Bearded Prof Is Key to Emporia Crisis
By Fred Zimmerman
A representative of the National Student Association is in Emporia investigating the abrupt dismissal last month of the Rev. David A. Butterfield as assistant professor of religion at the College of Emporia, the Kansan learned today.
The representative, Neal Johnston, went to Emporia from Illinois at the request of 88 students who signed a petition Dec. 3 asking for an investigation under provision of the NSA bylaws.
BUTTERFIELD'S FIRING has drawn several students and faculty into opposition with certain administrators. Johnston said in a telephone interview early today that he talked yesterday to Butterfield and many of the persons supporting him.
Johnston said he planned to talk today with administrators involved in the case. A faculty member wrote the Kansan last week that for several days it has been widely rumored at the school that any NSA investigator who appeared on the campus would be arrested for trespassing.
The rumor, which probably is false, is at least an indication of the strange situation that has arisen at the school because of Butterfield's discharge.
TWO STUDENTS who circulated the petition to the NSA told this reporter last week that several of the school's athletes had refused to sign, explaining they had been told their athletic scholarships would be placed in jeopardy.
Butterfield, who was dean of the chapel in addition to teaching at the small Presbyterian college 75 miles from here, was fired Nov. 16. This set off a chain of events that included the immediate resignation of Richard Hanna, the acting president, who disagreed with a demand of the board of trustees that he fire Butterfield.
The tense situation was heightened Nov. 25 by a cryptic announcement to faculty members that their salaries for the month would be withheld until further notice.
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THE FACULTY was paid a week later, but some of them are openly wondering if they will be paid for December. Asked about this, Joseph R. Laughlin, interim administrator of college affairs, said:
"I certainly hope they will be paid, but I am not at liberty to say right now."
The board is scheduled to meet Thursday to consider ways of alleviating the school's financial emergency. The meeting is expected to center around arrangements for paying the faculty this month.
THE KANSAN learned today that two members of the board, Wendell Phillips and Stanley Vandervelde, both of Emporia, have resigned in protest of the board's disposition of Butterfield and Hanna.
Phillips submitted his resignation as part of what was described as a "scathing letter" he sent from Hawaii, where he is on a business trip. Vandervelde, the other board member who has resigned, is a former chairman of the board.
In a telephone interview today, Dr. Vandervelde, a prominent Emporia surgeon, said:
"I RESIGNED FROM the board because I didn't approve of the way the Butterfield case was handled. I didn't feel that I could be any part of it."
This reporter spent a day in Emporia last week, piecing together the story of Butterfield's firing and subsequent events. There emerged a central position, which still is largely unanswered: Why was Butterfield fired?
When Elvin D. Perkins, chairman of the board, was asked this question, he replied:
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"THE BOARD and I consider that the case of Butterfield is closed."
Daily Hansan
59th Year, No. 57
Eichmann Sentence Might Be Gallows
By Eliav Simon United Press International
JERUSALEM, Israel — Adolph Eichmann was convicted today of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, and war crimes for the Nazi slaughter of six million Jews in World War II.
Without a flicker of emotion in his bullet-proof witness cage, Eichmann heard the presiding justice of the three-judge court read the verdict that may send him to the gallows. He was convicted on at least one specific count in each of the four broad categories of charges against him. Three of the charges carry a possible death penalty which some legal experts hold is mandatory under Israeli law.
The reading of the verdict came quickly at the reopening of the case after the jurists had spent four months pondering the 1,250,000 words of testimony at the trial and more than 1,500 exhibits. The trial began April 11, about 11 months after Israeli agents tracked Eichmann to a hideout in Argentina and returned him to Israel to face charges unprecedented in legal history.
IF THE COURT should find there are extenuating circumstances the former Nazi officer might be sentenced to prison for a term not less than 10 years.
THE VERDICT was handed down by presiding Judge Moshe Landau. The other two judges with Landau were Yitzhak Raveh and Benjamin Halevi.
For the next two days the court will continue reading its opinion, explaining the guilty verdict. Sentencing may come Thursday or Friday. An appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court is expected.
Halevi was sitting nearest Eichmann and the convicted man watched him closely as he began listing legal precedents to justify the competence of the court to judge Eichmann.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Eichmann wore a pressed, navy blue suit and striped tie.
For the first few minutes he made an effort to follow the legal arguments. Then he turned his head away and shifted his gaze about. He lifted his fingers stiffly to adjust the earphones through which he was getting a simultaneous German
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Potpourri Winners Chosen Thursday
Three winners of the last round of the Speech 1 Potpourri contest at the University of Kansas were chosen last Thursday.
