Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1963
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
People are involved in politics whether they realize it or not Atty. Gen. William Ferguson said here last night.
Atty. Gen. William Ferguson
He said he realized many persons said they were not interested.
By Roy Miller
'Politics Inevitable Claims Ferguson
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"But you know, it's been said, you're in politics whether you know it or not," he told the KU Young Republicans as he emphasized the need for youth in politics. He cited taxes as an example of political involvement.
The future of the Republican party lies with youth, Ferguson said during his talk on "The Kansas Republican Party—Where It Has Been and Where It Is Going."
THE FUTURE IS right here — the young people and the collegiates in particular," he said.
"You are going to be the people to lead other young people. It's tremendously important that the young people take an interest in their party and state."
Commenting on the Republican party's history in Kansas, Ferguson said Republicans have controlled the state since the Civil War "except when party members fought among themselves and allowed a Democrat to be elected.
"Republicans have problems enough, nationally particularly, without fighting among themselves," Ferguson noted.
"The history of the Republican party is really the history of Kansas," he said.
The attorney general, speaking on Lincoln Day, said Abraham Lincoln "was one of the forces in the cohesion of the Republican party in the nation and in the state of Kansas."
FERGUSON ALSO GAVE Kansas some credit for strengthening the party. "The original cohesion of the Republican party was the slavery issue — and it was Kansas that caused this.
REUBEN McCORNACK, Abilene junior and KU young Republican president, said the organization's poll on the Wichita University issue might start late tonight.
John Dunn, Hutchinson sophomore, was elected treasurer last night. He succeeds John Grothusen who resigned to work for Sen. James B. Pearson in Washington.
Ferguson said Kansas was a pioneer in the popular election of senators, the state anti-trust law, a corporation commission and elimination of the common drinking cup.
Interviewed after the meeting, Ferguson said:
Ferguson said cigarette vending machines need not be removed from the freshman women's dormitories here.
"Of course, the ones that are minors aren't supposed to use those machines anyway. I wouldn't say that it would be mandatory that they be moved. It's not the presence of the devices, it's the ones who use them."
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60th Year. No. 82
ASC Votes to Oppose Proposed WU Status
By Patti Behen
The All Student Council last night adopted a resolution to oppose the admission of Wichita University into the state school system as a full state university.
Jerry Dickson, student body president and chairman of an ASC committee to study the Eurich Report, proposed the resolution to the council, recommending that the council take a firm position on the issue.
The nightly run, which has been in operation only two weeks, was designed by the All Student Council to bring students to downtown Lawrence and the Hillcrest and Mall shopping centers.
AFTER LENGTHY debate and minor amendments for clarification, the resolution was passed.
Dickson explained his committee's views on the situation saying it felt the establishment of Wichita University as a full state-supported university would be "an additional strain on the state's limited financial resources."
"If it does not, the State's educational building fund, which is at a maximum now, will have to be distributed among three, not two, major universities," he said.
Dickson said he does not think the legislature will raise taxes this year.
Jim Thompson, Hugoton junior and a member of the study committee, explained that the committee "has the best interests of KU in mind" and stressed the need for the council "to take an emphatic stand."
AS AMENDED AND PASSED, the resolution states that the Eurich Report "appears to be the more acceptable solution" and therefore the All Student Council is opposed to Senate Bill No. 151, "unless the legislature provides adequate funds for all three major universities."
(The Eurich Report, approved by the Board of Regents in November,
Ogle added, however, that his company would be glad to cooperate with KU in finding a student transportation plan. He said that the bus company and the ASC have cooperated well, but that simple lack of support apparently will end the venture.
The shaky presence of the KU night bus service may vanish because of lack of support.
She commented that students who use the night bus should be given consideration, even though they are a minority. Thus, the ASC will continue to negotiate with the city bus service.
Miss Runnels added that the ASC plans to take some other course of action if the experimental run fails.
Lack of Business May Terminate Night Bus Run
SUZANNE RUNNELLS. Greeley, Colo., junior and KU sorority living district representative to the ASC, said that the special night bus service actually is not completely discontinued, and will not be until a decision is made concerning an experimental run that took students downtown last night.
Duane Ogle of the Lawrence City Bus Service explained that the bus run is to be discontinued because of lack of patronage.
"WE RAN THE SERVICE about five hours every evening with an average of 28 passengers," Ogle said. "It's impossible to run a service of that type."
proposes that Wichita University be taken into the state system as a "State Universities Center." under the joint jurisdiction of KU and K-State. The Senate bill would bring Wichita University into the state system as a separate, four-year university under the direction of the Board of Regents.)
