THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 86 No.40
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
October 20,1975
Craftsman at work
Master craftsmans Steve Mason, partner in the McKimMason-Mason checks for errors on the stem of a custom-made guitar he is
working on in his North Lawrence shop. Mason's apprentice,
Gloria Throne, looks on.
Artists turn affection into vocation
Staff Writer
By BILL UYEKI
Brian McKinney and Steve Mason, who specialize in repairing and making stringed musical instruments, have an affection for the guitar. They teach their natural qualities to the electric kind.
"I get satisfaction out of all facets of the guitar," Mason said Friday, "atlaugh there is nothing that compares to playing a song you've written on a guitar you've made."
MASON, WHO ATTENDED Adrian College in Adrian, Mich., said he had worked with stringed instruments for 13 years. He quit school in 1967 to work for a lute maker.
In Windfield, he met McKinney, who graduated from the University of Karasas in 1972. McKinney described his post-college life and worked for a company money by doing retail work and singing."
The pair had definite reasons for setting up a business in Lawrence, when they were younger.
MKINNEN SAID he was tired of working in a factory in a small town. Lawrence was a "microcosm," with opportunities to work more on guitars, he said.
"It is a liberal thinking community, with great appreciation for the arts." he said.
Mason said Lawrence was a pleasant town to live in. He said it was well situated for a small town with a major college, 'like one hour away from a large metropolitan area. This helps a guitar maker. Mason says it gives him greater access to lumber.
Their store, at 737 New Hampshire St., features a variety of violins, mandolins, violas, cellos,uchitars,duclairs, and basses, in addition to guitars and banjos.
Mason said the repair orders were backed up.
"I have one woman helping with repair work," he said, "and there are only 30 places in the country that do our caliber of repair and repair people to do the repairs needed."
MASON SAID IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS
mum to train her guitar, using better wood
than she did at school.
"In the spring, with a few more people, we will begin a self-sufficiency movement and will start building guitars on a mountain. I'd like to aim for 10 guitars a month."
An additional project for McKinney and Mason is to design a five-string fiddle for Billy Spears, the Lawrence musician now on tour.
"Some people will not use a powertool on a boat, but they think a power tool will help make a better boat."
"It has an extra string, a low octave "C",
Pal Dalen, a store employee, said.
THE PAIR CALL THEMSELVES 'song writer-performers,' but they have also been involved with promotion of music in Lawrence. Various jazz, bluegrass and folk bands have performed at Mississippi, Cafe, Massachusetts St., have been arranged by an agency they started.
The country music jams from the Apple Valley Farm this past summer now take place at their store every Wednesday evening.
McKinney said that in preparing a con- dition, the committee reflected the community's larger res- tance.
The concerts in their hall expand to different forms of music, McKinney said, and also will include arts and crafts presentations.
"There are a lot of good musicians in Lawrence," McKinney said.
"We will stress local talent, because music can be ammunition without a instrument." For the local people, the result is
"We plan to make this hall responsive to the community," he said. "It will be a mesh between the artists and society, like an artist's showplace. For a community to be progressive, it must keep up with the artists' feelings."
Mason said that an admission fee would probably be charged for presentations by nonprofessional artists. There is no reason to believe that professionals shouldn't be commercialized, he said.
"People are no longer satisfied with one kind of music," he said. "The people who come to the country jam sessions go to the jammers and the School of Music on Mondays."
Although a commercial artist and bookkeeper are employed, McKinney said the store had received much volunteer help in becoming established.
Beer plans in last stages
Rv SHERI BALDWIN
The Kansas Union will begin selling beer as soon as it receives official approval from the University of Kansas Administration, according to Del Shankel, executive vice
In a decision made by the Board of Regents at their regular monthly meeting Friday in Topeka, sales of 3.2 per cent beer at the six state-supported institutions were approved, subject to final approval by the camouflage administrations.
