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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, December 9, 1993
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BURIED IN HISTORY
The books available in the Max Kade Center for German-American Studies are printed in German and range in subjects from American History to gardening.
Professor busy with KU's first German library
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan staff writer
Helmut Huelsbergen will spend his winter break buried in books by choice.
He already is stacking books at the historic Sudler House, home of the University's first German-American library.
"It's a growing book collection," said Huelsberg, professor of Germanic languages and literature. "We've ordered shelves to house the whole collection, which we hope to get during Christmas break."
Since the April 1992 opening of the Max Kade Center for German-American Documents and Research, the collection has grown to more than 5,000 documents.
"We made the effort to collect books that have to do with the faith, the dreams and plans of German immigrants coming over into this country," he said. "We're still looking largely for books from the 19th century, published in this country in German."
The $215,000 renovation of the Sudler House, a large stone home built in 1929 for Mervin T. Sudler, the first dean of the University of Kansas' School of Medicine, was financed by the Max Kade Foundation in New York.
"The renovations were made in order to keep with the tradition of the house," Huelsbergen said. "The history and character of the house was preserved as much as possible."
Max Kade was a German immigrant who came to the United States and made a fortune by developing a cough syrup. The Max Kade Foundation is a philanthropic organization that fosters German studies in this country, Huelserbergen said.
KU's Max Kade Center, located one block north of West Campus Road and 11th Street, was renovated to include a finished learning center on the main floor and a furnished apartment with a conference room on the second floor.
The apartment will be used for the visiting Max Kade distinguished professor of German.
Bill Ballew, Franklin, N.C., graduate student, who began going to class in the center last spring, said that facilities planning had done an excellent job renovating the house.
"They reidid the wood floors and walls, keeping the original look of the house," Ballew said. "I've looked through the books in the library and there's some pretty amazing stuff in there."
Eric Zelt, Lawrence graduate student, said there were other Max Kade Centers at universities in the United States sponsored by the Kade organization.
He said his studies had kept him from reading the literature for enjoyment, but he said he had looked through some of the books and documents that had been taken out of storage and shelved.
"Much of it is local literature dealing with German-American studies, records from old towns and historic writings," he said. "The library is full of books, and it looks like interesting reading."
Helmut Huelsbergen, director of the Max Kade Center for German-American Studies, places books on the shelves of the German-American Library in the Sudler House, one block north of West Campus Road and 11th Street.
Faculty calls for improved firing process
Tonkovich hearings prompt suggestions
David Stewart
Kansan staff writer
As the Board of Regents decides whether to hear the reinstatement appeal of former law professor Emil Tonkovich, a University faculty group released its recommendations yesterday on how to improve the faculty dismissal process.
With two of its members in attendance at all the Tonkovich hearings, the KU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, listed eight recommendations on its report on how to ensure due process in disciplinary procedures against the faculty, said Felix Moos, professor of anthropology and president of the KU chapter of AAUP.
AAUP rules require its members to submit a written report on the procedures following any faculty dismissal hearing. Moos said,
The five-member Tenure and Related Problems committee voted in July to uphold Chancellor Gene Budig's dismissal of Tonkovich for moral turpitude and ethical violations.
The four-page report was signed by Moos and the seven other executive AAAU members. Moos said the more important recommendations were:
Discouraging the University from conducting hearings like criminal proceedings.
■ Separating the authority of the general counsel to investigate allegations against faculty from the authority to prosecute.
Specifying a reasonable statute of limitations for complaints against faculty.
Providing those faculty who could not afford counsel with legal representation.
Under current University policy, Moos said, the University's general counsel who investigated could not be called to testify by the accused faculty member.
"We see that as a real problem," Moos said. "It is an uneven playing field for faculty members."
Moos said he hoped that the Senate Executive Committee would approve the recommendations presented in the AAUP report.
Rose Marino, associate general counsel, would not comment on the release of the AAUP report or its contents.
T. P. Srinivasan, professor of mathematics and head of SenEx, said the Tenure and Related Problems committee had considered many of the proposals brought up in the AAUP report since early this semester.
"That committee is in the thick of discussions on these matters," Srinivasan said. "They are to come up with an exhaustive list of recommendations by mid-February."
SenEx will vote on the recommendations in Spring 1994, Srinivasan said. While he agreed with many of the changes proposed by AAUP for disciplinary procedure for faculty, Srinivasan said he saw the report's recommendations only as guidelines.
"They simply provide a benchmark," Srinivasan said. "They are not a substitute for formal prohibitions and procedures."
