UP Campaign Signs Called Illegal
By Stephen Russell
University Party has been charged with violating the ASC election rules.
Dale Bohrer, Overland Park freshman and candidate for president of the freshman class, appealed to the ASC Elections Committee in the following statement:
"IT HAS RECENTLY come to my attention that there has been either gross negligence or arrogant contempt for the election rules on the part of the opposing coalition. It is my understanding that the freshman class officer's election is to be contested without partisan politics. I am submitting with this petition six posters found in the freshman women's district. They all associate the opposition coalition with the University Party. This is a
gross violation of ASC election rules."
Ted Dickey, Louisville, Ky., senior (Vox-Fraternity), and a member of the elections committee, said the posters associating the coalition with UP were found in Corbin Hall.
He said the posters were put up either by negligence or contempt for the ASC election rules stated in the ASC constitution. He pointed out that Bill No. Two, Chapter Seven, Section Three of the ASC constitution states:
"THAT THE SAME rules and regulations governing nomination, qualifications, voting procedures, and counting ballots of the election of representatives to the ASC shall, insofar as applicable, apply to the election of various class officers, except that they shall in all cases be elected by non-partisan ballot. . . Under no circumstances shall party affiliation be designated, nor shall the name of any party appear on any ballot of class officers, nor shall any political party endorse any candidate for class office."
Bill Brier, Shawnee Mission senior and co-chairman of the elections committee, said the posters appeared to be violations of the ASC elections bill, and he is going to turn over the appeal and the signs to the Student Court prosecutor.
According to Brier it is up to
the student court to decide if the ASC constitution has been violated, and if so, to determine the action to be taken against UP.
The constitution provides for a minimum of a $10 fine and a maximum of suspension for one semester as action to be taken against violators of the elections bill.
BOHRER, IN HIS statement, went on to say, "An election of this magnitude and importance demands keen competition and all an out campaign effort. However, it is the duty of a responsible candidate to conduct his or her campaign in an honest and upstanding manner. I feel that this important concept has been violated.
"This year's fall election represents the first large-scale political exposure for the class of '69. It is indeed unfortunate that an incident of this sort should mar our first contact with campus politics. This is the type of action that tends to degrade the high ideals of elective offices."
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Bills Back to ASC
Bills held over from the last All Student Council meeting will be taken up in their meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Sunflower Room of the Kansas Union.
The council did not discuss any legislation at its last meeting, Oct. 26, because of a lack of a necessary quorum. This left two tabled amendments and several planned pieces of legislation for this week's meeting along with several proposed new items of business.
THE TWO TABLED amendments, which will be placed before the council for a vote, concern ASC Bills No.25 and 28.
Jim Prager, Atchison junior, (Vox—men's small halls), with his amendment to bill no. 25, seeks to set four as the minimum number of members on the Student Opinion Poll, an executive committee, and to set an unlimited maximum according to an approval from the ASC chairman.
Ron Peden, Danville senior, (Vox—Engineering), with his amendment to bill no. 28, wants to add a representative from the Board of Class Officers to the organizational observers of ASC meetings. The Associated Women Student Senate and the International Club are the only organizations presently represented with observers.
with observers.
ORGANIZATIONAL observers may not vote but may propose legislation at any time or speak before the council, providing they have the unanimous consent of its members.
Bill Brier, Shawnee Mission senior and co-chairman of the
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ASC Elections Committee, said he had planned to present a resolution to the council at the last meeting calling for the appointment of a committee of past election committee chairmen to rewrite the elections bill in the ASC constitution. Because of the fall living district elections, which will be held this week, Brier said he will instead place before the council a resolution to suspend part of the bill to allow for the counting of ballots from the men's large and freshman women's districts to be done by hand.
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He said the resolution is necessary since the bill now requires all ballot counting to be done by computer and this will be impossible in these two districts for the upcoming election.
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Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
Tuesday, November 9, 1965
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Foundation Grants Money For Orchestra Symposium
A Rockefeller Foundation grant of $21,945 to the KU Endowment Association has made it possible for the KU School of Fine Arts to feature the complete Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra at the KU Eighth Annual Symposium of Contemporary Music, to be held May 2-4.
