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Friday, July 21, 1972
University Kamper Kansan
KAMPER comment Editorials, columns and letters published on this page reflect only the opinions of the writers.
Supervision Criticized
For years now, I would guess that kids have been making complaints about how the camp is being run.
Now one camp is being run, but the other camp should be run, but I think that there are definitely some changes that need to be made.
Under the present supervision, this camp has been transformed from a very small unknown camp into one of the largest of its kind in the nation.
But in recent years, the camp has declined from over 2,000 campers to just over 1,000. There must be some explanation for this, and the only one that would possibly make any sense is that the students just don't want to bother with the camp.
But why is this so? Have students changed that much, or have the supervisors failed to change from the first camps?
Many things have happened since the beginning of the camp that have caused a shift in the feelings of parents, the people with the money, away from the camp. Because of violence on the KU campus in the spring of 1970 that touched off riots and the burning of the student union, some parents did not allow their children to come.
In the violence that occurred that year, two former KU students were killed, one by sniper fire, and one in a chase by Lawrence Police.
People take a long time to forget that kind of thing, but that same year Ted Kennedy was involved in a scandal that many people thought would cost him his political career. Yet, in the past few months, he has been one of the major figures in the Democratic campaign.
People have conditioned their minds to blot out certain things when they want to, but not many people are willing to blot out the violence that happened here.
happened because the logical and most obvious reason is not the real reason at all. If you take the time to dig deeper into almost any problem, you will most likely find that the problem stems from something that has happened sometime in the past.
Opinions vary with the individual, and to try to make someone conform to your opinions will only serve to turn him further away from you.
The best approach to changing the camp, is express your dissatisfaction with the camp to those in charge. And, if they see fit not to change the camp, I feel sorry for them.
—Donald Walters
Campers Deserve Credit
Should grades be given at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp?
If grades were given at camp, any student who doubted his ability even slightly, might be scared away. A lot of students realize they aren't top-notch and may not be as well-informed as others, but they come to camp to become top-notch and well-informed. The only thing they need is the camp fees. They would lose the capacity to move in material as possible at the student and would be structured to move at the rate of the slower students.
Since grades are not given, some schools feel that the camp should not be counted for credit for the student. Because of this, some campers are required to
The Midwestern Music and Art Camp is an excellent educational experience, but some school will not give campers a chance to put their knowledge to use. The camp should attempt to help students obtain credit from their schools for attending. —Nell Nehring
Prankster Reveals All
This originally was going to be printed in True Confessions, but my loyalty as a camper surpassed my materialistic drives. I stole dorm furniture.
If the last statement didn't floor you, sit back and read the terrible, shame-filled, black-hearted story of a rip-off artist.
My story started when I arrived at camp and first saw my room. I was used to my plushly furnished penthouse high upon the second floor of the Fort Zarah Towers in upper Bend, Kansas.
I soon realized that the lounge area had furniture that was a great deal better than that in my room. I therefore prepared to STEAL!
out there in my pick. I like to mark them carefully with a special type of paint that could only be seen in the dark—so I could find them at night.
The night finally came. I slipped out of my room at about midnight and came back with my first piece of furniture—the astrafy from our wing lounge. I actually made it back to the room without being caught! This was an excellent way, because it enough to give me courage to go even further in my nocturnal forays.
Soon I had my entire room decorated in the style I was used to. A table here, a lamp there, a Louis XIV chair . . . don't try to understand where that one came from.
The only real problem I faced was my roommate. He was a fairly straight guy and didn't abide by stealing. I therefore had to keep reminding him that the Louis XIV came with the room, a feat that grew misunderstood each time he found another room that did not include. Louis XIV.
The time finally came when I knew that I couldn't keep it up, I guess the occasion on which I finally realized I had to quit was when I tried to convince my roommate that the brass bed in the corner had always been there. Of course he believed me, but when my friends came in and saw the Van Goghs and Rembrandts on the wall and the red carpet, they began to get suspicious.
I decided after one last heist I would cool it. The one piece of furniture I needed to make my room exquisite was a crystal chandelier. I knew that the perfect one for my room was in the Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City.
When the time came for me to undertake my voyage to Kansas City, I found the one and only possible obstruction that could detain me.
There was only one bus that went to Kansas City that night and some inconsiderate slob had stolen the tires from the bus. —Chuck Smith
White Attacks Suppression In Famous 1922 Editorial
By CHUCK SMITH
Kansan Staff Writer
In 1922 William Allen White wrote a now famous editorial entitled "To an Anxious Child" in which he described how he received a Pulitzer prize, deals with freedom in America, specifically freedom
White wrote the editorial after his arrest in Emporia, at which time he was editor of *The New York Times*.
White's arrest was called for by Henry J. Allen, who was at that time governor of Kansas. White was arrested for placing on the Gazette bulletin board a poster that sympathetic with striking railroad men. It should be noted that the strike was very
controversial and Governor Allen said,
"The strike cards (posters) will have to come down from every window in Kansas."
When White was asked to remove his poster, which said he went along with the strikers 50 per cent, he refused and was therefore indicted with two strikers.
He said, in a little publicized telegram to the editor of the Nation, a newspaper in New York, "I was arrested for exposing poster on Gazette Bulletin board. Poster declared 'We are for striking railroad men fifty percent. We are for living wage and fair working conditions.' Modified from poster issued by strikers committee."
But the pulsing beat of the "heart of the Midwest" got into their blood stream. The cowboy-corfield image faded, and they became stricken with a dreaded disease given the name "Lawrence Fever" by one of last year's campers.
I'm sure a lot of campers who came here had heard little of the moderately small midwestern town that housed the University of Kansas. They came here not really knowing what to expect—cowboys and Indians_dust storms, twisters, or corn fields in the center of town.
