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Thursdav. February 13. 1975
University Daily Kansan
More women eye business
More women are pursuing business careers than ever before, according to Joseph Pichler, dean of the School of Business.
Sex discrimination by employers is a thing of the past, he says, and the new opportunities for women in business are reflected in the school's enrollment figures.
In fall 1969, there were 50 women out of 702 students enrolled in the Business School. In fall 1974, the number of women in the Business School was 1,044 and total of 1,048 business students enrolled.
"I think the women's movement has convinced women that they can have management positions and that they can compete in the business world." Frank Madaua, placement director of the school, says. "They're no longer apprehensive about taking on what was once considered a man's job."
Madaua said the trend toward more women in business began in the late 1960s when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) required employers to hire more women and members of minority groups.
In some cases, business firms were hiring women instead of men who were equally qualified because of EEC requirements, Madau says. But women in business don't want to be considered as merely a labor or a part of a quota system, he says.
"I WOULDN'T TAKE a job if I knew I was being hired just because I happened to be a woman." Kyle Schmitt, Hutchinson graduate student, says. "I want to be hired because I'm the person most qualified for the job."
Schmitt says she got a job with an accounting firm in Kansas City, Mo., which she would begin after completing the nursing administration (MBA) program at KU.
She says she decided upon a business career because she saw it as a challenging occupation.
Jacqueline Sloan, Great Bend senior, also career opportunities as an important part of the department.
"Girls are discovering that they can do the things that were once exclusive to
guys," she says. "I think there's probably more pressure on us to do well since we are a minority in the business field. And as a result, I think most girls have to try harder."
ACORDING TO SLOAN, there's some
contact between males and
females in the school.
"I think the guys are finally realizing that we aren't as dumb as they once thought we were."
Stanley Jones, Gardner senior, disagrees with Sloan's analysis.
"I still find that I feel more competitive toward the other guys in my classes," he says. "I can't explain it, but it doesn't matter if me if a girl scores higher on an exam."
Increased job opportunities for women in business is a good thing, Jones says. Firms should take advantage of capable employees regardless of their sex he says.
Pill Crawley, Overland Park junior, says the business world is an area where everyone should have an opportunity to excel.
He criticizes firms that hired purely on the basis of sex or race.
"IT'S UNFAIR TO both the company and the person they are hiring when that person becomes part of a quota system," he says. "I think it isn't unfair because the person's abilities are considered secondary to their race or sex."
Elaine Morgan, Hutchinson senior, says she feels she has an advantage because more of her work is on the floor.
Morgan, who says her interest is in general business administration, says she became a business major because she wanted a practical and challenging profession. Morgan says she would like to go into banking after graduation.
"Ever since I was a kid my parents have wanted me to get into business," Dorothy Streicher, Overland Park senior, says. "At first I tried psychology and then occupational therapy, but I finally realized that I would be better off where I am now."
STRECKER SAYS THAT after she graduates this spring she will enter graduate school to receive an MBA in accounting and computer science.
Midwest farmers,students join goodwill China tour
Debbie Forsberg and Vicki Pierson, Lawrence seniors, recently returned from a journey that few Americans have been able to make in the last 25 years.
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They spent 15 days touring the People's Republic of China with Friendship Farmers, a group of 17 Kansas farmers and their wives. The purpose of the group's trip was to change agricultural information. Their visit was the first by Midwestern farmers.
On the way to Peking the group toured schools, hospitals, rural communes, markets, peasants' and workers' homes, historical sites and museums.
"Their idea of freedom is totally different from ours," Forssberg said. "Everywhere I went I was struck by the great confidence and spirit of cooperation."
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Most of her women classmates in the school are confident of their abilities, she says. There is a lot of competition among both men and women in the school, she says. But Strecker says she hasn't noticed an antagonism directed toward women.
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Barbara Cowing, Parsons senior, says she chose business as a profession because of the unlimited job opportunities in the field. She says she doesn't strongly identify with the woman's movement, but she believes in equal employment.
The district lacks four psychologists, Knox said. After comparing other areas in the state, Knox decided to increase the two psychologists' compensation to knoxing to Knox, the district would have been unable to hire more competent people. "In our judgment, no individual contract
"In our judgment, no individual contract has been violated," Knox said.
Arno Knapper, associate professor of business, says that his women students are just as capable as their male counterparts in classwork and exams. He says women in his classes have become more vocal in their opinions about the need for more women are enrolled in the school has contributed to their increased confidence in the classroom, he says.
Cowling says she finds that some women are defensive about their business skills and how they will be used. She says she knows several women who are fearful of being cast into a secretarial job instead of having a job in management.
"I recommended to the board that we employ that policy." Knox said.
"I don't know, whether having more women in business is a temporary or permanent thing," Knapper says. "But they have things a lot more interesting around here."
"If a woman can do the job, she should have a chance to prove herself," Cowling says. "But if a woman isn't qualified, she shouldn't be given any extra privileges."
Reading, writing and 'rithmetic are not the only problems facing the Lawrence School District, Carl S. Knox, superintendent, said Tuesday.
Salaries must keep pace with the competition at the same time, he said. Pay boosts given to two psychologists in December have been challenged by teachers. He said, however, that the school board had reserved its right to compensate for low pay scales under emergency provisions.
Inflation, salary disputes, fluctuating enrollment and lack of space are the problems of the Lawrence public schools pay. he said.
"We're all involved in the same economy," Knox said. "Eighty-six per cent of our total budget . . . is personified cost. The effects of inflation are felt the same way (in the schools) as other segments of society. One of the reasons we attempt to buy so quickly is because costs six months from now will be higher."
Another problem, one of four long-range
The cost of living has risen 12 per cent in the past year and the increase presents a threat to our financial security.
Problems puzzle local schools
"I suppose at least 80 per cent of our kids in the school district could be taught to read better than they do now," Knox said. "I'd like to double that number."
goals of the district, concern reading levels of students, he said a dozen special reading programs.
"Do you deny individuals my cost for
benefit or betray me, the benefite of
the program?" K nos asked.
However, conflicts between the program and the teachers arise.
Expanded audi-victual instruction is another goal, he said. The school board
Cops catch fight, theft suspects
passed a $55,000 equipment package for instructional use last month.
a knife fight, a tire theft and a car theft occurred shortly after midnight Tuesday.
Just after this incident, the police stopped
Merrill F. Steele, 20, 711 Arizona, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a bartender and several customers of the Stables tavern, 1401 W. 7th, were allegedly threatened with a knife. Steele is held on $2,500 bond.
After questioning the bartender, Robert W. May, 27, 2400, W. 25th, the police arrested May on a charge unrelated to the incident. The police are also asking for an outsponsing felony check charge.
"With the acquisition of that $5,000 for material and equipment . . . I think it would be a safe assumption to say we have some of the best equipment in the state," Knox said.
three men loading tires in a car at 190 and Haskell. A check showed four of the tires and rims belong to Larry D. Reed, 19, 1010 E. 19th, and had been reported stolen.
The driver of the car, Ronald W. Knapp,
23, 1602 Tennessee, was charged with grand
theft and resisting arrest. He is being held
on $2,000 bond.
Ronald A. Devers, 29, 233 Perry; Charles E. Barnes, 30, 420 North; and Dudley M. thief. He was charged with grand theft and criminal charge. All three men are held on $1,550 bond.
A few minutes later the police stopped a
bomber from from Randall E.
Westman, 31, Pinchhaven.
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"We have moved in the direction of the improved multi-sensory approach," Knox said. "The best learning takes place when we interact with the environment and audiovisual combines at least two senses."
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