Speaker Gets Reaction
By Irvana Keagy
Students attending yesterday's Minority Opinions Forum probably had a tough time figuring out which was in the minority—the speaker or the "new lett" in the audience.
Charles Koch, president of Koch Manufacturing Co. in Wichita and a member of the John Birch Society, was the speaker and his topic was levels and extremes of economics.
KOCH'S VOCAL opposition, students calling themselves part of the "new left," sat politely listening while he delivered his speech. Then when the question and answer period came, they broke with a peaceful tirade for their side.
The students not only questioned Koch's economic theories, but debated him on everything from word connotations to his Birch affiliation.
Koch's speech was centered around a scale drawn on a blackboard, on which he defined Communism, Fascism, Democratic Socialism, mixed economy and complete freedom in terms of economies.
ALL ECONOMY CENTERS around the individual and his capacity to consume goods, he said. He then placed economy with the various political doctrines.
- Communism is state ownership of the means of production and control of the consumer.
- Fascism is state control of the means of production and control of the consumer. Virtual ownership is in the hands of the state, but individuals hold the property titles.
- Democratic Socialism is control of the means of production and consumption by a society.
- A market economy functions on the pricing system, supply and demand, and involves consumers, sellers, producers and bankers.
KOCH SAID THAT the principal problem under socialism is not the popular opinion of loss of initiative. Under pure socialism or government control, there are no means to calculate any markets or rate of production, he said.
As a result, there are not open markets, but in order to keep the economy going, the people resort to underground or black markets, Koch said.
"Politicians and rulers today won't admit that they can not control the economy. As a result we have government control and production for political reasons," he said
AFTER KOCH'S INITIAL address, he was hit with a barrage of questions and criticisms. Most of the criticism came from Koch's choice of words and his use of "freedom," and "anarchy" as parts of the breakdown in economics.
After duly complimenting Koch on his presentation, the students began "Don't you feel that . . . and continued to give their own opinions of economics and politics as members of the "new left."
Questions, answers and clarifications kept pouring from both Koch and the 25 students present for more than an hour after Koch's speech was ended.
KENNETH MYERS, of Wichita, the 1964 conservative party candidate for governor, was scheduled to speak at the forum, but suffered a heart attack Sunday and was not able to come.
Koch would have been the guest speaker for the KU-Young Americans for Freedom club meeting last night, but YAF cancelled their meeting early yesterday morning.
Daily Kansan 5
Thursday, December 16, 1965
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KANU Documents Year
Radio station KANU will present two year-end news documentaries, complete with sound effects and recordings made on the scene of the news events Dec. 30 and 31.
John Daly, who won fame for accounts of Allied action during World War II and who now has his own television program, will narrate the first program, "The World in 1965." Dec. 30 at 5:15 p.m. It is produced by the Associated Press and will be 40 minutes long.
Following, Dec. 31 from 5 to 6 p.m., will be a documentary of regional and KU news, "A Year Ago Tomorrow," produced by KANU and narrated by news editor, Wendell Anschutz. It will also feature actualities and beeper reports collected through the year of voices in the local and regional news.
Fencing Team Opens Year
The KU fencing team enters open competition from September to May, but will officially open its collegiate season Jan. 8 against Illinois.
The team is rated as the strongest in five years. Six of the nine men on me traveling squad are returning lettermen. KU is the defending Big Eight champion.
ESAM EL-SHAFEY is the squad's top fencer and a third year letterman. El-Shafey's record includes such top honors as KU fencer of the year, 1965; Kansas state champion, 1965; winner of the Kansas unclassified championship, 1965; and finalist for collegiate fencer of the year, 1965.
Smithsonian Exhibit Here
Miss Alexandra Mason, who is in charge of the special collections department of Watson Library, announced that the early history of printing, publishing, and book design is documented in a special exhibition, "Treasures From The Plantin-Moretus Museum."
The exhibit will be on view in the Class of 1938 Exhibition Gallery in the basement of the library from Jan. 8 until Jan. 30.
Miss Mason noted that this is a major exhibit and it is especially timely since National Printing Week, Jan. 17-22, will be observed during the dates of the exhibition.
If there are any old toys lying around the dormitory or the house, they may be put into the handy "Toys for Tots" barrel placed in many KU living group halls, Strong Hall and other university buildings.
The barrels are part of the annual Toys for Tots drive sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, Dick McLaughlin, president of the organization, said.
'Toys for Tots' Drive Ends
THE DRIVE BEGAN Monday and the barrels will be picked up Friday. Four barrels have already been collected and the organization has had requests for more barrels, McLaughlin said.
O-Zone Surfaced
The barrels will be taken to the Lawrence Community Center Friday, and employees of Hallmark Card Co., will wrap the gifts, which will then be distributed to the needy children in Lawrence by the Lawrence Christmas Bureau.
Complaints from students, faculty and local basketball fans have resulted in the surfacing of O-Zone parking lot.
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