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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Feb. 27, 1953
by Dick Bibler
Publick Occurrences BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK
CAMPUS
More than a handful of students indicate they'll vote for abolition of the All Student Council when the referendum on the ASC's future is presented. Divide up the vote this way: Bi-partisan proposal, 850; Pachacamac proposal, 1,000; status quo, 800; abolition, 500, and not voting, 2,850.
Following resignation of Lyle Anderson, business senior, from the All Student Council this week, FACTS leaders are anticipating resignation of several more of their people from the ASC. So sure of this are they, in fact, that a date has been set for a special election to choose persons "to fill vacancies created by resignations of FACTS representatives to the ASC."
Increasing number of complaints are being heard on the smaller portions of food being served in the Union cafeteria and Hawk's Nest, for "unreasonably" high prices. Students are beginning to understand, or feel, that much of the cash going into the new Union is coming out of their small budgets.
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Increasing demands for pilots plus a feeling among Air Force brass that administrative work can be done on the side will lead to a scrapping of the present Air ROTC system of specialized options, and in its stead, a program of flight training only.
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Parking and traffic problems on Jayhawk boulevard are becoming so serious that officials seriously are considering elimination of all parking on Jayhawkville's main drag.
STATE
Between blizzards and dust storms, plus declining farm prices, the outlook for residents of the western third of Kansas is becoming critical, so critical, in fact, that it may be reflected in sizable resident enrollment drops at Kansas State college and Fort Hays.
Critics of both politics and the press are pointing at Republican Kansas with one hand and holding their noses with the other, as the smell from the Wes Roberts case gets stronger. Newspapers are urging that judgment be withheld until "all the facts are in," and some persons are claiming that Roberts would be the first political figure in 20 years to receive such consideration.
NATION
Expect a de-emphasis of congressional investigations. The Republicans are now in the interesting position of investigating themselves.
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Loyalty boards, with their highly publicized chairmen, can be expected to step up the tempo of both Voice of America and educational investigations, however. On the latter, they have run into opposition and are now falling into a pattern they have become expert at weaving. If public indignation doesn't slow them down here there will be no stopping them, some feel.
Keep an eye on the St. Louis Cardinals. It should be interesting to watch what effect the club's purchase by the owner of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing company will have on the broadcasting of the games of Griesedieck Brothers.
WORLD
Japan's growing financial and industrial strength will quickly enlarge problems of Red China's coastal trade and the Korean war.
Now that the U.S. has developed military initiative in the cold war, Russia will turn to good deeds as a weapon. During the past week, she has sent aid to disaster areas in Britain, Holland, and Iran. This action will strengthen the suspicions of the rest of the world that we are just imagining that Russia's ultimate goal is enslavement of the world.
Academy award prediction: Gary Cooper for "High Noon," with Jose Ferrer a good outside choice; Shirley Booth for "Come Back, Little Sheba"; "High Noon" itself for the best movie.
MOVIES
Donkeys are not the only stubborn animals, take a look at the cat in Buenos Aires who hasn't come down out of a tree in more than five years.
One Woman's OPINION
Student Council members have become quite concerned with the lack of interest and response shown by students regarding student government at KU. Therefore, four choices are being presented to students in order to determine a workable and satisfactory plan of reorganization for the ASC.
By MARY COOPER
In the special referendum vote, students will be able to express preference for the bi-partisan plan, the Pachacamac plan, the status quo, or eliminate the All Student Council and give all power to Chancellor Murphy.
The bi-parisan plan endorses the election of ASC representatives from living groups, which include social fraternities, social sororities, men's University residence halls, women's University residence halls, freshman women's dorms, students in private homes, and professional fraternities and co-operatives.
It is hard to state just what all this means in simple language. Many ASC members and students who were present at the three-hour meeting are not sure even they understand.
The lack of understanding centers around the bi-partisan plan and the plan presented by Fachacamac. The other two choices are self-explanatory.