ED ROLF5, STUDENT BODY President said yesterday, "Authority has already been implicitly granted anyway, through the amendment previously by the administration."
The authorization of beer sales was the "rational decision" according to Del Sol's report.
The decision will make it possible for student unions to manage the sale of beer more effectively, Shankra said. The Regents agreed in November that they would add in addition to better control over beer sales.
Shankel said that when authorization was official, Burge Frank, Kansas Union director, would apply for a cereal malt beverage license.
Administrators would then have to sit down and determine locations and conditions under which beer would be sold in the Union, Shankel said.
The process of obtaining a beer license involves inspections of the proposed site by city fire, police, public health and building officials. The inspection must finally approve the application.
Rolfs said that placement of beer sales in carefully selected places in the Union would be the most important issue concerning administrators.
MIKE WILDGEN, assistant city manager, said "It usually doesn't take more than a week, so I think it will probably be on the agenda next week."
Rolfs outfielder possibilities of buying beer in the Prairie Room and in the Deli.
"Some Regents brought up discussion about not selling beer before 5 or 6 p.m., Rolf said. "With lunch or dinner, it's a bar problem, not a question of a bartype problem."
Rolfs said there also was a possibility that the Hawks Next would be expanded to offer beer and other services previously requested by students, such as pizza and burger.
Mariann J. Scheetz, Union food service manager, said the Regents' ruling would simplify a lot of things as far as cooking and being able to better control beer.
ON A LONG TERM BASIS the Union may encounter a specific place to go just to muster.
"It seems as if it is something the students have wanted for some time,"
"I don't feel as if we will be competing with "i" other students (beer establishment) in town, she said. "I think the students will continue to the places they choose with their friends."
SHANKEL SAID THAT BEER sales at the Union might ease a little bit of the pressure from the 14th and Ohio streets tavern.
"Only from those people who just want to go onplace to get a beer," Sankal said. He got there with Ohio area) for atmosphere and the being of being in a crowd."
Rufs said he thought students would be conscientious enough to keep a litter problem in hand if the Union did eventually sell beer in bottles and cans.
Rolfs also said he thought the present policy that allows groups to bring beer into the Union for parties and activities would be discontinued.
"I're costing students too much to bring it in." he said.
The beer sales policy was the first item, brought before the Regents by the students advisory board, which is made up of the four colleges and the six state colleges and universities.
Rolfs said the decision was a real vote of confidence for the board.
"All the student body presidents were real pleased with the decision," he said.
Kansan receives award as top collegiate paper
The Central Michigan Life, published at Central Michigan State University at The Pleasant Mile, was the other college daily given the top rating by the college's press group.
Both papers will be given Pacemaker awards, along with two college weekends and two junior college papers, at the association's annual conference, Oct. 30 to
The 1974-75 Kansan has been selected as one of last year's top two college dailies in the nation by the Associated Collegiate Press.
The Kansas last won a Pacemaker award for the 1970-71 school year, and has the group's second highest rating, the All-American award, 14 consecutive seasons.
Eric Meyer, a reporter for the Blomington (Ill.) Pantagraph, was Kansan editor for the 1974 fall semester, and Ste Hauman, an advertising salesman for the Kansas City (Kan.) Kansan, was business manager. Editor for the 1975 spring semester was John Pike, Atlanta first-year law student, and business manager was Dave Reece, an account executive for the Emerson Franke advertising agency in Tomeka.
Suzanne Shaw, assistant professor of journalism, is news adviser to the Kansan, and Mel Adams, associate professor of journalism, is business adviser.
Dennis Ellsworth, Kansan editor, will accept the Pacemaker award from a representative of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Inflation causes dorm price rise
Increases of $65 and $110 in residence hall rates reflect increased costs for food, labor operations and supplies, according to Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor.
RESIDENCE HALL RATES at the
Residence Hall, where 8 per
person bestows full semester.
