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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
No.168
Dyche Hall's early history
Monday, July 28, 1975
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Street repairs tomorrow affect Zone I parking
Tomorrow, barring rain, portions of Mississippi St. near the University of Kansas will be closed for routine resurfacing, requiring changes in some parking patterns near campus.
Leonard Hoover, city street engineer, said last week that Mississippi St. would be closed from 9th St. to the area behind the Kansas Union, roughly parallel to 13th St.
This will eliminate parking tomorrow along Mississippi St., including Zone I. However, the intersection of 11th and 68th streets would be closed traffic, he said, providing access to Zone X.
Parkway funds pass the Senate, go to conference
Mike Thomas, director of KU security and parking, said persons with cars registered for Zone I should park in Zone X while Zone I is inaccessible.
The Department of Transportation Appropriations Bill, which provides $10 million for the construction of projects like Clinton Parkway, is being considered in a conference committee after being passed by an 82-1 vote in the Senate Friday.
The conference committee will resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill and send the final version to the President within a week, Bob Dowden, a legislative assistant for Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., said last week.
If the President sign the bill, the new law will be administered by the Department of Transportation. Werner Siems, director of public affairs in the Federal Highway Administration, said last week that when administration officials distributed the funds, they would consider the priority given to Clinton Parkway by Congress.
Local officials are preparing for the public hearing on the project, which is to be Aug. 20. The results of the hearing are needed for the preparation of the final environmental impact study by the consulting firm, Finney and Turnedsee.
County Commissioner Pete Whitenight said he hoped that the study could be ready by April 15, 1976, and that the preliminary engineering could be finished by the fall of 1976. The next step in the project, purchase of right-of-way, is the first step that may be eligible for the federal funding now being considered.
Staff photo by DON PIERCE
Sweating it out
rce Berner, catatcher for the Student Senate, takes a break to wipe his brow during the administration student softball game yesterday. The administration won the game.
Seven per cent refunds approved by Union board
By BILL KATS
Kansan Staff Reporter
A 7 per cent refund for Kansas Union Bookstore purchases was approved Saturday at a meeting of the University of Memorial Corporation Board of Directors.
In a budget report to the board, the Fiscal and Financial Affairs Committee recommended that $66,391.22 of $75,771.58 available for distribution for the second half of fiscal year 1975 be used to bookstore the year. The $80,380.36 will be reserved for capital improvements.
A total of $174,716.71 net bookstore income available for distribution in fiscal year 2018 is $359,088.44.
The funds approved by the board Saturday apply only to purchases made from January 1, 1953 to June 30, 1975 and from September 1, 1976 to December 31, 1976 will be able to collect refunds for one year.
Only cash sales where blue skips or cash receipts are given out are subject to the refunds, Warner Ferguson, associate director of the Union, said Saturday.
Frank Burke, director of the Union, said a substantial number of sales slips from Period 6 hadn't been redeemed. They will redeemable for another six months, he said.
In other business, the board received the results of an 18-month study by the Committee on Purpose and Long-Range Development (CPLRD).
The study makes recommendations and offers implementation guidelines for
various projects designed to improve the entire Union operation.
Receiving top priority in the study was the recommendation to construct a satellite union to anticipate University growth west and southwest of the main campus. The university is the closest host of Allen Field House and southeast of Jawahra Towers Apartments.
The estimated cost for the proposed 25,000 square foot structure is $1,700,000. Primary funding for the project would come from student fees.
The satellite union would provide eating facilities, lounges, a sales area for sundries, an information center, and a bookstore for books other than texts.
Other projects suggested by the CPLRD include modification of the board's policy prohibiting sale of cereal malt beverages in the Union. Also suggested is a centralized food center, expanded study areas, improved food services and a limited sundry counter.
In further business, the board accepted an addition to its bylaws that would allow expansion of board membership to insure a certain level of representation on the board. Donald Alderson, dean of men and chairman of the ad hoc committee that made the recommendations, presented the bylaws to the board.
Some of these projects have already been implemented, others are one to three year projects, Pat Wolfe, CDLRD's administrative assistant, said.
The addition to Article 1 of the bylaws seeks to assure that membership on the
Board of Directors is representative of the student body, faculty, staff and alumni. If a majority of the board decides that board membership is not representative of living groups and minorities, it could add as many additional persons to its membership.
There are no blacks, Chicanos,
or American Indians on the board.
The president of the board, Bail Salome,
nominated a special subcommittee to study
expansion of board membership and make
recommendations on its future before
the September board meeting.
M. Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education, was elected as president of the Academy of Education in 1984 to doctorate in education from KU in 1984.
The board also elected its officers and members of its executive committee.
The board also approved plans for a Kansas Union open house with SUA to celebrate the Union's 50th anniversary. The open house will take place August 20, 21 and 22, during enrollment week. Refreshments will be available.
