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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 11, 1956.
Chancellor Dominated?
The ASC Is Unnecessary
We attended a combined meeting of the All Student Council one night before vacation; it proved to be rather interesting to say the least.
Several proposals were brought to the floor of the meeting and subsequently were passed. But in the course of the passing of the measures there appeared to be a preponderance of dependency in argument for the passage of the measures.
That dependency strangely enough was based on the word of the chancellor of the University.
In several arguments, statements made by the chancellor to the individuals were brought before the gathering.
Whether the word of the chancellor was presented to the gathering for mere show of talent in being able to speak to the chancellor and thusly impress their audience, or whether the speaker actually believed in what the chancellor had to say, appears to be a moot point.
In either case, it appears that the independency which the ASC is supposed to have is quite lacking in actuality.
Not that Chancellor Murphy dominates the meetings of the All Student Council, but it certainly does appear that those who brought forth the word of the chancellor must necessarily rely on him to support their argument for or against a particular measure.
In other words, they are not of sufficient talent to fight their own battles.
It has been told to us that the chancellor interjects his feelings into the All Student Council for the simple and expedient reason that the ASC members will not take the initiative in matters under their cognizance, and in which the chancellor deems are important matters involving all students.
The chancellor appears to have a profound point. But the statement of one administration member who is directly connected with the All Student Council leaves us completely puzzled.
He is reported as saying, "It's only a game for the students."
So if it is a "game for the students," why should so much of the students' money be spent on so little? Couldn't the bursar of the University pay out the money without benefit of a blindly groping All Student Council? If it is a "game," then
isn't the ASC just another activity to list on a senior's achievement record on graduation? Why so much fuss and bother over the student elections when those elected will only be playing a "game?"
For the past few years there has yet to be a majority of students vote in an all-student election. Why? Do those who didn't vote call the ASC a "game," too?
So much time and money are spent on student elections, and to our way of thinking it is money thrown down the drain. And it appears to be getting more expensive and time-consuming ever year. But there is no relief in sight, unless—
Unless the All Student Council is disbanded, junked, thrown in the garbage can, burned, and completely forgotten.
So what happens now to student government? How can you replace nothing with another zero?
A possible solution would be to have the elected class officers, with the senior class president presiding, act as the student governing body. But most will put up the howl that class officers are elected for popularity—well, aren't ASC elections on the same basis?
So what now? With or without an All Student Council, you still don't have a student governing body. They can't legislate over an invisible group, especially when those who serve are not elected by a majority, even a simple 51 per cent majority of all students.
What possible choas would result if the All Student Council were disbanded? There isn't even a majority of students who would care one way or another.
We feel sure that the governing body of the Student Union would survive this catastrophe. We feel sure that students would be allowed to attend varsity athletic games at a reduced price of admission. We feel sure the YMCA and YWCA would survive with or without the meager aid from the ASC. And we certainly feel positively assured that students would be able to walk from one class to another without the aid of the All Student Council.
So why not disband the ASC and let the chancellor run the students and the University? He does that now anyway. So what good is the All Student Council?
—Sam L. Jones
Phog Due To Continue Assault Tonight
Dr. Forrest C. (Phog) Allen will step into the spotlight again tonight when he gives his customary speech at the annual KU basketball dinner at 6:30 p.m.at the Eldridge Hotel.
Most observers feel that Dr. Allen, currently enjoying one of the warmest years of a long life filled with brief plunges into boiling oil, will say something well worth listening to, regardless of which side the listener happens to take. Dr. Allen's past performances at this banquet seem to support this viewpoint.
Chances are he will continue his verbal assault on the Amateur Athletic Union in general, and upon controversial Col. Harry Henshel in particular. The Board of Regents, which recently refused Dr. Allen's plea for an extension of his coaching career, also may come in for some criticism.
But it seems certain that Col. Henshel will be the chief target for tonight's onslaught. And quite possibly he has earned this dubious distinction.
The background of the feud goes like this. Dr. Allen originally referred to Mr. Hensel as a transoceanic hitchhiker and as a colonel in the Brooklyn band. In retaliation, Col. Hensel threatened a slander suit, and then made good his word by filing a $35,000 suit in Kansas City.
Dr. Allen merely laughed at the charges, and commented that the AAU official should have sued for more money as he wasn't through talking yet. He then proceeded to blast the AAU for its suspension of Wes Santee, and criticized the group for its handling of the case.
Col. Henshel matched this onslaught with an investigation of the amateur status of 7-foot KU freshman Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain, who is one of the chief factors in the entire case.
Dr. Allen has yet to make a reply to Col. Henshel's investigation of Chamberlain, but as the Phogger himself stated, he's not through talking yet. Tonight could be the night.
.. Short Ones ..
—Dick Walt
About two billion persons, aliens and citizens, have entered the United States since 1928, says the National Geographic Society. For 1954 alone, records show a total of more than 118 million. Most of these people, however, are "border crossers"—citizens and resident aliens returning from Canada and Mexico, and Canadian and Mexico citizens visiting temporarily in the United States for business or pleasure.
The high prices of pop, candy bars and popcorn in Allen Field House not only gives us the impression that they're trying to pay for the superstructure in an unreasonable time but reminds us of paying for the entertainment when we pay for a drink in a night club.
