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Individual action is the only answer to black student needs, Philip M. Gary, assistant to the Chancellor on urban affairs, told the Faculty Forum Thursday.
"As faculty members when things dear to you come up," said Gary, "do you not cling tenaciously to your individualism and 'academic freedom?' Why then, when we talk about black students and social injustice do we suddenly make reference to an intangible kaleidoscopic object like 'the University of Kansas?'
"The University is made up of each and every one of you," he told the Faculty. "The University will do as much, or as little, to meet the needs of black students as each of you will do. I don't think you should hide behind the guise of the University of Kansas."
In the past, Gary said, black college graduates had few avenues open to them. The alternatives, he said, were teaching in secondary schools, working in the post office or taking showcase jobs with wealthy white companies.
"Between 1950 and 1960 the District of Columbia post offices had more employees with bachelor and masters degrees than any other agency in Washington," he
said. "They were also the only agency that had a very high percentage of black employees."
Gary said there was a new movement today. Black students are no longer satisfied to accept obvious disparities, he said.
"These are the youth who will call upon America and its universities to make the American dream a reality or forever expose it as the nightmare it has become to many blacks," he said. "Today's black student is ready to become the master of his own destiny."
"Universities cannot continue to program white people to social and economic success while ignoring black people or attempting to press black people into an unacceptable white mold," he said.
Gary noted universities had remained aloof for many years, acting as a center for the study of man but rarely extending itself to improve the human condition. Now universities must instigate bold, revolutionary changes, he said.
He suggested open admission policies, massive financial aid, development of black study programs and financing for the Black Student Union program. Universities are obligated to develop departments of urban affairs and studies to deal with the plight of the cities, he said.
"What the universities must
Investigation sought in Vietnamese massacre
WASHINGTON (UPI)—Two members of Congress called for investigations Thursday into an alleged massacre of Vietnamese civilians by American troops.
Rep. William E. Minshall, R-Ohio, said published accounts of the slaying which purportedly took place in March of 1968 indicated the facts had been covered up.
The University of Kansas is not doing enough to meet black student needs, Gary said.
Sen. Charles E. Goodell, R-N.Y., said the investigation should look into reports the United States and South Vietnam jointly operate a program called "Phoenix" under which "supposed" Viet Cong leaders are assassinated.
Minshall said the government's handling of the alleged massacre "smacks of the same kind of secrecy that surrounded the Green Beret case."
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Goodell asked the matter be investigated by the Senate Armed Services Committee. In a letter to committee Chairman John Stennis, D-Miss., Goodell said President Nixon had expressed concern about a "bloodbath" if
"It's not easy to become involved," he said, "but if you want to better the situation, talk to the people you want to help. Don't
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