THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
August 26,1975
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Relief from the heat
Dykes calls for autonomy
While Chancellor Dykes delivered the university's inlite Convocation address, a member of the University Band found his program useful in beating the heat.
Staff Writer
By ALISON GWINN
The University of Kansas should strive to protect its autonomy from the mass of federal programs that affect the University, Chancellor Archie R. Dykes said in his convocation address yesterday in Hoch Auditorium.
In a speech to about 2,000 students, faculty and staff members on five external problems facing higher education, Dykes said that in recent years numerous federal colleges have required colleges to implement procedures not directly related to education.
"There are more than 380 federal programs that directly affect colleges and universities," he said, "and there are upwards of 50 executive agencies and bureaues and over two dozen congressional committees that continue to crank out statutes, regulations, program guidelines, criteria standards and auditing requirements."
Dykes said most colleges and universities had been forced to dip into fund reserves to meet the costs of federally mandated programs.
"Fellowship funds have been robbed, academic priorities have been skewed, and
Boundary agreement in Mideast reached
JERUSALEM (AP)—Israel and Egypt have reached tentative agreement on new lines to be taken up by their forces in the Sinai, clearing the way for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to unpalm umpal accord as early as Friday, diplomatic sources reported last night.
The drafts are in Egyptian and Israeli hands, the sources said after a 3/4-hour session between Kissinger and the Israeli negotiating team.
They said the principal issue still unsettled was the number of surveillance stations to be set up in the vicinity of the Gift Center, which must pass, which Israel will relinquish.
As Egyptian forces move eastward, they will take over the United Nations peacekeeping zone established in January 1974 and advance about two miles into Israel-held territory along the Gulf of Suez, the sources said.
The agreement will be in three pieces—one between Israel and Egypt, another between Israel and the United States, and a third involving all three governments, the Israeli section, American technicians will be placed at a number of surveillance posts.
President Ford, speaking earlier yesterday in Milwaukee, said he hadn't made a final decision on whether U.S. civilians should be sent to the Sinai. He said that in any event he would submit theposal to Congress to let it say "yes or no."
Previous reports have indicated there
agreement between Egypt and the United State
Senate Majority Leader Mike Marsfield said in Helena, Mont., that he would oppose assigning U.S. civilians to man the surveillance posts. He compared such action with the recent movement in Vietnam and added he was not certain "the Congress would approve it."
Kissinger with the Israeli negotiators after flying back from Alexandria with what he called "constructive" Egyptian ideas. He飞es back to Alexandria this afternoon after another meeting with the Israeli negotiators.
The diplomatic sources said that under
The quicker the University can demonstrate to taxpayers and political leaders that it can handle its own affairs, the quicker the "bureaucratic armies of accountants, auditors and analysts will disappear," he said.
Student influx clogs enrollment
Staff Writer
dangerously high tuitions have been increased even further," he said.
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This fall's record number of University of Kansas students created problems during enrolment and left some students tem- plored in classes, KU officials said yesterday.
City debates trash pickup
Gil Dyck, dean of admissions and records, said this fall's enrollment would eventually reach 23,375—more than the University had expected.
"We have already enrolled 19,807 on the Lawrence campus and 1,758 at the KU Medical Center," Dyck said, "and we expect final figures of about 21,862 at commencement and 1,759 at the Med Center when off campus and late enrollment is completed."
Dyck said last week that the University expected enrollment to exceed last fall's 150,000.
Del Shanker, executive vice chancellor,
said the enrollment increase had been hard to anticipate because many students applied for admission so late.
"We processed a number of applications in the last two weeks." he said.
Shankel said that additional personnel could not be hired, but that the extra fees paid by the help increase the number of students who can cover additional operating expenses.
"The governor and the state legislature
"I am sure we will make it through this transition period," Shankel said, "and more comfort."
Dyck said his office was busy trying to open up more sections of classes that closed.
"For 19,000 of the 20,000 who went through
Work Field House. I think enrollment work
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With a private trash hauling service still to be considered, Lawrence city officials yesterday listened to two differing reports on the city sanitation system.
Staff Writer
it is to remain viable, he said, it must come to grips with the problems of inflation.
The four other problems the University faces, Dykes said, are inflation, the growing tendency toward vocationalism, the decline in higher education, disillusionment with bachelor education.
The growing tendency toward vocational schooling is a third problem facing infants. The problem of early failure is
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The reports were presented by Norman Forer, assistant professor of social welfare who is representing the Lawrence University in the study. McKinney, professor of civil engineering.
This vocationalism manifests itself in the belief that education is worthwhile only if it has immediate and obvious value. It is manifested in cries for "relevance" in education and in the declining student interest in the humanities, he said.
unusually allow us to spend additional tutition and fees that come in when enrollment begins.
McKinney based his criticism on the weight of refuse delivered daily to the city landfill in March 1975. According to a supplement to his report a total of 7.7 tiers were made weekly. The actual quantity of refuse delivered annually was 11,190 pounds a day to a low of 8,929 pounds.
McKinney in his report criticized employees for not filling tree lines, an capacity to handle 20,000 trees, or inappropriate equipment.
Shankel said the Schools of Fine Arts, Architecture, Pharmacy and Law, have restrictions on the number of students not opted, would be least affected by the increase.
in a memorandum to Chancellor Archie Dykes, Ed Rolfs, student body president, said most introductory classes in math, science and English were closed early Friday afternoon.
If the trucks were loaded to capacity at 14,000 pounds, he said, the number of trips to the landfill could be reduced from 77.5 to 55.8 indicating that Lawrence is barely
"Attempts to rectify this situation were met with virtually a totally unresponsive attitude on the part of the College Office and the administration instructors." Rolls memorandum said.
