Daily Hansan
57th Year, No. 73
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1960
Austin Wants Clearer Discipline System
"POLISH IT UNTIL IT SHINES" — Bernard (Pete) Whalen, Lawrence third-year law student, polishes the plaque on a violin "trophy" case as Edward Larson, Belleville graduate student, supervises the job.
'Machine Gun' Kelly Honored by Class
A KU associate professor of law was honored for his teaching ability today by his first graduating class.
The group, composed of 15 students who will be graduated from the Law School the end of this semester, presented William A. Kelly with a trophy at its last class meeting before final examinations.
The inscribed trophy plaque reads: "To M/G Kelly from your first graduates as a token of our appreciation for your rapid-fire elucidations of the law."
The slender, dark-haired Prof. Kelly—known for his rapid speech, subtle wit and lively lectures—is nicknamed "Machine Gun Kelly" by the students.
His trophy was an old, black, wooden, violin case. The idea was originated from Machine Gun Kelly, a gangster of the 1920's, who carried his machine gun in a violin case.
Prof. Kelly has taught at KU since 1957, the year the students were freshmen in the Law School.
"It seems that so many faculty members are criticized that we wanted to honor a professor for a change," said a spokesman for the group.
"He lectures so rapidly that students tend to listen and absorb the material instead of absently taking notes. He has an analytical, or historical, approach which gives law students the background they need to understand modern day law."
"Besides being a likeable person, Prof. Kelly has a peculiar knack for making a class interesting," the student continued.
And the students paid Prof. Kelly perhaps the greatest compliment that can be given to a professor—
"No one ever sleeps through Prof Kelly's classes."
Hults to Address KU GOP's Tonight
State Sen. Donal Hults, (R-Lawrence) a member of the Ways and Means Committee that will formulate the state budget, will speak to the Young Republican Club at 7:30 tonight in room 305 in the Union.
His topic will be "The Budget; Politics and Education."
Soviet Exchange Program Begins Next Semester
A student exchange program between the United States and the Soviet Union will begin Feb. 7 with a one-semester program. Full-year exchanges will start with the fall semester of 1960.
Students interested in applying should pick up application blanks in 228 Strong and return them, with letters of recommendation, to Lawrence Woodruff, dean of students, by Thursday. Students in any major field of study may apply.
Dean Woodruff said today he hopes the late announcement of the exchange program will not keep students from considering participation in the program. Students may want to plan for the scholarships for next fall or later, he said.
Two American students will receive free round-trip transportation in addition to full scholarships. The awards provide for tuition, books, room and board and "modest" living allowances.
more application information about the fall program will be released immediately after the spring exchange begins.
Students participating in the program must;
1. Demonstrate ability in the Russian language adequate for use in academic work.
Mental Health Pay Hike Set
2. Be familiar with contemporary social, economic and political problems and be able to discuss these intelligently.
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3. Be presently registered and in good standing in an American university.
The exchanges have been set up through the United States National Student Assn. and the Commission of Youth Organizations of the U.S.S.R.
Under terms of the ton-mile tax bill, trucks with a gross weight of 26,000 to 36,000 pounds would pay a tax of a penny a mile; those 36,001 to 48,000 would pay 1.5 cents and those over x 48,000 would pay two cents.
Truckers would be required to report their mileage to the State Department of Revenue on the 25th of January, April, July and October.
TOPEKA — (UPI) — The House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill in the Kansas House today to grant $894,375 in pay raises to employees of state mental institutions.
Introduction of the mental health salary bill followed agreement of
Later in the morning, Rep. Richard Wiegers (D-Marysville) introduced bills in the House today to carry out the last of Gov. George Docking's major budget proposals—reduction of the state gasoline tax and enactment of a ton-mile tax.
Democratic legislators in a caucus yesterday to support it. Rep. Dale Saffells (D-Garden City) said Gov. George Docking had indicated he would not veto the measure if it were approved by the Democrats.
"This is a real important bill and I think it will save our mental health program." Rep. Robert Anderson (R-Ottawa), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said.
