Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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27 Earl Warren Akabar Abdul Haqq Krishna Menon

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Landon Lectures,Convocations present current issues Appearing as a Landon Lecturer, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren told K-Staters that domestic peace in the United States is dependent upon the realiza- tion of the nation ' s 200-year-old promise of equality for all citizens. Otherwise, he said, the alternative is chaos. University Convocations, in addi- tion to the Landon Lectures, also of- fered students an opportunity to hear outstanding speakers. Akabar Abdul Haqq, an associate of Billy Graham, spoke to K-Staters on Man ' s Struggle for Relevance, explaining it in terms of man ' s con- tinual search for God and the spiritu- al part of himself. Other convocation speakers relied on diagnosing the ills of society. Shir- ley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, expounded on the social revolution in America as minority groups demand their rights in society and reject tokenism as a substitute for equal opportunity. Imperialism as an instrument of world politics was castigated by V.K. Krishna Menon, former Defense Minister of India, in a discussion of the rise of Asian nationalism and the political situation in Asia. Bill Russell, basketball star, spoke on the racial problem. He urged ev- eryone to work together. Shirley Chisholm Bill Russell 26

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Fee receipt plus plastic fication cards allow students to vote in spring elections. A low total of 2591 votes were counted. Student Senate elections generate Humanity Party For the first time in a number of years a political party made an ac- tive appearance during the SGA elec- tion campaign. A group of students who knew each other and previous- ly had worked together on other projects, decided to try to gain a majority of Senate seats in order to form a voting block. This group of students called themselves the Humanity Party. Remaining true to tradition the majority of the student body did not vote during the elections. Only 23 per cent of the spring enrollment decided who would represent the entire stu- dent body in Senate. The newly formed Humanity Party captured 20 of the 41 available Senate seats. Members of the newly formed Hu- waiting for the results of the spring methods which they used during manity Party spend tense hours election by rehashing the strategic campaigns for positions in senate. 28