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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Tuesday, September 21, 1976
Vol.87 No.21
Staff photo by DAVE REGIER
Just dropped in
It was quite a fall to talk about, especially standing on solid ground again, Lymn Bortka, Kansas City, Kan., student, student,
and Tim Trawls, Wichita sophoraome, shed parachutting equipment as they jumped. See how they trained for the jump and what was like if it was a real dog.
17 cement panels on law school fail to meet KU, state standards
Seventeen large cement panels used to form the outer skin of the new School of Law building don't meet state standards and will be replaced.
"But if it not acceptable work, there's cause to have it redone," he said.
The panels are cast before they are installed on the building's shell. Some panels are cast directly on the wall.
When facilities planning officials find a construction problem, Lawton said, the chief of construction from the state architect's office meets with University officials about it. If all officials agree that there is a need for correction, the contracting firm is asked by the state to repair faults or do the job again.
Lawton said that after several panels had been hung, representatives of his office and a state architectural inspector noted that the panels weren't of good quality.
Keith Lawton, director of facilities planning for the Lawrence campus, said yesterday that the building's general contractor, Casson Construction Co., Topeka, has been asked to replace the 17 panels.
Max Lucas, University director of facilities planning, said that between 30 and 40 panels were installed two weeks ago, but the project was rejected. No new panels have been installed.
The development of cracks, poor texture of concrete, and mismatched panel colors all were considered by investigators in checking quality control. Lucas said he had learned of the problem from Lawton and a firm of architectural office to correct the problem.
Lucas said some of the panels had broken in to the building site. The contractor was given the opportunity to patch them, he suitably the patching waned if good enough quality.
dination of panels or brick work, Lawton said.
Lawton said poor quality materials generally were much of a problem on machines that handled raw materials.
A representative of Casson Construction panel was purchased from a subcontractor.
Lucas didn't specify how long it would take to replace the panels.
said he didn't know what the replacement had did and the University won't have to pay for it.
"We hope this won't hold up the building," he said. "There will obviously be some delay, but it's very important that the furniture be well manufactured and durable."
Contractors are allowed some flexibility to meet such standards as color coor-
Traffic court speeds up
By JERRY SEIB
Staff Writer
Students appealing campus traffic tickets
have been issued in court after less
than month's wait.
The Parking and Traffic Court is slowly whitening a backlog of cases, some of which have been on the books for nearly a year. By meeting during the summer, adding three judges and convening twice rather than the usual once a week, the court has reduced the number of holdover cases from 250 to 100.
Now the court is dividing its time between new cases and the remaining holdovers, and the result is that new cases can be heard about three weeks after an appeal is filed, Brad Manson, chief justice of the court, said yesterday.
Manson said the backlog of cases had been building since the court was formed in 1972. Last year, he said, an appeal filed in September wouldn't be heard until at least November; it would be least one appeal filed in September didn't come before the court until this September.
THE PARKING and Traffic Court is a University Senate committee composed of second-year law students. The students act as judges. They sit in panels of three to hear the arguments of students seeking to have campus traffic tickets revoked.
When last year's chief justice, Henry Sonday, appointed new judges this spring, he increased the number of judges from 12 to 15.
THE NEW JUDGES met during the summer to review written summaries of backlog cases, Manson said. About 400 of these cases were resolved, most by dismissal.
This fall, the court began meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday nights, rather than at midnight.
The increased number of judges made it possible for the court to meet twice a week, Manson said. Although there are now two more as many court sessions, he said, each judge will have to hear only three or four of the three-hour sessions.
According to the University Senate Code, the rules governing Senate organizations, the traffic court should compense the officers in the case. Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, have agreed each of the last two years to let the court impanel more students because of the case.
SENEX AND Shankel have acted under a code clause giving SenEx the power to insure that all Senate functions are carried out. Manson said he favored a code change that would make the size of the court variable.
"If the court was in the middle of a year, and the chief justice decided that it wasn't handling the case load, he could add to the size." Manson said. "If we eliminated the
Cohabitation likely to be legalized
Cohabitation in the city of Lawrence probably will become legal sometime this year.
Mike Wildegen, assistant city manager, said last week that the law forbidding cohabitation in the city probably would be made easier by housecleaning of the Lawrence City Code.
Marilyn Harbur, Wichita third-year law student hired by the city as a legal assistant last week, will help Vera Mercer, city clerk, with the code revision.
THE COHABITATION LAW is listed
the OFFENSES against morals and
The cobaitation law probably will be considered to be a law no longer necessary. Wilden said, because "it's going on all over the city."
They will be responsible for recommending the elimination of laws from the code that are no longer necessary and for clarifying other laws.
decency" in the city code. It says, "No man and woman, not married to each other, shall abide or cohabit unlawfully with each other in this city."
Because cohabitation is so common, Wilden said, the law isn't currently enforced, and he didn't know how long it had been since it had been enforced.
The city commission has the last word on whether a law will remain on the code book, and Wildgen said he doubted the law would be replaced by another law on cohabitation.
"I'm not saying the city can't have a tolerating and kinder sadman." It's just that man of these names, I guess.
The commission must pass an ordinance approving code amendments recommended
one, we need to make sure they're specific
them. So instead of telling you what to
mean when you look at them, you can tell
what they mean when you look at them.
A law on latering will have to be difficult and difficult to enforce.
the lottering law says, "No person shall obstruct, loaf or lolter in, or in front of the entrance to, or in any stairway of any hall leading to, any public building or any business or office rooms or any street or alley or public place in this city."
WILDGEN SAID the law didn't clearly
therefore would be difficult to prosecute
He said other laws in the code may have to be deleted or changed to make them more accessible.
