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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 2. 1956.
The NAACP And Its Function
Throughout the controversy over segregation in the South, the southern whites' viewpoints have repeatedly been expressed. The southerners' views, which date to the Civil War days, have been brought out from every possible angle, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been placed in the role of the villain on many occasions.
It is not altogether fair for northerners to adopt an opinion since we haven't been faced with a race problem as big as the one in the South, and we are not familiar with the problems involved. But it seems unfair to condemn the NAACP for doing what it believes is right.
The NAACP is just what it says it is, an organization working for the benefit of the Negro, and under the democracy that the United States lives under, such an organization is worthy.
The Negro didn't ask to be brought over to this country on slave ships, but it was done and since it was done, we must accept it. We'll grant that the situation has both pros and cons, but the Negroes are Americans and such an honor gives them the privilege of enjoying the full suffrage of an American citizen.
The Supreme Court in its decision to abandon segregation did the only thing a civilized group of persons could do. Perhaps some sort of compromise should be adopted by which the Negro would obtain his full suffrage over a period of years; we are not in a position to say. But the quicker the South realizes that it is fighting a losing fight and begins to adopt full suffrage for the Negro, the better it will be for the entire nation.
Many people point to the Authorine Lucy incident and the streetcar boycott as sore spots on the NAACP's record, but the organization is fighting its battle with the only weapon it knows—force. We fear that if the South doesn't yield to the NAACP on these issues, the situation might lead to physical violence.
The NAACP enjoys great prestige among Negroes who favor an aggressive demand for equal rights. The NAACP has four principal concerns: the admission of Negroes to state institutions of higher learning, the equalization of pay schedules for white and Negro school teachers, fair treatment for Negroes in courts, and free exercise of the ballot by Negroes in primaries and general elections.
The NAACP is a non-partisan political organization whose main purpose is only to achieve for the Negro equal voting power. The organization was established in 1909 by a group of whites and Negroes interested in obtaining for colored people justice in the courts and equality of social, economic, and political opportunity. The association's funds come primarily from membership fees and from contributions by private citizens.
The organization represents a race which makes up one-fourth of the total population in the South, and the political importance of the race is increasing rapidly. Because of the race's great number and bitterness towards white supremacy, it could present an opportunity for a Communist foothold. The country, as well as the South, must begin to adopt full suffrage for the Negro if such a movement is to be stopped before it begins.
News In Review
Daryl Hall
Nixon 'Charts Course' Into News Spotlight
To most people Richard Nixon's announcement last week that he would seek the vice presidency was the important news story. A more feminine audience responded to latest news about the Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly wedding in the famous gambling principality of Monaco.
Russia's B and K, as the British people called Bulganin and Khrushchev, ended their visit to the island kingdom without accomplishing anything of value. When Prime Minister Anthony Eden brought up the German question, Khrushchev's reply was blunt and to the point: "Try to bring pressure to bear on us ... then nothing will come of this."
Russia protested to the United Nations when Washington ousted two members of the Soviet delegation for the part they played in "kidnapping" five Russian sailors who had been granted political asylum in the United States.
Pro-segregationists won another victory when the Supreme Court ruled that "Jim Crow" laws on intra-city bus lines were illegal.
Eight crew members of a KC-97 tanker based at Forbes Air Base near Topeka wer killed when the plane crashed near Council Grove. An investigation was started to determine what caused the crash.
While guerrillas killed natives loyal to French in Algeria, an uneasy cease fire kept Egypt and Israeli forces from each others' throats. Trying to add to his successful trip, Dag Hammarskjold was
In sports Rocky Marciano, heavyweight boxing champ, startled the boxing world by announcing his plans to quit the ring. More fuel was added to the Santee vs. AAU battle as several former stars revealed they also had been "bad boys" by accepting too much expense money. And it is doubtful that the AAU is goin to get off the grill for a long time to come.
negotiating for a cease fire along the Jordan-Israel border which was not included in the earlier cease fire agreement between Egypt and Israel.
Kansas City had its trouble when a series of fist fights among white and Negro youths followed the Kansas City-Detroit baseball game. Police estimated that 1,000 youths were involved at one time.
President Eisenhower came out winner in three primaries held last week. Adlai Stevenson lost to Massachusetts' favorite son, Rep. John W. McCormack as Eisenhower received more votes than both the Democratic rivals. Stevenson benefited by Estes Kefauver's poor showing in Pennsylvania, but was again badly out voted by the President. In usually Democratic Alaska, the President topped a field of four candidates.
British problems in Cyprus may be only a beginning. David Marshall, chief minister of Singapore, was in Britain to negotiate for self-government. And the British government is divided on how to act. They are afraid the Reds would soon swallow Singapore up if they let go, but if they don't they will probably face a rebellion such as resulted in Cyprus.
KU seniors decided their gift to the University would be a four-four bronze statue of a Jayhawk costing about $2,800—anybody got a can of paint?
—Louis Stroup
In a recent London conference, Russian Premier Nikolai Bulaginin asked a press photographer to "take it again" because he had curled up his lip the first time. Times haven't changed. Russia is still showing two faces.
As AAU officials get farther in hot water, we'll bet they wish the time for their "quadrennial oceanic" trip was nearer at hand-before they really get burned.
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With all due respect to miniature state symbols, a four-foot Jayhawk strikes me as something that might be envisioned by a chronic drunkard in the more advanced stages of delirium tremens.
Schultz announced that a peace pact dinner will be held with Kansas State College Friday night in Manhattan.
A proposal by the University Veterans Organization to set up a fact-finding committee to investigate honor systems was passed by the All Student Council House and Senate meeting in separate sessions Tuesday night.
Burling Lowrey Instructor of English
The next ASC meeting will be May 8 in the Student Union.
Fred Krey, third-year law student from Stafford, submitted the proposal for the UVO. It reads: "Be it resolved that the All Student Council appoint a committee to study honor systems in general and subsequently present to the student body for its consideration, at or previous to the next scheduled general election, its proposed system for the University of Kansas, if deemed advisable by the ASC."
Fact-Finding Group Asked To Study Honor Systems
Outgoing ASC president George Sheldon, Salina junior, received a gavel on behalf of the ASC. It was presented by Robert Pope, Wichita graduate student.
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry invests about $200 million a year in medical research and development. The sum is pushed over the $200 million mark by federal matching funds and money from other sources.
Sheldon swore in newly-elected ASC president James Schultz, Salina sophomore. Schultz swore in new members of the Senate.
Sandra James, Wichita sophomore, was sworn in as vice president. She swore in new House mem-
Gen. Nathan Twining, present chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, and 14 companions spent six days on life rafts after their plane was forced down on the Pacific Ocean during World War II.
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