K SOTTOW

The South's Outstanding College Daily
Friday Evening, Tcb. 23, 1908

ernel

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON

Vol. LIX, No. 105

Tensions Rising
At Morehead
By DARKELL RICE

of Morehead State University students
and faculty opposing the advent of compulsory ROTC have
h
crisis here and provoked heavy-hande- d
resparked a
taliation from the university administration.
The Kernel learned Thursday
however, that three to four
night that Dr. Robert Ahrends,
limes the number of people who
professor of English, has been
have signed have given their
asked to resign his Morehead
verbal support but expressed
teaching post. The reasons, refear about putting their names
out by humaniportedly spelled
down.
ties Dean J. E. Duncan, were:
Morehead President Dr. Ad-ra- n
That Dr. Ahrends attended
Doran was unavailable for
the Kentucky Conference on the
War and the Draft at UK, where comment. When Dean Roscoe
Playforth, who had
quoted
administration
"informers" in an earlier story, been contacwas
watched his activities.
ted, he said, "I have no comThat he is "guilty" of "orment at all for the Kernel."
students.
ganizing"
At a Monday meeting of the
That he was an organizer
Senate, Dean of Humanof the student-facult- y
"Free Faculty E. Duncan made a
ities J.
speech
Forum" discussion group.
in opposition to those working
While Dr. Ahrends was comagainst the compulsory ROTC
Wliat a waste of money! That may have been ington dresses Thursday at Turfland Mall. The plying with the request to reprogram.
the reaction of these young shoppers when they dollar bill dresses were designed by Harry S. sign, Richard Norman, a hisThe speech dealt with topics
saw Cynthia Con s id in c and Barbara Funke, UniCohen of Lexington.
tory professor, was told his
from subversives and
contract would not be ranging
versity coeds, modeling their genuine George Wash
Kernel Photo by Howard Mason
teaching
agitators on campus to a David
renewed. Prof. Norman reportLawrence article on Viet Cong
edly was sympathetic to the
Prof. Vance said.
popular movement to block treachery,
"Small groups are springing
ROTC.
compulsory
up on campus," Dean Duncan
A
faculty member,
said. "They are often led by
communications professor Kenbut this was neth
faculty members with axes to
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- meanwhile, said it was studying assignments,
Vance, himself a leader in
changed to 12 months in the the ROTC
grind. Others are frustrated inMembers of the House and Se- a plan to return to the United
protest, already had
dividuals.
Students look for
nate Armed Services Committees States servicemen recently sent latest shipment. It was not known been notified that his own conwhat percentage of marines had
increased to Vietnam a second time shortly
predicted
Thursday
opportunities to rebel against
tract will not be renewed.
not been in the United States
draft calls and possible activaafter completing an earlier comauthority instead of leaders to
Prof. Vance said he was told
lead them toward responsible
less than 24 months.
tion of more reserves to bolster bat tour.
Tuesday "to stay at my desk on
Recent escalation in the VietU. S. forces in Vietnam.
It emphasized that no such
maturity."
nam fighting, Sen. Pearson said, the days I work in the public
He said the university's "lines
Rep. Robert L. Leggett
plan had been approved as errelations office from 8 a.m. to
of communication
are open.
President roneously reported earlier but had lessened "our ability to meet
predicted that
other danger spots where our na- 4:30 p.m. and not go to the
would send another that such action was contemJohnson
They (the present
group)
student center grill and 'huddle'
would be heard, but their
tional security requires it."
100,000 men to the war zone, plated.
with students.
wishes would not be followed."
Other Armed Service CommitNormal rotation policy had
surpassing the present authorized
"I was told to turn in a tape
tee sources described the fresh
to be waived when President
of 525,000.
"They prefer to run the risk
ceiling
recorder that belongs to the
of damaging the institution,"
Sen. James B. Pearson
Johnson recently ordered an adtroops sent to Vietnam as "quick
he used for
Dean
Duncan
said. "What
said testimony from "top ditional 10,500 men to Vietnam,
beef, ready to fight with their university" (which
hands." They some of his classes).
would happen if we were to be
administration and military which brought the total number weapons in their
"I was also told," he said,
said the additional men were
confronted with professional
spokesmen" convinced him that to about 512,000.
25
embattled ma- "that I was to no longer use
intended to help
President Johnson plans to inagitators?"
Army policy calls for
rines at Khe Sanh and Hue and the Xerox machine to duplicate
Some Morehead
