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THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
Friday, June 14, 1968
Logan explains bid
Shocked by the assassination of Robert Kennedy, James K. Logan, dean of KU Law School, said Thursday he had reconsidered his earlier decision not to run for U.S. Senate.
"Our country's problems are so overwhelming, I felt I simply must withdraw from society or stand up to be counted, regardless of personal considerations," Logan said.
ALTHOUGH HIS experience in Democrat party circles has been limited to the Young Democrat level during his college days, the native of Osage County believes he has a fresh approach to
national problems and that he is more in touch with today's young people who are alienated by our present society.
Asked how he would get his name before the public between his July 1 resignation and the August 6 primary, Logan said he hopes for a broad base of student support when he begins campaigning actively. He has not yet chosen a state campaign director.
The first of his party to file for the nomination, the Harvard Law School alumnus said he expects other announcements to follow. Of the opposition party, Logan is
uncertain which candidate he will face if he is successful in the primary. Some experts tend to give Republican Congressman Bob Dole a slight lead over any other contender in that race. Because he is less conservative than Dole, Logan believes he would have more appeal to the average Kansas voter.
—Kansan Photo by Ellen Boyd
LOGAN PACKS NEW BAG
Practicing his voter's smile, Dean Logan pauses in his packing preparations to explain his reasons for resigning as KU Law School dean to enter the U.S. Senate race.
ASKED HOW he differs from Dole on the question of what to do about the rising crime rate, Logan responded that Dole is critical of the Supreme Court for protecting the criminal's rights often at the expense of the law-abiding majority of citizens. The Democrat candidate, who graduated Magna Cum Laude in his Harvard law class, doesn't think the Court is at fault for the present breakdown in law and order. He does think all law violators must be made to expect some punishment because "dissent that would destroy America must be dealt with."
Logan believes that much of the unrest and rebellion of young people is a result of their fear of the future and their resentment at what they believe is their being used as mercenaries to fight for a cause they don't understand.
ASKED WHAT he believes will be the main issue of the campaign, Logan stated he thinks it will be Vietnam. He sees a gradual withdrawal from that country as the only acceptable solution short of winning.
Private phones will not be installed by the fall semester but will be installed by 1970 in every room of the nine campus residence halls—according to J. J. Wilson, director of housing.
Private phone installation is delayed for residences
A provision for space, installation of equipment, and final wiring are delaying factors.
dents. Experimentation with the use of buzzers to cut down sound is in progress. Investigation shows, however, that each student wants to hear and identify his own phone even when he is down the hall.
A CAREFUL study is required because, although phones in student rooms are a big jump from the present extension system, they are not necessarily a perfect answer to the demand for instant communication.
One possible problem is that of noise. Phones ringing in every room may disrupt the quiet necessary for study by some stu-
HALL CARPETING, since it absorbs sound, may be laid in those dorms not presently carpeted.
Actual work will begin when the study now underway is completed. Since about a year will be required for that work, Wilson predicts that phones will not be ringing in student rooms before 1970.