THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol.85-No.42 Wednesday, October 23,1974
The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Shannon Greene
Soviets tour farm
Farmer Jerry Ott explains the artificial insemination of cattle to his Soviet visitors, as Igor Vallie, center, interviewee. Oft (left) is a farmer.
places the 24 tourists from the Ukraine visited in the Lawrence area yesterday.
Russian visitors to Lawrence study Kansas agricultural feats
By SHANNON GREENE
The Russians are here! The Russians are here!
No need to panic, however. As part of a two-week tour of the United States, 24 Soviet tourists will be visiting the University of Kazakhstan in Astana.
All of the tourists, six women and 18 men, are from the Ukraine. They are professionals in such areas as teaching, engineering, architecture and agriculture. The tour is the reverse side of the Leningrad program sponsored by 12 American universities and colleges, Joseph L. Conard, chairman of Slavic languages at KU, said recently.
Each year about 210 American students of Russia are sent to Leningrad on semester and summer study programs. In return, Russia sends about four groups of tourists to the United States each year.
The Russian group came to Kansas after visiting New York and Washington, D.C., because the New York organizer of the tour thought they were agronomists, Sally Pratt, assistant escort interpreter, said.
Yesterday the Russians visited the Raymond Nichols Space Center to hear a speech by Don Williams, research scientist, on wheat production in Kansas. In the afternoon, they toured a farm, a beef feedlot and a farm home all outside of Lawrence.
Translating for all the American farmers' explanations was done by Igor Valille, a professional interpreter. These visits were arranged by Roy Laird, professor of political science at KU. He gave a particular interest in American and Soviet agriculture.
The Russians posed many questions to discover differences in the American and Russian styles of life. Valya Rashkov-
skaya, a woman architect, asked about American meat prices because the highest quality of meat in Russia costs about $1.40 a lb.
Rashkovskaya compared the manner of dress in both countries. She said Russian clothes were cheaper, more beautiful and more practical. She said she has never seen repped jeans with fur. She visited New York and she didn't think the style was attractive.
Robert Farkhyev, one of the Russian group leaders, described the Soviet system of universities. The university is free to any Russian with a high school certificate and adequate financial resources or state pay for all the student's expenses after he is admitted.
Once the student has graduated from the five-year system, the state offers him a job. The student has a choice as to where he works.
Every major industrial city has its own university, said J. Curriculum is a combination of humanities and natural sciences.
Farkhiev said Soviet students were very active in politics. There are student deputies on the "Supreme Soviet," which is the supreme legislative organization of the state, he said. Many students are also active in the "Young Communist League."
Leisure time in the U.S.S.R. has become the recent subject of special interest with the art and sports following, as is the most popular sport.
Many people in the group said they had enjoyed their visit to the United States.
"They're a nice, fun-loving group of people," said George Koldzine; head escort interpreter. "It's been nice working with the team."
Retirement report creates controversy
By BETTY HAEGELIN Administration Reporter
The report and recommendations from the Regents' Committee on Retirement are like the plague, everybody's got it, nobody has them; they have little idea where it came from.
The controversial study of early retirement for faculty members at state institutions has raised legal, moral and economic questions. Yet conflicting reports suggest the indication of the committee have clouded the issue of responsibility for its initiation.
Raymond Nichols, chancellor emeritus of the University of Kansas, said yesterday that the committee was originated by the Board of Regents with the thought that it might be advisable to provide for early retirement on an optional basis.
The impetus for the proposals came from the three smaller state colleges, Fort Hays College, Emporia Kansas State College and Jacksonville State College Nichols said. These these institutions were especially interested in early retirement in order to cut their budgets and cope with external exigency (the financial state which necessates the firing of tenured faculty).
Max Bickford, executive secretary to the Board of Regents, said the board had nothing to do with the report, and he could find no mention of its being heard before the board in his files, although this did not necessarily mean it hadn't been considered.
"They saw this as a possibility for increased savings," Nichols said. "To them, this was a solution to their staff reduction problems."
"The idea for the report started in the Council of the Chief Academic Officers (COCAO)," Bickford said. "From there to the Council of Presidents, and then to the authority from the Board of Regents. The Regents have never seen the report."