Most of the money—nearly $750,000—would provide 20 per cent raises for psychiatric aides, who make up most of the staff at the institutions.
Salaries of about 1,600 persons would be increased.
"In general the bill follows recommendations of the Governor's advisory commission on mental health."
That commission recommended to Docking in November that salaries at the institutions be increased. He did not recommend raises in his budget message.
"We're delighted to learn that the Democrats have decided to go along with us," Anderson said.
"About $750,000 of this money will provide raises for psychiatric aides, who have been among the lowest paid employees in the state of Kansas. They have been working at 35 per cent less than the lowest classification of prison guard.
"The aides are required to have a high school education and a three-month period of training. This is not required of prison guards."
Anderson said aides are paid $150 a month during their training period and are raised to about $173 a month at the end of three months.
❖ (Editor's Note: This is the second of the articles on KU's discipline system).
Generally fair and colder tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight zero to 5 below extreme west to 5 to 10 east. High tomorrow 20s.
Student body president Jim Austin, Lawrence senior, criticizes KU's discipline system because of its "inadequate procedure structure."
By Carol Heller
Weather
Austin's opinion conflicts with that of Donald K. Alderson, dean of men, who contends the disciplinary system is adequate.
"As student body president, I am supposed to know the rules and punishments to some extent," said Austin in a Daily Kansan interview.
"But when students call me for advice I can never tell them what they can expect, how they will be punished, or if they will be punished at all.
"There is no consistency in the procedure of disciplinary cases and there are no records available to students which outline the procedure a student can expect even for an ordinary violation."
This is the basis for Austin's main criticism of the disciplinary system:
"There are too many conflicts in the written rules of the various organizations, such as the University Senate Code, the All Student Council and the disciplinary and social committees."
Austin is more concerned with the procedure of disciplinary cases than with the origin of cases.
"I think cases should be originated at the administrative level," he said. "Students don't have enough time to collect all of the necessary information for a case and hear it from the very beginning."
This is the same reason Dean Alderson cited to explain why cases are not initiated at the student level.
No Set Patterns
But Austin maintains that there is no set pattern of channels through which disciplinary cases are referred after they are reported to the administration.
"The accused can be let off, punished by the deans, referred at the deans' discretion to the social or disciplinary/ committees, living groups such as dormitories, or handled in various ways by the dean of women. A student never knows what to expect." he said.
Austin feels that too often the administration is content with surface information which clears an entire group by the confession of an individual.
The way to get out of offenses on
campus is to hire a compulsive confessor," he said sarcastically.
"We need some general principles set out about KU's disciplinary system," he said.
Austin is working with a group of KU-Y students who are attempting to draw up a booklet which would point out disciplinary procedure conflicts and which would clarify existing campus disciplinary rules and procedures.
"We don't mean that specific rules and punishments should be made for each offense. But when a case comes up, we think it should be clear which channel it will go through and which cases can be covered by the press."
Austin does not believe that all disciplinary actions should be kept in confidence.
Needs Publication
Dean Alderson said that disciplinary actions should be kept in confidence because students are afraid to give information about a case if they think it will be publicized.
"All the gory statistics don't need to be reported, such as whose car was ransacked or who swiped whose panties or who put what bomb in Strong Hall." Austin said, "but anything which involves a group should be made available for publication.
"Otherwise the campus will be filled with rumors and gossip and the students can draw no true conclusions."
Nixon Enters Primary Race
CONCORD, N.H. — (UPI) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon today officially entered New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Presidential primary March 8.
In a telegram to New Hampshire Secretary of State Harry Jackson, Nixon said:
"I am grateful to the citizens of New Hampshire who expressed their confidence in me through the petitions filed in your office.
"I am pleased to submit my name to the Republicans of your state on March 8."
Nixon's name previously was entered by his supporters.
In another telegram to Gov. Wesley H. Powell, Nixon said "I deeply appreciate your work on my behalf and your continued support." Powell has been an enthusiastic Nixon supporter.
JIM AUSTIN—"There are too many rule conflicts."