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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1956
White Citizens Councils Match Violence Of Old Ku Klux Klan
Last spring semester the UDK editorial page carried an editorial outlining the differences between the White Citizens Councils, then making headlines, and the Ku Klux Klan of the last century.
Essentially at that time, the difference was only one—that of violent action. However, the difference no longer exists. With the fall school term beginning in the south, the actions of the anti-integrationists were manifested in a shotgun blast at a filling station belonging to a Negro integration leader as well as gravel-throwing at Negro students entering previously all-white schools.
Evidence that the councils, and not the local people, are behind the uprisings comes from a Clinton, Tenn., editor and publisher, Horace V. Wells Jr. Mr. Wells wrote an article about his town at the request of the Nashville Tennessee. It was reprinted in a neighboring daily.
To sidelight, some will not consider gravelthrowing a violent action. They, obviously, never considered having gravel thrown at them. Neither do they realize that gravelthrowing is just some people's way to say, "I'd like to lynch you." But civil rights have improved to a point which discounts that. Gravel throwing is still OK.
Mr. Wells, who has lived in Clinton 23 years, said he didn't know what overcame his community, known for its lack of prejudices against others, when crowds and hoodlums began milling to the tune of one John Kasper, a Washington book-seller dedicated to halting the advance of integration.
ed for "inciting a riot," Clinton's integration program was moving smoothly. The townpeople were informed of integration months ahead of the fall term and the first few days of integrated attendance brought no rebellious moves. True, some of the citizens of Clinton were opposed, but they were willing to go along with the Supreme Court's decision, citizen-like.
Prior to the arrival of Kasper, who was arrest-
At the end of the first week of school another rioter-to-be appeared on the Clinton scene to keep the discriminatory ball rolling, one Asa (Ace) Carter of Birmingham, Ala. Before his first day of "work" was past, he had a mob of an estimated 1,400 people over-running the town's police force. He attempted to establish a White Citizens Council, appointing himself chairman, but to date it has fizzled like a KU panty raid.
Nevertheless, fizzles don't count in this tabulation; the attitude is the thing, and these two men's attitudes are not acceptable. Without doubt, others of their kind are in operation now, trying and sometimes succeeding in bringing out the baser qualities of a basically peaceful and law-abiding community.
There are few Americans in the south or elsewhere who, of their own accord, will make necessary the presence of M-47 tanks, bayonets and tear gas. But with motivation, there are also few who wouldn't succumb to the pulsations and rantings of a gathering mob, whose object is just to maintain a disappearing "way of life."
The White Citizens Councils have provided this motivation.
-Ray Wingerson
Genuine Ditch For Sale, Maybe
Egypt's president, Gamel Abdel Nasser, is not only in the news; if it weren't for him, there wouldn't be any.
He's snatched the valuable Suez from under the British tea cup and the French bottle of cognac and isn't about to relinquish it. However, the West is countering his obstinacy by making plans to reroute new supertankers around the Cape of Good Hope—tankers of oil and
To stimulate creativity on campus, how about a "Can You Top This" contest for hiding crib notes.
other products which up to now have been routed from the Middle and Far East through the canal.
A friend is entitled to know all but the whereabouts of that private, if illegal, parking lot in the business section toowndown.
Should such a move prove effective, the Suez now channeling news to page one will become the name, which is often ascribed to it; the ditch. Just a plain and ordinary ditch that will connect not Europe with Asia, but only the waters of the Red Sea with those of the Mediterranean.
—Ray Wingerson
Most couples don't have any trouble fighting over the family check because it usually isn't around long enough to fight about.
It's always said that Columbus took a chance. People never mention the guy next door who hasn't bought his auto safety belts yet.
As married students go through college they worry less and less about lessons and more and more about the ever-beckoning maternity ward.
The President's first name doesn't lend itself too well to modifications such as Ikers, Ikeites, Ikeists. Perhaps they'll discover Ikeonian.
We were wandering around looking for an excuse not to study the other evening when we stumbled over a sophomore acquaintance who was deeply engrossed in a paper-backed edition of a pocket-size book.
"Aha," we exclaimed. A new Mickey Spillane masterpiece—something well worth wasting an evening on.