The Board of Regents voted Friday to increase one-year contracts for double occupancy rooms from $1,115 to $1,200. Room rates from rates will change from $1,415 to $1,695.
Shankel said yesterday, he thought students would understand that the rate changes were necessary to provide everyday services.
The contract covers fees for room, board, beams and maid service in public areas.
A satellite union will be the first item on the Student Senate agenda Wednesday night, StudEx decided, at its regular meeting last night. StudEx also discussed specific aspects of the handling of Senate activities and the activities of the Iranian Student Club.
Scot Siebels, chairman of the Student Services Committee, told StudEx last night that his committee was ready for further investigation to investigate the possibility of the satellite union.
2nd union set on agenda
Application forms are available in 105 Flint; the Student Senate office, 105B Kansas Union; the office of the dean of men, 228 Hard Hall; and the office of the dean of women, 222 Strong.
THE REGENT ALSO APPROVED the use of $58,500 in funds provided by the Pearson Trust to modernize elevators in north and south cori Binod Residence Hall.
WE FEEL ITS TIME to let the Senate know what's going on and to get the student
StudEx discussed the philosophy that the Finance and Auditing Committee should take in organizing different sections of Senate Bill 60, which is the Senate revenue code dealing with Senate funding of campus or organizations.
body aware of the project," he said. "The committee is in favor over-all of the satellite student union and we need to start deciding how big a one to build."
Rofs said he thought residence hall rates would continue to be a problem in the future, because of the inflation of costs for services provided.
The Kansan Board will interview candidates and select a spring editor and business manager Nov. 3.
The different sections of Bill 050 have been parceled out to other standing Senate committees and subcommittees. Each committee will report back to Finance and Auditing (F and A) with their specific funding recommendations. StudEx decided that F and A shouldn't have the power to change these recommendations.
Applications for the positions of editor and business manager for the spring semester Kanman will be accepted until noon Oct. 31 in 106 Filt hall.
The Regents approved supplemental appropriation requests for the 1976 fiscal
Mary Lou Reece, student body vice president, said that each committee chairman should defend his own proposal. The Finance and Auditing Committee should invite committee chairmen to attend meetings when their proposals are being considered, she said, as preparation for Senate floor defense.
SHANKEL SAID THE ASSOCIATION of University Residence Halls (AURB) asked for larger rate increases than those actually voted upon by the Regents.
Ed Rolfs, student body president, said AURH "let students decide what kind of services they want and how much they're willing to pay for them."
Jobs open on Kansan
AN ADJUSTMENT of $1,697,229 for expected enrollment increases was also approved. KU anticipates nn increase of 1,110 full-time equivalent students.
Shankel said James W. Bibb, director of the state budget, would review KU's budget and make recommendations to Governor Robert F. Bennett.
StudEx members acted on five senator suspension appeals at the meeting. They moved to reinstate one senator and to suspend three others. They deferred decision on one other because the suspension notice had been lost in the mail.
An increase of about $1 million was approved for utilities in fiscal year 1977.
KU administrators will then appear before bibl and the governor to justify any deletion.
"IF F AND A has the power to reconstruct the committee's work, it's worthless to use the committees." Dave Shapiro, Sports Committee chairman, said. "Any changes should be made on the Senate floor."
The approval allows KU to include the increases in the University budget request that will be made to the Kansas legislature in November.
year of $497,385 for general fees and $710,925
for utilities.
Good luck bear hug
Before beginning their mile long leg of Sunday's 35-mile benefit run for the KU Med Center Burn Unit, Deb Korek, Overland Park Junior, gives Sabra Zweifel, Washington, D.C., senior, a good-luck hug. Skyrunners, all Kappa Kappa Gammas, ran the distance
Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENER
along Highway 24 to Silver Lake west of Topeka, halfway between Manhattan and Lawrence, where they met K-State Kappas, also running for the Burn Unit benefit. The group hopes to raise $1000.