THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Vol.89, No.36
Mor lay, October 16, 1978
Lawrence. Kansas
Med branch changes feared
WICHTA—Local physicians fear that changes at the University of Kansas Medical Center-Wichita have been planned without regard for their opinions, according to the president of the Sedgwick County Medical Society.
Proposed changes in the branch's resident program show that the Kansas City, Kan. Medical Center continues to make significant progress toward becoming president of the society, and several of his colleagues told a special interim committee of the Kansas Legislature.
Cummings called the branch "simply a poor, neglected sten child" of the Kansas City Med Center.
"The plans, directions and orders all seem to come down from Lawrence and Kansas City." Cummings said, "and the branch seems to be changing from the community into a large university, closed-stair type of medical school."
WICHTA A PHYSICIANS also apparently are worried that an increase in branch faculty will mean more competition for positions.
Richard Walsh, deen of the medical school, said, "I can understand their concern. It's competition. They feel threatened by the residents who could take some of their patients.
"The hospitals want the University's money but they don't want them to get involved."
Last month, Chancellor Archie R. Dykes gave the legislative committee a list of recommendations for legislation.
Board of Regents, included creating a foundation to coordinate residency medical programs, increasing full-time faculty members and establishing community care clinics and a permanent home for the branch.
WICHITA *PHYSICIANS* said the proposals were developed without consultation with the medical com-
A proposal that recommended the establishment of a formal, consistent relationship between the Wichita branch and several residency programs in Wichita hospitals met the physician's strong disapproval.
The medical branch now place its resident students in three Wichita hospitals. The residency affiliation program varies from a formal to a loose structure, depending on the hospital.
Warren Meyer, president of the Kansas Medical Society and a Wichita surgeon, said, "The Warriors medical community is one of the largest in the state," he added. Wichita branch, and they view a proposal or recommendation that implies control, whether real or imagined,
Meyer said the residency proposal has made Wichita physicians feel they were controlled in hospitals affiliated with other colleges.
SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS in hospitals that have residency programs affiliated with the branch are part of the curriculum.
Meyer said he had been told by physicians across the state that the Wichita physicians should not let KU
"The branch and the University appear to be insensitive to the Wichita community in their attempts to push through the foundation plan without the reasoned input of the community." Mever said.
"Their action has merely added fuel to the fire of many who claim dominance and control of the branch by Kansas
Meyer said he thought it was possible that a plan beneficial to everyone could be worked out.
Richard Van Ende, executive secretary of the University, said the residence program in Wichita would remain as it is.
CUMMINGS SAID future planning of the branch must include participation by local physicians. He cited a recommendation by the Regents that full-time faculty be recruited and nearly doubled in the next two three years.
"What lies ahead after that?" he asked. "Can we expect them to continue to swim higher and higher?"
Cummings said there was a limit on the number of people needing medical care in the city. He said there were already a large number of specialists and a shortage of primary care physicians.
The residents in the hospitals, with the exception of family practice, are specialists.
"A real town-gown dispute could develop." Cummings said. "We would wgonse this unnecessary expansion."
Walsh said a meeting among him, Dykes and the hospital administrators was set for Wednesday to discuss the
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Photo by CHRIS TODD
Smoky fire
Although no flames were visible from the outside dense clouds of smoke hampered firemen's efforts to control a fire at Southridge
Apartments early yesterday morning. The fire caused an estimated $60,000 damage. See POLICE BEAT page nine.
KU unmoved by library petition
Bv EVIE LAZZARINO
Staff Renarter
The University of Kansas has not changed its stand on the division of the Art Library. Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, said that the department would remain.
Shankel's written reply to the petition from nine humanities chairmen said the University had made a commitment to establish an art library in the new building at K. Calgair, vice chancellor for academic affairs, would be working with officials from Watson Library and Spencer to "develop a plan which will enable the University to meet its commitment and also provide the best possible services to our students."
The petition, submitted by George Worth, chairman of the English department, criticizes splitting the art library collection
THE CHARMER who signed the petition are: Anthony Genova, philosophy; Norris Lacy, French and Italian; Gerald Mikkelsen, Slavic languages and literature; Oliver Phillips, classics; James E. Seaver, Western civilization; Charles Stasian, Latin American studies; George Woody, Spanish and Portuguese; Helmut Huelsenberg, German languages and literature; and Worth.
some opposition also came from faculty members who thought
"Concern about the immediate loss of branch libraries is misplaced." Shankel said. "Money to even plan the new library probably won't be available until Watson renovations are complete five years later. The new library is certainly four to five years down the road."
The consolidation plan calls for building a new library on the site of the Military Science Building, which would combine scientific
that the split did not follow the University's plan to consolidate branch libraries and that it would make necessary materials for relocations.
SHANKEL SAID money for a new library had not been approved by the state.
Shankel said that the University had not changed its stand against branch libraries but that sometime during the planning of Spencer, which was funded largely through a $3 million concession. In first Preserman Spencer, the plan to include an art library was made.
