Friday, May 14. 1965 University Daily Kansan
Reaction is Quick To Band Statement
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Living group representatives, a union secretary, and a local nonunion band agent were quick to react to Dean Laurence C. Woodruff's statement concerning union band contracts yesterday.
Woodruff said he had been informed by legal counsel that any agreement made by living groups to hire only union bands had no legal standing. He cited the 1958 Kansas right-to-work law as voiding any such procedure.
"LAST NIGHT at the regular AURH meeting" he continued, "I told them what Dean Woodruff had said—no agreements could be made because it was against the right-to-work law.
Susan Hartley, Atwood junior and social chairman of Panhellenic Council, also commented:
"Besides, I just don't think any agreement of this kind is necessary in the first place." Rardin added.
"All we can do now is pass on the information to our living groups," Rardin said. "It's nothing that requires any directives or anything like that.
Ron Rardin, Leawood senior and president of the Association of University Residence Halls, said that he and the presidents of the Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic Council had met with Woodruff prior to the announcement.
"The former agreement severely hampered our social chairmen—especially within this year's budget." Miss Hartley said. "Many had not budgeted for the more expensive union bands."
Miss Hartley said she felt the news would be welcomed by most social chairmen.
"It ALSO gives us a broader variety of bands," she continued. "So many formals came on the same nights that our girls had trouble getting bands. Many bands cancelled out on one group to play for another group."
The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) decided last night to remove the matter from IFC concern, according to Terry Oldham, Bethel junior and IFC social chairman.
"We decided there would be a good chance of being blacklisted by a union band if a house hired a non-union band," Oldham said.
"SO WE DECIDED to leave it up to the individual houses in selecting their bands—union or nonunion," he continued. "That way, if any type of lawsuit did arise, it would be on an individual-house basis."
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TODAY
Ph.D. Exam, 4 p.m. Roland Robousin,
adjudicate in field of psychology. 1 Strong
Friday Flicks, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fraser Theater
Hilbert Friday Night Services, 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Community Center, 417 Highland
Broadway
Experimental Theatre, 8:20 p.m. "The Play's the Thing."
Watchhamacallis, 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.
Templin all-purpose courts.
TOMORROW
Catholic Mass, 6:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. St.
Lawry Chapel. Confessions. 4-5:00
p.m. 7-5:00
Experimental Theatre, 8:20 p.m. "The Play's the Thing."
SUNDAY
Catholic Mass. 8:00 a.m. St. Lawrence Chapel; 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Murphy Church
United Campus Christian Fellowship
9:15 a.m. study seminar; 10:45 a.m.
morning worship; 5:15 p.m. Sunday
 Fellowship. Westminster Center,
1204 Oread.
Quaker Meeting for Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Quaker meeting welcomes visitors.
Dentmouth, Chapeau.
Cycle Club, 2:30 p.m. Meet at 9 W. 14th.
Gate Lake, Route is Lone Star Swimming
Reception, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Museum of Art.
Carillon Recital, 3:30 p.m. Albert Gorken
Concert Band, 3:30 p.m. University Theatre.
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Oldham concluded, "We just decided to remove the problem from IFC concern."
Newton E. Jerome, secretary of local 512 of the American Federation of Musicians, said he and his 181-member local were not retreating from their previous position.
JEROME SAID the original letter sent to campus social chairmen Feb. 5 had resulted from unauthorized booking of union bands. He said the standard booking fee is 10 per cent and these unauthorized agents were getting much more than this percentage.
"We're not trying to pressure anyone." Jerome said. "If people want to hire non-union bands, that's their business. If they want to hire union bands, we're here to help them get the kind of band they want, when they want it, and at a reasonable price."
Karl Zetmeir, Emmett junior and non-union booking agent, said that Woodruff's action and the attorney general's statement had "come about because 1 threatened suit."
CAUGHT IN THE ACT-Three characters in "The Play's the Thing," current University Theatre production, register shock as a trick back-fires in a tense scene. Shown are Robert S.
Smykle, Lawrence graduate student; Richard Danielson, Sioux City, Iowa, junior; and Rick Friesen, Prairie Village senior.
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