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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 27, 1968
Support and sympathy—
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Rev. Tom Rehorn, assistant pastor of the First Methodist Church, has also offered his aid to the two students. Rehorn and several tenants at West Hills, who wish to remain unidentified, are planning to circulate a petition asking that the bearded students be allowed to continue living at West Hills.
Parker said there had been much sympathetic response to their plight.
"A total stranger called last night and told us he had found us a place to live. He said he'd shown the article to his landlord and the landlord was most sympathetic. The landlord said we could move in immediately. We haven't even seen the place yet but we may have to take it," said Parker.
"The tenants out here have been just great. Last night they left a 5-gallon tin can with a note that said, 'Anyone with a beard can't be
all bad. Jesus had one too.' and almost all of them signed it. Everybody's just been unbelievably nice," Parker said.
Karen Mills, Convent Station, N.J., senior who also lives at West Hills said, "We were really upset when we found out about it. We'll sign any petitions for them. We've also written letters to the owners of the apartments asking them to let the guys stay."
Griffith said, "Since the story about Steve and Bob appeared in the UDK, Wilbur (apartment manager Wilbur Alquist) has been extra-nice to us. Wilbur even fixed the box-spring on my bed which has been broken since the day we moved in. He also replaced the four dining room chairs which have been broken for two weeks."
"He asked if the 'Kid,' referring to my bearded roommate, was still living with us. He told us we could
let him sleep on the sofa until he finds a place to live," Griffith said.
"Wilbur looked scared to death when he came to see us. He was probably afraid he might get jumped by some bearded anarchist out here," Griffith said.
Bob Messman, Wichita senior and Parker's roommate said even after they move out of West Hills they plan to continue the fight against what he termed "unfair practices."
"If any of the owners came down here and saw what was going on, they would have to investigate. Anybody with any ethics would," Messman said.
Code not considered
"We don't feel vindictive toward Wilbur. All we'd like to see is better management and more concern from Lawrence apartment owners and managers toward the studenttenant's welfare."
The University Senate Council began its regular fall session yesterday afternoon without considering the proposed new University Code.
The council will meet today at 3:30 p.m. and will continue its session until final action has been taken on the code.
Ambrose Saricks, associate dean of the Graduate School and chairman of the Senate Executive Committee, said members of the Student-Faculty Committee on University Governance will appear before the council tomorrow to present their reports, including the Dissenting Report of the committee and the new code.
Members of the committee will be given an opportunity to make any comment they wish.
Saricks said if the code is passed by the Senate Council and the ASC in different forms, it will have to go to a conference committee and then be passed by both the ASC and the Council again.
This process, he said, could take some time.
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