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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1948
Summer Student Convention Impresses Two ASC Members
"We, the students of the United States of America, desiring to maintain academic freedom and student rights . . . " So begins the preamble to the constitution of the United States National Student association, which met for the first time, Aug. 23 to 28, at the University of Wisconsin.
Representing the University at the N.S.A. convention, though not delegates, were Robert Thayer, edu $ ^{\textcircled{4}} $
Representing the University a delegates, were Robert Thayer, education junior, and Dorothy Jean Scroggy, College senior, chosen as old and new members of the All Student Council.
Nearly 350 colleges and universities were represented Delegates heard project proposals for foreign student summer courses. The University of Buffalo proposed that all schools adopt the purchase card system. This system would enable the university, by arrangement with the local merchants, to purchase student needs in greater quantities, thereby saving the students money
Some of the purposes of the N.S.A. are to work with student bodies to increase student functions to aid relief and to unify students the world over.
The last point caused considerable controversy. Thayer said, "We were faced with the problem of whether the N.S.A. should affiliate with the International Union of Students, whose headquarters are in Prague, Czechoslovakia or whether the N.S.A. should organize a western bloom of students."
"It it was decided, however, that we would not sever relations with the LUS., but would co-operate with it only upon those programs that are unquestionably free of communist strings."
The first two days were devoted to work shop projects, Miss Seroggy said. Delegates and representatives attended the work shop of their choice. There were 10 work shops, covering such subjects as economic problems of education, other problems in education, student government structures, and student cultural welfare.
"I was impressed mostly," Thayer said, "by the solemnity of the delegates there. This was a meeting of older men and women, many of
Stay Awake To Live Filipino Finds
Manila- (UP)-Captured by ruman guerrillas, Pvt. Saturnino Baqilod of the Philippine constabulary was taken to the top of a hill by three armed guards who announced that he was to be executed.
The doomed man noticed one of his three captors yawning sleepily. He also noticed that the guard had a hand grenade fastened to his beld.
them veterans. Each delegate there appeared to be gravely concerned about improving students' affairs both here and abroad."
When the guard yawned again, Baquiled quietly pulled the firing pin out of the grenade, rolled down the hillside to escape the blast, and kicked back to his headquarters to report the death of three guerrillas.
The department of chemistry at the University is being featured in a lead story, written by Robert Taft, professor of chemistry, in the September issue of the Journal of Chemical Education. The department is the 15th school in the United States to be featured in the Journal.
Chemistry Department Featured In Article
The University is not yet a member of the association. In order for it to become a member it will have to pay $280, and ratify the regional and national constitutions.
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