THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Vol. 85-No. 86 Friday, February 7, 1975
KANSAN
The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Staff Photographer GEORGE MILLENER III
Keep on smiling
Joining Chancellor Archie R. Dykes at Thursday's annual and Susan Riele, Mission Hills freshman. The gathering, in its gathering of Kansas legislators is Rep. Sandy Duncan, Wichita, fourth, was attended by about 100 state legislators.
Faculty fears sick leave policy could restrict academic freedom
By BETTY HAEGELIN Kansan Staff Reporter
A set 40 hour work week for faculty members could become the rule as a result of a proposed sick leave plan for un-qualified employees at the University of Kangas.
The plan has been developed both on campus and from actions taken by the Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO) and the Council of Business Affairs (CBBA). These guidelines to develop a uniform sick leave policy for Board of Regent institutions.
Although the policy is still being revised, a flurry of questions have arisen over its present wording. The wording, though not explicit, is interpreted by some faculty at the university, opening the door to a restriction on the academic freedom that exists at the University.
An ad hoc committee at the University sent a copy of the proposed policy to SenEx.
Ambrose Saricks, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said Thursday that the plan was identical to the one previously used by the university and probably require strict accounting of faculty work time, with records kept in departmental files and at the business of
"For the sake of uniform accounting, the unclassified staff more and more has been placed under regulations that have governed the classified personnel," Saricks said. "It seems in the absence of a policy it's easier to get a general sense policies already in use."
Saricks said that he could see problems arising from the plan, but that anticipation of them was a primary reason COCAO had to take action information on the plan before finishing it.
"You always have problems trying to implement a plan like this," Sarikas said. "I have sympathy for the concern expressed, because to state a complete leave policy and see it carried out, you need a definition of a work schedule for members, this almost cannot be defined."
Saricks said he in no way favored a system of punching a time clock, but thought the plan could be developed without such drastic the measures. The plan is needed, he said, for retiring faculty to receive 30 hours per week. He also leaves leave time. Present state regulations require that such a plan be in operation before that could occur, he said.
The cost of the plan is undetermined. Saricks said funding would have to come from the individual institutions' budgets, but he also said that he would through the legislature. He also said Keith Nitcher, vice chancellor for business affairs, had estimated 7.4 additional classified positions would be needed to handle the work. Nitcher was unavailable for comment.
"All I can say is that I hope we can devise which meet the requirements of law and still permit us to retain our flexibility," Saricks said.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, said the policy was in a preliminary stage but had to be developed because the University had to have some kind of sick leave policy. He hoped that no serious problems would develop.
"We know most of our people are working over 40 hours a week, and hope we're all going to be able to do that."
time because of this," Shankel said. "We hope it won't have a great impact."
James Seaver, chairman of SenEx, said he hoped the faculty could get the benefits of the plan without changing its present activities at the University.
"I hope we can do something more for retiring faculty members, but if it involves some monstrous bureaucratic paper work it must be re-evaluated." Seaver said.
Frances Ingemann, president of the KU
"I may go home some afternoon because I don't feel well, but then make up the work on Saturday or some evening." Ingemann said. "I'll do 40 hour work, faculty members might care about me, my time and say, 'all right.' I've worked 40 hours and you've got your money's worth."
chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said the policy would be difficult to carry out because of the unique position of faculty members.
100 state legislators attend annual dinner
By GLENN MEYER
Kansan Staff Reporter
About 100 legislators, a record numbers,
abundant the fourth annual Legislator's
day.
Kansas legislators interviewed at the dinner, which was sponsored by the Association of University Residence Halls, expressed approval of Gov. Robert F. Bennett's budget proposals for the University of Kansas.
Opinions among the legislators varied on what restrictions would be placed on bingo, whether Kansans should receive a higher income tax exemption and whether Kansans' ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment should be rescinded.
Susan Gering, who organized the dinner, said the attendance was a big improvement over the first dinner, which only six legislators attended.
"I'm delighted with it," Booth said. "Governor Bennett has definitely committed himself to higher education. It's a commitment that he had in the past."
Bennett included in his budget proposals for the University a 10 per cent faculty pay increase and a 15 per cent increase in staff salaries. He also called for increased teaching loads.
She said the dinner had been designed primarily to give legislators and students a
State, Sen. Arden Booth, R-Lawrence,
expressed the typical reaction to Bennett's
response.
All of the legislators interviewed said the University was well respected in their communities. John Beisner, student body president, said the response of the legislators was a welcome change from four years ago, when many of them were bitter opponents of violence. Some of them, he said, seemed to be afraid to come on campus then.
Booth said he didn't want all faculty members to get a 10 per cent salary increase. However, Booth said, he would be given a salary increase because setting individual salaries should
be left up to the University. Booth said he wouldn't favor shifting the role of the University from research to teaching, because there were many individuals who were taught to teaching but who still made a valuable contribution through their research.
Booth said he opposed the income tax exemption to $730, and said the state should retain its budget surplus until the economy showed definite improvement.
"If we came up with even a small tax deduction this year and then found out we didn't have enough money to run our schools, for example, the only place the money could come from is property tax," he said.
State Rep. Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, said he thought an increased income tax exemption wasn't a good idea until the economy stabilized but it would be acceptable to pass a bill raising the exemption for one year.
"We need to think about lowering property tax, not increasing it."
Burzi said some sort of restriction should be placed on bingo, but said he didn't know what. He is vice chairman of the federal and state affairs committee of the Kansas House of Representatives, which originated bill now being considered by the House.
"I think it's going to be next to impossible to get a perfect bill out of it." he said.
