Ecology "sellout" denied
Hickel wants youth involved
MANHATTAN (UPI)—Concern for the environment is not a "sell-out" of other issues of the day, but rather a way the government can prove it cares and also get youth involved, Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel said today.
In a speech prepared for the Alf Landon lecture series at Kansas State University, Hickel said "the environmental crisis may well present our last chance to bring significant numbers of potential future leaders back into the political process.
"Government can and must prove that it can respond, and encourage youth involvement," Hickel said.
One way to do that is to expand the program of getting youth to help with the environment problems, he said. The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (FWPCA) has a program called "scope" in which youngsters contact federal officials and secure technical information on pollution.
"I have decided to expand this program from FWPCA into a wider framework," Hickel said. "We are exploring the possibilities of expanding it into an interdepartmental organization. In this way, it could have an impact on all the federal agencies working on pollution problems."
Freshman art featured this week at Strong Hall
An art show featuring the work of freshmen in the various fields of art is now being shown
KU troupe to stage musical comedies
Two one-act musical comedies will be presented April 19 by the Mount Oread Gilbert and Sullivan Company.
The two shows, "Cox and Box" and "Trial by Jury," represent two stages in the development of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. "Cox and Box" was written in 1869 by Author Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, before the Gilbert and Sullivan collaborations. "Trial by Jury" was written by Gilbert and Sullivan in 1875.
Two shows will be presented,
at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets
are $1 at the SUA office or
at the door.
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ATTENTION SPRING SING
SPRING SING-in connection with Spring Fling will be held April 23 or 24. It is open to all members of organized living groups—fraternities, sororities, dorms and scholarship halls. There will be four divisions of entries: Women's Groups, Men's Groups, Mixed Groups, and Singles. The groups will be allowed six to ten minutes and the singles will have a maximum of five minutes. If interested (group or individual) please contact Mr. Kim Farewell at VI 3-7922 by Wed. noon April 8.
on the third floor of Strong Hall, said Mrs. Eleanor DuQuoin, instructor in design, Monday.
The show titled "Freshman Foundation," was put together by Mrs. DuQuoin and Frank Young, Delaware, Ohio graduate assistant working on his doctoral degree in education.
Mrs. DuQuoin said the show covered two and three dimensional work, drawing and general foundation work.
"It's a good show." said Mrs. DuQuoin, "which makes it obvious that the freshmen are becoming aware of his intuition, his ideas and his thoughts."
"By no measure does the environmental crusade conflict with man's struggle for equal treatment and justice," he said.
Hickel said he had bee beckled at some speeches by those who thought worries about pollation masked the larger problems of society.
He said he told the American Petroleum Institute, "the oil industry . . . stands in danger of becoming the monster of American society. The industry must respond because the 'crusaders are up in arms,'" he said.
Sunday, April 19th, 8 p.m., MUSIC HALL Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo.
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