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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 140
Wednesday, May 11. 1960
University Party Makes Debut at ASC Meeting
A second campus political party—the University Party—made its first official appearance on campus last night at the All Student Council meeting.
Fred Morrison, Colby junior and the lone Council member not affiliated with Vox Popul, presented the new party's constitution to the ASC with more than 1,200 student names on petitions.
THE COUNCIL passed a resolution which sent the petitions to the Elections Committee for verification of names. The resolution said that the committee would have to report upon its findings by May 17, the next scheduled ASC meeting.
Vox Populi has been the only political organization on campus since the Allied Greek-Independent Party disbanded early last fall.
THE UNIVERSITY Party had its origins before the spring elections, but it did not run a slate of candidates. Several write-in candidates opposed Vox candidates for the ASC, but only Morrison was elected. The party's first organizational meeting was last week.
The University Party held its second meeting last night prior to the ASC meeting. There were more than 35 present. Stuart H. Barger, Harrisonville, Mo., sophomore, and Michael Thomas, Kirkwood, Mo., sophomore, were elected temporary co-chairmen of the party. Barger represents the Greek faction in the party and Thomas the independents
Election of officers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas Union.
"It would be feasible for the committee to burn the 1,200 names tonight." Morrison said. "I know they won't, but it would be constitutional."
UNIVERSITY PARTY officials said that the party already has the backing of 13 Greek houses and all of the scholarship halls except Foster Hall.
MORRISON'S resolution to the ASC provided a guide for the elections committee to follow in verifying the accuracy of the petitions' names. Morrison said that there was no provision in the ASC constitution for the committee to follow.
The predominant Vox Council had Morrison carefully explain the provisions of the resolutions before it was passed. When it was first read, Lynn Anderson, Atwood junior and ASC chairman, asked for a second to a motion to pass the resolution. There was a prolonged period of silence before Brent Mandry, Ferguson, Mo., sophomore, said "second."
The Greek houses that have joined the new party are nearly the same houses which were the nucleus of the old Allied Greek-Independent party.
The houses in the University Party now are; Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Theta Tau, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha KappaLambda and Phi Kappa Psi.
(See Related Story Page 8.)
Washburn U. Likes Docking, Poll Shows
Gov. George Docking retained his popularity at one university in Kansas last week.
Washburn University students gave Gov. Docking more votes than any other gubernatorial candidate in a preferential poll conducted last week.
Gov. Docking received 246 of the students' votes—he was the only name on the Democratic ticket. Atty. Gen. John Anderson led the Republican candidates by polling 114 votes.
TEMPORARY LEADERS—Stuart Barger, Harrisonville, Mo., sophomore, and Mike Thomas, Kirkwood, Mo., sophomore. discuss politics after being elected temporary co-chairmen of the new University Party.
KennedyIsWinner
By United Press International
Sen. John F. Kennedy hoped today to parlay a big win in the West Virginia primary into the Democratic nomination for president.
In the wake of his smashing 60-40 per cent win over Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey in heavily-protestant West Virginia, the 42-year-old Massachusetts Senator said the victory gave his campaign bandwagon "a major boost."
Once before, in 1928, a Catholic contender for the presidency won in West Virginia and went on to capture the nomination. But Al Smith's was only a hairline victory, and in the general election that year he lost the state to Republican Herbert Hoover.
While the religious issue may be raised next fall if Sen. Kennedy
is nominated, it was considered practically dead as far as the present battle for the Democratic nomination is concerned—"buried in the soil of West Virginia" as Sen. Kennedy put it.
President Eisenhower said today in his news conference it was hard to tell whether Sen. John F. Kennedy's primary election victory in West Virginia has removed the religious issue from the presidential campaign.
But he recalled that he had issued a statement in the past deploring the injection of religion into campaigns. He said he feels strongly that it is very, very bad for this country it ever arose as a political issue.
Sen. Kennedy swept in another win in the Nebraska primary.
Reverberations from the resolution on sit-downs that the Big Eight Student Body Presidents' Conference passed April 30, have hit the University of Colorado campus with much the same impact KU experienced last week.
Colorado is the only other Big Eight school which has experienced repercussions from the conference's resolution. The Iowa State Daily commented editorially that the resolution seemed a bit untimely and hasty, but has received no reaction from the student body.
Sit-down Reaction Strikes Colorado
The Young Peoples' Socialist League, a CU campus political party, has called for the resignation of Student Body President Hanks Browning.
He said sentiment was growing on campus against Browning, but demonstrations similar to those held at KU seemed out of the question.
The editor of the Colorado Daily, the campus newspaper, told the Daily Kansas last night that the resolution the CU president has released since he has been criticized differs from that released at KU.
Dalby said later in the evening that he knew nothing of the change, but that it looked like the CU president was qualifying his statement and looking for a means to minimize it.