The work by Harbur and Mercer should be finished sometime this fall, Wildden said, and the code housecleaning will be complete within three months to put its stamp of approval on the changes.
Some women athletes still unhappy
The city last revised the code in 1965.
Four women athletes said last Thursday that several major problems still were present within the women's athletic program at KU. They listed four primary objections to the current situation:
Efforts by Marian Washington, director of women's intercollegiate athletics, designed to realign the program by hiring new coaches and staff members, have failed to dispel the dissatisfaction.
By COURTNEY THOMPSON
Staff Write
Dissatisfaction among women athletes at the University or Kansas, which surfaced this summer, apparently still
- Washington's dual role as administrator and coach despite her contention that coaches shouldn't divide their teams.
- Washington's double role in the organization.
—The lack of separate coaches for each sport and the lack of an assistant trainer, which causes problems when trying to keep teams on track.
—Washington's statement in a form letter dated Aug. 11 sent to returning athletes, which said those who spoke out against the program were "being involved as paws in their own harm" from their primary interests and desires as athletes."
The large percentage of male coaches in the women's
Washington responded Saturday to the objections through a statement made by Tamarita Flarup, sports commissioner.
athletic program despite Washington's contention of ample files of qualified female applicants for coaching positions.
Flarup said any problems or inconsistencies would be handled by a recently formed council of athletes. She said this council comprised representatives from each team who would receive complaints from athletes.
"The primary purpose of this committee isn't to deal with grievances," she said. "It's supposed to provide a way for the athletes to communicate with the administration, and to promote the positive results of the
THREE OTHER persons involved in women's athetics agreed with these grievances, but asked not to be idem-
FLARUP SAID she thought the four grievances raised by the women would be raised at the council meetings.
Janet Ballard, Haviland senior, said that, as coach and administrator, Washington contradicted her own philoso-
She's decided that coaches should coach, teachers
should teach. But she's doing two things at once, neither
100 per cent." Ballard said.
Ballard, a former member of the basketball team, added that she thought Washington's coaching was inconsistent, possibly because she had too many demands on her time.
"SHE'S PESTERED me to stay in basketball and has accused me of being manipulated by other dissatisfied athletes," she said. "I don't like her coaching and I can make my own decision about playing."
Ballard said Washington's inconsistencies in coaching mind were like a puppet and caused mental and emotional distress.
Donna Sullivan, Kansas City, Kan., junior, another former basketball team member, said she had decided not to continue playing.
"I think she was more concerned about making a show than with our feelings as team members. She'd downgrade us when we were losing, kind of make fun of us—that's a bummer."
THE ATHLETES they said thought Washington was neglecting a primary duty as women's athletics director.
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BY MEETING twice a week, the court can hear 20 cases a week, Manson said. About 30 students who have filed appeals against the judge's ruling are scheduled for review, Manson said. About
Manson said he hoped to hear the last of the holdover cases by November. Then the court will concentrate on hearing appeals filed since the beginning of this school year.
backlog this year, and there was no indication that the appeal rate would become greater. I might cut it back to 12."
10 usually can't appear and their cases must be rescheduled.
Since the twice-a-week sessions began, students have been allowed to choose which of the sessions they would like to attend. They did that policy had created some problems.
he and the court clerk,
See TICKET page seven
"Originally last week, we were 14 cases scheduled for Tuesday, four for Thursday," he said. "I finally got on the phone and talked some people into changing nights."
See TICKET, page seven
Mayo surgeon takes Med Center position
Donald Barborhirst, a Mayo Clinic surgeon, yesterday accepted the position of chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the KU Medical Center.
Barnhorst, 39, is expected to take over heart surgery duties about Nov. 1. He is currently an associate professor of surgery at the University Medical School in Rochester, Mn.
Barnhorn wanted assurance of both an adequate number of hospital beds in the old and new facilities and support for a strong cardiothoracic program, Kugel said.
The position was offered to him last week, but Med Center officials had first talked to Mr. O'Reilly about the offer.
Robert Kugel, executive vice chancellor for the Med Center, said last night that Barnhorm had waited to make his decision about the Med Center offer until he was assured certain requirements would be met.
Although three-fourths of the department's operations concern heart surgery, he said, Barnhorn also supports a good thoracic program to deal with chronic lung disease.
And, Kugel said, he wants a stronger training program for residents.
"He's an excellent, well-qualified individual doing the sort of work we want
Barnhoor couldn't be reached for comment last night.
Loren Humphrey, surgery department chairman, said Barnhorst had permission to start looking for a heart surgeon to treat the patient, who is leaving to practice in Australia Oct. 31.
done here," Kugel said. "I think he'd been attracted to the Med Center ever since he was here visiting. His anxious to be in a place where he can get clients and with opportunities for research."
There hasn't been a complete team of heart surgeons at the Med Center since the simultaneous resignations of Robert Reis and Hamer Hannah in February.
Barnhorst had refused some big offers in private practice, Humbrey said, to come to the Med Center. Barnhorst's salary, which comprises a $3,600 state stipend and funds from the Surgery Professional Associates, wasn't disclosed.
He was born in Batesville, Ind. He graduated from St. Xavier College in Baltimore and received training from 1963 to 1970 at St. Louis University and Medical School. Following a one year Mayo Clinic fellowship in 1971, he went on to pursue a degree in dative for a Ph.D. at St. Louis University.
He is married and has four children.
Close play
Staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
Mindy Smart, Overland Park sophomore, left, and Molly Iwersen, Kansas City, Mo., senior, laughed at each other after the two nearly collided during Pl Beta Phi intramural football practice.