Seven members were elected to the 13 member executive committee. Six members are ex-officio members. Elected were: Bob Grant, SUA treasurer; Jossner Jackson, Johnson City senior; Arno Knapper, associate professor of business; Rosselle Postma, SUA vice president; Mary Lou Rosenberg, SUA president; Katherine Springer, alummus; and Katherine Giele, assistant director of programs, Kansas Union.
StudEx adds drug rider
By CONNIE BRUCE
By Contributor
Kansas Staff Reporter
The April 30th decision to drop the $28 prescription drug ride was reaffirmed at a hearing on Monday.
Several people present said they had received many phone calls and letters on the subject.
During an extensive discussion, members reviewed the circumstances of the original decision and the numerous responses received opposing the decision.
eede Tassheff, chairman of the Student Rights Committee, said, "This is one issue since I've been in the Senate that we have no unanimous amount of personal feedback on."
Rick Butin, a member of the Student
HDFL appointments forthcoming
By STAN STENERSEN Kansan Staff Reporter
James A. Sherman, professor of human development, has been appointed acting chairman of the department of human development and family life, and Judith H. R. McCormick, professor of human development, has been appointed acting associate chairman.
The appointments have yet to be formally approved by Robert CObb, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but it is Friday the approval would be forthcoming.
"I am delighted to accept the nominations," Cobb said. "The College office will ascend as quickly as possible to their nominations."
Sherman and LeBlanc were moninated for the positions by the HDFL' faculty. They will serve until the start of the 1976-77 school year.
The vacancy in the chairmanship was created when Frances Horowitz, the previous chairman, was named associate director of Liberal Arts and Sciences on July 16.
Sherman said Saturday that the department decided to name two persons so that the chairman's work could be divided. He and LeBlanc have too many duties in office to handle all of them to handle the job alone, he said.
Blanc said she and Sherman had been so busy in their first days on the job that they didn't yet met to decide how the woman's responsibilities would be divided.
A search committee to nominate a permanent chairman will be established in the fall. Sherman said the department decided not to look for a permanent chairman immediately because the beginning of the school year was too close to permit an ex-
"In my opinion, she was the best department chairman in the country. Following her is like following a hurricane; you simply can't do it," he said.
Sherman praised Horowitz's work as chairman.
Sherman said he would continue to encourage the independent work of faculty committees within the department, whose organizational structure he described as "a
Health Advisory Board, was present to explain the basis for the board's decision
Several questions were raised about the board's basis for its decision. Buttin said they considered cost, the needs of the overall student population and the board's definition of insurance as protection when disasters arise.
Terry Swainner, a member of the Student Senate culture committee, said the plan presented at the April 30th meeting was quickly pushed through the senate before it was realized that some people's needs were cut out of the plan.
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Schwanner, said that the drug rider probably benefited most of the older students and students with families and that these minorities had special concerns.
Only about 3,000 University of Kansas students purchase insurance. Hyle said.
Rolfs, student body president, said the question of who benefited most from the training program is the same.
The persons who benefit the most from the insurance plan are the persons who need the rider, and these persons may not make the rider eligible. The student Hylse, student member of SenEx, said,
Hyle said that when the health board made the initial decision to drop the drug rider, no graduate students were members of the hospital. That was because a health insurance policy holder.
Bruce Wuerz, StudEx chairman, said "I don't think the Senate was informed. Many times floor go through very quickly. It came off the floor and didn't go through
StudEx. I think the Senate rubber stamped it."
Werner suggested that the rider remain on the plan, and that a survey and thorough research be conducted next year to determine who really used the rider.
It was moved and seconded that the drug rider be reconsidered. After further discussion, retention of the rider was approved.
Another topic of discussion was a resolution passed by SenEx at its July 23 meeting, the resolution proposed that the final report of the Commission on the Constitution be examined by another legislative body before being released to the public.
"The concern is that something will be printed before the Senkx has a chance to finish."
The subject was discussed and it was agreed that no action could be taken until the student had completed the course.
Discussion of what action should be taken concerning Gary Wamlesley, associate professor of political science, who received complaints for missing a final last spring, resulted in a decision to write a letter of concern to the department chairman.
Bruce Woner suggested that a boycott begin in the fall to force the parking and security department to raise permit prices. He said that the college should encourage the collection of faculty tickets.
Discussion of Woner's proposal was deferred to future meetings.
Grain sales to Soviets likely to continue,prof says
By BRUCE SPENCE
BY BRUCCIENCE
Kansan Staff Reporter
Steady sales of U.S. feed grains to the Soviet Union appear likely to continue in the future. The importance of dependence on the grain transactions that will be beneficial to both countries, Roy Laird, professor of political science and Slavic and Soviet area studies, said last month.
Hannah sau ms studies and those of colleagues, including a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, had projected that by 1985 the Soviets would have to import at least 50 million metric grain annually to meet their dietary needs.