He said part of the reason behind the commitment was probably to establish Spencer as one of the country's best museum teaching
"An hent, good faith commitment was made at the time". Shankel said. "Everybody would like their library in their own
Local voters must register by tomorrow
The last day for Lawrence residents to register to vote in the November general election will be tomorrow, Oct. 17.
Students are eligible to vote in Douglas County if they have lived here at least 20 days.
Places to register are the First National Bank Tower, 910 Massachusetts Street, and the Bremerton County Gcrk office in the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 11th and Rhode Island streets from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Wednesday through Friday). Kansas University from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No nukes
Staff photo by TRISH LEWIS
Members of the Kansas Natural Guard wore gas masks Friday when they protested the scheduled arrival of a nuclear reactor vessel to the Wolf Creek power plant. Members of the group plan to blockade the railroad when the reactor arrives in Burlington, Kan. See story page five.
ASK quizzes candidates
By TOM RAMSTACK
See related story page five
Staff Writer
MANHATTAN—Nine Kansas political candidates or their representatives will join students at the University Student Union to answer questions during the Associated Students of Kansas
Associated Students of Kansas is a student
talk group representing the students of the
Kansas City area.
Not included among the candidates who spoke at the assembly was Frank Shelton, American Party gubernatorial candidate, who had threatened to use ASK unless he be
Shelton had earlier threatened to sue Deli Brinkman, dean of the School of Journalism, because Shelton was not invited to speak at the Sept. 23 Editor's Day, which included a forum with Bill Roy, Deonarcus, and Nancy Landon Kassabian, a professor at the U.S. Senate. Shelton has since said he does not plan to pursue the suit against Brinkman.
THE CANDIDATES questioned by ASK members were Republican Gov. Robert F. Bennett, John Cardin, Bennett's Democratic governor and one of the candidates for Representatives, Curt Scherzer, Kansas
Attorney general and Democratic candidate for re-election; Jim Jeffries, Republican candidate for the state House from the second district; and Jack Brier, Republican secretary of state, running for re-election.
Representatives of Roy: Kassabum; Martha Keys, Democratic congresswoman in the 2nd District, general for re-election; candidate for attorney general, also were present.
Bennett answered students who said his proposed state spending lid would decrease taxes so much that higher education would receive less money than in past years.
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FBI denies Med Center inquiry
By DAN WINTER
Staff Reporter
An FBI spokeman yesterday denied a newspaper report that the University of Kansas had deficiencies in structural deficiencies at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
deficiencies at the University of Kansas . He refused to be identified.
The Topica Capital-Journal yesterday quoted an unnamed federal source as saying the FBI was investigating the problems at Orr-Major Hall, the basic science buildings at the Med Center. The source also said the bureau might be investigating deficiencies in its laboratories.
State Sen. Frank Gaines, D-Augusta, said yesterday that he had been contacted by an FI agent and questioned about the state
"I GUESS the FEI wanted to know what the contractors did and that," Games said. "They asked me whether I had a particular skill, and I said no."
didn't, but that every time the state contracts for a building, it gets evicted."
Gaines and State Sen. Norman Gaugh, R-Westwood, were members of a committee that investigated the building projects in
Gaar said he had not been contacted by the Bureau.
Great care is taken to ensure that the course content is in line with the current state of work on exposed examples of finiity design and sheddy workmanship on several different platforms.
The unnamed source reportedly said he thought the FBI was investigating the possibility that state inspectors might have approved work that was not done or work that did not meet the state's required specifications.
The Capital-Journal and the investigation had been under way for at least six weeks.
Russell Miller, vice chancellor for Med Center administration,
said he did not know about any FBI involvement.
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Union food prices to increase 5 percent
By PHILIP GARCIA
Staff Reporter
Increases in wholesale food prices during September will be reflected in price increases for food at the Kansas Union, Mariam Schaan, director of food services
Scheetz said there would be a 5 percent average increase across the board in the coming months.
"Some things like meat may increase more than 5 percent and others may not," she said. "Where we do not have a need to increase a price, we won't."
One increase has already taken effect. On Oct. 9, the price of sandwiches at the Delicatessen increased 20 cents, from $1.30 to $1.56.
Other products increasing in price were poultry, vegetable oil, pork, fish, dairy products, fruit and flour-base mixes.
She said the cateraier special would increase in price by 10 cents to 6.60. The special consists of the main entree, a small beverage, small salad, or vegetable.
increase prices increased 1.7 percent in September. The biggest increase was for beef and veal.
New desserts also will be higher than old ones by 5 cents, she said.
"THAT INCREASE in sandwiches was in pure and simple meat." Schetz said.
"If lettuce goes up during this winter,
Any increase in salads at the salad bar will depend upon an increase in lettuce this winter, she said.
the percentage of the increase will be based on those market prices," Scheetz said.
Scheetz said price increases at the Union would follow market price increases.
Forrest Jolly, assistant manager of KU food services, said he did not expect any food price increases at Wescoe Terrace.
“WE’RE JUST experiencing seasonal increases but we won’t pass any increases on to students,” Jolly said. “Once we set our goals, we’ll maintain them near the semester.”
Scheetaed the general upward trend in wholesale markets the past few years had helped to bring about current price increases.
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