Protest Tickets Court Orders Money Held
By Maury Breecher
Student season basketball tickets went on sale today as planned, after a restraining order issued by the Student Court to stop the sale was modified upon petition by the Student Athletic Seating Board.
The modification was deemed necessary by the court so as not to disrupt the orderly progress of the basketball season. The modified order contains the proviso that all money collected in the sale be placed in escrow.
The three are plaintiffs in a Student Court Hearing to be held Dec. 7. They charge the Student Athletic Seating Board has improperly carried out a plan to sell season basketball tickets and in doing so have violated the plaintiff's contractural right.
The money in this reserve fund will be held by the athletic department for possible refund to the students. The refund depends upon the outcome of a legal action before the Student Court Dec. 7.
THE STUDENT ATHLETIC Seating Board had established a new seating plan in which each KU student would have to purchase either student season basketball tickets or single game tickets.
Season basketball tickets went on sale today but three students hope the money raised in this sale will have to be refunded.
The plaintiffs are Barry A. B. Bennington, Cheney second-year law student, Gary D. Hanna, Wichita third-year law student, and Melvin A. Saferstein, St. Joseph, Mo., third-year law student.
The Student Court, upon petition by plaintiffs, issued a restraining order on the sale. The opinion of the court was that there was "cause to justify the issuing of the restraining order."
The original restraining order would have stopped the sale until the question was resolved through the hearing. The Court later modified the order so as not to prevent students from seeing the games.
UNDER THE MODIFIED order the sale will start today as planned. Money collected from the sale will be put in a holding fund by the Athletic Department, in case a refund is ordered by the Student Court.
Sheriffs, appointed by the Student Court will be present during
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"Last month that program was presented to the Athletic Board which commended the Committee for its work on behalf of the student body and authorized the Athletic Department to put into effect the first step in the program—better student seating at the Field House. This has been done and the details of the program have been communicated to the students by a special mailing" they added.
IN A JOINTLY prepared statement released yesterday, Wade Stinson, Athletic Director, and Professor Charles Oldfather, Chairman of the Athletic Board, stated, "The Student Athletic Seating Committee has spent the better part of two years developing a long range program for improving student seating at inter-collegiate athletic events.
the sale in Allen Field House. They will see that the students are informed of the possible refund orally and through the placing of posters in the ticket selling area.
THE STATEMENT continued to say, "The four-dollar student season basketball ticket will go on sale starting tomorrow, Nov. 15, as scheduled. We are confident that the great majority of the Student Body shares our appreciation for the foresight and hard work of the Student Athletic Seating Committee and our enthusiasm about the coming basketball season."
Stinson added that he and Oldfather wanted such a plan to be a student project.
James K. Logan, dean of the Law School, said, "I'm glad to see that the grievances of the students are being handled through the process of student government and the Student Court."
PROVOST JAMES SURFACE, when questioned on the matter, said, "It is my understanding that this matter is being handled in the appropriate channels of student government. Since the appropriate channels of student government are being used I believe there is no cause for this office to intervene.
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Monday, November 15, 1965
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
76th Year, No.41
Leaders Slam Apathy, 'Hare' Voting System
By Stephen Russell
Dissatisfaction with the small turnout of voters and criticism of the preferential system of tabulating the votes (Hare System) was expressed by leaders of KU's political parties, after last week's living district elections.
Tom Stanion, Pratt junior and president of Vox Populi, said he was satisfied with the outcome of the elections, but was displeased with the small number of students voting.
"TM SURPRISED that the students didn't show more support by turning out in larger numbers at the polls," he said.
Approximately 5,500 students voted in the election, less than 39 per cent of KU's present student population.
Stanion said he thought both parties put out a tremendous effort in the campaign.
TOM SHUMAKER, Russell senior and president of University Party, said he thought UP did real well in the elections although "because of election procedure Vox happened to win the same number of All Student Council representatives through redistribution.
"I feel the whole election showed that UP won a moralistic victory in all the districts. In many cases they (UP candidates) had more first
choice votes than the Vox candidates that won," he said.
Leo Schrey, Leavenworth senior and student body president, commented on the returns from the large men's halls district.
"I THOUGHT the district would vote heavier considering the size of the district. I expected more from Joseph R.Pearson Hall."
JRP was the only hall of the three large men's hall that make up the district, which didn't elect a representative to the council.
At the same time, Bill Robinson, Great Bend junior and vice-president of the student body, said, "Aside from the fact that I'm disappointed in the total vote turnout, especially in the men's large district, considering its potential, I'm proud to see the men elected who have been and I'm confident that they'll represent their district to the best of their ability."
