Fridav. October 15, 1976
Staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
KANSAN
Vol.87 No.39
Triangle fraternity members David Rosebeary, Arkansas City sophomore, and Dan Abbott, Louis St. Louis student, attach chicken wire to the frame on their homecoming display, "Landslide victory." The Triangle display was destroyed by fire last year, so fraternity members will guard their display this year.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Paper 'Hawk
Dykes okays ombudsman study
By JIM COBB
Staff Writer
Members of SenEx and University Council were told yesterday that Chancellor Archie Dykes had made a "firm commitment" to investigate the possibility of creating a position of University ombudsman.
Eldon Fields, professor of political science and SenEx chairman, said he had met with Dykes yesterday morning. At that time, Fields said, Dykes indicated that the need for such a position, he wanted to meet the need for such a position, he wants oppose to the ambushman proposal.
The ombudsman would handle complaints made by KU students, faculty and staff, and would adduce people with complaints how to use existing grievance procedures.
An amendment to University Senate's rules and regulations, drawn up last spring, included a provision for the ambudman and a grievance panel to advise him.
As the plan now stands, Dykes would decide, after consultation with governance and departmental groups, which faculty members would be dismissed. Dykes could
SENEX ALSO agreed to change the date of a Nov. 18 University Senate meeting to Dec. 2. At this meeting, discussion of a financial exigency policy is planned.
The financial exigency policy outlines procedures to be used at KU to dismiss tenured faculty in the event of drastic enrollmentills and, consequently, funding.
THE PROPOSED policy was amended by University Council in May and Dykes said he would approve it in amended form. If it is amended further, however, Dykes might not accept it even if it is approved by University Senate.
Dykes and Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, would have been unable to attend the Nov. 18 meeting, Fields said. Joel Gold, professor of English and presiding officer of University Council and University Senate, said he hoped Dykes could attend the meeting to say whether he would accept any amendments to the policy.
decide to retain nonrenowned faculty and make sure that their work was essential to operations.
Gold reiterated that he wouldn't call the University Senate meeting to order Dec. 2, unless a quorum of one-fifth (256) of its members were present.
THE POLICY that has been approved so far, he said, had been shaped by University governance groups that represented all segments of the University. He said he didn't want a "small" number of 60 or 100 students attending the existing document.
"It's improper to call together a body when the presiding officer knows there isn't a quorum present," he said. "Fifty people are not representative of the University. That would just play havoc with the University's democratic system."
The emubusman position could be created only after funding becomes available to pay for the position, office and staff. Fields said. It probably would be next semester or the next fiscal year before funds could be found. Fields said.
The Senate rules for the position designate that an applicant have a "comprehensive knowledge of degrees and at least years of service on the University faculty."
FIELDS SAID, "You can't pick someone like that overnight, and it won't come back."
Dykes will work to get funding for the position, Fields said. He said Dykes wanted adequate funding that would pay for an office and support personnel.
However, Fields said Dykes couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find him.
Nominees for ombudsman will be selected by the grievance committee. This committee then would serve in an advisory role to ombudsman. It would meet at Dykes' request.
Fields said he would talk to Shankel to see whether Shankel would appoint two committee members even before funds were available for the ambudsm师. This might allow an ambudsm师 to be appointed on a half-time basis with the assistance of a
OR IT WOULD allow the committee to be available to study grievance processes so that when money is made available, the ombudsman could begin work at once.
The grievance committee would comprise students, an alumnus, faculty members and administrators. All appointments have been made except for the administration's two
graduate student, if partial funding could be found.
Dykes previously had said that he didn't think an ambudman was needed at KU because he has a strong system for handling grievances. But those in favor of the ambudman, including the Graduate Student Council (GSC), said the grievance system is not for the ambudman.
THE FIRST indication that Dykes would support the proposal came in a reply by Dykes to a letter from GSC urging him to support the umbushman plan. Ellen Reynolds, SenEx member and executive director of GSC, said that Dykes stated in
Yankees nip Royals, 7-6
N-E-W YORK (AP)—The Kansas City Royals, embarrassed while winning the Western Division title, certainly weren't feeling losing the American League pennant.
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Battling back throughout the series, the courageous Royals last night lost the fifth and final AL. play-off game to the New York Mets on Sunday. The Mets snacked a nintendo ninth, leading off home run.
It came off Mark Littell, only the second one the right-handler救援 surrendered.
