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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, March 22, 1960
New Man at the Helm
W. Clark Wescoe walked into a man-sized job yesterday.
As of July 1, his office will be in Strong Hall behind a door that bears the name "Office of the Chancellor."
His responsibilities will also change. His major concern will no longer be that of fulfilling the scholastic needs of approximately 750 students at KU's School of Medicine in Kansas City.Instead, he will be faced with determining educational standards for more than 8,500 students, obtaining and keeping qualified faculty members and handling the biggest administrative job at the University.
But we believe Dr. Wescoe is going to have a problem. Kansas has a governor who believes it is more important to have a few million dollars reserved in the state's treasury than to have state colleges and universities operating on more than a minimal budget.
It has been said that this problem will not exist in the future nearly to the extent it has this year. We disagree. Docking's antagonism was not only aimed at Chancellor Murphy. The governor has been critical of any groups which receive state finances. We cannot believe the University is heading for a pasture of greenbacks.
Dr. Wescoe is probably one of the few university presidents or chancellors of state supported colleges or universities in the United States who will have to wage a continuing fight to keep his university adequately financed.
It is unfortunate KU's new chancellor is faced
with such a problem. He seems to be well qualified for his new administrative position. But isn't it asking too much of any administrator to, in addition to his customary duties, spend valuable hours campaigning for sufficient money to build KU into a university that can supply the educational needs of future students?
A chancellor is responsible to his students. But isn't the reverse true? Aren't the students also responsible to the chancellor, or more specifically, to the university? Eighty-five hundred students are now receiving an education from KU that would be hard to measure in monetary figures.
If this dualism of responsibility exists, some group which has the time and dedication would be capable of wielding more influence than any lobby in the Kansas legislature. An organization that could direct its efforts toward a yeararound campaign of "supporting higher education in Kansas" or simply "backing Docking for hack of the year" would be welcome on the campus.
The action of such an organization could manifest itself by writing letters to be sent across the state, passing resolutions or bringing direct pressure on the legislature.
There is now a probability of Docking being elected governor for his third term. He could even be the next vice president. We refuse to speculate on his capability as vice president. We are convinced of one thing. Docking is not the man many hope to see in the State House when it comes time to approve the next operating budget for the University of Kansas. — Doug Yocom
ASC
Dear Editorial Editor:
Why do you conform?
If, as you claim in your editorial of March 16, we have reached the "ultimate in conformity," you will probably receive some 8,500 other letters similar to this one—but I'll write it anyway.
In your editorial on the ASC you criticize it for meeting only three hours a week, bickering over queens and posters, and passing only two bills. Whether or not this is a valid criticism is not the point I wish to pursue. What incites me to write is the fact that you are conforming beautifully with editors of the past. In the two and one-half years that I have been here, almost all editorials about the ASC have criticized and condemned it as not functioning as well as it should. But not a one that I can remember has offered any constructive ideas for bills which would, as you say, "benefit as many students as possible." To criticize is your prerogative, but in your criticism of the ASC, you are being just as dormant and consistent as we are. You are conforming with past editorial editors and not positively helping the ASC, if it needs help, to attain a more significant
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existence. There may not be a party or anyone opposing the candidate for Student Body President, but there will always be an editorial editor to oppose the office he is running for and the ASC.
For me to offer criticism without suggestion would be defeating my own purpose — so I offer the following suggestion: Have the editorial editor take an active part in the ASC; then he could criticize only himself. In closing, being a conformist, I "give three vigorous hurrabs," but I am not satisfied with the sameness of our editorials on the ASC.
reter Block Mission Junior
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Editor:
Revue in Danger
I saw by the program that I was an adviser to the Rock Chalk Revue. I take this public means of stating that I did not advise the cheap and ancient sex humor which was sprinkled throughout. I was correctly quoted as saying that the writing of satiric comedy calls for originality and amusing ideas. I did not mean by originality and amusement the obvious smutty line. I'm sure that gem of humor about the sheep was heard at least as far back as the Civil War around the campfires in General Grant's army.
It seems a rather shyster trick for the writers of the skits to present exemplary scripts for judging and after their work has been selected begin to toss in the insults and the dirt. If the stuff hadn't been so crude and obvious! If it had only been a bit subtle and in better taste! I suppose the height of the clever and tasteful was the curtain line on homosexuality in which the audience was informed that the skit was a fairy tale.
I am still for the idea of an all-student production. I regret that it has to be one with so few good original ideas, one which at times reaches the low level of insult, which is offensive to some and is often in bad taste. I am afraid that if this sort of thing increases, the Rock Chalk Revue will be in danger of signing its death warrant.
This seems a questionable way for the Y organizations to make enough money to carry on their Christian work.
