KU 'doves' flock to Leavenworth
By GALEN BLAND
Kansan Staff Writer
Messengers streamed in and out of the Coordinating Committee office in what had been the Dean of Women's office. In a corner away from the confusion and excitement, Joe Figard, Leavenworth senior, talked quietly into a phone.
"You know Leavenworth is almost entirely supported by the government," he said, "and the people there aren't going to listen to a long-haired freak, but we have a lot of straight people who are in this with us . . ."
A couple of Figard's cohorts began talking of their work in Leavenworth.
"We talked with the Jaycees at their executive board meeting last night in Leavenworth," one said. "It seemed as if they would get behind us."
Another young man started, "We were supposed to talk to them for fifteen minutes and just present our plans but we ended up rapping about the war for nearly an hour."
"Leavenworth has the only, as far as I know, compulsory high school ROTC program in the
state. This weekend they're having a review and we're not going to demonstrate at it but we're going to pass out a sheet listing why we think the high school shouldn't have ROTC," the first student said.
Figard hung up the phone and joined the discussion. "We're trying to get the town aware that what's going on here at KU is not just the work of a few hippy freaks." He brushed his long brown hair out of his eyes.
Graduating seniors to have one last fling
Free beer will be served to members and their dates at the final party of the class of 1970 on Saturday at the Red Dog Inn.
A rock band from Ann Arbor, Mich., the "Brownville Station" and "Together" will play for the party. Non-members are welcome at $1 each, said Don Farrington, Oswego senior and president of the class. The party will be held from 8 p.m. until midnight.
The Senior-parent ltncheon will be held June 1 in the dining area of Lewis Hall. Limited tickets are available at the Alumni Association office for $3 each, Farrington said.
Timothy Hays, found to be the oldest member of the class, is expected to reflect upon his career as a student here at the University of Kansas. Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. will also attend, Farrington said.
A big, dark-haired student with a moustache spoke from across the room, "We got in at Immaculata (a parochial high school). We've got information tables there and we've scheduled a rally," he said.
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The senior film will be shown four times on June 1, beginning at 2 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium. The film is a half hour long. A special showing for seniors will be May 27 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Figard nodded. "Our ultimate goal is for an open city forum. To get this we are going to go to every civic club and we're also going to canvass the city with literature.
Timothy Hays
"In conjunction with canvassing the town, we're going to have a cleanup weekend, get a garbage truck and clean the trash out of the whole city," he said.
that Leavenworth would present a lobby for anti-war legislation to the state and national legislative bodies.
"We haven't gone to the churches yet. Most of them don't care. We'll get to them soon," he said.
He paused and then explained how they would approach the civic groups. He said they would talk about the war platform of the administration and then relate what had been happening at KU. He said the group hoped
"Tonight," Figard said, "we're going to go to the city commission meeting and present our views to them. Maybe we can get them to help us get an open city forum."
"We have $85," the moustached student said, "we're going to rent a billboard in town and have something like 'Peace Now' or 'Give Peace a Chance' and have the names of everyone in town who will support us on it."
Figard was laughing. "I've got the billboard I want all picked out," he said. "It now has a sign that says 'Keep America Beautiful—Get a Haircut.'"
Everyone in the room laughed. One said, "Maybe you should do that, Joe, get a haircut and don't let it grow out until the war is over."
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