"I challenged him. He hit my best pitch," said the 25-year-old Littell. "You gotta give up."
"THE OTHER NIGHT he swung at the same pitch and missed it. This time, he got stuck."
"It was a high fastball out on the plate a bit. If I were in the same situation next," he said.
Vice presidential debate a rehash in opinion of KU forensics coach
Herzog bemanned the fate of his pitchers, who weren't particularly effective in allowing the Yankees' 11 hits, including four by sparkling catcher Josh Gibson, to send each one home. M里斯on and Champlin.
"I JUST COULDN'T find a pitcher," said Herzog, who used five last night. "I thought Mark might be the guy. If I knew he was the one, I'd have brought it. I would have brought in Steve Mimori."
The Royals had squandered a big regular-season lead while losing 22 of their final 34 games and just squeaked by the Oakland A's, who had won the title past five years. But there was no repetition of that pose-dive in this pulsating series.
Chambliss, who had driven in two runs and scored another earlier, stood at the plate to watch his blast soar toward the right centerfield stands. As it dropped into the pitcher's mound, the baseman thrust his arms in the air and the stadium exploded with the crowd's roars.
THE VICTORY sent the Yankees into the World Series beginning tomorrow in Cincinnati against the defending champion Reds.
The soft-spoken Chambliss, said he hit a big fastball from Littell.
Chamblis' dramatic blow, which overcame a dramatic game-tying three-run bonus by the Royals' George Brett in the 96th at Yankee Stadium on the field at remodeled Yankee Stadium. A record crowd of 56,821 celebrated the Yankees' 30th American League flag and won the NL title.
ball where it's pitched. The ball was inside and I pulled it. I couldn't be happier."
Kansas City Manager Whitney Herzog told
his disappointed players they should all hold the
hands of the team.
"I knew it was either an out or a home run, or I just stood and watched the ball," he said. "I thought we were going to fail."
Chambliss got around first base all right, but the rest was an adventure. He touched second base using his hand instead of his hand because the bag was being carried off by 8.
The he got knocked down between second and third.
and third.
"I was stepping on people," he said.
AFTER THAT, it was chased with a sea of humanity taking over the field. People dashed away with the bases and gouged chunks of infield soil.
"we battled the heck out of them and we have nothing to be ashamed of." Herzog汗
Somehow, Chambliss made it into the duet.
The ending came suddenly after the start of the Yankees' ninth was delayed by some disruptive fans in right field who littered the field with bottles and other debris.
By BILL CALVERT
When the "hatchet men" of Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford square off tonight in the vice presidential candidates' debate, the hatchets probably will be left at home.
Littell waited patiently on the mound for the disturbance to end. When it finally did, he threw just one pitch—and Chambss caught all of it.
The debate between Minnesota Sen. Walter Mondale and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole will be similar to the Carter-Ford debate, according to Donn Parson, director of
The homer was the 11th hit of the play-offs for Chambliss in the series, a record.
Parson is one of five debate coaches who have rated the presidential debates for the Associated Press and the Hearst newspaper chain.
This was a game the Yankees had to win twice. After spotting Kansas City an early lead, New York came from behind and in control with a 6-3 lead after seven innings.
BUT IN THE eighth, Brett—the American league batting champion—gave
"I think there will be a lot of time devoted to the issues." Parson said. "Some invective is possible—both men are sharp-tongued and both are verbal. I don't think it will get ugly, though. That would tend to backfire."
He said the vice presidential nominee won't tristraving have an ugly exchange because of the disfavor it would evoke among viewers.
Parson said he couldn't predict what would be most prominent in the debate.
THE 75-MINUTE debate, which will be televised on ABC, CBS and NBC, is at 8:30
"The format is governed a great deal by what the reporters ask. A lot of things are not brought up," he said. "Ford probably heaved a sigh of relief when the Butz problem wasn't brought up in the last debate. The researchers did a pretty good job last time. Most of the things brought up were important and not ugly."
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Dole and Mondale probably will spend a good deal of time clarifying earlier positions taken by the presidential nominees, Parson said. Much of this discussion may center on the economy and Soviet-American relations, he said.
THE CANDIDATES also will have an opportunity to discuss economic information that has come out since the last presidential debate on matters such as unemployment, inflation and budget funding. Parson said.
Pep rally to inaugurate traditional homecoming
"They're pretty even. They're both articulate and are able to take fairly strong
Parson said he used a standard debate ballot in rating the debates.
