Summer Session Kansan
Friday, June 18, 1965
Lawrence. Kansas
53rd Year, No.2
Iris Bickford Is Head of Girls' State
Iris Bickford, Sedgwick, member of the Federalist party, was inaugurated last night as governor of the 23rd annual Girls' State.
Inauguration ceremonies were conducted at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom by Mrs. Fred Martin, Larned, vice-president of the Kansas Department of the American Legion Auxiliary. Miss Bickford was elected Wednesday over her Nationalist opponent, Karen Humphreys, Ashland.
THE INAUGURATION of state officers culminated a hectic week, filled with sandwich board campaign posters, weed hats and plenty of noise. Other state officers elected include:
Lieutenant governor — Patty McGuire, Hutchinson, Federalist, over Joan Kovacic, Arma, Nationalist.
Attorney general—Bettyjune Coffey, Winfield, Federalist, over Becky Owen, Lawrence, Nationalist.
Secretary of state—June Inskep, Cawker City, Federalist, over Cathy Gerlinger, Overland Park, Nationalist
State treasurer—Cathy Shea. Salina, Nationalist, over Pat Flores, Atchison, Federalist.
State auditor—Linda Douthit, Baxter Springs, Federalist, over Kathy Dent. Kansas City, National.
State printer-Cathy Lammers, Baxter Springs, Nationalist, over Debbie Vaughan, Great Bend, Federalist
Commissioner of insurance—Chris McClure, Arkansas City, Nationalist, over Jan Clutter, Larned, Federalist.
Superintendent of public instruction—Annie Freeman, Troy, Federalist, over Donna Massoth, Yates Center, Nationalist.
JUSTICES of the Supreme Court are Peggy Dill, Augusta, and Kay Rothenberger, Leavenworth, Nationalists; Betty Mattingly, Lindsborg; Ernestine Ellison, Goodland; Jean Zink, Turon; Pat Weatherbie, Howard; and Kay Vratil, Larned, all Federalists.
Others competing for the Supreme Court posts were Diana Stewart, Junction City; Susan Pucci, Frontenac; Karen Earls, Bucklin; Karen Lyerla, Shawnee Mission, and Sheri Simon, Wamego, Nationalists; Jennifer Johnson, McPherson, and Gretta Gish. El Dorado, Federalists.
Today the newly-elected officers will be in Topeka visiting their counterparts in the Capitol building. Gov. William H. Avery will lunch with the group.
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Enrollment Is Up By 18.8 Per Cent
An 18.8 per cent increase in summer session enrollment on the Lawrence campus leading to a final summer's figure over more than 5,250 was reported this week by James K Hitt, registrar and director of admissions.
The 3.835 persons registered through Saturday on the Lawrence campus represent an 18.8 per cent gain over the comparable 1964 figure, and with the 594 at the Medical Center in Kansas City make a total of 4.429.
This is the earliest the 4,000-mark has been passed in the summer.
Late enrollments and special institutes beginning this week will add about 500 to the Lawrence figure and other credit registrations during the summer will take the final figure past 5.250. Hiss said.
Hitt's report does not include the non-credit attendance of about 1,400 high school students who will be here for the 6-week Midwestern Music and Art Camp and the more than 5,000 persons who will be attending short courses scheduled by University Extension.
AGAINST KU'S 'SKYLINE'—Hawaiian-born Iris Bickford (left), 1965 Girls' State governor from Sedgwick, stands above Potter's Woods and the Campanile with her 1964 counterpart, Arlene Tjart of Baxter Springs.
Full Recreation Program On Tap for Summer Term
Recreational activities are gathering steam for the summer session, and fun and sports for all are offered to Jav Hawkers.
FOR THE MORE sedentary student who gets his exercise climbing the hill from Summerfield, outdoor movies, popular films, Starlight Theatre bus trips and University Theatre productions are offered.
Reginald Strait, associate professor of physical education, is in charge of the outdoor movie series each Friday at 8 p.m. Movies are shown just east of Robinson Gymnasium, Strait said.
"We generally try to show films of human interest," Strait explained. "About this time of year, people start wishing for vacation and wondering where they will go. So we try to show some travel films."
