Monday, March 19, 1962 University Daily Kansan
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NEW DORM—The new student residence hall will house 656 students and be 10 stories high.
Construction to Begin On 10 Story Dormitory
Construction will begin in three weeks on the 10-story 656-man dormitory to be built just south of Hashinger Hall. Occupancy is expected by September, 1963.
The general contract for the building has been given at Topeka to the Harmon Construction Co., now working on the six-story addition to Dyche Hall. The Board of Regents, meeting in Topeka Friday, approved the acceptance of the Harman Construction Co. bid.
Harmon's low bid was $1,302,987,
with 12 other contractors participating. Additional contracts were awarded to the Brune Plumbing &
Heating Co. of Lawrence, with $421,330, and the Huxtable Electric Co., also of Lawrence, with $189,189.
nanced through public and private funds. The state dormitory mill tax levy will provide one-third of the cost and the remainder will be provided from the sale of revenue bonds. Private investors purchasing the bonds will be repaid from the dormitory's income.
Since Hashinger will be completed in time for 1962 fall occupancy, the total number of dormitory rooms for women students will be 1,642, and for men, 1,196. Four hundred more rooms are provided in scholarship halls.
The new dormitory will be fi-
The administration plans to add 400 new dormitory rooms per year for the next 10 years. Plans for the dormitory were drawn by James C. Canole, state architect, with the association of Dwight Brown.
Graduate Awards Announced April 1
A committee headed by J. A. Burzle, professor of German, is selecting graduate students who will receive exchange scholarships. The winners of the awards will be announced April 1.
Prof. Burzle said that KU, with 14 graduate exchange students, has one of the largest programs of direct student exchanges. Five German universities are participating in the program, as well as four from England and one each from Switzerland, Scotland, and France.
mendations are then forwarded to the foreign universities, who make the final selection.
The students are tentatively selected by the Fulbright Scholarship Committee at KU. The names of those selected and their recom-
These exchange scholarships are of the same caliber as the Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson awards, said Prof. Burzle.
The members of the Fulbright Committee are Prof. Burzle, chairman; Oswald P. Backus, professor of history; Carlyle S. Smith, professor of anthropology; Reinhold Schmidt, professor of voice; Reinhard Kuhn, associate professor of Romance languages; James O. Maloney, professor of chemical engineering; Richard Sheridan, associate professor of economics; and A. Byron Leonard, professor of zoology.
Michigan Graduates May Be Assessed
By Lois McKee United Press International
LANSING, Mich.—(UPI)—A proposal that all graduates of Michigan's state-supported colleges and universities be assessed at least $1,200 each for their state-subsidized education has created a legislative stir here.
The proposal came from Rep. Lester J. Allen, a republican from the central Michigan community of Ithaca, who said his "compulsory alumni contribution" plan was better than imposing new taxes or raising tuition fees to get funds needed by the colleges for construction purposes.
Tuition at the colleges and universities under state control is half or less than half the tuition paid by Michigan residents at private institutions.
Needs of the institutions, however, have not been met in recent years because of Michigan's financial problems. The "boom" of post-war babies is expected to further complicate the problem in education.
ALLEN HOLDS to the theory that tuition should be kept as low as possible, to afford the opportunity of higher education to the greatest number of people.
ALLEN, A SHORT, thin, greyw-
haired man who received his degree
from the tax-supported Michigan
State University, has rarely come
Statistics based on projected enrollments indicated Allen's program would raise $45 million a year at the end of 12 years.
Graduate Scholarship Selection Is Underway
A Graduate Council committee is at work selecting the recipients of graduate scholarships and fellowships. There will be 50 or 60 awards made.
The University Scholarships are given to graduates of colleges and universities of recognized standing. They carry a stipend of $600 for the academic year and an additional sum equal to the incidental fee the student must pay. They are awarded in any field in which a graduate program is established.
University Fellowships are awarded to students who have completed at least one year of study in a recognized graduate school. They are worth either $800 or $1,000, the former going to those in their second year of graduate study, the latter to those beyond their second year.
forth with controversial ideas in the past.
Legislature also was considering several other proposals to provide funds for higher education construction.
"No one has been exceptionally vocal about it, but all of the people I have talked to, educators and students alike, have been favorable to the idea," he said.
"No one likes to pay money to anyone if they can avoid it, but I think this is a plan which will grow in acceptance if approved.
His proposal is to require graduates to sign a promissory note for $1,200 and $1,500 for doctoral degree recipients.
Allen added to the surprise of his proposal by inserting a provision which would wipe out the debt to women graduates who married before the note was paid. The bill allowed payments to be made at the rate of $100 a year or more, starting one year after graduation.
SOME legislators suggested Allen wanted to subsidize the marriage of college women or encourage husband-hunting among coeds. He said forgiveness of the debt for women who married was designed to prevent a state-imposed burden on the man who must assume the debts of his wife.
Allen said he heard no opposition to his plan, although the Michigan
"WE HAVE to relieve the burden of education on the taxpayer. This would provide funds for capital outlay based on the earning power of the college graduates who went through school partially on tax funds."
Allen's two daughters and one son also attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, "They are all in favor of the plan." Allen said.
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