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Sunflower 1965-10-06 (3.670Mb) ttMWsity kkis# Natioiwl Teodi^ II Avery Visits Campus WSU’s Rrst Slated For Budget Discussion Governor William Avery visited WSU campus yesterday For Saturday Morning afternoon for a brief tour and a meeting with President Emory The University will Join Northwestern, St. Louis, Iowa, Washington, and other universities in Lindquist and University ofn> a Teaoh-m program) g r f covering U.S. policies in Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic at 7 a^n. clals. Saturday. It will be WSU’ s first. The basic purpose of Qover> The program will be broad­ ciate professor of psychology, the first sponsored by the or­ nor Avery’s visit was in re­ cast from Toronto, Canada, via and the University Forum Board ganization at which foreign gard to Wichita State’s budget closed circuit telephone lines are sponsors of the Teaoh-ln, citizens will speak. request for 1967. in Wllner Auditorium. Dr, Kenyon is a member of the Universities Committee on According to Kenyon, the Governor Avery was met at Disoussion of the Dominican the Problems ofWar and Peace, Teaoh-in will be an educational McConnell Air Foroe Base in Republic policies will be from national sponsor of the Teaoh- program designed to give the the afternoon by president 7 to 9:30 a jn . with Dr, Cheddl ln, students a look at American Lindquist and several Univer­ Jagan, former Prime Minister policies as those overseas view sity personnel. Upon arriving of British Guiana; Andres Look- Saturday’ s Teaoh-lh will be it. ward, Member of the Executive « Jt at the campus* he was taken on a brief tour. Governor Avery Coxmcll of the Social Christian and his accompanying aides met Party of the Dominican Re­ with University officials in the public; and Adolf Berle, Senior advisor to the Elsenhower Ad­ Board Room of the CAC to discuss the upcoming 1967 ministration on Latin American Affairs speaking. budget. Gov. Wtlliom Avery The afternoon session on Viet Governor Avery’s visit to ernor Avery on the WSU Nam from noon to 3:30 will WSU campus was part of his campus. I think his interest Include Patrick Gordon- program to visit all state in- in WSU and the whole system Walker, former British Foreign stifotlons. Fred Funk» speak­ of higher education shows his Secretary, and various Soum- ing for Young Republicans said, responsibility to the future of east Asian diplomats. **I am very happy to see Gov- Kansas.” Dr. Grant Y. Kenyon, asso­ The Su n flow er OFFICUL STUDENT NEWSPAPER Vol. LXX - No. 6 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansos October 6, 1965 Frosh Election Model United Nations Application forms for die Freshman election may be Needs CCUN Delegates obtained in the SGA Office Five more delegates are needed for the Student Government from 1-5 p jn „ and must be group that will represent WSU in St. Louis this coming March filed before 5 p,m ., Oct, 6. at the Midwest Model United Nations, according to Bob Shields, DELTA-CATESSEN—Campus organisations partiol- No political parties will be CCUN chairman for this year. pated in the Kampus Kamival, held last Saturday allowed and no posters may Applications for these posi­ and student government ac­ tivities of the year. Each uni­ night In the Grace Wilkie parking lot. One of the be displayed before 6 a.m. tions will be available W e^es- versity that attends will rep­ booths was Trl Delta’s Delta-catessen, selling soft Monday, Oct, 11, day and must be turned in drinks, popcorn, and snow cones. All proceeds were Applicants must have a resent one country and its true by Oct. 15. Applicants must position during the week’s 2,250 cumulative credit point have a minimum 2.500 cumula­ given to the World University Service, activities. index, and must be enrolled tive grade point average. in University College to The Model United Nations Last year the WSU delega­ apply. lasts for one week and is one tion represented Puerto Rico, of the biggest political science but will represent the United States in March. This means WSU Senior Second they were one of the best, if not the best, groups in attend­ ance last year. The General Assembly at the In Miss Football USA Newsfronte convention last year repre­ Things are finally getting back to normal for Miss Bobbl sented about 85 colleges and Woodman, secondary education senior, who recently returned By CLIFF TARPY, Co-Managing Editor universities from Colorado to from the Miss Football USA contest as first runner-up. the east coast. The assembly, WSU’ s first entry in the 20th composed of a 500-member annual pageant returned from CRAWFORDVILLEj Qa., (AP) “ Calvin F. Craig, grand dragon body, was subdivided Into five of the Georgia ku klux fuan, was arrested Monday because of Norman, Oklahoma, site of