Chicago prof to speak on Dostoevsky
The department of Slavic languages has announced that Ralph E. Matlaw, professor at the University of Chicago, will speak at 7:30 p.m., March 18, in the Kansas Union Pine Room. His topic will be "Dostoevsky and the Golden Age."
Matlaw, who specializes in 19th century Russian literature, is the author of a monograph on "The Brothers Karamazov" and editor of "Notes from the Underground," "Russian Nights" and "Fathers and Sons." He has also written articles on Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
Peace fast announced
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee has announced plans for a Peace Fast April 13-15 to precede the national war moratorium April 15.
The committee has asked that money normally spent for meals be sent to aid victims of war. The money will be distributed to the American Friends Service Vietnam Relief Committee, The National Welfare Rights Organization and the United Farm Workers.
Checks should be made payable to the Peace Fast Fund and mailed to the Vietnam Moratorium Committee, Suite 800, 1029 Vermont Ave., Washington, D.C.
Oread Bookstore to sponsor exhibit
A Faculty Book Exhibit will be held at the Oread Bookstore, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday.
A selection of Doubleday Anchor, Dolphin and Image paperbacks will be available for examination.
Ebert proposes boycott of Yuk
Bill Ebert, Student Senate presidential candidate, has issued a statement proposing a student boycott of the Yuk Down.
The proposed boycott is a response to alleged discrimination against long-haired individuals by the manager of the Yuk Down.
Student vote may affect building of Wescoe Hall
The statement also calls for student support of any legal action taken against the Yuk.
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In a special referendum election on April 7, six questions will be decided by student votes.
One of the questions will relate to Wescoe Hall and the addition of $7.50 to student fees for 20 years. By casting ballots on this particular issue, students can influence the building of Wescoe Hall, the crowded conditions of class rooms, even prospective faculty members.
the demolition of Old Haworth Hall, he said.
Francis Heller, dean of faculties, said voting against the use of student fees could seriously affect the bond issue passed by the State Senate Saturday. He said bond buyers were reluctant to invest after such a vote by students.
"If the student vote reverses the Student Senate decision."
Heller said an alternative to building Wescoe Hall was construction of 40-50 temporary classrooms on the intramural fields and west of Iowa Street. But such an action could have a detrimental affect on the KU landscape and prospective faculty members, Heller said. It would be difficult to attract new faculty members to shacks for offices two miles away from campus, he said.
Heller said, "it would mean the loss of two and a half million dollars of student money."
Heller said the University had postponed the loss of such a grant by saying progress was being made. Examples of progress, he said, were the tearing down of Old Robinson Gymnasium and the installation of a major power connection at Wesco Hall. This year progress will be shown by
But the effect could be more detrimental than just the loss of student money, said Heller. He said the federal government was trying to get all its money back. By redesigning Wescoe Hall to a smaller scale, the federal government might withdraw its funds which would mean the loss of another $1.9 million.
Heller said there was obviously a "need" factor in new classrooms. The national standard for good classroom usage is for 30 hours a week, he said, with crash programs using them 36 hours a week.
SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE WHO DOESN'T VOTE.