Incidents disrupt hearing
Photo by Ron Bishop
No you don't
Don Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo., junior, points an accusing finger at Gordon Wiseman, professor of physics and University Disciplinary Board member, as Wiseman
attempted to leave yesterday's second meeting of the UDB. Several persons were jostled as students tried to keep board members from leaving the room.
79th Year, No.128
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
By GLORIA VOBEJDA Kansan Staff Writer
Only a few of the 75 persons in Dyche Auditorium left their seats and stood in the lobby when Russell N. Bradt, UDB chairman and associate professor of mathematics, announced it was a closed meeting and asked everyone except the board members and students involved to leave.
When the observers arrived at 210 Strong, they found two guards posted at the door, Fred McElhenie, associate of men, and William L. Robinson, assistant dean of men.
Despite a one-hour postponement and a change of venue, the University Disciplinary Board (UDB) hearing for the three students facing charges for a campus disturbance never got started.
The three defendants are: Rick Atkinson, Belleville graduate student; Bill Berkowitz, New York City graduate student, and Donald Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo., junior.
Since no one left after he repeated the request a few minutes later, Bradt announced that the hearing had been postponed to 3:30 p.m. in 210 Strong Hall, and only "witnesses" would be admitted. No one seemed to know what witnesses meant.
Made up mostly of students, the growing crowds milled in the aisles, reading newspapers, chatting in small groups or burning small sticks of incense.
Pushed back
The disciplinary board and the defendants seemed to arrive almost simultaneously. As they went through the door, some of the observers tried to get in at the same time but were pushed back by the guards.
When Robinson tried to keep a girl out, a male student held his arm. After some jostling and shouting invectives, observers were allowed to squeeze in as faculty members tried to prevent some of them from getting to the back of the room.
After a few moments, the atmosphere cooled a little.
Jenkins spoke first, noting that there were no blacks on the UDB and therefore not representative of him.
He read his own list of charges to the UDB blaming the white man for oppression of black people.
(Continued to page 20)
Friday, May 9, 1969
Provost Surface quits
Provost James R. Surface today announced he has accepted appointment as Professor of Management at Vanderbilt University effective September 1, 1969. He will be a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Management, a new school being established at Vanderbilt next fall.
"My family and I deeply regret leaving this community and the University of Kansas. This is my alma mater and our eleven years here in an administrative role have been most pleasant. Certainly the association with colleagues at the University has been, from my point of view, a wonderful experience. I
Commenting on his move Dr. Surface said;
James R. Surface
particularly regret missing the opportunity of working with Chancellor-elect Chalmers. The two Chancellors whom I have served, Dr. Franklin Murphy and Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe have been outstanding leaders in the field of higher education and I feel confident that Dr. Chalmers will provide similar leadership for the University.
"At the same time the opportunity at Vanderbilt is an exciting one which I find irresistible. The chance to participate in the design and construction of a new graduate program in management is extremely appealing. We know that we will surely miss our friends at KU, but depart confident that the University will continue to grow and flourish."
SDS members fail to decide tactics
By MICHAEL NAGEL Kansan Staff Writer
The SDS meeting last night was filled with hangups. On the eve before their show of force at the Chancellor's Review of ROTC, SDS was unsure of tactics, strength, reaction to cops and themselves.
"What we want, probably, is a confrontation," said a SDS spokesman in a statement typifying the air of the meeting.
The decision evolving from the meeting was that SDS and sympathizers would meet at 2:30 p.m. today at Strong Hall to decide what would be done.
The first question asked to explain the vagueness was whether the demonstration would be handled in the guerrilla theater fashion of fake guns and props. Another spokesman replied saying there would be no guerilla theater or games because he wanted the demonstration to be serious.
"We want to make it apparent to
After some questions after strength and confronting athletes, Larry Greene, who is from
the University administration that there are persons on campus who are seriously against ROTC; that we want it off campus, and now!" explained another spokesman.
Lawrence and not a student, said confronting athletes, cops and arrest was unimportant. He said either one would go or one would not, that is was that simple, and there should not be any discussion.
Another speaker then rose to speak of the demonstration of
...
BULLETIN
The Council of the University Senate resolves that protection of the rights of freedom of speech and of peaceable assembly constitutes a major necessity for the functioning of a university. Insufficient attention to such rights or opposition to their exercise can undermine and even destroy the possibility of preserving, disseminating, and increasing knowledge. In a word, such rights are basic to the preservation of academic freedom and of educational opportunity; and the
usc of violence constitutes a threat to them.
The protection of the rights of freedom of speech and of peaceable assembly implies the defense, in their exercise, of those with whom one disagrees, however radical or reactionary the views of such persons may seem to be. We earnestly urge that faculty and students alike keep concern for these freedoms in the forefront of their thinking, and that their reactions to important issues on our campus be conditioned by such a concern.
1.
Then another speaker arose to announce to the meeting that he was going to present the administration a petition signed by persons declaring common guilt with the three radicals charged by the UDB. The presentation he explained would be made at 11:30 a.m. today in Strong Hall.
strength which SDS had at yesterday's meeting of the University Disciplinary Board (UDB). Specifically, there were approximately 50 uninvited spectators at yesterday's meeting.
Ted Steiner, unidentified, then announced there would be a war memorial in the stadium beginning at 12:30 p.m., during which the participants would read aloud the names of the 34,000 American soldiers killed in Vietnam. He estimated it would last about 18 hours.
Steiner suggested that if the SDS desired strength of numbers, it should join the war memorial demonstration.