ttos main committees and a Security year’s contest, wlte very high his behavior In a racial incident. Council, The arrest was made after Craig grabbed a Negro youth who honors and a huge tropto* A tiu'ee-man committee will Her roommate throxighout the broke from a group of demonstrators and attempted to board review the applications and se­ a bus carrying white school children. The charge was assault event, Miss Chris Akin of Au­ lect the five delegatee. burn University, was selected and battery, Craig told newsmen that tiie Klan will Increase tension untU Miss Footttall USA. The contest was based on the Q eoi^a governor takes action to stop the Integration Rotary Stipend interviews, poise» talent, and attempt, OKLAHOMA CITY, (AP) — Robert Welch, founder and president a short talk entitled ” Miss Announced Today University,” For her talent of the Joto Birch Sooletyi v ls lM this city Monday. selection Miss Woodman pre­ A few days earlier, Oklahoma’ s OOP leaders Joined na^nal A $2,000.00 Rotary Fellow­ sented a comedy dialogue. party ofiioials in calling for the ouster of Birch members from ship for advanced Wichita area Republican party ranks. students to study abroad during The week long contest, which CHICAGO (AP) — An Integration group has asked Mayor 1966-67 was announced today. began September 24, was over­ Deadline for application is Oct. Richard J, Daley to intervene in the Chicaro public school flowing with activities, but in­ crisis involving $30 million in federal education lUnds. 18, This Fellowship is open to cluded very little sleep. The dispute arose Friday when the U3. Office of E<focation Some of the events Included ordered ^ t $30 million in federal ftmds be withheld from all students whose home is in TV Interviews, pictures with Chicago publio schools for failure to comply witii the 1984 the Wichita airea. Qualifications Bobbl Woodman include publio speaking ability, the OU football team, a meet­ ClvU Righto Act. ^ way everyone got along will be high soto>lastlo ability, and a ing with Gov, Henry Bellmon NEW YORK (AP) — President Johnson Monday offered refuge and a tour of the state oapltol. the most cherished memory of to Culuuis who seek to leave the Communist island. Bachelor’ s degree by the time the contest,” said Miss Wood­ tlie Fellowship begins. Luncheons, dinners, the Olda- man. Johnson said he would ask Congress Monday for $12,6 mUllon homa University-Navy football to make all the arrangements needed so that Cubans who Male or femide applicants A future physical education are eligible, but must be un­ game Saturday and other ac­ seek freedom” can make an orderly entry into the United States. tivities filled the remainder teacher, she is not only>nly a m arried Ottier qualifications football fan, but NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Charles Evers, state field secretary of the girls’ busy schedule. also enjoys I of ttie NAACP, said Negroes would demonstrate here ^aln include an ability to read, write, golf and tours the oountoy tonight despite the arrest of 409 civil righto workers in weekend and speak the language of ttie ” The activities were mt- entering amateur golf tourna­ ns. coimtry chosen for study. oiting, but the girls and the ments. Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 'JEditorkd *Fs* N«w Parking Regulations Cause ■ ir m r o m A iTON mnBPHBTATION Varied Opinions Among Students Suppression, Act I Ab one observer once said the efficiency of any beauraoy Is measured the number of times the buck can be passed. Ja fhat line the University has not been outdone. It matches any large social or economic Institution. Standtih Several days ago a rep o rter for a downtown publl- By JO H N CRITTENDEN, oatlon went to an offtoe for several statistics about enrollment and the student-faculty ratio. He was told Stuff Writer ttiat ttie Information was not a v a ll^ le from that ofHoe* To ImpresB on student minds that ” no-parklng sones'' will be and ttiat. It would have to be obtained through another Inforoed, WSU parking tiokets have txMn raised form $1 to $3. Second ofisnders are hit for $6. office on campus. though, rd watch out.” The Sunflower asked six stu­ A trip to ttie ottier office In question found that the dents what they thought of the Genevieve Standlsh, Wichita, information was not available, but promised to call new rules governing student Junior: " I Just got through pay­ still anottier o ^ce to get the Information. campus parkfog. ing a $2.50 ticket to foe city of Larry Bunty, Wichita, sen- m ohlta. Where’s the money go­ After about a four-hour delay the secretary finally lori **I guess it will serve ing to go that I’d pay foraoam - called back to say that the figures were not to be their purpose.
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