Board replies to demands
The board of School District 497 issued a statement Friday concerning demands recently made by black students at Lawrence High School.
The three-point position statement was released after a closed meeting with Vernell Sturns, Lawrence director of human resources and community development; Leanard Harrison, director of the Ballard Center and Leroy Colquitt Jr., assistant professor of physics at KU, who acted as representatives of the Lawrence black community.
In its statement, the school board:
- Reaffirmed a motion passed April 20 commending the Lawrence High student council for the way it handled the demands for a black cheerleader. The council established a squad of cheerleaders composed of five whites and two blacks. Cheerleaders will be elected by members of their own races. The board also urged the Lawrence High students to meet with black students and seek a solution to the problem of a black queen.
- Said the idea of a fourth school within the school at Lawrence High could benefit the overall educational program. It ordered a study of the possibility to be made by administrators. Lawrence High now operates with three such divisions. The board also said it would seek a black administrator to act as director of the proposed school. It said anyone considered must be a qualified administrator, as prescribed by the State Board of Education.
- Concurred in the need for black studies to be further developed in the high school, as resources became available.
The board refused to drop charges against five persons who were arrested or charged as a result of an April 13 demonstration at the high school. The question of amnesty for the five persons was raised, but the discussion ended when James W. Paddock, board president, announced that the board had "voted on that last time and our position has not changed."
None of the persons arrested
Summer applications for on-campus jobs due
Students intending to participate in the College-Work-Study Program should notify the heads of their departments before Friday.
By that date all the departments at the University will have submitted their requests for participants in the Work-Study Program for this summer, Bernard Taylor, assistant director of financial aid, said Monday.
To participate, students must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a national of the United States or intend to become a permanent resident.
- Must come from a low-income family or have no family at all.
- Must be in need of such earnings to pursue a course of study at the institution.
- Must be able to maintain a good standing at the institution while employed under this program.
- Must currently be enrolled in the University or enroll for the fall semester.
Eligibility has been extended to all students who are determined by the institution to be in need
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The employment is on-campus only and the program undertakes no off-campus employment.
Minimum wage is $1.45 an hour; maximum is $3.00 an hour. Students should note, however, said Taylor, that the maximum wage is for graduate research assistants only. Taylor estimated the average hour payment at $1.65.
A new rule to go into effect this summer, Taylor said, is that a student may work for up to 40 hours a week providing he performs his academic work satisfactorily.
The Office of Student Financial Aid will be responsible for the selection of students to be employed in the program.
were students at Lawrence High School, John Spearman Jr., Lawrence sophomore and president of the KU Black Student Union, was among those arrested.
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