John Ise Looks At U.S. Problems
By Terry Murphy and Dennis Branstiter
John Ise, professor emeritus of economics, took a look at several issues important to the United States Friday afternoon during his talk at the Current Events Forum.
Prof. Ise's announced subject was "inflation." Following an established practice of his, the 74-year-old scion of independent thought enlarged the topic to include his views on:
- The Common Market and its effect on the U.S.—He called it "one of our great hopes."
- The qualifications of the Kennedy Administration to capably lead the United States—"We're going to find out whether education is worth anything or whether it is just decorative."
- The inflation—"Nations are just like people; they want more than they can afford."
- The support he gives a petition to send U.S. surplus food to Red China-"You know that embarrasses me a little. It's the first time I've got into anything that has more than 50 per cent public support."
SPEAKING ON the prospects for world peace, Prof. Ise said he held little hope for a return to total peace in the lifetime of any person attending the meeting.
"The Russians need turmilo to progress. I don't doubt but that the Russians intend to try to make good their promise of world domination.
"I don't expect you young people to see a time when there won't be difficulty internationally."
Prof. Ise was pessimistic about the future for the United States-backed Diem government prevailing in Viet Nam.
"WERE GOING TO lose over there," he said.
Talking on the prospects of the Common Market, Prof. Ise said, "It might be the start of a real league of nations. Economic cooperation might be the start of political cooperation."
In answer to a question, he said that U.S. entry into the Common Market need not lower the country's wages and standard of living.
"History has shown us that free trade between countries raises standards in both countries."
PROF. ISE has a wait-and-see attitude on the prospects for President Kennedy's free trade measures being passed by Congress. At that point he made a comparison of Presidents
Eisenhower and Kennedy on the issue of inflation.
"Kennedy has too much to do to talk about inflation." This remark brought laughter. Prof. Ise is an out-spoken critic of the Eisenhower Administration, especially in the field of economics.
"Ike didn't know about inflation. During his campaign he promised to balance the budget and I'm sure he meant to do it, but he didn't."
"Kennedy may have to wind up with inflation. Nations are like individuals—they want more than they can afford. People go to the bank and borrow all they can and then they turn to credit."
"THEY ARE a way of giving us more credit when we can't get it any other way. I don't get the theory of them at all. I haven't been in debt for 30 years.
Prof. Ise commented that credit cards are just another form of credit.
"I'm always getting some deal through the mail from some gas company asking me if I wouldn't like to have one of their credit cards.
"I always tell them. 'Hell, no.' I got green credit cards right here in my pocket and they have universal acceptability. Besides they're nice and light and they get the job done."
"Now I hate to be cheerful about anything. Everytime I get cheerful, I've a hangover for two weeks."
Prof. Ise was asked what future prospects he held for inflation.
He pointed out that increased quality and imports tend to act as brakes on inflation.
"Today we can get a car for $200 that is a lot better than one that cost $3,000 forty years ago."
Puffing on his straight-stemmed pipe and looking at his attentive audience over his steel-rimmed glasses, Prof. Ise said. "Those Japanese are making things pretty good now and the price is low."
Western Civ. Test Registrations Open
Registration for the Western Civilization examination started today. The four-hour exam will be given May 19.
Registration will last through Friday in 130 Strong Hall. All students planning to take the exam must register during this period.
Daily hansan
Monday, April 30, 1962
59th Year, No. 128
Weather
Partly cloudy and colder this afternoon with showers and thunderstorms extreme southeast portion. Clear or clearing and colder tonight with scattered frost likely extreme northeast and extreme north central portion. Tomorrow generally fair and warmer west and central portion. Low tonight 30s northwest to the low 40s south east. High tomorrow near 70 northwest to near 60 southwest.
Kansan Named In the Top Nine College Dailies
LAWRENC. KANSAS
He cited in particular, the paper's coverage of the World Crisis Day. The Kansan devoted much of its space on that occasion to the speeches of the participants and to criticism of the event.
The Associated Collegiate Press rated the Kansan "All American" for the first semester of the 1961-62 school year.
The University Daily Kansan has been named one of the top nine college student daily newspapers in the country.
The judge, a professional staff member of a Minneapolis newspaper, singled out the Kansan's news coverage for commendation. He rated Kansan news coverage as "excellent to superior."
Kansan readers, too, were commended. In commenting on the Kansan's letters to the editor and the Sound and Fury columns, the judge wrote;
"This is one of the most articulate readerships I have read."
The "All American" rating, according to the collegiate rating service, signifies "distinctly superior achievement." This is the third major honor students in the William Allen White School of Journalism have won through their laboratory newspaper.
They took first place in the first annual Hearst newswriting contest last year and recently were awarded the National Mass Media Brotherhood award for editors.
Southern Negroes Sent North by Bus
NEW ORLEANS — (UPI) — The greater New Orleans Citizens Council scheduled "freedom buses north" to New York, Chicago and Los Angeles today in a chips-down test against charges that its campaign is a hoax.
