University Daily Kansan
Monday, December 4,1978
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Dykes' aide has Ph.D., thinks of self as student
By JAKE THOMPSON Staff Reporter
Cancellor Archie R. Dykes has a special assistant this year who has his doctoral degree and is on leave.
Donald J. Mabry, an associate professor at Mississippi State University, is studying KU's administration to prepare for an administrative position of his own.
"I have a license to read people's mail and attend any administrative meetings I want to, but I of course, have to make choices," Murray. 37, said Friday.
What allows Mabry such special privileges that few people at the University have?
He is a visiting American Council on Education Fellow and is being sponsored by the ACE Fellows Program in Academic Affairs. He is the inner workings of KU's administration.
The AFP, sponsors university teachers to attend host universities for five to 15 months. The training program has sponsored 197 Fellows since its inauguration in 1979
"I am a participant observer," Marbay said. "It's a funny way to be a student. I pay no Kansas taxes, but I do pay Mississippi taxes. Overall, it's more expensive than if we were living in either place. I see it as a student makes for a college education."
Mabry said he was interested in academic research, but he is working with Ronald Calgary, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, who is working on the preliminary stages of the new program.
Mabry said he had attended all budget conferences with Calgaard and the deans of the University's schools, one Kansas Legislature meeting, a Kansas Board of Regents meeting and numerous other meetings at the University.
"ABOUT 80 percent of administrators' time is spent in meetings," Mabry said. "I get a feeling about the kind of thinking the administration has done in reaching decisions. It's like being an anthropologist or all of the administrators' do their jobs."
Mabry said the administrators he observed get from him "at least a running
Mabry received his doctor's degree in Latin American History from Syracuse University in 1700. He teaches history at Mississippi State.
He is one of 44 university professors selected nationals to receive the 1978-79 "Aspen Award" for his work.
commentary on their operation and an extra hand in administrative work when they need
Mabry praised the KU administration, especially Dykes.
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"People work incredibly hard up here," Maibry said. "Archie Dykes is one of the most admired and skilful administrators in New York." He means he has a talented and dedicated staff."
Mabry said he and his family had enjoyed the first months of their year's stay in Maplehurst.
"The great traditions of KU made it very interesting because there is enormous variety, said I. And finding this is a very nice thing to do. The district this is it's like a being a visiting professor."
MARRY SAID all the administrators he had met had been helpful, but had viewed him as an outsider and a transient. In his own words he could think of the University as his institution.
"You come to identify with the University and in reference it becomes 'we' instead of you," Mabry said. "I have to be careful in writing back to Mississippi. They consider me as part of their institution, which I still am."
You're a foster and don't have an active social life."
"People are nominating me for positions around the country," Mabry said. "I guess to be fair I'd have to say that if positions are considered them as they present themselves."
He said Mississippi State wanted him to return at but at this time did not have an advance plan.
Mabry said he planned to return to Mississippi State, but would like to have an opportunity there.
Mabry said KU's administration was more democratic than Mississippi State's but that MSU was growing out of its authoritarian mold.
"What I find is that MSU has to live down the load reputation of the state," he said.
"THE IDEA of southern hospitality is a cultural pattern. I think Midwesterners are
KU administrators, through their dedication and their kindness to Mabry, have helped him realize he would like to be an administrator. he said.
"In a way, I've always wanted to do this kind of thing," Mabry said. "I like problem solving and to be with people and be willing to live with ambiguity. In American society no one wants to boss, but I am not."
Mabry said returning to Mississippi State would be difficult after his experience as an instructor.
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Monday, Dec. 4
KLUTE
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Dir. Alan Dial, wkite with Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland, Roy Scheider
Fonda won an Academy Award for
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Samurai:
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Dir. Wittorio de Sica, with Carlo Battisti, and Gianfranco Tolino, examples of Italian neo-realism, written by Cesare Zavattini and de Sica. "Britannic and flawless." -Life. It has a wow factor.
Thursday, Dec. 7
UMBERTO D.
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UMBERTO D.
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City advised on fund requests
Friday & Saturday,
Dec. 8 & 9
By JOHN LOGAN
The chances of Lawrence receiving a $100,000 federal urban development grant might have received a boost as a result of the work of local groups.
Dir. Howard Hawks, with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charlie Roggs. The epitome of the screwball era.
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IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
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Bulford Watson, city manager, said he attended a session at the convention in which experts offered advice on how to apply for employment with the firm.
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Watson said he had talked to representatives from other cities about how they had presented their applications for federal aid.
Most of the private money would be spent by Maupintur Travel Service of Lawrence, which has agreed to construct an office.
If the grant is approved, it will be paired with $3,775,000 in private investment to redevelop the 600 block of Massachusetts Hill.
"WE LEARNED a little bit about the grants and how other cities push their projects." Watson said.
The advice will help Wiltson when he presents the city's application for an Urban Development Action Grant to HUD in Kansas.
Plans call for a six-story building and more than 50,000 square feet of office space.
ALTHOUGH HE has never attended a grant request hearing.
HUD officials from Washington will be at the hearing. They will forward the city's request to Washington with their recommendations, Watson said. A decision on the grant will not come or several months.
Watson said, the advice will enable him to go into the meeting with confidence.
Watson said that if the application were rejected, the city would search for another means to fund renovation of the block.
Lawrence Mayor Donald Blunsn; city commissioner Jack Rose and Ed Carter; and Brent McFall, assistant to the city manager; Mr. McCormack, assistant to the city manager.
About 6,000 of the nation's top urban leaders attended the conference.
After taking to other city officials at the convention, Watson said, he thinks Lawrence is in a good financial position.
"MANY CITIES tell the effects of a recession," Watson said. "Low income cities and cities with high unemployment are
The three-day convention, which featured President Carter as a guest speaker on Monday, cost Lawrence about $1,500.
1 "lawrence has unemployment of less than 3 percent. Other cities have 8, 16, even 12 percent. All of them are loading jobs."
KC man pleads guilty to robbery charge
An 18-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man pleaded guilty Friday in Douglas County District Court to a felony charge in contempt of trust. The judge said a Lawrence liquor store last September.
The man, Gregory L. Jones, pleaded guilty to aiding the robbery. Jones was scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 13. He faces a probable sentence of one to 10 years in prison.
Jones was one of three men arrested Sept.
25 after a robbery at the Banning Laucer
house.
Jones' brother, Mia carel, 11, and Ronald E. Randell, 19, also were arrested. Liquor and cash stolen from the store were found in front of the car the three men were riding in.
Michael Jones was charged with agnivantage robbery last month after two years to life in prison. Randell is in custody and awaiving a hearing next week on a charge of aiding Michael
Mike Malone, Douglas County district attorney, had previously charged Greesov
Malone said a police investigation had determined that Gregory Jones was in the car outside the liquor store during the raid. The police believe the evidence that a robbery was about to take place.
Jones with taking an active part in the holdup. But at Friday's hearing, Malone said he had reduced the charge to aiding in the escape of Michael Jones.
Randell also had been charged with aggravated robbery in the case, but the police said no arrests were made.
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