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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1961
Geographer Sees No Hope For African Desegregation
By Richard Bonett
A professor of geography from the Australian National University at Canberra holds little hope for a change in the apartheid policies of the Union of South Africa.
Prof. H. C. Brookfield addressed more than 100 persons at a University Lecture at Lindley Hall yesterday.
To the white population of South Africa, he said, apartheid means primarily one thing: "Separation."
A native Londoner and graduate of the University of London, Prof Brookfield was on the faculty of the University of Natal in eastern South Africa from 1952 through 1954.
USING WHAT HE termed a "geographer's approach," the speaker traced some of the historical background of apartheid in the Union of South Africa, which recently separated itself from the British Commonwealth.
That background, he said, shows a large measure of segregation of the three principle population groups — white European, Indian and black natives — long before the formalization of the concept through legislation.
Recent action of the South African
government to implement the policy resulted from long commission studies which produced two principal recommendations he said.
The first recommendation was for a partition of the country. The second, which is the one being acted upon, calls for the virtual "fragmentation" of the country, the speaker said.
THE PLAN being put into effect, Prof. Brookfield said, is an effort to compromise two requirements:
- To completely contain the native population in segregated areas.
- To retain the large African population reserves for work in the metropolitan industrial areas.
The entire program, the professor said, "is a conscious attempt of an industrially emerging society to retain traditions of the pre-industrial era."
He noted that there has been little disturbance concerning the traditional concepts of white master and Negro servant in the rural districts. The tensions have resulted in the industrial towns.
The government program calls for the "removal of black spots" from the towns, with natives consolidated into blocks, he said.
The native units will be autonomous within themselves, but the natives must stay within their home boundaries except when traveling to and from work. Almost exclusively, the better geographic areas are reserved for Europeans.
THE NATIVES will have no rights or privileges outside their own areas, and no real self-government is intended. Prof. Brookfield continued.
While some advantages may accrue to the natives because of "consolidation" through improved housing, the Australian professor termed the movement:
"A huge exercise in planning, to restore or maintain an antiquated segregation policy."
Coeds Gaining
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—(UPI) —Coeds were virtually non-existent in the early years of the Pennsylvania State University. The ratio was eight males to one female as recently as 30 years ago. Today, the ratio is five to two.
Reason, alas, does not remove mountains. It only tries to walk around them, and see what is on the other side.—G. W. Russell
Catholic Daily Mass; 6:30 a.m. St.
John's Church, 13th & Kentucky.
Official Bulletin
German Ph.D. Reading Examination:
Oct. 7, 9 a.m., 426 Lindley. Candidates must register in 306 Fraser no later than 12 noon Saturday. Sept. 30.
Fulbright Forum: Undergraduate and graduate students abroad are invited to a meeting on foreign study opportunities and scholarships. Theater Thursday, Sept. 28, at 4 p.m.
TODAY
New Foreign Students Orientation Mapping 4 p.m., Forum Room, Kansai Union
Alpha Phi Omega (National Service Fraternity) Open Meeting: 7:30 p.m.
Room Kelson, Kansas Union, Speaker. Mr. Jocanlon, National Executive Secretary.
Fee Payments Begin Today in Strong Hall
After picking up their fee and identification cards in the basement of Strong Hall, students should proceed to the business office. 123 Strong Hall.
Fee payments begin today for students whose last names begin with the letters A through H and will continue until noon Saturday. After Saturday, late-paying students face a $2 a day fine. Enrollment will be canceled if the fees have not been paid by Oct. 5.
The schedule of fee payments is I-N, Wednesday; O-S, Thursday; T-Z, Friday and any students who have been unable to pay their fees during the regular schedule, Saturday.
WEDNESDAY
Episcopal Holy Communion: 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
La première réunion du Cercle Français aura lieu mercredi le 7, septembre au theatre de la ville il le d'France. Tous ceux qui parlent français sont cordialement invites.
Quarterback Club Shows KU-TCU Films
Head football coach Jack Mitchell will be on hand with films of the KU-TCU football game and an analysis of the Wyoming game to come this Saturday.
The first meeting of the KU Faculty Quarterback Club will be held at noon tomorrow in the Faculty Club Lounge.
All faculty members and staff are invited, whether or not they are members of the Club.
Coffee, milk and sandwiches will be available for sale in the Faculty Lounge.
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There is still time to join the special Blue CrossBlue Shield student hospital, surgical, medical program, being offered to all regular Kansas University Students.
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Representatives will be in the basement of Strong Hall during fee payment time, to answer your questions and help you join this outstanding supplemental Health Plan.
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