THEORE ONE-HOUR movies are shown at each session. Subject matter covers sports and history as well as travel.
Popular films are a project of Student Union Activities. They will be shown each Friday evening at 7 and 9 in Dyche Auditorium. This Friday's offering is "Compulsion," the story of the Nathan Leopold case, with Orson Welles as Clarence Darrow.
In case of rain, the movies are moved inside to Robinson Gymnasium, but Strait added, "We usually have a real cool breeze coming up from the Wakarusa Valley!"
"WE ALSO use the playground as a type of lab for our Elementary School Playground Activities course," Strait said. "It is well-supervised and lighted."
Strait is also in charge of the playground in Fowler Grove, to the east of Robinson Gymnasium. The playground opened Thursday evening and will be open Monday through Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Admission to the series is 35 cents and tickets are on sale in advance at the Union information desk. The June 25 movie will be shown in the Union, but all others will be in Dyche.
SUA ALSO will be sponsoring a series of forums, according to Mrs. Katherine Giele, adviser. Subjects and times have not yet been announced.
Until then, SUA is kept busy with informal hour-dances from 8 to 9 p.m. on June 21, 24, 28 and July 1, 8, 12, 19 and 22.
Dances will be held in the Trail Room of the Union, adjacent to the Hawk's Nest.
SIX TRIPS to the Kansas City Starlight Theatre are planned. They will be made by air-conditioned bus and will leave Robinson Gym at 6:30 p.m. June 23, July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 28. They will return following the production and reservations will be "first come, first served," according to Henry Shenk, professor of physical education and sponsor of the activity.
"The buses are always loaded." Shenk said, and advised getting tickets early. Prices are $2.75, including transportation and the $1.50 reserved ticket to the Starlight; and $4.05, for transportation and a $2.80 reserved ticket. There are no refunds unless the show is rained out, in which case tickets for another production will be given. Bus trip fares cannot be refunded if the trip is taken.
Buses are available each week for the two-week Starlight runs of "Camelot." "Music Man," and "Kiss Me Kate."
"The number of students we have participating in the individual activities varies greatly from year to year," Shenk said. "Usually we have from 8 to 10 softball teams."
SHENK IS also in charge of swimming and intramurals. Deadline for intramural registration is today in 103 Robinson.
The University Pool will be open for recreational swimming to students and faculty members as follows: 1-2 p.m. TT, 4-6 p.m. MWF, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, men; 1-2 p.m. MWF, 4-6 p.m. TT, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, women; 7:30-9 p.m. MTWTF, co-recreational swimming (adults only).
Shenk added that leagues would be formed to start next week. In addition to softball, activities include tennis, horseshoes, golf, handball and badminton.
UNIVERSITY THEATRE productions start June 30, July 1, 2 and 3. when "The Music Man" will be staged. "Episode in the Author's Life" is scheduled for July 5-9. "The Night of the Iguana" will be produced July 13-16.
The high school camp show,
"Lilium" (from which the musical
"Carousel") comes), will be staged
July 27-30.
Wescoe Approves Education Stand, Too
By Rosalie Jenkins
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe's approval of the University Human Relations Committee recommendations dealing with job placements, job listings, and referral activities at KU last Friday also apply to the placement of School of Education graduates.
Chancellor Wescoe earlier had announced his approval in late May of UHRC recommendations concerned with the placement of student teachers in various Kansas schools for practical training.
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students and chairman of the UHRC committee, said Chancellor Wescoe has approved all of the committee's recommendations which have been submitted to him.
CHANCELLOR WESCOE stated that the School of Education also has agreed with the recommendations. "I've approved what the Committee has recommended and so has the education school," he said.
The UHRC recommendations for permanent job placement of KU graduates from all schools, along with the education school, include:
- Each University office or bureau involved with job placement shall establish procedures "to insure that no persons are denied access to referral services, job listings, or other placement facilities because of race or creed."
