KU
76th Year, No. 107
Vox awaits debates, UP visits, entertains
University Party (UP) continued its personal contact campaign last night in preparation for next week's student elections while Vox Populi talked to freshman women after a misunderstanding between the two parties concerning a scheduled debate which failed to materialize.
UP presidential and vice-presidential candidates Al Martin, Shawnee Mission sophomore, and Janet Anderson, Prairie Village sophomore, visited campus living groups in an effort to meet as many students as possible and explain the UP platform.
Vox Populi's (Vox) presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Tom Rader, Greensburg sophomore, and Dick Darville, Shawnee Mission junior, were asked to leave Lewis Hall last night after their UP opposition failed to appear for a Vox-scheduled debate. The request was made by Mary Cloud, Salina freshman and Lewis Hall vice-president.
When Martin and Miss Anderson failed to appear the Vox candidates began speaking to approximately 200 students.
ACCORDING to Miss Cloud the meeting was illegal because hall residents were asked over the intercom system to attend a debate that did not materialize.
When the Vox candidates spoke anyway, residents were invited to the meeting under false pretenses, she said.
Miss Cloud asked the candidates to leave after a conference with Mrs. James Ricks, Lewis Hall resident director. A discussion between Mrs. Ricks, Miss Cloud, and the two Vox candidates ensued, during which the resident director said, "This makes us look bad, and it makes it look like Vox put a fast one over on UP."
Acting for Lewis Hall council, Miss Cloud then agreed to let Rader and Darville speak if the audience were informed that there would be no debate.
Plan three debates
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Vox Populi and University Party (UP) candidates will debate campaign issues three times before elections Wednesday if the challenges are accepted by both groups.
The presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the All Student Council (ASC) will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union Tuesday to give initial statements.
LAST NIGHT University Party challenged Vox Populi to a debate Tuesday at McCollum Hall.
"We will accept the challenge to debate UP in McCollum, Tuesday, if they (UP) accept our challenge to debate at 6 pm. Monday in Ellsworth Hall," Tom Stanion, Pratt junior and Vox president, said early this morning.
Stanion said UP candidates
TOM SHUMAKER, Russell senior and president of UP said, "Vox wants the meetings to include rebuttal speeches and questions from the audience. We fail to see the value in this. It could end up being a four-hour harangue. We would like four- or five-minute positive speeches about the parties' platforms."
would be contacted about Monday's debate early this afternoon, "whenever we can get ahold of them."
By Judy Farrell and Charles Corcoran
State requires employs' race
NICHOLS SAID HIS office questioned the directive in a telephone call to the comprotroller and was told the penalty for non-compliance would be a return of time sheets without pay checks.
According to the directive from the state, all state agencies must assign a race code to every person employed by the agency. At KU, the directives were issued to all department chairmen, heads of offices, the dormitory department, and all other University employers.
Provost James M. Surface said, "We have been told this information is to be used for statistical data only and that it will have no influence on promotion. None of us would want to use this information in a discriminatory way.
"My interest for compliance is to get the checks delivered on time," Nichols said. "It appears to me, though, the principle is questionable. It seems it is against all we have been trying to do in
A directive requiring the race of every university employee be recorded on department payroll sheets was issued this week by Raymond Nichols, vice chancellor of finance.
Nichols said today his office received a letter Tuesday from state comptroller Roy Shapiro requiring the racial data.
the field of civil rights in the last two years."
(IN TOPEKA TODAY, Shapiro said the race information was requested at the same time as a change in the federal withholding tax rates was recorded. Previopsyq both state and federal regulations forbid listing an employee's race.
("We didn't ask for it," Shapiro said. "The Kansas Civil Rights Commission asked for it."
(Shapiro said no one is "being singled out. All state agencies are involved.")
Keith Nitcher, KU comptroller, said this morning that because the information was requested at such a late date, there may be a delay in the delivery of the March checks.
SOME FACULTY members have objected to the request on the grounds that its purpose was not clearly stated.
Edward S. Robinson, chairman of the department of philosophy, said, if the material was requested strictly for statistics he would be happy to comply.
"But, if this is an insidious attempt to undermine racial justice, I would be glad to state my objections. But, no one is sure."
The directive states, "Since this information cannot be maintained in the Personnel file, it will be 'clipped off' each form by the Personnel Division, Department of Administration, prior to filing their copy of this form."