crease the authorized troop months between Vietnam tours,
other U.S. forces now fending articles for my class, like from
plan to pass out leaflets today
strength necessitating "increased but some in the last shipment
Courier-Jour-na- l,
titled "The Lengthening Shaddraft calls and the possibility
had been back from the war off increased enemy attacks on The Kernel, The
TV Guide, Life, Atlantic,
South Vietnamese cities.
two
ow of Dictatorship at Morehead
of a callup of reserve units." only a little more than
One source said that when etc."
State University
An E q u a
The Defense Department, months, and 40 percent had been
More than 500 signatures
the immediate military situation
Time Reply to Dean Duncan's
in the United States less than
25 months.
eased, some of these ready forces have been collected so far on
Faculty Speech."
Out-Of-Sta- te
could be returned to the United an anticompulsory ROTC petiis studying how
It will read as follows:
The Army
States and replaced by newly tion being circulated by 10 or
"You are wrong, Mr.
these men can be replaced, but
so people. The petitioners say.
on Pace 2, Col. 1
trained recruits and draftees.
it was not known whether the
Marine Corps will undertake a
similar study. Of the 10,500 additional men shipped, 6,000 were
marines.
Sen. Pearson said an increase
By ROBERT F. BRANDT
in troop strength would "mean
Rep. Quentin Wesley
a request for substantial increases
sponsor of a bill passed by irr military expenditures which
By FRANCES DYE
his Ph.D. from St. Anthony's
executives who will occupy busthe House of Representatives to will have a
Dr. Richard Butwell, a stugreat effect upon our
iness and government positions College at Oxford in 1054.
students and national
limit
overseas.
economy and ourability dent of Southeast Asia and outBefore coming to UK, Dr.
raise their tuition, said Thursday to solve domestic
Dr. Butwell came to UK irr Butwell had been the Rockefeller
problems."
spoken critic of the Vietnam war,
he expects college presidents to
The normal marine turn- has resigned his position as head 19G5 to head the Patterson School. Foundation's representative iir
opjx)se the measure.
around time is 24 months in the of the Patterson School of DiHe succeeded Dr. Amry Vanden-bosc- h the Philippines during 10G4-6The bill applies to all KenUnited States between Vietnam
who retired that year.
and professor of political science
plomacy and International Comunland-gracolleges and
tucky
merce.
With Dr. Vandenbosch he at the University of Illinois from
iversitieson the undergraduate
Dr. Butwell told the Kernel wrote "Southeast Asia amongthe 1058 to 1905.
level only.
his resignation was not prompted
World Pow ers" irr 1957 and "The
Rep. Wesley said the bill has
by reaction to his war views.
Changing Face of Southeast
effect on graduate schools. It
no
"I have never irr my life seen Asia" irr 1006.
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -merely calls for a cut of undera more free environment than
Dr. Butwell is a nationally
students to
Summerskill
President John
graduate
at the University of Kentucky,"
known scholar on Southeast
15 percent of total enrollment
of troubled San Francisco
he said.
Asiarr affairs, and his writings
State College resigned Thursby 1972.
He announced his resignation
have apH'ared in general circu-- ,
day with a blast at Cov,
Rep. Wesley said the national
in a letter to the students of the
eriodicals as well as
ration
students
Ronald Reagan for "underaverage of
Patterson School this week and in scholarly journals.
at all land-gracolleges is 11.4
mining" public trust in higha letter to Dr. Paul C. Nagel,
As a critic of the Vietnam war,
er education.
percent.
dean of the College of Arts and Dr. Butwell helped organize NeforDr. Summerskill, 42, a
Therefore, he said, even if the
Sciences.
gotiation Now and is a leader
mer psychologist who has
bill is passetl in the senate, KenDr. Butwell will leave at the of the Kentucky and l.exington
headed the college for one end of
tucky still will have "more than
the semester to lxcorne chapters. Negotiation Now is an
students.
its share" of
year, resigned effective this director of the Business Council
1
organization which urges immed"There has to be some cuts
September. He has been unfor International Understanding,
iate peace talks.
said,
der fire in recent months for
somewhere," Rep. Wesley
American Program, at American
He was a Fulhright scholar
1
a series of campus
referring to the education
at Oxford University irr England
University irr Washington.
The program is designed for from 1052 to 1051, and received
DR. BUTWELL
on 1'aje 5, Col. 1
MOREHEAD-Hundre- ds

i; .IW

C-

(All.

;

i jtr

V.:,

free-speec-

.!..

Happy George Washington

Growing Draft Calls Seen

third

students

Student Bill
In Trouble'?

Antiwar Views Not

Factor

Butwell Leaving UK Post

Angry Exit

ySfci