The preface of the report, though, is quite explicit in its attribution of authority as it is presented in the Report on Regents, the Council of Presidents established a *Regens'* Committee on Retirement. It also reported several instances of the report that Richard attended.
James Seaver, chairman of SenEx and member of the Regents' Committee, said it was his understanding that the regents were the originators, but even if COCAO was, it would make no appreciable difference in the true force behind the report.
"COCAO is an arm of the Board of Regents so it's almost the same thing." Seaver said. "It really doesn't make any difference."
City considers suit against landlord
City Reporter
By LYNN PEARSON
The city is considering legal action against Daniel Katz, the owner of several state-owned hospital beds.
The Lawrence City Commission discussed yesterday ways of forcing Ling, associate professor of physics and astronomy, to bring several of his rental properties up to the city's minimum housing code.
Commission members agreed that they had given Ling enough time to comply with the city housing inspectors' decisions in repairing repairs to upgrade the dwellings.
The houses in question are located at 1128 Ohio St., 1131 Ohio St., 1228 Ohio St., 1301 Tennessee St., and 1321 Ohio St., City Manager Buford Watson said. Ling said of the houses were being used only for the Commission members said using a building or storage in a residential area might be a violation of city zoning ordinances.
"I know a lot of people in that area who have spent money to make their houses come up to standards," Clark said. "They are double standards being enforced there."
The commission authorized city attorney Milton Allen to look into the possibilities of bringing a court action against Ling if he were to house the houses up to minimum standards.
local water and sewage treatment study to the commission.
During yesterday's meeting, the commission also authorized the construction of a new treatment facility and agreed to begin advertising immediately for construction bids. Sealed bids are to be opened Tuesday, March 4, at the commission's regular meeting.
Jack Robinson, a partner in the can-
selling engineer firm of Black and Vase-
que engineering.
Commissioner Barkley Clark said Ling was just laughing at the commission and its ruins.
In addition to the clear water storage well and the new power source, the water and sewage project will include a new intake system that will provide the water line routes to outlying storage tanks.
He said a new clear water storage tank for treated water and an additional power source were immediate priorities in developing a more efficient water and sewage service for Lawrence. The system is being installed in local money. An additional $6.5 million will be provided by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant.
Watson said he had a 75 per EPA grant in his hands now, but the money was a $100,000 bill.
"We have to spend the money, better we can get federal reimbursement," Watson said.
The commission also agreed to increase parking fines from 50 cents to $1 at parking meters and off-street parking lots. According to City Clerk Vera Mercer, the fine could go up as high as $8 if the violation reaches the court.
Robinson said the city of Lawrence could issue 44 million in revenue bonds without raising interest rates.
alleviate most of the delivery problems, Watson said.
Efforts to develop a more efficient water system come in part from a near水 crisis last summer. The water was off for three hours, Watson said. He said that if it wasn't there, the water wouldn't have heard the last of it yet. The proposed water system improvement would
Candidates exchange accusations
Cragan, a democrat whose term expires this year, said claims by Fendley in the ad commissioner for proportions." He said the accusations by Fendley were a reflection on the county commissioners, who were responsible for approving travel expenses and the register charges.
The advertisement containing the accusations against Neutissier was paid for by the Citizens for Responsible County Government. Cook is the coordinator for the organization.
"No one, not Mrs. Neusftier nor Mr. Cragan, has created a believable explanation as to why the incumbent has been appointed this year she has been in office." Cook said.
By BILL GRAY County Reporter
County Commissioner Walter Cragan said Fendley's claims were distorted, prompting rehearsals from Fendley and the deeds deal. The Republican register of deeds campaign.
Wanda Fendley, Republican candidate for governor, incumbent. Sue Neufschier in a published article overexpressing her travel budget and increasing the register's budget by $7,400 in early 2016.
Accusations have been exchanged in a squabble over use of travel funds in the UK.
Neusifter said the trips out of state were to conventions and seminars concerning her office, and were essential to her understanding of the various laws involved in the 1973 budget was submitted by Jamie Beece, register of deeds prior to Neusifter.
The origination of the report isn't the only problem surrounding the study. Much of its methodology and conclusions are unacceptable to some faculty members.
The ad stated that Neissifier had overspent over three times her budget for travel, including trips to Florida, Boston and Texas. It also states that the 1975 bill gave the deeds of office a in 30 per cent increase over the amount spent by her office in 1973.
