Forgotten ones
Haskell education 'not challenging'
AN ETERNAL REMINDER
A fence guards the sign at Haskell, symbolic of the "protection" given the students by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
By DAMON LASHBROOK
(Fourth in a series)
Francis Owl dropped out of Haskell because she didn't believe it offered her anything.
"I thought Haskell was like a junior college," she said.
She didn't think the programs were valuable.
But the Haskell faculty generally believe the programs offered are good.
Some of the faculty at the 84-year-old institute are Indian, some are married to Indians and some of the employees are related to each other. Some are white.
All of the faculty and personnel are civil service employees. Although many of the teachers are college graduates, some in courses such as plumbing or masonry are not. Nor have many of them been trained in Indian education.
While most faculty members were willing to discuss Haskell,
several appeared annoyed and nervous with questions. One white teacher, who recently joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Haskell, was outwardly annoyed. She questioned whether a story should even be done on Haskell as if afraid she might lose her newfound discovery—the Indian.
Other students like Francis Owl complain about Haskell's programs.
"I have a math course on the eighth or ninth grade level," says Nancy Schuetz, a Kickapoo from Horton.
Bobby Boyd, a Navajo from Ship Rock, Ariz., says he learned everything his first year but that two years are required for graduation.
In one English class, the teacher gave an oral spelling test in her jocular second-grade teacher way. The students answered hesitantly and seemed embarrassed.
"The atmosphere is just like high school," said Gwen Pohaw-
patchoko, a Comanche-Kiowa
from Oklahoma.
The faculty believe the student is better off at Haskell than in college, however.
in college, however.
"I don't believe that students would be better off in college," says Jack Naylor, an Indian and vocations department director.
"You get the student here and we are going to reach him."
Miss Selma Hoffman, business department head, says these students shouldn't be expected to go to college without the mental or cultural preparation they lack.
Another teacher cited that most new students coming to Haskell at second semester are college dropouts.
Wallace Galluzzi, Haskell principal, points out that attending Haskell is voluntary—the students can go anywhere they want for an education.
The students generally believe they are college material and that they are underestimated.
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79th Year, No. 58 The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas Thursday, December 12, 1968
Cabinet revealed
WASHINGTON (UPI)—President-elect Richard M. Nixon presented to the nation Wednesday night an all-Republican cabinet of "big men, strong men" to help him chart foreign and domestic policies of his administration in the next four years.
As expected, the two big posts went to former Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers as secretary of state and Rep. Melvin Laird of Wisconsin as defense secretary.
Shortly before Nixon announced his selections, his press secretary, Ronald Ziegler, said the President-elect will name his ambassador to the United Nations "within the immediate days" and that he will be a Democrat.
Nixon chose a late evening, nationwide broadcast—unprecedented in American political history—to make public at one time his entire cabinet. He had told Republican congressional leaders of his choices earlier in the day.
R. Sargent Shriver, currently U.S. ambassador to France, is a leading contender for the post.
Nixon's cabinet includes three governors and one lieutenant governor.
Nixon also revealed that he will keep Walter Washington, the appointed Negro mayor of the District of Columbia, in his present post.
The 12 men selected for Nixon's cabinet mirror in many respects the
background and makeup of the man who chose them.
Like Nixon, almost all of them come from families of modest means and grew up in the small town or small city spectrum of American life.
In composite, they tend to be Republican middle-of-the-roaders. With a few exceptions, they have an abundance of political savvy. Seven of them have had strong political ties with Nixon during the ups and downs of his career.
Those who have worked with them describe the 12 as pragmatic, analytical men, ready to listen to new ideas but reserved in accepting them without careful study.
Nixon declared that in selecting his cabinet he sought men who had "an extra dimension of leadership" for the American people.
Besides Rogers and Laird, Nixon made these selections for his cabinet:
Secretary of the treasury-David M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co.
Attorney General—John N. Mitchell, a partner in Nixon's New York law firm and Nixon's campaign manager.
Secretary of health, education and welfare-Robert H. Finch, lieutenant governor of California.
Increased student government year's biggest campus issue
Secretary of housing and urban development—Gov. George Romney of Michigan.
