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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
WEATHER COLDER
77th Year, No. 85
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Thursday, February 23, 1967
NEW PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Bids will be received March 23 for KU's first laboratory building constructed primarily for a single scientist, Dr. Takeru Higuchi. The building is to be constructed with non-state funds for Dr. Takeru, known the world over as "the father of physical pharmacy."
Will vote on cigarettes
ASC calls meeting
A special meeting of the All Student Council (ASC) has been called for tonight to adopt a special resolution to support the cigarette sell on campuses.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the ASC Offices in the Kansas Union.
The bill will be introduced by Kyle Craig, UP—Fraternity, and Patty Mills, UP—Sorority.
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One bill introduced Monday by Ted Sarr Jr. (D-Pittsburg) would make it possible for a student at KU to spend four years in school without having his tuition or fees increased.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Brier and Rep. Kenneth J. Win-
"WE ARE supporting Rep. Bill Brier's actions in his bill to again sell cigarettes on the Kansas school campuses. We feel this is
This week's rash of new legislation introduced to the Kansas Legislature includes several bills which, if passed, will benefit KU students and faculty members.
what the students want and we feel it is a good idea to voice these things and be representatives of this student opinion," Craig said.
ters would overrule a 1964 Board of Regents decision banning the sale of cigarettes on campus.
Proposed law may favor KU
The Regents ruling came in early 1964 after a KU Medical Center study authorized by Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe found that cigarette sales on state campuses should be discontinued.
HE REPORTED that he had the bill "pigeon holed" until next Tuesday in order to obtain student support from the seven Kansas campuses affected.
Members of the ASC contacted Rep. Brier, who is a former vice chairman of that body, to see if they could be of assistance in the passage of this bill.
The rest of the machines and cigarettes disappeared from the six other campuses on April 1, 1964. No other non-medical university or college has taken similar action.
Craig expects little opposition for the bill and hopes that enough members of the ASC will attend the meeting tonight for quorum.
Prof gets nat'l title
Dr. Ernest E. Bayles, professor of education, has been elected vice president and president-elect of the National Society of College Teachers of Education. He will assume the presidency for the 1968-69 term.
The society is the coordinating organization for several affiliates, including the Philosophy of Education Society, the History of Education Society,the Comparative Education Society, the John Dewey Society, and others.
Students stricken
Food poisoning was suspected this morning at McCollum Hall as nearly 400 residents complained to hospital authorities of severe stomach cramps and vomiting.
Doctors summoned from Watkins Hospital were examining the students this morning for the intestinal virus. One hall official said the virus might have come from several sources and that food was only one possibility.
Tuition or fees could be raised for only one class at a time, that being entering freshmen. This would prohibit fee raises for all KU students such as will occur next fall.
- THE HOUSE will vote tomorrow on a bill to cut one-half per cent from the state income tax rate on the first $2,000 of taxable personal income. The present rate is $2½ per cent.
This bill, already approved by a Republican-dominated Senate, carries out a campaign promise made by Democratic Gov. Robert Docking.
If enacted into law, the measure would reduce the state's income tax revenue about $6,800,-000, which the governor proposes to regain by raising the interest rate received on inactive state funds.
- A bill introduced by Rep. Tom West (R-Topeka) Tuesday, would place a one-cent tax on each disposable container of beer or liquor. The funds gained if the bill is passed would be used to finance the cleanup of such bottles and cans along Kansas streets and highways.
- TWO OTHER BILLS were introduced earlier this week which would allow the sale of cigarettes on campus and increase the amount of income tax faculty members could delay paying until retirement.
Since the deferred portions could be paid when the total income level is lower, the faculty member could pay these taxes at a lower rate.
The individually-sponsored legislative requests were submitted before Tuesday's deadline for bills to be considered in the 1967 session. These new bills will not be considered in the current session since only legislation submitted by legislative committees is now eligible.
COSA is termed 'no big secret'
By JOHN MARSHALL
COSA is not a "secret organization."
Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students and chairman of the Council on Student Affairs (COSA), said that any KU student may express his opinion of current student issues to the council when it meets.
WOODRUFF SAID that students who have opinions concerned with the issues being discussed in council are welcome to express them to COSA.
"As chairman of this council," Woodruff said, "I encourage students who have opinions to come to me and arrange for COSA to hear those opinions."
"WHEN STUDENTS HAVE COMPLAINTS," Miss Hardin said, "this is a committee where something actually can be done."
Cynthia Hardin, Lincoln, Neb., junior and COSA member, said, "One of the areas where COSA could improve is communication."
- COSA tries to maintain continuous communication with students, faculty and staff, to encourage free discussion of student issues.
COSA has two main functions.
The council studies university regulations and standards for student conduct and makes recommendations to the Chancellor.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS made by COSA are never known by the public until the Chancellor has approved them.
Membership on the council includes the Dean of Students (chairman), Dean of Men, Dean of Women, Director of the Kansas Union, Director of the Student Health Service, a representative each from the office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Architecture, two members of the faculty, six students appointed by the President of the Student Body, Student Body President, Associated Women's Students President, Director of Admissions, and Director of the Guidance Bureau.
All of the student, faculty and administrative members of the council have equal voting power. Out of 19 members,the students have 8 votes.
AL MARTIN, Student Body President and member of COSA, said, "COSA is the most appropriate organization to bring together representatives of the faculty, administration, and students.
"As the purpose of the council states," Martin said, "COSA is the highest authority at KU for making recommendations concerning the broad and extremely important area of student non-academic life."
Since the council was created last March, it has decided on the much-discussed issues of junior-senior closing and university alcohol regulations.
THE COMING AGENDA for COSA includes a discussion on automobile regulations at KU, and student enrollment. The agenda also includes discussion of the academic calendar. On the academic calendar is the idea of starting school in the middle of August and finishing the semester before Christmas. Discussion of the calendar includes stop week and lengthening final week.
There's no secret about COSA, Woodruff said. The students have access to COSA, and COSA is eager for student opinion.