The training of people for manual and technical jobs must not be a substitute for experience.
"I've never been mad in my life as I was Friday afternoon," Rolfs said. "I tried to cut through all the bureaucratic red tape and classes opened up, but I got no response."
Rolf's memorandum said orientation for transfer students, in its first year, was not well organized. Also, Rolf's said students' advising folders should have been available last Monday instead of Tuesday to allow them time for students to prepare their schedules.
"The unexpected increase does create some problems," he said, "but we will find ways to accommodate the extra students so they are of quality of their education won't suffer."
the tentative agreement, the U.N. zone would be up to miles wide in some places.
A private service is being considered before the efficiency of the animation system.
They said Israel would keep a key surveillance post at Umm Hiba on the western approach to the Gidi pass, manning it alongside Americans.
The Schools of Business and Fine Arts drew special criticism from Rolfs because
A similar station combining Egyptian and American technicians would be set up on a separate island.
Dykes was confident that solutions could be found.
"Therole of higher education is to provide a critical mass of trained minds for leadership," he said. "The people our air force trains are the ones we work. The person trained too narrowly—be it in a vocational school, a proprietary business school or a distinguished university—will have serious difficulty in dealing to the demands of a changing job market."
The sources said at least two other posts would be manned by Americans, but the precise number hadn't been determined. Some of these technicians, U.S. Army engineers and foreign emperors are involved with the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.
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Roy Laird, professor of political science, said, "I'm beginning my 18th year at KU, and it was the best, perhaps the most thoughtful convocation speech I've ever heard. I hope it receives widespread dissemination."
Charles Kahn, dean of the department of architecture and urban design, said, "I thought the five issues the chancellor raised were exceptionally valid ones. The issue of governmental intervention was very important. In substance, it involved the need for the public to be heard, as far as focusing attention on problems instead of sweeping them under the carpet."
Kansas is one of only eight states that increased its higher education appropriations sufficiently to keep pace with inflation last year, he said. If the University
Another problem that Dykes said faced the University was inflation.
"The recent inflationary spiral has affected higher education more adversely and has eroded the quality of education more widely, a single event in modern times." Dykes said.
Dykes said that the decline of research at major universities was another problem. Colleges and universities, which traditionally have been the country's greatest source of scientific research, are under pressure to support the United States to invest its resources and take the risks that are necessary for scientific leadership, he said.
Dykes said institutions of higher education must use more of their scientific talent, "not because our colleges and universities are the first to be because the future progress of our nation
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Students jam housing sites
By SUSIE HANNA
The housing shortage for the University of Kansas isn't unique, however. Officials at other Midwest schools are reporting a similar problem.
Students were packed into the residence halls contract office in Strong Hall yesterday trying to secure places to live, and in the rooms, including the ironing rooms, was full.
Kansas State University stopped taking residence hall contracts in early July. Wichita State University, Fort Hays State College and Emporia State College report that residence halls are full and some students are still seeking housing.
Students at the University of Iowa are living in the resident hall lounges while waiting a chance for a room, according to several KU housing officials.
A few contracts are still available for women, but no contracts are available for men.
The eight University residence halls are full and 30 students are paying $2.50 in living in ironing rooms in McColm University, Haskinsburg. Fred McElhene, associate dean of men,
Men who want to move into the residence balls are being turned away, McEhnerie said, because the temporary housing is also full.
Acacia and Lambda Chii fraternities have offered to house students, according to Juanta Einhorn, McColmill hall director, but more students are staying with friends or camping until they can find a permanent place. she said.
William Balfour, vice chancellor for student affairs, called a meeting of University housing officials Friday to find more temporary housing for students, but Balfour said that they didn't arrive at any solutions.
While both fraternities offered housing, students stayed only at Acatia. Most of the students looking for housing can't afford to stay in college without meals. Einhorn said, not eight not include meals. Einhorn said,
Five foreign students roomed at Acacia last week, but all moved out according an Acacia report.
As space is found, it is offered to students at the top of the temporary housing waiting list. The student then has 72 hours to either sign a contract or move out so that others can be placed in the ironing rooms, Einhorn said.
Persons housed in ironing rooms should start moving into regular rooms today, Balfour said. He said the housing office will be reopening on Monday of the number of spaces available today.
Those being turned away are being referred to the d-campus housing office in McCollum, newspaper want ads, the company gives it and to the two rental services in Lawrences.
But, according to Judy LaFollette in the off-campus housing office, students won't find much available. As of Saturday, Park 25 had 20 units available and one apartment and one room were still listed in the general file. LaFollette said.
The lack of space in the residence halls isn't a new problem, Balfour said. During
the 1980s, three people occupied a room instead of the present police of offering to them.
Some policy changes will be made to prevent future space shortages, Balfour said. A contract committee of students and administrators will meet in about a week to consider changing the policy of offering single room contracts and increasing the rates charged for the nine-month contracts, Balfour said.
He said that contracts for single rooms would still be offered next year, but that the University would have to set an earlier date to stop accepting these contracts.
He cited increased costs for food and utilities as the main reasons for the increase.
Residence hall room rates, which vary from a minimum of $1,130 for a double room to $1,430 for some single rooms, will be increased to be increased for next fall, Balfour said.
The return to full capacity operations at the residence hall also means that more money will flow into the hall's funds, but the student body would outnumber that the halls would remain non-profit.
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Shortage victim
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Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
With his suitcase left unpacked on his desk, Jose Anlustes, Caracas, Venezuela, freshly dressed in a white shirt and blue pants, yesterday. Anlustes is one of 20 students living in living rooms at the residence hall.