Boo! Boo!—Rah!-rah!
Unfortunately Joe College and Betty Coed live.
They live under the disguise of KU seniors and are making their exit from Mount Oread this spring, in a raging blaze of good old rahrah. The only thing absent from this theater of the absurd are the raccoon coats, KU pennants and a senior prom.
However, this year's senior class seems to have found alternatives nearly as obnoxious and antiquated—tee shirts, hats and no less, "an evening at the Red Dog Inn, with all the free beer you can drink and the magnificent sounds of Spider and the Crabs."
What a pathetic commentary on the university and what an even more pathetic comment on the graduating senior.
This is supposed to be a class representative of the-generation that's involved, the generation that cares and the generation that has not despaired on the state of the world or the university.
This is supposed to be the generation that looks contemptuously on all this drivel—what a joke! Aside from the fact that one looks like an ass in his "senior regalia," the fact that so much money is wasted on this junk that could
be used so many other worthwhile and productive ways is disgusting to say the least.
There is one point in favor of all the regalia it looks great from the alumni section.
If the senior class wanted to do anything worth remembering they might have thought in terms of the future and even their own children.
They might have spent the money on improvements at the Watkins Hospital. They might have done their daughter a favor and spent the money on street lighting. They might have done everyone a favor and spent the money on scholarships.
Perhaps this is unfair from the point of a graduating senior. When asked what the class of 1970 did the old alum could recall with pride, to that fun-filled evening at the Red Dog Inn with Spider and the Crabs. He can don his dusty senior hat and hum strains of Alma Mater, followed by the KU fight song and the Rock Chalk chant.
And last but not least, he can don his moth-eaten, beer-stained senior tee shirt with the words "Today's Seniors—Tomorrow's Establishment inscribed and see the prophecy fulfilled.
Judith K. Diebolt
BOOKS
MAN'S FATE, by Andre Malraux (Vintage, $1.65) — A paperback printing of one of the great novels of the 20th Century. Malraux writes of the early period of the Chinese revolution, Shanghai in the spring of 1927, at the time that Chiang Kai-shek blood-
ily put down a Communist uprising and helped pave the way for the growth of Mao Tse-tung and his party. But the work is not just a topical portrayal; it is an illuminating examination of the human condition, and deserves the wide praise it has enjoyed for 35 years.
UNFINISHED PORTRAIT, by Mary Westmacott (Dell, 60 cents) —A gothic-type thriller by Agatha Christie, writing as Mary Westmacott. It's about a young woman and the frightening encounter that she relates to a young portrait painter, who helps her to solve the mystery.
Sorel's News Service
My only regret is that I have but one country to give for my life
SAIGON—Reporter Marsh Clark asked President Thieu to consider the following hypothetical proposition: "If someone came to you and said, 'If you resign, I can guarantee that peace will be restored and South Vietnam will have the right to determine its own fate,' would you resign?" Thieu replied: "I have no reason to resign. I am doing well."
Readers write
To the editor:
There seems to be some doubt in the minds of many Americans as to the patriotism of our young people. This is a serious indictment and unfounded. The faults in our society are many. Some came about due to a blind patriotism of a generation that were taught as all are, the difference between right and wrong. Hence, my country right or wrong I will follow blindly, is somewhat hollow. Your country and mine is involved in a military confrontation in Vietnam because of a commitment. (Political) Many thousands have died, many more maimed for life in fulfilling this commitment. I say its fulfilled, and the time has come to manifest patriotism as you the young men and women see and feel it. After graduation when the umbilical is really severed and the responsibilities of a society are your inheritance it will be your nation to preserve. The often mentioned generation gap is a myth. Political crap.
This is what you can do as students, individually or in groups (non-violent.) Boycott all athletic events, above the high school level excluding intramural events confined to the personnel of your university. Suggest to your parents and relatives to refrain the attendance of professional athletic events in their area. Do this with the aid of such allies as the Women for Peace, etc. Help your country now and continue the pressure until the effort bears fruit. Soon this nation will be your estate, free or enslaved. Again I say our commitment in Vietnam has been fulfilled.
Edwin D. Wolf Deerfield, Illinois
To the editor:
The KU Division of the 1969 Lawrence United Fund Campaign will bring its drive to a close—officially, at least—Friday, October 31. After that date the drive directors will report results to the community chairman. At this time, as campus chairman, I want to express my thanks to the members of the University staff who have made contributions—and will make contributions after the drive ends—to this campaign. In a year when controversy has surrounded the United Fund the basic purpose of the fund—to benefit 13 needy organizations in Lawrence—should not be forgotten. I am hoping that if you have not made a contribution that you will be able to do so. Pledge cards and other forms are still available, and I will be glad to forward them to you. When the drive comes to an end I will notify you about its results. And, once again, thank you for your help.
Sincerely.
Calder M. Pickett
Chairman, United Fund Drive,
KU Division
Off the wire
By United Press International
"He said he wanted to come here to Italy and fight somebody and die here."
ROME—TWA Capt. Donald Cook Jr., telling newsmen of his conversations with Raffaele Minichiello during the 17-hour international hijacking:
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WASHINGTON—President Nixon, setting forth his new Latin American policy for the United States:
"What I hope we can achieve, therefore, is a more mature partnership in which all voices are heard and none is predominant—a partnership guided by a healthy awareness that give-and-take is better than take-it-or-leave-it."
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MOSCOW—From an interview with Andronik M. Petrosyants, chairman of the USSR's State Committee on Atomic Energy, discussing the Soviets' program of underground nuclear tests:
"The Soviet Union, in accordance with the non-proliferation treaty, is ready to share its knowledge and experience in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear explosions for the good of humanity."
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