THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 87, No.126
Reactions vary on drop change
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
Friday, April 15, 1977
See story page 10
Local legislators disturbed about early adjournment
Staff Reporter
By DENNA KERBOW
Local legislators have expressed concern about the Kansas legislature's early adjournment last week because several bills that would remove county maytees may not reach final action, this year.
In addition, those bills that do reach final action, but are vethed by Gov. Robert Bennett, won't be reintroduced to the Senate. But whether to override the governor's vetoes.
State Sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence, said yesterday, "We'll just have to accept whatever he does, short of calling a special session of the legislature.
"IN OD-NUMBERED years, we can stay in session indefinitely. We're not ready."
State Rep. Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, said. "There might be something in the way of a special session. It wouldn't surprise me if there still a awful lot of work to do vet.
"Any time you have a major change like that," he said, referring to the first Kansas Hornets since the 1970s and Lakers since the process—not to knock the new chair
man—but I think it just took awhile to ad-hist.
State Rep. John Vogel, R-Lawrence, said he doubted that a special session would be held.
"I THINK IT WOULD be a little embarrassing to both bodies," he said, "especially the Democratic party, because we did not do that much work this year."
He said the delay had been a matter of conference committees getting together.
"And they didn't seem to think it was of that much importance," he said, "but I'm not sure if it was."
In agreement, Buzii said, "The big hang-up has been getting our conference committee back together and the much faster pace during these few days than we did during the last days of the first meeting."
Burzi said he thought legislators were in a hamstring position about the governor's veto power, adding, "I personally feel we can do it better and approve appropriations, measures—at least that."
BERMAN SAID, "I felt we left an awful lot undone, principally all of the appropriations bills, including the supplemental bill for this fiscal year."
Berman said he questioned the wisdom of early adjournment because bills that would be considered between the 27th and the 28th session to the governor after final adjournment.
"What can the legislature do about redline vetoes?" he asked. A red-line veto is one in which the governor can strike line of bills, nottingham bills, rather than veiling an entire bill.
Vogel said he, too, had been disappointed that more business hadn't been accomplished before adjournment because, he said. "This won't give us an opportunity to come back and override the governor's veto on bills still pending."
BUT, HE SAID, "I assume in the end, it will work out—normally it does."
Buzzi said he agreed that all important business probably would be finished within the three days, but that they would be "three long days."
Berman agreed that it would be hard to consider everything on the agenda in three
But, he said, "Oh, hell, you can finish up all your business in an hour if you've a mind
Former minister, now legislator, battles dry forces for liquor vote
This is the second of two stories on liquor by the drink in Kansas.
By STEVE FRAZIER Contributing Writer
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—State Sen. Tom
Brennan has criticized the north-floor window of the Kansas City, Kan.
municipal building toward two nearby
hotels that are trying to increase their
capacity.
"Do you know what you'd get around if we allowed liquor by the dep inkap in your room?"
"in those houses, you see, there are good people; good people within walking distance who don't have jobs and would wash dishes or sween floors.
"Up there you have black people, white people over here. They want jobs and are not happy."
"That's my district."
In his first session as a Kansas senator, Rehorn has emerged as one of the most vocal leaders in the move to let Kansas legislators vote on its constitution to allow liquor by the drink.
REHORN, $3, says he is now ranked as "the leading drug pusher in the state of Kansas" by the Kansas United Dry Forces, led by the Rev. Richard Taylor Jr.
Rehurn is a careful thinker. He tries to document all his arguments for liquor by the drink, but admits that some of his points need more backing.
Liquor by the drink supporters, besides developing their own arguments for that issue, devote a large part of their work against the ideas of Taylor, who they say is the main reason Kansas is without liquor by the drink.
REHORN CAN also explain two apparent paradoxes about his fight for liquor by the drink. He is a former Methodist minister, a pastor in New York and a moral ideal. And his current efforts center
Rehorm has compiled statistics that, he says, destroy Taylor's thesis that increased availability leads to increased consumption and more human suffering.
State Sen. Don Rehorn
in a resolution to ban alcohol from the state of Kansas
In an interview Wednesday, Rehman said
he was bringing to order a Kansas
lawsuit law firm.
"But our laws are such that we don't have liquor by the drink, so therefore we'dry. That's makes people feel good. That makes us more comfortable, is being the conscience of the nation."
"The liquor laws are absolutely slovenly in the state of Kansas. We could go down right now, walk right in and get a drink. It doesn't make much sense. You can do that anywhere in this state."
KANSAS CITY, Kan., he said, is the poorest community in an eight-county area and needs the conversions and taxpaying for the poor. "The Mo., which allows liquor by the drink.
One Kansas City, Mo., restaurant chain wrote Rehorn letters that said, "And I repeat to you what I have told you for some time, which is that we are not interested in a location in Kansas at the present time and not until we can get full liquor privileges.
"Being in the restaurant business in Missouri with 11 restaurants, we continue to work in a company employing approximately 900 people in Missouri and pays many dollars in taxes. Somehow perhaps the state of Kansas is not the best place for a restaurant operators such as ourselves."
REHORN SAID the American Cities Corporation, a development firm hired by Kansas City, Kan., listed Kansas' liquor laws as one of the city's problems.
Rehorn introduced a resolution on the Senate floor this session to let voters decide whether to allow city-option liquor by the drink.
"I realize there is great diversity in our
surroundings, but what can't this city determine its destiny?"
"Taylor says the people don't have the right to vote on constitutional amendments, and he's legally right. The legislature that gives the people the right to vote.
Rehorm compared the number of liquor stores per capita in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Missouri to those states' liquor laws and per capita alcohol consumption. He found no correlation between availability and consumption.
