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77th Year, No.6
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, June 28, 1968
Student voice is asked in Senate Committee
By Mike Albers Journalism Camp Reporter
Fifty percent student representation is needed on the University Senate Council Committee on Student Affairs, was recommended to the Senate Thursday by the Student-Faculty Committee on University Governance.
This was the first public recommendation by the so called "Committee of Twelve," set up after student protests last spring. The protestors were asking for a stronger voice in the academic affairs of KU.
THE COMMITTEE of Twelve is currently engaged in a study of standing committees of the Senate Council and of the University Senate. It is directing its attention to the issue of appropriate student membership on various committees.
Although the committee can make recommendations, any final decisions await the completion of a thorough discussion before action will be taken. Then they must be approved by appropriate University bodies.
WEATHER
Warmer temperatures are in the forecast by the United States Weather Bureau. The high today will be in the 80s and the low tonight in the 60s. Winds will be light and from the west to northwest.
The six student and six faculty member committee invited all interested persons to communicate by letter. So far the group has received five letters and has promised each would be placed on the agenda. They have been distributed to each committee member for study.
Clif Conrad, Bismarck, N.D. senior and student body president and Ambrose Saricks, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Senate Council were elected co-chairmen at the committee's first meeting. They share the duties by chairing every other meeting.
WILLIAM BALFOUR, dean of student affairs, with the other two leaders called the first meeting on May 15. They again met on May 26. The Committee of Twelve has been meeting three times a week since June 10.
Besides Saricks, the faculty is represented by Raymond Goetz, professor of law; Martin Harmony, associate professor of chemistry; Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science; Jon Poxdro, professor of music theory and Harry Talley, associate professor of electrical engineering.
Conrad is joined by Elizabeth Atkinson, Lawrence senior; Joe Goering, Moundridge senior and student body vice president; Al Martin, Shawnee Mission senior and former student body president; Carol Sue Stevenson, Lea-
wood senior and Bill Berkowitz,
New York senior.
Rick Mabbutt, assistant instructor of political science and a Shoeshone, Idaho, graduate student was originally appointed to the Committee. After the completion of his work for his degree, he left the University before the Committee began its work.
Mrs. Judith Baumgartner is serving the Committee as secretary.
HE WAS SUCCEEDED by Wayne Sailor, Lawrence graduate student. He found it necessary to withdraw also because of the press of his graduate studies.
The Committee was formed in May following agreement from the All Student Council and the Senate Council that each would appoint six committee members. It was established "to develop the mechanisms by which adequate voting student membership in the University Senate and the Senate Council can be instituted.
The final shipment of Midwestern Music and Art Camp identification tags will be distributed today to the female campers.
Campers appear with red new look
The male campers received their red tags, similar to those worn as military ID's on Monday following the closing of the balls
The camper must wear his identification at all times when he is outside his room. Any camper caught not wearing his pin will come under strict camp discipline, Russell L. Wiley, camp director, said.
Last year, after a camper fell from the ceiling of Hoch Auditorium, camp officials were afraid for a while that the wrong set of parents had been called. The camper was not carrying the old white identification card and initial identification only had revealed her first name.
The new identification is long overdue, according to LeRoy Esau, camp administrative assistant. Such a move has been planned for several years.
THE TAGS are being worn as a safety device, Wiley said. In case anything happens to a camper, the administration will be able to identify the student by his number, which is displayed prominently in white.
IN YEARS TO come Wiley hopes to have the badge include the name and hometown of the camper as well as his identification number. They will also be color coded to the division of the student.
Some student grumbling has been heard because of the badges. Most of the complaints come from what the campers refer to as a similarity to the pins and prison numbers.
ALSO SOME campers have been offered several dollars for his identification tag by non-campers so they may associate with campers freely.
If campers lose their identification they are to immediately report this to their residence hall supervisor and a new badge will be issued. At the same time the number of the old badge will be circulated to all counselors and serious steps will be taken against anyone wearing it.
RED BADGE OF COURAGE
Regents told
KU's budget is up 7%
TOPEKA — Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe asked the Board of Regents, meeting here Monday, for a 13 per cent increase in funds for the 1970 fiscal year.
—Kansan Photo by Jan Maxwell
THE BURNING BUSH WITHOUT MOSES
The new stained glass window of the burning bush in the just completed Smith Hall stands waiting for the statue of Moses to complete the display. See Story on Page 4.
His budget totaled $40,673,878—more than $4½ million over last year's figure. Of this amount the state has been asked for $28,657,-350. The rest of the money comes from sources including federal grants and gifts to the University.
"WE WILL SEE to it that this figure is not greatly exceeded," he said. "We cannot bring in large numbers of students because we do not have the facilities to handle them.
Enrollment of out-of-state freshmen for the coming school year has been curtailed from past years so as not to grow excessively.
WESCOE ALSO requested 38 new faculty positions and 133 new classified positions. He stressed the need for additional janitors and said "the condition of the physical plant is an important factor in determining morale at KU. Our grounds are lovely, but the halls and classrooms are dirty.
Wescoe said his budget is minimal and pointed out all fund requests are based on a projected enrollment increase of only 375 students.
Key items in the requested KU budget also include:
- Seven and a half per cent faculty salary increase. KU faculty members will receive 8.14 average salary increases effective July 1.
- More than a 9 per cent average salary increase for classified clerks. janitors and other personnel. These people will get 7.46 per cent average salary increase July 1.
- $280,000 for special repairs and maintenance.
- $60,000 for ground-laid steam lines serving residence halls. This item was approved by the Board last year but rejected by the Legislature.
- $19,000 to install street lighting along Naismith Drive. This item also was deleted last year by the Legislature.
- $50,000 to remodel the old Electrical Engineering Laboratory.
- $200,000 to remodel Snow Hall for use by biological scien-
- $200,000 to update the campus electrical distribution system.
• $50,000 to expand the electrical capacity of Malott Hall.
$ 50,000 for fixed equipment for Malott Hall.
- $20,000 to remodel Fowler Shops for use by mechanical engineering.
- $50,000 to remodel the Flint Hall area vacated by the Printing Department.
Only one new program is sought by KU. Wescoe requested $40,000 for an Upward Bound program which would assist disadvantaged youths in preparing for college. Federal support is anticipated for this training.
The Board will study budgetary requests and make recommendations to the Kansas Legislature this fall. Final action on the budget will come next spring with legislative approval.
THE REGENTS approved changes in leaves of absence for seven faculty members upon the recommendation of Chancellor Wescoe.
The changes: John Augelli, professor of Latin American studies, from leave for the academic year to leave for spring semester only; Michael Klimenko, assistant professor of Slavic languages, leave for academic year to serve as visiting professor at University of Hawaii; and Domingo Ricart, professor of Spanish, leave for spring semester to serve as visiting professor at Texas University.
- $117,127 for Geological Survey.
- Chu-tsing Li, professor of history of art, leave for academic year to accept a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship for research in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan; George Jerkovich, librarian, leave from September to May to pursue graduate study; Dorothy Willner, associate professor of anthropology, leave for academic year to conduct research at Rochester University; and Hobert Hinshaw, assistant professor of anthropology, leave for academic year to serve as visiting professor at University of San Carlos, Guatemala.
- $75,631 in increased support for general research.
- $254,328,000 for upgrading the physical plant operation.
- $100,000 in library support.