Deans huddle
Donald K. Alderson, dean of men, and William Balfour, dean of students, confer about a resolution under debate in the Student Senate. Emily Taylor, dean of women, listens to heated discussion from the floor.
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Sophomore battles false advertising
A KU student's one-man battle against big business is bringing results.
John Mullen, Deerfield, III., sophomore, is waging a campaign against the Gooyear Tire and Rubber Company. Mullen states the Company is not standing behind its tire guarantee.
In order to warn the consumer about its "false advertising and shoddy material," Mullen said he is circulating handbills telling of his personal experience. Mullen bought a set of Goodyear tires from the Gregg Tire Company, a local independent tire dealer. After 6,000 miles of service, he returned to tires because they were worn out.
Gregg Company maintained he was not eligible for the guarantee because of a wheel misalignment that voids the guarantee.
The Goodyear Company wrote to Mullen upholding the decision of the tire firm, but, as stated in the letter, "with a sincere desire to be of help and to keep you as a Goodyear customer," offered a sales concession to Mullen.
Goodyear offered to replace "the two tires with the same size and type at a price of $20.06 plus $2.44 Federal Excise Tax each." This price, according to the company, is approximately one-half the price Mullen said he paid for the tires on the original purchase.
Even so, Mullen said he would reject the offer because the letter was "condescending and the tire adjustor who checked my tire alignment was insulting."
Mullen sent three demands to the company and said that would satisfy him.
"I want payment in full for the four tires, and they can have them back; an apology for the letter; and reimbursement for the printing cost of the circulars," Mullen said.
He said he had circulated about 2,000 handbills at a cost of about $20. The handbills were "pretty effective" he said, for "the Gregg Tire Company is now writing tips in the newspapers urging the customer to check his tires and stressing tire care."
Washington U. votes for ROTC on campus
ST. LOUIS (UPI) The faculty and students of Washington University voted to retain ROTC on campus, it was announced yesterday.
The students and teachers voted in a special election conducted by the University Community Council.
A total of 2,767 ballots were cast. About 274 were votes by faculty and 2,460 by students, with some persons not indicating on their ballots whether they were faculty or students.
The voting was conducted Thursday and Friday. The ballot contained four possibilities:
- ROTC with college credits
- ROTC without college credits.
● ROTC as an extracurricular activity.
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About 30 per cent voted to ban ROTC. Of the 70 per cent voting for retention, about 36 per cent said it should carry credit. ROTC without credit or as an extracurricular activity was supported by about 17 per cent for each plan. The results will be forwarded with recommendations by a subcommittee of the council to Chancellor Thomas Eliot.
Washington University has a student enrollment of 12,000.
- No ROTC.
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Kim Thomas, right, Shawnee Mission junior and president of Templin Hall, speaks as a "friend of the Senate" announcing a petition signed by more than 1400 students condemning the actions of demonstrators at the Chancellor's ROTC Review Friday.
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