Turned out that it wasn't Mickey Spillane after all, but George Orwell's "1984."
That was still all right with us, as the cover was reasonably attractive, and we'd heard a lot about the book.
But our friend wouldn't let us borrow the book, confound it.
Seems that the book is now required reading for students enrolled in the Western Civilization reading program.
The idea of reading such a book in any course—and especially such a noted "sleeper" as Western Civ—was intriguing.
So we did some research on the matter and found out that the controversial Western Civ program had undone some drastic revisions since we sweated our way through the cram course and the test a couple of years ago.
The changes are pretty obvious, and it looks like Western Civ may possibly develop into one of the most interesting courses on the hill.
In the first place, the weekly discussion periods now included in the course give the students a chance to hear how the other students are doing. It looks like it is a terrific improvement over the old individual student proctor meetings. Just the thought of facing a teacher—even a proctor—all alone was enough to throw many students into near hysteria.
The new manual for the course is also being praised by many of the students, and rightly so. It presents the material to be studied in each unit in easily-readable form, and provides lots of space for taking notes during the discussions. The review questions also are much more complete than was the case a few years ago. All in all, it's a tremendous im-
All in all, it's a tremendous improvement.
When we took the course, the material all seemed to be interesting, but we were never sure how we were doing, and wound up putting off all the work until the last few days.
Thanks to the new system, this is no longer necessary, and it loks like the days of the Western Civ "hate program' are gone forever. Until the day after the test, that
Until the day after the test, that is.
-Dick Walt
Eager Meter
MT. CLEMENS, Mich. — (UP)
—Parking meters result in the issuance of many tickets but seldom does a meter receive a ticket. It happened in Mt. Clemens, though, when a state inspector of weights and measures discovered that the red "expired flag" popped up 25 minutes after he inserted a nickel, cheating him out of 35 minutes.
One Third Voted In State Primary
Slightly over 33 per cent of the potential voters in Kansas voted in the August primary election, the University's Governmental Research Center has reported. The figure is approximate since the exact number of potential voters is not known.
Participation this year was higher than usual, with the average participation in Kansas primary elections from 1930 through 1954 being 28.7 per cent. The highest participation during that period was 40.1 per cent in 1934 and the lowest was 15.3 per cent in 1944, based on the vote for governor.
Voting in general elections has been much greater, ranging from 77 per cent in 1936 to 44 per cent in 1942.
A hippo's eyes are so protuberant, and so near the top of its head, that it can lie almost completely submerged in the muddy river shallows it loves and still keep a lookout.
Slightly over 22 per cent of the potential voters voted Republican in this year's primary, and 11 per cent voted Democratic. For both parties, this represents an increase over the turnout in both 1954 and 1952.
Alumni To Hold Los Angeles Party
These percentages, the Research Center points out, indicate that the candidates who will be on the November ballot are selected by a relatively small portion of Kansas voters.
Coach Charles V. Mather intends to bring the entire football squad to the social hour. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will speak. Other guests will be Clyde M. Reed Jr., national alumni president; William (Red) Hogan, vice president; Fred Eldsworth, alumni secretary; and Dick Winternote, field secretary.
Kansas alumni will hold a football party Friday, Nov. 16, in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles after the KU-UCLA football game, Dick Winternote, field secretary of the Alumni Assn., said Tuesday.
Mr. Wintermote said 500 alumni are expected.
Student Rooms Still Available
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
"There are over 80 rooms in private homes and apartments left for single students and many accommodations for married students." Mrs. Ruth Nash, secretary of housing, said today.
by Dick Bibler
All housing is checked for safety standards before it is placed on the housing office list. Women not living in University housing must have their accommodations approved and are expected to follow the rules of the Associated Women Students.
"THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CLASS YOU'LL BE TAKING—SO I WILL EXPECT A LITTLE EXTRA WORK FROM YOU THIS TERM."
HARTFORD, Conn. — (UP) — The State Treasurer's office has received 10 cents from an anonymous motorist who got too much change at a toll station. The driver wrote, "I have a real conscience when it comes to a dime. But as far as a million dollars is concerned none of us knows."
Conscience May Waver
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