THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
80th Year, No.79
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Monday, Feb. 16, 1970
Black affairs committee a 'possibility'
By TOM SLAUGHTER
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr., revealed in a Kansan interview, the possibility of the creation of the Chancellor's Black Affairs Committee.
Chalmers said the committee would be under the auspices of the Chancellors office, consequently it would not be subject to approval by the Student Senate or the University Senate.
The announcement came from a question regarding the status of the request for a Dean of Black Student Affairs made by the Black Student Union earlier this year. Concerning the request, Chalmers said, "My impression from the black students on the campus, is that creating such a single post or person does not adequately meet the needs of black students."
Chalmers went on to say, "It is quite possible that what our black students recognized, is that a single person, no matter what he was called, doesn't solve the problems that black students encounter on a predominately white campus, and it may in fact require a multiplicity of people. Perhaps what you need more than anything else is a coordinating group that draws these people together."
Chalmers said action is being taken now in hiring blacks in three University offices, the Dean of Men; the Dean of Women; and the Office of Admissions. Besides these three posts the Chancellor employs a black, Phillip Gary, as an adviser on Urban Affairs.
Chalmers said the black committee would relate to the non-teaching and non-research functions of the university. Asked if he thought the committee would serve the needs of blacks better than a dean, Chalmers said, "Yes, because they are diverse needs. They are needs in terms of finding self-help and in evaluating admissions from a different perspective."
Concerning admissions, Chalmers said, "We are no longer asking what an ACT score means, when the ACT is standardized against a middle class, northeastern population of white students."
Chalmers said the University must talk to other sources who know the black students background and the specific problems they may have had, and take these problems into account when the University considers the black student for admission.
"This approach calls for a different kind of admissions program, and people
who have the sensitivity to make these new approaches are needed in several areas of the University." Chalmers said.
Chalmers said he has been working with BSU and maintaining a continuing dialogue concerning the various problems and issues that concern them. Chalmers said he has asked the BSU to submit two names of students to sit on the committee. Chalmers was quick to say that the BSU had never made a demand of him, "I want to point out most seriously that the BSU have never since I've been here, issued a demand."
Chalmers said the membership of the committee would consist of two undergraduates, two graduate students, two faculty members, and two black administrators. Chalmers said he is waiting for a meeting of the black graduate students to nominate two representatives to the committee.
Chalmers said there is a possibility that the chairman of the committee would also serve as the chairman of the department of Black Studies, if that department is added within the structure of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Chalmers said the committee could act as a sounding board for grievances of the black students on campus.
Chalmers said, "It is important that the committee have a charge and a method for replacement of appointments year by year in the future."
Chalmers said the committee would not, and could not, be totally responsible for the hiring of black faculty, because the faculty members of the specific departments should be compatible with the members of their own departments, but the black faculty should not be wholly incompatible with the black students.
When asked if a Dean of Black Student Affairs would be a panacea of the problems of the black students on campus, Chalmers said, "No, not for me, I think it is becoming clear to everyone that one person doesn't begin to meet the needs of the black students. Until they are met in these several ways, there will always be gaps."
Speaking of the BSU Chalmers said, "Involved groups can't be ignored." He said a balance between black students and faculty should be reached in all areas of the university, through "a joint process of cooperation. The resulting new appointments will be the group who reaches out to find other areas of need and concern in the university community."
UDK News Roundup
By United Press International
Carswell vote due
WASHINGTON—The fate of G. Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination and a constitutional amendment to reform presidential elections neared decision today in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The committee scheduled a vote on a motion to send the Carswell nomination to the Senate floor for confirmation or rejection.
Pullout investigation begins
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is beginning a brand new phase of its struggle to unlock the mysteries of Vietnam—this one geared to how to get out rather than why we got in.
Members will turn their attention this week to the details of U.S. entanglement in the political fabric of South Vietnam to try to find out whether the props would be knocked out from political programs designed to quell rebellion should the thousands of Americans involved pull out.
SANTO DOMINGO—A Dominican Airways DC9 jetliner with 102 persons lost power in one engine and crashed into the Caribbean moments after takeoff Sunday night.
Plane crashes; 102 dead
WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird says "Vietnamization" is proceeding "ahead of schedule" in South Vietnam and more U.S. troop pullouts can be expected because of continuing progress.
More troop pullouts seen
'Seven' jailed
CHICAGO (UPI)—The jury in the trial of the "Chicago Seven" ended its second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict Sunday night. The chief defense lawyer was sentenced to more than four years on contempt charges and all the defendants were jailed on similar counts.
The panel of 10 women and two men met for $9 \frac{1}{2}$ hours Saturday and began again at 9 a.m. CST Sunday. There were no indications from the jury room whether they were split on a verdict.
U. S. District Court Judge Julius J. Hoffman meted out his own justice in sentencing William M. Kunstler, 50, the flamboyant civil rights lawyer from New York who has upbraided the judge
throughout the trial, to four years and 13 days in jail.
Hoffman called Kunstler the kind of attorney who has "a stimulating effect on the increase of crime." He also dealt out a contempt sentence of a year, eight months and five days to the other defense counsel, Leonard I. Weinglass, 33, New York.
But he stayed execution of the lawyers' sentences until May 4 because they must lead the inevitable appeals of the defendants' contempt sentences and, if the jury returns a guilty verdict, of their conviction.
Moves were launched almost immediately to overturn the contempt citations the 5-foot-5, 74-
year-old judge imposed Saturday and Sunday.
Kunstler announced that a legal team composed of seven prominent lawyers would fight the contempt sentences. At a news conference, he introduced the group's chief, Morton Stavis, administrative counsel of the law center for constitutional studies in New York.
Stavis said many different avenues of appeal would be followed, but the first thrust would be to gain bond for the "seven" and to establish Hoffman's "obvious and deep personal involvement in the case."
The Supreme Court has ruled, Stavis said, that judges who hold (Continued to page 12)
Bill of rights discussed
The University of Kansas may no longer automatically notify parents of their youngsters' grades, if the proposed code of student rights, responsibilities and conduct is approved.
The Student Senate committee on student rights, privileges and responsibilities discussed that change of policy and other matters in the proposed code Friday night. The code is to be presented to the Student Senate Feb. 25.
Present University policy, said Kelly is to automatically report grades of single students under 21 years of age to their parents or guardian.
Kelly said this change in policy could save both time and money.
Chris Morgan, committee chairman and Emporia law student said the relationship is between the University and the student, not the parents.
During the committee's discussion of other provisions relating to student records, Kelly said that he and Mrs. Agnes R. Barnhill, assistant to the registrar, are the only persons in his office authorized to release transcripts on the basis of telephone requests.
He said that federal investigators asking to see student records must present, in addition to their identification, proof in the form of instructions that they have been assigned to make background checks in connection with possible employment of the persons whose record is involved.
In these cases, Kelly said, transcripts and academic information are made available to the investigators without written authorization from the former student. It is assumed that the person is competing for a job, that he would want the material released and that more people would be harmed by the delay in seeking authorization than are hurt by making the information available.
Also questioned by Kelly was the code which apparently would have barred the University from disenrolling students refusing to pay fines or hospital bills.
Current policy, said Kelly, is to let a student enroll even though he may owe fines and bills from the previous semester.