Tonkovich said he saw the report's proposed changes as proof that the University had violated his due process during his nine-month hearing.
"This was not just a question of the University violating procedures but flagrantly ignoring procedures altogether," Tonkovich said. "These recommendations are AAUP policy and there is no precedent for what the University did."
On Dec. 1 Tonkovich filed his reply to a brief from the University, he said.
He did not know whether he would use the AAUP report to bolster his appeal, Tonkovich said.
Student sues KU over residency
Deciding where senior Krista Hans legally can call home has led to her suing the University.
Currently living in Lawrence, Hans has sued the University over its decision not to grant her in-state residency status.
Hans has lived in Kansas since 1913, paid Kansas state resident income taxes and intends to reside and work in Kansas after graduation, according to the petition filed by Michael Rilang. Biling, attorney.
Neither Riling or Hans could be reached for comment.
in his petition, Riling said that Hans "relies mainly upon Kansas sources of income for her support."
Rose Marino, associate general counsel, said in the University's response to the lawsuit that Hans had only shown earning $8,700 from Kansas sources while living expenses for the past 12 months were $12,810. Marino said in her response that Hans had not adequately explained the source of the $4,100 difference.
"I'm not going to comment on the specifics of the case," Marino said in an interview. "It's still in progress."
— David Stewart
One year later, scholarship remembers loss of student
By Sara Bennett and Christoph Führmans Kansan staff writers
From weathered fliers, Alexis Dillard smiles at passers-by. Just as he has since the night he disappeared a year ago.
On the eve of the anniversary of Dillard's disappearance, there are still no clues as to what happened to the Wichita senior. Now, one year later, family and friends remember Dillard's accomplishments as they deal with the pain of not knowing where he is.
"It's still a tremendous loss for us," said Dillard's mother, Felicie Dillard. "But you know we look forward to building on the legacy that he left us. We are going to focus on what he has left us for the future."
Alexis Dillard is being remembered through a memorial fund established to create an award in his honor. Sue Morrell, the Student Union Activities adviser who worked with Dillard at SUA, said family and friends were initiating a fund-raising effort to create a student recognition award in conjunction with the University.
Morrell said the fund would benefit a
graduating senior who embodied Dillard's ideals and strength of character. Morrell said she hoped that the fund would benefit a senior whose contributions, like Dillard's, had gone largely unrecognized.
"Alexis was the type of leader that helped others succeed but didn't want to be recognized himself," she said.
Felicie Dillard said she hoped the fund would help students remember her son.
"I think it's a special kind of tribute to him — to the kind of person he was," she said.
On Dec. 10, 1992, Alexis Dillard went out with friends to celebrate the end of the fall semester. The group ended up at Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., the last place Dillard was reported to have been seen.
Dillard's fraternity brothers reported him missing when he did not return home the next day. Fliers were distributed while friends and police combed the banks of the Kansas River. Dillard had talked about swimming the river before, and some feared he might have tried it again that night. The searchers found footprints matching Dillard's size 10 Rockport shoes. The footprints lead to the river but not
Dillard
Brunt of the Lawrence police said the case remained open, but no new leads had surfaced.
"We actively pursue a case until we're out of leads," he said. "That's where we are in the Alexis Dillard case."
Brunt said the case would stay open until solved. He declined to comment on what might have happened to Dillard but said there was no evidence of foul play. The case is still classified as a disappearance.
Felicie Dillard said she was surprised at how painful it was not knowing what happened to her son.
A year later, the mystery remains unsolved. Lt. Ed
"Alexis' name is still brought up around here," he said. "He was a hell of a guy." Contributions to the memorial fund can be directed to the Alexis F. Dillard Fund in care of the KU Endowment Association. Questions can be directed to Sue Morrell at the SUA office, 864-3477.
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Westen Hyter, Hutchinson junior and Phi Gamma Delta president, said Dillard was still on the minds of fraternity members.
Repeated searches of the river by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Kansas Army National Guard failed to find Dillard. Other leads failed to yield new information.
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"There's a lack of closure even though the evidence says that realistically he may never come back," Radcliffe said. "People don't want to write it off. We want to keep that approach until we hear differently."
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Until he is located, friends and family prefer to believe Alexis Dillard may return someday. Bill Radcliffe, Lawrence senior and member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, where Dillard was a member, said fraternity members wanted to wait until the case was solved before they established any kind of memorial.
"I didn't realize a year ago how that would play such an important part," she said.
"Time doesn't seem to have mitigated it a whole lot."
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