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NSA Defended
Editor:
I can see that there is no longer freedom of speech or thought in the United States today. Because one wishes to present both sides of a picture, one is, therefore, a "leftist."
In the first place, the NSA Committee here at KU wanted to show "Operation Abolition" because we wanted to be certain that both views would be presented to the KU students. We had heard that the film was going to be shown by a group here on the campus, and we felt that if our committee could sponsor the movie, we could present the views of both groups involved with the San Francisco hearings. In this way, the views of both the House Un-American Activities Committee, and those of the California students who picketed the hearings, would be presented to those attending the movie.
WE FELT THAT if the other group sponsored the film, only the views of the House Un-American Activities Committee would be given. We believed that the only fair, democratic thing to do would be to present both sides, and then let the audience draw their own conclusions.
In addition to supplying information presenting both sides of the issue, we had planned to have several distinguished speakers discuss the film after showing it. We had hoped to hold a debate on the film, with our distinguished guests taking, at least temporarily, opposing sides.
MR. STANLEY, I presume, would prefer merely to show the film by itself, and do nothing else. That way, the audience would get only the viewpoint of the House Un-American Activities Committee. The voice of the students would not be heard. But after all, Mr. Stanley, is our plan not the "democratic" way?
Turning to Mr. Stanley's broader accusations, i.e., that NSA is "leftist," etc., I would first ask Mr. Stanley this: Have you, sir, ever been to a national NSA convention? There was one at the University of Minnesota last summer. Have you ever been to a regional NSA convention? There was one at the University of Missouri last December.
FOR THAT MATTER, Mr. Stanley, have you ever been to a meeting of the NSA committee at KU? You have not. Yet we have been meeting at 4:00 every single Monday afternoon in the Student Union (no, we do not meet in the underground steam tunnels). We have always welcomed any and all visitors (no, we do not hold "closed" meetings). We have made an oral report on our activities to the All Student Council at every ASC study this year.
In short, Mr. Stanley, I simply fail to see how we could be called
a subversive, or "leftist" group. For that matter, I myself feel that I could hardly be termed a "leftist," or even be considered a little pink around the edges. The last thing I could consider myself is a radical. I even carried "The Conscience of a Conservative" around with me at the National NSA Convention last summer, and no one looked askance at me if I happened to utter the word, "Goldwater."
THEREFORE, MY DEAR Mr. Stanley, before you start taking the word of another person as the absolute truth, open up your mind a little, maybe even attend a few NSA meetings. Who knows? You might find we're not so bad, after all.
Carol McMillen
Coldwater junior
NSA Coordinator
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Society Questioned Editor:
Having lived for 13 years in East Germany I think I am beyond any suspicion of fostering Communist ideologies and more so as I was received in West Germany as a political refugee.
The paused-John Birch Society of KU which professes to be able to fight Communism merely on the basis of studying several Communist documents as published by Marx, Stalin and others seems to overlook, as far as I'm concerned, a plain fact of human experience.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE been living in this country only six months, I believe that the traditional high school and college pattern of educating the young generation in the spirit of 100 per cent American nationalism just does not enable the average KU student to meet the challenge of Communism objectively.
I ask those fervently anti-Communist enthusiasts: Are you sure that the opinion you'll arrive at is determined by a careful study of the Holy Scripture of Communism or by anticipated prejudice you want to see justified beforehand when reading "scientific socialism?"
YOU DON'T IDENTIFY yourself with Mr. Welch's pretty stupid statements, as quoted in Time Magazine, but at least you think "the idea" is O.K. Let me assure you—there may be some Communist intelligence activities in Washington—this is only natural in the present situation—but it is completely unthinkable that Communistic ideas will ever rally behind themselves a considerable number of Americans as far as the philosophical beliefs of Communism are concerned. I can't help thinking that this anti-Communist society will wind up in McCarthyism. And for the "100 per cent Americans," he was not the man to convince the world of American love of freedom.
Espelkamp-Miltwald, Westphalia
West Germany, graduate student
Work has begun on clearing an area for a $1.5 million women's dormitory to be built in the "Daisy Field" tract immediately south of Lewis Hall.
Area Cleared for Dorm
Joseph J. Wilson, director of dormitories, said he expects the hall to be ready for occupancy in September, 1962. The dormitory, which will house 444 women, has not been designated yet as a freshman on upperclass women's hall. Mr. Wilson said this would depend on the need for housing in 1962.
"The dormitory," Mr. Wilson said, "will fit very closely to the pattern and style of Lewis and Templin Halls. It also is similar to Joseph R. Pearson, men's dormitory."
Mr. Wilson explained that the same basic design would be used for the new dormitory as was used for J.R.P., but the parking lot and driveway plans will be changed.
The KU dormitory, which has not been named, will be financed primarily by a $1.3 million federal
Wednesday, March 15, 1961 University Daily Kansan
Construction bids for the building include $1,018,894 by B. A. Green Construction Co. for general construction; $377,377 by Brune Plumbing and Heating Co. for plumbing; and $137,777 for electrical work by Huxtable Electric Co. All are Lawrence firms.
loan, to be repaid from student rentals.
Another dormitory for women and one for men are now in the planning stage for completion in September, 1963. No definite location has been set for these halls.