Cook said the trips taken by Neusifter to Texas and Florida for national conventions were of dubious value to the operation of her office.
"No justification can be given for paying for these trips with the people's tax dollars," Cook said, "just so that a county officer can visit a pleasant climate and
"How are you going to keep on the laws if you don't attend the convention?"
hobnob with other county officers for a week with all expenses paid."
Cragan said the county had paid only for Neusifter's traveling expenses, and she had paid for her personal expenses. He said a county official was permitted by law to take money from the county. The increase in the register's salary was approved by the county commissioners, Cragan said, and was authorized by the state legislature, which also allowed a 15 per cent increase in salary because of the workload caused by the Clinton dam project.
The recipient of a lot of these faculty complaints in Anthony Genova, chairman of the Faculty Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities committee, is trying to examine the report and faculty response to it for a recommendation to SenEx as to possible replies. So far, he has received a very negative reaction to the report, but he finds numerous discrepancies within it.
Cook said the trip to Boston for microfilm training was acceptable, except that training programs for microfilming were not available through the University of Kansas.
Fendley said she hadn't been associated recently with the register of deeds office, and couldn't say whether the 15 per cent increase was needed.
The program now in use at the state colleges is a minimal retirement program, which includes a tuition waiver.
Perhaps the major obstacle to an acceptable plan is the need of one program to fit all six state schools, Genova said. Under present legislation, decisions' decisions must apply equally to the large universities and the small state colleges.
Neusitter underburbed the register of deeds office for 1974, Cook said. He said she should have realized that if she was to make a payment, the register would than the $200 budget for travel in 1974.
"The difficulty is that KU and Emporia are light years apart," Genova said. "Their faculty doesn't want to be like KU's, and isn't. If these schools want early college education of the three larger Universities don't, we shouldn't have to have the same program."
Fendley said cutting down on trips was her primary concern in the campaign.
Assumptions such as these are of great concern to those examining the report, Genova said. Future recommendations are made, for example, on the basis of a rate of two years, inflation had soared over the past cent. The report also uses one specific faculty member to show how retirement at age 65 could provide more benefits than if the person were actually working at the job, which this was misleading, as a more credible retirement figure for this period would be 55 per cent of normal employment income.
The report maintains that the retirement system will "provide an adequate level of retirement income at age 65 by American University Professors (AUAP) standard s."
benefits, according to Genova. Even so, if the earlier retirement program would be adopted, annual retirement income will be based by over one-third, according to the report.
The retirement controversy is aggravated by the fact that what was initially to have been an optional program of early retirement, now has been worded so it is "the option of the individual or the institution."
Unified service urged for jobs
The University is ready to recommend unification of almost all job placement efforts.
When questioned last school year, representatives of the school district and centralized placement seven to three. Many of those favoring the plan reportedly had reservations about its suitability.
The proposal reportedly recommends that existing placement services be controlled and evaluated by the director from offices in Carruth-O'Leary.
William Balfour, vice chancellor for student affairs, said yesterday that a report recommending the establishment of a university bureau would be issued within a month.
The report, prepared by Jim Appleberry, who was an American Council on Education intern here last year, reportedly calls for an office of University placement, headed by a single management director, to oversee and supervise the departmental and school placement bureaus.
Establishment of a totally centralized placement bureau apparently was ruled out because of possible lack of interaction and communication between placement and administrative personnel.
The proposal reportedly will call for a gradual change to centralized placement, requiring strong support from University administrators.
"I think the report is certainly one view of how we could go." Balfour said, "I'm sure there will be some views coming out of this committee that will be different from the report. We've had lots of ideas expressed over the years."
Bailour said the main question about the plan had been how much centralization was done.
A committee is now putting final touches on the report.
The report allegedly said that certain schools within the University provided little, if any, adequate placement for its past and present graduates.
Chi O cardinal By Kanaan Photographer JAN SEYMOUR
Nancy Hecker, Kirkwood, Md., junior, bends into the construction of a nine-foot (iowa) cardinal at the Sigma Chi fraternity house last night. Her sorority, Chi Omega, is cooperating with Sigma Chi In the construction of the bird for Homecoming festivities this weekend.