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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Jan. 6. 1959
Profs Need Pay
When Russia sent up Sputnik I the American population panicked. Everyone was crying for more and better education for the students. Everyone felt the necessity to catch up.
But, as in all things time mellows the public into a peaceful state of "things-will-take-care-of-themselves — all-I-have-to-do-is-look-out-for-my-pocketbook."
While the latest Russian rocket is flying sunward the governor's recommended budget has done away with any pay raises for faculty at the state schools.
New buildings are being constructed on campus—the new business school, proposed engineering building and library addition. These are definitely needed but all the fine buildings can only serve as places for students to learn. All the fine equipment won't do any good without professors to teach the students.
Perhaps people are watching their pocketbooks and politics too much. They gripe about having to live on less money. But do they expect the faculty to remain if it can get better wages at other schools or in industry?
Martha Crosier
Blinking Buttons
The Bell telephone system is introducing a new pushbutton telephone. They say it's for business people who make a lot of calls. However, it could prove very useful in some of KU's organized houses.
Unlike any other telephones in looks or performance, they are low, compact and button-studded. A hand receiver is attached on the side.
The buttons are really fascinating. One model has up to 18 buttons, the other holds 30. Wouldn't this drive a phoneboy or girl nuts? It is confusing enough with only three lines.
A button lights up when each line is in use. But have you ever tried keeping up with a mass of blinking buttons?
The new phones can be used for inter-office communication, arrange for conference calls or add other extensions to incoming calls.
This would be handy if they were inter-fraternity. The sororities could get the large model and
have direct lines to each fraternity. Since there are fewer women's houses, the men could easily get by with a smaller model. This direct line would save extended line-jousting.
The option of conference calls would be useful when all the Union rooms are full and a committee meeting is necessary. And it would happily save trudging to the Union in sub-zero temperatures for a half-hour discussion about nothing.
For the popular coed, the extension on incoming calls would become essential. She could talk to all her admirers at the same time, thus saving study time. Or, if two boys wanted to ask her out she could talk to them both at the same time and let them decide.
Even the person who never gets any telephone calls would be happier listening to the jingle of the 16 to 30 lines ring.
This is definitely one item no truly organized house should be without.
—M. C.
For Adults Only
Monique Van Vooren, a luscious Belgian nonconformist, has an idea for a special late-night TV program for adults only. It would be, in a word, sexy.
Monique claims there has been so much sex censorship on TV that the programs' contents have been reduced to a child's level. She feels the puritanical approach to TV programming has been a failure since it has mainly succeeded in bringing murder to the forefront.
"I think it is hypocritical to allow that and for-bid sex," she says.
Her proposed show would include attractive women in glamorous clothing. (Actually from the sound of things they would be more out than in.)
Sex is real, she claims. She wants a program
where the actors will act like adults. Of course it all depends on whose version of adults you are talking about—and how old an adult. Her qualifications appear to be a well developed figure and a low sultry voice.
The show, if Monique can ever work it past the censors, would probably have a large viewing audience. The very tag, "For Adults Only," would bring the younger generation before the tube in throngs.
And from the sound of things this would be the type of show that would allow one to turn off the sound and watch the picture without missing anything important.
Sounds interesting, but personally we prefer Westerns.
-M.C.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
OH , MISS FERRIS  - HERE'S A SEAT UP HERE
NO ONE WANTED
Castro won his revolution in Cuba on New Year's Day. A lot of us felt like abdicating that day, but Batista was the only one who did. Trujillo now has enough house guests in the Dominican Republic for a good poker game, and the guests brought lots of chips.
Short Ones
In Rochester, N. Y. a woman locked the combination to a safe inside it. At least if she can't get at it no one else can either.
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It Looks This Way...
By John Husar
Many interesting things have transpired in Topeka and other state points the past few weeks.
The good governor has no'd proposed KU pay raises, his friend the budget maker has cut existing salaries, and the attorney general has nodded his blessing.
The treasurer says there is no money for state schools, the tax man claims he can't get any, and a Kansas publisher writes it isn't worth it anyway.
The Board of Regents moans, a University administrator gets insulted, and the taxpayers feel sorry for their poor schools.
Meanwhile, the civil service workers squirm, the chancellor assures a bright future, and the professors secretly begin analyzing job situations at other colleges.
Considerable pressures have been put upon venerable state politicians since the finance council's ruling against proposed KU-K-State raises. Of course there is a pro and con to every issue. We must look at the state's side.
Maybe there really isn't enough money for these salaries.
Maybe a pay increase would break the treasury and kill all the other state programs. Very unlikely, though. Governor George never did advocate excessive spending anyway—especially for schools.
Maybe George has a shrouded plan to restore the salaries in a little while, and thus look good to the electorate. Then again, maybe he remembers a little escapade in Leavenworth a few months ago when some KU students saluted him with insults.
Like we said, there is a pro and con to every story.
Dear Diary:
Jeepers! What a slovenly meatball this character was that I had to double date with last night! He dresses like a big untidy crumb. Holy Cow! I call him...
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