PLAN TO OUST U.S.
Army releases 2S plans for draft
BUT STUDENTS WHO lose their 2S deferments because of
WASHINGTON —(UPI)— The Army still hopes to avoid drafting college students, but it's going ahead with preparations for such a move just in case.
French to give notice
Selective Service announced yesterday the latest step in those preparations. It issued guidelines to be used by local draft boards when they consider a student's class standing and deferment test score in determining deferment eligibility.
low class standing and belowpasing deferment test scores may still have a chance to continue their schooling as long as the present draft situation lasts.
The Army's buildup for the Viet Nam war is about two-thirds complete, and monthly draft calls continue to drop.
The Selective Service System has estimated a student in good standing will probably continue to enjoy deferment if draft calls remain below 30,000 a month.
PARIS — (UPI) — President Charles de Gaulle plans to serve notice on the United States in "the very near future" to start moving its troops and bases out of France, government sources said today.
They predicted this would be the French leader's reply to President Johnson's letter on NATO which De Gaulle was said to consider "negative" and an evasion of the call for "tactical negotiations."
DE GAULLE WAS SAID to have been completely unmoved by Johnson's declaration that the door remained open to France to return at any time to NATO.
French officials said De Gaulle had hoped the original March 7 letter to Johnson would be taken as an invitation to open talks on a joint evacuation timetable.
They said De Gaulle interpreted Johnson's letter as a refusal to negotiate and now was determined to take unilateral action to get the American bases and NATO military headquarters out of France.
MEANWHILE, THE United States and France's other NATO allies were working on replies to De Gaulle's memoranda of two weeks ago informing them of his decision to pull out of the alliance's military setup.
American sources said the replies probably would simply acknowledge De Gaulle's statements and would ask for details on how he planned to put them into effect.
The sources said there is no possibility of the United States meekly getting out of the bases until De Gaulle has spelled out in detail what he wants.
AMERICAN SOURCES estimated the absolute minimum time needed for evacuation of the bases of one year and said it probably would take considerably longer.
They said the bases and military installations are estimated to involve a $2.5 billion investment by the United States. They said lengthy negotiations will be needed to determine their residual value before they are handed over to De Gaulle.
WEATHER
Fair and warmer today with light westerly winds are forecast by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Saturday will be fair and cooler. High today will be in the upper 50s. Low tonight near 35.
FROLIC STARTS TONIGHT
Games, dance highlight Spring Fling
By Karen Henderson
The Kingsmen, who recorded "Louie, Louie" and "Jolly Green Giant," will play at the dance scheduled for 8 p.m.
Spring Fling events officially begin tonight with a dance in the Alley Room of the Eldridge Hotel and will end with Spring Sing Sunday night.
THE REST OF the activities have been planned with emphasis on the unusual, said Thayne Coulter, Clyde sophomore and Spring Fling chairman.
Competition will begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with a gymkhana in Lewis Hall parking lot. Anyone can register for the car races which emphasize ability to maneuver a car on a small race track. Winners will receive trophies and dashboard plaques.
A single elimination volleyball tournament is also
scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Allen Field House. Living groups are paired for the event.
AFTER A PICNIC at Potter Lake, races and special events begin. Trophies will be awarded to those living groups which accumulate the most points.
Afternoon activities include a "Bod Race" at 1 p.m., "egg-tossing" at 1:30 and a marathon coed pie-eating contest at 2 p.m.
Surprise competition games will be announced at 2:30. A tandem bicycle race around Memorial Drive at 3 will be the last event Saturday afternoon.
MAPS WILL BE placed in residence halls to direct students to the "woodsie" scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.
Kansas Congressman Robert Ellsworth will speak at the Invitational Banquet at 12:30 Sunday afternoon
in Templin Hall. Guests include the Kansas Board of Regents, administrative officials who have helped with Spring Fling plans, and AURH members.
A Spring Sing will be held 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The Inter-Residence Association will award trophies to the winning musical ensembles.
THE TWO MEN'S and two women's living groups which accumulate the most points during the week will receive Spring Fling traveling trophies.
Spring Fling activities are open to all students and are free except the dance Friday. Tickets for this are $3 a couple.
The Spring Fling committee began collecting ideas and organizing the living groups during the third week of school. Freshman women were included in Spring Fling activities for the first time this year.