It doesn't look as if the Soviet Union has to worry about its subsidization of athletes being investigated for a long time. How can thousands be investigated when one man in this country can keep the entire AAU befuddled seven days a week?
There were so many basketball players dropped off their respective teams because of scholastic deficiency this year, why not pick an all-American good-hit no-smart team?
Tuttle Creek Dam Problem Appears To Be Settled
It's not so much whether Dick Harp can succeed Phog in the coaching line as whether he can put KU before the eyes of transoceanic hitchikers.
We can't help being curious as to just what English instructors do in their spare time when they're not writing letters to the editor.
A battle which has raged off and on for 18 years in Kansas between advocates and opponents of big dams apparently is near the end after President Eisenhower's recent approval of an additional $9 million appropriation this next fiscal year for work on Tuttle Creek Dam.
Tuttle Creek, named for one of the Big Blue River's tributaries, is part of the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers' program for large dams on all of the major tributaries of the Kaw, which in turn is part of the Pick-Sloan plan for flood control of the Missouri River Basin.
Tuttle Creek was authorized by Congress in 1938 to be built about 12 miles north of Manhattan at a cost约为 $88 million but funds were appropriated and World War II delayed any further development.
Fighting the plan to build the dam were Blue Valley farmers and citizens of the small upstream communities which would be wiped out by the project-Randolph, Irving, Garrison, Cleburne, Stockdale, Barrett, Bigelow and Winkler.
The dam was proposed originally for multiple purpose use in storing water for flood control, irrigation and migration and irrigation benefits.
'51 Flood Important
After the multi-million dollar losses in the 1951 flood, flood control naturally was uppermost in everyone's thoughts. Everyone realized that flood protection was needed, but there was little agreement on what would be the best method of controlling the Kaw River and its tributaries.
It generally depended on where you lived. If you lived upstream you probably were for little dams and soil conservation. If downstream you probably favored big projects like Tuttle Creek on the Big Blue.
Col. L. J. Lincoln, Kansas City district engineer, defended the big dam, saying that it would have cut 4.1 feet off the 29.1 crest during the flood that hit Topeka between June 29 and July 1. He also said that Tuttle Creek had never been proposed as a means of controlling floods on the Blue River, but was intended to control run-off.
Defense Of Dam
Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, chief of the Army Engineers and co-author of the Pick-Sloan plan, said late in July of 1951 that if Tuttle Creek and Milford Dams had been built the 1951 flood would have by-passed Manhattan and Topeka. He added that Tuttle, Milford and Delaware Dams would have saved Lawrence and Kansas City:
As independent engineers saw it, even with distant reservoirs, the flood would have topped levees at Manhattan by two to three feet, Topeka by at least one foot and Lawrence by three feet.
Studies by Kansas State College showed that 80 to 90 per cent of the flooded farm land was either not damaged at all or was actually benefited by the flood water.
In the meantime, President Truman had asked Congress for $15.5 million for Tuttle Creek construction. Congress authorized $5 million and construction began in September 1952.
Opponents of the dam were furious. They claimed that Kansas was
Opponents Revolt
"TAKE IT EASY"
letting the cart get ahead of the horse, meaning that flood control following and operation should follow the pattern of the floods. They said it should start with the fields where the rains fall and continue with small dams on the tributaries and levees along the main stream.
In November 1952 the first Democrat ever elected to Congress from Kansas' first district, Howard Miller, then a 73-year-old Morrill farmer, won an upset victory on an anti-dam platform.
Mr. Miller fought vigorously against Tuttle Creek and was aided by Blue Valley farm women who stomped around angrily denouncing the dam. When refused a public address system in Topeka they rented an airplane with a public address and campaigned over the city, shouting, "You're next," indicating they thought more dams would follow Tuttle Creek and flood out Kansas' fertile valleys.
While at first there was hardly any agreement, late in 1952 both sides were agreed that:
1. Dams should be used for flood control only. In that case the only time the dam's reservoir would contain water would be when it was necessary to prevent flooding.
2. Any program must include watershed treatment through soil conservation and small dams for upstream areas.
3. There should be the least possible displacement of farm families and towns. Farmers should be allowed to keep their land or lease it from the government in the 9 out of 10 years when water would not be stored in the reservoir.
After the $5 million appropriation ran out and work on Tuttle Creek stopped, Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel (R-Kan.) proposed that the dam be reconstructed, but for the single purpose of flood control, In February 1953 the Army Engineers accepted action of Congress that Tuttle Creek be operated as a dry dam.
Ike Gives Hope
But in April 1953 when President Eisenhower submitted his budget for the new fiscal year he ignored any funds for the dam. Anti-dam persons had new hope, which was strengthened in 1954 when there again were no funds appropriated for the controversial dam.
With Blue Valley residents beginning to feel victorious in their long and bitter struggle with the Army Engineers, the House Appropriations Committee stunned them in June 1955 by approving a $72.1 million appropriation to resume work on Tuttle Creek.
The Senate and President Eisenhower also passed the bill and construction resumed at Tuttle Creek last fall, much to the dismay of the upstream inhabitants.
-Kent Thomas
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