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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, December 13, 1967
Professors sign Viet protest letter
Seven KU sociology professors were among the 1300 individual members of the American Sociological Association who signed an open letter to the President and Congress, protesting the conduct of the war in Vietnam.
E. Jackson Baur, Marston M. McCluggage, Murray L. Wax, Rosalie H. Wax, Norman R. Yetman, Carroll D Clark, and Gary M. Maranell signed the letter which began:
"We deploy the conduct of the Vietnam war and its effects on our own society."
The letter protested the bombing of North Vietnam and the killing of civilians "in the face of evidence and testimony from many individuals including our own Secretary of Defense that such bombing cannot succeed in forcing peace negotiations."
The war has destructive effects on the very society which it is supposed to help, the letter states. The present policy seeks military solutions to problems which are social and political in character.
The pattern of military escalation ignores long range consequences in favor of illusory short-term gains, the letter states. Present policy threatens the precarious balance of terror and increases the likelihood of another world war of unparalleled destructiveness.
The war diverts resources from
the attempt to deal with our most serious problems—urban development, poverty, and racial discrimination, the letter states.
1. An immediate and unconditional cessation of the bombing of North Vietnam.
The letter presents three proposals for consideration.
2. An immediate, vigorous and genuine attempt to seek negotiations for peace with representation of all parties concerned.
3. An orderly, phased withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam.
Wax said most sociologists feel the conflict is wrong. At the annual American Sociological Association meeting last August in San Francisco, the executive council decided to conduct a Vietnam survey. They sent 10,586 questionnaires to members. Of these, 6,849 were returned
This letter was an individual effort, said Murray L. Wax, not an official stand of the American Sociological Association.
Respondents were asked to indicate on the questionnaire which of the four alternatives best presented their own stand in Vietnam.
Of the voting members, Lax said, the results were the following:
1. 33.2 per cent thought we should withdraw from Vietnam.
2. 41.4 per cent thought we
Stimulants, pep pills vetoed as exam aids
Dr. Raymond Schwegler, director of the Health Service, has advised students not to take drugs to stay awake and energetic for examinations.
"Pep pills and reduction pills such as benzedrine and dexadrine are cerebral stimulants and if you take too much you'll fly." Schwegler said.
Schwegler said cerebral stimulants give the patient a feeling of euphoria (well-being) but they don't help you take an exam and they prevent sleep.
"If you use these drugs in excessive quantities they can be toxic," Schweegler said.
He explained that truck drivers frequently use them to stay awake but the pills sometimes cause hallucinations.
Schwegler said when you obtain drugs such as these illegally, they usually have been made
very cheaply and you can't count on their being clean.
"Stay awake pills" which you can buy at a drug store without a prescription are generally safe when taken as directed, Schwegler said.
He explained that five or six cups of coffee a day will only act as a mild stimulant but drinking 12 to 15 cups per day can be dangerous.
Schwegler added that even caffeine can be toxic, however.
When you drink too much coffee you become nervous and tense and, on top of it all, you find you can't sleep which only compounds the problem.
Schwegler's advice to students at final time is to get a good night's sleep.
"You can't reproduce on a piece of paper what you haven't learned," Schwegler said.
3. 12.4 per cent were satisfied with present policy.
4. 4.9 per cent were for intensifying the military effort.
should de-escalate the war and increase negotiations.
5. 8.1 per cent indicated other responses.
Wax said although the U.S. government says we are fighting a war with communistic North Vietnam, all indications are it is a civil war.
"Many of us," Wax said, "feel it is not in the best interest of the U.S. to be in this war."
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