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Thursday, March 11, 1965
62nd Year, No. 97
CRC Leaders Disagree; 'Cause' Gains Support
A split appeared last night between officers of the Civil Rights Council over what was to be demanded of the Chancellor.
The split, between Walter Bgoya, Tanganyika senior and one of the three chairmen of the CRC; and George Unseld, Louisville, Ky., senior; and Nate Sims, Pasadena, Calif, senior, occurred at the regular meeting of the CRC.
King Still Firm
County Attorney Ralph King Jr. said today he has not diverted from his plans to prosecute tomorrow morning the 110 students arrested Monday for disturbing the peace.
Bgoya insisted that the CRC demand the Chancellor to issue an executive order for fraternities and sororites to abolish racial
discrimination. Sims and Unseld said they were now engaged in "fruitful discussion" with the Chancellor and that he had said that he would not issue an executive order.
THE SPLIT was resolved, for the moment, when a motion was introduced to give support to the officers realizing that these "differences of opinion" did exist and to allow them to continue discussion in a meeting with the Chancellor tomorrow. These differences would then be further discussed by the CRC at a meeting today at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting began with a recapitulation of what had taken place today in the meeting between the CRC and the Committee on Human Relations, appointed by Chancellor Weese, yesterday.
The Human Relations Committee was set up to review complaints of racial discrimination. It is composed of faculty, administration, and student leaders. The CRC meets with the committee in an ex officio capacity.
The question was raised from the floor whether this discussion was getting anywhere. Unseld said, "I feel in my own heart and soul that we are making progress."
SIMS, spokesman for the group today, said, "I personally feel that we have received positive action from the university, from the Chancellor. But now, I do not want you to read me wrong when I say we have received positive action and we can sit down now and see what happens. No, I'm saying this, we will ask for all seven demands and we will proceed until we get them."
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Ad Policy Goes to Civil Rights Board
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Advertising policies of the University Daily Kansan (UDK) are being discussed this afternoon by the committee set up by Cancellor W. Clarke Wesco to study demands by the Civil Rights Council (CRC).
Members of the Kansan staff, journalism faculty and students were to meet with the newly-formed Committee on Human Relations and the CRC.
The CRC presented their demand to Chancellor Wescoe during a sit-in demonstration protesting discrimination at KU Monday morning.
IT DEMANDED that the Kansan no longer accept advertisements from landlords and/or organizations that practice racial discrimination.
Laurence Woodruff, dean of students, said the committee will determine the procedures, time and agenda of future meetings. They also hope to set a framework of the problems and form a framework
under which the committee will operate.
Feb. 22, Burton Marvin, Dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, reported a request to the Kansan Business Committee by Richard L. Burke, assistant professor of human relations, representing Lawrence Congress of Racial Equality, and David H. Jones, assistant professor of philosophy, representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
THEY ASKED that the UDK explicitly state at the time advertisements are accepted that no housing advertisements will be accepted from persons or firms which are known to have discriminatory rental policies. Also included was a request that when discrimination has been proven to the satisfaction of the UDK in any specific case further advertising by such persons or firms will be refused.
John Suhler, Cross River, N.Y.
Pam Smith, Kansas City sophomore and secretary of CRC said, "A grievance committee has been set up, which is definitely something more than we have ever obtained at this university. Never before has a formal committee been set up, and I think that this is certainly a major accomplishment."
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The president of the Washburn University NAACP was at the meeting last night to give support to the KU group and to try and find some support for some of Washburn's civil rights activities.
Bill Hartzog, Topeka junior and president of the Washburn group, said, "I wish we could get some students from KU to appear in Topeka tomorrow. I could guarantee them a chance to testify before the Senate fair practices committee."
MARVIN McKnight, past president of the Lawrence NAACP, announced that he had had a conversation with Sam Jackson who is the NAACP attorney for this part of the state. "He told me that I could share with you this information. Today he has had a confer-
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Weather
The weather bureau predicts mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday. The low tonight will be around 30 degrees.
CRC LEADERS discussed tactics at their meeting last night in the Kansas Union. Officers and "interested advisers" are (left to right): Nate
(Photo by Lacy Banks)
Sims, president; Pam Smith, secretary, and Rev. Thomas B. Woodward, Episcopal KU chaplain.
(Photo by Lacy Banks)
RUSS CUMMINGS AND LARRY BAST University Party Presidential and Vice-Presidential Choices
Cummings, Bast To Run For UP
By Rosalie Jenkins
University Party opened its spring election campaign last night, nominating Russ Cummings, Topeka graduate student, for student body president and Larry Bast, Topeka junior, for student body vice-president at a general assembly meeting in the Kansas Union.
In his acceptance speech, Cummings said that he intended to support the policies of UP to the best of his ability.
BAST AGREED with the ideas of Cummings on the importance of student government and said "I feel that student government will be faced, in the next few months and coming year, with even more problems."
Before the candidates were selected, Harry Bretschneider, Kansas City graduate student and UP secretary-general, presented a policy statement to the UP members in the audience.
"The way I see it, UP has traditionally been a party of progress and leadership. I feel we have succeeded in making student government a more important aspect of student life." Cummins stated.
He included the following policies for the coming campaign:
- "To continue a policy of clean, positive campaigning on our merits and nothing else."
- "Continue to act in a manner which is beneficial to KU students as a whole."
- "TO PROVIDE, through the All Student Council, expanding student services and programs to meet the needs of an expanding student body."
"To cooperate with any opposing political party in securing the best interests of the students of the University of Kansas."
Cummings is currently UP ASC representative for the men's large residence halls and is the Templin Hall president. He is also a graduate student in engineering with a 2.33 GPA in graduate school and a teaching assistant in engineering.
His other activities include: present chairman of the ASC constitution committee. Men's Residence Hall Association representative, member of the ASC public relations committee, UP advisory board, Big Eight Student Government conference delegate, UP General Assembly representative. Cummings was on the Dean's honor roll (senior year), and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
BOB STEWART, Vancouver,
B.C., senior and student body
president, also addressed the
group. He replied to a statement
made by Vox Populi, in their
meeting last week which stated
that UP was Greek-oriented.
Larry Bast is editor of the Jayhawk and a member of Owl Society. He has a GPA of 1.9. Other acities include ASC representative from the fraternity district 1963-64, freshman class president, Dean's honor roll, and past Greek co-chairman of UP.
"We are not Greek oriented nor, by the same token, are we independent-oriented. Our policy is that a party doesn't get anywhere in playing living groups against each other. We select the best from all groups and factions on the campus," Stewart said.
Jim Frazier, Topeka fifth year pharmacy student and Vox president, was contacted after the UP nominating meeting last night and asked for comments on the UP candidates and policies. "I'd say that both are outstanding men on campus, but I would question their qualifications for seeking the offices." he said.
He commented on UP's policy statements on the expansion of student government and student services.
When told of Stewart's statement on UP, Frazier rested the Vox charge of last week that UP identifies with one segment of the campus. He said he believes UP gets Greek houses in the party with promises of additional ASC representatives from their houses and additional ASC committee members.
BRETSCHNEIDER SAID that UP will announce its ten candidates from the schools to ASC next Sunday night.
Frazier said that Vox will announce its presidential and vicepresidential candidates, along with the party platform, at its meeting next Tuesday night.