UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1940
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NUMBER 43.
Student Will Plead Guilty to Draft Evasion Drops School, Waits Here for Arrest
Patiently waiting for arrest and conviction, Alexander Harlow Dewey lounged in his Tennessee street room last night and told how his conscience had refused to let him register or have anything to do with the national draft.
A week after registration day, Dewey tired of waiting for his arrest and went to the local draft board members to explain what he had done. It is doubtful if any action will be taken against Dewey until December. Meanwhile, he reads in the library, sits in his room, waiting for his arrest.
Dewey said his refusal to sign up was deliberate and that he would plead guilty when the case came to trial. "I violated the law and I'll have to pay for it," he said.
May Be $10,000 Fine
The law fixes punishment for violators at $10,000 fine and/or five years imprisonment. Dewey said he wanted "books, pencils, and paper" while he was in
Dewey insisted he had not been influenced by any person or organization. "I've always stayed away from all cults," he said. He explained that all his ideas were his own and that he followed no philosopher or prophet completely. "Some day I may write a book about my own ideas."
prison so he could "keep up on his studies." "When I get out of the coop I intend to re-enroll at K.U. and get my degree," he said.
"I am a student of philosophy," Dewey went on "and have been-thinking about such things for years. I am utterly against anything to do with war so I couldn't permit myself to register at all."
The former student said he had made complete preparations for the arrest he feels sure is coming. He sent his clothes to his home in Fairfield, Conn., along with all his books and possessions. On the last day for withdrawal, Dewey dropped out of the University and received one-half his fees. He was a freshman in the college and is 22 years old.
Open Gate At Soph Hop For Councils
The big news at the meeting of the Women's Self Governing Association held last night was the announcement that dance passes were to be allowed at the Sophomore Hop. The women legislators made Jean Steele, college senior, a member of the dance committee, repeat the announcement twice before the surprise abated.
surprise Evelyn Schroeder and Evelyn Hodgson, the vice-president and secretary respectively of the freshman class, were sworn in and the new parking bill and the student directory bill were read for the last time and both passed.
The group decided to make a special provision for those who travel to Columbia Nov. 21, for the Missouri game by allowing 12:30 closing hours.
Weather
Continued clear skies and low temperatures are forecast.
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
PachacamacPlaysOneNightStand
By JIM SURFACF
What began as an uneventful but poorly attended Men's Student Council meeting last night crescendoed to the first partisan split of the year and fizzled out in a deadlocked 11 to 11 vote on a motion concerning a party for the freshman class.
The first order of business was the swearing in of Marion Haynes, Pachacamac representative from the freshman class. Then the sons of the Rising Sun glanced around the table to find themselves in the majority of those present by the preponderance of 11 to 7. John Browne, P.S.G.L. electee, was not present for the swearing-in.
After several hurried discussions among the leaders of the temporary majority party, a three minute recess was moved and passed. During this precious three minutes the seven members of the Progressive Student Government League went to one corner and the 11 members of
Pachacamac went to another. Each caucas immediately sent one of its members to the telephone to secure more members of the faith. The air was charged with political electricity as the "kings for a day" plotted. They Slaughter Time
After killing time, nay slaughtering it, the nervous P.S.G.L.'s returned to their seats anxiously awaiting their doom at the hands of their 29 year old rivals. The blow was struck when Haynes moved that the Council sponsor a freshman party for freshmen only. The Leaguers muttered in their beards as they saw what they considered their own little brain child thrown to the ravenous Pachacamac "dogs."
P. S.G.L.'s hurled charges at Pachacamacs branding them as turncoats saying that they had opposed the same measure last year causing a lack of cooperation on the part of the student body. Pachacamac retaliated by labeling P.S.G.L. unsuccessful in the operation of such a party. After the wind had died down, the question became whether or not the freshmen wanted and would support such a party. The M. S.C. seemed agreed that they could not afford to spend money contributed by all students in order to provide a party for one class; however they disagreed on whether or not such a party would pay for itself.
At long last Russell Mosser, P.S.G.L. graduate student, moved to amend the motion to refer it to a committee of the freshman officers and to seek the cooperation of the Women's Self Governing Association. However, Pachacamac looked upon this move as merely an attempt to postpone action until a P.S.G.L. majority could pass judgment.
Before a vote could be taken four more P.S.G.L.'s had drifted in creating a tie vote. The amendment and its motion were not voted down and they were not voted in; in fact as far as the M.S.C. is concerned, the motion is still up in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
'Phog' Allen Hits 'Big Business' In Sports
'Wants No Chips In O.U.-Aggie Controversy
The transfer made yesterday by Gerald Tucker, Winfield basketball star, from Kansas State College to the University of Oklahoma brought an observation on the change from Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, University basketball coach.
By CHUCK ELLIOTT
Tucker left the Kansas State campus Saturday after finishing his midsemester exams for Norman where (continued to page eight)
Problem Speech Contest Tonight
If so, don't take it out on your roommate but come to Green hall at 7:30 tonight and enter the annual campus problem speaking contest. Everyone is eligible to enter and the deadline for applications has been extended until this evening.
Have you been harboring a pet campus peeve? Are there certain hitches in the University's administration that you would like to revise?
Miss Margaret Anderson, assistant professor of speech. E.C.Buehler, (continued to page elicit)
To Washington-
DEAN E. B. STOUFFER
Arrest Missourian For Dodqing Draft
Oakland, Cal., Nov. 13—(UP)— Raymond L. Belisle, 31, who said he is a member of a good family living in Springfield, Mo., was in the custody of the United States marshal here today accused of dodging the draft.
Belisle, Deputy United States Commissioner Dudley Nebeker was informed, appeared before his draft board Oct. 17 but refused to sign his registration card and instead gave Board Chairman R. S. Riley a written notice reading:
"The undersigned will not serve in any army or navy as long as (continued to page eight)