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(Continued from page 17) present situation at KU is serious enough to merit the use of the injunction.
Basham agreed, "The possibility of an acute situation at KU exists, but I do not feel KU is
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threatened by serious disruption."
Political groups
Most members of the Board of Regents were skeptical of left-wing student political groups such as Students for Democratic Society (SDS), but did not feel such groups were influential enough on the KU campus to constitute a threat. Klinger, who is active in ranching and farming in Ashland, said last year the presence of the SDS on campus worried him, but this year he is the most optimistic he has been in years. He said he thinks the rebellious students will settle down, figure out we have had these problems and will work them out. He added there is no lack of communication between the Board of Regents and the administration.
Bubb, who received a degree in business from KU in 1928, said he is not opposed to leftist groups, but the "SDS has been proven to be a Communist front."
"Left or right, if not organized to overthrow the government, student political groups have a right to be present on the campus," he said.
BUBB ADDED THAT he is
opposed to groups that "pass out literature and make speeches condemning capitalism, which is what has made the United States great."
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Bubb said the Board of Regents is trying to build better schools in Kansas, but to do this they need funds.
"We cannot allow people who are for the overthrow of the government to play a prominent role on the campus. If we do, we jeopardize the income," Bubb said.
Stewart, who graduated from KU in 1949 with a degree in business, said the SDS, by their own admission, is tied to the Communist party. As such, he feels they have no place on the American campuses or the American scene. Referring to members of left-wing student political groups, Stewart said:
"Possibly they mean well, but possibly they are misguided."
He added that until they overstep their bounds, they should be free to operate and express their views within the university community.
CUSHING, WHO received a degree from KU in 1945, said the left-wing student political groups at KU are less violent than on many campuses. The question of whether leftist groups constitute
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Morgan, who graduated from Kansas State University in 1932 with a degree in animal science, said:
a threat depends on whether the majority of the students choose to follow' the left-wing leaders, he said:
"If students do not let out-spoken leaders of groups swing them—if the leaders of such
"A certain combination of letters of the alphabet does not constitute a threat. It makes no difference if it is SDS, ABC or XYZ."
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groups are not allowed to speak for the good, average Kansas student—there is nothing to fear."
Beer on campus
The members of the Board of Regents have varying opinions concerning the sale of beer on campus. T. J. Griffith, who graduated from Kansas State University in 1926 with a degree in business, said he has always been liberal and considers himself one of the liberal members of the Board of Regents, but he is opposed to the sale of beer on campus.
He said, "It does not mix with the students who come to the university to study."
Griffith said he would be in favor of the sale of beer on campus if it were restricted to university parties at night and on weekends. He added the parties would have to be well organized, patrolled and chaperoned.
Morgan, who is vice-president of the First National Bank in Goodland, said that he is opposed to the sale of beer on campus, except for special functions. He said that the beer issue brings up the question of the type of goods which should be sold in the Kansas Union. He said it must be decided whether the Kansas Union should be allowed to sell only those items which are academic in nature or
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any item on which there might be a profit.
STEWART SAID HE opposed the sale of beer on campus because it is not conducive to the environment of higher education.
Basham, a Fort Scott physician, said he would prefer to leave the decision up to the administration of the individual institutions. He said he would be opposed to a tavern operating daily in the Kansas Union, but that he would not oppose the sale of beer during weekends or at official functions or dances.
Cushing said, "It is difficult to plan and program for an institution such as KU so as to satisfy all the diverse demands."
Commenting on the sale of beer on campus, Bubb said he was not for regulating the morals of anyone over 18 years old. He said he would be in favor of the sale of beer on campus, and speculated that the Board of Regents would approve the proposal.
The members of the Board of Regents agreed that the biggest problem they face is that of obtaining sufficient funds to operate the six state institutions of higher education in Kansas.
He cited the proposed satellite union as an example of a problem the Board of Regents faces in trying to appropriate funds
WHEN ASKED TO comment on such issues as the sale of beer on campus and left-wing student political groups, Wunsch said:
"I do not think it is a good idea for members of the Board of Regents to express opinions individually."
Bubb said that there are too many institutions of higher education for the population in Kansas. He added that KU has a better endowment association than the other schools.
Arthur H. Cromb of Kansas City, who has served on the Board of Regents since 1963, declined to comment on any of the issues.
"I refuse to discuss these issues outside the realm of my home," he said.
He said, "The satellite union was a long time on the planning board, and the administration was pushing for approval. The Board of Regents gave its approval, and now the issue is stalled in the student senate. Apparently the students are not in favor of it. The more people who are involved in the decision making, the more difficult it becomes."