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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1951
WHAT GOOD IS CAMPUS POLITICS? A GOOD QUESTION!
The Present System, In Power for the last Five Years Has!
1 Taken no action toward raising the student wage level above its present unfairly low level.
2 Done nothing to protest the proposed budget cut which would have meant an increase in student activity fees.
3 Failed to represent student interest and opinion on the naming of a new Chancellor.
4 Done nothing to investigate or prevent excessive charges for certain student rooming houses.
5 Failed to implement their previous campaign plank of "a day of grace before finals."
6 Through inefficient administration of funds derived from student activity fees, the A.S.C. stands to exceed its budget by some $500.00. Their party controlled K.U. Calendar Committee faces a deficit of $500.00. The Student Directory costs the A.S.C. the unusually high sum of $1,200.00 in funds derived from student activity fees.
7 Continued to vote their own A.S.C. officers salaries derived from student activity fees.
8 Neglected to give the students an accounting of the source and appropriation of A.S.C. funds derived from student activity fees.
9 Filled a number of A.S.C.-appointed positions on a basis of party patronage.
10 Formulated a football seating plan which University officials labeled as discriminatory to unorganized students. Have appropriated money to organizations practicing racial discrimination in violation of the Constitution of the A.S.C. Refused to support F.E.P.C. legislation until faced with aroused student opinion.
11 Their A.S.C. president publicly committed student funds to assume possible deficit in name-band promotion without previously consulting the A.S.C. Repeatedly refused the right of vote to organizational representatives on the A.S.C. Proposed making the JAYHAWKER a compulsory portion of student activity fees without consulting the students. Selected candidates through decisions of some two dozen members of an "inner circle." Have thwarted the voice of student opinion by unusual distribution of polling places, by congestion of voting lines with party members, by ballot-peeking, and by abridging the right of personal preference to their own party voters.
FACTS, In Existence Less Than 3 Months:
BELIEVING THAT ADDITIONAL ACTION NEED TO BE TAKEN, F.A.C.T.S. PROPOSES
1 Petition the Chancellor for an increase in student wages.
2 Sponsored a student delegation to the State Legislature, which successfully opposed the budget cut, thus assuring that student fees will not be increased.
3 Proposed a selection of Chancellor with the advice of impartial student committee.
4 Listing approved student rooming facilities after investigation of living conditions and rental charges.
5 Obtaining a day of grace before final week.
6 Competent, economical handling of student activity fee funds by A.S.C., but without harming worthy projects (as Engineering Exposition).
7 Abolishing of A.S.C. salaries.
8 Quarterly accounting in KANSAN of source and appropriation of A.S.C. funds.
9 Filling all A.S.C.-appointed positions through application forms available to every student.
10 (a) Football seating on first come, first serve basis.
(b) Working for increased opportunities for every student regardless of race, creed, or residence.
(c) Initiated All Student Council approval of F.E.P.C. legislation.
11 F.A.C.T.S. members
(a) Protested this practice in open A.S.C. meeting.
(b) Repeatedly voted to enfranchise organizational representatives.
(c) Demanded that the entire student voice be heard by a special referendum election.
(d) Selected candidates through a secret ballot of the party membership.
(e) Putting the YOU back in University government.
FACTS presents the first actually constructive ticket. This party is based on issues, not on residence loyalty. It enlists support from both Greeks and Independents. We can and will fulfill our campaign promises.
- WE NEED 2,293 VOTES -
If You Agree With Our Stand - Vote FACTS
ELECTION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11th
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