THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
RAIN
82nd Year, No. 45
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
New Statute On Juries Affects Students
Monday, November 1, 1971
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Troops Cut; One Division Deactivated
SAIGON (AP)—The U.S. Command announced Sunday the deactivation of one of its two remaining combat divisions in Afghanistan and the cutback of nearly 3,000 more troops.
"Today, you have seen that the contribution in human lives of our allies has been gradually diminished and will end soon."
The announcement underscored what President Nijanu Van Theun said earlier
A communique from the headquarters of Gen. Creighton W. Abrams said that eight more Army units with 2,800 men had been phased out of the war zone, dropping U.S. forces below 200,000. All of the units are either the American Division or supporting it.
Kansan Staff Photo by ED LALLO
THE division was activated in Vietnam in September 1867, as a composite of various other units. It was the largest division in the U.S. Army, with peak strength of more than 23,000 men. It laid the largest area of operations in the country, from Da Nang southward 100 miles.
The command said the American's colors would be escorted to Ft. Lewis,
Band Sits in Solitary Splendor, Waiting for the Game
It is estimated that about 50 per cent of the division's troops will return to the United States, for these men have completed most of their 12-month combat tour. Some of them will remain months to serve, will be transferred to other units, which are still active.
KU's annual Band Day was held with all the traditional enthusiasto Saturday despite the rain. The 8000 instrumentalists, pompon girls, twirlers and other participants from Kansas High Schools paraded
down Massachusetts Street in the morning, then performed during half-time at the game. Band Day was originated in 1938 by Russell L. Wiley, past director of KU bands.
Strife Plagues State Conference
MANHATTAN—One of the speakers at "Countdown '72," a statewide voter registration conference held here over the weekend, said that getting into politics was like getting into a boxing ring and taking off the gloves.
By MIKE MOFFET
Kansan Staff Writer
The description appeared to be well understood by the conference coordinators who said after the conference was over that they had been engaged in an on-going battle with Kansas Republicans to keep the conference going.
Participating were such state political notables as Mrs. Elwill Shanahan, Kansas Secretary of State, John Martin, first assistant attorney general, Norbert Dreiling, state chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party, Bill Falstad, state chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, Senator Harold Herd, a maverick Democrat, who at one time expressed interest in running for governor.
Saturday afternoon, after an opening address by Rep. William Roy, R-Kan., a special interest caucus and workshops on the election law and how it works, the reformation of the parties, and the state convention system were held.
Despite these difficulties, the conference, which consisted of a series of speeches and meetings on political issues and debate tactics, seemed to proceed smoothly.
ON SUNDAY, workshops were held on what should be done after voters have registered, and on politics and the media. A brief Docking gave the closing address.
with the Republicans came Saturday afternoon with a surprise visit by Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., whose unexpected arrival prompted an indignant reply from Mike Manning, Washington, D.C., vice-president of the National Association of Student Governments (ASG) and the chief coordinator of the conference.
The climax of the coordinators' battle
Harris said the "Kansas College Republicans and students generally were quite pleased that Sen. Bob Dole was interested enough in Karson young voters to revise his weekend schedule to visit the 'Countdown' 72 workshop at Manhattan."
Manning said Dole had "made it perfectly clear he was not available to attend the conference." In a statement released to the press, Manning said the senator had invited on two occasions, once by phone and then by email, and did not respond to either invitation.
THE MANNING STATEMENT prompted a reply released Sunday morning from Brian Harris, chairman of the Kansas College Republican Federation.
Dole, who is chairman of the Republican National Committee, was in Manhattan for only a short while. He held a five-minute speech and spoke briefly at one of the workshops.
The statement said that late Friday afternoon Dole had been able to adjust his
"We made a special trip to Washington, D.C., to talk to him personally—we talked to a filing clerk," he said. "For seven weeks we have been put off, ignored and frustrated—today we were deceased." I believe," said Manning, "that the senator owes the conference coordinators, the workshop participants and the K-State chairman of the Collegiate Young Republicans an apology."
travel arrangements to allow the visit to the conference.
"We notified conference staff, conference participants and news media representatives when it was confirmed the senator was coming," the statement said. "Nearly all of the 250 to 300 participants in 'Countdown' 72" enjoyed hearing and visiting with their senator and appreciated his visit."
Conference coordinators Bill Hoch and Manning said they believed the Dole appearance was another example of the harassment they had been receiving at the Republican since the first plans for a conference were laid over a month ago.
