APRIL 23,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Maturity
John Gunther For President Of The Student Council
The Progressive Party Submits The Following Record For Your Inspection And Approval :
1. THE ONLY PARTY OPENLY AND HONESTLY TO EFFECTUATE INDEPENDENT AND GREEK CO-OPERATION.
2. THE ONLY PARTY TO WORK CONSISTENTLY FOR A MORE POWERFUL AND MATURE STUDENT GOVERNMENT.
3. THE ONLY PARTY ADVOCATING A CONCRETE CHANGE OF THE ALL STUDENT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION FOR GREATER INDEPENDENCE OF THE STUDENT COURT.
4. THE ONLY PARTY NOT REPRESENTED ON THE STUDENT COUNCIL EVER TO FORCE THAT ORGANIZATION TO A COMPROMISE.
5. THE ONLY PARTY TO SURVIVE A SERIOUS ATTEMPT AT ITS DISORGANIZATION DURING ITS INCEPTION.
The Progressive Party Platform
1. Consolidation of Independent and Greek forces for a more efficient and mature student government.
2. Equal opportunity, regardless of sex, race or creed, for student activity leadership.
3. Negro participation in Big Six athletics.
4. A more responsible student government by allowing a student court jurisdiction over student affairs in disciplinary action now held by the administration.
5. An amendment to the Constitution of the All Students association of the University of Kansas abrogating the Faculty Advisory Committee to the Student Court.
6. An all student convocation at which campus political parties will explain their platforms.
7. Encouragement of school spirit by more mixers, rallies, and other activities which stimulate school spirit; to include one movable holiday per semester, to be set at the discretion of the student council.
8. Investigation of veteran's fees, in regard to the income and disposal of money received by the University from that source.
9. Student priority for all seats at all university athletic activities.
10. Lower admission charges for students at all university athletic events.
11. Higher wage rates for student employees of the university, with a minimum wage of sixty-five cents an hour for all students,
12. Lowering of language requirement for entrance into the School of Education regardless of race and sex.
BECAUSE OF ITS RECORD OF ACTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE OF ITS PROPOSED PLAN OF ACTION, THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY SINCERELY URGES THE STUDENT BODY TO REPOSE ITS CONFIDENCE IN THE PARTY FOR A MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, AND EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS.
VOTE FOR THE PARTY OF ACTION
VOTE PROGRESSIVE!!!
VOTE FOR THE PARTY OF RECORD
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