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Wednesday, January 26, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Retiring grand marshal likes pomp, circumstance
In a time when people see little need for formal ceremonies, pomp and circumstance, the University of Kansas hasn't completely forgotten tradition. The ceremonial mourning of marital still exists, although KU's marshal for 11 years is stepping down.
The University marshal is the steward for ceremonial activities at KU. He leads commencement processionals and presides over University convocations and inaugural ceremonies, chancellors.
As chief marshal for 11 years, Paul Wilson, Kane Professor of Law, has seen some traditions abolished, but is firm in his conviction that tradition is desirable.
"I'm a traditionalist. It is a link to the past, providing a means of understanding America," he said.
Two links to the past have been broken, according to Wilson. The University had a baccalaureate service the Sunday of graduation week and then commencement
"KU eliminated the baccalaureate because it was essentially a Christian service, but a lot of students aren't Christian." he said.
KU no longer lets graduates walk across the stage, one by one, either.
"Every student would walk across the stage and shake the chancellor's hand and the dean's hand. It was done quickly, however." he said.
Wilson remembers two commencements in particular.
Wilson doesn't lament these changes but wishes there were greater interest in formal affairs. He says he has noticed a declining number of students attending convocation and commencement, which he calls "by far the most beautiful ceremony on campus."
"In 1989, in the height of turmoil on campus, there were threats to disrupt commencement proceedings," he said. "We had obtained some restraining orders from the District Court. As I led the procession down the hill, I was struck by the number of orders and if someone had disrupted the proceedings they would have been in contempt of court.
"Then two or three years ago when streaking was popular, two streakers, stark naked, ran accross the front of the platform. There were things going smoothly in spite of that."
Wilson is responsible for such sticky situations, and for planning, coordinating and revising the scripts for all University formal proceedings.
After serving two five-year terms and taking an extra year to wind things up, Wilson will retire this year as chief marshal.
The chief marshal is appointed by the chancellor, who selects a faculty member, usually a dean or department chairman and a three-derm commitment to the University.
Chancellor Dykes has appointed Norton Greenberger, professor and chairman of medicine for KU, to succeed Wilson.
Greenberger expects to spend a year in transition, then increase the trade," he said. "We've done over completely."
According to Greenberger the decline in
attendance at these formal proceedings is a sign of the times.
"We shouldn't neglect these ceremonies because they have a recognition of great importance."
One of Greenberg's goals is to increase
attendance at University
Come this May, when Greenberger carries the university staff (made of wood and metal) to the barn to lead the class of 1975 down the hill, he hopes to see a renewed interest in the event.
Senate seeks more voters
By adding polling places and increasing pressure, Kevin Flynn, Student Senate Elections Committee chairman, hopes to get a record number of students to vote in the coming student body presidential and vice presidential elections on Feb. 16 and 17.
The record Flynn wants to make obsolete
was set last year in 1,197 students voted
off.
BUT FLYNN says he doesn't want just a small number of additional votes. His goal is to attract at least 5,000 students to the polls.
Although details on the how task is to be accomplished haven't been completed, Flynn says he hopes to increase the number of polls on campus during the day from four or five to six or seven. He also intends to increase the grouping spaces open at least two hours longer.
But the main part of *Flynn's* plan to bring students to the polls is a massive ad-攻.
"The lack of voting is just a lack of interest. We're going to try to get the issues out in front, but more so we're going to try to show what the Senate does," he said.
THE EMPHASIS of the advertising campaign won't be on who the candidates are or what they've done, but on the acceptance by the Student Senate, according to Flynn.
TEDDE TASHEFF, student body president, said, "Flynn will be able to do it. Elections have never been organized so much now in the semester as they are this
Tashef said that even if Fjymn's strategy wasn't successful, the candidates running in the election would have been better.
Flynn said that each of the three teams who filed had formed a coalition, "which should improve their candidates' strength, and make a tight race for Senate seats."
Flynn predicted that at least 300 persons would vie for the 166 open Senate seats.
THE THREE presidential candidates—Sherri Grey, Manhattan senior; Randy McKernan, Salina junior; and Steve Leben, El Dorado junior, said they intended to help Flynn achieve his goal. The candidates said they would launch both telephone and person-to-person campaigns to get people to the polls.
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But, the candidates said they hoped that the issues on their platforms would provide the push to get people to vote.
McKernan said that he would arrange
them so that those who couldn't otherwise
reach a pitch.
FLYNAM SAID he hoped to have each of the candidates complete a questionnaire to identify their stand on the issues. Flynn said that the results would then be published.
"We want to get the whole election process out in front," he said.
