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Research, educational services not entirely funded
By LEON UNRUH
Staff Reporter
Research and educational service programs at the University of Kansas were funded with $13 million in government and corporate grants and contracts in fiscal 1976, but some bills from those programs were left unpaid.
For each program, two types of costs were incurred. Direct costs, such as salaries and equipment, were covered by the grants and contracts, Keith was the director of business and financial affairs, said last week.
But indirect costs—those for rent, utilities, services and equipment wear and tear—were a major source of cost.
were paid for by the grants, but sometimes they weren't.
IN FISCAL 1975, for example, the University collected only $1.8 million of $2.7 million requested from funding institutions to pay indirect costs for the year's research and educational programs.
Because of that shortage, Nitcher said, the University had to subsidize the research and service costs.
"To the extent that University costs aren't fully recovered, it means some other resource has to provide those services," Nichter said. "It might be number of students; student fees or departmental funds."
UNPAID OVERHEARD COSTS, particularly utility costs, have a growing effect, he said.
Carolyn Hallenbeck, administrative assistant in research administration, said that KU usually was reimbursed for 85 to 90 per cent of the indirect costs of research administration. She estimated payment lower rate, about 23 per cent.
Nitcher said exact indirect costs rarely could be figured for each program. Instead, total indirect costs for all research and the educational programs were added categorically and averaged.
FOR ON-CAMPUS PRESURSE, KU asks for direct fund costs plus 50 per cent of that amount for indirect
For a $1,000 research program in Spencer Library,
for example, KU would request $1,500 to cover all
course costs.
KU asks that off-campus research programs receive the equivalent of 28 per cent of direct costs for indirect costs. The University requests 57 per cent for indirect costs for on-campus instructional and educational programs and 47 per cent for off-campus programs.
Nichler said some federal and state grants were limited by legislation that held indirect cost payment
FEDERAL GRANTS often allow less than the full allowable amount, be said, and certain training must be provided.
"Some grants and contracts that come through the state we haven't been authorized payment on," he
Hallenbeck said, "That is usually less than what we might be able to recoup using regular rates."
Of $1.8 million received for indirect cost payments in fiscal 1976, Halnecken said, $1.7 million was for the year.
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In fiscal 1975, KU asked for $2.7 million in indirect costs on $15.5 million worth of programs. Only $1.6 million was charged to KU's budget.
Nitcher said that he realized some of the bills eventually had to be paid by KU, but he said KU's payment might harm other programs at the University.
"If we got full reimbursement, we could do a better job of administering that research," he said.
KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Vol.87,No.138
Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Harry Truman gets tribute
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Students stricken with intestinal flu
An outbreak of the intestinal flu struck the University of Kansas over the weekend, and confined many students to their beds as final examination week approaches.
Between 50 and 60 students have sought relief at Watkins Hospital from nausea, abdominal cramping, diarrhea and, in some cases, vomiting and fever, Martin Wollmann, director of Watkins Hospital, said yesterday.
Eleven students have been hospitalized, most of them to receive intravenous feeding, Wollmann said. The greatest danger of the illness is dehydration, he said, and they should be too sick to eat or drink. However, he said that none of the patients was seriously ill.
A check of several campus residence halls and Greek houses last night indicated that all had been affected by the flu but that most of the students were staying home to treat themselves.
J Jeff Allen, Lawrence senior and member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, said that 22 of his fraternity's 58 members were down with the flu.
"Most of the people just seem to be mildly ill with it, and they are just stinkling it out."
"It doesn't look really good," Allen said. "It started about last Thursday, and more and more seem to be coming down with it." David Jeans, director of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, said the flu became noticeable in his hall about four days ago.
Pam Horne, Lawrence graduate student and director of Gertrude-Sellards Pearson and Corbin Halls, said she had the flu herself.
"No one seems to be serious ill," she said. "I think we live through it by attacking."
MOST STUDENTS who have gone to Watkins are only mildly to moderately affected, Wollmann said. However, he said that anyone who catches the flu should
expect to be in bed for at least three or four days.
Little relief is available to those affected by intestinal flu, Wollmann said. The body must develop its own defenses once the illness goes away, a matter of time before the illness passes.
