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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Oct.1, 1963
The Human Rights Report
(Editor's note: Printed below is a condensed version of the report submitted by the Human Rights Committee. No attempt has been made to interpret the report, except in cases where interpretation was supplied by the Committee.
In the full report, fraternity and sorority responses were tabulated separately, as were responses from large dormitory men and large dormitory women. These have been combined in the version below.
General attitude:
I would be willing to admit members of the following groups: (1) To close kinship by marriage; (2) To my club or fraternity as personal friends; (3) To my living group but not necessarily as close friends; (4) To a classroom of about 30 participants; (5) Would bar from the University; (NA) No Answer.
The top lines for each classification is per cent; the second line is the number of replies for each answer.
English
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="6">English</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>NA</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">All Students (304)</td><td>95%</td><td>3%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>0%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>291</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>91</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Fraternities &amp; Sororities (68)</td><td>100</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Large Res. Halls (81)</td><td>98</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Married Students (55)</td><td>95</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Italian
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="6">Istanbul</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>NA</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">All Students (304)</td><td>62%</td><td>21%</td><td>10%</td><td>5%</td><td>0%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>64</td><td>31</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Apts. &amp; Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>69</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>40</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>35</td><td>34</td><td>13</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>24</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Large Res.</td><td>72</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Halls (81)</td><td>58</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>69</td><td>22</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Students (55)</td><td>38</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Negro
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="5">Negro</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">All Students (304)</td><td>16%</td><td>39%</td><td>21%</td><td>19%</td><td>3%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>120</td><td>64</td><td>59</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>29</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>19</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Fraternities &amp; Sororities (68)</td><td>17</td><td>20</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>29</td><td>16</td><td>49</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Large Res. Halls (81)</td><td>12</td><td>44</td><td>37</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>36</td><td>30</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>15</td><td>44</td><td>22</td><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Students</td><td>8</td><td>24</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Japanese
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">All Students (304)</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>33%</th><th>34%</th><th>20%</th><th>11%</td><td>1%</td><td>1%</td></tr><tr><th></th><td>100</td><td>103</td><td>61</td><td>34</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>43</td><td>26</td><td>14</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>25</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>16</td><td>26</td><td>25</td><td>29</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>20</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Large Res. Halls (81)</td><td>30</td><td>42</td><td>25</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>24</td><td>34</td><td>20</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>40</td><td>31</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Students</td><td>22</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
There is obviously significant discrimination on the basis of ethnic or racial group in marriage and close friendship. Japanese are significantly less accepted than Italians, and Negroes are significantly less accepted than the other three groups. However, these generalizations do not hold for each set of responses and it is impossible to summarize the grids completely.
Question I: It is best that Negroes have their own fraternities and sororites since they have their own particular attitudes and interests which they can best engage in together.
(SA) Strongly Agree; (A) Agree; (U) Uncertain;
(D) Disagree; (SD) Strongly Disagree; (NA) No Answer.
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">All Students (304)</th><th>SA</th><th>A</th><th>U</th><th>D</th><th>SD</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>19%</th><th>35%</th><th>11%</th><th>19%</th><th>13%</th><th>2%</th></tr><tr><th></th><td>59</td><td>107</td><td>34</td><td>58</td><td>39</td><td>7</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>19</td><td>29</td><td>9</td><td>22</td><td>19</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>11</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>26</td><td>51</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>18</td><td>35</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Res. Halls (81)</td><td>15</td><td>35</td><td>14</td><td>22</td><td>12</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>12</td><td>28</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>15</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Students (55)</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>
As would be expected, fraternity and sorority members are most in favor of the present situation, although no significant group of KU students is particularly opposed.
Question 2. In my opinion, it is in poor taste for a white girl at KU to date a Negro boy.
| | SA | A | U | D | SD | NA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| All Students | 45% | 22% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 1% |
| (304) | 136 | 68 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 2 |
Apts. and Boarding Houses (58) 38 17 10 14 19 2
22 10 6 8 11 1
Fraternities and Sororities (68) 60 25 9 3 3 3
41 17 6 2 2 0
Large Residence 41 30 7 11 10 1
Halls (81) 33 24 6 9 8 1
Married 47 22 5 13 13 0
Students 26 12 3 7 7 0
A substantial majority of KU students regard interracial dating as poor taste. The variations in the groups provide an interesting comment on student concepts of good taste.
