Wescoe cites successes at benefit
By MINA RELPH
Kansan Staff Writer
W. Clarke Wescoe last night urged young adults looking for success to follow the three basic rules which helped him through his nine years as Chancellor of the University of Kansas.
"Try to maintain a sense of humor," he said, "because it is easier to smile than it is to frown. Try to be human and humane in dealing with other persons, because the satisfaction of living comes by helping individuals. And finally, try to maintain a degree of equanimity - take success without pride and set-backs without complete disappointment."
Wescoe reminisced about his years with the University at the Benefit for Watkins Hospital Banquet, sponsored by the World University Service in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
He spoke of his appointment as dean of the medical school nine months after his arrival at KU.
"When I was appointed dean, the medical school was divided," he said. "And not until 1961 were the campuses here and in Kansas City consolidated."
He pointed out the changes which have taken place during the 18 years of his association with the University.
"In 1954 I insisted upon one change in the medical school which later became a bone of
contention—not with faculty members but with the students involved. I instituted the pass-fail system for the entire curriculum in the medical school."
Wescoe said this experience emphasized the conservatism in the University as a whole. The image of the University as an island of liberality in a sea of conservatism, he said, is not true.
But conservative students are not tradition-minded
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Wescoe speaks at dinner
students, he said. Many changes have occurred within the University.
He emphasized the 70 per cent increase in size since his arrival at KU, the decrease of formal rules, the tremendous progress with building projects, the KU retirement program, salary increases for faculty members, and the increase in legislative appropriations to the University.
These changes are important, but others are worth even more consideration, Wescoe said. "The nature of the University as a residence University has changed," he said. "At one time there were plans for many residence halls. But these are no longer needed. KU has almost become an urban community, with students living in apartments and houses. Three residence halls still on the drawing board will probably never be completed, because if they are, they will stand empty.
"Another important innovation was the introduction of the Colleges-within-the-College program, and finally, KU is making a change in student government. The introduction of more student government is critical, because the students here have always been vital to the administration of the University, but only one man is held responsible for its activities—the Chancellor."
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Wednesday, April 9, 1969
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
79th Year, No.106
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--shotgun slaying of a fellow prisoner who attempted to escape.
UDK News Roundup By United Press International
May withdraw troops
WASHINGTON - The United States is expected to begin unilateral withdrawal of some of its Vietnam forces within the next 60 days if there is no major increase in enemy military activity and some hint of progress at the Paris talks.
Authoritative sources reporting this today declined to discuss numbers or exact timing. There have been published speculations in the past that President Nixon hoped to bring about 50,000 of the 530,000 U.S. troops out of Vietnam by the end of 1969.
However, this estimate was predicated on the administration's belief that it had at least six months to begin showing some results toward American disengagement before the public became too restless.
Arab, Israeli cities fued
JERUSALEM - Israel's official government spokesman said today that Jordan violated the unwritten peace agreement between Aqaba and Elath by attacking Elath Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Haim Herzog said that "for years now there has been a tacit peaceful understanding between the twin ports... at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba.
"Iisrael will obviously not be able to ignore the situation which has been created" when rocket shells hit residential areas in Elath Tuesday.
Jordanian officials in Aqaba have denied the rocket attack was launched from the city.
The ambassadors from the United States, France, Britain and the Soviet Union met Tuesday at the Soviet Mission for three and one half hours. The substance of the discussions was kept secret.
Big Four powers meet
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. ambassadors of the Big Four powers set their third private meeting for next Monday to tackle a number of obstacles still blocking peace in the Middle East.
Monday's meeting will be hosted by the United Kingdom.
Informed U.N. sources said that no details would be released on what was being discussed until the Big Four envoyes reached some measure of agreement on how to try to solve the Middle East problem. (Continued to page 16)
Committee for the 27 decides plan of action
At a meeting of the Committee for the 27 last night at the Wesley Foundation the group agreed action should focus on the "injustices of the Army's reaction to the Presidio stockade affair rather than a broad-based, loose-ended attack against military injustices in general."
The committee is disturbed by the Army's charges of mutiny against 27 inmates of the Presidio military stockade who staged a sitdown strike three days after the
Of the first three prisoners to be tried, the average sentence is 15 years hard labor in a Federal penitentiary, dishonorable discharge and total forfeiture of all pay and allowances. One of these sentences, however, was later reduced to two years, reportedly due to rising public sentiment.
Half way through the meeting the committee separated into two groups in order to organize
strategies for their two approaches to their objective.
One group dealt with the problem of educating and involving students with the committee's cause. It established subgroups to organize a march on campus followed by a guerrilla theater production, a button campaign, a letter campaign and a booth committee to distribute fliers on campus.
The other group, assuming the (Continued to page 16)
BSU, black pom-pon squad will participate in tryouts
Members of the Black Students Union (BSU) and the all-black cheering squad decided in a meeting last night to participate in the tryouts for three additional pom-pon girls.
Tryouts to include two black regulars and one black alternate will be 7 p.m. Thursday in Allen Field House. The second tryouts resulted
from a BSU demand that the present all-white pom-pon squad be expanded to include three black coeds.
After the initial tryouts, members of the BSU met with William Balfour, dean of student affairs, and requested that three black women be added to the squad. He was given 24 hours to
reply to the proposal. Balfour did not reply in the allotted time.
As a result, March 25, the BSU announced the creation of a separate squad.
The next day, however, an all-white 12-member committee appointed by the Chancellor's office decided to expand the present squad.
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Easy duz it
The Chi Omega fountain became a mountain of foamy soap suds last night as "Spring Fever" struck pranksters again paid it an unexpected visit. They left their handiwork for passers-by to see this morning . . . and for the unfortunate persons who had to clean it up.