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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 20, 1957
One Man's Opinion -
Integration Ball Is Rolling
Probably for the first time since the rowdy John Brown, a sane, and at the same time firm, step is being taken toward the abolishment of racial discrimination in the Lawrence community.
The movement is heartening in one respect, for the idea to organize the "Group for the Improvement of Human Relations" came from students, and the long hours of often embarrassing work is being done by them. It is a mark of maturity and courage which is all too infrequent these days.
A disheartening aspect of the movement is that the group has received absolutely no offers of help or financial aid from Lawrence institutions. A proper democratic thought would lead one to expect some assistance from at least the churches.
But so far the group has not even received a word of encouragement.
Long before the racial uproar in the nation, city officials in towns and cities on the East Coast had expressed an interest in desegregation. Out here in the provinces, however, that idea is less popular than Latin.
In a university community one would expect to see the first signs of social progress, but here in Lawrence, the town newspaper does not allow the issue on its editorial pages—or on any other page.
It is encouraging to note that a few persons in the community—even if they are students—realize that in order for democracy to bloom its fullest, the channels of communication must be unobstructed.
→Dale Morsch
I Like KU!
I like this university. Unbelievable as it may seem, I do like KU. In an atmosphere of criticism such as permeates this campus, at first I hesitated to make such a radical and subversive statement. I have long pondered the pros and cons of committing myself, and have come to the conclusion that it is high time someone came to the defense of KU and its students.
I also like the students, by the way. I especially like the ones who have the imagination to live and love recklessly. By way of example, there was the inscription on the arm of a chair in Fraser, "I love you." Below, in a different hand, was written, "But you don't even know who I am!" How's that for high living?
I like students who live fast and drink deeply. There is the story of a young male student returning from the notorious 3-D party in Kansas City, who, upon stopping for a cup of coffee, found himself short $7 for which he was unable to account. Thinking that perhaps it had slipped from his billfold onto the seat, he went to his car to check. There on the seat he found $7 worth of redhots—in one-cent packages!
Where else but at KU could you find such delightful pastimes as Campanile watchings or
sandbar parties? And how many campuses in the country have a sylvan grove or a lake (such a unique lake) adjacent to the campus?
Where else can men students get the full effect of the wind sweeping up from the golden valley and mingling with the voluminous petticoats of the coeds in early fall and spring? The same wind in the winter serves to condition the same men and make them strong and vigorous, or victims of near-pneumonia.
And for the girls, there are special distinctions: after but a short time spent on Mt. Oread and its slopes, a girl will be recognized universally as a KU student, or as a potential Olympics star.
Besides all these obvious advantages, there are certain aspects that are more or less ignored, such as the libraries, where many a delightful and enlightening hour may be whirled away; or the hospital, where many a student has found the rest and relaxation he so greatly desired.
If you are still not convinced that KU is wonderful and unique in collegiate circles, answer this one: How many campuses have Wilt?
.. Letters ..
Editor:
Judy Koppers
Well, here is a letter from three disgusted students.
So Jerry Dawson is disgusted at the turnout of students and other fans to welcome the KU basketball team home.
Dawson's editorial says in effect that more KU students should have shown up to cheer wildly at the return of the Jayhawks from the regionals.
He says we should support OUR student team at OUR student games and be proud of OUR etc. etc. But why support strangers? How many members of the 'team do you know on sight besides Wilt?
Yes, the KU Jayhawkers are supposed to be OUR student team, and as students we should be proud of them. But if they are OUR team then why can't we watch our team from decent seats in OUR new field house?
If the KU Jayhawks are a student team, then KU students should be allowed to see THEIR team.
Occasions such as pep rallies (?), homecoming events, and through field glasses from the top of Allen Field House seem to be the only times dedicated solely to students.
Through field glasses after standing in line for two or three hours is the only way the majority of the students attending a game see OUR team in action, and there are those who believe students should be excluded entirely.
We're for more and better seats for students.
Anyone for cheering OUR team on?
John E. Snodgrass
Arkansas City sophomore
John Lang
Arkansas City junior
Joe Kowalewski
Levenworth senior
(Editor's note: We don't feel that the basketball team can be blamed for the lack of seats and other inconveniences caused students. The team must try its best no matter who the occupants of the field house seats are. It would seem unfair to spite the team by failing to support it for a condition for which it is not responsible.)
Saw that robin—you know, the harbinger—the one someone said was the first one to come back. He was shivering and he said he wished he'd stayed down South where it's warm. Being the first one of anything isn't always so good.
Back about 1868 the guys who founded the University found a hill and named it Mt. Oread and said it was holy ground. Here almost
Been cogitating one of our favorite filler facts. You know, the one that goes "Butter can be made from the milk of zebus." After talking with an expert on zebus (A zebu is a sort of misfist camel) we find that cheese can be made from the milk of zebus too. But alas! our expert tells us that not even a self-respecting zebu would touch it.
"IMPOSTOR!"
a hundred years later some guy with a tractor has to go around proving it. 'Course, he says he's putting all those holes in the hill to help the ground absorb the moisture or something. But we wonder.
James Harvey Robinson said "Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us." So look around—who knows, you might be great?
We hear that a certain music instructor took issue (for nearly the whole class period) with an editorial which a certain feminine member of The Kansan staff wrote. He said that all this Elvis stuff—rock'n'roll, etc. can't give the classics any trouble whatsoever. He also said that there's plenty of classical music available. Guess this means the status quo is ideal. We wonder if he's not really an Elvis fan.—Expect to hear "Hound Dog" on the bells any day!
Jim Tice
Daily Hansan
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