| Show T AGAINST NEGRO CHARGED KANSAS Participation Participation Participation Negroes Barred From pation in All Athletic Activities Mrs Haldeman Julius Conducts Conducts Conducts Con Con- ducts an Investigation into Situation Lawrence Kansas By Dy New Student Student Student Stu Stu- dent Service Of Of approximately students at the University of Kansas are negroes Yet the descendants of Bleeding Kansas maintain rigid restrictions to keep the so few colored students from entering entering entering en en- extensively Into tho life lire of the university Race segregation at Kansas has been brought to light by Mrs Marcet Mar Mar- Marcet Julius Haldeman-Julius wife of the Girard publisher The Invest investigation gatlon grew out of an article in the Crisis written by a former student at the university charging discrimination against the negro A scathing editorial editorial edi edl tonal ag against such a situation followed followed fol fol- followed lowed In the Julius Weekly with the result that Chancellor Chancellor Chancellor Chan Chan- E. E K Lindley invited the editor editor editor edi edi- tor to to Investigate the charges which he thought overdrawn Mrs Haldeman Julius Haldeman-Julius Julius while continuing her Iler investigation in other Kansas colleges professed to find at Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas university essentially the situation situation situation situa situa- tion described in the original com com- plaint She found a bright side i too she said that seemingly the I fact that the administration holds no brief against the Ule colored student To this though there Is one glaring glaring glar glar- ing exception Negroes are not permitted permitted per per- to take their last two years years In the university's medical depart depart- ment No explanation of this ruling seems to have been made by the chancellor or anyone anone else The most glaring discrimination was found however where theline the theline theline line between administrative and student control becomes nate The cafeteria is frequented by about 25 negroes and about whites yet the negroes are segre segre- gated The bouquet for most obvious obvious obvious ob ob- ob- ob and unfair prejudice was aw awarded ar ed the University Athletic tic association association as as- for its disbarment of negroes ne ne- groes broes roes from its activities Defense Is taken behind a Missouri Valley ruling but Mrs Julius Haldeman scoffs at the alibi wondering why four schools should be permitted to to six She blames the athletic athletic athletic ath ath- letic association for doing more than any other force to promote race prejudice with all the ugly consequences consequences consequences con con- sequences that invariably go with it it |