MIKE McNALLY, Bartlesville, Okla., junior and ASC chairman, commended Bill Brier, Shawnee Mission senior and co-chairman of the ASC Elections Committee, "for doing a fantastic job of running the elections.
STEWART, VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, graduate student and assistant to the Dean of Students, aided in the running of the elections as a faculty adviser.
Hashinger Hoax Routs Residents
Sleepy women residents of Hashinger Hall were routed into the chilly morning air about 4:30 a.m. today by a telephone call reporting a bomb in the hall.
An anonymous caller telephoned the Lawrence Fire Department at 4:30 a.m. and reported he had put a bomb in the hall. Later, he said he had lost his nerve, and hadn't placed a bomb in the hall.
Calls were immediately put through to the hall and to the campus police. Approximately 450 women evacuated the hall, and waited next door in the lobby of Ellsworth Hall, until all was declared clear. They returned to the hall at 5:10 am.
Ike Reads Westerns Listens to Stereo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — (UPI)—Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower appeared today to have weathered the period of greatest danger following his coronary thrombosis of last week.
His son and brother gave up their bedside vigil at Ft. Gordon Army Hospital here and returned to their homes in the cast to plan a family Thanksgiving get-together, probably at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington
"THE FAMILY HOPES to be with him at Walter Reed at Thanksgiving rather than here," John Eisenhower said before he returned to his home near Valley Forge, Pa. "There seems to be a reasonable prospect of that."
Before flying back to his home at Baltimore late Sunday, Dr.
Milton S. Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins University, said of his brother: "He was very cheerful. His voice is strong. He is quite animated and he just sent for a stereophonic record player to listen to music. Judging by the factors that a non-professional man can judge, he seems to me to be really in excellent condition."
Weather
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies and warmer temperatures Tuesday. Tonight's low will be around 50 degrees. Winds will be southerly at 20 to 25 miles per hour.
Bartenders Say:
Student Drinkers Are 'Sober' People
By Jerry Kern
According to several Lawrence bartenders, the KU student is usually a level-headed person who knows how to hold his beer.
About 50 establishments have licenses to sell beer in Lawrence. These include grocery stores, gasoline stations, and taverns, according to city clerk Harold Fisher.
The KU student is not allowed to have any alcoholic beverage
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on campus. Conveniently, however, the nearest tavern is only about 100 feet from campus. At least four other taverns and cafes which sell beer are within three blocks of campus.
Many Lawrence taverns depend heavily on students for business. As part of the job, bartenders observe the behavior of students as they drink. Several local bartenders agree that any possible problem of alcoholism that might exist among students is practically nil—at least in their business which sells rather impotent 3.2 per cent beer.
ACCORDING TO DON Ebling, owner of the Gas Light Tavern, the Gas Light prospers mostly from student business. He estimated a student would spend an average of $2.00 a night, but none of them do this nightly.
"It is infrequent that we have to ask a student to stop drinking and to go home—perhaps once a week. We have very few problems with drunks." he said.
The Jayhawk Cafe also relies mostly on students for business.
According to one bartender at the Javhawk, there are no serious drinking problems among students he has observed. He said a student will spend an average of $5.00 on a busy weekend night.
"THERE IS A pattern where we see the same faces Wednesday night, Friday afternoon, and week end nights, but none of these could be considered problem drinkers. Some students get loud, boisterous, and obnoxious, but it is very seldom that we have to ask a student to leave. Most college people know how to control themselves," he said.
The Southern Pit Barbeque also serves a majority of students. Employees there have not noticed any student drinking problems.
"We practically never have to ask students to leave. Everyone seems to come for a good time
and no one causes any trouble." said a barmaid at the Southern Pit.
THE OWNER of the Rock Chalk depends 100 per cent on students. Although the cafe sells more food than beer, it still comes in contact with student drinking.
"I have been in this business 10 years. It is only natural that once in a while there will be a problem with a drunk. Many couples come in after a big party somewhere, and one or both may sometimes be a little 'tight.' But this is not out of the ordinary and is not serious enough to be considered a problem," he said.
According to Ace Johnson, employee at The Stables, 65 per cent of the Stables' business comes from students. However, he pointed out that many of the other
town people probably would not come if the students did not.
Johnson said many students come in perhaps three or four nights a week for study breaks, but never stay long. He said about one student a week is asked to leave because of his behavior, but very seldom it is the same student twice.
"WE SELDOM have trouble with drunks. Our trouble is caused by the cocky person with no common sense who is out looking for a fight. He uses drinking for an excuse." Johnson said.
"Although The Stables does not allow liquor inside, it is impossible to stop all students from sneaking a bottle in," he said.
Johnson, also part owner of the Shanty, says that those who drink beer also drink liquor. He said many students, therefore, obtain their liquor illegally.