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Friday December6.1974

KENTUCKY

an independent student newspaper *1

By 21-” Student Senate vote

21 University of Kentucky

Lexington. Ky. 40506

Gay students' dance loses sponsorship

GLENN STITII

U-Senate committee passes

By Sl'SAN JONES
Kernel Staff Writer
Aftera heated debate the Student Senate
voted Thursday night to rescind its
sponsorship of a dance for gay students.
A coalition of Greek senators banned
together to overturn the Nov. 21 senate
decision to sponsor the dance. voting 21 to
11 in favor of rescission. ()f the 21 senators
voting in favor of rescission, 18 are
members of fraternities or sororities.

“TOGETHER 33 senators attended the
meeting. the first in which two-thirds of
the total membership has been present at
the same meeting.

Senator-at-l.zirge Glenn Stith. a member
of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. moved to

part of A85 reorganization

Hy LYN ll:\(‘Kl‘IR
Kernel Staff Writer
Part Three of the (‘ollege of Arts and
Sciences reorganization proposal was
unanimously accepted by the Universtiy
Senate (‘ommittee on Academic
Organization and Structure Thursday
night.
The committee aLso recommended
immediate implementation of the prosal.

PART THREE is the section of the A&S
reorganization proposal deals with in-
ternal reorganization of the college. it is
not involved with Part Two of the proposal
which would separate some schools and
departments from A&S and re-align them
with other colleges.

The committee made its decision after
listening to a presentation by Dr. John
Stephenson. dean of undergraduates
studies. who came out in favor of Part
Three.

Part Three will now go to the Senate
('ouncil for approval or disapproval
recommendations will be sent on to
President ()tis A. Singletary.

THE (‘UMMIT'l‘i-Ill also passed two
other motions related to the the approval
of Part Three, ()ne motion recommended
the Senate (founcil take action on Part
Three instead of the entire University
Senate because Part Three is essentially
non—academic and managerial in nature.
said Dr. James Criswell, committee
chairman.

The other motion was four—point
rationale to accompany the approval of
Part Three. The four points were:

-~ That the committee passed a vote of
confidence in regard to the research
conducted on the proposal by A&S Dean
Art Gallaher and his staff, which drafted
the proposal;

—That the committee was aware of no
objections from any source to the proposed
internal reorganization of the college;

. That the committee felt the decision
concerning internal reorganization could
be uncoupled from decisions regarding
Part Two of the proposal which would

separate some departments and schools
from the (‘ollege of Arts and Sciences and
relign them with other colleges;

, That the committee found the
proposed changes in Part Three to be
essentially administrative and managerial
and not involving changes in academic
policy.

DISCI‘SSION (WI-2R the internal
reorganization centered around how it
would affect the general studies program
and the affect on advising and relation-
ships between the college and depart-
ments.

Stephenson said there could be a conflict
between departmental interests and

college interests.
Continued on page 7

rescind sponsorship of the dance because
he felt such an action would seriously
damage Student Government‘s (SG)
relationship with University ad-
ministrators.

Stith denied the existence of a Greek
coalition opposed to sponsoring the dance.
”1 don't think there are any grounds for
that sort of thing.“ Stith said. “I didn‘t
even contact over two students about the
meeting.“ Almost 90 per cent of the
senators voting to rescind sponsorship of
the dance were Greek.

sTI'l‘H SAID he felt the increase in the
number of senators attending the meeting
was due to the controversial nature of the
issue being discussed.

“If we do pass this measure (spon-
sorship of the dance) the controversy
arising could seriously harm our
relationships with administrators in trying
to further campus issues.“ Stith said.

Stith also objected to what he termed
misrepresentation of the facts at the last
senate meeting on the part of Carey
Junkin. coordinator of the Gay Coalition.

According to Stith. Junkin stated no
other suitable establishments could be
located in Lexington which would host a
gay students‘ dance.

“I WAS somewhat doubtful of the fact
the students could not find another place
for the dance.“ Stith said. “Senator-at-
Large Emily Ledford and I contacted
places in Lexington where fraternities and
sororities often hold dances. saying we
were representing the Gay Coalition.

“We found three establishments—the
Ramada Inn. the Tates Creek Country
Club and the National Guard Armory—
which said they would rent to the Gay
Coalition," he said. “The ability of the
senate to make a rational decision on this

CAREY Jl'NKlN
issue has been distorted by the Gay
Coalition."

Ledford. who made the original motion
to sponsor the dance at the last senate
meeting. said she had changed her mind
because she didn‘t feel the Gay Coalition
could have a truly private dance in the
Student Center. “It will be to their ad-
vantage to go off campus because the
amount of publicity will make it im-
possible for them to have a private dance
here." said Ledford, a member of Delta
Delta Delta sorority.

LAW SENATOR Rebecca Westerfield
said she felt it was irrelevant that there
were other localities willing to rent to gay
students. “This group of students has gone
through the proper channels in the past
and have been denied recognition
Westerfield said, referring to efforts of the
Gay Liberation Front to gain recognition
last year. “Why should this group of
students have to go off campus for a social
function?"

Continued on page 6

Distinguished professor explains
'rationale' behind the dirty ioke

By MILLII‘Z Dl‘NN
Assistant Managing Editor

A wealthy single woman went to her
doctor for her annual physical checkup.
After the examination, the doctor told her.
“Mary. I have very bad news for you. You
have a terminal disease and only a month
to live. i advise you to see your lawyer and
get your life in order."

Although upset. Mary went to her lawyer
and made out a will leaving all of her
money except $5.500 dollars to charity.
“Im going to take $500and fine me a gigolo
because I‘ve never been with a man."
Mary told the lawyer. “With the other
35.0001‘m going to have the biggest funeral
this town has ever seen.“

THl-Z LAWYER. not being one to pass up
easy money. told Mary. “Now there‘s no
need for you to find a gigolo. You and my
wifeare friends. I don't think she‘d mind if
i rendered my services for the night."

Mary agreed provided the lawyer‘s wife
did not mind.

That Friday night. the lawyer's wife

drove him over to Mary's house after dark
so the neighbors wouldn’t see. She agreed
to pick him up the next morning before
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AFTER \ very lCSS m ght the wife
went to pick the lawyer up at the appointed
time. After waiting for quite some time.
she decided to throw pebbles at Mary's
bedroom window.

Finally. the lawyer came to the window
and told her to go back home. The wife
immediately demanded to know what was
going on. “She's decided to let the county
bury her.“ her husband yelled.

Thus. Dr. William Jansen. UK English
professor and folklorist. delivered what he
termed “the first x-rated distinguished
professor lecture and probably the last.“

.IANSEN REt‘ElVED the (‘ollege of
Arts and Sciences‘ distinguished professor
award. His lecture was titled "The
Rationale of the Dirty Joke."

Without the dirty joke. society will lose
its last opportunity for the listener and

teller to share
Jansen said.

“The dirty joke is about the only viable
genre left for oral tradition." Jansen said.
“it's partly that way because it's un—
printable. I'm no puritan. but I pray that
the dirty joke remains unprinted."

in a creative process.

.IANSEN EXPLAINED that once the
vast majority of communication was oral.
what he termed the oral tradition. “Tales
were performed before experienced
listerner." he said. “The performer and
the audience together created an aesthetic
experience of tremendous social and
psychological impact."

Jansen said that this chance to par-
ticipate creatively has disappeared with
progress. The change has occurred
because with literacy few people feel the
need to communicate orally. he explained.
“Because of this we become spectators.
Who am I to compete with Bob Hope?“ he
asked.

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