Friday, April 7, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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Kansan Photo h7 TERRY SHIPMAN
Speaker Decries Popular Ideas
Sherman criticizes common misconceptions of democracy
Council Changes . . .
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The Organization and Administration Committee should adopt its resolutions as guidelines in drafting the alterations in the Senate Code. In this way, the reasoning rat, the reforms can be made with greater confidence in the fall because they would have the official endorsement of the administration.
THE FINAL MOTION, however, said the Council would receive the recommendations rather than adopt them because they were not received and did not receive copies of the proposals since they were not elected on Wednesday night to properly time it to properly study them.
Because they are not full-fledged members of the faculty, he said, graduate students have little play in the Faculty Senate and Council. But since they have research and career interests, they do not interested in undergraduate politics and the Student Senate.
HE SAID graduate assistants constituted a third interest group which was not adequately
He said any plans for Senate reform should include a statement that students would be adequately represented. Discussion on the subject was terminated after inclusion of the issue in the bill.
represented on the Council because of the decentralization of graduate school. Decentralized plans abandonment of the graduate school per sec; graduate students school or their individual schools or colleges.
The Faculty Council and
six representative met in
separate sessions to meet
new members of the University
Senate Executive Committee
Faculty representatives are Ronald Calgaard, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of physics; Joseph Marzullo, professor of Navy ROTC; Henry Snyder, associate dean of research administration; John Wright, professor of Lee Yong, associate dean of the School of Journalism.
Prof Says Big Industry Prohibits U.S. Democracy
There cannot be a democracy in the United States because of the political processes, Howard Sherman, professor of Slavic and Soviet studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Tuesday at the Kansas Union.
By DAVE BLISS
He cited the controversial case of the International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., a private corporation which allegedly courted the political extremists of the Sherman acre, a corporation contributed heavily to the party's funds and also kept labor unions at bay.
SHERMAN SAID that because economic power provided political power, only industrial or financial resources enable ability to participate significantly in the "democratic process." Lower-class minorities have neither political power nor net economic influence, he said.
The second erroneous but somewhat more radical view is a political democratic institution, acknowledging that there are corrupt individuals within theocratic framework, Sherman said.
Kansan Staff Writer
"It is no longer a moral question as to whether the degree of economic power should be greater than political power," he said, because the present governmental structure is taken for granted."
Sherman said there were two popular misconceptions of government held by the American people.
He said the first was a treaty between the democratic institution of government was one that complied with all interests of the people.
HE SAID political loopholes措ent more widely in direct promotion of economic leverage. Political campaign expenses can be used to offset the cost of unions cannot deduct their own campaigns, according to
THE STRONG BOND between political and economic power can be observed in the mass media which are owned and controlled by a wealthy friend. he said. With complete advertising control, one would amounts to a "ludicrous overkill" of power imbalance, he said.
betton campaigning, he said. "You can count the number of dollars for the number of votes you need," Sherman said.
election campaigning,he said
Legislators and other government office holders represent a disproportionate number of constituents in office, he said. The popularity of these statesmen as determined by the number of votes received, can be used to estimate the amount of money spent in
powerful few. More than 96 per cent of all cities have only one or two newspapers, Sherman said. Such monopolizing ownership of the media has resulted in the present-day decline by the editors, Sherman said.
Of more than 630 television stations, not one, according to Sherman, is owned by a black. He owns about two-thirds of newspapers by a select and
SHERMAN SAID a modern socialist society must include a differentiation of wages and a subsequent equality of income. Consumer goods and services could be privately purchased, he said.
Political and economic balance can be reached in the United States because economic equality is attained. Economic equality will be attained when there is a greater value of wealth, according to Sherman.
Sherman has written two books, "Introduction to the Traditional Radical View, and on Radical Political Economy." The latter was dedicated to the people of Czechoslovakia.
SATURDAY APRIL 8 8:00 p.m.
Henry Levitt Arena-Wichita
Tickets $4.00 advance, $5.00 at door
Tickets may be Purchased at
- Sgt. Peppers
- Jeans Unlimited
- Central Ticket Agency 225 W. Douglas (No Checks)
Wichita, Ks.
- Sunshine Sounds (Newton, Ks.)
Duane Vann, Lawrence sophomore and chairman of the Kansas delegation to the National Republican Convention last month in Gary, Ia., clarified the convention's stand on public issues and discounted rumors surrounding the convention at a Monday in the Kansas Union.
Vann said the convention did not express a position on the issue of Israel's separation from the convention did not express opinions on either the Israeli-Israeli conflict or the war.
Delegate Discounts Rumors
An article which appeared in the issue of Jet magazine said the two and busing resolution had been adopted at the Black Political Conference.
visibility of establishing a new black political party.
Vann, who is also a member of the convening steerer com-munity, told the group was working on a political agenda." The agenda, which will state the convention's position, will be ratified at the con-
Open House Set for School
The Kansas City City College of
Architecture will open a house for all interested premedical students at 9 a.m.
April 15 in Peach Hall, located on North University Drive.
vention's second meeting in late May.
"the challenge we found in Gatewood," she said. "solid we are, a organization our own black role as the vanguard in the struggle for a new society." he
Vann said the overriding goal of the convention was to present a unified black political front.
He said other motivating fact he communicated were the "inability or commitment to educate our children," lack of justice, unemployment, crime.
Vann is presently organizing support within Kansas for the statewide conference of the National Organization. Vann said he hoped that a statewide conference would be more effective.
JAMBOREE
JAYHAWK
Relay Events, Memorial Stadium 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
Potterstock at Potters Lake Featuring "TIDE" and "WHALE"
(Band will play in Union Ballroom if weather is poor)
Brewer and Shipley Concert Hoch Auditorium, 10:00 p.m.
These Lawrence Merchants have given their support to the Jayhawk Jamboree
KIEF'S RECORD & STEREO
OBER'S MENS' & BOYS' CLOTHING
GENERAL JEANS
THE JAY SHOPPE
April 7-9
FRIDAY
Free movie, "April Fools" Hoch Auditorium 7:00 & 9:30 p.m.
Street Dance, 9:00-12:00 p.m. O-Zone-featuring Chessmen Square
FREE BEER (Band will play in Union Ballroom if weather is poor)
KUOK MARATHON
Oliver Hall, April 7-9 9 a.m. Friday to midnite Sunday Free Foosball,Free Beer Car Smash Contests Prizes
BIKE RALLY
Tour to Lone Star April 8
Semi-experienced Criterium 12:30 Sunday
Neophyte Criterium 1:30 Sunday
Team Relay 2:30 Sunday
A.B.L. of A. Criterium 3:30 Sunday
The following establishments will be giving discounts during the Jayhawk Jamboree
THE BIERSTUBE
THE HARBOR
THE JAYHAWK CAFE
THE WAGON WHEEL CAFE
JAYHAWK
JAMBOREE
Spring Sing Hoch Auditorium 1:00-6:00 p.m.
Gymkhana at Lewis Hall
11:00 a.m. Registration
12:00 noon First car begins
These Lawrence Merchants have given their support to the Jayhawk Jamboree
CAMPBELL'S CLOTHING STORE
WEAVER'S DEPARTMENT STORE
THE UNIVERSITY SHOP
THE TOWN SHOP