Parson declined to make a prediction of who would come out on top in the debate.
THE BALLOT sheet, Parson said, rates six categories of the debaters' performances. Each category is worth five points for a total of 30.
Analysis—The candidate's selection and handling of the issues
Reasoning - The candidate's use of logic in moving from a basic premise to a specific premise.
Among all the homecoming events planned at KU this week, the pap rally today in front of Strong Hall is the one activity especially for students, Robert Foster, KU band director, said yesterday.
The categories are:
Presentation—The poise and persuasiveness of the candidate in presenting
Evidence-How well the candidate uses facts and statistics to support his position. Organization-How coherently the candidate presents his arguments and
Refutation—How well the candidate bandes his opponent's arguments.
"The really reflects a trend in this university to make homecoming a more important part of the year's activities," Foster said.
"KU's not ready for that," he said. Foster said that today's rally was important for Moore, because the team had to show appreciation for the football program.
The rally is from 1:15 to 1:30 p.m.
The homecoming rally will feature the KU band, yell players, pompon girls, Big Jayhawk, Baby Jay, and head football players with the senior football players
Parson, who said Ford won the first debate and Carter the second, said both Dole and Mondale seemed capable of handling themselves in arguments.
Tom Stumbland, assistant band director, said he felt that times had changed and school spirit among college students had increased in recent years.
He said that now students were more enthusiastic about sports and extracurricular activities.
Southern said that some southern universities had weekly pep rallies during football season.
Jonnie Gamba, Osage City senior, said she was surprised that KU didn't have frequent pep rallies like those in high school, to encourage school spirit.
"In the '60s, students thought pep rallies were irrelevant," Stidham said.
KU ready for 61st homecoming
Half of the KU Marching Band is to begin marching at 1 p.m. from the Chi Omega场aint the west end of Jayhawk Boulevard, and the remaining half of the band will begin marching, at the same time, from the Kansas Field in the east end of Jayhawk Boulevard. The band will meet at Strong Hall.
A pep rally at 1:15 a afternoon in front of Strong Hall will begin a weekend of homecoming festivities at the University of Kansas.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, has requested that instructors dismiss their classes at 1:10 for the rally and that band members, yell leaders and the pompon squad be excused from 12:30 classes.
FOURTEEN HOMECOMING displays, created by students in various KU living groups, are to be judged between 8 and midnight tonight. Judges are faculty and Alumni Association members and Lawrence businessman.
The Homecoming Committee has recommended that those viewing the displays follow a special route, which begins at Nith and Indiana streets.
Winners in three categories—three-dimensional display with moving parts, three-dimensional without moving parts and two-dimensional—are to be announced before the KU-Oklahoma football game tomorrow. This year's homecoming theme is "J. Hawk for
A SELLOUT crowd is expected for the football game, which begins at 1:30 p.m. The team gave the nine sixth-ranked Sooners their season in Northeast.
tomorrow's pregareg activities include open houses at most campus living groups and the All-University Homecoming Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Union Ballroom. Eight recipients will receive the Fred Ellsworth Medalship, a distinguished University of Kentucky Gov. Kansas Gov. Robert Docking.
This year's recipients are Howard Crawford, Atchison; John Eberhardt, Wichita; Ray Evans, Mission Hills; Howard Ennell, Iowa; Dolph Simons Jr., Lawrence; Helen Spencer, Kansas City, Mo.; Orca Stuffer, Topeka; and Arthur Weaver, Lawrence.
NEIL SEDAKA, songwriter and recording artist, is the featured homecoming concert attraction at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Allen Field
The musical, "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," will be presented at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow in the University Theatre, Murphy Hall. A matinee performance will be given at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The class of 1951 will have its 25 year reunion at a cocktail party tonight at the Eldridge House. Saturday, the group will attend a reception at the chancellor's residence and, after the football game, a party to honor the class is at Broken Arrow Park.
A 38-year reunion of 1941 KU Law School graduates also has a party planned at the Eldridge house tonight. Tomorrow they are to attend a memorial service.
Most fraternities and sororities have special alumni weekends planned.
In addition, exhibits will be open to the public in the University's art, library and natural history collections.
These exhibits are in the Kansas Union Gallery, the Museum of Art,
Museum of Natural History, Watson Library and Spencer Library.
Parade route through campus