University Daily Kansan Monday, Jan. 14, 195
No Race Riots Seen For North Poll Indicates
There is little danger of race riots and tension spreading to the Northern part of our country. This was the opinion of seven of nine student and faculty members who were interviewed on that question.
The major reason given for this opinion was that the segregation issue is the major cause of the trouble in the South. The opinion was that the problem does not exist in the North today.
Lane Andrist, Ft. Collins, Colo,
junior—"It is possible, but I don't
think it will happen because of the
different cultural ideas towards race
prejudice in the North and the
South."
Here are the answers that were given.
Robert W. Johannsen, assistant professor of history"Race riots and tensions are not likely to spread north because the North does not have the tradition of racial segregation which has been the center of disagreement in the South."
Loree Alpert, Faola sophomore—"I don't believe race riots will spread to the North because of the differences in the social education of the people in the two sections of the country."
Lyman Bowe, Olathe freshman—"No, because people in the North have been brought up under integrated conditions. This is not so of the South and there the feeling the two races have for each other is not as favorable as that found in the North."
Gail Gerling, Mission sophomore— "I don't think so unless there is a lot of pressure brought to bear on either group."
Howard A. Matzke, associate professor of anatomy—"No, I don't believe they will because the main cause of the riots in the South is the segregation issue and that issue is a minor one in the North."
Ormand Cordes, Meade junior— "I don't think so because the cause of these race riots and tensions does not exist in the North. The primary cause is that people of the South have traditionally grown up with the idea that the Negro is different."
J. Eldon Fields, associate professor of political science—"I don't see any particular reason why they should since the disagreement is over the Supreme Court decision on school integration and the friction that has been touched off."
Billy Anschultz, Wilson senior—"I am inclined to believe it might happen. Maybe not because we want it that way, but because we could be forced into it socially."
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Jackie Robinson A Credit To His Race
Jackie Robinson has stood firm in his announcement to retire from professional baseball, and I hope he stays that way. He's 38 years old which certainly is past the peak age of pro ball players. It's only sensible that he get into a permanent career, since at the most, his baseball career probably wouldn't last over three or four more years.
There seems to be quite an uproar over the way Jackie announced his retirement—presumably in a magazine article. Admittedly, this wasn't the right way, but it's sincerely hoped that this apparent mistake by the great Negro athlete will not reflect on his brilliant past record.
Even more brilliant than his versatility, or his clutch playing, or his fearless, daring baserunning was the manner in which he achieved his greatness. For Jackie Robinson, the first of his race to play in the major leagues, remained a gentleman under the most adverse conditions.
Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn general manager who brought Jackie to the Dodgers back in 1947, knew how tough things would be for the former UCLA athlete, but he also knew that once Robinson proved himself the path would be cleared for other Negroes to join him on an equal plane with other players.
Proving himself was no easy matter for Jackie. Pitchers threw the ball at him enough for him to lead the National League his first year in being hit by pitched balls. Of course, he was aware that pitchers were intentionally throwing at him, but he also was aware that to pass the test he'd have to control his temper—something quite difficult for Jackie who had been such a fiery competitor in college.
Today, almost 10 years since Jackie's first major league game, there no longer is a color barrier to big-time baseball. Each of the 16 major league teams has had Negroes on its roster the last several years.
Crowds jeered him for his mistakes; sometimes they jeered him for no reason at all, but Jackie was the winner, because he behaved like a gentleman, even when such behavior was out of place.
Jackie's mistake in announcing his retirement in a magazine seems rather trivial when it's compared to the good he has done for his race.
—Kent Thomas
1,000 Deaths A Month
Union Soldiers Suffered In Hell At Andersonville
"Andersonville," by MacKinlat Kantor (World Publishing Company, 767 pp. $5.00).
During the last months of the Civil War a Confederate general devised a hellish way to kill more Yankees than were being killed on the battle lines. He crowded Yankee prisoners, along with filth, starvation and smelly diseases, into an un sheltered prison and let them rot.
The story of the depraved prisoners' existence is given life in "Andersonville."
The diabolic general, John Winder, located his prison, Camp Sumter, in southwest Georgia near the town of Anderson. The first inmates nicknamed the dungeon - aboveground Andersonville before the official word got around.
Within weeks they knew the hell of brute, unrestrained and organized force by fellow prisoners, called raiders, who roamed, murdered and took at will personal property, even food; the hell of a wasting body, once 200 pounds, soon 90; and the hell of stinking gangrene which spelled death and which took hold at a scratch or insect bite.
For its existing 14 months the prison did the intended job efficiently, killing nearly 14,000, a third of the Yankees sentenced to Andersonville.
Corralled in a rectangle of 20 odd acres, enclosed by up-ended logs 15 feet above ground and 5 below to discourage tunneling, were Union soldiers, most of whom were physically fit upon arrival.
Near the camp's area and in neighboring communities lived Ira Clafefy, a plantation owner, Lucy, his daughter; the Widow Tebbs, a whore, and a number of kind-hearted citizens.
