THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 85—No. 50 Tuesday, November 5, 1974 The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Kansan Photographer JOYCE MENDELSOHN
Silent Stull
Behind the quiet exterior of Stull, which compraes a garage, a few houses and two churches, lurks a legend of supernatural occurrences.
Stull is one of the two places on earth where the devil walks twice a year.
Dykes says teaching still top KU priority
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to high quality undergraduate teaching at the University of Kansas despite a report released last week that listed improved teaching as sixth of eleven university priorities.
THE PURPOSE OF the list, which was made by the central administration, is to provide priorities for University funding for the next three years.
DYKES MADE these comments during a meeting with Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, and about 20 leaders of student organizations in the Kansas Union.
Dykes said a proposal currently under discussion would supplement salaries for outstanding teachers. He said that as a matter of policy, teaching performance outweighed contributions to research when tenure was granted.
Although improved teaching was listed
although behind such priorities as flexibility of
staffing and affirmative action, Dykes said,
the situation would continue to be a ton priority.
"Generally at KU there is a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching." Dykes said in response to a student's question concerning a possible decline in educational quality. "The quality of education here is superior."
Dykes said that all priorities were in-
Legend of devil haunts tiny town
By JAIN PENNER
Far removed from the horrible story of "The Exorcist" or the bizarre black masses recently discovered in Los Angeles, and tucked away on a rough road county between Topeka and Lawrence is the tiny town of Stull.
Not unlike the town of Sleepy Hollow, described by Washington Irving in his famous tale, Stull is one of those towns motorists can miss by blinking.
According to legend, this graveyard is one of the two places on earth where the devil was kept.
STULL AND SLEEPY HOLLOW have another thing in common. Both are haunted by legends of diabolical, supernatural happenings.
Still covers about two blocks on one side
Douglas County Road 442 at the in-
side entrance.
On one side of the road are two churches, a garage and a few houses. On the other side, nearly as long as the town itself, is a graveward.
The legend has been told and retold, although it has probably never been told. Some people tell the story from grandparents or great-grandparents. Some say they heard it from friends. But regardless of the source, many people have decided to investigate the legend of Stull for personal use.
JULIE DAY, Bonner Springs freshman, said she was terrified of trick-or-treaters in devil's for several years after she paid a fee to visit the cemetery when she was 10 or 11 years old.
Day said her grandmother told her the story of the devil's visit and persuaded her to leave.
"Lots of weird things happened," she said.
As she and her grandmother drove down the road, Day said, she saw a house that looked like a skiff. It was on fire. When they passed it, however, it looked normal again, she said.
Day said she was frightened, and the man suggested, "may I stay" and had something to do with it.
Rick Walker, assistant instructor in western civilization, said he heard that some people who had gone devil-hunting in the mountains could not see and could recall nothing they had seen.
One University of Kansas junior, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he
Reduction of speed limit on Iowa to be considered
The Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission voted last night to recommend a lower speed limit on Iowa Street, but speedsters needn't worry because it may be months before a change is made, if a change is made at all.
The commission unanimously voted to recommend that the city request the State Highway Commission to check conditions on Iowa and consider lowering the speed limit from 45 to 35 miles an hour between 15th and Harvard streets.
The request to reduce the speed limit originated with Ann R. Willner, professor of political science and one of the residents in the case, said he had not been bearing 160 names in favor of the changes.
The Traffic Safety Commission can only make recommendations to the city. Boroughs must also make recommendations.
must make recommendations to the State Highway Commission, which determines
Willner said the street was dangerous especially for northbound drivers making left turns off Iowa. The present speed limit was set in 1961.
"The whole area west of iwake didn't exist as residential areas in 1861; it was mainly for industrial purposes."
Three persons in the neighborhood who signed the petitions have been in accidents, she said.
"A lot of students here haven't outgrown the high school syndrome to hot rod." Douglas Dewey, a student who collected 24 signatures, said. "If they do this where there is a 45 m.p.h. speed limit, it could be fatal."
Marsal Feinberg, Prairie Village sophomore, presented a "friendly amendment" to the original petitions. She wanted commendation to apply from Harvard to 22rd.
and two of his fraternity brothers visited the Stull cemetery last year.
