Regents' ruling at odds with credit-transfer policy
By BETTY HAEGELIN
Administration Reporter
A recent ruling by the Board of Regents on the acceptance of transfer credits for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests is at odds with present policy at the University of Kansas, Arno Knapper, chairman of the Academic Policies and Procedures (APC) Committee said yesterday.
CLEP examinations allow a student to receive some form of credit at the University for successful completion of an examination without any required course work.
The new policy states that credit from these examinations will be transferrable between all regents' institutions, whereas now each school may determine how much they choose to accept.
"If a student attends a state institution, we must accept these credits according to the regents' rule."
"The APP and the Senate Council have taken the position that we, by the virtue of the authority invested in us, should make this policy and therefore are at odds somewhat with the regents."
James Seaver, chairman of SenEx, said the new policy would cause considerable problems at the university. The students that could gain credit from courses at other universities that wouldn't normally be accepted at KU, he said.
"This will force the University to accept the standards of other schools," Seaver said.
He said that although the University objected to the program at the monastery, it must abide by it when it comes to teaching.
Acceptance of the tests as replacement for courses is primarily done by departments, and therefore it's hard to accept the entire test on a blank kasket, he said.
A major problem for the University is the lack of uniformity between schools regarding the acceptable level for the successful completion of the examination.
According to John Myers, director of admissions, the acceptable score levels vary significantly between the two groups.
I know these have been used as a recruiting tool, using the lower standards or levels to attract
Initially these tests were developed for the non-traditional students in order to break down the barriers usually encountered when returning to school after a long layoff, he said.
"For instance it's probably unnecessary for a 50-year-old man who's been in business 20 years to buy you."
However there is a disagreement as to the amount of course work a student should be able to waive. If taking the general CLEP exam at KU, a possible 15 hours credit could be added. This is a conservative
figure in comparison with some schools, which grant more than 30 credit hours.
"We have reservations as to how much course work one can waive." Myers said. "How do you define college? Is your most important criteria examinations, competency—or is it exposure to the college experience? Somewhere between all these lies a true college education."
To Myers, a central obstacle to be overcome is providing equal consideration for both current KU students and transfers from other schools who might want to use the CLEP credits.
"There's a fundamental dilemma of trying to be fair to two groups of students." Myers said. "There is an obvious conflict in trying not to be unfair to the one group, and yet not becoming unfair to our own students."
Ambrose Saricks, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the policy originated in a statement of principle from the Council of Chief Academic Ad
visors (COCAO), of which he is a member. It was presented to the Council of Presidents and sent
"This was all part of a larger discussion on credit for nontraditional type experience." Saricks said. "Credit by examination was only one part of this study."
Saricks said he didn't think the new policy would be a serious problem for the University, but if it were, he would take these views back to COCAO and attempt to effect a change. However, this is the result of a feedback from the University was received last year by the formulation of the present policy statement.
"We did receive the viewpoint from the University Senate committee on Academic Procedures and Policies," Saricks said. "This is a great demonstration and didn't think the University should hold us. However the regents have passed it and we'll just have to see what comes of the policy."
KANSAN
Vol.85-No.46 Wednesday, October 30.1974
The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Kaman Photographer DAYE PETERSON
Sparse attendance
Attendance was in a depression last night at Representative Larry Winn's campaign speech, in which he said inflation was "not a problem."
House from the 3rd Congressional district, spoke to about eight people as part of the SUA Forum series. See story page 3.
Graduate students establish office to defend and promote interests
By JIM McLEAN Graduate School Reporter
Bv JIM McLEAN
Indiscriminate treatment of graduate students because of a lack of organized representation was the chief concern of the team, which met a meeting last night in the Kansas Union.
The job of organizing can't be done by graduate students in their spare time, said
"We aren't really represented within the University," said Donaldson. "We have no manpower."
Tom Donaldson, interim president of the council, said a lack of communication between graduate students was a serious problem.
Donaldson said graduate students faced a dilemma in their representative structure. Even though graduate students have representation on the University Senate, he said, the concerns aired there are primarily for undergraduates.
University decisions concerning salaries, promotions, hiring and firing are largely governed by the Board of Trustees.
LeRoy McDermott, past president of the council, said the University had, in the past, changed requirements for graduate degrees without notifying the students involved.
McDermott said it was interesting to note that the University didn't require written responses.
Establishing a permanent office of graduate concerns to handle problems and collect information was unanimously agreed to at the meeting.
"We need to organize to defend and promote our own interests," said Chris Sullivan.
