Regents Approve Administrative Changes
Changes in the administrative organization of KU for both the Lawrence and Kansas City campuses were approved today by the Kansas Board of Regents, upon the recommendation of Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe.
The changes recognize the continuing growth of the two major campuses of the University and establish a chief officer for each of the campuses, whose title will be "Provost."
FOR THE LAWRENCE CAMPUS, James R. Surface, who has held since 1962 the positions of Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculties, was named Provost and Dean of Faculties.
For the Kansas City campus, the administrative reorganization, for which founds will be requested from the legislature, will be activated as rapidly as feasible. It includes reassignment of duties of present staff and establishment of new positions necessary for the administration of the large medical complex now covering several blocks around Thirty Ninth Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
Dr. C. Arden Miller, the chief administrative officer of the Medical Center, is designated Provost of
the Medical Center and Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Miller has been on the staff of the Medical Center 14 years. He was named Dean of the School of Medicine and Director of the Medical Center in 1960, succeeding Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe, who was appointed Chancellor of the University.
The title, director, which Dr. Miller held, is assigned to Russell H. Miller. Miller has been in the administrative offices 13 years. His most recent appointment has been associate director.
PROPOSED IS A new position, Dean of the School of Medicine, who will be responsible for all academic programs and departments of the School. Also proposed is the position of assistant dean in charge of health-related sciences and teaching programs including nursing, technology, and therapy.
The new administrative concept at the Medical Center follows months of evaluation of organizational patterns which have existed for many years.
Total operating budget of the Medical Center has tripled during the past 10 years—from $5½ million to more than $15½ million last year, with $17 million anticipated next year. Student enrollment in the edu-
national programs has approximately doubled since 1960, to a total of almost 1,200 students this year.
UNDER THE NEW PLAN, the director, Miller, will be aided by assistant directors in the areas of clinical (hospital) services, ambulatory care, fiscal affairs, administrative services, and institutional development. Richard R. Barr, who has been administrative assistant, will become assistant director of clinical services.
J. Howard Feldmann, who has been comptroller, will become budgetary assistant to the Provost. Miss Helen M. Sims continues in charge of public information responsible to the Provost.
Other administrative officers include: Dr. Russell C. Mills, associate dean of the Graduate School of the University, whose office is at the Medical Center. He coordinates educational programs for graduate students on the Kansas City campus and also is the Medical Center officer for research grants and contracts. Dr. John E. Chapman is associate dean of the School of Medicine for student affairs. Dr. Jack D. Walker is assistant dean of the School in charge of hospital professional affairs.
Photo by Bill Stephens
UNABLE TO USE both hands until Monday, Walt Wesley, Fort Myers, Fla., senior, attempts to sink a basket with a lone left hand. Wesley broke his wrist during the summer and only last Monday hed the cast removed. See related story on page 6.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
76th Year, No.25
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, October 22, 1965
Gain in Student Seating To Raise Ticket Price
Generally fair and not so cool weather is predicted by the United States Weather Bureau tonight and Saturday. The low tonight will be in the 40's. Winds will be northwesterly 10 to 15 mph.
The expansion of Memorial Stadium was approved yesterday by the Athletic Corporation Board, after an hour and 10 minutes of deliberation.
The announcement came from T. J. Snyder, Independence, Mo., first year law student and chairman of the Athletic Seating Board, which proposed the expansion.
The board, the policy making group of KU's athletic department, approved changes in student football and basketball seating at Thursday's meeting.
THE NEW STUDENT expansion will match and be directly across from the west side addition which was built two years ago. The new addition will provide 7,000 additional student seats on the east side of Memorial Stadium at a cost of between $590,000 and $600,000. The enlarged stadium capacity will be 52,000.
At the present rate of student attendance, the expansion will allow all students to sit between the goal posts for at least the
Weather
next four or five years. This exp ension will be used by students only, saves Snvder.
Finding themselves being steadily pushed into the horse-shoe, students have been trying for the past few years to correct the situation. With the acceptance of this ASC resolution, the student body government has proved that it is not an all-talk-do-nothing organization. Leo Schrey, Leavenworth senior, student body president, stressed that the work done on this resolution was completely bipartisan.
"THIS PROPOSAL'S success was based upon two assumptions," said Snyder. "First, that the students would continue to support the football and basketball teams with the same if not higher proportional attendance. Second, that an addition to the student side of Memorial Stadium must be financed by the student
body and that a raise in student admission fees is never a popular task."
Snyder pointed out that these assumptions were not made until after many statistics were received and polls of the student body were taken. The following are key statistics which Snyder said helped make these assumptions possible:
First, over 60 per cent of KU students sit beyond the goal posts. Second, at the rate KU enrollment is increasing, students would completely fill the horseshoe by 1968. Third, KU sells the highest percentage of tickets in the Big Eight—over 81 per cent. Fourth, student opinion polls have consistently shown that the students would pay a substantial increase in return for better seating.
(Continued on page 8)
Miss America Is Home
PRATT—(UPI)—Deborah Irene Bryant returned to Kansas Thursday for the first time since she was crowned Miss America and a cheering crowd of more than 10,000 turned out to greet her.
The 19-year-old beauty said she had been looking forward to the homecoming "for the past five weeks and five days." That's since she was chosen Miss America in competition at Atlantic City, NJ.
"Nothing can surpass coming home." she said.
Legal Fraternity Pledges 94 at Dinner
Ninety-four law students were pledged yesterday by the Green Inn Chapter of Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity, during a joint dinner and pledging ceremony held at the Holiday Inn.
This was the largest group ever pledged by the fraternity. Guest speaker, Harry Wiggins, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the western district of Missouri, said, "I have never seen a meeting of Phi Delta Phi as large as this."
A TOTAL OF 155 members and pledges gathered at the meeting expecting to hear as guest speaker, Kansas Senator James Pearson, who was forced to cancel his appearance. Republican Minority Leader, Senator Everett Dirksen, had requested all Republican Senators to remain in Washington for a possible vote on the appointment of Francis X. Morrissey to a Federal Judgeship. Morrissey, a Boston Municipal judge and close friend of the Kennedy family, has had doubts cast on his qualifications for the appointment.
The expected vote did not take place since the motion was sent back to the Committee. Senator Pearson was then unable to get plane reservations to Kansas.
Bob Koehler, Kansas City third-year law student and president of the Phi Delta Phis, asked Harry Wiggins, an alumni of Phi Delta Phi, only 18 hours before the meeting, to be the guest speaker. "We are all very grateful to Mr. Wiggins for accepting our invitation at such short notice," said Koehler.
WIGGINS DISCUSSED certain cases he had handled in his position as Assistant U.S. Attorney. "Law cases are composed of people's problems; some sad, some humorous or funny, but all serious," said Wiggins. His basic theme, drawn from his related cases, was that respect for the law and the courts must be maintained.
Wiggins graduated from St. Louis University School of Law and was president of their local chapter of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity.
THIS SOUTHWEST KANSAS prairie town of 8,500 persons staged its own version of a "ticker tape" parade and the spectators who jammed a six-block parade route showered confetti upon the queen's motorcade. Police estimated that between 10,000 and 12,000 persons watched the parade.
Debbie, who hopes to be a pediatrician, is from Overland Park, Kan. But it was in Pratt that she won the Miss Kansas title last July and the Pratt Jaycees sponsored her entry in the Miss America contest.
SHE WAS HONORED at a public reception after the parade and after an overnight stay in Pratt was scheduled to go to Topeka for a reception in the governor's mansion, and then on to Kansas City, Kan., for a special program there.