"WE DECIDED TO GO there to find some excitement," he said. "It was a beautiful night out, but as soon as we got to Stull, it started raining. We sat in the car for a few minutes, then it stopped just as suddenly as it started. It was weird." he said.
The student said they got out of the car and started walking across the graveward.
"All of a sudden I heard a noise behind me and felt someone grab my arm. I'll never forget how cold the fingers felt," he said.
Witches, too have been associated with Stull, Gary Mason, associate professor of journalism said that one of his students once turned in a photo story of a witch coven in
He said at first he thought it was one of his friends who had triped, but when he turned around, both of them were 25 yards behind him.
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL KU students
have lived here, several
small people with lives in Stulls village.
The Rev. Paul Iwig, pastor of the Methodist churches in Stull and Big Springs, said he had never heard of the legend. Iwig said he thought it was possible that the legend might have been an invention of KU students.
Mathea estimated that of the more than 36,000 registered voters, 20,000 would vote. If the weather is bad, he said, he doesn't expect more than 10%. Mathea concludes:
Poll estimate 55%
Approximately 85 per cent of Douglas County registered voters will vote in county's election if weather is good, Delbert Mataha, county clerk,
He said that one KU dramatic group was practicing a play in the Stull cemetery.
Rides to and from the polls will be provided by Republican Headquarters and Volunteer Clearing House. Republican Headquarters also will provide babysitters while people vote. The number for Republican Headquarters is 841-0730. The number for Volunteer Headquarters is 841-0730.
Mrs. Jerry Ice, who lives near Stull, said that she hadn't heard the legend but that she had seen it. "It was a really weird thing."
"People on Iowa go as fast as they like," she said. "It presents a great safety hazard." Wilner accepted the amendment and the petition was revised.
The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The polls generally are most crowded between 7 and 8:30 a.m. and 5 and 7 p.m. and over the noon hour.
Although the origin of the legend remains a mystery, its existence today isn't so愚蠢.
Police Sgt. Mike Garcia told the commission that there had been no accidents on Iowa Street between 15th and Harvard streets this year.
For information about the elections, the Kansan will operate a special elections center tonight. Inquiries about current returns can be answered by calling 844-8100. Additional information about the candidates can be found in the Kansan's special section of elections, published last Thursday. Issues are available in the Kansan newsroom, 112 Flint Hall. The locations of polls in Lawrence are:
According to Mary Collins, associate Professor of religion who teaches a class in theology, he sees that demonic possession and the devil that exist today have been perpetuated by tales and legends, 'hells-fire' sermons and prophecy of the saints' defeat of demonic spirits.
The locations of polls in Lawrence are-
THE LEGEND OF STULL is perfect for telling by the fire on a dark winter night and is repeated by great-grandparents and great-grandchildren alike.
National Guard Armory, Second and Iowa
School, St. Louis, Missouri
Dearfield School, Princeton and Lawrence
American Legion, North and Rascal
American Logan, North and Rascal
New York School, 105 and New York
School, 106 and New York
Sunset Hill School, Ninth and Schwarw-
 Community building, 115. W. 11th St.
Courthouse, 118th and Massachusetts
Courtroom, 120th and Massachusetts
Courtroom, 121st and Massachusetts
Central Junior High School, 134 and
Charlottesville School, 135 and
Cordray School, 195th and Nakimah
Cordray School, 195th and Nakimah
High school administration, 147th and
Louisiana high school administration,
151th Street School, 152nd and Ouadhiel
Schweiger School, 21st and Ouadhiel
Presbyterian Church, 214th W. 12rd St.
Indiana School, East 21st Street Court
South Junior High, 27th and Louisiana
South Junior High, 27th and Louisiana
See LEGEND Back Page
Most accidents, he said, are at intersections, not in the areas between them.
County officials seek solutions to influx of unpaid fines
No action will be taken on unpaid KU parking tickets sent to the County Court until a method of dealing with the large influx of tickets is developed, county commissioner Arthur A. Heck said yesterday.
Under a new KU parking fine system that went into effect this fall, parking fines left the courts without record. Date the issued are turned over by Douglas County Court for prosecution as misdemeanors. Under the old system, final grades were withheld until parking was done.