Lawrence Fever
Lawrence, Kansas—the name of that town will make an impression that won't easily be lost to some memories.
The symptoms of "Lawrence Fever" are easily recognized—gazing at the pinkish-red Kansas sunsets, standing at your window on a stormy night watching wild, jagged lightning draw bizarre patterns on the black sky, listening for the tolling of the canyon walls. Lawrence is in Massachusetts Street and still keeping a smile on your face, and, in general, being totally absorbed in the fast-paced glow of Lawrence.
The cause of this disease is unknown but is thought to have something to do with the fact that Lawrence and college life are new experiences—a new kind of freedom and a new way to discover yourself and what you encounter to others, not only in music, art, speech, or journalism, but as a person.
Some may not like Lawrence. They may think it's dead, boring, red-necked, freaky, hot.
I know, however, that as a result of camp experiences, many former campers will apply to KU, the "Stanford of the Midwest," as some call it, "the Athens of the Kaw" to others, and continue their "love affair" with Lawrence.
"Lawrence Fever" may taper off and even be cured eventually, but usually those who are inflicted bear the memories of the days in Lawrence in their minds for the rest of their lives.
It may not be the biggest, most exciting and glamorous city, but there is something about Lawrence that no other city I've ever been to has.
—Jain Penner
Journalists Should Choose
I believe that journalism students should have the choice of taking some classes and not others.
Since art, speech, and music campers can choose some of their classes, they believe journalism campers should be permitted to choose electives.
Another reason for campers wanting certain classes is that some have already been exposed to a variety of areas and would like to learn new ideas.
Others are just the opposite and want to learn more about the field in which they are interested.
In any case, to some the choice of taking certain classes would prove more rewarding to their individual interests.
It is important to remember that the journalism division is the smallest in the camp. This could be a reason for being required to take the same courses. Having such a small enrollment, it would be difficult to schedule separate classes. Also, when compiling a newspaper, it is important to work closely together as a unit.
I doesn't hurt to sit through classes that you have already had because you can learn different ideas from different teachers. You can pick up concepts that you might have missed the first time. There is always something new you can learn.
With regard to taking courses you have no interest in, it might clear you up on misconceptions about certain areas. It might even help you choose what field you would like to pursue as a career.
Although this is the end of camp, these ideas should be thought about for future years. It is important to take a closer look into matters of this nature.
-Viki Harting
An Etymology of Nothing
This editorial will explain everything about nothing, a word that comes from the Anglo-Saxon words "nan thing."
Why that good-for-nothing guy who made nothing of his life has caused nothing but trouble for everyone.
Some people think nothing of his attitude to do nothing but sleep. Others are pleased with nothing less than a completely constructive day.
In the Anglo-Saxon words had tinges.
A lot of nothings sometimes combine to form somethings.
But when they were asked to help this good-for-nothing guy, they replied, "Nothing doing."
They made nothing of the fact that nothing but trouble would result from their attitude.
There are many other combinations of phrases that can be arranged by using the simple word nothing.
The lack of any positive or negative quantity in math is nothing. Nothing is not at all or in no manner or degree.
No thing is not anything is nothing. Nonexistence and nothingness are nothing. Nothing is insignificance.
It doesn't exist because it is nothing and it is of little value, just as people can be.
All these words are used to describe one simple word—nothing.
You'd think it was of extreme significance to know the exact usage of a commonly spoken word. Why make a big deal about the simple word *you*?
—Viki Harting
Rules Necessary In Camp Environment
I would like to voice my support for the administrators of this camp, especially Paul Young, Leslie friend and Bob Hollowell.
in a free democracy, and there can be no other. I would argue in
which the right for an individual to use any drug or weapon, as long as
there are laws against it, is protected.
But this camp is a different matter. This camp is not a democracy. This camp is not a free society. It was not meant to be.
This camp is a private institution, which belongs to the University of Kansas and campers have only been given the use of its facilities.
We knew the rules set up over us when we entered the doors of Lewis and McCollum. If we did not accept them, we should not have stayed any longer. We didn't.
This is only logical. You could have disagreed with the rules but agreed to abide by them as a matter of condescension; you don't own any of the facilities in this camp, therefore you're not in a position to argue.
When you borrow a friend's car and he tells you not to race it, you don't. If the reason you wanted his car was so that you could race, you either don't or refuse to do it.
You don't try to change his mind by doing what he asks you not to. This is stupid and dangerous. You could lose a friend and end up with a lawsuit.
This camp is the property of something other than yourself. When you agree to use its facilities, you also agree to its rules or you get out.
But this isn't what matters. What matters is that you've broken a common rule in human decency—respect for others' property.
I do not know whether Hollowell, Young and Friend had anything to do with the making of the rules of this camp. But I do know that they are charged with the responsibility of enforcing the rules.
It is a huge responsibility.
Hollowell, Young and Friend have been awake till three or four in the morning talking with people who were suspected of breaking the rules. They must. It is their job.
Whether they agree with the rules or not, they too must comply with them. They must also see that they are carried out.
Yet no one can see this.
I say this is a camp for learning music, art, speech, and journalism, not testing ground of how well the administration can uphold its laws.
Curt Clark
Editor         Rila I. Heugh
Creamy recipe editors Jain Panner and Steven Cedard
Page editor        Jackie White
Page editor        Wade Holm
Page editor        Kathy Elm
Copy editor       Check Lincoln, Peg Punlman
Copy editor       Dennis Hallock
Editor's editor Curt Clark, Nancy Linn, Peg Punlman
Editor's editor Check Lincoln, Peg Punlman
Editor's editor Sara Warebrook and Debbie Paween
Forest editor Nana Cheffert
Forest editor Larry Halcomb
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