AWS GUESTS—The journalism school was visited by some of the 400 high school girls visiting the campus Saturday as guests of KU's AWS. AWS guide, Jennifer Hanna, left, Lawrence freshman, Sandy Flower, Augusta, and Darlene Herod, Kansas City, are shown around the Kansas press room by City Editor Kay Jarvis, Kansas City junior.
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Monday, Nov. 18, 1963
Girls Visualize KU As Woman's World
By Margaret Hughes
"BUT. well, uh . . . Aren't there any BOYS at KU?"
The high school girl was justified in thinking KU is a woman's world, for so it was last Saturday. The Associated Women Students House Representatives, 46 CWENS, and 125 freshman women turned out to welcome almost 400 high school senior girls to KU.
Sponsored by the AWS, the annual High School Leadership Day is set up to provide an opportunity for outstanding girls from Kansas high schools to acquaint themselves with life at KU.
AT LEAST ONE MAN officially greeted the girls, however. Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe told the seniors that, as leaders, their individual purposes match the purposes of KU.
"KU is one of the 35 schools in the nation rated as 'excellent,'" Chancellor Wescoe said. "There is an aura of pride around this University that can not be matched."
"We hope that you will decide there is no alternate, no substitute for KU. We invite you to join in our striving for excellence," he said.
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
A KU DEAN or professor talked with groups of about 25 girls, telling them about the academic life at KU. Such topics as how to choose a college, admittance, courses, and scholarships, were discussed.
Carl Fahrbach, assistant director of admissions, told his group about KU students' schedules.
"I know they're not all in bed by 11 each night," he reported. "My phone number is similar to that of a local pizza palace. I get calls at 3 a.m. from Pizza orderers."
At noon, a luncheon was served at Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall. The AWS Fashion Board informally modeled campus fashions
A PANEL DISCUSSION in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union was part of the afternoon program. Dean Taylor was the moderator.
The panelists commented on a wide range of subjects:
JoLynne Talbott, Shawnee Mission senior and AWS House president; "No other university has a women's house of representatives.
At KU over 95 per cent of the women are represented in their government."
Patti Behen, Kansas City senior and president of Lewis Hall: "The standards you have now are the ones you will live by in college."
Miss Leffler: "Cultural opportunities are one of the biggest reasons for coming to a large school like KU."
HILDA GIBSON, Lawrence senior and president of Mortar Board: "It's not true that KU is only for the wealthy. One-third of our students have loans, scholarships, or part-time jobs."
Barbara Edwards, Daly City, Calif., senior and Panhellenic president: "Of course there's a place here for average students. Advisers are big sources of help."
Kay Lutjen, Des Moines sophomore and CWENS president: "It's most important that you develop the ability to think, to analyze critically."
Daily Hansan
61st Year, No. 47
Coup Strikes in Baghdad; First Reports Conflicting
BEIRUT, Lebanon, — (UPI) Baghdad radio reported today that Iraq's army and air force deposed the nation's Baathist regime in a dawn coup. Later broadcasts heard in Amman, Jordan, said fighting was continuing in Baghdad and other towns.
The initial broadcasts were made by the leader of the Coup himself. President Abdul Salam Mohammed Aref. He announced that his forces had taken control of the capital and named him junta chairman with "exceptional powers."
But monitors in neighboring Jordan picked up broadcasts that said coup forces were continuing to wipe out resistance by national guard forces. One message ordered the army to "move towards Baghdad to vanquish resistance."
The weather bureau predicted fair weather for tomorrow with the temperature remaining about the same. The high Tuesday is expected to be in the low 50s and the low tomorrow night will be in the low 30s.
(IN LONDON, the British Foreign Office said it had received word from its embassy in Baghdad that firing erupted at 4 a.m. Baghdad time and was still continuing by mid-day. There was no immediate report of casualties.)
(Several thousand Cairo University students jubilantly demonstrated on the university campus in support of the coup and cheered "long live Aref" and "long live Nasser," according to reports from Cairo.)
President Gamal Abdel Nasser's United Arab Republic immediately ordered support for Aref, who has expressed pro-Nasser views in the past. Aref in turn called for Arab unity among Iraq, Syria, and the U. A. R.
EARLIER RADIO broadcasts ordered the disbanding of Iraq's national guard, which backed extremist Baath leader Ali Saleh Al Saadi. They said any national guardsman who did not surrender
Weather
his weapons would be shot on the spot.
Sandi, in exile in Madrid since his ouster from the leadership last week, predicted that Aref would be defeated because "he does not have popular support, and the Baath party does."
