KANSAN
79th Year, No.2
Wednesday, September 18
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Voice declares KU too moderate
by Pam Smith and Steve Haynes
Peoples Voice leaders last night emphasized the need to radicalize the KU student body—"idiot masses" as they were termed by at least one member.
They discussed goals for the year without setting any priorities.
The group met at a "Counter Convocation" at the Wesley Foundation in answer to Monday's regular Convocation, which members said was made up of "platitudes and generalities which anyone could agree with."
Dissention in Voice ranks was obviously responsible for lack of agreement. The big question was "How radical should Voice be?"
Some members called for demonstrations and "other actions."
Mike Warner, Lawrence graduate student and a moderate, cautioned, however: "You don't tell students that they are not cool and that we are. You
talk with them and work with them. You ask them about their draft status."
Warner was retorting to derisive comments about "non-hip" students—"fraternity types with penny loafers and no socks"—persons who will not support Voice goals, members said.
Howard Kahane, associate professor of philosophy, also urged greater efforts to communicate with the student body.
The group continued its disagreement over the walkout at the University Convocation Monday.
Bob Stone, Prairie Village sophomore, said the walkout was a mistake. Kahane said he also doubted that it was the best course of action. Others disagreed.
(See Peoples Voice speaks, page 16)
★ KU prof disagrees
A faculty member sympathetic to Peoples Voice said Tuesday night that one of the group's main demands-50 per cent student representation on administration committees-is not the solution to unsatisfactory University administration.
Howard Kahane, associate professor of philosophy and one-time advisor to Students for a Democratic Society, spoke at the "Counter Convocation" at the Wesley Foundation.
Partially blaming the faculty for student apathy, Kahane said: "I have a very low regard for my fellow faculty members, and an even lower regard for the administration." But he added:
Student government report due this week
The long-awaited committee report on restructured KU student government will be released before the end of the week, according to Ambrose Saricks, associate dean of the Graduate School.
The committee, headed by Saricks, was appointed last spring after petitions circulated by "Voice" were signed by more than 1,700 students. The petitions demanded a re-evaluation of the present student-faculty government system.
The committee consists of 12 persons, evenly representing faculty and students. It has been in session three times a week throughout the summer and into the present fall semester.
After the report is officially released it must be voted on by the All Student Council (ASC) and the Faculty Senate Council.
If two-thirds majority of both councils vote for the report, it must then be ratified by the student body and University Senate, respectively.
"If we had 50 per cent representation on the University Senate ... we would have the same kind of Mickey Mouse we have now ... since the students would have to vote on them."
Sanricks noted "the determination of an increasing number of young people to have an effective voice in university policy."
Although not yet released for publication, the committee's report was read Sunday night at a closed meeting of the Peoples Voice, two members of which have drafted a dissenting report
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UDK News Roundup
Russia warns Germans
Moscow (UPI)—The Soviet Union warned today it was ready to take "the necessary effective measures to curb the dangerous activities of neonazism and militarism" in West Germany.
The warning was contained in a commentary in the Communist party newspaper Pravda and did not mention the word "invasion." Russia has at least 20 army divisions poised along the West German border.
Russia has blamed West Germany for fomenting anti-socialist factions in Czechoslovakia and accused Bonn of supplying the Czechoslovak "counterrevolutionaries" with arms, ammunition and advice.
Mental exam to be given
Lincoln, Neb. (UPI)—Duane Earl Pope of Roxbury, Kan., originally sentenced to die in the killing of three employees during a Nebraska bank holdup, will start undergoing a psychiatric examination here Thursday.
Cardinals lose no hitter
San Francisco (UPI)—Gaylord Perry, allowing only two walks, fired a no-hitter past the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday night and pitched the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory.
The gangling right-hander, who frequently has lost tough luck decisions, because of his team's inability to deliver runs when he was hurling, turned back the Cards 48 hours after they had cinched their second straight National League pennant.
(Continued on page 16)
Salsich: fired or not?
What happened to Ham?
Salsich is gone forever!
By John Gillie
Ham is gone.
Hamilton Salsich-assistant instructor in English for two years, founder of the Free University, gadfly-in-residence and an always controversial figure, has accepted a full-time teaching post in the University of Western Michigan. He and two other instructors from KU are teaching here now, according to friends.
"We did offer Mr. Salsich a reappointment last year." said James A. Gowen, acting head of freshman and sophomore English last semester.
"And I also understand that Ambrose Saricks had asked him to help on a University Senate committee last summer. He refused the appointment for unspecified reasons," Gowen commented.
Salsich left without fanfare or annoy accusations.
"He told me verbally he would not return," Gowen said. "He reported a vague dissatisfaction with graduate studies, KU and universities in general."
Bruce Little, an English instructor with Salsich last year, said, however, that Salsich had expressed bitter disappointment with KU.
Litte said the University of Western Michigan allows Sr ich to teach in "an absolutely ree and flexible program."
"He can teach anything under the sun." exclaimed Litte.
It was Salsich's outspoken criticism of "the system" that brought his name to the headlines.
Learning "how to fit in, get along and play it cool reduces man to an animal," Salsich said in a public forum last year. "We have a good many Pavlov's dogs here," Salsich proclaimed.
Last fall Salsich was the principal founder of the Free University.
Now that Salsich's desk in
And it was Salsich who was a power in the Student Voice (now Peoples Voice), an organization which demanded and got a promise of a greater student say in university policy-making committees.
The military's presence on the campus in the form of ROTC and defense contracts drew protests from Salsich. He organized a demonstration to support these views and compiled grievances to present to the university administration.
Lindley Annex sits empty, he draws praise.
"He made his students and a lot of other people on this campus aware of what it's all about," said Erik Chaek, teaching fellow in English and a friend of Salsich. "I hate to think of who can take up the slack," Chaek said.
Provost Francis Heller, a man who often found himself defending university policies in the face of Salsich's criticism, said, "It is in the nature of the academic institution that some will call for accelerated exploration of new directions.
"Hamilton Salsich was a remarkably articulate spokesman who made his points very well. I think it is fair to say that we maintained a cordial relationship marked with mutual respect. Mr. Salsich made some very significant contributions to the university," Heller said.
James Gowen, Salsich's superior in the English department, commented, "I think that he did focus on some meaningful grievances. But, as is the case with many campus radicals, he didn't remain to follow up the implications of his own ideas."