The battle centered around Mrs. Kathy Mowry, Riley County Republican chairman, who admitted she had tried to stop the election. "It's a mistake," it would turn into a "burning Nixon" realization.
Lowenstein, who is now chairman of the Americans for Democratic action, led the 1967-68 "dump Johnson" movement. McCloskey has announced as a Republican candidate for the presidency and his movement has been dubbed a "dump Nixon" endeavor. Although the conference coordinators had invited McCloskey and he agreed to attend, he cancelled at the last minute.
SHE SAID her apprehension grew out of the fact that former Rep. Alard Lowenstein and Rep. Paul McCloskey, R-Calif., were scheduled to attend the conference.
Mrs. Mowry said that other such voter registration conferences held across the nation with Lowerstein and McCloskey in Washington and Nisky rallies and, that therefore
Republicans had been wary of associating themselves with "Countdown 72" in Manhattan.
She said the coordinators of the conference had set up the speakers slate and loaded it heavily with Democrat and then asked her and asked her to select some Republican candidates.
She said the Republicans had agreed to provide some speakers and participate in the program if McCloskey were withdrawn from the program.
THE 'COORDINATORS' took this suggestion to the governing body of the conference, the student body president of each institution, which voted against making this concession.
However, when it was learned that McCloskey would be unable to attend, the Republicans again were interested in participating, and selected Rep. Jack Kemp, a conservative Republican from New York, to balance the Saturday speakers' platform on which Lowenstein was speaking.
In her effort to stop the conference, Mrs. Mowry reportedly talked with James McCain, president of Kansas State University, and tried to convince him that he was not partisan gathering in that the Republicans been consulted on the original planning
Manning said Mrs. Murry spoke to an executive board meeting of Collegiate Republicans at K-State and told them that the ASG was a Communist front organization and that Manning was a Communist.
Mrs. Murray denied this charge and said Manning was attempting to make her employer pay for her work.
ZIEGLER SAID administration people were busy during the weekend taking a continuing assessment of what he termed the severe implications of killing security, economic and humanitarian assistance to other countries.
President Plans New Legislation On Foreign Aid
In the absence of congressional action by Nov. 15, he said, the big agency for International Development would shut down for lack of funds to pay its employees.
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Nixon ad administration hopes to bounce back from a Senate vote to kill the foreign aid program by winning congressional passage of stopgap legislation and then enactment of a brand new aid bill.
White House officials said Sunday President Nixon wanted aid continued in a coordinated way and had no intention of seeking piecemeal supplemental appropriations to continue one or another section of the aid effort.
"To liquidate the U.S. involvement in Vietnam is the announced policy of this country," Fulbright said, adding that if the Senate vote rejecting a two-year extension of the program helped toward that goal it was a good move.
Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said, "A momentous solution is underway."
"A preeminent solution isn't the answer." The White House disclosed its plans a few hours after Sen. J. W. Fulbright said he expected the Senate to approve an interim program excluding funds "for the military domination of other countries."
Nixon and Timmons, officials said, agreed the first order of business would be to seek passage of a resolution that would continue foreign aid beyond its scheduled Nov. 15 expiration at current levels. If such a resolution, subject to periodic renewal, is adopted, Nixon would plan to develop a whole new aid program.
THE ARKANSAS Democrat did not state flatly that military aid to South Vietnam should be ruled out but said military-assistance programs were "sticking points" that could preclude continuation of foreign aid.
Nixon, who spent part of the weekend at his Camp David hideaway near Thurmont, Md., conferred by telephone with William Tinnermock, a key White House lobbyist, on strategy to offset Friday's surprise Senate vote.
Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Senate vote marked "the beginning of a period of great opportunity . . . to be more cooperative and not so domineering" in foreign relations.
Finances, KU Image Concerns of Moos's
Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a series of interviews with the 10 HOPE
By GARY GREEN
Kansan Staff Writer
Funding and the image which the University of Kansas possesses throughout the state are the principal problems confronting the University, according to Felix Moos, professor of anthropology and director of the East Asian studies center.
Moss said that unless the state changed its tax structure and re-evaluates its priorities on higher education, he saw no relief from these problems.
"We are ambiguous, to a certain extent,
as to where we are going." Moss said.
