University Daily Kansan Wednesday, January 5. 1955
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
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Attention University of Kansas students:
Everyone of you probably knows the problem that is facing the University of Kansas and its football situation. If you do not know, then you haven't been reading any of the state's 50-odd daily papers.
in these papers, the University and Coach Charles V. Mather have been raked over the coals many, many times for the past fall's football team. Before that, the press had hit the University for the manner in handling (if not the firing) of the Jules Sikes' case.
Total it up and you will see that the University has been getting adverse publicity for the past year on its football program. And don't think for a minute that this publicity hasn't hurt.
Probably some of you were asked during vacation about this situation. And probably some of the questioners were football-minded young men who have the potential to play college football.
It is safe to assume that the greater share of you told these young men that the football situation at Kansas wasn't healthy and for their best interests, they should go to college at some other school.
Don't make yourself believe that a good many students here didn't say just that. There are a few supporters among the students but a great many more who enjoy running down the University.
To each and everyone of you, irrespective of the category into which you fall, we ask your help
First, Coach Mather has taken the job of building the University a football team of which it can be proud. He wants a team that will duly represent the University. He doesn't want a team that is ridiculed and screamed at—such as was the case during the past season.
Third, there must be the whole-hearted support of the student body before any University-sponsored organization can be successful.
Second, the University has endorsed Coach Mather to do this job. It has said it is standing behind him squarely in whatever he chooses to do.
It is in these last two categories that you—the students—can assist.
Fourth, there must be sufficient material from which to mold a football team. And everyone knows, this was critically lacking in 1954.
First, quit running down the University and start backing it in whatever it chooses to undertake.
Second, help the University obtain the best football players in the state.
And contrary to what educators want to believe, the success of a football team carries more weight with a prospective football player than does the academic merits of that school.
The University once again can have a good football team. It may take time, but eventually the dream will come true.
All it takes is a little support and a few kind words—for and toward the University of Kansas.
—Ken Bronson
"You're right, Ed. those big drums get heavy on a long march."
Slice in Veterans' Benefits Unfair
There's a certain amount of injustice in the president's order to cut back to peacetime benefits for veterans.
Let's face it: this is not peacetime. A Cold war calls for as much unity, as much sharing of the burden of defense, as much time as in war for the young men who give up a couple of years toward their careers for a country which won't pay for their sacrifice.
Most guys are scared to death of fighting,but that's not the reason they won't "join up" when their country and the preservation of their freedom demands it. There are so few dyed-in-the-wool pacifists in the United States today,their number is not worth counting.
American men will tight, and every time they go into the armed services, whether they are called upon to lift a gun or not, they are giving up time which they had planned for other uses.
Even two years is a sacrifice of those important
years during which a man is at his peak of energy. But surprisingly enough our young men do not begrudge these years if they can have a chance for a start when they get out.
And the wartime benefits for veterans are just such opportunities. Every one of them is designed to increase the amount which veterans will be able to give back to their country by increasing their own capabilities. That's one of the remarkable features of private enterprises. Veterans' benefits are not "giveaways."
The nation cannot justify paying the price of a peacetime army while continuing a wartime draft.
Veterans' benefits are designed to make the nation as a whole share the burden of war—cold or hot. The nation cannot ask only the young men of the country to pay the burden of the police force necessary to keep Communist imperialism within its present boundaries.
-Ron Grandon
Although Puerto Rico is part of the United States, its citizens have no representation in the U.S. Congress and therefore do not pay income taxes to the U.S.
From its formation until March 3, 1871, the United States Government entered into 371 treaties with American Indian tribes.
Maryland was granted in 1634 to Lord Calvert who was Lord of Baltimore and given kingly rights. It was a religious retreat for persecuted Catholics.
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The Right to Express Opinion Rests With Radio, Too
Several years ago Fred Allen quipped, in a rather snide manner, about an imaginary vice president of the National Broadcasting company. Unfortunately, in view of subsequent developments, he made the remark during his radio show. Equally unfortunately NBC saw fit to cut him off the air. This was censorship.
The FCC's power lies in the renewal of licenses, based on whether the station involved has served the "public convenience, interest, or necessity." Actually, the government has walked carefully down the middle of the road, trying to avoid everyone's toes.
Until that incident, probably very few listeners knew that radio censorship is practiced.
First there was the Mayflower case in 1941. The FCC discovered that a Boston station, applying for license renewal had
A few years later, the Radio News Club of Southern California complained to the FCC that G. A. Richards of Los Angeles, was using his radio station as a propaganda medium. News was being badly distorted to satisfy his hatred of Negroes, Democrats, Jews, labor, the New Deal, and assorted individuals.
been broadcasting partisan ideas. The license was renewed but the FCC ruled that a radio station could not editorialize. Eight years later the FCC modified its decision, and issued a new opinion stating that licensees may editorialize provided they maintain an over-all fairness.
The hearings were definitely unfavorable to Mr. Richards and the FCC was on the spot. Then Mr. Richards died. Ruling that the heirs could not be punished for what he had done, the FCC renewed the
license and granted its transfer to Mrs. Richards, on condition she change the station policy.
Obviously the FCC is in a dilemma when such a situation arises. Mr. Richards was viciously attacking the administration and had the FCC revoked his license, newspapers and radios all over the country would have been yelling "suppression of the right of free speech."
It's this very fear of the "suppression of free speech" that is causing radio to ignore its privilege of free speech.
Therefore we think the whole concept of radio in America today needs to be re-evaluated.
We've been interviewing news directors in this area the past several weeks and not one has failed to stress his station's unbiased news coverage. Fine, but we think overemphasized.
Overemphasized to the point of exclusion of a very important right of the journalist—the right to expression of his opinion. We think editorials belong on a station's log. These editorials should not in any way influence the rest of the programming or news as such but they should stand for what the station believes to be true. It's a major responsibility of a station to battle for or against local issues.
Such editorials could well promote business. The commentator will become well-known in the community. People love a good argument. They'll listen either to say "just what I've always said" or to argue with him. And don't worry about "over-all fairness." Public opinion will see to that. After all, the power of censorship really lies with the people.
Judy Ferrell