Tuesday, December 1976
ROTC numbers weather change
University Dally Kansan
By MARY MYERS
Enrollment items in the University of Kansas ROTC programs show no clear trend, either upward or downward, possibly because being affected by two opposing forces.
Decreased hostility toward the military has brought in students who wouldn't have enrolled in ROTC in the early 1970s, compared with three ROTC departments said yesterday.
But they said the absence of the draft had probably limited an upward trend, because the chance of being drafted caused many people to enroll in ROTC programs.
If you had a draft now the figures would probably increase, L.C. Colin Norman Gates,
FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT in the Army program has been increasing steadily over the past few years, Gates said. In 1974, 83 students were enrolled; in 1975, 111 year's figures aren't complete, but Gates estimated 130 students were enrolled.
Col. Walter Wondrack, professor of
AS TO WHETHER any faculty members are still against the presence of the military on campus, Gates said. "The vast majority of faculty are aware, whether they like it or not, that we need a military force, and that our students should be more economical way to provide the leadership."
LESLIE RUTLEDGE, San Francisco NROTC junior, said that most snide remarks came when the ROTC students were in formation. But several students said that most apparent insults were made in a friendly manner.
Johnson said that perhaps a student in uniform would be approached less than one who wasn't, and Greg Sandborn, Prairie Village AFROTC senior, said jokingly. "It's really embarrassing when there's only empty ring of chairs around you in class."
Brenda Beumont, Ulysses AFROTOC junior, said that reactions were worse at the beginning of a semester, and that it took a while for her to be able to belong here. No, We have not just landed."
of accreditation is also evident in the relaxation of tension between ROTC students and the rest of the campus. Lindley Johnson, Wilson AFROTc sophomore, said that he received some negative comments while wearing his uniform.
The drop in hostility shown by restoration
THIS NEW REQUIREMENT reflects the military's desire to enroll students with a science or engineering background. Backgrounds for students were given to students in liberal arts.
"But you don't run into it too often," he said.
Total enrollment in the Navy program dropped from 138 in 179 to 115 in 1975, to 102 this year. Capt. Ray Jones, professor of naval science, said.
aerospace studies, said freshman-
sophomore enrollment in Air Force ROTC
increased from 26 students last year to
more than 50 this year.
All four men said non-ROTC faculty attitudes toward the military science courses had improved over the past year. Earlier this year, the College of Liberal Arts Assembly voted to restore incroachment for the college from them to round up a liberal arts degree.
Jones said accreditation was removed in 1971 for courses not cross-listed with other documents.
Fire study goes on amid dispute
"TD LOVE TO say enrolment's
everything's great, but that's not so." Jones
said.
But there isn't a lack of students who wish to win these scholarship, he said. Last year, 4,000 people applied for 2,000 nationwide scholarship, he said.
Major Michael Kelly, assistant professor of naval science, said that a major problem in KU's NROTC department was convincing the talented persons who won Navy scholarships that KU was the school they should attend.
BY COURTNEY THOMPSON
calculus, two courses not previously required.
All the men agreed that the quality of their students was improving. Only NRTCO has instituted stiffer academic requirements. Jones said that scholarship students and students who wished to receive scholarships now must take physics and
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would be an increased demand for chemical engineers the next 10 to 20 years.
BALDWIN CITY—The Kansas state fire marshal yesterday continued the investigation into the Baker University fraternity house fire and reaffirmed his original findings to the Kappa SigmaGamma fire standards. It didn't comply with state minimum fire standards.
The program, to be administered by both schools, leads to a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Pittsburgh State followed by a bachelor of science degree in either petroleum engineering or chemical engineering from KU.
Students in the program will attend Pittsburgh State through their junior year. After completion of the senior year at KU, a graduate degree in chemistry from Pittsburgh State.
Fire officials, university representatives and insurance company officials wouldn't bother to call.
last April but added that he could check only
a fraternity specifically asked to be
checked.
"The increased demand is largely the consequence of industry recognizing the energy problem and attempting to deal with it." he said.
