Wednesday, March 10, 1965 University Daily Kansan
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Greek Stand Varies On Integration Plans
Demonstrations by the Civil Rights Council (CRC) have produced some reactions by the Greek element on campus. The sororities are keeping relatively quiet until Panhellenic Council releases a statement.
"The fraternities are very concerned with the recent demonstrations," James Johnston, Ft. Scott senior and president of the Inter Fraternity Council (IFC), said. At the end of October a committee was set up under the IFC to look into integration in fraternities and come up with some answers if possible. The committee will present its findings to the IFC tomorrow.
"In the Beta Sigma Psi Colony no concrete action has been decided upon concerning integrating our fraternity." Dwight Hiesterman, Linn junior and house president, said, "All the KU fraternities will to have the same policies about it. They can't act separately and expect to exist.
"There are two angles that must be considered." Richard Mendlick, Shawnee Mission junior and Alpha Tau Omega president, said. "Only two Negroes participated in fraternity rush last year. If Negroes want in fraternities, they should participate more actively in rush. Most fraternities are highly selective in whomever they initiate. In this respect we discriminate against some whites."
"Integration involves the men in the house," David Martin, Sigma Chi president, said. "Ninety men must be convinced about someone before he is pledged because one person has the power to eliminate him.
"Negroes are within our national organization," Tom Shumaker, Russell senior and Tau Kappa Epsilon president, said. "If the men of our fraternity want to initiate a Negro, they will."
"The legislation announced by the All Student Council (ASC) was a direct result of the recent demonstrations by the CRC," John Sapp, Havana, Ill., junior and president of Lambda Chi Alba, said.
"The demonstration impressed me because it was an orderly one," Jim Langford, Lawrence senior and Pi Kappa Alpha president, said. "I don't think it accomplished anything. What the demonstrators were asking for comes about with time."
John Hope, Kansas City senior and Triangle president, said the fraternity had meetings concerning integration in the fraternity. This occurred in November and December several months before the big demonstrations here.
NOTICE
If anyone has information concerning the location of Indian campsites or of people with collections of Indian material (arrowheads, pottery, etc.) from Kansas or Oklahoma, please contact Jim Chism, John May or Jack Schock at the Laboratory of Archaeology, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History.
Following in the tradition of the Hoover Commission of Truman's administration, an All Student Council (ASC) committee on evaluation began research last Sunday on the ASC committee system.
ASC 'Hoover Committee' Begins Inquiry
This committee is more popularly known as the Little Hoover Commission.
Appointed by Mike Miner, Lawrence senior and ASC chairman in February, Marshall Crowther, Salina third-year law student and chairman of the Little Hoover Commission, said. "This is an objective non-partisan study of the ASC committees. We want to find out specific committee problems and emphasize programs which are effective."
OTHER MEMBERS of this committee are John Benson, Prairie Village senior and Vox Populi member; Janet Anderson, Prairie Village freshman and University Party member; Priscila Osborne, Stockton junior (Vox); and Carl Lindquist, Prairie Village senior (UP).
Interviews, which were started last
Crowther said he plans to interview all the committee chairmen before spring break. "After this my committee will give a full report to the ASC," he said.
The Current Events Committee the Public Relations Board, and the University Events Committee were interviewed Sunday.
Sunday, will continue at 2 p.m. every Sunday in the Pan American Room of the Student Union.
CROWTHER SAID three basic questions were asked by the Little Hoover Committee. The first dealt with the background of selection of committee members and chairman
The second concerned the experiences the different chairmen have
had so far and the problems they encountered.
The third inquired into any future plans the committees might have.
"THE CONCERN of this committee isn't to ascertain the achievements or failures of any campus political party." Crowther said.
He said it would be conducted in an objective and non-partisan manner.
However, he pointed out that if any differences arise about the committee's conclusion, a minority report would be written.
Teachers Plan Summer Institutes
Two eight-week summer institutes at KU will enroll 30 secondary school teachers of world history and 40 elementary school teachers of geography in programs financed by funds from the National Defense Education Act. Dates will coincide with the summer session, June 4-August 6.
Prof. Ambrose Saricks will direct the institute in world history with Prof. James E. Seaver as associate director. Other history faculty giving full-time to the institute will be Prof. Charles F. Sidman and Prof. Richard T. Chang. Giving part-time will be Profs. Herbert J. Ellison and Charles Stansifer and Thomas F. Smith of the geography department.
Prof. Duane S. Knos will be director and Prof. George F. Jenkas associate director of the geography institute. Among the faculty will be Profs. Walter Kollmorgen, Thomas R. Smith and Jacek Romanowski.
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- Western Electric manufacturing and supply unit.
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- Long Lines Department of A. T. & T.
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Bell System representatives will be on campus March 10 and 11. Sign up for an interview at the placement office.
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