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Opocensky
Editor:
Friday afternoon, KU was privileged to have as its guest the Rev. Milan Opocensky of Prague, Czechoslovakia. Unfortunately a group of John Birch Society members had to come in from Kansas City and treat Rev. Opocensky in a manner far from that usually accorded to guests.
In front of the Union several of these people, all followers of Carl MacIntyre, picketed Rev. Opocensky. This is a free country and anyone has the right to picket. However, most people consider knowledge of a subject a pre-requisite for criticism. Not one of the picketers had ever heard Opocensky speak or read anything he has written. Their entire information came from an article written by MacIntyre. This article has a serious flaw: every time Opocensky is quoted, he is himself quoting the Communists.
Even worse than the conduct of the picketers was that of those questioning Opocensky inside. They were worse than rude. These people claim to be "America's staunchest upholders of our Constitution," a document which guarantees free speech to all, yet they were trying to deny this freedom to Opocensky. He was in no way advocating a change in our government, yet he was criticized because he wasn't advocating overthrow of his. He wants to change his government, but within its context. The Birchers' stating that he can't be a socialist without being a Communist implies that, to them, the governments of Britain and Sweden are also Communist. I would agree with the John Birch society that the government of Czechoslovakia leaves much to be desired, but I wouldn't be so rash as to state (as they seem to) that the only acceptable change would be a revolution instituting a government like ours.
I might even go so far as to say that Opocensky's methods might have more results than theirs. The Hungarian and East German revolutions didn't succeed, but the Poles have changed their government by working from within.
Besides their insult to Rev. Opocensky, these people were also badly insulting every KU student. I think any University student has the native intelligence to determine for himself what to believe.
I also thank that it is not knowledge, but lack of knowledge that hurts people.
The People Say...
Judy Bodenhausen Topeka senior
I recently participated in Panhellenic spring rush and failed to be pledged because of my race.
Pam Smith and Sorority Rush
I am not a status-seeking individual who wants prestige in the Caucasian race. I do not try to force you to accept. On the contrary, I am trying to accept you despite all of my misgivings, trying to accept you with love because for you there is no other hone.
Too many of you have been dodging reality by believing and living by supremacy standards. You force problems and hatred upon yourselves. You hide behind historical excuses given to you by your forefathers. You can not produce valid reasons of your own for your inability to prosper with me socially. You are innocent victims of circumstance—some of you. Therefore I will love and forgive you for your mistakes.
If you will pause in your fleeing and direct your hearts and minds toward love you will find that it can conquer many foes—even segregation.
Pam Smith Kansas City freshman
Ban Beatles
College students are in revolt all over the world: in South Vietnam and Japan they riot in the streets in protest against the government; African students in Moscow protest Soviet discrimination; and college students in Turkey helped overthrow the government.
In what comparable activity are American college students engaged? The answer is two-fold: supporting Barry Goldwater and listening to the Beatles.
Is there some casual connection between these two phenomena? I think that the only answer is that American college youth have lost their moral fiber (as Gen. Eisenhower constantly reminds us).
The last time that I saw as many students watching the television sets in the Union was on Nov. 22, 1963, the day of the assassination of President Kennedy.
Afterwards, I interviewed some
typical, mature KU coeds to get their reaction to the Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. Some of their actual, unrehearsed comments follow:
"They have a good sound; I like their savage beat. We all listen to their albums every night."
"I love their hair because it is different. However, it could be trimmed in the back a little."
Wednesday. Feb. 12. 1964
"They are appealing strictly to teenagers. Wherever I go, they play the Beatles."
Sociologists may analyze Beatlemania as an example of a primitive urge to return to the primeval womb. Theologians will decry the crass materialism and disinterest in religion among American youth. And the final word on Beatlemania will perhaps be by future historians.
Intellectuals, unite! Save the moral fiber of American youth!
First, fluoride in public water and now, the Beatles. What next? Surely, the Republic has never been in more danger.
But, for myself, I am sure that the resurgence of right-wing activity and support for Goldwater in correlation with the pronomenon of Beatlemania can only mean one thing: Robert Welch is behind the Beatles: Robert Welch is behind the conspiracy to drain the moral fiber of American college youth.
BAN THE BEATLES!!
Steve Long,
Prairie Village senior
Schools of Journalism, Law Announce Semester's Awards
Jerry Elliott, Lawrence, third year; David Engdahl, Lawrence, third year; Richard Haitbrink, Salina, first year; and Donald Vasos, Carroll, Iowa, first year.
IT'S ALMOST FASTER TO WALK than take the bus in San Jose, Calif. A traffic survey reported that the average speed of buses on downtown streets is 7.4 miles per hour and 70 per cent of the travel time between stops is spent waiting at red lights.
The Aldie Haver scholarships awarded to law students who are graduates of Eldorado High School went to R. Morgan Metcalf, El Dorado, second year and William G. Zimmerman, Lawrence, first year.
Lynn L. Anderson, Lawrence, third year; Walter Brauer, Bonner Springs, second year; Terry Bullock, Lawrence, third year; Thomas Clark, Bonner Springs, third year; Edward Collister Jr., Lawrence, third year; James Crabtree, Lawrence, second year; Robert Driscoll, Lawrence, third year.
The William Allen White School of Journalism and the School of Law have announced scholarship awards for the spring semester.
LOUISVILLE, KY., BECAME THE first city in the American West to acquire gas lights in 1840.
Leon E. Roulier, Lawrence, third year, received the August and Sophia Lauterbach fellowship for a resident of Thomas County.
Those receiving the awards in journalism were Frederick Mabbutt, Shoshone, Idaho, junior, and Joanne Prim Shade, Overbrook senior.
Mrs. Shade received the Gladys Feld Helzberg scholarship for spring semester fees. Mabbutt received a $100 scholarship from the Kansas City Press Club and a $100 Stauffer Scholarship.
GENERAL scholarships for second semester study in the School of Law were awarded to:
We are taking applications for temporary
Overload Trainees Secretaries Stenos Typists Must be experienced to qualify
Milliken's SOS Call for appt. VI 3-5920
WISE SHOPPERS KNOW...
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