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fees. These expenses include University administration, public relations, alumni records, museums, the student-faculty directory, and other activities serving KU as a whole.
Within the classification of general expenses are found the few activities financed entirely by student money. These are convocations and lectures, general University printing, general conferences, and certain insurance premiums.
Another 10 per cent of general student fees are spent on certain activities of KU's physical plant. Principal among these are the power plant, telephone operation, water, and general repairs and maintenance.
This 10 per cent of student fees finances less than two per cent of KU's total physical plant operation, however.
The rest of the fees
The remaining five per cent of student-contributed money is spent in several ways.
About 1.7 per cent goes to student interest activities such as the registrar's office, dean of students, and commencement.
Slightly less, about 1.4 per cent, supports organized research conducted at KU. However, relatively little student money—about $55,000 in 1966—is used for research when compared to research expenditures over $3 million yearly funded from federal, state, and private grants.
Another 1.1 per cent of general fees finance outside instruction, principally extension classes and correspondence study.
Student general fees, by law, cannot be used for capital improvements such as new buildings or building additions. The state appropriations measure passed during the 1967 legislative session states "that expenditures from this fund (general fees) may be made only for salaries and wages and for other operating expenditures, but may not be made for capital improvements."
In addition, general fees are not used to finance student scholarships, loans, residence hall and apartment operations, the Kansas Union, the Endowment Association, KU's Center for Research, or varsity athletics.
Athletics are aided
included in general fees, does help finance intercollegiate athletic events. Although the amount varies between fall and spring semesters, half or nearly half of the activity fee is transferred to the University of Kansas Physical Education Corporation for general admission to all athletic events.
Students must make additional payment for reserved seat tickets at football and basketball games, however.
Allocations to varsity athletics from the student activity fee, in addition to salaries of some coaches who also teach physical education, are the University's main support to varsity athletics.
Although the athletic corporation earned a profit in the fiscal year which ended June 30,1966, only football,basketball and the Kansas Relays earned money. All other varsity athletic programs showed a loss.
Student money from general fees is allocated by KU administrators "to make things balance" between all sources of income, according to Raymond Nichols, vice chancellor for finance.
Delta Sigma Phi pledges 16
KU's newest fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, has 16 pledges following last night's smoker in the Kansas Union.
"The smoker went very well." Doug Powell, Oklahoma City sophomore and Rush Chairman, said. "Enough people showed interest to hold another one Thursday night." He said it would probably be held in his apartment.
STEVE MASSEY, Kansas City junior and fraternity president, said they hope to pledge 35 men before fall rush and they are currently considering housing possibilities.
"Everybody is a pledge now so there is no pledge training period as such." Massey said.
He said everybody has been very enthusiastic and has had the opportunity to participate in building the fraternity.
Wednesday, May 3, 1967
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Daily Kansan
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