Wednesday, October 17, 1973
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LA&S Discusses Withdrawal Rules
BY DEBBIE DANIELS
Kansan Staff Reporter
Adoption of the University Senate rules on withdrawing from classes was debated for nearly 45 minutes at the first meeting of the College of Liberal Arts and Assoc. for Humanities, eventually finally entrusted the rules back to the Educational Policies and Procedures committee.
The University Senate rules have been in effect in the college since June 1, 1973, pending the assembly's decision to adopt, amend or reject them.
The rules state that a student may, by notifying the dean of his college, cancel his
enrollment in a course during the first four weeks of the semester or the first two weeks of the summer session, and have the course removed from his record.
THE STUDENT MAY, by notifying his dean, drop his enrollment in a course between the fifth and twelfth weeks of the semester or between the third and fifth weeks of the summer session, and receive a grade of W (withdrawn).
After the thirteenth week of the semester
at the sixth week of the summer session, a
student may drive home. Assume that the instructor record a grade of WP (failing) or U (unsatisfactory)
Clark Bricker, professor of chemistry and member of the assembly, argued that the adoption of these rules would encourage a "wishy-washy system" in which students could drop a course as soon as it became difficult.
in a course where S (satisfactory) and U
grades are used.
WHEN A STUDENT signs up for a class at enrollment, it is a contract, he said. Unless the department changes the deal, the student should keep his part of the contract.
Jim Cato, Shawnee Mission sophomore
SES Reorganizes, Seeks Director
Cardona is a member of a committee which met yesterday to review applications for the jobs. The committee was appointed by the Office Minority Affairs.
Nineteen applications have been received for the positions of director and assistant director of Special Services (SS), formerly Assistant Director of Special Services at Antonio Cardona, Lamas, Tx., junior.
SS provides tutoring, counseling services and scholarships for qualified minority students.
Reynold Iwarmoto, professor of chemistry and committee member, said, "I don't think we have much work to do."
KU Equipment Held for Trade By Costa Rican
A Costa Rican science teacher who says he has found a valuable piece of University of Kansas scientific equipment which he will use to change the range for new microscopes for his school.
Joe Eagleman, associate professor of geography, said KU meteorological balloons instructed the finder to fly over Mexico and the Costa Rican teacher didn't send it back.
Instead, Eagleman said yesterday, Aidaeria contacted the United States Embassy in San Jose offering to exchange the diplomatic credentials of Monsonto Chelidera Hidalgo School of Isidro.
Adhera recovered the object after it had to be brought to the ground near San Mono, Costa Rica and back to the airport. The teacher told the AP that the ball carried writing indicating it had been launched at
"But we haven't launched that type of video," said Eaglerman. "We don't know what he found."
The embassy contacted the State Department in Washington, and Eaglesman said he received a call from that office Monday.
"I explained that we hadn't used those balloons for years," he said. "If it is one of our radiosonde, it isn't valuable. We don't need it."
"We still don't know what it is. It may be a balloon that that's been there for years or it might be a hoax. We just don't know," Eagleman said.
But the State Department seems willing to make the exchange, he said.
Osteopaths Sponsor Premed Day in KC
mendations yet, but we'll be able to hash thins out."
Premed Day and Open House for all Kansas premedical students will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Auditorium of the Kansas State University campus, the Pensylvanian Ave., Kansas City, Mo. The open house is sponsored by the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine. Premed students may obtain their degree from the university, taking their premed advisors or Lloyd L. Hall, 850 Western Ave., Topeka, 66006.
History Professor To Present Paper
Donald McCoy, professor of history, will read a paper to the Public Affairs Conference of the Minnesota Historical Society on Saturday in St. Paul.
The paper will discuss the public's need for access to recent government documents.
Brenda Vann, SS's acting director and director of the Office of Minority Affairs said the committee would narrow the application. The committee would interview the finalists.
The final decision will be made by Vann,
with approval by the chancellor, she said.
Vann listed four qualifications for the position; counseling or tutoring experience; involvement with minority students or minority-related programs, community involvement and at least a bachelor's degree.
Vann said the reorganization of SS was partly a result of a $108,362 grant, announced in September, from the Office of Health, Education and Welfare.
Supportive Education Services was renamed Special Services to bring its title in Office of Education grants, William Bailour, vice chancellor for student affairs,
Other stipulations, according to Balfour,
are for separate directors for each
program, who would answer to a project director.
