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

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NIRA rodeo and LAR keep contestants busy One hundred contestants repre- senting 18 colleges and universities met in April for the 24th annual Na- tional Intercollegiate Rodeo Asso- ciation rodeo. Men competed in bareback and saddle bronc riding events, steer wrestling, calf roping and bull riding. Women ' s events in- cluded barrel racing, break-away calf roping and goat tying. Belt buc- kle trophies were given to the win- ner of each event and the top four in each event received cash prizes. The All-round Cowboy and All-round Cowgirl were given trophy saddles. Also in the spring, 120 students groomed and trained animals for the 43rd Little American Royal. Trophies were awarded to two grand champion showmen and winners of the beef cattle, sheep, swine and horse classes. Three $100 scholar- ships were presented by the LAR Association. TOP RIGHT: Intercollegiate Rodeo contes- tant loses his hat while taking his ride on a bull. CENTER LEFT: One of the 120 students participating in the Little American Royal exhibits her groomed dairy heifer. CENTER RIGHT: The grand champion showmen win- ner of the sheep class receives his trophy. RIGHT: An Intercollegiate Rodeo entrant strains to stay on top during the saddle bronc riding event. 26

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Comedy plays prove to be spring successes A wide-eyed young innocent and a racy German wife were the cen- ters of two K-State comedy theater productions last spring. Billed as a German theater party. Underpants was presented by the K-State players, K-Purrs and the department of speech. Preceeding the play, a German dinner was served in the K-State Union. The play itself is a slapstick Ger- man comedy about what happens to the wife of a German bureaucrat when she loses her underpants. Amy Rea, freshman in general. played the wife and George John- son, graduate in speech, portrayed her husband. Other cast members included Jeff Danielson, Gay John- son and Frank Siegle. Mike Mc- Carthy, speech instructor, directed the production. Written in 1915, Underpants shows a humorous picture of Ger- many at that time. When it first appeared early in the century. the play was considered scandalous. For the K-State performance, a musical score was wri tten by Hanley Jackson. assistant professor of music, and was played entirely on an Arp synthesizer. The electronic musical background was used to add dramatic impact to the play. Later in the semester, the depart- ments of speech and music present- ed Little Mary Sunshine . a comi- cal spoof on pre-1920 muscle ' s. In typical melodramatic style, the musical featured a pure heroine, Little Mary Sunshine. played by Kay Walbye. freshman in speech, and a fearless hero. Captain Jim played by Ed Preston, sophomore in medicine. As the owner of a Colorado inn. Little Mary plays hostess to Captain Jim and his Forest Rangers who are searching for an Indian named Yel- low Feather, played by Michael Van Dawson. Also guests at the Inn are six Eastern girls fresh out of finishing school who provide romantic inter- ests for Captain Jim ' s Forest Rangers. Carl Hinrichs. assistant professor of speech, directed the musical and Edith Hinrichs was choreographer. ABOVE: Little Mary spreads her sunshine to admiring mounties before they set olf in search of Indian fugitive. Yellow Feather. ABOVE RIGHT: Frank Siegle sneaks into the house of the German bureaucrat through the window in a scene from Underpants . 25

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3 ti Rollins ' case shows Tribunal needs reform The practical value of Student Tribunal might be questioned in the light of student cases heard first in civil court. The October 1970 inci- dent involving Andrew and Edward Rollins in which Tribunal tried to handle the case, revealed many inadequacies and contradictions within Tribunal ' s code. Not until March 1970, however. did Student Senate confront the necessity for reform of the student judicial process. This came as a result of an incide nt in the Union which again involved the Rollins brothers. On March 16 Riley County police arrested Andrew Rollins for alleged- ly striking a coed in the Union. His brother Edward was arrested for aiding escape. Senate ' s job was touched-off in a December 11, 1970 letter to Presi- dent McCain from Student Tribunal. Tribunal requested that they not hear certain types of cases involving violations of University or Regent ' s Board policies: — cases of potential dismissal or suspension. — cases in which the defendants do not acknowledge involvement and plead guilty. — cases in which a student wishes to request a formal hearing. This request resulted from the procedur- al problems incurred by Tribunal following the October 1970 incident. In answer to Tribunal ' s letter and to the Rollins case. McCain pro- posed a three-man board to hear their case. His board consisted of the dean of the student ' s coll ege, the Faculty Senate president, and a representative chosen by the stu- dent body president. Senate. howev- er, passed a resolution strongly requesting that the student body president not fill the position. Senate thus faced the immediate need to either accept an administra- tion policy or draw up an alternative under student process. Some type of judicial ploicy needed to be es- tablished as soon as the Rollins brothers were out of jail. At that time the University would hear their C850. So, Senate drew up a tentative proposal before Easter break calling for: — three faculty members appointed by Faculty Senate chairman. — four students appointed by a selection committee. — a non-voting chairman by joint appointment of Faculty Senate chairman and the selection committee. The proposal also stated that the Interim Hearing Board. as it was called, would not hear cases while charges were pending or being tried in civil court until after a decision had been reached by the courts. In a later meeting. after Easter break, controversy over selection of members arose: should they be se- lected by lottery or appointed as was originally proposed? After considerable discussion. the Interim Hearing Board was ap- proved by Senate with members of the eight-man board being selected by lottery. University att orney Rich- ard Seaton was to serve as a non- voting member on the board. Senate ' s proposal was then to be sent to McCain for approval. Howev- er, the board never reached the le- gal channels for approval because the Rollins brothers left the Univer- sity before any established judicial policy became necessary. As a re- sult, both McCain ' s three-man board and Senate ' s alternative were dropped. Speculation arises from this bungled attempt as to the legality of hearing a person ' s case twice for the same offense. Both Rollins brothers were sentenced to jail in a preliminary hearing in Riley County court. But if a similar incident oc- curs again, and the University is able to hear the student ' s case atter a court decision, one asks: Is he being placed in double jeopardy? 27