Daily Hansan
57th Year, No.69
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1960
Docking's Budget Praised, Criticized
DEMOCKATIC DISCUSSION—Hazel Fecht, Wamego senior, questions State Democratic Chairman Frank Theis after a meeting of the KU Young Democrats last night.
Theis Warned That Faculty May Leave
A University staff member last night told Frank Theis, state Democratic chairman, that unless the University faculty gets higher salaries it will lose its "budding experts."
Theis was discussing the program of the Midwestern conference for Democrats which will be held in March. He said:
"We will have such experts as John Galbraith and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. speaking at the conference."
A man stood up in the audience and replied:
Chancellor to Meet Senate Committee
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy, Ray Nichols, executive secretary of KU, and a representative of the KU Medical Center will meet with the Senate Ways and Means Committee at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
The purpose of the meeting is to present the administration's views on the budget needs for KU. All universities are given this opportunity at various times during the committee hearings.
Sen. Johnson Sees Democratic Unity
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Senate Democratic Leader London B. Johnson held out an olive branch to his party's dissident liberals today by saying their annual uprising will not bar cooperation on "really important" issues. "I do not believe that the vote yesterday will prevent us from working together on the issues that are really important to our people." Johnson said. "I don't believe yesterday's vote will have any effect upon the legislative program."
"I am a member of the KU staff. I am proud of the University. You have mentioned men from Harvard and some from other schools. Will there be any speakers from KU?"
Theis did not answer directly. He said there was a committee which was looking over the possibilities of speakers.
"I am sure you have some budding experts here," he said.
"We won't have them long."
Another staff member interrupted and said;
Demo Chairman Theis Defends 'Sound' Budget
By Jane Boyd
State Democratic chairman Frank Theis last night predicted that Gov. George Docking's budget will not be accepted by the Republican-dominated legislature.
Mr. Theis defended the budget at a meeting of the KU Young Democrats. He said:
"Docking is dedicated to making the taxpayer's dollar count. It is like an Alaskan gold rush — people see $25,000,000 up there and everyone tries to get part of it.
"We (Democrats) feel the governor presented a very sound budget, but the Republics will buy none of it."
Gov. Docking yesterday submitted his proposed budget for the coming year to the legislature. He proposed a cut in the sales tax and a 3 per cent salary hike for state college and university teachers. The Board of Regents had recommended a 7 per cent increase in salaries.
Mr. Theis said:
"All of them (groups asking for appropriations) are asking for raises. It is up to the Legislature to decide where the money should go."
The sales tax was cut from $ 2 \frac{1}{2} $ per cent to $ 1 \frac{1}{2} $ per cent in Gov. Docking's proposal.
"This is not only the popular, but the just course to return sales tax to the citizen."
Mr. Theis said:
Mr. Theis said Gov. Docking and the Democratic legislators stand for "tax repeal—sales tax repeal to those who have paid it."
He said the surplus money in the budget was due to the economies and efficiencies in the Docking administration.
"The candidates look better and better and the fight looks juicier and juicier.
About the national scene Mr. Theis said:
"The Democrats have many candidates to select from while the Republicans are stuck with their own product who will have to rely on transferable popularity."
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Regents Head Hits Politics in Education
Bv Rav Miller
The chairman of the State Board of Regents today warned of the dangers of moving education into "the halls of politics" and subjecting educational policy to political haggling.
Chairman Clement H. Hall, shortly before the regents appeared at 9 a.m. before the State Senate Ways
Murphy Slams Docking Budget
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy said today Governor Docking's budget is "geared to educational mediocrity."
Dr. Murphy told Daily Kansan reporters:
"The regents request was already at a bare minimum and the Governor ignored the recommendations of the regents, reducing the budget substantially below what was asked.
"This budget is inadequate and if it is not altered, it will do the following:
1. Lead to further "erosion" of KU's faculty salary scale in relation to competition in getting and keeping good faculty members.
2. Deny financial recognition to KU deans and other dedicated administrative officers who are "crucial" to the ongoing development of KU.
3. Limit expansion in KU programs of foreign languages and foreign cultures at a time when they are urgently needed in the public interest.
4. Deny any staff additions in the face of predicted enrollment increases
Chancellor Murphy continued:
"We must again, as we have in recent years, look to the Kansas Legislature to take care of the minimum needs for higher education in the state.
