make any changes before the spring election anyway," said Fannie Mae.
COMMISSIONER Nancy Hambleton agreed. "If the structure is changed, and that turns out not to be the root of the problem, then it delayed the problem," Hambleton said.
the Senate but served instead to review all bills passed by the Senate and any changes made.
Natalie Rolph, Lenexa junior and chairman of the Student Services Committee, said her committee had several reasons under way and needed more manpower.
The Student Services Committee oversees the Emporium book exchange and the KU Complaint Center and operates sub-committees for health services and committee publicity.
The fourth meeting in the series is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at South Beach Convention Center, Coconut Coast, Miami.
Rolph said the services committee was investigating the possibility of publishing lecture notes for large classes to allow students to learn lectures rather than take notes on them.
The Student Services Committee has had good response from its members so far, Ralph said, but more members are needed. The committee attract them have not been successful).
NO DEFINITE IDEAS have been proposed to remedy the problem of absent committee members. Allen said part of the solution is to reform the process of selecting members.
"It's my feeling that Student Senate committees ought to be open for participation by the entire student body, and committees ought to be unlimited." Allen said.
"I think that having a Committee Board makes a Student Senate committee become effective."
Such committees as Finance and Auditing might require membership limits because of the nature of their duties, Allen said, but other than that the Senate should not be in the position of judging a person's interest in a committee.
Allen also said that perhaps more effective leadership was needed for students.
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"Often standing-committee chairmen are to blame because they do not get their mailing out on time, or perhaps they are not implementing an effective committee," Allen said.
Thomopulos said that initiative among members was a major source of problems, including persons who would always come to meetings.
Allen said that the problem was not one of apathy on the part of the members, but was instead a case of students being unaware of opportunities presented by the committees.
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