The freshman women present a problem under this system, for at the end of their freshman year they will move into other living situations. They will have been elected as freshman representatives but will naturally change their allegiance. Therefore, the plan proposes that new freshman be elected in the fall and the old representatives will continue as representatives of their new living group.
The number of ASC members elected from any one group will vary with the number of students voting in any one election. It is proposed that 150 votes will elect one representative.
The Pach plan advocates leaving things as they are, with the exception of doing away with organizational representatives. The feeling on this point is that such members are representing only their groups in order to obtain appropriations.
Members would still be elected on the basis of schools. But in addition to the representatives, two advisory groups would be created—the Student Congress and the Student Living Council.
This, briefly, is a summary of the two plans presented at the ASC meeting last Tuesday evening.
Originally, the whole idea behind any reorganization plan was to increase the participation of students in their own student government, and to break down the so-called Greek-Independent split. But will either of these plans accomplish one or both of these objectives?
Little Man on Campus
Student Council members feel at this point that they are representing no one but themselves. They vote on measures as they feel individuals belonging to CFSs or some other group. In a few cases, some members step across the line, but these cases are rare and far between.
In the final analysis, our student government at the University has developed into glorified party loyalty. But the final joke doesn't seem to be on the ASC members for they have recognized the situation—and by an overwhelming majority vote are giving the students an opportunity to bring about a change.
"Now I suppose you girls think you can give ME one of your silly week-end campuses."
Stevenson Must Decide On Democratic Job
Adlai E. Stevenson, defeated presidential candidate of the Democratic party, must decide what to do now? Not in regard to his personal life (he already has announced an around-the-world air and sea trip beginning March 2), but what to do leading the Democratic party now and in the future.
Since November when Dwight Eisenhower won a smashing victory at the polls, Mr. Stevenson has been caught in the middle of a political and emotional controversy.
There are some people who thought Mr. Stevenson might run against Sen. Paul Douglas (D.-III.) in the 1954 Illinois senatorial election, but Mr. Stevenson dispelled this idea recently, stating he would not run against Sen. Douglas under any circumstances.
Others believe that because of his recent close associations with President Eisenhower, he might be willing to accept some governmental post under the Republican administration. Some party leaders warn that such a move would just about eliminate any further consideration of running for president in 1956.
The largest group are those who think he should continue to lead the defeated party and be the Democratic candidate again in 1956.
Should he choose the latter course, Mr. Stevenson in all likelihood would remain a private citizen, free to speak his mind with reasonable assurance that many would be willing to listen.
After the vigorous campaigning of 1952 was over, more than just Stevenson supporters missed his radio and television talks. His view didn't always agree with those of the Republican standardbearer (although they came extremely close), but they could always be counted on to be presented honestly, fairly, and with a great deal of sense. Thus he proved to be a valuable critic of the Republican party.
Naturally the answer to whether the Stevenson boom will grow or shrink depends on what the Eisenhower administration does. Stevenson is now surrounded by an emotional group, many of whom didn't vote for him in November, but who are staunch supporters now. If President Eisenhower is able to quiet the many fears rampant in the country, the boom is likely to fade out.
If President Eisenhower fails, the move to Adlai Stevenson may be of great proportion. The party belongs to the defeated leader if he wants it. It's up to him. —Clarke Keys
Some one said the nation is short of railroad trains, and all the time we thought that it was part of the schedule for the trains to sit in the K.C. station for two hours after departure time.
OR A NEWS ANALYSIZER, TO WIT:
Miz Limpkin is visited in her Aunt
Meene up to Fort Mudge...
Behine of this move is Mister
Limpkin. Sunny Weather is bein
caused by few clouds and no
rain at all.
OR WE CAN PUT ON A PUMPET SHOW... USIN' LIL' WOODEN ANIMALS THAT TALK LIKE HUMAN BEANS.
TOO RADICAL! TALKIN' ANIMALS
ISN'T HARDLY BELIEVABOBBLE...HOW
'BOUT A MAGICIAN WHAT SAYS:' WHO
WAS THAT LADY I SAWED WITH YOU
LAST NIGHT?" IT'S ALLUS GOOD.
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