6 ly built the second contend over.The Rangers improved shot 17- nint. Nor- ws cold in 8 for 33 and we season," n th si 46 of the hyawks dded 15. Peeples read the the 26th has not also hit h 10. with 16 kuckner Taylor KANSAN University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Tuesday, February 16, 1982 Vol. 92, No. 97 USPS 650-640 KU enrollment sets record By ANN WYLIE Staff Reporter The University of Kansas had a record spring admissions and records, said yesterday. A total of 25,284 students were enrolled on the day of classes this semester, 23 more than the average class. "It was a combination of factors." Dyck said. "We had a couple of courses that drew well in Topeka, and a new computer course at the Reents Campus attracted 48 students." The 20th day of classes, Feb. 10, was the official day for final enrollment figures. The Lawrence campus enrollment decreased by 76 students this semester from spring 1981's enrollment of 21,038, for a spring 1982 enrollment of 20,962. Enrollment at the KU College of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Kan. decreased by 14 from spring 1981's enrollment of 2,263 for a total of 2,249 students. But enrollment increases in off-campus courses at the KU Regents Center in Overland Park and the Capitol Complex in Topeka helped push the total enrollment to a record level, Dyck Off-campus enrollment rose from 1,960 in the spring of 1981 to 2,073 this year, an increase of 113 "It is especially gratifying to note that KU's spring enrollment has continued to increase steadily over the last 20 years," Chancellor Gene A. Budig said. "The excellence of KU's academic program will continue to earn it national recognition in the coming decades." Eight schools had enrollment increases and eight had enrollment decreases this spring. The School of Architecture and Urban Design had an enrollment of 629 this semester, higher than the previous year. The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences had an increased enrollment of 9,876 this year over last year's enrollment of 9,843. The School of Engineering had an increased enrollment of 1.847 students over last year's The School of Journalism's enrollment increased from 594 to 601. Line School of Law had an increased enrollment in students over its spring 1981 enrollment of 525. The School of Social Welfare increased its spring 1981 enrollment of 429 to 432 this semester. The School of Medicine had 1,395 students enrolled this semester, higher than last year's There are 682 special students enrolled this year in the enrollment of 907 special students in the spring. The School of Business had an enrollment of 53 this semester, down from last year's Firefighters on the move to improve physical fitness See ENROLLMENT page 5 By BECKY ROBERTS Staff Reporter A warm room, friends, the hum of a television set and a relaxed, after-dinner pace are suddenly interrupted by a loud, startling alarm. The calm atmosphere of a Lawrence fire station vanishes as seven firefighters rush to the scene. This is a common scene at the Lawrence fire station, at Eighth and Vermont streets; when an alarm sounds and the dispatcher announces a fire. When the firefighters reach the scene of a fire, they must be ready to enter a smoking, flaming building like the one at Lawrence's College in Albany, New York. The college Shop, 82 Massachusetts St., on Feb. 3. As Lawrence firefighters battled the Royal College Shop blaze for more than seven hours, they continuously changed their air packs so that they could breathe. "We would have used a lot more air packs if it weren't for the fitness program. Paul Flint told us." "It's gonna save our lives." Two years ago the Lawrence Fire Department adopted a mandatory physical fitness program for its firefighters. They now walk briskly and an hour of each day they work exercising. "Firefighters have to maintain the ability to get 10 aeroiborne points a day." Jim Wooldridge says. Firefighters are required to earn 10 aerobic points each day they work or 30 points a week. They work every other day or 15 hours a week. "There are three ways to get the aerobic exercise." Findley said. "There's two stationary cycles at each station, and there's walking and jogging." Findley that most of the firefighters prefer running to get the required aerobic to earn the aerobic paths by running, firefighters must run two miles in less than 14 "We figured out that it's eight and two-thirds laps from the front of station one, and around the sidewalk in front of the library," Findley said. Fire Chief Jim McWeain and Michael S. Bahrke, KU professor of health, physical education and recreation, developed the fitness program in an effort to increase the firefighters' cardiovascular capacity and maintain overall physical conditioning. *Forty-five to 48 percent of firefighters than in the line of duty, die heart attack*, Bailieng "They go from a completely restful situation to 100 percent capacity." The firefighters are pleased with the effects of the fitness program. Since the mandatory program began in February 1980, the fire department's cardiovascular capacity as a whole has improved 15 percent, Bairke said. "We're a better fit, better able department. We'll have more stearin." Wardhak said. "The program's gonna pay its dividends," Findleyč¯´. Lawrence firefighters stay in shape by running at least two miles a day. Jerry Karr, left; Tom Teague, center; and Jim Sloan, right; are all Lawrence residents. From Staff and Wire Reports Spencer's death saddens officials KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Helen Foresman Spencer, a major benefactor to the University of Kansas and other area art and education institutions, died Monday. She was in her late 70s. Funeral arrangements were pending for Spencer, the wife of Kenneth A. Spencer, the head of the Kansas City-based Spencer Chemical Co., who died in 1960. "She was a lovely lady," Todd Seymour, director of the Kansas University Endowment Association, said last night. "She has contributed a substantial amount to the University." In 1949, she and her husband founded the Kenneth M. and Helen F. Spencer Foundation and began dispersing millions of dollars to university museums and art groups throughout the world. At