Laird, an authority on Soviet agriculture, said the U.S. agricultural system needed the export grain market provided by U.S.-Soviet transactions and all indications of their use. The U.S. Soviets on imported grain "unless they went back to Stalinist ways and tightened belts."
LAIRD SAID that the Soviet's own authorities said the average annual consumption of meat for each person should be 82 kilograms or 160.4 pounds. However, the Soviets are producing only 52-53 kilograms a person, or two-thirds of what their own
doctors say is a minimum amount of meat necessary, he said.
Llaird said Brezhnev had been pouring an unprecedented amount of subsidies into the Soviet agricultural system in an effort to stimulate production. However, he said, the move probably wouldn't produce enough to satisfy demand.
Although they do get their protein from other sources, Laird said, livestock resources are seriously lacking because of feed problems.
Laird also said the Soviet farming system, which had stymied production as much as, if not more than, climate problems, had deprived the peasants of the kinds of incentives for production that the western farmer had.
"Basically, they have difficulties with moisture and warmth—they go together,"
"I JUST CAN'T" see any miracle that could produce enough grain to meet their needs in the foreseeable future." Laird said. Laird said the Soviets had two major obstacles that hindered agricultural production; the climate problems and the
the productivity of the American farmer," Laird said.
"EVEN IF THEY did all of the things they should do, they would not equal
Clifford Cox, Douglas County farmer, said American farmers were easy capable of producing far more grain than the nation could consume.
"This is especially true of wheat," he said. "People don't eat nearly as much bread as they used to and this greatly reduces wheat consumption."
Cox said there was a growing division between farmers and urban dwellers, created by fear that Soviet grain deals and exports would increase prices because higher prices in the United States.
FIRST, THE sales encourage farmers to plant more, thereby increasing the volume of food produced, which in the long run will increase the number of people average, the extra plantings this year have resulted in a lower grain market, Laird said, which, without foreign sales, could not meet demand.
Laird said contrary to consumer fears, the Soviet grain sales actually worked to reduce the cost of living in the United States in two ways.
Second, he said, U.S. balance of payments has increased significantly, largely because of lower interest rates.
"What the longshoremen and the city consumers must realize is that oil and other vital commodities, which we must import from abroad, would be even more expensive if we did not have grain export dollars to pay for such imports." Laird said.
In a very real sense, the U.S. is trading its repensilisable grain for oil and other needed fuel.
"We've got to have something to pay for our imports," said Laird, "and the one thing we produce better than anyone else, hands down. is food-in surpluses."
LAIRD SAID the U.S.-Soviet grain transactions were also important to the
"If there is any truth to the proposition that a 'fat' communist is less likely to go to war," said Laird "then we only serve peace by selling our grain to the Soviets."
He said he didn't accept the theory that detente would buy the Soviets time to solve their problems while the United States was in a state of pressure of economic and social problems.
"We are much stronger than that," Laird said and the Soviets are increasingly going to have to face up to the fact of being dependent on us for their food.
He said if the West could hold up, then any
large changes caused by long-run crises would be in the Soviet Union.
HE SAID ALTHOUGH the Soviet grain sales were very important, they shouldn't be taken out of the perspective of increasing ties to Japan, Western Europe and elsewhere.
Don Brethaupt, Rt. 1, who farmed 200 acres of wheat this year, said since the government program of paying farmers to idle farm land had been discontinued, the export markets provided an essential outlet for grain production.
*Prices have been holding steady for about the last two weeks and appear to have increased.
Breithaupt said prices hadn't been affected very much by this year's grain deals.
"We've got to have an export market," Breitmauth said. "If they stop, then we are in trouble, because our expenses have increased terrily in the last few years."
He said he hadn't paid much attention to the Russian deals and he won't sure how much they were worth. "I just had it in my mind that when the price of wheat got around $35, I would
Farmers are faced with such soaring costs that they have to hold their grain until a minimum price level is reached, or they cannot continue to farm, said Breitaupt.
He said farmers hadn't necessarily been waiting for new grain deals to appear. Since the first Russian wheat deal in 1972, he said the farmers stored their grain at harvest and waited.
ALTHOUGH THE GRAIN deals of the past several years have had a stabilizing effect on the market, Cox said, prices have still been erratic, although much less so in recent years. The market has said prices had generally only been slightly better since the Russian dollars began.
The agriculture department has predicted record harvests this year, which it said will prevent the soaring prices which resulted from the 1972 grain deal.
Alvin Harrell, Rt. 5, who farms about 300 acres of soybeans, milo, corn and wheat, in addition to running a dairy operation, said that the harvest would be how good the harvest would be this year.
However, area farmers may lose some of their uniform crops if the areas remain dry.
"If it doesn't rain soon, we're not going to have any," he said. "They're hurting now."