Moas was drawn to teaching because he enjoys passing on knowledge from the past to the next generation and attempting to improve what is already here. He feels that KU is one of the better institutions in the midwest.
"Its Asian program is one of the recognized better ones in the nation," he said.
MOST PROFESSORS have a definite opinion on final examinations. Moos is no
"I would prefer to give take-home exams. This would enable the student to find out what he has accomplished," Moas said. "They provide a self-evaluation and not a traumatic experience, as do many of the finals."
Moos also has strong feelings pertaining to grades. He thinks that they should
Victor Timmerman to Return to Belgium
Just can't 'make it' at KU
Another Professor to Leave KU
By NANCY ROCK Kansan Staff Writer
"If the students needed solder or a particular tool, I could requisition it. We couldn't throw money out of the windows, we could at least ask for our needs," he said.
The first reason deals with KU's forced tightening of its belt because of the lack of funding by the state. When Timmerman came to KU in 1962 as an exchange professor, it was not hard to get the materials needed to teach
Victor Timerman, associate professor of visual arts, has turned in his resignation to the University of Kansas. His reasons for leaving KU and the United States and his native Belgium are based on the lack of training he limited him as a teacher, artist and father.
"Now we can hardly get postage stamps.
We are fighting the establishment. It isn't people, but what is written down. Now I am expected to do more with less."
My department is nine professors short. Graduate students work for a few dollars an hour to supplement their education. The use of force to hurt their education in order to help them We have to have the possibilities to do our job. The best teachers should teach in the
Timmerman said that too much emphasis was placed upon teaching. In Belgium, he said, a student worked five years for a comparable degree. He then had to practice in his field for four or five years before he could teach. He was hired for a two year probationary period and after 10 or 15 years he received tenure.
freshman curriculum. Graduate students should not be forced to ruin their own
Timmerman emphasized that graduate students should not have to teach while they are studying for a degree. It definitely hurts their education, he said.
"When we can't depend on the youth anymore, who are the seed of the future, who can we depend upon? When a seed is in the wrong soil it will not grow," he said.
The second reason Timmerman gave to his leaving was his responsibility to his family.
"When you have a family and kids to get through school, you must think of the family."
"I am forty-seven years old. I left a full professorship, an artist-of-the-year award and a teaching career of fifteen years. I have my studio and a career in Belgium."
When Timmerman came to KU in 1969,
Timmerman said the third reason he was leaving war that he was frustrated by the war.
his salary was $12,000, he said. When his family arrived at New York, they found that $5,000 worth of their equipment was lost. They also recovered financially from their loss.
The University of Kansas has denied Timmerman's resignation and allowed him 6 months leave of absence. Timmerman would have been he could figure out a way to "make it."
"To invest in the equipment I need would cost $12,000. In the way times are now, I cannot sell my work so I cannot afford to invest in such equipment," he said.
He accepted his position at KU in 1969 with the philosophy that he could expect studio facilities to continue his work. Instead, he received "this office I hate," and a square feet of studio which includes a place where I can lock my works," he said.
Timmerman asked that his resignation be effective at the end of this semester. He said he would travel to Belgium by ship and arrive before Christmas. He would not say whether this would allow him to complete his teaching this semester.
Felix Moos
reflect a student's willingness to look at himself.
"I believe that they should be more of a self-reflection, as opposed to being a means of getting rid of students," he said. Since he came to KU in 1961, Moos said the students had become more serious in their student and more concerned with the world.
"They are more committed to changing the environment and the world in which we live. They are more serious as to what they want in life, and are more sophisticated and mature than students a decade ago," he said.
STUDENT UNREST is changing in open manifestations, Moas said.
"Students are more concerned with what an education really is. They are raising a more questioning attitude as to why they are in college." he said.
Moss obtained his early education in Europe. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1955. In 1957, he received his masters degree, and his doctorate in 1963, both from the University of Washington in Seattle. His previous teaching experiences have been at the University of Washington in Seattle, Maryland, and Florida, and at Maryland (Far East Area), and Korea University. He has done field work in Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and most recently in Milorcea in the Pacific.
MOOS' GOALS for the future are twofold. First, he wants to become a better anthropologist. Second, he wants to become a better instructor in order to pass on professional skills to others. He thinks this way he can help shape the future.
Moss has been spending his summers in the Western Pacific, Southeast Asia and East Asia, in an effort to enhance his knowledge.
"You cannot be an anthropologist if you do not go into field work," he explained.