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University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 13, 1989
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Legislators back raise in Margin financing
by Alan Morgan Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Following a state Senate subcommittee's recommendation last week of the $3.6 million increase in Margin of Excellence among local legislators are optimistic about the future of the program.
"Usually, when a proposed program travels through the various committees, it gets cut everywhere it goes," said State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence. "An increase at any point in the process is a good thing. The proposed increase by the Senate subcommittee gives us a little more cushion for the Margin of Excellence program."
The Margin is the Board of Regents three-year plan to increase total financing at its seven institutions to 95 percent of their peer schools' financing and faculty salaries to 100 percent of their peer schools' faculty salaries.
Although Gov. Mike Hayden had asked for $13 million for the Margin, the subcommittee determined that the budget should be release and recommended $16.6 million.
The subcommittee will report details of the increase to the full Senate Ways and Means Committee today.
"Since the governor's proposal for the Margin fell short, I'm glad to hear that the subcommittee has size of the program," Charlton said.
A proposed addition to the Margin would allocate an extra $3.5 million to KU's Lawrence campus, with $1.5 million for education and about $2 million for salaries.
The committee also proposed $4.4 million for the University of Kansas Medical Center.
"I don't like to make predictions, but I don't think there is a lot of strong sentiment against the Margin of Excellence program." Charlton said. "There are budget cutters everywhere you go, and there is always the danger of cuts to the program."
State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R- Lawrence, a member of the subcommittee, said he was pleased with the addition.
"This is only the first stage in the process, but I'm pretty confident it should make it through the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate as it now stands." Winter said. "The addition is a tremendous guard against the program being cut down."
Winter said that a lot of work had been done behind the scenes during the last month to convince subcommittee members to include the additions. He said that once the committee met, though, the recommendation for additions was not opposed.
Winter said that the additions would be a substantial boost to KU's financing.
"KU got its share of the funding, for sure," Winter said. "But, of course, KU is bigger than the other schools." The larger share than the other schools.
Winter said that he expected the House to cut some of the financing but that he was unsure how much.
"There are going to be people who will think the program is too big." Winter said. "When the dust settles in a couple of months from now, I hope the proposed additions will still be included."
By renting land from the owners of Mont Bleu, Patricia Powers and her husband are able to live at the base of the mountain. She said there were no plans to reopen the mountain for skiing.
Mont Bleu Ski Resort
by Max Evans
Kansan staff writer
About four miles east of Lawrence on Route 2, a mountain rise about 700 feet above the prairie. For about 20 years, off and on, it was the home of Mont Bleu Skia Area.
A tombstone on the side of Mont Bleu proclaims, "Here lies the mother of John Carson," but the tombstone could just as easily mark the death of Kansas" only ski
Around 1962, plans were initiated to clear the north face of the mountain for Kansas' first and only ski area. A Topeka doctor planned and successfully operated the area for 10 years, during which Mont Bleu boasted 24 hour skiing, a T-bar lift, a rope tow, private lessons and, most importantly, a lot of skiers.
"It it used to really be busy on the weekends," said Jane Schmall, who, along with a sister and a brother, owns the property. "I took lessons there, and my son learned to ski there when he was about 7; he's 36 now."
Schmalz's father bought the mountain and surroundings in 1998, after it had been almost all heptenombs. He was then able to begin sleepwalking.
Tom Lutz, Jane Schmall' nephew, said that Quantrill allegedly camped behind the mountain the night before his gang reduced
Lawrence to ashes. And Schmall said that a stone house that stands on the south face of the mountain used to be part of the underground tunnels, slaves overnight on their trek to freedom.
The once-lively ski scene is now a thing of the past.
A building once known as the chalet is badly weathered as a result of too many winters and too little upkeep. A sign above the door still reads Mont Bleu Skir Area, but the door is now nailed shut, and many of the windows are broken. Inside, piles of trash and broken glass are scattered mingled with dirt and eight signs of Mont Bleu's previous existence.
An old pair of skis lie against a window frame. A ray of light illuminates a list of skiing rules and etiquette. A snack bar and cozy chairhouses ablieve to a more cheerful atmosphere.
"We had beer and Coke and a fireplace." Rapp reopened the area in 1981 for crosscountry skiing, but the new life was short-lived.
