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University Daily Kansas
Monday, April 8, 1957
Douglas County Voting Studied
Almost six times as many Douglas County voters split their tickets by voting for the Republican presidential candidate and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the 1956 election than they did in the 1948 election.
The "ticket-splitting" article is just one example of the program of research and publication carried on by the Government Research Bureau, an independent division of the University.
The purpose of the center is to find and present information regarding our government institutions," said Ethan P. Allen, director of the bureau. "The results of all studies carried on are available to the public on request."
This is one conclusion of a study recently made by the KU Government Research Bureau which appeared in the monthly bulletin "Your Government." Rhoten A. Smith, assistant professor of political science, was one of the 17 members of the Government Bureau Research staff, who wrote the article.
He noted that 75 counties in the state were carried by both Gov. Docking and President Eisenhower in 1958.
Southcentral Kansas appears to be the brightest spot in the Kansas economy, according to a report issued by the Bureau of Business Research.
Be Proud If You Live Around Here
The report, "Population and the Labor Force," was written by Fred Durr, research associate on the bureau staff.
High levels of educational achievement, presence of natural resources and water, and diversified agriculture and industry with a balance between the two are among the factors brightening the area's prospects.
Educational Level High
The educational level of the area is high, according to Mr. Durr. In the 1950 census, southcentral Kansas had a higher percentage of college graduates in the 25 years and older age group than either the state as a whole or the nation.
How's This For Loyalty?
Since the settlement of southcentral Kansas began between 1850, and 1870, the population has grown constantly almost without exception. Because of the characteristics of the people who settled there and the natural advantages, such as rivers, streams, timber, and good soil, the area from the beginning probably had a better chance to succeed than any other region of the state, according to Mr. Durr.
Settlers from neighboring states
New high levels in support of the Greater University Fund have been set by University alumni living in the Bartelsville, Okla. area, according to Maurice E. Barker, executive secretary of the fund.
KU alumni living in Washington County Oklahoma made 139 gifts totaling $4,377 in a campaign just ended. The number of gifts indicates support from nearly 75 per cent of the KU alumni in the area, Mr. Barker said.
Charles T. Klein, class of 1936, was chairman of the Greater University Fund campaign. Paul Parker of Bartlesville, chairman for the Washington County drive in 1956, is a member of the Greater University Fund advisory board and Stanley Learned, also of Bartlesville, is vice chairman-elect of the advisory board.
Twenty-five alumni working under Mr. Klein's direction made a member-to-member solicitation.
and immigrants came because of the promise of better economical and cultural conditions.
Railroads Influential
Railroads also had a big influence on the population movements. The Santa Fe developed through Kansas in a southwestward direction. The line has trackage in each of the 24 counties in southcentral Kansas. Cities developed along it and other railroads, and farmers settled nearby to facilitate receipt of supplies and marketing of farm products.
With the development of towns and cities in southcentral Kansas, labor moved from the farms to the urban centers. Manufacturing and trade and service industries replace-
ed agriculture as the main industries.
This was part of the over-all change in the national economy which accompanied the evolution from an agrarian to an urbanized society. But urbanization in this part of Kansas was accomplished without a noticeable decline in farm output.
Change is the best word to characterize the labor force in the area between 1930-1950, according to Mr. Durr. The primary change in the composition of the labor force was in the number of women working. The size of the labor force also was altered by the economic demands of wartime production.
30 Expected Here For Freight Clinic
Motor fleet personnel, particular those in the damaged freight claim sections, will attend the Over, Shor and Damage Clinic Tuesday in the Student Union.
Instructor for the clinic will be John M. Miller, chief of the freight claims section, and executive secretary of the National Freight Claim Council, American Trucking Assn Washington, D.C.
Sponsors for the clinic are the Kansas Motor Carriers Assn., Inc. the Kansas State Board of Vocation Education, the Missouri Bus and Truck Assn., the Kansas City High way Carriers Claim Preventive Committee, and the University Extension Motor Fleet Training.
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