President of Young Democrats Resigns
By Irvana Keagy
The president of the KU-Collegiate Young Democrats resigned last night but would not make a statement on his reasons for resigning.
He presented his resignation at a regular meeting last night.
"I don't want to say anymore than I am resigning for personal reasons," George Groneman, Kansas City senior, said.
Robert VanCleave, Kansas City senior and executive vice-president of the KU-CYDs, will resume presidential responsibilities for the remainder of the year, Groneman said.
VanCLEAVE SPECULATED as to Groneman's reasons for resigning.
"George has a job in Kansas City and he is spending a lot of time there. He said it was hard to get back and forth and for this reason it was difficult to run the club." VanCleave said.
"Some people in the club had been putting pressure on George to resign, and for about two months he had been considering it.
"We've been expecting this for some time, and I think that Bob VanCleave will do a real fine job," Marsha Babicki, Leavenworth senior and KU-CYD treasurer, said.
"GEORGE HAS mentioned it to members of the executive council from time to time," she said.
Other informed sources speculated that the resignation stemmed from more than an eight-month power struggle between Groneman and VanCleave, which began with Groneman's election last spring as president.
At that time, Groneman, who also had his eye on the position of junior Young Democratic national committee, made an unwritten pact with Van Cleave, the source said.
THE PACT was that if Groneman were elected president of the KU club, he would resign when he became the national committeeman, leaving Van-
Cleave next in line for the presidency.
Both were vieing for the KU presidency, and the supporting votes were divided among them almost equally. So at the spring election convention, VanCleave threw all of his votes to Grome-man, who was elected almost unanimously.
When the State Young Democrat convention was held, other factions in the KU-CYD club sprang up, and divided the KU votes. Groneman lost to John Taylor of Topeka.
The pact between Groneman and VanCleave was standing on shaky ground, but Groneman
told VanCleave that he would resign during the summer.
SUMMER PASSED, school began, and Groneman still held the reigns of the club. But a faction in the club also existed, and Groneman was forced to labor under growing opposition.
"Well, they're going to impeach me this time," Groneman would ioke.
But it was not a funny joke, because after every executive meeting, rumors flashed that several arguments had flared between Groneman and other club officers.
PERHAPS THE BATTLE is over now. The Groneman-Van-Cleave pact is fulfilled, and the
opposition faction is satisfied.
"I would hope that with new leadership, the club could do some intensive analysis of the problems and come up with some remedies that would be long range rather than the normal ad hoc measures that normally mark campus political organizations." Dick Ladesich, Merriam junior, KU collegiate council representative and CYD executive board member, said.
"With VanCleave moving up in the new leadership, it may bring the club out of its present slump." Curt Kinney, Garden City junior and first vice-president of KU-CYDs, said.
Expects Crowd At Game Tonight
Nick Roach, KU ticket manager, said he expects 11,000 to 13,000 basketball fans to turn out for the Sunflower Classic Doubleheader tonight at Allen Field House.
Kansas State will play St. Johns at 7:30 p.m. and Kansas will host Maryland at 9:30.
9
"We expect a bigger crowd this year due to the terrific start the team has made. Last season we estimated the attendance at 11,000," Roach said.
YAF Sends Letters, Clothes to Viet Nam
"By the time you have the coffee made . . .
We'll have the pizza there""
THE SHANTY
(Ploneers in HOT delivery)
Order Phone —— VI 2-2500
Personal letters of confidence and support to former KU students now fighting in Viet Nam will soon be filtering into stacks of Christmas mail.
Scott Campbell, Overland Park freshman and chairman of KU-Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), said at a Wednesday YAF meeting that members will receive names of University students now fighting in Viet Nam from the Military Science Department.
IN A drive to promote war efforts and express support of the United States' policy in Viet Nam, KU-YAF members have started the personal-letter project, Campbell said.
A Christmas clothing drive for the children in South Viet Nam, also will be sponsored by KU-YAF, he said at the meeting.
The clothing drive is "in concern for the people of South Viet Nam" and not in connection with other Christmas clothing drives, Campbell said.
BOXES WILL be put in the Kansas Union, Strong Hall and living group residences throughout the campus for the collection. The clothing will be sent either to the USO or Red Cross units in South Viet Nam, Campbell said.
The greatest detriment to the clothing drive, he said, will be the students' apathy because of the many other Christmas drives on campus.
CHARLES KOCH, of Koch Manufacturing Co., Wichita, will be the guest speaker at the Dec. 15 YAF meeting, Campbell said. His topic will probably be about the free enterprise system in America, he added.
Competition Sports Cars
Daily Kansan
TR 4A IS LOOKING FOR A DRIVER Come in and test drive the Marque that won the National Road Racing Championship four years in succession.
BANK FINANCING
Friday, December 10, 1965
COMPETITION Sports Cars
EAST 23 RD. ST.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66044
Stop in and shop through our great gift ideas while the stock is still good. Our vivacious gift wrapper will wrap your choice-free!
Ends 'DARLING" Shows Tonite 7 & 9
"Blistering, brutal, strong! Sizzling intrigue and corrosive humor!"
live humor!
— Time Magazine
Starts Saturday!
Shows
Sat. & Sun.
7:00 & 9:30
Tonight & Saturday!
Open 6:30 — Show 7:00
3 Exciting, Terrifying, Features
"Dr. Terror's
House of Horrors"
James Stewart Kim Novak
"VERTIGO"
Bonus Feature Friday & Saturday "THE BLOB"
Starts "Having A Sunday "Swingin' Summer" & Wild Weekend"