Starr, but needs to be done by at least one professional. He said that until graduate students were organized they wouldn't be taken seriously.
John Dagenois, Wichita graduate student, said graduate students had the ability to do research.
McDermott said the decentralized nature of the graduate school made it difficult to obtain services from the University. It would be appropriate for the University to give some sort of administrative assistance, McDermott said.
An interim executive committee was elected to talk with Chancellor Archie R. today about getting some of the policies implemented into University procedure.
Creating an office to help graduate students obtain jobs once they receive their degrees, finding office space, obtaining funds for a newsletter and the possible waiving of fees for graduate students will be discussed with Dykes today.
"KU doesn't even know what percentage of class load is carried by graduate students," McDermott said. "The number of graduate students here is around 4,000."
available," W. C. Salome, vice president and general manager of the company, said
The Graduate Student Council will meet next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union to follow through on any progress made this week. All graduate students are automatically members of the council and are urged to attend.
Energy crisis still threat, public utility official says
Although the problems of providing new sources of energy for the United States have received less publicity recently, the public must be made aware that the energy crisis has created an even lifestyle, according to an executive of the Kansas Public Service Gas Co. Inc.,
"Until we get a viable organization put together, we are not going to accomplish that much," said Michael Kimbrough, 'awrence graduate student.'
Higher heating costs also will continue to plague the consumer. Salome said, and gas prices are expected to rise by five per cent higher than last winter. Furthermore, he predicted that there would be a 15 per cent increase.
"The energy problem is something that is going to be with us for the next 10 to 15 years."
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Shock leaves Nixon in critical condition
LONG BEACH, Calif.-Former President Richard M. Nixon was in critical condition last night after going into shock for three hours following surgery for phlebitis.
From the Associated Press
President Gerald R. Fard said he was praying for Nixon's recovery. Nixon's wife and youngest daughter were staying near Nixon's bedside.
"I know the doctors are worried," said a source close to the situation, asked a reporter at a hospital.
Nixon is under the care of specially trained nurses.
Eldon Hickman, who performed Nixon's surgery, planned to stay with Nikon through the night. The surgery had been described as successful during the day.
Nixon's personal physician, John C. Langerhead and Nixon's blood pressure—which he says is not properly bleeding triggered the shock—was stable now. His vascular system is also stable.*
He but need Nixon had a "somewhat elevated pulse rate" and a low fever.
"He is under the care of specialized, intensive care nurses and his surgeon, Dr. Eldon Hickman, is remaining near him for the night," Lungren said.
Nixon has received blood transfusions, although the quantity was not revealed. Although Nixon's kind of shock usually involves loading many amounts of blood—from seven to nine pints.
Telephone calls from the nation were flooding the switchboard at Memorial Hospital Clinical Center, with "the callers offering her help," a hospital sympathies," a hospital spokesman said.
Closed meeting legal, Miller says
The spokesman said many callers offered to donate blood to Nixon.
Ford expressed deep personal concern for Nixon's health and prayed for Mr. Nixon's full recovery, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen told reporters.
Nessen said Ford was told of Nixon's condition by White House physician William Lakash during the visit. Nessen also said Ford had no plans to visit Nixon while in Los Angeles during a campaign appearance today.
Nixon's daughters arrived from the East Coast only minutes before Luneng's retreat.
Nixon's top floor room is part of a newly completed intensive care unit. Nixon was originally put there for his security and privacy.
Earlier, Lungen said that when Nixon went into shock a team of physicians administered "countershock measures for severe hypoxia" in a vascular condition was once again restored.
Langren said the serious complication was probably caused by "some retroperitoneal bleeding secondary to anticoagulation therapy."
Nixon was still considered critical, he said.
(Retro-portaetone means behind the lining of Nixon's abdominal area.)
Opening Kansas University Athletic Corporation (KUAC) meetings can be forced under the Kansas Open Meetings Law, according to a statement issued yesterday by Atty. Gen. Vern Miller.
The physician had said earlier that there
OAC isn't subject to the law because it's a private organization. Miller said. Although it does spend state funds, it's not subject to the law.
The statement is in response to a specific question, he said, and i am a legally binding formal opinion.
John Beinser, student body president, had called Miller yesterday to request an opinion on the issue
"The reason I asked for the ruling was that we corporation is moving too slowly in adopting an open-mentorship policy." Beiser said. "This is an issue that has to be addressed. Our organization voluntarily goes ahead and opens its meetings."