They are:
Jon T. Anderson, WaKeeney senior, who spoke on "On Chinese Characters (Written)."
The students, along with three others chosen in a Wednesday round, were presented trophies for giving the best eight-minute, informative speeches. Elimination began in the 50 Speech 1 sections and continued through the finals in which 16 students participated.
Monday, Dec. 11, 1961
William Schaefer, Jr., Prairie Village sophomore, who spoken on "Berlin: City With a Spirit."
The three Wednesday night winners were (Mrs.) Pamela Fraser Brown, Suffern, N.Y., junior; Michael Fisher, Wichita freshman, and Merrill Taar, Paola senior.
Ann Curry, Iola freshman, who spoke on "In Every War But One."
Weather
TOPEKA — (UPI) — Rugged winter weather is reported over all of Kansas today.
Freezing rain, sleet and snow are falling in almost every area of the state.
Four or more inches of new snow will fall on the west and north-central portions, and considerable freezing rain and sleet over the rest of the state.
U.S. Officials Like Crisis Day Idea
The present forecast is for snow today, tonight and tomorrow — occasionally mixed with freezing rain in the south portion and continued cold. High today around 15 and low tonight near 10 with the high tomorrow about 20.
Interest in KU's World Crisis Day has reached Washington and the possibility of having several members of Kennedy's administration here seems likely.
It was reported this weekend that other Kennedy aides besides Arthur M. Schlesinger, who will be one of the two keynote speakers, are interested in and would like to observe World Crisis Day.
It is not known at the present time who the men are specifically.
ROBERT LAWRENCE, assistant instructor of political science said that three or four weeks ago the Kennedy administration sent several department secretaries about the country to learn what people are thinking on various issues.
In response to the apparent interest the Crisis Day steering committee sent a letter to the Kennedy administration inviting additional representatives here. Lawrence said.
"We feel the Kennedy administration is interested in what people are thinking in this area, and we hope they will send several persons," he continued.
MR. LAWRENCE SAID that the letter also explains that the Crisis Day committee has no money to pay expenses for any government officials who might be interested in coming.
He said that it was doubtful if any reply would be received before tomorrow.
Car Hits 'Cycle, Kills KU Couple
A KU couple was killed early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident about a quarter mile south of Lawrence on U.S. highway 59.
The couple was John A. Tamasi, 22, Overland Park senior, and his twenty-year-old wife, Alice, Mission junior. Tamasi was driving a motorcycle and his wife was riding behind him.
LOUIS LEE WILLIAMS, 19, of Ottawa, was arrested about two and one half hours after the incident at his home. He was held in lieu of $10,000 bond. ◆
Williams was arraigned in Douglas County court today on two charges of fourth degree manslaughter. Freliminary hearing was set for 2 p.m. Jan. 12.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mission, Kan.
An eye witness to the accident, James Scribner, 16, Lawrence, gave a description of the hit-and-run car and remembered part of the license number. His identification helped the Highway Patrol to locate Williams.
Williams discussed the accident with patrolmen but refused to sign a statement. However, four occupants of Williams' car said in signed statements that Williams was the driver.
Bulletin
MOSCOW — (UPI) — The Soviet Union has severed diplomatic relations with Albania, the official Soviet Tass News Agency said today.
The Tass announcement was the first official word on the break to come from the Soviet government. Albania disclosed it yesterday and its officials here went ahead with arrangements to return home. But until the Tass dispatch appeared, the Kremlin had said nothing.
Couple Showed Artistic Promise
John and Alice Tamasi were both dedicated and conscientious art students with a promise of talent, Raymond Eastwood, professor of drawing and painting and chairman of the department, said
John was a senior in the school of Fine Arts and Alice was a junior in the College. They were killed early Sunday morning in a car-motorcycle collision a quarter mile south of Lawrence on U.S. 59 highway.
HE WAS ONE of five students in a select group who have an exhibit called the "Studio Workshop" in Murphy Hall. The exhibit will run through December.
In the exhibit, John has five drawings and four oil paintings. The pieces were in the "abstract expressionism" school of modern art.
ALICE WAS ALSO a talented artist. The couple had participated in several art exhibits across the country.
John had plans to go to graduate school after graduation in June. Following service in the Army, he hoped to teach drawing and painting at the college level.