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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 20, 1958
Sunnyside Foul Up
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy told the ASC Housing Committee last week that money derived from Sunnyside rent is being put into a "sinking fund" to help cover Stouffer Place financing.
He said this "sinking fund" is necessary to fulfill a requirement of the Federal Housing and Home Loan Agency that rent from housing projects exceed the annual federal loan payment by three tenths of one per cent.
We wonder why the Stouffer Place charges (excessive in comparison to rent for similar housing at Pittsburgh State Teachers College) are not enough to create a decent "sinking fund" by themselves.
A "sinking fund" is an account in which money is placed as a reserve to be used in case an insufficient amount of money is taken in to pay off the loan. This use of rent money is legal, according to Kansas statute.
Chancellor Murphy told the Housing Committee that the "sinking fund" established from Sunnside rent was being used to pay the construction costs of roads, walks, equipment and other unmentioned costs at Stouffer Place. This also is legal, but it is no more a sinking fund than it is a baseball team.
It is morally wrong to force Sunnysiders to pay for Stoufferites at the expense of their own maintenance. We vigorously dispute the means by which over-charged Sunnyside residents must contribute to Stouffer construction and upkeep.
What was the amount of the federal loan? If logically negotiated, it should have been sufficient to cover Stouffer costs, allowing the loan to be paid through rents over a period of years. If the loan was adequate, why must superficial and general costs of the project be paid from a "sinking fund" that is established only to protect the payment of the loan? And why, oh why, must Sunnysides residents pay for Stouffer, when their own rat hole is not being properly maintained?
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, in a Daily Kansan interview published Oct. 8, said, "The rent received from Sunnyside is simply paying the costs of its operation. The term maintenance costs is a little misleading. Included in this are utility costs and the wages of the Sunnyside maintenance crew."
Mr. Wilson did not mention anything about Sunnyside rents helping to pay the Stouffer freight. This contradicts the chancellor's statement to the Housing Committee. Mr. Wilson also contradicted himself later when he stated that Sunnyside rents are set to compete with Lawrence prices.
But the biggest contradiction between the two administrators is this: The chancellor told the Housing Committee that Sunnyside operating expenses include depreciation costs and a replacement fund. Mr. Wilson stated at the Oct. 7 committee meeting that his office does not add depreciation in figuring expenses, nor does the University maintain a replacement fund.
These statements show no good basis for distribution of Sunnyside rents. If Kansas State can take care of its married student housing costs on $25-$29 per month, Sunnyside residents can feel assured that they are contributing $26-30 per month into the Stouffer fund. They certainly do not get any more maintenance than K-State provides. This implies that Sunnyside residents are paying double the worth of their purchase.
Chancellor Murphy also upheld Mr. Wilson's refusal to open the Sunnyside files, saying such action needs Board of Regents approval. This sounds like passing the buck. It is morally right that students should know the disposition of student money.
All this discussion boils down to the fact that KU students seem to be stung. A lot of questions still need answering. Little can be done to end the unfair situation unless students help the ASC by taking the matter into student hands.
Brave New Bird
—John Husar
The new aluminum Jayhawk, with its bright plumage and avian strut, made its debut at the Saturday bloodletting, and an inspiring sight it was.
We appreciate the time and care that went into the hatching of the new bird, but we think we can suggest an improvement for the future. Since KU has a capable aeronautical engineering department, and the Jayhawk is, after all, a bird, why should the big beast be earthbound?
We estimate a functional bird could be finished by the A.E. department in time to conduct glide tests in the field house during basketball games.
By baseball season, fitted with a used Volkswagen engine, the Jayhawk could be undergoing power-on test flights, buzzing the outfield to confound and demoralize the opposition.
And next September—zingo! We spring our secret weapon. Army's lonesome end won't be in it when KU unveils its lonesome bird, hovering at the line of scrimmage and zooming downfield for passes. So long as the engine holds out, the coach won't have to worry about backfield speed.
Get cracking, you engineers. This bird could make All America! —Al Jones
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
- AND, I NEVER LOWER MYSELF TO ARGUMENT WITH A STUDENT
- I FLUNK HIM.
UNIVERSITY OF DAILY HANSA
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NEWS DEPARTMENT
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Managing Editors; Jack Harrison,
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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All Husar, Associate Editorial Editor
A Matter of Policy
The Daily Kansan's editorial position is clearly and firmly against racial discrimination in any form. We recently received a letter which posed a serious question about this policy.
The letter writer pointed out an apparent variance to this policy in our classified section. In one issue, the "Help Wanted" section contained an advertisement specifying "white girls only" should apply.
The writer said that in view of the "policy of this University with regard to racial discrimination," the advertisement should have been refused.
This is a legitimate point, and the question was brought before the Kansan Board, the policy-making group for The Daily Kansan. This is the Board's statement of policy on this point.
Kansan Classified Policy
Classified advertising is printed in the University Daily Kansan as a service to its readers.
The classified section of a newspaper is the one place where the average reader can say what he wants, in the way he wants, and unless the mesage is in bad taste or defamatory no advertisement is refused.
Specifically applied to "Help Wanted" advertisers, this policy shall not exempt them from specifying the race of applicant they desire. It is considered a matter of convenience for both advertiser and applicant that all possible information be included.
Any views expressed in classified advertising are of course those of the advertisers, and in no way represent the editorial policy of the newspaper.
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University of Kansas Chamber Music Series
October 24 - Beaux-Arts Quartet
"Their group tone is glowingly transparent and as delicately balanced as a Swiss watch." N. Y. Herald-Tribune
November 21 - Trio di Bolzano
"A perfect trinity; three artists of extremely diverse temperamental traits blended together in a harmoniously concordant and exciting trio." Milan La Patria
February 16 - I Musici (The Musicians)
"Supreme finesse! The ensemble is perfect! As smooth and mellow a string tone as one is likely to hear in the world today." N. Y. Times
March 16 - LaSalle Quartet
"They must be ranked with the half-dozen great quartets before the public today." Cincinnati Enquirer
All concerts in Swarthout Recital Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Single admission-$1.79
Special season rate for students, faculty, and staff-$4.10