Bookstore refunds to be used for scholarships
By RICHARD LOUV Kansan Staff Writer
Action was taken last night by the All-Student Council to begin a $30,000 scholarship fund based on a portion of Student Union Bookstore refunds.
By passing a commission report on scholarship use of KU Bookstore profits, the ASC determined that 2.5 per cent of the gross sales of the Bookstore applicable for refunds be used for the scholarship fund for financially disadvantaged students.
"This means that a student who got seven dollars back in Bookstore refunds will now get $4.50," said Clif Conrad, Bismarck, N.D., senior and student body president.
The $30,000 fund could probably be matched by government funds, Conrad said.
The committee recommended that each student in the program be guaranteed at least four years
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Also passed was a resolution that asks administration officials if California grapes harvested from vineyards still on strike are being sold by University services, and if so, for what reason.
Bill Hansen, Lawrence graduate student, who sponsored the resolution, said "I saw people going hungry this summer. I don't think it's an
unfair or unreasonable request. If grapes from striking vineyards are being sold by the University, we should take a quiet, progressive step forward, and stop those sales."
Joe Goering, Moundridge senior and student body vice president, proposed a resolution that the Student Senate approve all expenditures of the student activities fees each year, and that all proposed changes in the total fee either originate in or be approved by the Student Senate.
Rick von Ende, Abilene, Tex., graduate student and ASC chairman, said the possibility of supplying further funds for the project would be looked into.
of educational assistance and that the scholarships be given primarily to students from urban areas.
The ASC also donated $600 from the General activity funds for Project New Jersey, a volunteer rehabilitation project for areas of Lawrence.
"Supportive resources" were recommended by the committee, recognizing "that the downfall of this type of program at other educational institutions has been a lack of tutoring, remedial courses and other important ways of assisting the student other than through financial grants."
With the adoption of the committee recommendations,
Miles Stevens, professor of architecture, said the project had run out of funds for material. He asked the ASC for $300, but representatives felt it was an open-ended project.
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the scholarship fund will go into effect under the jurisdiction of the Council on Urban Affairs, Conrad said.
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rain canceeling an expensive trip. The Pelican Relays, as well as the Dogwood Relays at the University of Tennessee, are held concurrently with the KU Relays. Those meets, with Tartan-type tracks, attract the big names. Last year, former world record holder in the long jump-Ralph Boston-had to schedule his Kansas appearance for Friday because of the Tennessee track carnival.
"Do you know that there was that much water standing on the track at Texas?" asker Timmons, using his hands to indicate an eight-inch depth. The
exaggeration was only made as an example.
Entries dwindle
And maybe Bob Timmons could get a good night's sleep in mid-April.
"Within one hour, that track was ready for a meet. Our drainage system doesn't even compare," Timmons continued.
"We get that much water (moving his index finger and thumb within 'an inch of each other) and we're sunk."
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competing went from 25 to 34.
Schools in the University Division have dropped from 26 in 1964 to 14 in 1967, although this year's field has climbed to 19 schools. The college division entry inched from last year's 29 to 30, and the high schools
competing went from 25 to 34. The advantages to an all-weather track are numerous. Timmons lists a few: sure footing and fewer injuries, equal performance potential in each lane, quick-drying surface and uniform smoothness, good drainage, time and money saver on maintenance and in preparation, better and more consistent performances.
It would also be possible toplan and execute time schedules better since a six-lane track means more heats and longer meets. Of course, there would no longer exist the chance of rain cancelling the KU Relays.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts showers and thunderstorms for the Lawrence area today. Winds,15 to 25 miles per hour. Cloudy and cool Thursday with highs today in the 60s. Low tonight 40 to 45. Precipitation probabilities 80 per cent today, 60 per cent tonight and 30 per cent Thursday.
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