KU Printing Service objects
Cottonwood Review poem 'obscene'
Material for the first edition of the "Cottonwood Review," KU's literary magazine has been returned to the magazine's staff after the KU Printing Service objected to one of the poems submitted.
jected to one of the poets. The printing service said the poem was obscene.
Robert W. Jaeger, assistant director of the printing service, said he asked the Cottonwood staff to have the poem by Bill Berkowitz, New York City senior, approved by the chancellor's office.
Jaeger said about half of the issue's copy had been typed by the printing service before the poem was reached.
Kenneth Irving, Rochester, Minn., senior and editor of the magazine, called the untitled poem "one of the best included in the material selected for this year's first issue of the magazine."
While two words in the poem might be considered obscene out of context, they seemed appropriate in the poem which was a "narrative of a guy talking to himself out-loud," Irving said.
Jaeger said he thought the words in question were obscene. He also said the printing service occasionally [Continued on page 12]
79th Year, No. 42 The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas Wednesday, November 13, 1968
Two new Negro history courses built from one
On a chilly fall day
An old man sits beneath the Kaw River bridge and fishes for his supper.
By DONNA SHRADER
Kansan Staff Writer
KU's single course in Negro history will be scrapped—and replaced by two new courses next semester, one of which will have unlimited enrollment. W. Stitt Robinson, professor of history, announced yesterday.
While the college faculty must approve the additions, Robinson said he hopes to add "American Negro Life and History" and "Problems in Negro Life and History."
The two proposed courses will cover the same material, Robinson said, so it won't be "repeated."
This fall criticism of the course came from its limited enrollment—only 26 persons are taking the discussion course. William M. Tuttle, assistant professor of history and teacher of the new course, said he personally turned away 50 persons, and more were turned away at enrollment in the Kansas Union.
The course was offered in response to the controversial petition last spring seeking a Negro pom-pon girl, a Negro history course and Negro athletic coaches and faculty members.
The size of the new lecture course can only be judged by this response, Robinson said. He estimated a class of at least 10 to 20 persons.
The course will survey the influence of the Negro in the Western hemisphere from its discovery by Columbus to now. Robinson said.
Topics of the course will include the slave trade, slavery and its abolition, the free Negro to 1860, and the political, economic and social development of the Negro since Reconstruction, including the struggle for equal citizenship with references made to the Negro's African heritage.
This course will be taught by Lorenzo J. Greene, professor of history at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., a predominately Negro university.
Student's death is mystery; autopsy report not completed
Greene will fly from Jefferson City to Kansas City and then drive to Lawrence for the class which probably will meet from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Robinson said.
The 20-year-old KU student died Monday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital following a fight in the Naismith Hall parking lot last Thursday afternoon.
The cause of Bruce Mallin's death has not yet been determined, the District Coroner said yesterday.
However, an autopsy taken Monday showed Mallin had no apparent neck or chest injuries as was originally believed, County Attorney Dan Young said.
The uncertainty surrounding the cause of death raises the possibility Mallin may not have died from injuries received in the fight.
Young said a state pathologist has been asked to enter the case and make medical tests, but his report is not expected for a week or more.
Weather
No charges had been filed yesterday in connection with Mallin's death and none are expected until the report is returned, Young said.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts increased cloudiness and warmer today with southerly winds 15 to 25 m.p.h. There is a chance of scattered showers or thundershowers tonight, with light rain forecasted for tomorrow.
A 17-year-old Kansas City freshman has been questioned and released, and the investigation is continuing, he said.
Services were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the J. P. Louis Funeral Home, 6830 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., with burial in the Sheffield cemetery.
Malin is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Malin; a sister, Mrs. Linda Jacobson, and a maternal grandfather, Ben Sutin, all of the home.
UDK News Roundup By United Press International
F-III's to return home
SAIGON—Problem-plagued F-111 fighter-bombers which had been expected to deliver key punches against Communist targets in North Vietnam will return to the United States within two weeks, the U.S. Air Force said today.
Evolution law repealed
WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states cannot forbid the teaching of evolution in public schools.
By unanimous decision, the court struck down a 40-year-old Arkansas "monkey law." The ruling is expected to apply to a similar law in Mississippi, the only other state which has an anti-evolution statute.
Talks postponed again
By quiet accord, North Vietnamese and American officials decided to delay the start of the talks until the Saigon government agreed to take part.
PARIS (UPI)—The United States and Hanoi agreed tacitly yesterday to a new postponement of expanded Paris talks on Vietnam despite warnings by allied diplomats that serious new fighting may erupt in South Vietnam unless the conference is convened soon.
Nixon chooses aid
NEW YORK—President-elect Richard M. Nixon yesterday appointed Bryce N. Harlow, a key campaign aid and former deputy assistant to President Eisenhower, as one of several special White House assistants.
NATO troops needed
Harlow will handle formulation of legislative proposals to Congress and will help guide Nixon's bills through both the Senate and the House.
BRUSSELS—Gen. Lyman L. Lemmitzer yesterday demanded more troops and weapons to meet the increased Soviet military threat in Europe caused by the occupation of Czechoslovakia.
The Supreme Allied commander in Europe told 200 parliamentarians from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations his demands would cost money.
"But the expenditure is minimal in comparison to the cost of war" and should be considered as expenditure for an insurance policy, the general stressed.
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