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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 21, 1963
Campus Politician's Life Hurried, Hectic
Rv Clare Casev
With KU expanding in the classrooms and in the living districts every semester, the role of activities and politics is coming to play an increasingly important function in student affairs.
The need for organization in conducting campus activities and human relations is giving added importance to student organizations.
The students that take an active leadership role in these activities must conform to a busy schedule and maintain a high enough grade standing to be considered as possible leaders for future high ranking positions not only at KU, but also after graduation.
One person who is taking an active role in the various phases of campus life is Bob Stewart, Bartlesville, Okla., junior.
Bob is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, where according to him, he eats and sleeps during his spare time. His room is crowded with lockers, files and book shelves. His desk is covered with dirty clothes, folders, a few books, and a lot of cigarette butts. Where the book shelves do not cover the wall there are calendars with hurriedly scribbled notes, and United Party material hanging in every possible position.
"Actually, it looks pretty good," Stewart said, lounging in an old easy chair in one corner of the room. "One of the pledges just cleaned it up. It might look unorganized to most people, but at least I know where everything is."
On the shelves are books such as "The Ninth Wave" by Eugene Burdich, "Fail Safe" by Wheeler and Burdick, Goldwater's "Conscience of a Conservative," "Advise and Consent" by Drury, and others of the same nature.
"I like to read." Stewart said. "My folks encouraged my reading ever since I can remember. They always said they would buy my books if I would actually read them. This has worked well, but they forced me to buy the Playboy Yearbook out of my own money."
When the ringing of one of the two phones in the room interrupted the interview, Stewart talked quickly with his caller, hung up and began putting on a clean white shirt and tie.
"Let's go on with our talk," he said. "I'm not running out, but I do have a meeting in an hour."
His roommate, John Smith, Atchison junior, asked Stewart when he planned to study for his accounting test the next morning.
He said he would do it after the meeting.
what is Smith's opinion of Stewart?
"He really is amazing when you consider everything he does," Smith said. "He makes speeches about twice a week somewhere on the hill and is a good speaker too. He won the speech Potpourri in '62."
Some of the activities that Stewart is now in and has been in include freshman class president, Dean's Honor Roll, UP Greek Co-chairman, Peace Corps, SUA Summer Board Chairman, All Student Council Committee, SUA Carnival Ticket Chairman, Foreign Institute Program, Owl Society, Junior Men's Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Xi Business Fraternity, Newman Club, and UP Campaign Chairman.
He has also traveled extensively. As a senior in high school, he was a foreign exchange student spending the fall and winter of 1961 in Innsbrock, Austria. He also went to summer school in Germany in 1962.
Stewart said his interest in politics began the summer before his senior year in high school when he was elected Governor of Boy's State.
"When I came to KU I wanted to keeey my participation up so I ran for Freshman Class President," he said.
"You know that many people say guys who are running for these campus offices are self centered and conceited." Stewart went on to say, "but when a person is trying to influence people, he has to sell himself."
Stewart begins his actual campaigning this fall when he will run for a fraternity seat on the ASC.
As for running for student body president in the spring, Bob had this to say:
"Right now all my attention will be focused on getting that ASC seat. As for the spring elections, I will of course leave the Party's choice up to the members. I will only say that I will help in the best way I can. Whether I should be a candidate or not is too early to tell."
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Mr. William Stafford, winner of the 1963 National Book Award for Poetry for his book "Traveling Through the Dark," will speak at 3:30, October 23, in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
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Edwards, however, told me that they would pick it up and they obviously have . . . they're really enjoying themselves."
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A KU graduate, Stafford has been associate professor of English at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, since 1948. He received his Ph.D. from the State University of Iowa.
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Prof. and Mrs. Edwards came dressed for the evening's activities. Prof. Edwards wore a western shirt and trousers, a string tie and cowboy boots. Mrs. Edward wore a red and white checked dress.
DURING intermissions, the club members gathered in groups and discussed the instruction which Prof. Edwards was giving them.
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Karl Edwards, professor of education, assisted by his wife, instructed the club members in the fundamentals of square dancing. Some members of the group seemed nervous about the prospect of learning the strange dance. Prof. Edwards proceeded slowly in his instruction, however, and put the unsure members of the group at case.
Prof. Edwards said he and his wife have been square dancing for several years. He has recently started to "call" dances himself. He frequently calls dances for various groups on the campus and around Lawrence.
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Few of the club members had ever done any dancing of this type before but under the direction of an experienced teacher, they were soon enjoying themselves doing the traditional folk dance of the American West.
SOON, THE steps and movements of the dance began to come naturally, and laughter began to ring out in the room. Prof. Edwards acted as the dance "caller" as well as dance instructor.
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During an intermission, Rab Malik. Pakistan graduate student and president of the club said, "I was afraid before that the club members might not be able to do the dance. Prof.
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Baker said his co-star, French actress Jeanne Moreau, and American director Joey Losey also had sent a "strongly worded request" to producer Raymond Hakim asking that their names be removed.
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About 150 members of the International Club attended an evening of square dancing Saturday night in the Kansas Union.
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