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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1960
State Support Of KU Decreased
(Editor's Note)—This is the last in a series of articles concerning a recent comparative report for 14 state-supported universities.
By Carrie Edwards
The state's effort to support KU has decreased compared to other state universities, according to a survey made by the University of Colorado.
Kansas, with a figure of $3.66, ranks sixth among the 14 states in per capita support this year. This is 19 cents above the 14-state per capita support average of $3.47.
However, during the 1958-59 academic year, the Kansas figure of $3.20 was 24 cents above the 14-state average of $2.95.
The current year's per capita support figure of $3.66 for Kansas represents an increase of 46 cents over last year's $3.20. The current year's 14-state average of $3.47 for per capita support is 59 cents over its last year's average.
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, said Kansans are putting their tax dollars into extensive highway and mental health programs rather than into institutions of higher learning.
An index correlates the states' economic ability to give adequate funds to the universities. Statistics in that index show Kansas has slipped slightly.
In 1958-59 Kansas held a state effort rating of 102 while the number one-ranking school's rating was 181.8.
In the chart for this academic year Kansas has a state effort index number of 101, or 11.4 above the seventh-ranking university. This drop from 15.2 to 11.4 over the next lowest ranking school under KU was not enough to put Kansas in a lower bracket.
Index of State Effort To Support Selected State Universities
| State | Per Capita Economic Ability Relatives | Per Capita State Support Relatives | Index of State Effort | Rank |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| M | 101.4 | 181.8 | 179.3 | 1 |
| B | 111.6 | 180.7 | 161.9 | 2 |
| K | 89.5 | 135.0 | 150.8 | 3 |
| L | 98.4 | 127.7 | 129.8 | 4 |
| J | 97.8 | 122.0 | 124.7 | 5 |
| KANSAS | 105.9 | 108.0 | 102.0 | 6 |
| A | 115.2 | 100.0 | 86.8 | 7 |
| F | 102.7 | 87.2 | 84.9 | 8 |
| COLO. | 108.6 | 87.5 | 80.6 | 9 |
| N | 91.6 | 72.0 | 78.6 | 10 |
| C | 107.0 | 81.8 | 76.4 | 11 |
| E | 110.6 | 55.1 | 49.8 | 12 |
| G | 72.1 | 31.8 | 44.1 | 13 |
| D | 87.6 | 29.4 | 33.6 | 14 |
Index of State Effort To Support Selected State Universities
| State | Per Capita Economic Ability Relatives | Per Capita State Support Relatives | Index of State Effort | Rank |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| M | 101.9 | 174.4 | 171.1 | 1 |
| B | 112.0 | 169.2 | 151.1 | 2 |
| L | 95.5 | 139.5 | 146.0 | 3 |
| K | 89.3 | 128.5 | 143.9 | 4 |
| J | 98.2 | 130.5 | 132.9 | 5 |
| KANSAS | 104.5 | 105.5 | 101.0 | 6 |
| F | 100.7 | 90.2 | 89.6 | 7 |
| A | 117.1 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 8 |
| COLO. | 107.2 | 87.6 | 81.7 | 9 |
| N | 93.1 | 74.8 | 80.3 | 10 |
| C | 106.1 | 80.4 | 75.8 | 11 |
| E | 111.1 | 57.3 | 51.6 | 12 |
| G | 73.5 | 31.4 | 42.7 | 13 |
| D | 89.8 | 30.8 | 34.3 | 14 |
If the bill is passed and signed by Gov. George Docking, it is estimated that merchants would get back $1.4 million a year.
The measure was introduced into the Senate yesterday by Sen. William B. Ryan (R-Norton) who complained that "merchants should be partly compensated for the fact that they are required to compute, collect, register and remit some $70 million in sales and compensating tax each year."
Other states have similar rebate provisions in their sales tax statutes. Colorado returns 5 per cent to merchants and Oklahoma and Missouri each return 3 per cent.
Ryan's bill would kickback to merchants 2 per cent of the state sales tax they collect. But there would be no rebate, under terms of the measure, to merchants who do not send their sales tax returns to the director of revenue by deadline time.
A bill to appropriate $201,391 to 10 state agencies was introduced by the Senate Ways and Means Committee yesterday. Only two of the proposed money items did not have the recommendation of Gov. Docking.
One of the items not recommended by the chief executive was a $3,000 appropriation for the Kansas Academy of Science, which publishes theses written by professors. The other was $7,500 for the National Livestock Show at Wichita.
New Scholarships To Go to Women
The establishment of the Genevieve Sterling Altman scholarship fund at KU has been announced by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
Approximately $500 a year will be available for scholarships as income from a gift of $10,775 to the KU Endowment Association by Clifford A. Altman of El Cerrito, Calif.
The first awards will be given for the 1960-61 school year to women students on the basis of scholarship, leadership and need. The selection of the recipients will be by the same committee that chooses the Elizabeth M. Watkins honor scholars.
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ITHACA, N.Y. —(UPI) A survey shows that college students may be a bit brighter, academically speaking, than their parents were.
TOPEKA—(UPI)—A bill to give Kansas merchants a tax break was before the Legislature today.
A study of the marks of undergraduate students at Cornell University revealed that the average for the entire student body was 77.07 last year. A similar survey two decades before showed average marks of 75.21.
Merchants May Get Tax Break
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