Thursday, March 16. 1961 University Daily Kansan
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To Live as One Wishes
Editor:
The radio announced on Tuesday that at last positive steps are being made in Washington to end job discrimination. This step toward the New Frontier was made by an executive order issued by the chief executive officer of the federal government. Also on Tuesday the UDK reported that the chief executive officer of the University of Kansas says that the University "will not and cannot interfere in the rights of the private citizen to choose the person to whom he wishes to rent his property.
THE PROBLEM OF discrimination in non-university housing is of particular interest to me because I am not living in the apartment of my first choice because the friend with whom I wish to live happens to be of the "wrong" color. Fortunately an apartment was found (one block from the house where we were refused) at a higher rent with less favorable quarters.
ters.
I report my personal example because I feel that if the University had taken a definite stand against discrimination in non-university housing, we would have encountered little difficulty. My friends and myself were refused the apartment in question after the landlady had accepted a check as down payment because "the neighbors complained." This same lady rents several apartments to university students which are listed through the university housing office.
AT THE PRESENT TIME the University imposes a host of rules upon people wishing to rent to students — ranging from the requirement that heating stoves must be vented to the prohibition of certain social activities in student housing. It is true that most of the regulations are often not followed (which is fortunate in some cases), but the University certainly has
the right to refuse to register housing in case of violations of rules.
I would propose that the University refuse to list housing unless the owner is willing to practice non-discrimination. If a similar policy is followed by the UDK in accepting advertisements, effective economic pressures would certainly be brought against any person who refuses to give "any individual . . . his rights under law and under the rules of civilized human conduct." In addition the landlady will be in a position to tell neighbors that she is renting the housing in conformity to the regulations by the University in case of objections by neighbors.
FORTUNATELY THIS is my last semester at KU and I shall no longer be forced to try to find a place where I can live with my friends. With effective leadership exerted by the University executives, I feel certain that in the future there can be definite improvements in housing available to University students in Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Ken Megill,
Vassar senior
Editor:
In last Friday's Kansan, there was a letter from a group of Cold War veterans requesting support from veterans here in support of the Cold War G.I. Bill.
I have written a petition and left it in the Veteran's Service Office in Strong Hall. I now urge all Veterans who have served since 1955 and who are not receiving G.I. Bill aid to sign the petition by March 24 so that it can be sent to Washington before too long. The committee is now holding hearings on the Bill, so haste is necessary.
Also may I urge the veterans to write a letter to their Senator asking for his support of the bill. Jerry Myers
Jerry Musha
Kansas City sophomore
Cold War Veteran
Arabs React Favorably To French Peace Call
ALGIERS — (UPI) — Apparently-favorable Arab reaction to a French call for Algerian peace talks heightened hopes today that negotiations would get under way soon.
The battlefront was quiet, but extremists on both sides of the conflict were active in Algiers last night.
THE FRENCH government announced last night that it was ready for "direct and official negotiations" on ending the war.
The statement did not say with whom France was prepared to negotiate, but there was no doubt the statement was drafted with the rebel FLN organization in mind.
A rebel spokesman announced in Cairo that the FLN is ready "to enter immediate negotiations with France," provided French negotiators would "discuss conditions for guaranteeing free self-determination" for Algeria.
THE FLN spokesman said the Paris announcement meant France has dropped its previous insistence on a cease-fire prior to negotiation. He said rebel "military operations" would continue until both sides agreed on terms.
Last night's French communique followed a cabinet meeting called to hear Algerian Affairs Minister Louis Joxe's report on informal preliminary talks between the two sides.
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REPORTS FROM Tunis said the communique touched off new hopes that the talks would begin swiftly.
Unofficial sources said that rebel reaction was "quite favorable."
It was not yet known how soon the new talks would begin, but French police already were looking over castles on the French side of Lake Geneva as possible peace-talk sites.
Greek Festivities Next Week
Events ranging from scholarship dinners to chariot races are in store for KU fraternities and sororities during the annual Greek Week, March 19-25.
Trophies and scholarships will be awarded at the banquet. The president, scholarship chairman and honor initiate of each house are invited to attend. Any other interested person may attend by contacting any IFC or Panhellenic rep-
Greek Week will begin with traditional religious observance. The second annual exchange dinner between fraternity and sorority groups will be Tuesday evening. Five officers of each fraternity and sorority go to different houses for dinner.
Lynn Anderson, Atwood senior and chairman of the ASC, said yesterday that the next meeting will be March 28.
WEDNESDAY'S SCHOLARSHIP Banquet will feature William R. Butler, dean of men at the University of Ohio, who will speak on "Recent Trends in Fraternity Affairs."
The regularly scheduled ASC meeting next Tuesday has been canceled due to the possibility of political conflict over the issues to be considered.
Politics Stop ASC Meeting
ANDERSON SAID he felt that the bills due to be considered by the council would be "bugged down in political technicalities if a meeting was held before the March 28- 29 election.
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Among those to be considered were bills on publications, human rights and the student Bill of Rights.
"It would be an excellent chance to capitalize on the issues for political reasons," he said.
mutual reasons. Anderson had warned the two political parties and candidates at Tuesday night's meeting to keep the University's student government out of politics.
An international authority in cancer research will visit KU Monday to confer with the bacteriology faculty and students and to give a lecture at 7.30 p.m. in Bailey Auditorium.
Bendich to Talk at KU
Aaron Bendich, chief of organic biochemistry at the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York, will speak on "Studies on the Biological Activity of Nucleic Acids."
Collegiate Central Europe And USSR
The third annual economy Collegiate Tour is designed for students and young adults who want to see the capitals and major cities of Central Europe, the Balkans, and the Soviet Union. Travel is by motorcoach, and highlights include East and West Berlin, a Black Sea Cruise, the Salzburg Festival, the Bayreuth Festival, and Paris. 74 days. $1364 plus air. Departure June 12. Ask for tour folders.
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Paul Ingemanson, Topeka junior and IFC chairman of Greek Week, listed three purposes for Greek Week:
"One purpose is to help those in the fraternity system get better acquainted and show others the advantages of the fraternity system," he said.
The Queen of Greek Week will be crowned during the evening's singing.
Highway Jobs Open
"ANOTHER PURPOSE is to encourage friendly competition such as the Chariot races and the IFC sing, and the third purpose is to do a useful service for the University and Lawrence," said Ingemanson.
The Interfraternity Sing will be held in the Kansas Union Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the winning groups.
The Greek Week project, painting the seats in the north end of Memorial Stadium, will be Saturday. Chariot races will be at 4 p.m.
Persons interested in summer or permanent employment with the State Highway Commission as a Highway Maintenance-man I should make application by April 7, for an examination to be held later in April. Further information and application forms may be obtained from the State Personnel Division, 801 Harrison Street, Topeka.
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