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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
61st Year. No. 16
Friday, Oct. 4, 1963
Dispute Arises on Scope Of Liaison Committee
By Fred Frailey
The Student Liaison Committee of the All Student Council has functioned less than two weeks, but already its chairman and the student body president have differed over the duties of the group.
The committee chairman, Jim Thompson, Hugoton senior, says the committee will attempt to solve problems brought to it by students if other ASC committees do not take action.
But, Reuben McCornark. Abilene senior and student body president, says the Student Liaison Committee would be acting beyond its jurisdiction if it were to investigate problems.
Canine Battle Upsets Studies
Six snarling, snapping hounds routed students from their seats in the education room of Watson Library last night. When it was over the casualty list read, one student hitten, two dogs wounded.
The pack, consisting of a Saint Bernard, a German Shepherd, two terriers, a Pekinese and one mutt, wandered into the crowded study room and began nosing around under the tables.
THEY BEGAN growling at each other. Then they growled at students, who prompt moved in preference to returning the challenge.
Suddenly the German Shepherd and Saint Bernard lunged at each other in full view of students and the other dogs. Women scattered to a far side of the room. Other students remained quietly in their chairs.
Three unidentified students broke into the fight and began dragging the dogs out of the library. It was 15 minutes before the last dog was out and order was restored.
ONE STUDENT was bitten but the bite was not believed serious.
The Saint Bernard and the German Shepherd suffered gashes on their heads. None of the dogs were recognized as those belonging to organized houses.
THE COMMITTEE announced last week it would investigate KU's medical service, accessibility to the campus during the class hours and a proposal for installment payment of tuition fees.
The conflicting opinions were disclosed following a meeting Wednesday night between McCornack, Thompson, several other members of his committee and several ASC leaders. The purpose of the meeting was not clear.
McCornack called it a discussion of the work of ASC committees and of the ASC itself. Thompson said it concerned specifically the "scope and function" of the liaison committee.
Both Thompson and McCornack interpret differently the first paragraph of Section 2 of ASC Bill 22, which outlines the duties of the Student Liaison Committee. The bill states:
"THAT THE COMMITTEE shall endeavor to meet with the Lawrence City Council, the State Board of Regents, the State Legislature, (the University administration) and the Governor of Kansas, upon the direction of the chairman of the committee, for the purpose of advising them on matters concerning students at the University of Kansas."
McCornack said last night the bill empowers the committee to interpret to these groups the views of students "as recognized by the ASC."
"They are also in a good position to become aware of the problems facing students which have not yet been called to the attention of the ASC." McCormack said. "It is their responsibility then to inform the proper ASC committee of such problems."
He said the liaison committee is not empowered by the bill to investigate and try to solve problems on its own.
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"NEITHER IS it allowed to express views of students unless the All Student Council has taken a stand on the issue," McCornack said.
"The ASC is an open forum where representatives from all living districts of the campus meet to discuss problems facing students.
"If the committees don't do their jobs, then its time to replace members of the committees, not to put the Student Liaison Committee to work on the problems," McCornack said.
The two agree that the liaison committee should inform ASC committees of the problems it encounters. That was the main point brought out at Wednesday night's meeting. There, however, the agreement ends.
Thompson says it is the duty of his committee to investigate problems if other ASC committees do not.
"I PROMISED Reuben that I would call the chairmen of the Health Committee and the Traffic and Safety Committee and ask what they are doing in the areas we had planned to investigate," Thompson said. "If the chairmen are willing to work on these problems, that's fine."
"But if nothing is done by these committees after a matter of time, we are going ahead and doing the investigating ourselves and, if necessary, make recommendations to the ASC."
Thompson said he does not want the Student Liaison Committee to be a "do-nothing" committee.
"I AM NOT going to restrain my committee" he said.
Thompson said that a need exists for an intermediary group to work with both students and the University administration in solving difficulties.
Thompson said recommendations in the form of legislation could either be introduced to the ASC by the committee or by its individual members, four of whom serve on the ASC.
McCormack declared the liaison committee would be "out of order" if it sought to introduce legislation. "That would not be a legitimate
"That would not be a legitimate function of the committee," he said.
FUTURE HOME—This 100-year-old stone barn located in northwest Lawrence will be remodeled into a retreat for playwright William Inge. Inge purchased the barn and land in July from Kenneth Deemer, professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering. Inge approved the remodeling plans after making three different trips to Lawrence. The playwright is scheduled to come to Lawrence sometime this month according to Joseph Stroup, Lawrence realtor.
Inge Purchases Land For Lawrence Home
leen Thompson. Second row: Julianne Bocell, Margy Brown, Carolyn Brewster, Linda Elliott, and Carole Cour. Third row: Cecille Pitts, Kathy Mize, Karen Kreider, Sharon Robertson, and Kay Orth. Not pictured is Pam Bayless.
William Inge, Pulitzer prize winning playwright who has used Kansas as the setting for most of his plays, has purchased land and a stone barn in northwest Lawrence to be remodeled into living quarters for himself.
According to Joseph Stroup, Lawrence realtor, Inge has purchased a lot and a stone barn located at 803 Avalon Road in the hilly section of northwest Lawrence. He bought the barn from Kenneth Deemer, professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, on July 15.
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VIE FOR POSITIONS—Sixteen freshman women will compete for positions in the AWS Senate and House elections Oct. 16. They are: (First row, left to right) Jill Kleinberg, Susan Langston, Gail Stanley, Carol Baker, and Kath-
THE BARN, located near the home of Emily Taylor, Dean of Women, is 100 years old.
Plans for changes in the barn were approved last summer when Inge was here for a visit. He has been here on three separate occasions making plans for the home.
By Linda Ellis
Stroup recently received a letter from Inge saying he was making plans to be in Lawrence in October. He did not say when in October or where he would stay when he arrived.
He had formerly written friends in the Lawrence area saying that he wanted to come here to live but this is the first time any definite plans have been made.
PROFESSOR LEWIN GOFF, director of the University Theatre and a personal friend of Inge, says in recent letters Inge has expressed interest in coming back to this vicinity to live but has said nothing about definite plans.
According to Prof. Goff, Inge likes to make his visits to Lawrence on the spur of the moment. "He may get here tonight, tomorrow, next week or next month. I never know until he gets here," he said.
On occasion Inge has appeared unexpectedly at Goff's home and at the Sigma Nu fraternity with which he was affiliated as a student at KU.
Some of his more famous works which have Kansas as their setting are:"Bus Stop," "Picnic," "Splendor in the Grass" and "Come Back Little Sheba."
INGE WAS BORN on May 3, 1913, in Independence, Kan. He attended Montgomery County High School in Independence, where he participated in many theater productions as an actor.
While at KU he majored in drama and acted in such productions as "Androcles and the Lion" and "Juno and the Paycock." He was a member of the National Collegiate Players. He was a student of Allen Crafton, professor emeritus of speech and drama.
In 1935 he graduated with a B.A. degree. He immediately went to New York City to act but began to write instead.
He then received a scholarship from George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn., and received a Master of Arts degree in 1938.
Inge turned teacher from 1938 until 1943. He taught English in Columbus, Kan., at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., and at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
In 1943 he became drama editor of the St. Louis Star Times.
In 1934 he beckon his first play after this time was "Come Back, Little Sheba." Shirley Booth won an Academy Award for her performance in the movie and Inge received a Pulitzer Prize for the play.
According to friends, Inge plans to rest and "get away from it all" while in Lawrence. ...