By TOM WEINBERG Kansan Staff Writer
Increased student government is one of the year's most controversial movements. At KU, proposals for greater participation in the government of the University have been made and are moving toward approval.
Test your knowledge of this sweeping plan with this self-quiz.
2. What brought about the creation of the Code?
1. What is the Senate Code?
3. When was the proposed Code established?
4. Who were the members of the committee?
8. What percentage of student representation would there be in the proposed bodies of the University Senate?
5. What two members of the committee brought about the establishment of the Minority Report?
6. What happened to the Minority (or Disserting) Report?
7. What is the University Senate?
the Faculty Senate?
9. Who must approve the Senate Code before it reaches the students? What must be done by those now working on the Code?
10. When will voting on the proposed Code take place?
(answers on page 12)
Secretary of labor—George P. Shultz, dean of the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.
Secretary of transportation - Gov.
John A. Volpe of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the interior-Gov.
Walter J. Hickel of Alaska.
Secretary of agriculture—Clifford M. Hardin, chancellor of the University of Nebraska.
Secretary of commerce—Maurice Stans, New York investment banker and former budget director.
Postmaster general—W. M. "Red"
Blount, president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
In conclusion, Nixon stressed that each of the cabinet members might serve equally well in posts other than the ones they will be filling.
He also emphasized that they are going to Washington as "new men with new ideas."
Officials accused of discrimination
A panel discussion given by the American Civil Liberties Union, originally designed to discuss legal problems of the poor, last night erupted in charges that Lawrence High School (LHS) administrators and Lawrence lawyers continually discriminate against Negroes.
Mrs. Ruth Unz, social worker for the Children's Hour Headstart Program, said Negro students received unfair treatment from Lawrence High administrators after the Negro walkout earlier this fall.
She said three LHS girls were charged when fighting broke out in the school after the Negro students returned to class.
The social worker said, "The facts are that five weeks after the fighting took place a provost officer came to the homes of each of the girls and said criminal charges had been filed.
"As I understand it, the white girls were not treated in the same manner," she said.
Charges were filed by two sets of parents and one Lawrence High administrator, she said.
Legal counsel for the girls was obtained from the efforts of Mrs.
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Task force aids KU enrollment
By JUDI DIEBOLT Kansan Staff Writer
A space and scheduling office to work year-round on KU enrollment timetables is being installed in the registrar's office.
The new department, which begins work next semester, was proposed by a 12-member task force set up to study ways to remedy enrollment problems
The task force, consisting of three students, four deans, two faculty members and three administrators, was appointed this semester. The group is headed by James K. Hitt, director of system development and former registrar.
Other changes brought about by the task force include early enrollment of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students, and earlier publication of the course-offering booklet.
Students in the College will pick up folders Jan. 28 in 102 Strong Hall instead of in Hoch Auditorium, as done in previous semesters.
The turn-away tally card will continue to be used to determine popular courses and how many students were unable to take classes they wanted.
"While computerized pre-enrollment does have its advantages, the disadvantages are great also," said Hitt.
The preliminary course booklet was published six weeks earlier this semester to allow students to select classes earlier. It will also be published earlier for spring semester so students can see official timetables two weeks before enrollment.
Because pre-enrollment by computers is done so far in advance of the semester, Hitt said, it often places a greater burden on the student.
The possibility of computerized pre-enrollment similar to that of Kansas State University has been discussed by the task force.
He said it was difficult for students and advisors, operating under a computer enrollment system, to meet months before the semester.
"If a student changes his mind after pre-enrolling, he should be able to change the course, but he often can't with computer enrollment," Hitt explained.
Computerized pre-enrollment is also used at the University of Washington and Purdue as well as at K-State. Hitt said these universities have narrower program offerings than KU.
Hitt also said departments don't always know what courses will be offered for the next semester until enrollment time.
"The enrollment problems are not that of procedure, as much as they are of availability of courses," Hitt said.
The head of the task force indicated that no matter how enrollment functioned someone would be excluded.
The biggest criticism of KU enrollment, he said, is that students often do not get courses needed or wanted.
More than 1,500 students were turned away from classes during 1968 fall enrollment at KU.
The task force has met five times this semester and will meet in January before spring enrollment begins. They will continue to meet during spring semester to discuss enrollment problems and procedures.
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