ASC resolves to laud King; seats new representatives
Two resolutions concerning the death of Martin Luther King were passed by the newly elected All Student Council (ASC) at its regular 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Kansas Union Sunflower Room. The new council, elected April 5, was also sworn in at this meeting.
The first resolution, introduced by Bill Ebert, Topeka sophomore and ASC fraternity representative, mentioned King's death jeopardized continuing non-iolent efforts to solve America's civil rights problems, that individual students at KU are obligated to continue King's non-violent approach, and that education is one of the most basic answers to our country's civil rights crisis.
In view of this, the resolution called for an executive committee to be established immediately to investigate the possibilities of a University-sponsored program to orient low-income group high school students to a university atmosphere and classes to encourage them to further their education.
Joe Goering, Moundridge junior and student body vice-president, said this resolution will only set up a committee to investigate the possibilities of such a program.
The second resolution, introduced by Bob Stoddard, Shawnee Mission sophomore and college man representative, asked that the council send a letter to Mrs. Martin Luther King expressing regrets over the death of her husband.
During discussion of a motion
Practice alert set tomorrow
Don't be alarmed Thursday at 10:30 a.m. when Lawrence's normal calm is shattered by police sirens and whistle blasts.
This will only be a test of the civil defense warning system.
Spring is the tornado season in Kansas and the Civil Defense director for Douglas County, Bob Helstrom, wants to let everybody know what the warning system sounds like.
Campus and city police will sound their high pitched warning sirens and cover as much of the city as possible during the three minute test period, Helstrom said.
Campus shelters are located in Watkins Hospital, the Kansas Union, Watson Library, Fraser Hall, Summerfield, the Military Science Building, Strong Hall, Snow Hall, Lindley and Carruth-O'Leary.
to elect the three holdover representatives provided in the amendment passed in the Spring election, it was revealed that the ASC constitution prevented the new council from taking any such action.
Don Chubb, Topeka senior and ASC chairman, said the amendment clearly states that the outgoing council elect these holdover representatives, and the old council having been dismissed, the new council could not constitutionally take such action.
A motion to overrule the chairman's decision on the constitutionality of this question failed to pass.
Immediately after the defeat of the holdover motion, a motion introduced by John Lundstrom, Atchison sophomore, unmarried/unorganized, to elect three ex-officio members to the council was passed.
This motion will allow the election of three members of the old council to three ex-officio seats on the new council. These three members would have no vote in the council, but would be eligible to hold council offices. Nominations and elections of the ex-officio members will take place at the next council meeting.
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According to Gilbert Ulmer, associate dean of the College, a question arose about the speech requirement last spring when the speech department asked for the approval of a new speech course in interpersonal communications. The new course would be called Speech 1B and the present course in public speaking would be 1A. They asked that either course be approved for the speech graduation requirement. Since these courses differ in content, the College began to look into the speech requirement.
The proposal was made to the faculty in written form today by the Educational Policies Committee. Three members of the committee polled the seniors concerning the course, reviewed the textbooks and visited the classrooms before submitting their report to the committee.
A proposal to eliminate Speech I as a freshman-sophomore requirement for graduation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be voted on by the College faculty at their regular meeting Tuesday, April 23.
It's not an "armed" robbery, but it is 75 coeds practicing for or thinking about pom-pon girl tryouts Tuesday in Allen Field House.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Wednesday, April 17, 1968
South Korea's main worry,
They said there would be a "full exchange of views on the political and military situation in South Vietnam." At least one official admitted, however, that the United States was aware that "Park has his own views."
The South Korean leader, in a statement issued in Seoul Tuesday, warned "There is a limit to concessions and patience." U.S. officials in Hawaii immediately played down the remark.
HONOLULU —(UPI)— President Park Chung Hee of South Korea, bearing tidings of Asian misgivings over current U.S. efforts to begin negotiating for peace in Vietnam, confers today with President Johnson.
LBJ confers with Park
Signs of conflicting views between the United States and its allies became apparent even before Park's arrival Tuesday night.
HANDS UP. EVERYBODY!
College may drop speech requirement
Bobby R. Patton, director of the beginning speech program, said the speech department was not in favor of dropping the course as a requirement. "I feel that the students who need the course most wouldn't take it if it weren't required," Patton said.
The speech department took a poll of students taking the course last year and found two-thirds of the students were against taking the course at the beginning of the semester, but after they had taken the course two-thirds of the same group were in favor of the course.