John Pozdro, chairman of the music theory department and symposium committee chairman said, "This year it will be a little different. First, because KU will be honored with the presence of the Kansas City Philharmonic; and, second, we are going to have only a two orchestra program and six rehearsals."
Hans Schwieger, music director of the Philharmonic, and Robert Bauristain, resident conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra, will direct the Philharmonic scores chosen by the Symposium Committee.
Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe said that $14,720 of the Rockefeller grant would be used for salaries of the Philharmonic for two performances at KU during the symposium. The remaining $7,225 will help the Philharmonic repeat on various campuses of regional colleges and universities, the five concerts of the Philharmonic's regular Connoisseur Series.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts warmer weather tonight and Wednesday, with winds northeasternly 5 to 15 miles an hour. The high today will be in the low 50's with the low tonight in the 30's.
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Dean Thomas Gorton of the
KU School of Fine Arts said the Rockefeller grant to KU will enable the Philharmonic to extend its season from 24 to 25 weeks.
Dean Gorton said "The symposium here and the Connoisseur series have existed successfully for seven seasons and both have given premiers to many new works. However, each had little relationship to the other.
Minority Governs People of Canada
Prime minister Lester B. Pearson's Liberal Party returned to power today with only two more seats in Parliament than it had eight weeks ago when Pearson called an election to get a "clear majority."
The outcome of Monday's election means that Canada will continue to be ruled by a minority government. It also casts doubt on Pearson's political future.
WHEN ASKED what it meant for him as prime minister, Pearson said, "At the moment, I'm still prime minister and Leader of the government. I'll leave it at that."
The Liberals won 129 seats in the 265-member Parliament, four short of a majority and the same number they had when the party formed the minority government in April, 1963.
"The people have spoken. We all accept the results," the prime minister said. "Our one concern now is what is the best for the country."
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Douglas Humphrey Leaves Friendly Impression
"He's just an ordinary guy."
This was the opinion given about Douglas Humphrey, 17-year-old son of Vice-President and Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey, by members of the KU Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
HUMPHREY WAS a guest of the TKE's from last Friday to Monday morning at their fall rush weekend. He was invited by Steve Olsen, Alexandria, Minn., sophomore; and Steve Biesanz, Winono, Minn., freshman, who are old schoolmates of Humphrey's.
Those who had not known Humphrey before were surprised that he was just like any high school senior. He attends Shattuch Military School in Fairbault, Minn.
"I was kind of surprised at how normal he was and that he didn't talk too much politics." said Richard Schaefer, Lakewood, Colo., senior and a member of TKE.
"HE'S JUST A typical high school senior. It took a while to get to know him," Schafer added.
Robert Benson, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and also a TKE, said that most people were quite surprised when they met him.
"People had built up in their minds that he was either a superman or a vegetable," Benson said.
HE ADDED, "I don't think that he particularly excels in any area—he's not a super anything—just very average and a nice guy.
"He made friends with a lot of the guys in the house after we got used to each other." Benson said.
"He got along with all of the other rushees and seemed very glad to get away from military school," said Benson.
BENSON ALSO SAID that the fraternity had tried not to show him any special attention, so he would not feel conspicuous and so the other rushees would not feel left out.
The two students who had invited Humphrey to attend the weekend were both happy with its result.
Biesanz, who was on the military swimming team with Humphrey, said, "Humphrey was very impressed with KU and liked both KU and the TKE house."
OLSEN, WHO WENT to Europe with Humphrey last summer, said that Humphrey told him that he would apply.
Umprey is mainly interested in the University of Minnesota, KU and Colorado College.
Humphrey said that his father also will have some influence since he'll be paying the bill.
SECRET SERVICE MEN were an unobtrusive part of the weekend. They made a security check on the house and kept in contact with Humphrey by telephone during his campus visit, according to James Wheatley, Garden City senior and president.
Business administration will probably be his major if he attends KU. Humphrey said he definitely will not go into politics.
Humphrey was accompanied by two classmates from the military academy, Burt Hertel, Kansas City, who is considering KU also, and Perry Mead, Denver, Colo., who has applied for admission to Colorado College.
IT IS EXPECTED that Humphrey will return second semester to attend another TKE social weekend.
The concensus of most of the Kansas TKE's who met Humphrey, was perhaps best summed up by Keith Baker, Hays sophomore, who said, "For a Democrat he's a pretty nice guy."