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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 100
Thursday, March 10, 1960
Representatives Join Discussion On Civil Rights
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The Senate and House both came to grips today with the civil rights issue.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex) renewed his prediction that advocates of the gag rule would fail to muster a majority — much less the two-thirds vote needed to limit the debate. GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen (Ill) said he generally agreed with this forecast.
The showdown comes near the end of the fourth week of Senate debate on civil rights. The chamber remained in session around-the-clock, except for two brief breaks and Sunday off, from Feb. 29 to Tuesday night.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY), a leader of the cloture move, said the liberals were lining up their speakers for the next phase of the civil rights battle while "trying to get out maximum support" for the gag rule vote.
The Senate, meeting in an air of sadness over the death of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore), was scheduled to vote on a cloture motion to cut off the civil rights talkathon. Southerners, Senate leaders and rights backers forecast defeat of the gag rule effort.
The House met at noon to start debate on its own civil rights bill. Southern Democrats vowed to use every parliamentary weapon to delay a final vote. But House leaders forecast a measure would be passed by next Thursday. It could provide a way to break the Senate stalemate.
After a long struggle, the House finally was calling up a four-point bill its judiciary committee approved last August. But rights advocates and southerners both agreed the main fight would be over attempts to tack on the administration's voting referee plan.
Johnson Predicts Failure
Northern Democratic and Republican floor leaders for the civil rights debate predicted the house would approve both the bill and a voting referee amendment by about next Thursday.
Bill May Pass House
KU to Regionals
No filibuster is possible in the house. The bill is being considered under a rule allowing only 15 hours of general debate. Each member has five minutes to talk on amendments.
"We won! We won!"
KU defeated Kansas State 84-82 in overtime last night at Manhattan to earn a position in the NCAA regional basketball tournament.
The roof of Ahearn Fieldhouse vibrated a bit as the two Kansas schools battled to a stand-off after the first half 38-38 and after the regulation game 72-72.
K-State fans stood and shouted to the rafters: "Hey, Kill, Snob Hill!, Hey, Kill, Snob Hill!"
After it was all over the fans picked up their coats with shaky hands and slowly filed out.
The players were exhausted. The coaches were exhausted. The fans were exhausted. But KU fans and players had enough energy left for a few war-whoops on the way home.
KU students roared back at them:
"Hey, Wreck, Silo Tech! Hey, Wreck,
Silo Tech!"
A KU student yelled to a friend across the street, "Got your tickets for Friday night?" Wildcat fans trudged homeward through the icy streets, with an occasional mumble of "Wait till next year."
(See page 4 for stories of the game.)
Debaters 'Dissect' Lincoln
Tonya Kurt The ASC should - - democracy — therefore, Lincoln would be,a Democrat."
However, Kimball said the syllogism was not acceptable to his "conservative" coach so "we arrived at this more valid one. Lincoln was a direct descendant of Jeffersonian democracy — the Democratic party is a direct descendant of Jeffersonian
By Tom Turner
ASC Criticized On NSA Policy
The affirmative side, defended by KU, transposed the lifetime of the Civil War president to the years 1909 to 1965 and classified him as a "liberal" Democrat, characterized by the New England states.
Two men from Harvard University won the favor of a majority of 72 KU students last night amidst questions, applause, boos, hisses, laughter and guffaws that paved the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
"All reasonable men are Democrats — Lincoln was reasonable therefore, Lincoln would be a Democrat."
KU Defends the Affirmative
Kimball, the first speaker, opened with the following syllogism:
The event: an English-style debate. The foes: Larry Tribe, San Francisco sophomore and Jim Johns, Norman, Okla., sohpomore, representing Harvard and Alan Kimball, Derby junior, and Ed Collister, Lawrence junior, for the University of Kansas; The topic: "If Lincoln were alive today, he would be a Democrat!"
Jeffersonian Democracy Is - - - ??
The Kimball-Collister.team condensed Jeffersonian democracy to three basic contentions:
1. Jeffersonian Democrats believed in freedom of man from external restrictions, or "laissez faire."
By Susanne Shaw
2. They believed in the good of the whole over the good of special groups.
A National Student Association spokesman said last night that the All Student Council should not break with the NSA without explaining its reasons for doing so to the students.
3. They believed in freedom of thought, movement and speech.
"Both Jefferson and Lincoln lived in an age able to support 'laissez faire'." Kimbali maintained, "Now this isn't possible. If Lincoln had lived on, he would have had to change his pragmatic approach to parallel with a system able to uphold his basic ideals — the system of the welfare state — which the Democratic party of today advocates."
Lincoln Was Lazy, Collister Says
Tonya Kurt, Pratt junior and KU's coordinator for the NSA told the Daily Kansas that a written report explaining such action should be submitted to the student body if disaffiliation is carried out.
"Lincoln was, according to authorities basically lazy, but had a forensic mind — if that isn't a Democrat today, I don't know what is," quipped Collister.
"The gentlemen from Kansas would follow the year-to-year effort of the Democrats to annex Abraham Lincoln," began Tribe, taking the negative for Harvard.
The Harvard men did not agree that Lincoln would change his "praigmatic approach":
Panty Raid Doesn't Come Off
"Darn, they never made it."
The house manager's office turned into a caucus room. Donald K. Alderson, dean of men and J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, stationed themselves in the office and waited for action.