- The University will not provide referral services or other placement assistance to any employer who has been proved to discriminate "by race or creed in his hiring practices or who does not affirm that he is an equal opportunity employer—proof will be conviction of the employer under any federal or state anti-discrimination laws or an employer's refusal to affirm non-discriminatory hiring practices."
- All announcements of employment opportunities offered by schools, departments, or divisions shall indicate that the University is an equal opportunity employer.
- No office shall in any way identify the race or creed of a job candidate.
- THE UHRC recommendations on the placement of student teachers which were approved by Chancellor Wescoe around May 21 include:
- Students may appeal to the UHRC if they believe there is discrimination on the basis of race or creed in placement or hiring.
- UHRC endorsement of the School of Education's present policies of placing student teachers without regard to race, allowing students wide latitude in selecting their practice school, and providing for appeals from students who are dissatisfied with their assignments.
- KU will discontinue its student teacher cooperation with any Kansas schools which have been found guilty of discrimination in the hiring of student teachers or permanent teachers by the "proper governmental processes of violating the Kansas Act against Discrimination."
- The UHRC will receive and hear complaints on alleged violations of policies on student teacher placements.
- No information on race or color will appear on applications for student teaching or be transmitted to cooperating schools in the program.
- The School of Education should review its placements before they are
Cinder Stars at Meet
KU track entries in the 1965 National Collegiate Track and Field Meet on Thursday through Saturday at Berkeley, Calif., are Ron Suggs, 100-yard dash and 220-yard dash; Lowell Paul, 880 yard run; John Lawson and Tom Yergovich, mile run; Lawson, three mile run; Bill Chambers, 120 high hurdles; Art Cortez and Tyce Smith, high jump; Gary Schwartz, discus; Tom Purma, javelin, and Glenn Martin, triple jump.
assigned and published and change the placements if discrimination appears to exist.
- Chancellor Wescoe should inform cooperating school districts, the State Board of Regents and the state superintendent of public instruction of KU's policy in practice-teacher placement.
- The education school should encourage its practice teachers to realize the value of working in schools which have student bodies primarily of the opposite race.
BOTH CHANCELLOR Wescoe and Dean Woodruff noted that KU has been following a similar pattern of non-discrimination in these areas in which the UHRC has made official recommendations.
"Most of this was already in operation. In general, I would say we have been adhering to it," stated Dean Woodruff.
The KU placement offices had followed the practice of barring identification of job candidates by race or creed in office files or in communications concerning job candidates before the UHRC recommendations.
Chancellor Wescoe discussed the UHRC recommendations also.
"I think all of it has been in effect all the time. I don't think anybody has been discriminated against," he said.
Court action is still pending on ownership of two lots within the proposed site of KU's first privately-financed student residence hall.
Residence Hall Action Pending
MILTON P. ALLEN, Lawrence attorney for Allen Brothers and O'Hara, Inc., of Memphis, Tenn., defendants in the suit, said the case was argued before District Court Judge Frank Gray June 7.
"Since this is an urgent matter," Allen said, "I think a decision on the case would come sometime this month.
"HOWEVER, I have no legal authority for determining this." Allen added, "since the judge can give his decision any time during this term of court."
Plaintiff in the case is Mrs. Linnie A. Krey of Stafford.
Mrs. Krey, owner of two lots in the block on the northeast corner of 19th and Naimshith Drive, seeks a determination on the validity and exercise thereof of an option to purchase her properties.
ALLEN SAID the construction company had paid Mrs. Krey $500 for the right to purchase her properties within 90 days. He said that in this time period the company paid her the remaining amount of purchase. $39,500.
Mrs. Krey contended that since she did not receive the money in Stafford before the expiration of the option, the option was invalidated.
Allen said a countersuit, asking damages and punitive damages for breach of contract, has been filed against Mrs. Krey.
THE PROPERTIES owned by Mrs. Krey are the only ones that are not (clear title) owned now by the construction company, Allen said. He added that the importance of the case lies in the fact that if construction cannot be started in June, then completion for the fall of 1966 will be seriously delayed.
The residence hall, as yet unnamed,
will be a 504-man, 10-story structure
costing an estimated $2 million. It
will feature 4-man living units instead
of the 2-man units in other
student halls.