"A guy from St. Joseph wanted to put several million dollars into it, and we had some people from Michigan with some new snow-making equipment that would make
"We had a nice place there," said Patrick Rapp, the last operator of the area.
An old pair of skis stands dormant inside the chalet at the base of the Mont Bleu. The ski area has not been used for seven years.
snow at 42 degrees," Rapp said. "At the time it made a lot of sense."
It make a lot of sense.
But high interest rates and warm weather acted to dissipate any plans Rapp had for the area, and once again the ski slope closed.
Patricia Powers, who lives next door to the old chalet, said that interest in the area still
existed.
"They keep saying someone is going to come in and open this place back up." Powers said.
"They were talking about putting two or three more runs in, and we like the peace and quiet."
Journalism professor accepts OU job offer
Kansan staff writer
by Kathy Walsh
David Dary, professor of journalism, will end his 20-year career at the University of Kansas when he becomes director of the school of journalism and mass communications at the University of Oklahoma.
tise."
Dary on Friday accepted the Oklahoma Board of Regents appointment to serve as the eight director of the H.H. Herbert School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Oklahoma.
Dary will continue to teach at KU through the end of this semester.
With almost 1,300 students enrolled in Oklahoma's journalism school, it is the largest department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Robert E. Hemenway, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said, "David Dary represents a unique combination of a professional journalist and academic leader. We are pleased he will be working with our faculty and Oklahoma journalists to educate tomorrow's professionals, equiping students with both broad knowledge and professional exper-
Dary said he was looking forward to working with the journalism faculty in Norman and with professionals across Oklahoma.
"One of my first tasks this summer will be to visit Oklahoma newspaper editors, publishers, radio and television broadcasters, advertising and public relations professionals and Oklahoma alumni," he said.
Dary said he had the opportunity to make initial contacts when he attended meetings with the Oklahoma Broadcasters' Association and the Oklahoma Press Association on Friday and Saturday.
Dary has taught a number of journalism courses at KU including history of American journalism, publication, reporting, and broadcast news.
Dary earned his bachelor's degree in radio and television from Kansas State University in 1956. He received his master's degree from KU in 1970.
and from 1976 to 1978, Dary served as the first publisher of the University Daily Kansan.
Dary's career at KU goes beyond the classroom.
From 1973 to 1976 he was director of the Office of University Relations,
He said one of his responsibilities as publisher was to determine if a general manager was needed for the paper.
Before joining the KU faculty in 1969. Dary was active in the radio and television media.
Dary covered government for CBS during the end of the Eisenhower Administration and for most of the Kennedy Administration. Although the position of White House correspondent did not exist at this time, Dary said a lot of his time was spent covering the White House.
Dary left CBS in 1963 to become manager of local news for NBC in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. Dary returned to Kansas in 1967.
Dary returned to Kansas in 1967. First hired as a consultant, Dary was one of three who helped in the development of the KSTB TV in Topeka. Once the station was on the air, Dary became director of news.
served as academic specialist with the U.S. Embassy in Khartum, Sudan.
Cowboy Culture.
Author of several books. Wardier in 1981 was awarded the Wrangler Award, the Golden Spur Award and the Best Non-Fiction Book Award for
very sad Oklahoma's journalism program was essentially the same as KU's with one addition. Oklahoma offers a major in professional writing, which would prepare students in fiction and non-fiction writing.
Last May and early June, Dary
Journalism school seeks replacement
by Kathy Walsh Kansan staff writer
The School of Journalism began advertising in January for a replacement for David Dary, professor of journalism.
Mike Kautsch, dean of journalism, said the search was based on the assumption Dary was going to leave.
letter of resignation to Kautsch.
On Friday, Dary accepted the Oklahoma Board of Regents appointment to be director of the University and Miss Communications at the University of Oklahoma. As of yesterday, he had not turned in his
Kautsch said the school wanted to hire a teacher who would head the new business communications curriculum.
Although the new curriculum has not been approved, Kautsch said a survey of the faculty showed strong support for the curriculum. It would replace the public relations and corporate television sequences.
Kautsch said the curriculum is up for approval by the journalism school faculty members, who are responsible to vote on it sometime this month.
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