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University Daily Kansan Friday, March 19, 196
CRC Explains Activities, Future Plans for Civil Rights
Purposes, aims and background of the KU Civil Rights Council were outlined at a press conference lasight by CRC leaders.
Nate Sims, Pasadena, Calif., senior, and co-chairman of the CRC, keynoted the conference by saying, "We have accused of prejudging the issues and jumping to conclusions."
Instead, Sims said, the council's role is now one of hearing charges and collecting evidence.
MILDRED DICKEMAN, assistant professor of anthropology and CRC member, explained the current role further.
"We are part of the joint committee negotiating CRC demands. Half of this committee is composed of CRC representatives and the other half is the University Human Relations Committee, appointed by Chancellor Wescoe." Miss Dickeman said.
"We (CRC) don't vote in the UHRC. We just meet with them in joint session to discuss the CRC demands and evidences. The UHRC arrives at policy decisions and recommends them to the chancellor," Miss Dickeman said.
Referring to the meetings thus far, Miss Dickeman said, "They have been 'meetings of the mind,' with very little formal voting. I think this is good evidence of the communication we've got going. It's good."
CRC REPRESENTATIVES to the joint committee are Walter Bgoya, Tanganyika senior; James Masters, Mission graduate student; Pamela Smith, Kansas City sophomore; George Unseld, Louisville, Ky., senior; Douglas Ruhe, Wilmette, Ill. junior; Sims and George Ragsdale, Kansas City senior.
MEMBERS OF THE UHRC are Donald Alderson, dean of men; A. Byron Leonard, professor of zoology; Byron C. Loudon, Kansas City senior; Michael Miner, Lawrence senior and chairman of the All Student Council; James Seaver, director of the western civilization program; Arthur Spears, Kansas City senior; Pamela Stone, Wichita senior; Bob Stewart, Vancouver, B.C., senior and
president of the student body; Emily Taylor, dean of women; Charles Warriner, professor of sociology, and Laurence Woodruff, dean of students
The KU council has been operating for "about eight years," according to Miss Smith, former secretary of the UHRC. During that time, Sims said the group had worked "through all possible channels for amelioration of this situation.
"We have signed petitions . . . had rallies, pickets, demonstrations. What is the result of all this? Discrimination still exists. It appears we must increase our participation in order to bring about change." Sims said.
"We needed the recognition for our cause. We felt we must protest dramatically to bring these problems to the attention of university officials . . . so that KU can be a leading university in these areas, too. Now that we have that recognition, we've 'shifted gears' and are ready to sit down and solve these problems," Sims said.
WITH REFERENCE TO fraternities and sororites, Sims said, "We don't want to abolish the Greek system. . Many of us are Greeks, too. We are not denying the right of the fraternity system to choose their members, but we are appealing for undergraduate control. This would extend to them the freedom to choose as they see fit without alumni or outside pressure.
We feel the university must make a commitment to support individual fraternities and sororities, who don't want alumni pressure. There are universities in the U.S. who have carried out these practices. National chapters want to be affiliated with the university since it's their only source of new members." Sims said.
"Local autonomy -- chapter control -- could be a reasonable solution, from the CRC's point of view," Sims said.
With reference to other on- and off-campus housing Sims said, "This is currently being discussed by the UHRC and the joint committee. We're hearing evidence on this and
the school of Education teaching assignments now."
Miss Dickeman emphasized that recommendations will be issued by the UHRC on all CRC demands.
AT THE PRESENT TIME, the CRC leaders estimate that the American Negro campus population is roughly two per cent of the student body.
"But this does not include any of the foreign students or others who are discriminated against racially," Sims said.
Sims said that his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, has pledged 7 to 10 Caucasians at the local chapter in the past 15 years. At least one of these has been initiated, according to Sims.
"WE HAVE NEVER had discriminatory clauses in our constitutions. The Negro fraternities were formed as the Jewish and Catholic fraternities were formed; because we weren't accepted in other fraternities. My own fraternity has been interracial since 1945," Sims said.
Sims said the highest percentage of interracial local chapters is in California.
"It was one of the leading states in achieving local autonomy and making arrangements with alumni to relieve pressure." Sims said.
Another development involving the local CRC is the recent formation of a Kansas Collegiate Civil Rights Council (KCCRC).
CRC LEADERS SAY the idea for such a group has been "kicked around since last spring." But substantive developments came within the past few weeks.
Representatives from six schools met in Topeka last Saturday to formulate KCCRC. Four were present from KU, five from K-State, three from Washburn University, one from the College of Emporia and Kansas State Teachers College, and two from Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg.
Style Show Scheduled
A new Y-shaped ramp and circular seating arrangement will assure everyone of an excellent view at the scholarship style show, Tuesday, 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
KCCRC's purpose is to correlate civil rights actions on campuses throughout the state and to mutually learn from each other's experience.
This year's show, entitled "The American Flair," will raise funds to provide scholarships for KU coeds. This is the sixth annual year for the project sponsored by the University Women's Club.
"This spring the University Women's Club has awarded five scholarships from the funds raised by previous style shows," Mrs. Jean Hetherington said.
THE 1965 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS are Charlotte Quist, Bridgeport junior; Betty Arnold, Hoisington sophomore; Valerie Smasal, Kansas City, Mo., junior; Mary Ann Sutherland, Prescott sophomore, and Ineta Williams, Wichita senior.
The first University Women's Club scholarship was in 1915 from the funds derived from a variety of projects. This precedent continued through the early 1950's when the small successful style shows within campus boundaries were staged.
MISS SMITH SAID KCCRC discussed four problem areas: (1) housing, (2) Greek letter organizations, (3) publications and student teaching assignments, and (4) general organization of a state civil rights board.
A member of the state legislature, Bob Harter, discussed the fair housing bill currently being prepared in the state senate. He told KCCRC how the legislature felt about the recent KU demonstration and suggested letter-writing and phone calls to enlist legislative support for the bill.
Temporary officers of KCCRC are Bill Hartzog, chairman, Washburn NAACP leader and president of the Washburn chapter of the Methodist Student Movement; and Ragsdale, vice-chairman.
Other schools are expected to attend the next meeting of KCCRC, scheduled for later this month.
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In 1959 the University Women's Club and Newcomers Club combined to present the first benefit style show with proceeds furnishing the scholarship for a woman student. The event has enlarged to be the club's major scholarship fund source. Since 1957 the KU Endowment Association has supervised the scholarships. In 1958 there were two scholarships and by 1963, four were given.
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The following is a letter received by the chancellor from Mrs. Georgia Dinger:
A worried mother has requested the assistance of the student body in locating her son who was seen for the last time August 24. 1964.
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March 11, 1965
Office of the President University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir:
ON AUGUST 23, 1964 my son and three of his friends went to Bimini in the Bahamas for a brief vacation before returning to school. On the following night, my son was seen for the last time.
I have been trying to locate my eighteen-year-old boy for the past seven months. Recently I was informed that earlier on the evening of August 24, he was seen by some boys who attend the University of Kansas. My only hope is that one of the boys might remember seeing him and could possibly be able to shed some light as to what happened that night.
SINCE I AM deeply troubled, would you print a small item in your college newspaper asking that the boy or boy contact me? There is a chance that one of the boys might be coming to Florida for the spring recess. If so, I would appreciate any information which would help piece together the unsolved puzzle in my mind.
I sincerely appreciate any assistance that you can give my request.
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