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Vol. LVI, No. 107

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University of Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14,

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Committee Attacks
Discrimination Here
By KEN HOSKINS
Kernel Staff Writer
Attacks and possible remedies
were leveled at racial discrimi-

nation in University athletics and
town housing Tuesday night by
the Campus Committee on
Human Relations.
A three-pahousing survey,
compiled by the group's housing
committee, was presented by the
chairman, Henry Tribble, junior
in the College of Law.
Tribble explained that the
survey was based on a list of
apartments and rooms from the
University Town Housing Office
and from a random sample of 16
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Robson Duncan Mclntyre, professor of economics, last night preforeign students and 15 white stusented an honorary membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, national dents, whose situations were
honorary fraternity of business and economics, to Kentucky Gov. compared with the 15 Negroes
Edward T. Breathitt. The presentation was made at a banquet in living off
campus.
the Student Center honoring 19 initiates of Beta Gamma Sigma.
The survey showed that of the
Gov. Breathitt was the keynote speaker.
52 landlords responding, 24 re- rt

Breathitt Relates
Education With State
Gov.

By STEVE ROCCO

Kernel Staff Writer
"We must remember that
as a state can never be
swifter than our progress in education. That is why it is so important that we strive to obtain
greater excellence, not only in our
universities and colleges, but in
our elementary and secondary
schools as well."
These were the words of Kentucky Gov. Edwart T. Breathitt
as he spoke Tuesday evening at a
banquet in the Student Center,
sponsored by Beta Gamma Sigma, national academic honorary
fraternity for men and women in
business and economics. About
70 persons attended.
The banquet was given in

our-progre-

honor of 19 initiates for the fraternity. Gov. Breathitt was made
an honorary member of Beta
Gamma Sigma, in keeping with
the fraternity's policy of naming
one honorary member each year.
"When you came to this University," said Gov. Breathitt,
"you were a product of one of our
high schools or of one in a sister
state. You came as a product of
your community, shaped by its
characteristics, measured by its
limitations. You came as a product of your family, influenced by
its interests and aspirations, disciplined by its attitudes and beliefs.

"You came as a conformist
to whom church, home and school
society in general had pro- -

Candidates Present
Campaign Platform
platform was presented Tuesday by Winston Miller and John O'Brien, candidates
for president and vice president
of student government.
The
platform
statement came fresh on the heels
of an announcement last Thursday by Student Congress President Steve Beshear and his special assistant Larry Kelley that
the present administration would
stay "independent" of the spring
political race.
No other candidates have announced in the two races. The
deadline for filing is April 21. The
election will be held April 27.
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The platform's first point is
on academic freedom. In it, Miller and O'Brien state their support for an academic board of

faculty members that would adjudicate student academic disputes, a continuing faculty and
curriculum evaluation committee
composed of students in each of
the colleges, a student discipline
code, and due process in all student judicial disputes.
The slate's platform calls for

better student participation in
student government.
The slate also calls for participation of students on administrative committees as well as standing committees. They abo advocate student representation on
the Board of Trustees.
In other points, the platform
advocates:
1. Government administrative
committees to carry out the work
of the student government.
2. A renewed emphasis on programming.
3. A University move to create
a standard credit system in all
Kentucky colleges.
4. Academic
assistance for
freshmen who need andor want it.
5. A better recruiting and orientation program to bring more
Kentucky high school graduates
to UK.
6. Expansion of UK's intercollegiate athletic program both
on an academic and competitive
level. This would be coupled with
an expanded intermural program.
7. Coordination of campus financing.

8. Continuation of some form
of student insurance.

fused to rent to Negroes because
of personal reasons, and another
14 refused
Negroes because of
neighbors' objections.
These figures brought numerous suggestions from the group
in an attempt to combat definite
indications of discrimination.
A survey of white students and
their opinions about living in the
same apartment buildingor rooming house with Negroes was suggested by Claudia Jeffery, junior
in the College of Arts and
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Sciences.
Miss Jeffery reasoned

that if
the other tenants did not object,
the landlords might be more willing to rent to Negroes.
An alternative proposal by
Tribble suggested that possibly
the University could bring pressure to bear on landlords wishing to use University approval
lists or gain University backing.
Though many ideas were discussed concerning the town housing situation, no definite action
was decided upon.
Turning to another area of
controversy concerning discrimination, Alan Shavzin, instructor
in the Department of Philosophy,
condemned the present! method
of Negro athletic recruitment.
His main objection was that the
University seemed to follow a
policy of attempting to recruit
only one Negro athlete each sea-

gested that copies of these letters
could be sent to President Oswald and Vice President Johnson.

dissenting note was issued
by Dr. Jack Radabaugh, visiting
professor in the Department of
History. Dr. Radabaugh said he
would hesitate to encourage the
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Group Plans
To Discuss
Government
The Student Centennial Committee's subcommittee on the
evaluation of student life will
hold its second Conference on
Organizations at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Student Center
Theater.
The conference is a follow-uto the March 6 meeting that
proposed a reorganization of student government to create a UK
Student Association.
Copies of the proposed reorganization plan were circulated
by Larry Kelley, a special
assistant to the president of Student Congress, to all organization
presidents.
The copies were recalled by
Kathy Kelly and Mike Stanley,
the cochairmen of the evaluation
committee, because, they said,
the language was unclear and
needed to be cleaned up. A revised plan was to be circulated
today.
The plan will be presented
and discussed at the Saturday
conference.
The committee hopes to gel
final approval of its reorganization plan with hopes of implementing it next year.
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vided all directions, all the
to make you measure up to
should
what a 17 or
be. You were expected, most likely, to follow your parents' religion, your parents political
to practice togetherness,
to be a member of the team.
"If you rebelled too seriously son.
at some of the things expected of
The Rev. Doug Sanders, chairman of the human relations comyou, you were considered a disciplinary problem. If you rebelled mittee, offered a solution.
completely, you were a delin"If the whole situation (Negro
quent."
recruiting) should be thwarted
Gov. Breathitt cited the role
this year," he
of the university as an agent "to again could each said, "maybe we
gain knowhelp youth dispense with comledge of capable athletes in our
pulsive conformity."
home areas, then write Coach
The Commonwealth's chief Bradshaw."
executive asked that conformity
The Rev. Sanders also sug
among college students be replaced by "new disciplines from
within," and that they "do not
fear controversy."
Status seeking was flayed by
the governor as one of the "real
enemies of society today." A3
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lthough it may result in the lack
stuof status among peer groups,
dents should not be afraid of any
idea that might seem foreign, the
governor feels.
Gov. Breathitt cited the need
for the Voting Rights Bill now before Congress as being "necessitated by the fact that many AmerV.
icans refuse to regard the worth
of their fellow Americans by any
standard other than the color of
their skin.
"1 hope that for your future
happiness you are not burdened
by such
judgments of
people or ideas that you automatically reject without givingyour-sel- f
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the satisfaction of getting to
know an individual or thought
better.
"I hope that while you are
here at this University, you are
developing an appreciation of the
power of knowledge both what
it can do for you personally and
how it can propel mankind across
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ness and peace."
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Cov. Breathitt added, "We
must switch offthe television and Prospective members of the newest University sorority, (iamma Beta
I'hl. view the pins which charter members will wear. Gamma Beta
renew our library card."
I'hl will colonize here this semester, taking its first pledge class
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