Allen Crafton Professor of Speech
French Rectification
We are extremely sorry that our previous letter was misunderstood by the majority of the students on this campus. It was no use for us to add to the reputation of a well deserved French nationalism. Our purpose—and we apologize for not having been clear enough — was simply to answer the first letter of Mr. Augustine Kyei, of Ghana, which was not objective to the point of being a caricature. Our letter, thus, was the caricature of an offended nationalism in order to be comparable to his. In order not to be accused again of writing an "empty" letter, may we be permitted to recall the following facts about the French atomic test.
1. There has been no proof to this date of radio-active fallout in inhabited areas. The French atom bomb was of the type of the first American ones. The inhabited areas were located at a distance of more than 250 miles from the place of the explosion.
3. The French military atomic program was not launched by De Gaulle's government, but by Guy Mollet's government in 1956. The site of Reggan (Sahara) was chosen in July 1957.
2. The governments of the African Republics of the Communale — formerly French West Africa — granted approval of the atomic test. Their representatives were present at the test.
4. Since 1958 the French delegation at the U.N. has strongly supported disarmament. J. Moch, the French delegate, was the president of the U.N. disarmment commission.
Finally, as written recently by another French student on this campus, we are not proud of the Algerian situation. However, we will not entertain accusations of French colonialism at a time when the French government is proposing self determination to Algeria and giving independence to all her former colonies.
Roger Marron
Roger Marron
Jean-Pierre Monteil
France graduate students
Editor:
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With regard to Miss Heller's column in Wednesday's Daily Kansas. The question is surely not "Why white socks" but rather, "Why white socks."
Sheila Lemon
Birmingham, Eng., graduate student
First Spectrum Called 'Auspicious' Beginning
By Francis H. Heller Associate Dean of the College
SPECTRUM, Volume I, Number 1, 1960 -
Spectrum is an auspicious beginning for an ambitious undertaking.
Not since upstream flourished some ten years ago has the University of Kansas had a publication with avowedly literary and academic aims. The editors of the new publication tell us that Spectrum was born "painfully"—well, it is a healthy baby indeed!
The new publication features three nonfiction articles by authors of truly national stature. The lead article is by Democratic Presidential hopeful Hubert H. Humphrey and analyzes the Soviet economic challenge in the world today.
The indomitable John Ise discusses with his usual sarcastic gusto "What's the Matter with Education?" Walter Starkie, KU's visiting specialist on leprechauns and gypsies, has a delightful article on the travel urge of his gypsy friends.
THE FICTION contributions, with two exceptions, are all by students. I am no expert in matters literary, and I was struck by the apparent urge of the various student writers to seek their subject matter in the fringe areas of reality. Though perhaps all this suggests is that I am hopelessly old-fashioned!
This perhaps holds true, too, to my reaction to the contribution of James Gunn, whose science fiction I have always enjoyed but whose excursion into existentialism leaves me with a sense of frustration that is hardly outweighed by the skill of his writing.
Professor Lind, chairman of the classics department, has contributed a delightful short story, as well as translations of three German poems. I was familiar with only one of them, the one by Rainer Maria Rilke, and thought the English rendition had captured every bit of the romantic flavor of the original.
TWO FEATURES of the new publication which I hope will remain standard are a "Cosmopolitan Corner" and a review of recent classical recordings by Professor James E. Seaver.
Cosmopolitan Corner, in this issue, is a letter from Germany by a former KU student now studying there. It has always seemed to me that, with many of our students proceeding to foreign study and foreign travel upon graduation, their experiences and impressions are worth sharing with those who still look forward to such adventure. Russ Comer's contribution from Germany is certainly a fine beginning along this line.
Since reviewers are supposed to find fault with something, I will register my objection to an entry entitled, "The Tenth House," which, I suppose, is the editors' obeisance in the direction of college humor. I had the impression that it was out of place and not in keeping with the general tone of the publication.
ALL IN ALL, Spectrum is off to an excellent start. Here is writing of high quality, a collection of ideas and opinions from a wide and stimulating range, and a reflection of what some, at least, of our students aspire to. I know that I am going to go out and buy 10 copies and send them to friends of mine on various other campuses because I think that here is something that KU can be proud of. I hope that many will follow my example.
One last thing: the senior member of the editorial staff still owes me a paper from last semester. I do not think it would be ethical for me to waive the requirement, but I understand the reasons for his delay and I am willing to wait a few more weeks if he brings us a second issue equal to this one!
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
IF YOU EXPECT TO TEACH FRESHMAN COLURSES PROFESSOR NEW-
BLOOD - YOU'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO EXPECT STUDIO ANSWERS ?