Question 3. In my opinion, it is all right for owners of apartments and boarding houses offering service to KU students to refuse service to Negro students if they wish.
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>SA</th><th>A</th><th>U</th><th>D</th><th>SD</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>All Students (304)</th><td>18% 55</td><td>26% 79</td><td>8% 24</td><td>20% 61</td><td>27% 83</td><td>1% 2</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>19</td><td>22</td><td>9</td><td>24</td><td>26</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>24</td><td>34</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>16</td><td>23</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Married Students (55)</td><td>22</td><td>27</td><td>4</td><td>20</td><td>27</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
The general population of KU students is almost exactly evenly divided on this question. Fraternity and sorority students agree with the statement significantly more strongly than other students but neither opinion is significantly dominant.
Question 4. In my opinion, it is wrong for Negroes and whites to intermarry.
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">All Students (304)</th><th>SA</th><th>A</th><th>U</th><th>D</th><th>SD</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>41%</th><th>24%</th><th>9%</th><th>15%</th><th>12%</th><th>0%</th></tr><tr><th></th><td>124</td><td>72</td><td>27</td><td>45</td><td>35</td><td>1</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>36</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>16</td><td>22</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>21</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>47</td><td>32</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>32</td><td>22</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>43</td><td>25</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>35</td><td>20</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>45</td><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Students (55)</td><td>25</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
The results are indicative of a strong moral opinion against intermarriage. All groups were more than 50% in favor of the proposition.
Question 5. Negroes should be able to go to the same taverns as whites in the Lawrence area. Although no investigations have been undertaken this fall, as of last spring, two Lawrence taverns out of fifteen refused to serve Negroes. Neither of them were normally frequented by students.
| | SA | A | U | D | SD | NA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| All Students (304) | 39% | 42% | 70% | 6% | 5% | 1% |
| | 119 | 129 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| *Apts. and Boarding* houses (58) | 43 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| | 25 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Fraternities and Sororities (68) | 24 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| | 16 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Large Residence Halls (81) | 41 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| | 33 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Married Students (55) | 38 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| | | Figures not given | | | | |
Question 6. I would be disappointed to discover that I had a Negro instructor for a course.
There seemed to be little disagreement on this issue. The race of the students instructor appears to be irrelavant.
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>SA</th><th>A</th><th>U</th><th>D</th><th>SD</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>All Students (304)</th><td>2%<br>7</td><td>4%<br>12</td><td>6%<br>17</td><td>32%<br>98</td><td>55%<br>167</td><td>1%<br>3</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>29</td><td>55</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>17</td><td>32</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>44</td><td>44</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>30</td><td>30</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>33</td><td>58</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>27</td><td>47</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Married Students (55)</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>56</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>31</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
The survey indicates overwhelming disagreement with the statement.
Question 7. Negro athletes dominate KU's athletic teams too much.
| | SA | A | U | D | SD | NA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| All Students | 1% | 7% | 12% | 45% | 34% | 2% |
| (304) | 3 | 22 | 36 | 136 | 102 | 5 |
Apts. and Boarding Houses (58) 0 7 17 47 26 3
0 4 10 27 15 2
Fraternities and Sororities (68) 1 3 16 51 28 0
1 2 11 35 19 0
Large Residence 1 2 15 41 38 2
Halls (81) 1 2 12 33 31 2
Married 0 5 16 44 33 2
Students (55) 0 3 9 24 18 1
Question 8. In my opinion, a Negro should not enter a previously all-white church under ordinary circumstances.
A solid majority disagreed with the test statement Since all churches in Lawrence are integrated, this opinion reflects current practice.
