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From other campuses
Of black, white and the Ku Klux Klan
By JAMES K. JACKSON
A mass exodus of black stu
dents is taking’ place at the Uni
versity of Florida in Gainesville.
A total of 117 blacks had with
drawn the early part of this week
as a result of a failure of the
UF administration to comply with
the demands of the Black Student
Union (BSU).
It seems the disagreement arose
when President Stephen C. O’Con-
nel suspended 66 black students
following their occupation of his
office. The students were also
arrested and jailed.
A petition carrying 300 signa
tures of UF law students was
presented to O’Connel. The peti
tion questioned O’Connel’s action
during the incident and his mem
bership in the all-white Gains-
ville Golf and Country Club.
The UF administrator has
since admitted hat he should have
acted somewhat different in deal
ing with the blacks but refuses
to grant full amnesty. Meanwhile,
black and white students and
faculty alike are withdrawing
from the university.
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Notre Dame has a Scholastic
Course Evaluation Booklet put
out every semester to aid stu
dents registering for classes.
The booklet lists alphabetically
all classes to be offered the fol
lowing semester and gives the
name of the professor. It gives
a brief description of the course,
the way the prof presents the
material, required readings,
the organization of the course
(including the average grade
given), and comments on the
techniques of the prof and how
difficult the course may be ex
pected to be.
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Frank Converse of the United
Klans of America spoke to an
overflow crowd at Rice about
his organization and on the
“original Ku Klux Klan of yester
day.”
Today, according to Converse,
there are about 25 to 50 Klans
in existence, variously called
“The White Knights,” “The Green
Foresters,” “Black Knights,” etc.
The United Klans of America is
not, according to Converse, a
terrorist organization. In re
sponse to the question of why
the United Klans had retained
part of the name of a terrorist
organization, Converse responded
by asking why Jews still wanted
to be called Jews even though
they were Christ-killers.
While the United Klans “have
been accused of a lot of things
in this town,” Converse was
quick to point out that “we
haven’t been found guilty of any
of it.”
“Indeed,” Converse said, “I
have no hatred in my heart for
anybody . . . The only thing that
I believe in is white supremacy.”
An hour and a half was de
voted to answering questions
from the audience and although
many of the questions “got a lit
tle close” as Converse put it,
there were no particularly heated
exchanges. Several of the ques
tions were not answered, how
ever, since the by-laws of the
Klan prohibit disclosure of some offered at a later date to try
types of information—apparently to influence Frank Shelton, Grand
membership and activities. Imperial Wizard of the United
As he was leaving, Converse Klans, to visit Rice.
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End the war, protestors
demand of Congressmen
WASHINGTON _ Three
thousand demonstrators carried
their demand for an end to the
Vietnam war to the doorstep of
Congress Wednesday and were
arrested by the busful while a
few sympathetic congress
men watched.
Three hours after the arrests
beg’an, when the Capitol area
finally was cleared of the last
demonstrator, more than 1,000
prisoners had been processed at
a sports arena used for detention.
Homebound traffic on Massa
chusetts Ave., one of the city’s
main corridors to Maryland, was
blocked temporarily by a demon
stration near American Univer
sity. A policeman was thrown
from his scooter and injured
when a demonstrator threw a bar
ricade in front of the vehicle.
Bystanders said • other policemen
beat the demonstrator and there
were an undetermined number of
arrests.
In nearby College Park, state
police fired tear gas to clear
about 5,000 protesters from U.S.
1 adjacent to the University of
Maryland campus. The trouble
broke out after an anti-ROTC
rally at which antiwar figure
Rennie Davis spoke. At least
three troopers were hurt.
It was the third day of protests
and mass arrests in the capital,
progressing from traffic-disrupt
ing attempts Monday, to a rally
at the Justice Department Tues
day to Wednesday’s massing at
the Capitol.
Organizers vowed to continue
their protests during the days
ahead.
A record 10,000 were arrested
in the first two days.
The demonstrators had only a
short warning that arrests were
imminent. There was a muffled
announcement over a loudspeaker
system, a few protesters ran, and
the city’s Civil Disturbance Unit
moved in.
Editor,
I wish to express my displeas
ure with the Student Election
Board (sic) on the way they han
dled the student run-off elections.
They were conducted in the dark
recesses of the basement of the
MSC (a “center” of student ac
tivity no doubt.)
I wouldn’t have even known
about the election if I hadn’t seen
the 12”xl2” signs in the MSC
while I was there buying some
stationery. It was as likely a place
to locate the ballot boxes as to
leave an anti-war petition in the
lobby of a munitions plant. Aside
from the students outfitted in
sun-tan trousers and shiny shoes
who were checking their P.O.
boxes and getting their hair cut
in the barbershop “in the base
ment” I saw few other students
especially those not taking Mili
tary or Air Science.
I feel that it would have made
more sense to place the election
booths at the bottom of Wof-
foi'd Cain swimming pool or in
the Guardhouse than where the
run-offs were staged. Another
victory for those who are deter
mined to see a minority control
A&M.
Pete Jamison
ecology information. The object
in supporting Earth Day and
every day ecological practices is
to get other people involved in
cleaning up the filth they’re
standing in before it gets worse.
Several excellent anti-pollution
and environmental films were
shown all day April 22 in the
MSC and there were speakers and
exhibits dealing with all forms
of pollution.
As a member of the A&M chap
ter of this nationwide, student or
ganization, I have seen the hard
work and serious determination
with which the students attack
environmental problems. All they
have received for their efforts is
the sarcastic cartoon you print
ed April 23. Haven’t you changed
your tune since last year?
Melissa Seminara
Times are changing and so are
the editors. Check with us next
year.—Ed.
tonight on the tube
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7:00 3 (5)
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The Detectives
You’ve summed it up very well
and we agree.—Ed.
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Editor:
I would like to express my ex
treme disappointment in the com
plete lack of coverage The Battal
ion gave Earth Day and SCOPE’S
(Student Council on Pollution and
Environment) participation. Many
students gave their time and en
ergy to get together displays and
Bulletin Board
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TONIGHT
The Game Club will meet at
7:30 in room 3A of the Memorial
Student Center. Discussed will
be the summer organization.
New Student Senate will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in the conference
room on the second floor of the
library.
Texas A&M Sailing Club will
meet at 8:15 p.m. in room 202 of
the Physics Building to elect new
officers and plan an event for
September.
FRIDAY
Pre-Yet Society will meet at
7 p.m. at the Shiloh Club for a
club barbecue and party. Cost to
members is $1, to nonmembers $2.
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