The coup apparently spelled the end for the nine-month regime of Premier Ahmed Hassan Bakr, who took power himself through a coup against Premier Abdul Karim Kassam last February.
Syria, Iraq's Baathist ruled neighbor, placed its armed forces and national guard units on the
alert and said "it stands with the Iraqi people and the Baath party's national command."
It said all its potential was at the disposal of Iraq's Baath leaders but gave no indication of immediate steps to come to their aid.
Aref himself announced the new revolt over Baghdad radio, signaling the third violent change of government in five years in Iraq, the world's sixth-ranking oil producer.
"OUR MILITARY forces have just taken control of the Iraqi capital and will deal with any opposition." Aref said.
New Council Members Start Term in Office
Newly elected representatives to the All Student Council will take office tomorrow night, and some of them already are setting their sights on legislative goals.
Of the 29 candidates elected to the ASC last week, 25 will be serving their first term on the council.
BILL BRIER, Overland Park junior and large men's residence hall representative, and Ray Edwards, Bethesda, Md., junior and fraternity representative, are working on a proposal which would combine the efforts of the many campus organizations which sponsor high school leadership days.
Brier said a massive "leadership week-end" would be effective because all of the groups trying to attract students to KU could pool their resources.
"Each campus organization would handle facets of the activities oriented to its interests," Brier said. "KU at present has no organized program of this sort."
TWO NEW SORORITY district representatives are interested in developing close contact with their constituents.
"I want to find out what the women in sororities would like to see
done on the ASC," said Jane Lefebure, Prairie Village junior.
"I would like to see the sorority representatives meet with the sororities to tell them what's happening on the council," said Jackie Caesar, St. Louis, Mo., sophomore. "We need an exchange of ideas between the representatives and the girls."
BILL PANNING. Ellinwood junior and representative from the professional fraternities and co-ops, said the council should rid itself of partisan actions as a means of interesting qualified students.
"Of course, it's up to the political parties to select the candidates, but the ASC should create the right atmosphere for people to want to run." Panning said. "We need less voting split between Vox Populi and University Party and between Greeks and independents."
Jim Cline, Rockford, Ill., sophomore and large men's residence hall representative, said he wants the ASC to meet weekly instead of twice monthly.
"The COUNCIL has seldom gotten its work done before 11 p.m. this year." Cline said. "The business of the ASC deserves more consideration than once every two weeks."
Near-Capacity Crowd Fills Hoch To See Dick Gregory Concert
Music, laughter and satire filled Hoch Auditorium Saturday night as social humorist Dick Gregory, the Vince Guaraldi Trio and jazz vocalist Margie McCoy performed before a near-capacity audience.
Comedian Dick Gregory satirized everything from segregation to the draft during the entire second half of the SUA-sponsored concert.
Margie McCoy, the first performer, wore a plain black dress, with a pin as the only decoration.
MISS McCOY SANG "Careless Love," "Baubles, Bangles and Beads," "Sleep, Little Bee," and "Traveling Light," her theme song. Vince Garaldi, a stoop-shouldered man with a handlebar musache, played many of his own compositions. Spontaneous clapping greeted Guaraldi's rendition of "Cast Your Fate to the Winds."
Before he became the leader of his own trio, Guaraldi played with Woody Herman, June Christy and The Lighthouse All Stars.
Dick Gregory, Negro comedian,
gets his material from the daily
newspapers. He said he reads about
five a day.
GREGORY KEPT up a constant line of comment on recent news events, spiced with comments on the upcoming Presidential elections,
his experiences as a boy, and Santa Claus.
He said football was a good game for Negroes. "It's the only place I know of where a Negro can chase a white man and 40,000 people will get up and cheer him." he said.
Gregory also told of his experiences as a demonstrator in a Southern restaurant.
Dick Gregory
"I sat there for twelve months and when they finally served me, I didn't like what they had."
Gregory left for South Carolina last night. He said it was his turn to demonstrate again.
THE COMEDIAN was released recently from a 180-day jail term in Birmingham. The charge was parading without a permit.
Gregory has typical parental problems, but with a different twist. Last Christmas Eve, his 3-year-old daughter told him she did not believe in Santa Claus. When questioned why, she replied, "No white man's going to come into this neighborhood after midnight."
GREGORY ALSO commented on politics. He said he is not worried about the possibility of a war while Kennedy is president.
"Kennedy's still eligible for the draft. He isn't going to start a war," he said. "Kennedy's back gets worse every time world tension increases."
He said, "Kennedy is the first President we ever had that moved into a smaller house when he was elected."
(See interview with Dick Gregory page 8.)