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">All Students (304)</th><th>SA</th><th>A</th><th>U</th><th>D</th><th>SD</th><th>NA</th></tr><tr><th>3% 10</th><th>10% 31</th><th>12% 37</th><th>32% 97</th><td>40% 123</th><td>2% 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>3</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>28</td><td>45</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>26</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>24</td><td>34</td><td>31</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>16</td><td>23</td><td>21</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>30</td><td>46</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>24</td><td>37</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Married Students (55)</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>33</td><td>36</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>20</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Question 9. In my opinion, it is in poor taste for a KU girl to date a foreign student:
From Europe
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="5">From Europe</th></tr><tr><th>SA 0%</th><th>A 1%</th><th>U 12%</th><th>D 47%</th><th>SD 38%</th><th>NA 1%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>All Students (304)</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>36</td><td>142</td><td>117</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>40</td><td>47</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (63)</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>54</td><td>26</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>49</td><td>36</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Married Students (55)</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>49</td><td>36</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"></th><th colspan="6">SA number</th></tr><tr><th>SA 18%</th><th>A 23%</th><th>A 26%</th><th>U 17%</th><th>D 19%</th><th>NA 3%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>All Students (304)</td><td>55</td><td>71</td><td>61</td><td>51</td><td>57</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>22</td><td>21</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>33</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>18</td><td>28</td><td>29</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>12</td><td>19</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Large Residence</td><td>20</td><td>30</td><td>16</td><td>15</td><td>17</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Halls (81)</td><td>16</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>16</td><td>24</td><td>24</td><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Students (55)</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>
From Africa
From the Orient
From the Ordn
All Students (304)
SA A U D SD NA
8% 19% 24% 24% 2%
24 57 73 72 72 2%
Apts. and Boarding Houses (58)
10 19 16 19 34 2
6 11 9 11 20 1
Fraternities and Sororities (68)
7 29 37 16 9 1
5 20 25 11 6 1
Large Residence
Halls (81)
11 30 26 21 22 2
9 24 21 17 18 2
Married
5 20 20 29 22 4
Students (55)
3 11 11 16 12 ?
The survey indicates that while only 1% of the student body thinks it in poor taste to date an European, 41% oppose KU girls dating Africans (37% favor it), and 27% oppose KU girls dating Orientals. Foreign student discrimination is apparently based on race and perhaps cultural factors rather than non-American national origin. All groups were significantly more opposed to a KU girl dating an American Negro than an African.
Question 10. Dealing with racial discrimination in Lawrence taverns is the responsibility of: (a) KU administration; (b) Lawrence city government; (c) the All Student Council; (d) individual students; (e) none of these.
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>a</th><th>b</th><th>c</th><th>d</th><th>e</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">All Students (304)</td><td>19%</td><td>66%</td><td>27%</td><td>33%</td><td>26%</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>201</td><td>82</td><td>101</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Apartments and Boarding Houses (58)</td><td>26</td><td>57</td><td>31</td><td>41</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>33</td><td>18</td><td>24-</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Fraternities and Sororities (68)</td><td>10</td><td>68</td><td>26</td><td>23</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Large Residence Halls (81)</td><td>17</td><td>68</td><td>23</td><td>35</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>55</td><td>19</td><td>28</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Married Students (55)</td><td>25</td><td>67</td><td>24</td><td>31</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>37</td><td>13</td><td>17</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>
This question response indicates that, for all groups listed, only the Lawrence city government has the support of a majority of KU students in its efforts to desegregate all Lawrence taverns. A rather significant percentage of those surveyed (26%) favor no action.
Question 11. The removal of fraternity constitutional clauses which discriminate on the basis of race should be undertaken by: (a) the All Student Council; (b) individual students; (c) KU administration; (d) the Interfraternity Council; (e) the fraternity having the clause; (f) none of these.
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| | a | b | c | d | e | f |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| All. Students (304) | 19% | 16% | 25% | 40% | 73% | 11% |
| | 59 | 48 | 77 | 120 | 222 | 32 |
| Apts. and Boarding Houses (58) | 24 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 69 | 17 |
| | 14 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 10 |
| Fraternities and Sororities (68) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 72 | 15 |
| | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 10 |
| Large Residence Halls (81) | 21 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 79 | 7 |
| | 17 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 64 | 6 |
| Married Students (55) | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 71 | 7 |
| | 18 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 4 |
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