A force of University deans, campus policemen, the director of dormitories, resident directors and counselors waited in the lobby of Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall last night for a panty raid that never occurred.
by the group. Some became wide-eved when they saw
Emily Taylor, dean of women. Their escorts were confused when they saw Dean Alderson and the campus police.
Women returning from the game were greeted at the door
The campus police patrolled the surrounding area. Each car that came to the dormitory was closely surveyed.
Some telephone calls from young masculine voices to a few dormitory residents warned of a raid. The phone calls were received following the victory of KU over KSU.
A coffee hour in the apartment of Betty Huntington, resident director of GSP, followed the three-hour vigilance. Dean Taylor, Mr. Wilson and John Ingalls, night watchman for GSP and Corbin Hall, remained for the coffee.
No males lingered on the porch—they were all eager to leave the premises. They were not sure why there was such a gathering at the dormitory and, evidently, were not too eager to wait and find out.
As the golden hour came and went the watchful group dwindled down. KU was going to retain its "sophistication" and not stage a demonstration following the victory.
"Democrats have always said that we can't rely on 'laissez faire' any longer," contended Tribe, "If Lincoln would stand for this principle, he certainly would not be a Democrat."
The negative continued to work with the contents of the affirmative:
"Yes, Lincoln was opposed to sectionalism and disunity," Tribe commented, "this is even more reason why he would not be a Democrat. They are very divided between north and south."
Harvard member, Jim Johns introduced a new angle into the discussion:
"Lincoln's party would depend on the politics of his home state," he said. "Lincoln would live in a backwoods area — say Kansas — he did like Kansas. And he was definitely opposed to Kansas Democrats." Johns commented.
The lanky Harvard debater got a titter from his audience as he concluded:
"Even though you do have a Democratic governor here now, he may have somewhat misconstrued Lincoln ideas. Your governor has said that one can do with only six months of education and, indeed Lincoln was a staunch advocate of education — he even sent his son to Harvard."
The Harvard-KU debate served to kick-off the Fourth Annual Heart of America Debate conference.
The conference continues through today and tomorrow with preliminary rounds and Saturday afternoon with the finals.
More Snow!!
Ole' Man Winter is getting the upper hand again, so keep your snow shovels and tire chains—you'll need 'em by nightfall.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted that a storm developing in the South will cause rain and sleet gradually to turn to snow continuing over eastern Kansas tonight.
The freezing rain and sleet already had made roads and sidewalks in eastern Kansas slippery and dangerous. Hazardous driving conditions will continue tonight.
Sleet this morning upped the total inches of snow on the ground to seven.
The forecast for this area is for fog and occasional drizzle or light freezing rain, changing to snow tonight and ending early tomorrow, says the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Highs today will be in the 30's Lows tonight 20 to 25.
"Should Have Inquired"
She said that when she presented her report on NSA to the ASC on Feb. 24, she felt that the ASC did not know enough about NSA to discuss it intelligently.
According to Miss Kurt, one ASC member was pressured from the national office of one of KU's social sororities to propose that KU disaffiliate with NSA.
"Because the NSA bill is in the ASC Constitution, council members should take it upon themselves to inquire about NSA and be able to discuss it intelligently," Miss Kurt said. "This reflected irresponsibility on behalf of the council members."
She said the member was pressured to disaffiliate from NSA because the national office felt that NSA was "un-American." One of the reasons for this attitude is because NSA opposes the academic loyalty oaths, she added.
Points to Board
Miss Kurt pointed out that two members of the NSA Advisory Board are Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Ralph Bunch, influential and leading American citizens.
A resolution is currently before the ASC proposing that KU terminate its affiliation with NSA. This resolution was proposed to the ASC at its Feb. 24 meeting. It was then sent to the Committee on Committees to be discussed.
At its March 2 meeting, the Committee on Committees recommended that a committee be set up to further investigate NSA. At the ASC meeting Tuesday night council members recommended that the Committee on Committees select the group to discuss the issue.
1. Is the sole representative of U. S. students in national and international affairs. NSA represents students at Congressional hearings. The NSA is now working on the federal aid to education issue.
The NSA is an organization of more than 400 student bodies with a membership of about one million students. Two of its basic aims, around which much of its policy is centered, are academic freedom and the role of the student in his college community.
Miss Kurt said the following benefits are available to KU students through NSA membership. NSA:
2. Serves as a consultant on student problems. Pamphlets are sent out which inform KU and other members concerning the activities of other student governments. A pamphlet was recently received from the NSA concerning traffic problems at other colleges and universities.
3. Sponsors a foreign exchange student program in which KU participates.
4. Has set up a travel bureau at KU. Information on all countries is available in the Travel Bureau.
5. Sponsors student seminars and congresses.
Member of ACE
The NSA is a member of the American Council on Education and has close contacts with the National Education Association.
The NSA gives 18 full summer scholarships to students from member campuses for intensive study of international student relations.
NSA also sponsors various conferences and seminars on the regional as well as on the national level.
The cost of membership dependent on the number of students enrolled in a school. KU pays $155 national dues and $40 regional dues.
Miss Kurt said the policies of NSA tend to be liberal and idealistic.
"Since the NSA policies are adopted by a majority of the delegates at the National Student Congress they reflect the prevailing opinions among a majority of American college students today; thus it is advantageous for KU to be in contact with such ideas," she said.