"With the enrollment we have, 5,000 isn't that much to ask. K-State told us that in their spring semester, they had
Increased cost and a lack of student interest may have discouraged the adoption of any optional meal-buying plans at University of Kansas residence halls, Mike Tarabuolo, president of the Association of Residence Halls (AHRH), said yesterday.
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Staff Renorter
Apathy cancels meal changes
When students sign residence hall contracts, they agree to pay for 20 meals a week, although some may go home on the same lunch every day because of classes.
Although some are disdissatisfied with the current meal plan, most seem happy with the food and the meal system as it exists. Holly Hansen, president of Lewis Hall, said.
"THERE HASN'T been enough interest to bring about an organized effort to change things," she said. "The plan now provides for people to meet the greatest people for the least amount of money."
During the fall 1975 students in residence halls were polled to see whether they were interested in a meal plan letting them pay for meals. The meals served every week. Taraaboules said.
The poll, and two previous ones, indicated little interest in optional meal-buying plans. Tarabulos said. He estimated that 35 to 40 students would buy the meal and student's contract money was spent on food.
J. W.ILSON, director of housing, offered another reason why KU has only one meal restaurant.
"The (optional) plan does "really fit the KU campus," Wilson said. "KU isn't a commuter school because there are plenty of football fields to keep students on weekends."
Elmer Gunclek, food supply manager at Templin Hall, said that because about 65 people leave each weekend, less food is cooked.
At Lewis Hall, there usually isn't much difference between the amount of food
The Douglas County Council on Correction and Delinquency will discuss "Some Highlights of Critical Legislation Considered in the Upcoming Kansas 1977 General Session; at its January meeting in Lawrence Public Library tonight at 7:30.
Council plans panel on issues
A panel of two Lawrence Democratic legislators, State Rep. Mike Glover and State Sen. Arnold Berman (D-Lawrence), one moderator, Anne Hebberger of Overland Park, will discuss such issues as the death penalty, drug abuse, mandatory presentence investigations and the juvenile code. A discussion will follow.
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OTHER REGENTS schools in Kansas, including Fort Hays State College, Emporia Kansas State College and Kansas State College, have offered options for several years.
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Wilma Minton, director of student services at Pittsburg, said Pittsburg's system was popular with students because many work off campus or go on weekends. The housing directors at all three schools agreed that the opportunity occasionally "sneaking" an extra meal because students were checked as they entered the cafeterias.
However, all said the increased cost of administrative work and food services were
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PUBLIC NOTICE Student Senate Elections
Spring 1977
Nunemaker Senate District
IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT:
Elections for Student Body President, Vice-President, 106 Student Senate seats, and class officers will be held Feb. 16 and 17.
1) Pick up declaration of candidacy at the Student Senate office (Level 3, Suite 105, Kansas Union).
2) If you have not been a student senator, obtain the signatures of 500 currently enrolled students.
3) Return your declaration (with $5.00 filing fee) no later than 5:00 P.M. on Wed-
dnesday, January 26, 1977 to the Senate office.
IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR SENATE:
1) Pick up declaration of candidacy at the Student Senate office (Level 3, Suite 105, Kansas Union).
2) Have the office of the Dean of your school or college certify your enrollment in that school or college.
3) Return your declaration (with $5.00 filing fee) no later than 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 1977, to the Senate office.
IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR CLASS OFFICERS:
2) Have the office of the Dean of your school or college certify your enrollment and year in that school or college.
3) Obtain signatures of 50 students in their class on the petition form.
1) Pick up declaration of candidacy at the Student Senate office (Level 3, Suite 105,
Kansas Union).
4) Return your declaration (with $5.00 filing fee) no later than 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 2, 1977, to the Senate office.
Student Senate Seats Open:
Architecture 2
Business 4
Education 8
Engineering 8
Fine Arts 7
Journalism 3
Law 2
Pharmacy 2
Social Welfare 3
Graduate School 23
LA&S 15
*Nunemaker 27
**University Specials 2
*To be elected according to districts shown on the map.
**Any student who has a school code classification of (Z).**
Class Officer Seats Open:
Sophomore, Junior, and Senior class officers (President, Vice-President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer)
ALL CANDIDATES MUST ATTEND A SPECIAL MEETING (TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE JAYHAWK ROOM OF THE KANSAS UNION) TO APPROVE THE PROOF OF BALLOT AS WELL AS GO OVER LAST MINUTE ELECTION POINTS. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING, THE BALLOT WILL BE PRINTED AS THE PROOF HAS COMETO US.
(Paid for by Student Activity Fee)