Daily Hansan
62nd Year, No.94
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, March 8, 1965
(Photo by Harry Krause)
MEETING ADJOURNS TO THE HALL—Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe discusses the proposals made by the Civil Rights Council in the hall outside of his office. CRC members pictured include George Unseld (behind the Chancellor), Nate Sims (on Unseld's right), and Walter Bgoya (far right). The three men are CRC co-chairmen. Pam Smith, CRC secretary, stands with her back to the camera. The scene took place this morning at 10:30 a.m.
150 Sit-In-Stand-Out By Wescoe's Office
A group of about 150 Civil Rights Council members and sympathizers staged a protest demonstration in Chancellor Clarke W. Wescoe's office today at 10:30 a.m.
The group was led by Walter Bgoya, Tanganyika senior; George Unseld, Louisville, Ky., senior, and Nate Sims, residence and standing unknown. The three men are the newly elected co-chairman of the CRC. The election was held last night.
The CRC members were protesting "the tacit approval of discrimination in campus housing." Seven demands were presented to the Chancellor:
- THAT AN EXECUTIVE order be issued immediately by the Chancellor that fraternities and sororites should immediately abolish racially discriminatory practices. And further, that the University require fraternities and sororites to sign notarized statements that they do not practice racial discrimination.
- THAT A BOARD composed of students, faculty, and administrators be established to deal with any complaints against organizations, landlords, etc., that have stated that they do not discriminate on the basis of race, but in fact, still do.
- THAT THE ADMINISTRATION sever all ties with, and no longer accord either recognition or approved housing status to, any organization which fails to immediately sign the statement, or which is found by the board to discriminate on the basis of race.
- THAT THE UNIVERSITY Housing Office investigate the rental policies of those seeking to register on the approved housing list and screen out those who do discriminate on the basis of race.
- THAT THE SCHOOL of Education make public a policy that prohibits the assignment of any student teachers to schools or school districts which do in fact have racially discriminatory assignment policies. And further, that the School of Education prohibit its Teacher Appointment Bureau from letting any Board of Education or school which has racially discriminatory hiring practices from utilizing its services.
THAT THE UNIVERSITY Daily Kanan no longer accept advertisements from landlords and/or organizations that practice racial discrimination.
- THAT ALL STUDENT Council Bill number seven or comparable legislation be passed by the ASC and immediately signed by the Chancellor.
The statement, which was mime-graphed and distributed to CRC members at the meeting, said the demonstrators would "remain in his office until the Chancellor has taken immediate action to include our demands in the policies and regulations of the University.
"UPON SUCH ACTION, a pamphlet should be published by the University and a statement sent to the UDK for immediate release," it read.
After two and a half hours of discussion and debate in the corridor outside the Chancellor's office the only statement which Chancellor Wescoe has made is that he will not issue an executive order as requested in the first demand of the Civil Rights Council and Interested Students Protest.
He has also commented that the University Daily Kansan board will be meeting with the All Student Council to discuss the sixth demand.
At a meeting held by the council last night in the Union, Sims suggested that perhaps the Whites in the group couldn't understand the situation because they hadn't been "sat" upon.
He added no complaints concerning housing have been lodged in his office during the last two and a half years.
Sims' comment brought disorder among the group as members began talking to one another. Some white members suggested that their coworkers be a little less emotional and more rational about the matter.
AROUND 9:30 THE MEETING was adjourned, and those attending were invited to the Alpha Phi Alpha house to further discuss the matter. Once the group arrived, Sims took the floor and called for the support of his fraternity brothers in today's demonstration.
About this time, Neil Stone, Shawnee Mission freshman, resigned as their president. Immediately after, Carol Borg, Manhattan senior, resigned as vice-president. Both resignations were accepted unanimously.
Sims, Bgoya, and Unseld were then elected as tri-heads of the group replacing both the president and vice-president. Only the White officers resigned.
Avery Attends Film Comedy, Sees Himself
By Jacke Thayer
Gov. William H. Avery watched his own performance in "From Topeka with Love" Saturday night at Rock Chalk Revue. The governor, his wife, and two children were members of Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe's party at the Revue.
The film, a combination James Bond-Keystone Kops epic, was conceived by Hoite Caston, producer of the Revue. Filming was done in Topeka and at various spots on the KU campus.
"This is one of the first years we've had most of the administration in attendance at the Revue, because it didn't conflict with any Big Eight meetings this year," Caston said.
"IN ADDITION to Gov. Avery and the Chancellor, the dean of women, dean of men, dean of students, Vice-Chancellor Nichols and Mr. Gunn, administrative assistant to the chancellor, were there," he added.
In the film, Mike Robe, Arkansas City junior, plays Agent 007.3 who carries the message to Wescoe. The mysterious black box in the "loaded" attache case is transported from Gov. Avery's office to the Chancellor's office in Strong. But not without many trials and hardships, most of them provided by the Kops and Odd Job, played by Richard Pratt, Olathe junior.