The books paints (smudges would be a better word) a picture of not just prison life but the more cruel life in Andersonville.
The prison had a hospital, but it was the kind from which "almost nobody came back."
Ira Claffey, sensitive, Christian, sensible, lost three sons in the war, but he and other southerners were prompted by a local minister to take a cart of priceless meat and vegetables and clothing to the destitute Yankees.
The prisoners were rationed one or two ounces of meat daily, maybe mule meat, and they had no fresh vegetables to prevent scurvy, which caused teeth to drop from swollen and bleeding gums.
Around Ira Clafley, his family, friends and neighbors, is woven the sketchy plot which recurs intermittently. Between its events come the numerous and lengthy background sketches, of prisoners mostly, but also of Confederate soldiers.
Upon arrival at the prison, the benevolent group of citizens confronted General Winder, who told the minister he would see him in hell before the prisoners got the gifts. The group were turned away, enraged, shocked and tearful at the misanthropic reception.
"Andersonville," based upon historical fact, was studied by author MacKinlay Kantor for 25 years. His intimate and clear descriptions of various ways of life, occupations and localities show him to be an experienced author of worth. Hjs characters are well-rounded, human — not flat and stereotyped.
Much of the novel consists of these "flashbacks" to a prisoner's home and family, upon which his dreams are based, in contrast to the indigencies of Andersonville.
The plot is wholly secondary to the enlivened documentary of Andersonville, and the book, while not the kind to keep readers from their sleep, is memorable reading about a sad historical fact.
Crime Doesn't Pay
—Ray Wingerson
ANAHEIM, Calif. —(UP)— Bonnie Fields, an elementary school teacher, must appear in court today on a charge of throwing trash on a city street. A pupil brought her an apple which she ate as she drove home. She threw the core out the window and was arrested.
Applied dry with a damp cloth, baking soda removes bugs and dirt from automobile windshields and lights.
New Reign Of Terror In Hungary
VIENNA —(UP)— A new Red or by any other means."
reign of terror was threatened in Hungary today where workers faced death by execution for opposing the Communist regime.
It imposed the death punishment for anyone instigating a strike, damaging public installations, entering government-owned plants without permission and "disturbing the activity of a factory by his presence
WHO WENT TO THE PROM ...AND WHY
"Hello," said the voice on the telephone. "This is Werther Sigafoos."
"Who?" said Anna Livia Plurabelle.
"I'm afraid I don't remember you," said Anna Livia.
"Werther Sigafoos," said Werter Sigafoos. "I sit next to you in psych. I'm kind of dummy and I always wear a sweatshirt."
"I'm the one whose lecture notes you've been borrowing for two years," said Werther.
"Oh, yes!" she said. "What do you wish, Walter?"
"Werther," said Werther. "What I wish is to take you to the Junior Prom next April."
"That's months away, Westnor," said Anna Livia.
"Werther," said Werther. "Yes, I know, but you are so round and beautiful that I was afraid you might have a date already."
"As a matter of fact I do, Wingate," said Anna Livia. "Werther,'" said Werther. "Oh, drat!"
I'm kind of dummy and I always wear a Sweatshirt
Anna Livia did not really have a date, but she was expecting to be asked by Stewart Stalwart, athlete and EMOC, handsome as Apollo, smooth as ivory, driver of a 2.9 litre Bugatti, wearer of faultless tweeds, smoker of Philip Morris Cigarettes, which, even without his other achievements, would by itself stamp him as a man of discrimination, as the possessor of a pleasure-oriented palate, as one who smoked for the pure joy of it, who had sought and found a cigarette brimming over with zest and zip and hearty good fellowship - Philip Morris!
Well sir, Anna Livia waited for Stewart to ask her, but two days before the Prom, to everybody's amazement, he asked Rose-of-Sharon Kinsolving, a nondescript girl with pavement colored hair and a briefcase.
Anna Livia sobbed for a spell and then, not wishing to miss the most gala event of the junior year, she phoned Werther Sigafoos.
"My Prom date has come down with a dread virus," she said, "and I will accept your invitation, Waldrop."
"Werther," said Werther. "Oh, goody ganders!"
The next day Anna Livia received a phone call from Stewart Stalwart. "My Prom date has come down with a dread virus," he said. "Will you go with me?"
"Certainly," she said and immediately phoned Werther and said, "I have come down with a dread virus and cannot go to the Prom with you, Whipstitch."
"Werther," said Werther. "Oh, mice and rats!"
So Anna Livia went to the Prom with Stewart and who do you think they ran into? Rose-of-Sharon with Werther, that's who!
Stewart had felt obliged to ask Rose-of-Sharon because she always did his homework, but she had weaselied out because she really wanted to go with Werther with whom she felt a great oneness because they were both so dumpy. He fell wildly in love with her at the Prom, and today they are married and run a very successful five-minute auto-wash in New Berm, N. C.
Anna Livia and Stewart are happy too. They are still juniors and have not missed a Prom in six years.
$ \textcircled{c} $ Max Shulman, 1957
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