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By BOB HARTLEY
(Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
Segregation Made Him Leave Alabama U.
Authorine Lucy caused Harry Shaffer to come to KU.
In February, 1956, Autherine Lucy tried without success to become the first Negro to enter Alabama University. Mr. Shaffer, instructor of economics, was one of several teachers who resigned because they were unhappy with the handling of the "Lucy case."
Mr. Shaffer, who taught at Ala-pama for six years, favored integration from the time riots began until he resigned in May, 1956. He witnessed riots, listened to segregation speeches, and heard threats on Miss Lucy's life.
Born in Austria
"I didn't like discrimination of any kind, and my stomach was full." he said.
Mr. Shaffer was born in Austria. He lived for three months under German rule in 1938, but escaped to Italy. He then went to France and Cuba before the U.S. department of state admitted him to this country. He received bachelor and master degrees and completed one course oward a doctor's degree in four years at New York University, New York City.
He said that although newspaper reports made it sound as if the whole town rioted, it was only a mall group of students who had he backing of outsiders. People who approved of integration were too rightened to speak out.
Events at Alabama prompted Mr. Shaffer to write an article, "Democracy on Trial." It describes his part in the first weeks of rioting and the following months of fear. The paper has not been published.
"If one advocated integration, he was suspected of being a Communist," he said.
In April he became an organizer of the Human Relations Forum, a group formed to discuss segregation openly. The group elected Mr. Shafer treasurer.
"Even members of this group were fraid to voice a strong opinion gainst segregation," he said.
Flattery Gets Nowhere
Practice teaching for KU students be both frightening and a fascinating experience. For those teaching in the grades, it is often surprisingly difficult to adjust a college senior's vocabulary to a second rader's comprehension.
"My but that's clever!"
One KU woman, practice teaching his quarter in Topeka, was observing the second graders busily making Valentines. As she walked round the room, she noted one reckle-faced boy, tongue peeking through a wide gap in his teeth, aboring manfully with several pieces of red construction paper and ace doily. Seeing her chance to end a word of encouragement, she aid to him.
With a dismayed countenance and quivering lip, the young artist looked at her with woebegone eyes and said
"I know it, but I'm doing it as food as I can!"
2. Groups Present Show For Veterans
Veterans at Winter General Hospital in Topeka were entertained monday night with a variety show given by members of Delta Gamma orority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
The show, sponsored by the lawrence Red Cross chapter, included a mixed chorus, an accordion olo by Carolyn Bailey, Scranton unior, a combo, and two dance umbers.
Zoology Club Sees Glides On Vegetation
Slides depicting the terrain and vegetation of various parts of South America were shown to the Zoology Club Tuesday night.
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Charles D. Michener, professor of ontology, collected the slides while he was in South America last ear doing research work on his abatical leave.
Writes Letter
Upon resigning he wrote a letter to the Tuscaloosa News, which said:
"I want to take this opportunity to say goodbye to an area where I feel the principle of Democracy has been badly violated." He expressed surprise the letter was printed.
Although Mr. Shaffer speaks of
the Alabama rioting with regret, he was very happy in Tuscaloosa for six years.
"In the first excitement and bitterness, I decided to leave, and sometimes I wonder whether I have done the right thing."
HARRY SHAFFER
He expressed hope for the time when he can return to an integrated Alabama.
They'll Elect 'Miss GOP'
Election of "Miss GOP of KU"
and a talk by David S. Teeple,
comproller general of the United
States, will highlight a meeting of
the Young Republicans' at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday in Bailey Auditorium.
The winner of the contest will win an expense-paid trip to the state's Young Republican convention March 14-16 in Emporia where she will compete for the "Miss GOP of Kansas" title.
Mr. Teeple, consultant to the Senate Appropriations and Joint Congressional Atomic Energy committees, will speak on the mixing of atomic energy with politics.
Quartetto Italiano Here Wednesday
Quartetto Italiano, string quartet, will appear on the Chamber Music Series at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Strong Auditorium.
Members of the group are Paolo Borciani, violin; Elisa Pegreffi, violin; Piero Farulni, viola and Franco Rossi, cello.
Their program will include "Capiccio a Quattro" by Vittal, "Sonata a Quattro" by Neri and "Quartet No. 2 in F major" by Protoeff.
Greensburg has the world's largest hand dug well, measuring 32 feet in diameter and 109 feet deep with steps leading to water level.
Do Jayhawk Men Know Their Women?
Who Is The U.S.'s
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1957
M. C.?
Engineering Applications Due
Applications for director and business manager of the Engineering. Exposition are due at noon Thursday.
The deadline was extended one week to enable more people to apply
for the positions, Tommy Griffith, Pratt senior and president of the Engineering Council said.
Applications should be submitted to the office of Engineering, and Architecture, 111 Matvin Hall.
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