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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 15. 1967
GUNS VS. BUTTER?
A crowd of about 100 students listened to a debate of United States involvement in the Vietnam War Thursday in the Kansas Union. The discussion came on the second day of a Marine Corps recruiting team's visit to KU. Today recruiters wind up a 3-day visit that SDS has used as an occasion for an "antiwar speakout."
Professors debate at SDS table
By Monte Mace Kansan Staff Reporter
Two KU professors, debating the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war, Thursday told a crowd of students the United States and the Soviet Union have a tacit agreement to honor each's "spheres of influence."
The two agreed this unspoken accord has in the past prevented World War III, but differed on whether the unspoken accord is effective today.
The pair debated in the Kansas Union during the second day of a Marine Corps recruiting team's visit, which local Students for a Democratic Society have used as an occasion for an "antiwar speak-out." The professors were invited to speak beside the SDS booth by SDS members.
Arthur Skidmore, acting assistant professor of philosophy, and Michael Maher, assistant professor of zoology, said the "Cold War Convention" agreements are that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union will interfere militarily in the internal affairs of each other's allies, their allies
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won't interfere in each other's affairs, and both the United States and the U.S.S.R. are permitted to act to keep their allies in line.
A sign at the SDS booth said "See your marine recruiter and further our end." It was hand-lettered over a drawing of an atomic explosion.
About 100 students listening to the hour-long debate stood and sat between the booths of the recruiters and SDS members.
Maher said it's not clear Vietnam is covered by the "Cold War Convention" because the country is not a member of NATO, which grew directly out of World War II.
The United States has unilaterally assumed the Southeast Asian nation as a "sphere of influence," Maher added.
Skidmore, SDS adviser, said the Vietnam conflict is both civil war and aggression by the North Vietnamese.
The marine recruiters, who leave KU today, listened but did not speak publicly.
"It's still not clear what ought to be done in Vietnam," he said. "We must decide for ourselves which is more important—preventing WW III or ending the suffering of innocent Vietnamese people."
Russian aid to North Vietnam is a violation of the tacit U.S.-U.S.S.R. agreement, he added.
The basis of U.S. involvement in regard to the "Cold War Convention" is that Vietnam is an ally of the United States because it is a protocol nation—although not a member—of SEATO, Skidmore said.
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starting pay for assistant instructors received by over half of those teaching English is $2,300.
Holden said in order to meet eligibility for the tax exemption the assistantship must be a requirement for the degree granted by that department. Holden said
George W. Swift, acting dean of the graduate school, said each department, if concerned, would vote on the matter.
making the assistantship tax exempt equates it with being "part of the education required for the degree, instead of work for money."
Survey tells where students live
A breakdown of the number of students living in different types of housing has been released by George B. Smith, vice chancellor of institutional planning.
According to the survey, 29.4 per cent of KU students live in KU residence halls. A total of 15.1 per cent of the more than 15.000 students live in fraternity and sorority houses, 9.8 in fraternities and 5.3 in sororities. This shows a drop of about 1 per cent from last year.
Students living in rooms and
Symphony canceled to protest DeGaulle
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—(UPI)—Victor Alessandro, 51, conductor of the San Antonio Symphony, has canceled his Paris debut in protest against French President Charles de Gaulle.
Alessandro said he would not set foot in Paris "as long as that man continues to spew forth his venom against my country."
apartments off-campus total about 35.8 per cent. Not included in this figure are the 3.1 per cent who live with their parents and commute to school.
Approximately three per cent of KU's students live in private residence halls.
Christmas party set for Templin
Templin residents donated $353 to buy gifts for the 50 children, whose names were obtained from the Salvation Army in Lawrence.
Residents of Templin Hall will play Santa Claus to 50 children this Sunday from 2:30-5:00 p.m. when they stage their annual children's Christmas party.
The children will see cartoons and movies and will be served ice cream, cake and punch.
Paul Gerlach, Booker, Tex. graduate student and chairman of the party, has spent the last three or four weeks getting ready for the youngsters.
Presenting The Drinking Song for Sprite: "ROAR, SOFT-DRINK, ROAR!" (To the tune of "Barbara Fritchie")
Traditionally, a lusty, rousing fight song is de rigueur for every worthy cause and institution. But we wrote a song for Sprite anyway. We'd like you to sing it while drinking Sprite, though this may cause some choking and coughing. So what? It's all in good, clean fun. And speaking of good, clean things, what about the taste of Sprite? It's good. It's clean. However, good clean things may not exactly be your idea of jollies. In that case, remember that Sprite is also very refreshing. "Tart and tingling," in fact. And very collegiate. And maybe we'd better quit while we're ahead. So here it is. The Drinking Song For Sprite. And if you can get a group together to sing it--we'd be very surprised.
Roar, soft drink, roar!
You're the loudest soft drink
we ever sawr!
So tart and tingling, they
couldn't keep you quiet:
The perfect drink, guy,
To sit and think by,
Or to bring instant refreshment
To any campus riot! 0ooooh--
Roar, soft drink, roar!
Flip your cap, hiss and bubble,
fizz and gush!
Oh we can't think
Of any drink
That we would rather sit with!
Or (if we feel like loitering)
to hang out in the stilt with!
Or sleep through English lit' with!
Roar! Soft drink! Roar!
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh, SPRITE!
SPRITE IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK
SPRITE. SO TART AND
TINGLING, WE JUST COULDN'T
KEEP IT QUIET.