The University of Kansas and Kansas State College at Pittsburgh now offer a cooperative five-year program for students in chemical or petroleum engineering.
fire marshal inspected the university-owned buildings on a regular basis but added that because students were living in a house, they wasn't justification for such inspections.
"I JUST GAVE it a cursory examination, like for obstructions on the stairs, and made sure their extinguishers were in order. That's all they wanted done and it's their prerogative to decide what they want me to do," he said.
Upon completion of the fifth year at KU, a student will be awarded a bachelor of science degree either in petroleum engineering or chemical engineering.
Floyd Preston, chairman of KU's department of chemical and petroleum engineering, said yesterday that there
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"I REALLY HAVENT had an opportunity to talk with the fire marshal about a couple of medical services (for the dead men) and he left before the service was over." Carlson said.
Five fraternity members died in the early Sunday morning fire, which left the house a charred shell. The five were trapped in third floor rooms and were unable to escape because of the absence of adequate fire escape routes.
Jane Richards, director of Baker public relations, said because the fraternity building didn't belong to the university, she insisted that the inspection procedures. She said the star
Carlson said he made no check or recommendations regarding possible violations he saw nor did he suggest installation of a smoke detection system.
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Baker University administration officials had no comment on the inspection control.
Asked whether his position regarding necessary fire inspections wasn't in direct line with the policy, he said.
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The investigation continued yesterday following disagreements between Floyd Dibbern, Kansas fire marshal, and Archer Carlson, chief of the Baldwin City Volunteer Fire Department, concerning procedures for fire safety inspections.
DIBERN REITERATED his earlier statement that local officials were responsible for conducting inspections and the fire department or size of the town.
Baldwin, which has 2,800 residents, is affiliated with the city and has only a valuation of five departments.
"Even a township has the authority to conduct fire safety inspections. No fire department, regardless of structure, lacks this authority." he said.
"All local officials are required to take care of what they have. If it involves a question of state regulations not being met, local residents local people to ask the state to help out.
“HAD WE BEEN notified by the Baldwin Fire Department we would have come in and required that the fraternity quit using the third floor. This building's been here for a long time, only someone knew it was sitting here in violation of just about all regulations.”
Dibbern said his second investigation confirmed that the fire started in a couch on the first floor, spread into the wall behind it, and then onto the stairway and onto the second floor.
Little progress made in inquiry into tavern fire
Earlier in the day, several Kappa Sigma fraternity members said they thought the fire started on the second floor because of faulty wiring. They said several members ran by the TV room where the fire supposedly started, but saw no flames.
"IT'S EASY TO SEE why some of the students said there won't any fire in that first floor room." Dibbern said. "The fire is very hot, and before it finally spread into the stairs."
Carlson said Sunday that, because Baldwin was a third class city, he and other volunteer firemen had no jurisdiction over the inspection of buildings in the city or reporting any violations of basic fire safety precautions.
Dibbern added that if the house had been equipped with an early warning smoke detection system or enclosed stairways the five men probably would still be alive.
"They did have two floor stairways in the house, but they're right together, so when you block one, you block both," he said. "With these stairs as the only means of exit from the third floor, those on that floor were trapped with nowhere to go."
DIBBERN ALSO said that a ladder built on the side of the house wouldn't have met state regulations either. He an enclosed house and only 12 feet was required to meet state law.
Investigation continues into the suspected arson that caused an estimated $100,000 to $150,000 in damage to the Yuk Up and Yuk Down taverns last summer.
However, authorities said that there had been little progress in the case since composite drawings of two suspects were released last August.
The fire started the morning of July 7 in the taverns at 925 Iowa in the booming area, and burned outward from the damage. No deaths or injuries resulted from the fire.
Carlson said the Kappa Sigma house had requested he inspect their fire extinguishers
Larry Stemmerman, arson investigator,
said that he thought the fire was an obvious
arson case and that there were traces of
diesel fuel scattered in the taverns.
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