Page 12 University Daily Kansan Friday, April 21, 1961
Student Calls Conservatism a 'Dynamic, Driving Force'
(Continued from page 1) men of collegiate conservatism. He had this to say: "Conservatism is a deeply philosophical movement, one committed to basic principles. It definitely is not a case of heroworship for Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona." Bob Schuchman, Yale Law School and National Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom, concurred in this, saying, "The conservative upsweep began before Goldwater attained his real national popularity." But, as Jim Kolbe, John's brother and southwest regional director of YAF commented, "Sen. Goldwater is the recognized leader of conservatism in the US." Schuchman bore this out by showing that Goldwater is both a cause and effect of conservatism. "But," he said, "this is definitely not a one-man movement."
I asked Schuchman where collegiate conservatism is going. He said, "It is not a question of where it is going, but where it is arriving. Conservatism contains an increasingly larger segment of opinion. It transcends party lines."
John Kolbe pointed out the spread of conservative organizations, such as YAF, ISI (Intercollegiate Society of Individualists) and many others. One officer of the YAF has commented that the conservatives are overcoming the liberals by using the liberals' own weapons. Conservatism has come alive on campuses all over the country with organizations, publications, and speakers.
3 Engineering Seniors Receive Awards
Three seniors in aeronautical engineering received awards at a dinner recently for outstanding papers on aeronautical subjects. The awards were made by the Kansas City Chapter of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences.
The recipients are Scott E. Gilles, Prairie Village, first place and $75; William C. Fisher, Topeka, second place and $25; Alan W. Fleming, Bartlesville, third place.
Four members of the Kansas State University chapter of the IAS and members of the Kansas City chapter were guests at the dinner held at the Kansas Union.
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Wescoe to Be Honored By St. Benedicts
St. Benedict's College will confer an honorary degree on Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe at its 103d commencement May 24.
In recognition of Kansas' centennial year, the college is honoring four Kansans in as many different areas of public life. The other man to be honored are: Most Rev. Mark K. Carroll, Bishop of the Wichita diocese, who will receive the outstanding churchman award; Sen. Frank Carlson, R-Kan., who will receive recognition for his "devotedness to promoting good legislation"; and J. P. O'Sullivan, Sr., Hutchinson industrialist, who will receive an award for an alumnus of the College who "stands for the highest integrity in industrial enterprise."
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BUT, AS SCOTT Stanley of KU, one of YAF's Board of Directors, said, "Conservatism is not reactionary." Jim Kolbe followed this up, "Opposition, in itself, is not antihumanitarianism."
Jim Abstine, Indiana law student and newly elected chairman of the Midwest Federation, commented upon the effect of the conservative movement within the GOP itself. "It will strengthen the GOP and eventually it will mean the people elected by the party will have to
obey the rank and file."
On other subjects these leaders of collegiate conservatism had these comments:
NSA — SCHUCHMAN — "It is completely unrepresentative of the students of its member colleges and run by a group of ultra-liberals from Chapel Hill (N.C.). I think conservative-minded schools should get out."
The convention itself passed a resolution demanding that the NSA change the preamble of its Codification so as not to imply that it represented all the students of the member schools.)
JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY - JOHN Kolbe — "... a group of respectable, dedicated, intelligent, rational people. Method is one of their problems."
Schuchman — "They are victims of a smear campaign, but they spend too much time on useless causes like getting Earl Warren impeached. Their leadership needs improvement."
After listening to these young men, leaders of the conservative
student movement all over America, one has the impression that conservatism is a real force in American politics. As Bob Schuchman said, "They know we will be voting in 1964." Certainly conservatism carried the day in St. Paul. But also in Massachusetts another well-known conservative, Howard Phillips of Yale, was elected on the same day to head the eastern association of CYR. These are indications of a real movement. It is not merely a fad among students, but a reasoned belief in basic principles.
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