Quill Magazine Goes On Sale Tomorrow
Ronald Dalby, Joplin, Mo., junior and KU's student body president, said at the All Student Council meeting last night that he received a phone call from Browning. Browning told Dalby that "he was under fire." Dalby said Browning sounded "a little frantic."
The original resolution from the conference said that "... the presidents do not condore sit-down strikes. . . ." The CU resolution reads "... the presidents do not condone certain methods of sit-down strikes."
The Colorado Daily editor said that Browning had called the Big Eight Student Government President Randy Jones at Iowa State University and had evidently changed the wording in the resolution. The editor also said that their original copy of the resolution had "mysteriously disappeared."
The spring edition of Quill magazine will go on sale tomorrow.
The Quill, a campus magazine features writing by KU students.
The magazine may be purchased at the Kansas Union, Fraser Hall, the basement of Strong Hall, the information booth on Jayhawk Blvd. or at Summerfield Hall. The price of the magazine is 35 cents.
KU Blue Cross Rate Hike Proposed
The company is losing approximately $1,500 per month because original estimates were based on costs at Watkins Hospital. he said.
Married students might purchase the KU Blue Cross-Blue Shield program at a lower rate next year, but the individual student may find a slight increase in his rates.
Health insurance company officials have found it necessary to either modify benefits or increase dues because students are going to doctors other than those at Watkins Hospital, Richard Meidinger, Hiawatha junior and chairman of the committee said.
The changes in the rates for the medical insurance plan was one of the changes suggested by the Student Health Committee and considered by the All Student Council last night.
Action on the recommendations was postponed until next week so ASC members and students will have an opportunity to discuss the suggestions.
The lower rates for married students will eliminate maternity coverage.
A twelve month group policy, started in October, 1959, established rates at $17.50 for the individual student and $97.25 for the family.
A modification of benefits was another recommendation made by the Student Health Committee.
A major change in the family plan as recommended by the committee would eliminate maternity coverage. This coverage now costs $84 of the total rate.
If the current proposed program for families was to include maternity coverage the cost would be $129.10. The new rate proposed for families is $55.10.
The committee felt that the purpose of the program was to benefit the majority of the families and the high rate for maternity coverage did not involve the majority.
Those desiring maternity coverage can get it by joining another group plan.
Other suggested changes recommended by the committee are:
The proposed program for the individual student would cost $28.20. But the suggested deductions by the committee reduces the rate to $21.40.
- Twenty-five dollar deductible per admission in hospitals other than Watkins. (For example, if a student enters a hospital other than Watkins, he pays the first $25 which is usually the first day charge. The average cost per day at Watkins Hospital is $3.64 and at other hospitals, $25.73.)
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Mr. K. Lowers Ideas About Ike
MOSCOW — (UPI) — Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that the spy mission of the U.S. U-2 jet plane over the Soviet Union has changed his opinion about President Eisenhower.
During an impromptu news conference held while he was inspecting a display of parts of the downed plane in Gorky Park, Khrushchev was asked if his estimate of the Eisenhower of the Camp David talks had changed.
"It has, of course," he answered,
"I was not aware of the fact that the plan of air espionage over the Soviet Union was not the caprice of an irresponsible officer.
Welcome Not Likely
Asked by an American reporter if he still wants the American President to visit the Soviet Union, Khrushchev paused briefly, then said:
"What would you like me to say?
Get up here in my place and reply.
"I would be mad to say to the Russian people to welcome as a host a man who sends espionage planes here.
Foreign Language Tests Set May 20
"I am in a difficult position. Just imagine what the reaction would be in the United States if on the eve of my visit there we had sent a spy to the United States. What would have been my welcome?
"The Russian people understand reciprocity. One thing I am certain of is there will be no excesses. Our people are disciplined."
Trip Still Planned
At his press conference in Washington this morning, Pres. Eisenbower said the reason he put an "if" label on the journey last week was that, under current conditions, he could not tell from day to day what to expect of world affairs. He said that, as of today, he still expects to go.
The President also disclosed that he plans to press again for his "open skies" system of aerial inspection as part of overall disarmament when he meets Khrushchev at the Summit meeting starting in Paris next week.
The foreign language proficiency examinations required of some before their graduation will be at 4 p.m. May 20.
Registration for the examinations must be made in the language department offices by Friday.
Proficiency in a foreign language, either by passing the test or by passing sixteen hours of the language, is required of every freshman entering KU in the fall of 1959 and after.
The examinations will be given in French, German, Latin and Spanish.
Students now enrolled in a language who wish to take the test should register with their instructor. Those not now taking any language course may register with the secretary of the appropriate department: French and Spanish, 103 Fraser; German, 305 Fraser and Latin department, 206-A Fraser.
Weather
Fair west, partly cloudy cast this afternoon. Generally tail tonight and Thursday. Little change in temperatures. Low tonight 40s. High Thursday 65 to 75.