her death, she was still president and director of the foundation and was an avid civic leader. Spencer, who received the Distinguished Service Citation, KU's highest honor, gave money to the Spencer Research Library and the Spencer Museum of Fine Arts here, besides being a major benefactor for the Nelson Gallery Art and the University of Missouri, Kansas City. The Spencer Art Museum, completed in September 2017, cost a total of $4.6 million. The research library, named in honor of her husband, was completed in 1968. She also had a home in Mission Hills, Calif. and the University of Science in Kansas City, Kan., a memorial See SPENCER page 5 Weather A LITTLE WARMER Today will be fair with the highs expected in the 50s, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. The wind will be northwest 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday will also be fair with highs in the 50s. The lows tonight are expected to be in the low 30s. Dick Brown, Johnson County graduate student, examined prints in the Kansas University at the Marion Gallery Japanese Print sale. The sale will continue through today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Rate increases, cold weather causes of higher utility bills Staff Reporter By JAN BOUTTE Utility bills doubled and in some cases tripped during the first of the year because of unusually cold weather and rate increases passed in December by the Lawrence gas and electric "People are being shocked by the bills," Clyde Chapman, director of the consumer affairs "Because we had a mild winter last year, we didn't really feel the pain of the increases until J. J. Wilson, director of housing, said, "We're not any worse or any better than anyone else." The residence halls run up a $8,618 bill with the gas company January. Last year's bill for billing to the residence will be $10,097. "We're not through yet. It's hard to tell what February's going to be bring." Wilson said. The utility bills will not cause any cuts in programs. Wilson said, but cash balances will For students not living in the residence halls the higher utility bills the budget a bit harder. Richard Olson, Osage City junior, said utility bills played an important role in his decision to move out of Hanover Place. Olsen said that he could no longer afford to live in the townhouses and that he now committed to renting them. Olson's electric bill jumped from $80 to $120 a month. For other students, the utility bills were startling, but because they came at the beginning of the semester, students were able to cover the cost. "We didn't know what to expect," Wendy Kendrick, Lake Forest, III., sophomore, said. "Now we're watching it a lot more, we're budgeting." Kenrick lives in a small house at 2008 Mound Mountain, where his jump started from $30 in change to $73 in income. Carla Linden, Seneca junior, said her electric bill had not gone over her budget for January, but she had shut her electric heat during the semester break in her West Hills apartment. Susan Allison, Anchorage, Alaska, junior, said that her electric bill for January was also manageable because the apartment was empty over vacation. Both Lindeen and Allison said they were taking SEE HRLS mare 5 Group attempts to end recall struggle By STEPHEN BLAIR Staff Reporter Dick Haney, former Lawrence mayor, is among several people who are attempting to reconcile the opposing factions in the city's political climate. Mr. Haney, Tom Gleason and City Manager Buford Watson. Raney, owner of Raney Enterprises, 921 Massachusetts St., said recently that the struggle in Lawrence could make it difficult to find a developer for the downtown project or to unite citizens in financing utilities for a new industrial park. The controversy began when it was revealed two weekends ago that Gleason had written a letter to the governor asking him not to vote. In response to Gleason's action, a group that includes former Mayor Ed Carter began a petition drive to force an election to recall Gleason. Gleason had said he would move to fire Watson at a closed session of the commission Thursday. Raney emphasized that there was no formal organization behind his efforts to reconcile the differences. "I am not part of a movement," he said. "I just need a need to move myself. If people want to leisure, I don't." "I have attempted to discourage this large effort to recall Gleason or to fire a city man," he said. The disputes could make large projects such as the downtown development plan more expensive. Jack Arensberg, owner of Arensburg Shoes, 519 Massachusetts, said the recall issue itself was a mistake. Watson did not want to discuss the effects of the dispute on development. "A developer could come in and say, 'You must you re-invite me.' Whew. Wha? I just went into a civil war," he said. "IIf I were a developer I be tempted to build in a terrible cost factor," he said. "I might even want to go to another city where you wouldn't have to look around every corner and see "I don't want to speculate on that," he said. "Whatever anybody else does, I'll have to live with whatever a majority of the commissioners decide." Gleason was unavailable for comment. Arensberg said that, like Raney, he was trying to bring together people on both sides, but that it was difficult to discuss it without affecting what he was trying to do. He said he had come to know some of the noelle in city government. "I've got acquainted with Mayor Marci Francisca for the first time and developed an relationship." Both Arensberg and Raney said that there were times when commissioners might have to be recalled and managers fired, but that there had to be good reasons for it. "If the commissioner could state a case for incompetence, that would be due cause," Kaney said. "Some people would say, 'Anyone in public does something dumb should be recalled.'" "In that case I doubt that anybody in public life would remain." Latter, a spokesman for the group that is sponsoring the recall drive, said the voters should not have to make up their minds. "I've had conversations with a number of people, including Mr. Arensberg," he said. "We'll just have to wait and see what the voters want." It would be important to explain what they think, nor do they have the right to."