Heck said David Berkowitz, County Attorney, and Mike Elwell, county judge, would discuss the situation and try to find a solution to the problem. The County Court don't handle the large backlog of KU tickets under the present system. Heck said
Lieut. E. W. Fensteker of the KU Security and Parking Department said
there was a backlog of over 2,000 tickets. He said there was no existing procedure that specified when the tickets should be taken to the County Court after the 14-day period. During this period, parking fines can be issued and Parking Office in Hoechst Auditorium.
Michael J. Davis, KU general counsel, said he would be talking with county officials and the county of Bellevue to care for the unpaid tickets. He said Charles Oldfather, former KU attorney who had helped in the development of the new system, would also be involved in the investigation.
County commissioners expressed surprise last Thursday when notified about the new fine system. They said the plan hadn't been realized when they it was originated in June.
"We'll try to work something out that we all live with," Davis said. We sympathetic. "I think it's a good idea."
terrelated and that high quality education included research and teaching.
THE SAME TEACHERS who are involved with research usually can give better classroom instruction because they know the newest things, Dykes said.
Shankel told the students the administration aware decreased the number of wogs that went to school.
He said the increased federal minimum wage made longer library hours difficult to maintain because there wasn't enough money to pay student library workers.
Shankel briefly discussed University proposals that would be before the 1975
THE BOARD OF REGENTS has approved a request for book appropriations, Shankel said, but money earmarked for solutions can't be used to pay salaries.
A top priority will be for a 10 per cent faculty salary increase we said. The increase will be as much as $10,000 per year.
salary level up to that of other major midwestern universities, he said.
ANOTHER PROPOSAL will call for a per cent increase in University operating allocations. Shankel said the increase was an attempt to offset the disastrous effect of inflation on the costs of paper supplies and maintenance.
Both Dykes and Shankel pointed to the need for additional funding for faculty salaries, office and library expansion, training equipment and better campus security.
Dykes told the students they could play a major part in broadcasting these needs to fellow students, legislators and Kansas citizens, and acquiring the needed money.
"Last year we were successful in our budget process because of the influence of our students on the legislature," Dykes said. "We have shortages in almost every school, and leadership of students and everybody who believes that education is important."
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Proposal says priorities wrong
A resolution criticizing the placement of improved teaching as sixth of 11 priorities at the University of Kansas was submitted yesterday by Ed Rolfs, senator.
priorities for University funding for the next three years.
"Anything done without consideration of improved classroom instruction is a violation of commitments to the students by the University administration." Rofs said
The resolution states that classroom instruction should be the first priority at the University. It criticized the list of goals, released last week by Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, because the list placed flexibility of staffing, the affirmative program, and improved counseling and advising ahead of improved classroom teaching.
The list of goals, formulated by the central administration, is to provide
"I think we have to reinforce that priority occasionally to make sure that we don't leave it out."
John Beisner, student body president,
said he was in basic agreement with the
pledges.
Cindu Bhdul, chairman of the Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges Committee, said, "When you're losing students because the standard of teaching is not as near to the excellence level as possible, then other priorities of the University will be useless."
In conjunction with Rolls' petition, in conjunction with the petition regarding guidelines and criteria
See RESOLUTION Back Page
The BSU asked a Kansas reporter to leave its meeting last Thursday night.
Closed meetings by the Black Student Union (BSU) have prompted two Student Senate bills that would cut off funding of organizations that conduct closed meetings.
BSU prompts limiting bills
Sherry Jones, chairman of the BSU, said the organization's policy was to limit attendance at meetings to members and invited guests.
If approved, the bills would reject funding of groups that violate the Kansas Open Market Rules and other rules, according to Lewis Gregory, chairman of the Senate's Finance and Auditing Committee. The bills probably will not be approved next student meeting on Nov. 14.
Gregory said the BSU's action "prompted us to think" and as a result the bills would be introduced to the Senate for consideration. Gregory said he had met with Mike Davis, University general counsel, yesterday morning.
The BSU's fund for the fall can't be expected, but the proposed bill would limit such an amount.
Jones, the BSU chairman, said she had no comment on the proposed legislation.
Cornered
By Kansas Photographer JIM THOMAS
Peggy Baldwin, director of Hashing Theatre, found that her methods of bringing actors closer together were effective last night before the first rehearsal of "Free to Be... You and Me." Flanking her are Lym Fogelman, Wichita freshman, and Sharmane Simard, Nash, N.H., junior. See page 2.