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Legislature Ends; Docking Hits GOP
The 1959 Kansas Legislature adjourned Monday after approving a $25,000 appropriation for educational television.
This appropriation for an engineering study of ETV by the Legislative Council was tacked onto a $1.8 million "omnibus" appropriation bill.
In Topeka today, Gov. George Docking said of the Legislature:
"Cooperation? I got none from the Republican leadership this session."
Gov. Docking made these comments when asked what he thought of the Legislature.
He said the civil service deadlock was "probably the worst thing they did the whole session."
Docking vetoed a bill today to require the GOP-controlled State Finance Council to hold quarterly meetings, without the call of the governor.
"They failed to put in an active civil service board." Docking said, referring to a Democratic bill killed late in the session.
"They have been warned by the federal government that they might put in jeopardy federal funds coming to the state, but they left it in a mess." Docking claimed.
A total of 858 bills were introduced in this session-512 in the House and 346 in the Senate.
Before the session was three weeks old political fireworks broke out between Gov. Docking and a Republican-controlled Legislature.
A Republican committee challenged Gov. Docking to support his claims that Republican lawmakers could be "purchased very cheaply."
From that time on the Republican majority almost ignored Democratic criticisms and worked independently. It cut Gov. Docking's proposed $325 million state budget, except in fields of education.
Here the majority exceeded the budget by about $4.7 million by granting faculty merit pay raises and authorizing construction of a $1,850,000 addition to Wahl Hall at the KU Medical Center.
Some of the major accomplishments of the Legislature include:
Increasing workmen's compensation benefits, moving to reapportion the house, and enacting a pilot pension plan which will be regulated by the cities and counties for their public employees.
Truth of Experience Should Be Base of Religion-Forum
The humanities lecturer and a University educator said yesterday that religious beliefs should be based on and backed by truth as found from experience.
Dr. William F. Albright, professor emeritus of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University, and Franklyn C. Nelick, associate professor of English, discussed "Religion and the Humanities" at the SUA coffee in the Kansas Union John Patton, professor of religion moderated the discussion.
"In the student's intense concern about religion, he often looks for the dogmatic statement and wants the teacher to give him 'the word,'" Dr. Nelick said.
"The student wants verification instead of asking himself if the question or belief is true in experience."
Dr. Albright said that religion has been a part of experience all through history.
"Religion never changes unless accompanied by a historical crisis. You can trace religious ideas through generations and see that the ideas develop at the same rate as history itself."
Dr. Albright said that modern prophecy is never correct and reliable.
"In order to achieve great prophecies in any field, you have to dissect and destroy the whole. When you destroy the whole, you can't prophesy."
"The early Biblical prophets had a profound belief in their religion. They saw things as a whole and truly believed in them. Many of the miracles of Exodus are a result of human minds working along fixed lines." he said.
Dr. Nelick said that in teaching or studying the humanities, religion included, the important thing is not to take the text as a blank statement of fact, but to try to understand the reasoning and experience that causes the events to happen or the words to be written.
"We should not accept a document as just written by a man, but as a vital part of that man. The deeper one studies, the more he arrives at certain convictions," he said.
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Eric Sevarcid, CBS News Chief Washington correspondent, is moderator for "The Great Challenge" symposiums.
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An appraisal of journalism, including both printed and broadcasting media, will be presented in hour-long Sunday symposiums on "The Great Challenge" series March 29 and April 5 at 3:30-4:30 p.m. on CBS.
The 50th anniversary of Sigma Delta Chi, professional fraternity for men in journalism, will be honored by the CBS Television Network with two special programs.
The two programs, "Is American Journalism Meeting its Responsibilities?" and "Is the American Public Getting the Information It Needs?" are being produced by the Public Affairs Department of CBS News in cooperation with a special television committee of the fraternity.
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(Continued from Page 1.) ing the magazine were, Barr answered:
"That the magazine should be on a higher plane of humor than past campus publications, and that it should be possible, although difficult, to write good campus humor without the vulgarity and sarcastic slamming of the administration, organizations and individuals."
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"I will be the first to admit the magazine was not an excellent piece of journalism. It was far from being an achievement I could be proud of."
Barr then considered "The Fowl" as a work of merit. He said;
"Admittedly, many of the jokes and stories were taken from other humor magazines, but this is common practice with all college magazines."
Barr then mentioned one of the issue's articles, shown in yesterday's Daily Kansan to have been copied almost word for word from another publication.
