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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 6, 1968
Seniors informed about base wage
Gerald E. Berry, state consultant to the Student Kansas State Teachers Association, emphasized the importance of large, unified student support for the $6,500 resolution before a small gathering of education seniors last night in the Kansas Union.
last night in the Kansas
The meeting was called to
inform seniors of the Kansas
State Teachers Association
(KSTA)-supported resolution
calling for minimum base salaries
of $6,500 for all beginning
teachers in Kansas.
Dave Adams, state president of Student KSTA, outlined three justifications for the resolution: 1) because it calls for an increase in base salaries, it will also mean
MIKE SWEATMAN-USMC
Sweatman joins Marines;leaves KU coaching job
Mike Sweatman, former KU football star and assistant coach for the freshman football team will bid a temporary farewell to the KU gridiron.
Sweatman has joined the Marine Corps and will report for officer candidate training at Quantico, Va., in February.
Sweatman, who maintained a high "B" average as an undergraduate, holds a B.S. degree in education. He is currently working on a master's degree.
Ending his college football career last year, the former linebacker and team captain was chosen Scholastic All-American. He was also selected by United Press International for the All-Bir Eight football team.
At 6'1", 205 pounds, Sweatman was a member of the varsity wrestling team and served as co-captain his sophomore year. The team disbanded after that season and Sweatman placed his attention on the gridiron.
Sweatman would like to play football for the Marine Corps, "but my primary concern will be to carry out my duties as an officer, no matter what the assignment."
When asked about possible duty in Vietnam, Sweatman said, "I'm just an uninformed citizen back home. I don't feel I have the right to speak out until I learn more about the situation. The Marine Corps will probably provide me with that information."
Until February when Sweat man reports for training he will continue to work on his masters and work with the Jayhawks.
"A lot of my men will be varsity next year. I'm trying to do my part to keep the Jayhawks right up there on top," he said.
increases for experienced members of the teaching profession, 2) Kansas pay scales can't compete with those of surrounding states, and 3) teachers' salaries are lower than those for other occupations.
After an explanatory question-andanswer session, Mike May, Parsons senior, suggested actions KU students can take to support the measure.
May challenged seniors to inform themselves on the resolution and to discuss the measure with job interviewers.
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Adams pointed to a similar meeting held recently at Washburn University in Topeka at which several Topeka teachers spoke in favor of the measure.
Adams and Berry agreed that prospects for salary increases look favorable.
University lists jobs
Berry cited some Kansas school districts, including several in Johnson County and the metropolitan Kansas City area, which are already planning pay increases.
Richard Eldredge, Lawrence senior, added that four state governmental and professional committees are currently preparing reports on the teachers' problems for submission to Gov. Robert Docking this spring.
With time to spare, many KU students do more than study, party and attend classes—jobs fill the "void" and help with the finances.
Bernard Taylor, assistant director of the Student Financial Aids and Awards office, said between 20 and 25 persons a day inquire about job listings in the Student Aids office. The office lists full and part-time jobs ranging from work in a florists shop to pumping gas.
Some students do have more than one job although Taylor said to work one's way through college without any aid "is possible though not as prevelant as it was 10 to 15 years ago because of the demand placed on our students."
Some students—usually married—Taylor said, have more than one job. When it becomes evident those students have taken on more than they physically or academically "can handle," the Student Financial Aids Office "talks with them and discusses the possibility of getting help."
Jobs on campus can be found in the work-study program, but the "University campus jobs must be held at least in part by non work-study people in the three years preceding work-study."
the dorm systems," Taylor said.
One of the "biggest sources of jobs other than work-study is
the dorm systems, Taylor
Foreign students too can be
helped by the Financial Aids
office, Taylor said, but "they
must have a visa which will allow
them to work."
The Kansas Union also is a big
source of student employment,
the Union employs about 75 persons including workers in the Book Store, the Jay Bowl, and in food service. "None of these students are work-study people," said Warner Ferguson.
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