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University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 27, 1961
Letters Remain Unanswered
CRC Criticizes Greek Presidents
The KU Civil Rights Council last night adopted a resolution criticizing "an agreement by 13 fraternity presidents not to answer a CRC questionnaire on the pledging of qualified members of minority groups."
Stephen Baratz, Lawrence graduate student and chairman of the Council, said he had learned of the agreement from a "reliable source."
"I was told the group met "privately" and "unofficially," he said. Only six of the 43 Greek houses queried replied to the questionnaire. The resolution adopted by the Council reads:
"After receiving only six replies to a questionnaire addressed to the 43 fraternities and sororites on the subject of the pledging of qualified members of minority groups, it has been reported to the Civil Rights Council that 13 fraternity presidents, meeting unofficially and in private, before the regular meeting of the Inter-Fraternity Council, made the decision not to reply to the questionnaire of the CRC.
"This group of 13 seems to us to have acted out of fear and not in the best interests of the University or of the fraternities themselves. The CRC wishes to cooperate with all campus living groups in order to promote social and racial harmony and we feel this attempt to bury a vital issue without discussion establishes a deplorable precedent."
Baratz, summarizing views of the Council members, said the CRC is "dismayed" at the fraternities' united refusal to reply or to openly take a stand on the questionnaire.
"Apparently there is some misunderstanding of the purpose of the questionnaire," he said. "We stated in the query that we were merely seeking information. And that is our sole purpose.
"The fraternities' efforts to stifle the gathering of this information is not understandable," he added.
In other action, the Council agreed to draft a letter to Leonard Goldenson, president of ABC Paramount theaters, of New York, asking that he take action to integrate the theater chain, including theaters in Austin, Texas.
The action stemmed from a letter written by Texas students to the Daily Kansan asking for support of the integration move.
Marion Barry, Memphis, Tenn., graduate student, said he felt the CRC would be able to obtain a National Broadcasting Co. film "The White Paper," for showing at the University. He said he had talked
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The International Club and KU- x will have a joint meeting tomorrow night to entertain the visitors. Students from Haskell Institute will dance nine native Indian dances and sing Indian songs.
on the phone to the director of NBC about securing the film showing student participation in sit-ins in the South.
About 25 persons attended last night's meeting.
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.—George Bernard Shaw
Russians Hope for Peace-
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Hall: Nikolaie Georgievich Baranov, 39; Uri Evgenevich Bychknov, 29; Mavr Mkhitarovich Davtyan, 31; Vadim Vasilovich Kiptolin, 30; Gumar Garifovich Telyashev, 30; and Yanis Izidorovich Vaivod, 32.
Some of them speak a few words and phrases of English and Megill said that with sign language it was possible to communicate with them.
NONE OF THE visiting Russians are students. They are connected with the Russian youth organizations. Megilg said that the tentative subject of Friday's Current Events Forum, where they will speak, is
The visitors will have some free time to spend on their own this evening—attending the University Theatre presentation or talking with students in their living groups. Friday afternoon between the luncheons at students houses and the current events forum is free, as well as Sunday and Monday morning.
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