"We haven't had time to get these things settled yet," he said.
The vacancies, Vann said, were created in mid-August by the resignations Supportive Educational Services of the director and assistant director. Their resignations were not related to the reorganization of the program, she said.
"Both individuals had other care plans which precipitated their decision to leave," she said.
To qualify for aid under the SS program, according to Donald Green, professor of human development, and adviser for the Office of Minority Affairs, minority students must meet standard financial aid qualifications.
The additional funds will expand SS's services, but it isn't yet possible to say specifically how they will be expanded, Vann said.
Vann said income for SS this year would be $43,382 from the grant, $5,000 from the Kansas bookstore, $45,000 from the endowment program, and $3,000 from endowments
and Contenital College representative, said that students didn't have a true idea of what a class would be like until they had been in it for several weeks. He said students couldn't rely on catalog description descriptions and were often misused by them.
A student sometimes enrolls for 18 hours only to find that a three-hour course requires 24 hours.
Your Future . . .
The Aerospace Team
A USAF Officer Selection Team will be on campus 17th & 18th of October. The "team" will be located in the Union lobby.
Sergeant "Mac" McDonald, the Air Force Representative for Lawrence, indicated interested individuals may stop by and inquire about all available Air Force programs.
Air Force programs which may interest students are: pilot, navigator, helicopter pilot, women officer positions, nurse, medical specialist, guaranteed jobs for both men and women and many more.
Romald Calgaard, director of Oliver College and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said the Senate rules made any minimum work load impossible. He said withdraw from as many courses as he chooses simply by notifying his dean, he said.
For first hand information about the Air Force and the opportunities, see this team.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
DELLEERTSHANKEL, acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chairman of the assembly, said that one effect of the rules had already been witnessed. The average number of hours required for students decreased because of these rules, he said.
Bruce Grume, San Francisco junior and biological sciences undergraduate student at the University of Texas student abuse of the new rules. But he said he also knew of several students who utilized the advantages of the rules by attempting to take 18 or 20 hours and suc-
New Pitcher Night Wednesday
Gerhard Zather, professor of English, suggested the motion be returned to the Educational Policies and Procedures committee. He said that the committee should report on the effects of the new rules on the KU budget.
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pitchers $75^{c}$
10 p.m. to Midnight Pitchers $1^{00}$
The assembly also discussed scholastic requirements and the amount of work to be carried at one time. But it decided that these items were closely related to the withdrawal rules and should not be discussed separately.
The assembly will discuss these items, as well as the ad hoc committee's report on the future of the Colleges-within-the-College, at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
ALL SENIORS AND GRADS!
Peace Corps and VISTA need you now overseas and here at home. Recruiters will be on campus Oct. 15-19. We will also be conducting interviews at the following locations:
12-oz. Draw 25'
24-oz. Draw 45'
Friday TGIF 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pitchers '100
708 Mass
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U. N.Day-Oct.24-7:30 p.m.
TOPIC: ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
Education Placement,
Strong Hall: Oct. 15
Business Placement,
Summertfield Hall: Oct. 15, 1
Engineering Placement,
Marvin Hall: Oct. 17, 18
Liberal Arts Placement,
Library Hall: Oct. 16
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Question Period Follows—Prof. Clifford Ketzel, Moderator Big Eight & Jayhawk Rooms, Kansas Union
Sponsored by K.U. Branch and Douglas County Chapter, UNA-USA
Please sign up now for interviews!
Chemistry Grant $15,000
A $15,000 grant given to the University of Kansas in March by the Cross Foundation, Inc., will be used for research in chemical education by the department of chemistry, John Landgrebe, chairman of the department of chemistry, said yesterday.
and Roy Cross, two former University of Kansas students.
The grant was given in memory of Walter
The decision on how the money was to be used was made at the September departmental meeting of the chemistry department, said Landgrebe.
The K.U. Mountaineering/Backpacking Club
A meeting will be held on
in the Council Room of the Kansas Union
TONIGHT 7:30 p.m.
Film presentation by the National Wilderness School on instruction in rock climbing techniques in Eastern Missouri. Final sign-ups for backpack to the Ozarks Oct. 20-22 will take place after N.W.S. presentation.
Place a Kansan want ad. Call 864-4358
ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO SEE . . .
"The Decameron"
?
A Film by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
K. U. FILM SOCIETY Thursday, Oct.18 7:30-9:30 Woodruff Auditorium