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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, April 24, 1991
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'Call me Ishmael'
'Moby Dick' read to honor Melville
Kansan staff writer
Today may be the first time that a whale has appeared on Wescoe Beach.
A 24-hour reading of "Moby Dick" will take place today in front of Wesco Hall, to commemorate the death of the death of Herman McKillle.
Elizabeth Schultz, professor of English and the event's organizer, said 70 people would read from the novel for 20 minutes at a time.
Schultz told the readers were KU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Lawrence community.
'There are more people interested in this than I ever anticipated. I hope those who are not reading come by just to listen.'
- Elizabeth Schultz professor of English
Among those reading, she said, will be a KU English professor who is returning from his leave in Chicago and a former member of KU's English department who now teaches at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Schultz said the number of people who asked to join the reading was so great that she had to shorten the segments to fit in more readers.
"There are more people inter in this than I ever anticipated, " I hope those who are reading come by to listen to."
Though the event is meant coincide with a speech to about Melville by Richard B head, Yale University visiting fessor, Schultz tells she welcomes chance to read the novel aloud.
"It takes on new meanings read aloud," she said. "Melk language is so rich, and the st based on the epic, the drama lyric poetry, all of which are r to be heard."
Schultz's passion for the nor reflected in the decoration o Wescoe office.
It is decorated with Melville
cartoons, about the great
whale, and a hanging mobi
leather case. You can navigate past to sit by her desk
"The novel has come into A can culture," she said. "Ever knows the name, the great whale. Call me Imahael." B those who have read the book care, it resonates with meaning Charlie Kim, Kansas City, senior, his passion for the what lead him to sign up f reading at 2 a.m.
As Kim spoke of the love fft book he found last semeb Schultz's honors class on the he inadvertently used Mely words to express his emotions. "I hope this sparks an interest not just in art, but in j search for a whale, it is re metaphysical voyage. It is s for the 'ungraspable phanto life.'"
KU is seeking tuition relief
Budig says endowment programs will provide scholarship money
By Eric Nelson
Kansan staff writer
KU officials are looking to the Kansas University Endowment Association for relief from tuition increases.
Last week the Board of Regents increased tuition by 8 percent for residents and by 15 percent for nonresidents for the 1991-92 academic year.
This increase will be followed by a proposed increase for 1992-93 of 8 percent for resident students in smaller regional schools, 10 percent for residents in research schools such as 12% and 12% percent for all non-residents.
Along with approving increases, the Regents tabled a proposal by the student advisory committee for new scholarships.
After the Regents action, Chancellor Gene Budig said, "I do not expect the state to increase student scholarships any sign of change in way the department head."
Budig said the University would rely on programs such as Campaign Kansas to carry the burden of finding scholarship money.
"We must be sensitive to the magnitude of these increases," he said. "This action places great pressure on the University of Kansas to raise its tuition."
tunities at KU."
Todd Seymour, president of the endowment association, said the association had already received more than $5 million this year for student scholarships.
"Scholarships are one of the main things we're raising money for all the time," he said.
He said that small amounts donated may go directly to scholarships, while some larger amounts go to special funds. The income generated from funds' investments go to scholarships.
John Scarfe, director of public relations for the association, said that when endowment funds began counting toward Campaign Kansas on July 1, 1867, the goal for scholarships and fellowships was set at $30 million
As of January 1991, $39.9 million had been pledged or committed to scholarship funds, he said. Money will continue to count toward the campaign until June 1992, even if administration has already exceeded its goal.
Grad school appeals to some
He said the association always had worked hard to help students meet financial needs.
"It's a popular item to give for," Scarffe said of the scholarships.
By Carmalyn Fincham
After walking down the hill for graduation in May, some seniors turn around in August and walk right back up Mt. Oread.
Every year, some graduates choose to delay entering the job market to stay in school. According to Ruth Hillers, assistant director of graduate studies for liberal arts and sciences, enrollment was up 170 students for the fall semester of 1990 in her college. The number of new graduate students for all programs, who were not formerly enrolled at KU as undergraduates, was 865 for Fall 1990.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement has projected that 321,607 students across the nation are attending graduate school this year. This number has been rising since 1984 when the total was 286,251.
"It has a lot to do with the available jobs on the outside." Hillers said.
Ron Ash, associate professor and director of master's programs for the business school, said that they have seen a three-fold increase in people requesting information on their master of business administration program this year.
"People figure that if they can't get employment, they could go to school for two years and get a better position at the end of the recession." Ash said.
In 1988, a study was done concerning the
salary differentials for graduates from KU and Indiana with a bachelor's degree and with a master's degree in business. In a group that had been working from five to 12 years, the graduates with an MBA made approximately 11,800 more annually.
W. Max Lucas, dean of the school of architecture and urban design, said he thought the economy affected graduate school enrollment , particularly during a recession.
"It's going to be harder for our graduates this year to find jobs, but persistence and flexibility are the keys," he said.
Not only does the economy affect enrollment numbers, but a school's funding also can attract or turn away students.
Even though enrollment has risen this year, Hillers said that next year enrollment could drop again.
"It depends on the legislature," she said. "Right now it doesn't look good."
Ash also agreed that the future of the University's graduate program rested with the legislature.
"If the university doesn't increase the number of improvements it's making to remain competitive with peer programs, we will fall behind." Ash said.
"The quality of graduate education has eroded, and without future funding, it will continue to erode," he said.
The University of Kansas Office of Institutional Research and Planning has
tabulated the graduate school enrollment by schools for the fall of 1990. Here are the top five.
Liberal Arts and Sciences 2,241
Education 1,892
Law 520
Business 451
Social Welfare 442
The high figures for the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, however, includes areas of study from anthropology to women's studies.
"One of the programs that has the most applicants is psychology," said Susan Levine, assistant dean of the Graduate School.
Tracy Cooper, Madison, Wis., senior, said she would be continuing her education in the psychology department at KU in the fall as a graduate student. She said that she never considered not going to graduate school.
"You can't do anything in psychology with an undergraduate degree. To counsel people, you have to go on," she said.
The decision to stay at KU was an easy one for her. She said that she already knew all of the instructors and liked the program here.
However, graduate school is not for everyone, according to Hillers.
"Those who do not know what they want to be when they grow up should not go on to graduate school," Hillers said.
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