Petitioners fight KU racial coding
A new Kansas state directive requiring all state personnel to list their race before being hired or paid has been attacked by more than 100 members of the KU faculty.
According to David Jones, assistant professor of philosophy, the University personnel have signed statements opposing the racial policy. The statements were distributed by the Faculty Committee on the Payroll Racial Code Policy. Prof. Jones is the organization's secretary.
"WE EXPECT TO GET many more names. There has been a lot of interest," Jones said.
He estimated the number may double within the next week.
Formulation of official University policy concerning the issue will begin Thursday when the Human Relations Commission meets. The Faculty Committee position will be explained by Jones.
The protest was instigated last month after the Controllor's Office in Topeka issued a directive requiring all state employees to be identified by a racial code letter. This would be added to employee files in Topeka.
Employees were given 48 hours to comply with the order. Those who refused faced loss of pay. "There is no doubt in my mind that the state would have withheld pay," Jones said. The Comproller did not give a reason for the order until several days later.
THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTED the directive, and "everyone from professors down to secretary was provided a code whether he wanted it or not," Jones said. In one department a secretary coded everyone. Included were faculty members who opposed the measure and refused to comply with the order. Hardly anyone knows what their designation is, he said.
Jones viewed the state directive as a part of "a trend on the part of the federal government to evaluate fair employment." A big problem arose when two groups within the civil rights movement clashed. One group said race should not be a consideration in hiring. After a person is employed, however, race should be listed so fair wage and job practices can be ascertained.
THE SECOND GROUP said race should be listed without revealing names. Instead position, salary, and number of years the worker has been employed would be recorded. The KU Faculty Committee supports this stand.
6 Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 13, 1966
Because of the large number of jobs still to be filled in Federal agencies, the closing date for the 1966 Federal Service Entrance Examination has been extended. Applicants who file by April 19 will take the test on May 21.
while those who file by May 17 will be scheduled for the test on June 18.
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Applications may be obtained from the main Post Office. John L. Riley is Examiner-in-Charge of the Civil Service Board.
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