Indonesian war seen as symptom
By JEFF GOUDIE Kansan Staff Writer
Discussion leaders of a workshop titled "What If Peace Breaks Out Tomorrow: Will White Edsel Run Again" at Haworth Hall Monday, questioned whether a symptom and not the sickness would be removed if the U.S. withdrew from the war tomorrow.
One of the discussion leaders, Charles Kahn, dean of the school of architecture and urban design, alleged that the sickness in the country was the lack of a viable moral basis. Kahn said that Americans had always had the rhetoric of a good morality, but that was as far as it extended. Kahn suggested this basic lack enabled Americans to tolerate racial and religious injustices and caused them to give begrudgingly to the impoverished.
Kahn questioned whether a black veteran returning from the Indo-Chinese war would not encounter an abundance of difficulties when he hit the job market. He said the black veteran would have to be a "super black" not to face discrimination when he returned from the war.
Phillip Gary, assistant to the chancellor, berated American students for demonstrating over the deaths of the four Kent State students, when similar killings of blacks had occurred at North Texas State University and Orangeburg, N. C., with little or no student reaction. He charged that, as usual, the real issues were being glossed over because they were too close to home.
"It's a typical thing the white middle class would get caught up in," said Gary of the rash of demonstrations over the Kent State killings.
R. T. Aangeenburg, associate professor of geography, who said he had to "beat his Dutch accent," suggested he was more sensitive to those who didn't have the transferability required for smooth transition into the American society.
Shultz disappointed with KU convocation
Sen. Reynolds Shultz, R-Lawrence, said in an interview Monday that in dealing with the student convocation 'the University administration should have said 'the University will remain open,' period."
"And the cancellation of the ROTC review," Shultz said, "I was really upset about that."
Shultz said students should be grateful for the privilege of studying at a university.
"They should be told to accept the University rules or get out of there." he said.
"As far as I'm concerned, the University is now virtually closed," Shultz said, and added that he was "very disappointed with the situation."
When asked how he thought Chancellor Chalmers handled the situation, Shultz said the Chancellor was trying to compromise with everybody.
"It just doesn't work, you can't compromise with everybody," Shultz said. "Just what has Chalmers done since he came to the University?"
About students dissenting on other issues, Shultz said he would be the first one to admit that some of the requirements at the University should be abolished
During Monday's discussion the suggestion was made to follow the form of Walden II by Skinner or some other form of utopian state. "What basically is wrong with this society," one student said, "is a conflict of interest."
It was suggested that the group start by deciding what human values they want as a base for their alternate society.
because they had nothing to do with the field in which the students had chosen to get an education.
Francis Heller, dean of faculties, said he thought the Senate Executive Committee and the Chancellor handled the convocation "very well." Heller, who said he was not present at the convocation, said he thought the outcome showed that the University was capable of handling its own affairs within the rules of the University.
Workshops being conducted by the Free University this week will include a discussion on alternative societies.
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A group of about 20 students attended the first day of class, Terry Summers, Lawrence senior. said Monday.
All discussion leaders pleaded for Americans to get out of the master-syndrome school of thought concerning the blacks.
The plan is to meet every day for the rest of the week, Summers said, and try to come up with some ideas for alternative societies. Summers said he hated to do anything structured and was hopeful of getting something accomplished by the end of the week.
Aangeenburg said the average American was more conscious of what he was earning and not what he was becoming. He said the society rarely included people most Americans were not readily used to.
printed in the Harambe in describing the paper to one another
"The American feels he should always be leading," said Gary.
Kahn also urged that Americans release themselves from the "Horatio Alger" story of success
"The American success was the result of unlimited resources, unbelievable opportunities and exploitation," said Kahn.
"The convocation was a difficult situation beautifully handled by the University," said William Balfour, dean of student affairs.
The American "melting pot" was alleged to be a myth by Kahn. He suggested that the society simply extracted the most attractive portions of the melting pot and pushed the other portions aside.
Lujan suggested also that students take concrete action and try to get the Harambee printed as the official student publication for the blacks. He said the blacks needed an official publication just as white students did.
against the war. He said the students needed a better perspective as to the extent racism has involved in any of the current problems.
Herman Lujan, associate professor of political science, said the student did not realize all the power he had at his command to help the blacks. He suggested the students strike as hard for one black demand as they did
Aangeenburg remarked that the printers had probably used similar or worse language than was
Lujan criticized the Left Handed Student Union for parodying legitimate demands of groups such as the blacks. He also aimed a string of charges at the University Printers for refusing to print the Harambee.
"I am very proud of the way in which students and faculty handled the situation," he added.
A coed who complained that the situation for women in society was just as bad as that of blacks, was told by Lujan that the white woman was still more liberated in society than the average black man.
Emily Taylor, dean of women, said she thought the outcome of the convocation was "fine" in that it was left up to the individual to decide what to do.
Dean Taylor said she was not in favor of anybody forcing anybody to do certain things "just because of majority vote."
"What more can you ask, it couldn't be better," she said.
Donald Alderson, dean of men, said he had expected the outcome of the convocation because "there were so many options that the students could choose individually."
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