REST IS ESSENTIAL for a quick recovery, Wallmann said. He also said that food shouldn't be forced down, because it probably wouldn't be properly digested.
The outbreak isn't a total surprise to Wolkmann. Every spring brings several cases of the intestinal flu, he said, but the number of reported cases since Saturday is unusually high.
Wollmann dismissed the possibility that the illness was related to stress caused by approaching finals. However, the erratic weather conditions of the last few days may have contributed to the outbreak, he said, although no scientific evidence shows a connection between the illness and flu incidence and flu incidence. It is merely a common observance. Wollmann said.
THERE IS NO sure method of avoiding the flu. Wollmann said, but because the virus is infectious, it is wise to stay away from those who have been exposed to the virus.
The flu outbreak hasn't shown any signs of subsiding, Wollmann said, and Watkins probably will treat as many flu victims the next few days as it did this week.
The staff at the hospital was able to handle the heavy load of students Saturday and Sunday, Wollmann said, and it doesn't expect any problems.
An epidemic of rubella, a form of measles, was reported in Overland Park where the health department and most of them were in the Shawnee Mission school district. However, Wolmann said that the measles outbreak in Lawrence was not far from its outbreak in Lawrence were unrelated.
Gardner is arraigned
Joseph Gardner Jr., 23, was arraigned yesterday in Douglas County District Court on a charge of first degree murder in the case of a strangling death of Margaret Maxey. 46
The younger Gardner's request for a change of venue in his trial was refused Friday in Douglas County District Court by James Paddock, district court judge. Paddock is expected to rule later this week because cases made earlier by the younger Gardner.
Gardner pleaded not guilty at the arraignment and waived his right to a speedy trial. His jury trial will begin Sept. 14 in Douglass County District Court.
The younger Gardner's trial will begin June 8 in Douglas County District Court.
Gardner and his brother James Gardner,
16, were arrested Feb. 7 and charged with
theft of a collection of stolen property.
Both are currently being held in the Douglas County Jail without bond.
Staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
Heavy protection
Staying bone-dry during yesterday's downpour was easy for Dayton, Hatton, Spokane, Wash., junior. Hatton was more than
happy to carry the extra weight across campus as long as he stayed dry.
Groups meet to discuss IFC proposal
By JAN DECKER
BY JANDECKER Staff Renorter
Members of the University of Kansas Human Relations Committee will meet today with representatives of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) to discuss an IFC proposal dealing with minority membership in KU fraternities.
Although IFC representatives haven't disclosed the specifics of the proposal, it is one that all fraternities plan to subscribe to. The committee's recommendation in human Relations Committee said last night.
The Human Relations Committee recently concluded a series of closed bearings to investigate alleged racial discrimination in Panhelenic sororities.
The bearings stem from recent allegations that a KU student was denied membership in a sorority because she was black.
Jackson said that the Human Relations Committee had officially met with 10 of KU's 12 Panhellenic sororities. The 10 sororities have a planned plan to deal with their membership.
In a brief meeting with some members of the Human Relations Committee, the two sororites that didn't officially meet with the full committee and representatives from three other sororities presented an alternative to the Panhellenic plan.
Specifies of both plants haven't been made public, and Jackson said he didn't know
He also said that the sororites had reacted slightly more defensively to the hearings because a black woman rather than a black man chose to go through rush.
Jackson said that because the committee met with sororities first, there wasn't much time for the sororities to prepare a plan for dealing with minority membership.
"The sorotites felt more pressure," Jackson said, "some to the extent that they were very strong."
Although Panhellenic sororites have never admitted a black member, IFC fraternities have. Jackson said some houses offer food program for minority participation.
Jackson said the format for the hearings with the fraternities might be different from the previous one.
"It depends on the plan that the fraternity representatives present to us," be said.
All 22 IFC fraternities are expected to meet with representatives of the committee
In the meantime, the committee will make a report of its hearings with the sororites and submit it to SenEx, the sororites and to Chancellor Dyke Hyles.
Task force begins high school competence analysis
By DONNA KIRK
Staff Reporter
It's sad when John or Jane can't read a textbook or add numbers, but it's sadder still when they can't understand.
To insure that high school students learn basic skills before they graduate, a task force appointed by the Kansas State Board of Education has begun to develop a plan for what plans to draw up statewide program guidelines.