A committee appointed in June by Chancellor Archie R. Dykes was to define the functions of KUAC, and to make recommendations on the open meetings proposal. The committee, on Oct. 1, but has not been submitted yet to the chancellor.
Charles Oldfather, chairman of the committee. said he
sent letters yesterday to committee members to ask them to meet Nov. 5 to prepare a final report. No difficulties have been encountered in preparing the recommendations, he said.
Beiser said he hoped the KUAC would decide the issue in its December meeting. He declined to comment on what the Student Senate might do if KUAC hasn't decided by then to open its meetings.
The Senate had originally passed a petition in May making Dykes to look into the proposal of opening KUAC管理制度.
was "somewhat more risk than normal" to the surgery because Nixon had been taking anticoagulant drugs, which left him prone to uncontrolled bleeding.
Lmgren said after the surgery that there was no excessive bleeding.
*Replacement of blood loss and relaxation of anti-couagulation therapy was undertaken.*
After surgery, Nixon was described as "doing well" and making a normal return.
Nixon went into shock about 12:45 pm,
more than six hours after surgery, Lummen.
Lungren had called the operation a success and said that hopefully there would be no more complications from the phlebitis Nixon suffered in his left leg.
At a news conference 30 minutes after the hour-long operation, Hickman said, "Mr. Nixon is doing well . . . recovering in the normal manner."
White House aides were keeping close touch on Nixon's condition and one indicated that a possible visit today by Ford to Nixon was under consideration.
Ford was scheduled to be in Los Angeles tomorrow for a campaign visit.
Hickman said Nixon had the usual postoperative effects. He described the postoperative side effects as
Nixon's doctors sidestepped questions about when he might be well enough to travel to Washington, D.C., to testify at the presidential trial of five former political associates.
He has been subpoenaed by both the defense and prosecution.
In the fairly simple operation, often
performed on phlebitis patients, a small plastic clip was inserted in the left groin area to partially close off the main vein taking blood from the leg to the upper body. The clip permits blood, but not dangerously large clots, to pass
After such surgery most patients experience some temporary swelling of the leg. An elastic support stocking may be needed for a time.
During surgery, Secret Service agents guarded the operating room.
Surgery was decided on Monday night after doctors discovered a large clot in Nixon's thigh. They feared it could break loose and travel to the heart or lungs, lodging there and causing death, or severe damage.
Nixon's operation began at 5:30 a.m.
None of his family was present at the
hospital, but Nixon aloned later said his wife,
Rose Mary woods, had arrived to see Nixon.
Llangen said there was no excessive bleeding during the operation. He had worried that bleeding might be a problem during surgery because of anticoagulation therapy Nixon had been receiving to keep his blood from clotting.
"With the threat the clot could become a pulmonary embolus, we placed a Miles Clip partially occluding but not completely occluding the vein," Hickman said.
“This will cut off any clots of any magnitude. The clots of their own nature will eventually dissolve or you develop new circulation around them,” he said.
Lungen had been trying to treat the clotting with drugs. He told a hastily called doctor that he was dying.
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Brooke criticizes Ford speaks for Dole at KU
President Gerald R. Ford encouraged those who might engage in violence when he criticized Boston's program of busing students to public schools. Edward Brooker, R.Mass., said yesterday.
Brooke is in Lawrence to campaign for the re-election of Sen. Robert Dole, R-GaN
Ford said in his last televised news conference, "The court decision was not the best solution to quality education in Boston. I respectfully disagree with the judge's order."
"Ford's statement didn't come as anything new to me," Brooke said. "He has always been opposed to busing, but he is not alone in his views on the military and executive leader of the country."
South Boston has been the scene of racial conflict this fall after a court-ordered busing of white and black pupils out of neighborhood schools.
Brooke said he favored busing to achieve education in education as long as there was money.
"Bob Dole differs with me on the busing issue, and we don't always vote together in our district."
Brooke said he was campaigning for Dole because Dole was a personal friend and an ally.
He said he also beared the election of a veto-proof Democratic Congress, as is being expected from the Democratic breed laziness and minimize the healthy debate, dissent and compromise that are coming to the Senate.
Brooke said the Watergate scandal, Ford's premature pardon of former President Nixon and the high rate of inflation and unemployment had been a heavy
burden for Republicans in this taur's election.
Nelson Rockefeller, vice president designate, will have to satisfactorily explain his financial gifts and loans before he is confirmed. Brooke said.
"Prior to these financial disclosures Rockefeller would have been easily con-
firmed," Brooke said. "I can't make any predication, and I haven't decided how I will vote."
Brooke