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Monday, February 19, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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'Love-in' attracts Baptists
Not-so-hippy hippies, 157 of them, from ten Kansas and Nebraska college campuses came to Lawrence for a love-in Saturday evening. Oddly enough, all attending were Southern Baptists.
The students—white, Negro, Indian, and Oriental—mingled in a crowded, shadowy room at the Baptist Activities Building, 1221 Oread St., which had been decorated for the occasion with hearts, pastel blue, yellow and magenta flowers and blue and red psychedelic lights.
McCollum petition fails by three votes
A petition to impeach Emery Goad, controversial McCollum Hall president, failed Thursday night by a hair's breadth.
The petition against Goad, Junction City senior and McColium Hall men's president, was invalidated at a men's senate meeting for lack of sufficient signatures, said John McGee, Independence senior and chief justice of the hall judiciary board. McGee said it was necessary for 50 per cent of the men in the hall to sign the petition for it to be valid.
The impeachment procedures required 311 signatures on the petition; 308 had signed, McGee said.
The petition was circulated in December as a result of a statement Goad made about the problem of PDA (public display of affection). Goad said PDA in McColllum was a source of embarrassment to hall residents. He estimated that 10 per cent of the residents had been involved. Goad's statement received wide radio, television and newspaper coverage.
McGee talked with some of the petition's backers after Thursday's senate meeting.
"It was my understanding that they were not going to circulate another petition," he said.
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Bill Marshall, KU Baptist Student Union Director, said the group's purpose was to promote a better relationship between Baptist students on various campuses.
"We believe Christians should be the greatest promoters of love," he said.
"Our love-in is different from others because, besides loving other people, we are also emphasizing love for Christ."
A student from Dodge City Junior College said, "There's a magnetic feeling of love in the air."
Here and there were students, deep in concentration, observing psychedelic wall designs or posters, some reading "The facts of life," "We love you," "Put a heart in your thoughts," "Don't rush me," or "In three seconds this boy is going to what?"
The students sat on floor mats,
eating plates of spaghetti and talking to new acquaintances. Later, the Pilgrim 20 Singers, who think of themselves as 20th century pilgrims, entertained the group with songs like "I Dig Rock and Roll Music," "Pheonix," "Seek and Ye Shall Find" and "Sing Pilgrims, Sing."
Not everyone came dressed hippy - style, but several like Sarahbeth Jones, Joliet Ill., senior, tried to carry out the theme. Miss Jones came attired in bloomers, tights, flop top, and carried a flower. Others wore mini-skirts, cut-off overalls, sweatshirts and beaded necklaces.
Attending the love-in were students from KU, Kansas State University, Omaha University, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Cowley County Community Junior College, Wichita State University, Washburn University, Dodge City Junior College and Haskell Institute.
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