Antiwar committees organized
A variety of committees were organized this weekend with a goal of organizing antiwar sentiment within and without the University community.
The committees met individually and reported their progress at a meeting Saturday afternoon. All of the committees are being co-ordinated through a central bureau at the Dean of Women's Office.
The Congressional Action Committee is being led by Lawrence Velvel, professor of law. They are encouraging students and others to send letters and telegrams to Congressmen, and are emphasizing a lobbying program in the Kansas legislature. They are also organizing a delegation to Washington and a program to send letters to newspapers.
The Speakers Bureau will recruit speakers and contact local groups to offer the speakers as a program. Anyone can volunteer to speak. Topics covered will range from the war to campus issues.
A Theatres group is being organized by Bill Meekle of the Drama department. They will present guerrilla theatre and other plays relevant to the current campus situation.
Community Action Outside
Lawrence will recruit students to go into communities throughout Kansas to speak to local groups on the war and distribute information on anti-war and campus issues.
A March on Topeka is planned as the focal point of the week. It is being planned as a nonviolent means of petitioning Governor Docking to call a special session of the legislature so that they can debate the war.
The Committee on Faculty hopes to bring about co-operation between students and faculty. They also hope to alter academic business as usual and organize all interested faculty.
A variety of workshops on issues ranging from the war to revolution to racism to off-campus housing are being set up to meet next week.
The Communications Center will be a source of information for all students and faculty,will issue a newsletter about all groups and activities,and will coordinate all resources at KU to make them available to all of the committees.
Community Action in Lawrence is led by Carl Leban of the Political Science department. They planned to visit local churches Sunday morning to talk with townpeople about the war; hope
to co-ordinate their activities with the city commission; and visit local merchants to ask them to display anti-war posters. Leban said they also would attempt to set up booths and tables in the business district to distribute literature.
An opinion poll will be conducted this week to determine how many students are going to class, what options are being chosen, and how effective the committees will be.
The idea of an economic boycott was also discussed, but several speakers expressed the opinion that such a tactic would not win them the support they are seeking from businessmen.
The group which developed and organized the Saturday meetings lists as its major objective the halting of business as usual until the war ends.
John Sanford, Bartlesville senior and general co-ordinator of the group, said the immediate
goal is to work towards a daily one hour stoppage of normal activity from 1-2 p.m. He also stressed the importance of the Topeka march
The Peace Commencement Fund which began at Yale University, was also endorsed at the Saturday meeting Seniors are being urged to graduate without caps and gowns, and instead donate the money to the fund which will back political peace candidates across the United States.
Deans endorse resolution
Before submitting the University Senate Executive Committee (SenEx) resolution to University of Kansas students at the Memorial Stadium Convocation, last Friday, Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. received the endorsement of every dean on campus concerning the resolution.
Some of the deans and SenEx members expressed their reasons for endorsement of the resolution.
I don't want anyone denied the
"Tm in favor of this plan, because I didn't want anyone coerced into doing something he didn't want to do," said Rick von Ende, Abilene, Tex., graduate student and SenEx vice-chairman.
opportunity to attend classes. Under this plan, students can also attend the various workshops that will be held next week. Some of the things that will be talked about at these discussions will be crucial, he said.
SenEx member Brad Smooth, Sterling sophomore, said, "I've been in favor of this plan whether or not we're in pressing circumstances. Each student should be free to exercise his views without penalty or coercion. I think this gives students an excellent opportunity for non-violent protest."
Dean Clifford Clark of the School of Business said, "I think this is a good plan. I have an
economics class in which we discussed this. I'll estimate that about half of the students will continue classes. In my class we'll discuss what caused this move. I personally think this came out of the Cambodian thrust and killing of the Kent State students. This move is nationwide."
"I endorsed the resolution," said Dale Scannell dean of the School of Education because I thought it provided the best alternatives for people who are concerned about present events to express their feelings without continuing business as usual or alternatives the university would not approve of."
Coordinating group provides information
The Kansas University Coordinating Committee has been organized solely for the purpose of coordinating information and activities. Their function is to aid in preventing duplications or conflicts in activities and purposes. They will also aid anyone who wishes to avail themselves of all available University facilities such as rooms for meetings, public address systems.
If you have questions concerning available KU resources, what groups are meeting, where, any
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Student Union Activities is now accepting applications for its SUA host-hostess program, and we are coming year there will be no interviews except group chairmanships. The group serves as host and hostesses for function events with the university's official campus events. During the past year we have assisted at such events as the Chancellor's Reception, the After-Work Party, the final season, and the dedication of Woodruff Auditorium.
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