Kops were Bob Stewart, Vancouver, B.C., senior; John Nance, Wichita senior; John Stover, Colby sophomore; David Martin, Coffeyville senior; and Tom Shumaker, Russell senior.
What was in the box?—congratulatory cigars, with the message,
"Budget Approved."
THE PROLOGUE to the picture characterized the free-wheeling, side-splitting satire of all the inbetween acts: "Those participating in this motion picture do not necessarily approve, condone, or even understand the philosophies behind this epic," the prologue said.
Opening film of the Revue, "La Doll's Vita," featured Hoite Caston as the bewildered and psychologically hazed KU freshman.
Other inbetween acts staff members were Dwight Sutton, Wichita senior; Stan Metzger, Ozawiek sophomore; Connie McWilliams, St. Joseph, Mo., freshman; Bridgit O'Leary, Baxter Springs junior; Mike Griffith, Marysville sophomore; Tressa Kern, Kansas City,Mo., senior; Will Price, Wichita sophomore. Glen Bickle, KU traffic policeman, was stage manager.
DEAN ACHESON, Western Springs, Ill., sophomore, was master of ceremonies. In an unplanned interval between the closing of the Revue and Tau Kappa Epsilon-Gamma Phi Beta singers, Acheson adlibed and lamented, "They didn't tell me about this part when I tried out!"
Miss Kern was responsible for the choreography of the chorus lines and Bob Benson, Kansas City, Mo. senior, composed the original music for the Revue.
"Their major purpose is to provide continuity between the various skits, but they are supposed to be subordinate to the skits, Caston said in speaking about the inbetween acts. "Some people thought this year they almost stole the show."
"I do think they were the best inbetween acts seen in years," he concluded.
Weather
The weather bureau predicts clear to partly cloudy weather today through Tuesday, with a high in the upper 40's and a low tonight in the upper 20's.
Light and variable winds will become northwesterly 10 to 15 miles per hour this evening.
(Photo by Don Black)
"YOU CALL THOSE 'DUKES,' DUKE?"—The Duchess of Air-wick keeps a firm hold on her husband, the Duke, in the Alpha Phi-Alpha Kappa Lambda first-place winning Rock Chalk skit. The Duchess is Liz Smith, Salina sophomore, and the Duke is Bruce Bikales, Prairie Village senior.
AKL-Alpha Phi Skit Wins Revue
By Jacke Thayer
Take one part lusty duchess, a pinch of wobbly-kneed duke, add a dash of smooth-talking "Bobby Stewart," and throw in a peasant bombshell—the result? A prize-winning explosion of laughter!
"The Spouse That Roared," presented by Alpha Phi-Alpha Kappa Lambda, tested that formula Friday and Saturday nights and won top honors at the 16th annual Rock Chalk Revue.
"IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING!" said Carolyn Power, Kansas City, Mo., senior and co-director of the skit. "I couldn't attempt to calculate how many hours we spent on the skit, but it's been five months—since October 1.
"We're especially happy since neither the Alpha Phis or AKL's have entered the Revue before."
Co-director with Miss Power was T. J. Snyder, Independence senior.
Students, faculty, administration, the All Student Council, the Civil Rights Council and queen contests all got their fair share of lampooning in the skit.
The scene was the kingdom of Airwick and the action centered on the selection of a new queen of the ASC—the Airwick Social Climbers. The crusty duchess had held the position for 40 years (since the duke was contest judge), but the peasants were restless. Under the leadership of "Bobby Stewart," the peasants picked their own contestant and transformed her with the aid of the Improved Body Measurements (IBM) machine. The duke's true eye for beauty naturally chose the Machine-Made Maiden as the new queen.
BILL SAMPSON, Topeka freshman, was named top male performer for his portrayal of "Bobby Stewart." Other cast members were Elizabeth Smith, Salina sophomore, as the duchess; Bruce Bikales, Prairie Village senior, as the duke; and Lyn Rambo, Kansas City, Mo., senior, as Alice, the transformed peasant.
Taking second-place honors was "How the West Was Won or Let's Give It Back to the Indians," presented by Alpha Chi Omega-Sigma Phi Epsilon. The skit also won first-place honors for best scenery, costuming and the most original script.
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(Photo by Harry Krause)
NO JOB TOO TOUGH FOR PERCY—Percy Kent, mild-mannered sheriff of Wakarusa Gulch, learns the fat, fierce, Fred is coming to town. Percy was in the second-place winning Rock Chalk skit by Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The helpful citizen is Art Lorenz, Omaha, Neb., junior, and Percy is John Erickson, North Kansas City, Mo., senior. Percy's friend, Scarlet Ribbons, is Joan Danielson, Leawood junior.