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University Daily Kansan Monday, Oct. 19, 1959
You Pay a $12 Health Fee Each Semester
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the Student Health Service, said he regrets that most students do not know how much they pay for health and campus privilege fees.
In a survey of 10 people, Dr. Canuteson told The Daily Kansan he found only one student who knew the amount of the health fee.
"Students need to know what they pay and what they get for it," he said.
"Formerly students got a stub on their fee card. IBM has done away with this and lumped everything together.
"Neither does the Watkin's Hospital have a record of students who have paid the health fee. Consequently, we are taking care of people who don't belong at the hospital, he said.
Explains Operation
He made this explanation of the hospital's operating procedure:
"Watkins Hospital is not a tax supported device. Students support the hospital by payment of their $12 health fee.
"Seventy two per cent of the hospital's income is provided from health fees. Twenty four per cent is from charges for services and four
per cent is from income on the endowment from Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins.
"About $4 of the student health fee goes for clinical operation and $8 for outpatient services," Dr. Canuteson said.
A staff of about 50 members is on the hospital's regular payroll. These include seven physicians, two clinical psychologists, three laboratory technicians, one part-time and one full-time physical therapist, the half-time services of a dietician, nine full-time office personnel and food service personnel, maintenance people and other part-time help.
1.400 Bed-Patients
"About 1,400 bed patients are admitted to the hospital each year." Dr. Canuteson said. "About six per cent of the students enrolled in the University come to the hospital during the year."
"Illnesses range from stomachaches and sprained ankles to operations and pneumonia. The average stay in the hospital for bed-patients is three to three and a half days," he added.
"Each year, 80 to 85 per cent of all students use the hospital or outpatient clinic department. There are about 52,000 clinic or outpatient calls a year for about 4,000 students, he said.
About 2.000 physical examinations have been given by the hospital this year.
"The average daily clinic load is
175 persons. The peak work hours are at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Our after 5 p.m. business is usually intramural casualties this time of year.
"It's being rather mercenary, but if a student thinks he isn't getting his money's worth he can always get free immunizations from the hospital." Dr. Canuteson said.
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Three visitors to the Soviet Union and a professor who has talked to people who have been there, agree that the best way to get to know the Russian people is to be polite and intimate.
The panel of Russian experts presented a travelogue movie of Russia and presented "An Intimate Glimpse of Russia," for members of the International Club Friday.
On the panel were Oswald Backus, associate professor of history; Sam Anderson, instructor in Russian; Clifford Ketzel, assistant professor of political science and Arthur H. Wolf, president of the Centron Film Corn.
Prof. Ketzel: "I'm a fraud. I'm the only one on the panel who hasn't actually been to Russia, but I've talked to many people who have been there."
Mr. Wolf: "One sees Russia through the eyes of the guide and the success of your tour may depend on the success of your guide."
Prof. Backus said he found the best way to get to know the Russian people is to be formal and polite and then, be intimate.
"I started out smiling and found that people just looked at me and went on. I soon noticed everyone
looked serious, so I stopped smiling and it worked," he said.
Mr. Anderson, who speaks the Russian language, said he often learned a lot more by keeping his mouth shut about his knowledge of the language.
He told of buying a small religious pendant on a chain which he hung around his neck. His girl guide happened to notice it and looked at him agast and said: "Why Mr. Anderson, you believe in God!"
Mr. Wolf, whose film company was the first to make a commercial film in Russia, said that their film was not censored. The only check was their guide who watched what pictures they took.
The average expenditure per pupil enrolled in American public schools was $76 in 1940, $186 in 1950 and $199 in 1958.
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