United Press International learned that the Council was also planning to send some Negroes to Hyannis Port, Mass., President Kennedy's summer home. George Singelmann, director of the campaign, which would send unhappy Southern Negroes North, said the Hyannis Port schedule was not ready for announcement.
SINGELMANN SAID 5 Negroes would be sent to Chicago today on Continental Trailways and that at least 100 would board a bus to New York. Another 25 Negroes, including 15 children from two families, would board a train to Los Angeles today, he added.
He said a train was being used in the California trip because it was too long a bus ride for children.
"I've got a long list of applications," he said. "If they want to go, all they have to do is show up at the station. We'll count them there."
UP TO TODAY the Citizen's Council claimed it had sent 116 Negroes to New York and Chicago. But only 13 had been identified and some Negro critics of the program accused the segregationist group of a hoax. Singelmann claims they would be arrested if named.
Clarence Laws, southwestern regional secretary of the NAACP, predicted the Citizens Council would "prey upon the destitute, the hopeless, debtors, prisoners, adventurers and others to obtain their quota of human cargo" for "freedom buses north."
The Rev. Martin Luther King said the Council's one-way ticket campaign is "inhuman, undemocratic and certainly unethical."
SEN. JACOB JAVITS, R-N-Y,
called the "freedom buses north"
program a "significant admission" by Southern extremists "that they cannot cope with the march of time."
Singelmann said the NAACP had sent agents here to "comb the city" to discourage Negroes from accepting the council's free tickets North.
5 Department Heads Chosen
Five professors have been named the new heads of five departments in the university.
They are: Charles K. Wartiner, associate professor of sociology; Cyrus C. DeCoster, professor of Romance languages; Herbert F. Wright, professor of psychology; Edward S. Robinson, professor of philosophy, and Donald R. Olsen, assistant professor of economics.
Prof. Warriner succeeds Carroll D. Clark, professor of sociology and anthropology, as head of the departments of sociology and anthropology. Prof. Clark is retiring as chairman, but will remain on the faculty.
Prof. Wright succeeds Anthony J. Smith, professor of psychology, as chairman of the department of psychology. Prof. Smith will be on leave next year and does not wish to continue administrative duties when he returns.
Prof. Robinson succeeds Peter J. Caws, associate professor of philosophy, as chairman of the department of philosophy. Prof. Caws is resigning to accept a position with the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Prof. Olsen, who became acting head of the department of economics this winter, will be made official head of that department.
Prof. DeCoster will replace J. Neale Carman, professor of Romance languages, who retires this year.
All five men will assume their new duties July 1.
550 at All Women's Day Breakfast
"I Enjoy Being a Girl," was the theme of the 7 a.m. breakfast this morning for 550 women in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Japanese cherry blossoms and butterfly fans accentuated the Oriental decor for the All Women's Day junior-senior breakfast sponsored by the Associated Women Students. The Mademoiselle College Board and the Alpha Phi Greek Week Sing ensemble presented a program honoring the senior women.
The observance of All Women's Day began yesterday with an exchange dinner for all organized women's living groups. Other highlights included a "musicale" presentation by faculty and student women, and a display in the Art Museum featuring illustrations taken from the "Yellow Book," an English publication of the 1890s.
Today's AWS Day events will include a Mortar Board symposium for senior women at 4 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. The symposium will feature speakers and discussion groups on "The Role of the Educated Woman After College Graduation."
"Honors Night" at 8 p.m. tonight in Hoch Auditorium will climax this year's AWS Day.
The evening will feature the installation of the 1962-63 AWS Senate officers, the announcement of the AWS Memorial Scholarship winner, freshman residence hall counselors, Lewis residence hall counselors, and members of the honorary sophomore organization-Cwens.
Other highlights will include the announcement of new "Little Sisters" for People-to-People, Mortar Board members, the outstanding woman from each organized women's house, and the American University Women's award to an outstanding KU senior woman from Kansas.
Members of the Angel Flight will act as ushers at "Honors Night". Sharon Saylor, Morrill senior, is chairman of this year's AWS Day steering committee. She will be mistress of ceremonies tonight.
Other members of the All Women's Day steering committee are: Diane Mullane, Oklahoma City, Okla., junior; Mary Estes, Lubbock, Texas; freshman; Cynthia Childers, Merriam sophomore; Sandra Smith, Wichita junior.
Sonja Halverson, St. Joseph, Mo., junior; Geraldine Thorp, St. Louis, Mo., sophomore; Judith Thompson, Arkansas City sophomore, and Susan White, Arkansas City sophomore.
WATCHING NEW FASHIONS—Karen Jordening, Horton, Mary Beth McGuire, Hutchinson, juniors, and Mary Kay Manrose, Winchester, Ind., senior, are among the 550 women watching
the Mademoiselle Board fashion show at the All Women's Day junior-senior breakfast this morning in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union. The day's festivities conclude tonight.