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Universitty Daily Kansan Monday, Dec. 14, 1964
Big 8 Leaders Urge Exchange of Ideas
Agreeing that the exchange of ideas and projects would unify Big Eight schools, the Big Eight Student Government Association urged communication and cooperation among its members at its convention here Friday and Saturday.
Harvey Kantor, newly-elected president of the BESGA, said, "Most of us approached this year's conference skeptical in many ways. We were tired of inconsistencies and inadequacies in our system. With a realistic approach we can work this out.
"We can set up arrangements by which we can pattern ourselves in the future. One means is the mutual exchange of ideas."
Kantor, student body president at the University of Missouri, said, the eight schools have common problems and would benefit by the exchange of solutions and ideas. All are state-supported universities with student bodies ranging from 10,000 to 17,000.
"I think we can note with pride the relationship we have between our schools," he said.
KANTOR SUGGESTED the schools establish a liaison officer on each campus to facilitate the idea exchange. He also recommended delegations attending future conferences bring members who are sophomores to familiarize them with the functions of BESGA so they can continue its work on campuses for several years.
Professor Studying In New Guinea
Frances Ingemann, associate professor of English and chairman of the linguistics committee, is on sabbatical leave studying Ipili, the language spoken in the western highlands of New Guinea.
She has been collecting data from natives and will begin a linguistic analysis of the language. Prof. Ingemann has also collected information about the tribe's folklore.
University Party Elects Caucus Officers
Recently elected officers of the University Party ASC caucus are Lee Ayres, Park Ridge, Ill., graduate student, chairman; Sue Sorem, Hutchinson sophomore, vice-chairman, and Robert Sharp, Kansas City, Mo., junior, secretary.
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Kantor succeeds Ray Edwards, Bethesda, Md., senior, who has been president this past year. Jim Cline, Rockford, Ill., senior, was convention chairman.
the conference also elected Roger Holmes of the University of Colorado vice-president for the 1965 term.
The quiz bowl director will be determined on the basis of the alphabetical rotation of member schools beginning with the 1965-66 school year. A school may pass its opportunity to have the quiz bowl director.
THE OFFICE of Big Eight quiz bowl director was established at the conference's final business session Saturday by the passage of an amendment to the BESGA constitution.
Each school will also designate a campus quiz bowl director to work with the BESGA quiz bowl
director in organizing the yearly competition.
THE CONFERENCE also rescinded a bill which had established a Big Eight travel co-ordinator. The position was discontinued on the recommendation of Tom Hertz of Iowa State and past travel director, who suggested future flights be chartered by individual schools.
The BESGA, a secondary entity, cannot charter flights with the International Air Transport Authority, he said.
President of Big 8 Association Missed KU
A few more miles west and Harvey Kantor, president of the student body of the University of Missouri and newly elected president of the Big Eight Government Association, might have gone to KU.
Procedural changes in arranging for discussion sessions at future BESGA conferences were also passed by the delegates. The changes were proposed by Russ Cummings, Topeka graduate student.
Kantor attended Southeast High School in Kansas City, Mo., where he was president of the senior class.
SKIP SOUEF, University of Nebraska, said, "The worth of BESGA lies in the conference. Here is a chance for schools to present problems and an opportunity to present programs.
"The most important function the association can provide is the information and educational experience of the convention."
Souef was a candidate for vice-president of the Association.
Kantor said, "I think we should work to reinstate Oklahoma and see what its position is. We can't have a Big Eight with seven schools."
senting seven schools attended the two-day convention. The University of Oklahoma, which hosted the convention last year, did not participate.
Roger Holmes, newly-elected vice-president, said, "Our benefit from BESGA is in meeting with the delegates of schools of the same size and with the same problems we have."
HOLMES WAS THE official representative for the student body president of the University of Colorado.
Londerholm suggested the establishment of courses in leadership at the Big Eight schools.
Thirty-seven delegates repre-
"We look to colleges for our leaders," he said. "Our natural leaders must come from these sources in the future. Colleges offer training in the specific disciplines, why not also in leadership?"
ROBERT C. LONDERHOLM,
Kansas attorney general-elect, addressed the delegates at a banquet
Friday night.
Delegates also met in discussion sessions Friday to explore topics ranging from the relationship of student publications to student governments to a cultural exchange among Big Eight schools.
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