"I believe that the people of Kansas want first-rate education for their children. and I believe that their legislative representatives will provide it", he concluded.
GOP Sees Budget Hike
Ev United Press International
Republican legislators vowed that they would go beyond the governor's budget recommendations in appropriating funds for the programs they think necessary.
Democratic legislators said that the three major proposals of the budget message would be introduced today and tomorrow in the Legislature.
These are ones which would reduce the state sales tax one per cent, combine the general revenue and sales tax funds for administrative purposes, and regulate fees from corporate utilities.
The piano recital by Janet Turk, assistant professor of piano has been postponed until Feb. 17. The recital, one of the KU faculty series, was originally scheduled for tonight.
These are the reactions of the legislators to the budget.
The Republicans claim the budget does not contain adequate financing
Tonight's Faculty Recital Postponed
The Democrats feel that the governor's message shows careful planning to hold down expenses and reduce taxes.
for the state mental health and education programs.
Republican State Chairman Sam Mellinger said that the average and low income families of Kansas will suffer from the governor's attitude toward public school systems and mental hospitals.
"Those who have the wealth to send their children to private schools and their mentally ill to private institutions will not be directly affected by the governor's proposals."
No Democrats discussed Gov. Docking's mental health or education proposals.
He did not recommend salary increases for doctors at state mental hospitals beyond those they normally would get on the Civil Service pay scale.
Bills to decrease the state gasoline tax by one cent and to enact a onecent ton-mile tax on truckers are being drafted for introduction before the week ends.
Democratic State Chairman Frank
Theis said the governor's message "hit the nail right on the head and further showed the governor's consistency in looking after the people's interests and wanting to see the money returned to those that paid it."
Rep. Robert Anderson (R-Ottawa), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Gov. Docking recommended $6,305,000 less revenue than expenditures last year, $4,779,000 less for the present fiscal year, and $15,657,850 less in his latest message for the 1961 fiscal year.
"Had we followed all of his plans on both income and expenditure sides, we would be broke," Anderson said.
John Ise to Discuss Presidential Race
John Ise, professor emeritus of economics, will speak on "The Presidential Race: Thoroughbreds, Darkhorses and Plugs," at the Current Events Forum at 4 p.m. Friday in the Music and Browsing Room of the Kansas Union.
and Means Committee to defend their budget, said:
Chairman Hall explained that politicians and political ideology are subject to change, and that as long as educational programs are left up to the legislature, the programs are subject to change.
"It is my belief that everybody concerned with education should let the Board of Regents determine educational policy or else establish some agency to determine such policy."
Members of the board of regents may change also, but the board and its policies will remain,"Mr. Hall said
"Everybody in the state wants to run the schools. Everybody's business is nobody's business," Chairman Hall charged.
"The board has been censored as having a lack of vision, but if the schedule for the building program is not met, members of the board
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Regents Ask Senate Aid
A spokesman for the State Board of Regents said that he would defend all of the regents' requests during a hearing before the Senate Ways and Means Committee this morning.
Shortly before the meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m. this morning, Ray Evans, vice-chairman of the board, said that he would ask the committee for a 7 per cent increase in unclassified salaries, covering faculty and administrators.
Gov. George Docking, during his address to the Legislature yesterday, recommended a 3 per cent faculty raise and no increase for administrators.
"We have submitted our building report and proposed budget. We will pursue it in detail even though recommendations have been made by the Governor to make cuts," M. Evans said.
"I hope that the ways and means committee will react favorably to the proposals because they are reasonable requests," he added.
Mr. Evans said that the outcome of his meeting with the committee will probably not be known until the final budget is drawn up sometime near the end of the 30-day legislative budget session.
High Temperatures Continue in Area
California-like weather continued to prevail in the Lawrence area today, highlighted by fog and temperatures ranging in the 50's.
Kansas January rainfall and temperature records are still being broken during this week of premature spring, typified by yesterday's high of 70 at Chanute and Pittsburg and low of 53 at Concordia, Russell and Goodland.
Excessive rainfall has but the Black Vermillion River three feet over flood stage above Frankfort.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted cooler temperatures today with rainfall for the east and snow in the west.
United Press International reported today that spring-like rains have soaked the entire midwest area for the second consecutive day, accompanied by unusually warm January temperatures.