Competency-based education programs test students in basic skills and provide remedial programs to help them achieve standard skills before graduation.
BUT COMPETENCY-BASED education is an unwieldy giant requiring much study, time to establish and money to implement, according to Gary Sherrer, chairman of the state task force.
The 26-member task force, made up of students, businessmen and other professionals, is divided into five subcommittees. Each subcommittee studies one facet of competency-based education, writes a report of its findings, makes recommendations and presents its research to the rest of the committee.
He said recently that the task force was in its early stages of research, which began in March.
"It's carried out like a hearing." Sherer said. Each committee member can question or criticize the commission.
He said he thought the state organized the task force because other states already had minimum standards for hiring.
until recently when it was found that too many Kansas high school graduates could读 or写 text.
student programs.
The effects of competency-based education on teachers, students and parents, and the effects of social stigmas that hold back students who fail the tests.
Competency-based education in other states.
- Comprehensive measurements and how to deal with individual skill deficiencies
He said that the committee had no results, but that would submit a report to the State Board of Education.
THE TASK FORCE will study these areas:
- Current state efforts in competence-based
- research.
Barbara Etzel, professor of human development and a member of the task force, said that her subcommittee was studying definitions of basic skills and planned to establish standards to measure these.
"There are many theories why John and Jane can't read," she said, "and the committee wants to define what minimal skills are to help a student who lacks skills."
SHE SAID THAT a student who repeated a grade wasn't necessarily helped by it, and that for a student to improve, the system would have to change. Other teaching learning approaches would have to be changed.
Sherrer said abundant information was available
out competency-based education and about why students failed. He said that the subcommittees would study the programs of other state departments of education to find plans that might work for Kansas. He said that the state's Department of Education planned to send questionnaires to every school district in the state to obtain information about the programs and about the number of students enrolled.
"We're pumping a lot of money into schools,"
Sherrer said, "but the product isn't good. We want to do something about it."
He said the task force didn't know how much a commendate-based program would cost.
Scherer said that the task force would consider and other problems before it made its final report.
AN ASSOCIATED PRESS story earlier this month said that Richard Boswell, professor of English at the graduate school of the City University of New York, a professor of French and Latin at the high school graduates who couldn't read or write
He said that defining minimum competency, writing reliable and valid tests, determining when to give tests, assuring tests don't discriminate against different groups, the type of remedial program were such problems.
Restraining order lifted; case to Topeka
well, but that setting up competency-based testing programs created problems.
By JOHN WHITESIDES
Staff Renorter
A temporary order restraining the state from prosecuting the owners of the Drug Store, 768 Massachusetts St., because of the business' name was lifted last week in Douglas County District Court.
James Paddock, district court judge, voided the restraining order and determined that any legal action on the case should be taken in Shawnee County, not Douglas County.
Topeka, the state capital, is in Shawnee County, and Paddock apparently agreed with the earlier argument of an assistant attorney general that law suits against the state should be filed there.
The Drug Store sells pipes, cigarette papers, incense and other drug paraphernalia. The owners of
the store were warned by Mike Malone, county attorney, on April 18 that they were in apparent violation of a Kansas statute that prohibits the use of the word "employer" in business employs a full-time registered pharmacist.
THE OWNERS, Kim Kern and Jane Glotzhack, were given 10 days to comply with the statute. They responded on April 15 by filing an injunction in Douglas County against the state and its Board of Health. The injunction sought to stop Malone from prosecuting the owners.
Donald Hoffman, assistant attorney general, argued at an IAP 12 hearing that a civil action, such
Victiation of the statue is an unclassified misdemeanor, punishable by fines up to $50 on first charge.
as the filing of an injunction, couldn't be used to restrain criminal prosecution. He also argued that under Kansas law, actions against the state should be filed in Shawnee County.
In the injunction suit, Eric Kjrole, a Topena lawyer who represents the owners, had argued that the statute was unconstitutional and wasn't meant to be applied to businesses that didn't dispense drugs.
He said last week that if Malone filed charges against the owners, there might have to be separate proceedings for the criminal and civil questions. In that case, he said, he might let the owners be found guilty of violating the statute so the statute's contention could be considered as quickly as possible.
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