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Serving KU for 77 of its 101 Years
WEATHER FAIR
77th Year, No.16
See Weather—page 9
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, October 10, 1966
—Photo by John Kiely
LAWSON TAKES FIRST
LAWSON TAKES FIRST John Lawson took first place honors at the KU invitational cross country meet here Saturday. This was his second win in two years at the KU meet.
Exit is designed to guard,not police
By PATRICIA PRUITT
Watson Library loses several hundred of its 1.2 million volumes by theft, annually.
A few thousand were taken annually, however, before exit control.
Installed in 1644 the controls were to protect the students, said Thomas R. Buckman, director of KU libraries. When volumes are stolen or lost, they are not available for use by others, he said.
BUCKMAN BELIEVES there is little student resentment concerning inspections. "Even women, who as a rule, guard the ontents of their pocketbooks as if they carried the wealth of Ft. Knox and the wisdom of Solomon inside, cooperate with no indignation," he said.
Martha Kopper, Wichita senior, said, "Well, if you've ever gone to the library and couldn't find a book you needed, you don't mind. Besides, they're all very friendly."
First flag flies
The first flag, in a probable series of many, adorned new Fraser Hall in the early morning hours today.
Spectators said the flag bore three brightly colored capital J's. Why the J's? Maybe it's a declaration of the existence of Jolliffe Hall at the bottom of the Hill.
The flag waved freely until construction workers removed it about 3 a.m.
Not all girls are as enthusiastic about the inspection, but do agree that the process is necessary.
Henry Wilson, who has been on the job just one week, reports no resentment among students when he inspects their parcels.
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Still probing loyalty oath
Reply to be filed
By DAN AUSTIN
Seven days remain for Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe and eight other state officials to answer a suit filed by the KU Medical Center professor testing the Kansas loyalty oath.
Served notice of the suit on Sept. 27, the Kansas Attorney General's office—acting as counsel for the Chancellor and the other defendants—plans a formal reply early this week.
OUTSIDE THE COURT room,
some KU students have taken
Debate English Pro test
A KU custom, the English Proficiency Examination, draws conflicting opinions not only from the examined student but from the examining teacher as well.
up support of Gerald A. Ehrenreich, originator of the suit, with a petition and a possible All Student Council (ASC) supporting resolution.
"I THINK IT IS A TEST for the marker as well as the student," Thomas R. Smith, professor of geography, said. "Do I think it's a good test? Well, all I can say is I only graded them once, and I've been turning down invitations to mark them ever since."
The exam, a graduation requirement for most KU students, is a student-written theme of 400 words on one of several topics. Instructors and professors from all schools requiring the exam are the graders.
Mrs. Myra Olstead, assistant professor of English, while agreeing with the validity of the test idea, felt there should be changes
A medical center professor, he had refused to sign the loyalty oath last February and in July, under advice from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), decided to bring suit.
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Joined by 13 other professors employed by the state including three from the Lawrence campus, Ehrenreich made his actions official in U.S. District Court on Sept. 20.
The suit charged that the rights granted by the first and fourteenth amendments and article one of the U.S. Constitution are violated by the oath, required of all faculty members of state universities.
FIRST NEWS of the suit surprised all the defendants—Kansas Attorney General Robert Londerholm, five members of the Board of Regents, and the presidents of Wichita State and Kansas State universities — except Chancellor Wescoe, who had previous knowledge of Ehrenreich's plan to sue.
On October 4, five days after
Ehrenreich's KU speech, Jerry Bean, Abilene junior (KUPA— large men's residence halls), introduced a resolution to the
HOWARD KAHANE ASC which backed Ehrenreich's suit.
TOMORROW EVENING, the
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'Go sign' given for intersection
State approval has been given for a traffic signal at Harvard and Iowa Streets.
George J. Williams, Lawrence city engineer, said the signal approval for the 15th and Iowa site should be in Lawrence by Wednesday. He indicated if it
WILLIAMS SAID the signals will probably be purchased from Eagle Equipment Co. of Moline, Ill., in order to standardize the signals in the city. Most of the present signals are from this company.
—UDK Photo by Maury Breecher
AKL-AGD HOUSES READY SOON
were not, he might go to Topeka and check on it.
Builders put finishing touches on the new Alpha Kappa Lambda house on Stewart. Residents plan to move in Oct. 29.
The lights will likely be ordered next week, with or without state approval because the delivery will take 45 days. This should get the lights here and in before winter, withstanding any unforeseen tie-ups.
According to John H. Emick,
Lawrence city commissioner, the signals will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 each.
WHAT'S INSIDE
JAYHAWKS LOSE to the Iowa State Cyclones 24-7. For details on Saturday's game see page 6.
TWO GREEK HOUSES,
The AKL's and AGD's, plan
to occupy their new homes
later this fall. Page 12.
SPORTS—The KU cross country team placed well in their own invitational Saturday. Page 7.