Burzi said the issue getting the most attention from the public was whether to rescind Karasaa' ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
"We just finished the hearing on it yesterday, and today's mail alone came in two large grocery sacks," he said. "Right now there are very mixed emotions on the committee. It'll be very interesting to see how the committee decides."
William Southern, R-Ellinwood, said, "I've had lots of mail to rescue, but it's just as radical but way as the amendment is the one that makes sense." Do anything until we see whether the other
Profs want state out of their affairs
states ratify it. If they do, we can check the constitutionality of it."
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes said the regulators response to the dinner was
By JAIN PENNER Kansan Staff Reporter
In legislative debate, it was argued that the governor and the college heads should be permitted to serve wine and drinks at official functions, especially in entertaining out-of-state dignitaries.
Southern said his constituents had a great deal of respect for the University, much in favor of making it a part of their school.
Decentralization of the handling of employer-employee relations at the University of Kansas was stressed Thursday night by some members of the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAU) executive committee.
Herbert Rogg, D-Russell; Lee Hamm, D-Pratt; Dr Heinemann, R-Garden City; and even Byron Brooks, D-Manhattan, praised the University.
Consumption of liquor on state property is prohibited by statute, except in the case of the Century II Auditorium in Wichita, which received special permission from the legislature several years ago to serve alcohol on the premises.
"I doubt very seriously whether there is any other event in the state of Kansas that could attract the legislators away from administration from the students back." Dykes, says.
Bennett had jokingly referred to the bill as the "Dykes-McCain bill"—referring to Chancellor Archie Dykes of the University of Kansas and President James A. McCain of Kansas State University.
A bill in the Kansas Senate would give the state secretary of administration the power
to negotiate state employer-employee relations, including negotiations at KU.
Liquor bill gets okay for officials
"We're quite optimistic about what will happen in the legislature. I believe that the governor's recommendations will be passed by the legislature."
TOPEKA (AP)—Gov. Robert F. Bennett revealed today he had signed into law a bill legalizing the consumption of liquor at the governor's mansion in Topeka and official residences of the state's college and university presidents and chancellor.
Another amendment seeks clarification
out the question of voting by the regents institutions. The Senate bill is ambiguously wreded, according to some committee and can be interpreted at least two ways.
Another interpretation of the Senate bill given by committee members is that employees of all six institutions would vote on it, because a majority voted in favor, it would pass.
One committee member said that if this section were interpreted in this manner, the employees of the four smaller schools would be able to outlive KU and K-State.
A fifth amendment proposed by the committee called for a change in the definition of the phrase "conditions of employment." Although several conditions are listed in the bill, work load, leave time with or without pay, participation of em-
Of five amendments to the bill proposed by the AAUP, three stress that the secretary of administration shouldn't be involved in the internal affairs of a regents institution.
playes in decisions regarding tenure and performance of other professional concerns (not included).
The amendment requested the addition of the phrase "and other terms of employment" at the end of the list given in the bill.
One interpretation is that each school would have one vote on questions of policy affecting all six state Regents' institutions. The school voted against a proposal, it would fail.
The committee also voted to support an amendment already proposed that states that if an institution doesn't have a certified union organizer to carry on collective bargaining for it, the faculty president or an appointee can serve as a representative.
According to Frances Ingemann, KU chapter president, the Board of Regents and chief administrators of the state regents institutions are better able to handle such negotiations because they have knowledge of university operations.
If a request concerned internal affairs at one institution only, a board consisting of the chancellor (or his appointee) as chairman and other administration members selected by him would negotiate the matter.
Spring term a week early is proposed
Under the proposed amendment, the regents would examine requests by employees, classify the requests and, if they meet the criteria for policies, review the requests themselves.
Carl Leban, associate professor of oriental languages and literature, said that he had been represented, an untrained faculty member would be at a disadvantage when bargaining with professional negotiators experienced at collective bargaining.
If a proposal under consideration by the University Senate is approved, students will have a week less of Christmas vacation and spring finals will end a week earlier.
Because the faculty and staff don't have a certified union negotiator, the faculty senate would have to elect a representative who were adopted, according to Ingemann.
The proposal was discussed at Wednesday's SenEx meeting and was referred to the Calendar Committee of the University for study and specific recommendations.
In addition to a shorter Christmas vacation for students, the proposal would give faculty members an extra week of vacation between the end of the spring semester and the beginning of the summer session.
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) made a similar report according to Frances Ingeman, president of the schedule for spring semester 1977 is approved as it stands now. Ingeman said, faculty members would be forced to work a full-time position.
"We want the dates of the school year not to extend beyond the nine month school year or to be less than 12 weeks."
Ingerman said the AAUP would have no objection to cutting Christmas vacation a short week. Faculty members still would take longer breaks if all semester as well as prepare for spring.
The administration won't face any hardship if the proposal passes, according to Del Shankel, executive vice-chancellor. In the past Christmas vacation was shorter than it is now and no problems were encountered in getting ready for spring enrollment.
John Beinser, student body president, said rejections among the to be elected candidates must be mixed.
"There would be some students who would be upset at the short vacation time at Christmas," he said. "But there is the side benefit of getting out a week early."
Beisner said he would favor the proposal as long as the administration was able to meet the demands of a tight schedule over semester break.
If the move is given favorable recom-
mendation by the Calendar Committee, it
is approved.
Photo collection
By Staff Photographer DON PIERCE
Student assistant Kathy Hill. Shawnee Mission junior, views a collection of public a part of a collection spanning 50 years of KU pictorial history housed mainly at relations photographs taken at the University of Kansas in the 1940s. The display is only Scper library. See story page 5.