"but I say the people have a moral right to vote on the style of life in this state."
REHORN SAID TAILED his opposition to a vote on liquor by the drink was based on the fact that he is a lawyer.
Taylor is "intellectually dishonest" with his argument that increased availability of alcohol leads to increased consumption, he said.
Each Kanan consumes, on the average,
3.02 gallons of alcohol a year, according to the
Council's estimates. Each Kanan consumes, on the average,
3.02 gallons of alcohol a year, according to the
U.S. Department of Commerce
See LIQUOR BATTLE page 12
Ticklish?
Elise Willems, Lawrence junior, can't seem to keep a straight face as she and her partner, Tom Hawner, Lawrence senior, go through part of a dance routine during a Tau Sigma rehearsal last night. The dance group will perform May 5, 6 and 7 at the Tau Sigma recital in the Kansas University Ballroom will canvale the group to purchase a portable dance floor.
Hall rates to increase $35 next fall
Students will pay more for housing next fall if they choose to live on the University of Michigan campus.
Scholarship hall rates also will be increased slightly, Julie Gordon, assistant to the dean of women and scholarship hall adviser, said yesterday.
Residence hall contracts for the 1977-78 academic year show a $33 increase over the current year, Kip Grosshans, assistant to the dean of men, said Wednesday.
Both Gordon and Grosshans said the biggest reason for the increases was higher costs for food and utilities, as well as employee raises.
The increase in residence hall rates, Grosshans said, is smaller than in previous years because of the elimination of a $50 credit for continued occuancy.
IN THE PAST, if a student had occupied a residence hall at least two years and had fulfilled contract agreements on time, $500 were credited to his last contract payment.
Grossahans said the purpose of the credit was to encourage students to continue to study.
"We're not really sure that the credit served its purpose," he said, "and by eliminating it, we're able to come up with a smaller agreesthe-board increase."
Despite the increase, Grosshara said, residence halls are filling up quickly and is likely to remain empty.
Corbin and Gertrude Sellards Pearson hall are filled. Lewis Hall is close to capacity and Ewellsand McColum halls are filling faster than they did last year.
Gordon said the 63 spaces available for next year in scholarship halls had been taken. She said more students had decided to attend the next year, making fewer spaces available.
GROSSHANS SAID some students could still get their first choice of residence hall accommodations. There is no deadline for applying for residence hall space, he said, but students who submitted applications should have chance of getting their preferred hall.
To encourage students to plan ahead, residence hall contracts were available at the end of February—earlier than last year, Grosshans said.
He said it was too early to determine whether there would be a shortage of energy.
"We do expect a slight increase in enrollment, but we're sensitizing students to apply for space early," Grosshans said. "It's difficult to project whether there will be a shortage, but we'll be prepared if there is."
Watson's future to be disclosed
Mayor Marine Arsgersinger scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. this morning to discuss the future of top city ad- ministries, including Burford Watson, city manager.
"It was a good meeting," Commissioner Eames said last night. But the commissioner requested the topics of the closed meeting and will wait for the official statement to be released.
The conference was planned to release the results of yesterday's 3%-hour closed meeting between city commissioners and Watson.
Complaints about Watson during the recent city election are thought to have caused the commissioners to evaluate his performance.
The North College building on the old KU campus.
Campus beauty result of efforts by many throughout history
By DIANE WOLKOW
Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas campus wasn't always so rich in flowering trees and shrubs. The campus now has approximately 150 buildings shaded by tall trees, but originally had a single building- Old North College-perched on a lonely, barren hill.
When Chancellor Frank Olin Marvin first arrived at KU in 1874 he was appalled by the alien appearance of the University.
THE NEW CHANCELLOR appeared to the Kansas Legislature, saying, "the new University grounds, beautifully located and easily accessible," he added.
Chancellor Marvin decided to improve the campus. His first initiative was the establishment of a Historical Society in planting hundreds of trees. On the north side of the grounds were graded and a stone retaining wall was built. A gate was added, both for ornamentation and to keep out the cattle that roamed there.
A year later, Marvin sponsored a drive to beautify a raven north of campus. He obtained a bushel of black walnuts from a local farmer and led students in planting them in an area that was later named Marvin Grove.
Potter Lake was constructed in 1911 to serve primarily as a
THE ORIGINAL WALNUT trees are still standing near Potter Lake, along with younger walnut trees in all stages of growth. Harold Blitch, supervisor of grounds and landscaping, said the most recent trees sprout from seeds planted by snirrels.
reservoir in case of fire. The lake was named in honor of State Sen. T. M. Potter, a former member of the Kansas Board of Regents. A regatta was held on its surface as a feature of the 191 commencement program.
BESIDES BEEN an emergency water supply, Potter Lake was a recreational area. Swimming was allowed there until 1927, when a public pool was completed. A nine-hole golf course, for which the lake was named, followed the lake, a highway over its surface provided a water hazard.
In 1917, the KU administration took what the late W. C. Stevens, professor of botany, called "the first effective step toward the planting of the campus according to a comprehensive and unified plan."
The administrators had hired an architectural landscaping company from Kansas City, Mo., to plan the campus. Soon, berry-berries, evergreen, cottonwoods and elms dominated the campus, prompting one of Steven's colleagues to ask him whether the new
HOWEY, THE REAL impetus toward campus beautification began in 1940, when an advisory committee was appointed for a long-range landscaping program. The committee consisted of Mrs. John Henry Nelson, wife of the associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the time; Cora Dows, professor of bacteriology; and Irving Hill, a local banker.
A landscape architect, W. D. Durrell, instructor of botany, was
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 19.