"The Greek Week article has appeared in at least four other humor publications under different titles and authors, and was a story I had used in high school. The only reason for using old material was due to the lack of interest and participation from students," he said.
Barr assumed the editorship of "The Fowl" after Scott Jarvis, Winfield sophomore, stepped down shortly before publication. He was forced to put the magazine together in 48 hours. Commenting on the time factor, he said:
"I would like to publish another issue when more time for preparation is possible, and when the student body shows enough interest in the publication to offer help and material, rather than only criticism.
"The time factor was the major reason for the lack of content and lack of journalistic perfection in 'The Fowl.'
"Although KU should have a good humor magazine, and I feel it is possible to publish one with a higher plane of humor than in the past, it will take cooperation and contributions from the student body.
"Also, I would like to offer the position of administrative editor to Mr. Harwi, as he is apparently the best qualified person for the job. The job is now open due to the recent shift in the editorial staff." Harwi was "The Fowl's" most vocal critic.
Barr then referred to Harwi's review of the magazine. He said: He said:
"In regard to the reference that 'The Fowl' did not measure up to 'The Owl Owl', 'Squat,' and 'The Show-Me' of Missouri, the purpose of a humor magazine should not be to approach vulgarity to the point of being banned from a campus. Good, clean college humor is possible without sarcasm and personal slamming."
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KU Gets 2nd Grant for Federal Loans
Spencer Martin, director of aids and awards, announced today that KU is being granted more money for student loans under the Federal Loan Program.
He said the grant will be larger than the first grant which was
$28,213. The money will be given within the next two weeks.
Interested students should apply for the loans at the Office of Aids and Awards, 222 Strong. Martin said he still has some applications from students who were not granted loans under the previous grant.
THE TRUE AND TYPICAL CASE OF CHATSWORTH OSCEOLA
You all know, of course, that every engineering senior is receiving fabulous offers from dozens of corporations, but do you know just how fabulous these offers are? Do you have any idea how widely the corporations are competing? Let me cite for you the true and typical case of Chatsworth Osceola, a true and typical senior.
Chatsworth, walking across the M.I.T. campus one day last week, was hailed by a man sitting in a yellow convertible studded with precious gem stones. "Hello," said the man, "I am Norwalk T. Sigafoos of the Sigafafoos Bearing and Bushing Company. Do you like this car?"
"Yeah, hev." said Chatsworth.
"It's yours," said Sigafoos.
"Thanks, bey," said Chatsworth.
"Do you like Philip Morris?" said Sigafoos.
"Here is a pack," said Sigafoos. "And a new pack will be delivered to you at twelve-minute intervals every day as long as you shall live."
"Of corris," said Chatsworth.
"Thanks, hev," said Chatsworth.
"Do you want to be?" said Sigafoos.
"She would," said Chatsworth, "but I'm not married."
"Does your wife like Philin Morris?" said Sigafoos.
"What American boy doesn't?" said Chatsworth.
Sigafcoa pressed a button on the dashboard of his convertible and the trunk opened up and out came a nubile maiden with golden hair, flawless features, a perfect disposition, and the appendix already removed. "This is Laurel Geddulg," said SIGafcoo. "Would you like to marry her?"
"Is her appendix out?" said Chatsworth.
"Yes," said Sigafoos.
"Okay, hey." said Chatsworth.
"Congratulations," said Sigafoos. "And for the happy bride, a pack of Philip Morris every twelve minutes for the rest of her life."
"Thanks, hey," said Laurel.
"Now then," said Sigafoos to Chatsworth, "let's get down to business. My company will start you at $45,000 a year. You will retire at full salary upon reaching the age of 26. When you start work, we will give you a three-story house made of balloon, complete with a French Provincial swimming pool. We will provide sitter service for all your children until they are safely through puberty. We will keep your teeth in good repair, and also the teeth of your wife and children unto the third generation. We will send your dentist a pack of Philip Morris every twelve minutes as long as he shall live... Now, son, I want you to think carefully about this offer. Meanwhile, here is ten thousand dollars in small, unmarked bills, which places you under no obligation whatsoever."
"It certainly seems like a fair offer," said Chatsworth. "But there is something you should know. I am not an engineer. In fact, I don't go to M.I.T. at all. I am a poetry major at Harvard. I just came over here on a bird walk."
"Oh," said Sigafoos.
"I guess I don't get to keep the money and the convertible and Laurel now, do I?" said Chatsworth.
"Of course you do," said Sigafoos. "And if you'd like the job,
my offer still stands." © 1956, Max Shulman
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