However, Patton said he was in favor of a more liberal exemption program for students wishing to test out of the speech requirement. Presently, students take a written and oral examination before a speech department committee for exemption. If the committee feels the student demonstrates the same capabilities as the students in the course, the student is exempt from the requirement.
"I would be willing to abolish the written part of the exam for exemption," Patton said.
along with that of its neighbor allies, is that the United States is prepared to weaken, as a concession for peace in Vietnam, its firm stand against Communist aggression in Asia. Park has made it clear that South Korea, with 50,000 troops—America's largest ally in Vietnam, would have to consider its own defenses first if the Johnson diluted U.S. military commitments in Asia.
U. S. officials said the discussion would be divided into two main categories: the possibility of renewed North Korean aggression this spring and what the United States plans to do about it, and America's stance on a limit to concessions to bring about peace in Vietnam.
These officials doubted Park would demand any changes in the existing U.S. treaty to guarantee protection to South Korea against aggression. They indicated, however, that if he did ask he wouldn't get it.
"The record of what we did in Korea in 1950 speaks for itself," one official said.
President Johnson, seeking strategy to balance the Vietnam military effort with his quest for peace, was briefed Tuesday by his top military commanders in the Pacific.
Johnson met for nearly two hours with officers of Cincpac, the command headquarters for U.S. Pacific forces, where he was brought up to date on the latest developments in Vietnam.
The Chief Executive arrived by helicopter at Camp H. M. Smith, the hilltop base overlooking Pearl Harbor which is the nerve center of U.S. military operations in the Pacific.
After the session, the President had a "working lunch" for an hour and a half with Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp, Cinepac commander, Sharp's successor, Adm. John S. McCain, and Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
At no time during the briefing or lunch did the President make any public statement.
The President was accompanied to the Camp Smith briefing by diplomatic trouble shooter Cyrus Vance, special adviser Walter Rostow and Winthrop Brown, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea.
Immediately after lunch, Johnson flew back to the estate of the late Henry J. Kaiser for closed door sessions with top U.S. advisers on South Korea to discuss the meeting today with President Park Chung Hee.
Activated KU reservists may receive credit, money
Acting under a 25-year-old policy of the Board of Regents, the KU Registrar's office announced today that:
Caught in mid-semester by recent call-ups of their units student members of the military reserves and National Guard may request certain benefits from KU if they are forced to withdraw.
- Through April 23, any student who withdraws from the University to enter military service can receive half-credit for his courses and one-fourth refund of his fees.
- Graduating seniors called to active duty after April 24 may receive full credit in their courses after an early final examination
- After April 24, any student called to active duty cannot receive a fee refund but may receive full credit in any of his courses upon "satisfactory" completion of an early final examination covering the work of the "entire" course.
covering only work "completed up to the date of withdrawal."
Agnes Barnhill, assistant Registrar, said the University was making the special benefits known because of the recent 24,000-man reserve and National Guard call-up by Defense Secretary Clark Clifford.
Mrs. Barnhill stressed that student members of the reserve or the Guard being called up must first go through the regular withdrawal procedure—a notice to the Dean of Men's office and official permission from the student's academic dean—before applying for the credit and fee reduction benefits at her 122 Strong Hall office.
She said students wishing benefits must prove they are being called up, either by showing their orders or a letter from their commanding officer.
Mrs. Barnhill also noted that students inducted into the military before finishing the semester may apply for the special benefits.
Tryouts scheduled for pom-pon girls, yell leaders
About 100 breathless girls are still learning the "Tm a Jayhawk" chant as hopeful yell leaders begin their try outs.
A school for girls wishing to try out for pom-pon positions began last night and will run April 17-18. The girls will meet at 7 p.m. each night in Allen Field House.
At the finals April 25,10 student and faculty judges will select the eight regulars and four alternates.
The yell leader school will be held at 7 p.m. today and Thursday in Robinson Gymnasium. Final selection of the six leaders and four alternates will be April 23.
Both pom-pon girls and yell leaders must have at least a 1.0 overall grade point average. They
are judged on appearance, personality and enthusiasm.
vince Bilotto, field director of the Alumni Association and adviser of the two groups, started the pom-pon girls and yell leaders three years ago.
WEATHER
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts cloudy skies today and cooler temperatures with highs in the mid 60s. It will be cloudy tonight and Thursday with a chance of scattered light rain tonight. Showers are likely Thursday. Low tonight will be in the mid 40s.
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