Dickson said he felt that the amendments to the resolution are good "for they satisfy every group on the council and define the position of the council more clearly."
HE SAID IT HAS not been decided yet whether the council will present the resolution to the State Legislature.
"It is possible that the legislature will ask us to present our opinions,' he said.
Jane Breckenridge. Louisburg sophomore and SEC secretary, noted that further action with regard to the resolution depends on many things, "such as the Kansas newspapers' treatment of the story."
IN OTHER ACTION, several amendments were made to the ASC Bill on Elections. The council voted to set the annual spring general election on the 10th or 11th Wednesday and Tuesday of the spring semester, with the primary election on Monday and Tuesday of the preceding week.
The fall election will be held on the 8th or 9th Wednesday and Thursday of that semester, and the primary election on the Monday and Tuesday of the preceding week.
A resolution was passed which set the dates for the 1963 spring general election at April 4-5, with the primary election to be held March 25 and 26.
The council also extended the hours of the polls to between 5:45 and 6:15 p.m., in order to give students having 4:30 classes an opportunity to vote.
IN ADDITION the council ratified Dickson's recommendation that Lee Ayres, Wichita junior; Richard Miller, Kansas City junior; and David Knudson, Goodland senior, be accepted as members of the ASC social committee. Jim Thompson
Office Says Pay Fees Early
Fee payment, which began yesterday, will continue through Saturday at the Business Office, 21 Strong Hall.
Not all students have noticed this, the Registrar's office said today. Until now, fee payment has been going very smoothly, and lines have been short or non-existent, the office reported.
Students whose last names begin with letters O-S should pay today; T-Z, Thursday, and A-H, Friday. Those who have not payed by Friday may pay this Saturday.
All students should bring their ID's to validate their receipts. If someone else pays a student's fee, that student must take his to the Business Office himself. Starting Monday the office will fine students $2 a day for late fee payment.
The office warned that students waiting until the last minute will be forced to stand in long lines before they can pay.
Weather
Fair weather can be expected for the remainder of the day, but snow flurries, increasing winds and colder temperatures are forecast for tonight and tomorrow. The low tonight is expected to be about 15, with the high tomorrow in the 20's.
was appointed as a member of the student liaison committee.
Thomas R. Ward, Concordia sophomore, was sworn as ASC representative of professional fraternities and co-ops. Ward will take the place of Art Ogilvie, North Kansas City senior, who resigned last night.
A special guest was Kansas Atty. Gen. William Ferguson, who spoke briefly to the council. Ferguson was at KU to speak to Young Republicans.
Library Shows Letter from Abe
A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the University of Kansas library.
It is on public display today in the Kansas Room of Watson Library.
"The Lincoln letter is one of the more valuable acquisitions acquired by the library," said Thomas Buckman, director of libraries.
The letter, written to Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war, and dated Feb. 11, 1865, urged the promotion to brigadier general of four Kansans then holding the rank of colonel. The letter was written at the request of Senator James H. Lane, then a resident of Lawrence.
THE LINCOLN LETTER, which will become part of the collection of Lane materials at KU, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson of San Diego, Calif.
Johnson, a grandson of Lane, and Mrs. Johnson have donated previously about 200 items to the Lane collection.
In his letter, Lincoln urged the promotions of Col. Charles W. Adams, Col. Thomas Moonlight, Col. Thomas J. Bowen, and Col. Charles W. Blair.
He wrote that Lane stated that these men were "all Kansas officers, all now commanding brigades in the field, and the former, Adams, was severely wounded at Jenkins Ferry. He also says that Clayton, nominated from Kansas, has been reported against and will be rejected.
Please have these cases examined and Sen. Lane's request complied with so far as can be consistently done."
The Lincoln letter contains the following 9-line note from Maj. Gen.
Henry W. Halleck:
"In the first place there is no vacancy for Col. Adams; and if one should occur, there are many other Colonels more entitled to it by distinguished services in the field."
LINCOLN PROMOTED Colonel Adams of the 12th Kansas Infantry to Brigadier General anyway, and on the same day, Feb. 13, 1865, and all the others received their promotions.
The Lincoln letter and the Lane collections are part of the Kansas Room in Watson Library. Miss Laura Neiswanger is in charge of the more than 25,000 books and pamphlets pertaining to Kansas history.
Miss Neiswanger said that although the Lincoln letter does not throw as much light on Kansas history as other manuscripts, "so far as monetary value is concerned it would be one of the top acquisitions."
The Lincoln letter will remain on exhibit throughout February, then will be placed in the vault with other prized manuscripts where it will remain except for occasional displays.