GENEVA —(UPI)— An Inter-
Governmental Symposium on Urban
Renewal will meet here June 5-7
under the auspices of the U. N.
Economic Commission for Europe.
Under U.N. Auspices
Paul Newman To Pick Queen
The pictures of the 10 semi-finalists for Jayhawker Queen were sent today to movie star Paul Newman.
Mr. Newman will pick from these 10 pictures the queen and her four princesses.
The symposium will discuss redevelopment programs, the economics of redevelopment schemes and conservation.
The queen and her princesses along with a picture of Mr. Newman and his written reply will appear in the 4th edition of the 1961 Jayhawker.
The 10 semi-finalists are: Betsy Gray (Alpha Phi), Topeka junior; Barbara Boudreau (Delta Delta Delta), Marlette, Mich., junior; Sherrie Scogin (Delta Gamma), Prairie Village junior; Jeanne Maxwell, (Gertrude Sellards Pearson), Mission freshman.
Nancy Varney (Kappa Alpha Theta), Kansas City, Mo. senior; Nancy Borel (Kappa Kappa Gamma), Falls Church, Va., sophomore; Coleen Sue Boggs (Sigma Kappa), Denver, Colo. freshman; Katie Eckels, Kansas City, Mo. junior; Diane Jacobs, Casper, Wyo., sophomore; June Owens, Altmont sophomore (all of Lewis Hall).
Eisenhower Nears Five-Star Rank
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The House has passed with one dissenting vote a bill to restore former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to his former Five-Star General rank.
Democrats and Republicans praised Eisenhower for an hour yesterday, and then it came time to vote.
Everybody figured it was just a formality, but when it came time for the congressman from Little Rock to vote, he voted "No" loud and clear.
Rep. Dale Alford, D-Dark, refused to pay tribute to the former President because Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock in the 1957 integration crisis, the issue which put Alford in congress.
The House vote sent the bill to The White House for the signature of President Kennedy, who had requested it. It has already been passed by the Senate.
KU Police Report Thefts on Monday
Campus police reported yesterday that thieves had taken more than $75 in cash and property in three thefts Monday. Two cars and a Coca-Cola machine were broken into and robbed.
John F. Hansan, Tonganoxie senior, reported a $65 car radio was taken from his car in Zone "X" between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The bottom of the glove compartment was cut out but nothing was taken.
Carol J. Smith, Lawrence senior,
reported the theft of blue rubber
floor mats valued at $10 from her
car between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Her
car was also parked in Zone "X."
The Coca-Cola machine in the Military Science Building lounge was pried open between 4 and 7:20 p.m. Monday and an undetermined amount of money was taken.
The practice of "reviewing" . . in general has nothing in common with the art of criticism. -Henry James
Med Student Gets Grant of $2,176
Robert E. Boyer, third-year medical student, will receive a $2,176 grant to spend three months working in Ganta, Liberia this summer.
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In this Association of American Medical Colleges program, Boyer will be aided by his overseas sponsor, Dr. Charles G. White. During his stay, Boyer will participate in all types of mission medical service including major surgery.
Boyer is one of 30 medical students to win Foreign fellowships see up under a grant by Smith, Kline & French Laboratories.
Boyer's wife, Mary Elaine, a registered physical therapist, will also be included in the program. She will work at the leprosy colony which is sponsored by the Methodist Church mission which also sponsors the Ganta Hospital.
Film on Greece In Bailey Today
"Ancient World: Greece," a 66 minute color film portraying the 5th century before Christ, will be presented at 4 p.m. today in 3 Bailey Hall.
The film recreates the ancient Greek Civilization and interprets the ideas of this period. The narration is drawn entirely from translations of the works of ancient Greek authors.
Phases of the film include Greek religious philosophy, the development of Greece from earliest times to the Golden Age and the great architectural triumphs of the 5th century B.C. The final portion of the film is devoted to the Funeral Oration of Pericles.
Finch Trial Verdict Nears
LOS ANGELES — (UPI) — Will Dr. D. Bernard Finch become the Caryl Chessman of the 1960's as a courtroom "cause celebre?"
But like the "Red Light Bandit," the surgeon has become fascinated by the legal aspects of his case and daily takes copious notes which he submits to his lawyer.
Will his fight to avoid the gas chamber continue endlessly?
That possibility loomed today as the surgeon's third murder trial with Carole Tregoff approached its verdict—which probably will come next week.
Unlike Chessman, a convicted rapist who was executed last year after more than a decade of legal delays, Finch, 43, has not yet been found guilty of a crime.
A warning of an endless case came yesterday from Deputy District Attorney Joseph Powers, who said he would prosecute Finch "a dozen more times" if necessary to get a conviction.
All that Finch and Carole, 24 — accused of killing the doctor's wife in July, 1959 — need is one juror to cause a hung jury again. A unanimous jury decision is mandatory when the death penalty is demanded.
This backed up a statement by coprosecutor Clifford Crail Monday that he would ask for another trial if the jury again reaches no verdict.
No Emergency
OKLAHOMA CITY — (UPI)— Oklahoma's Attorney General Mac Q. Williamson has ruled unconstitutional an act setting up an emergency state legislature in the event of an atomic attack. The 1959 legislature passed the Oklahoma law.
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