PEACE ACTION
Margaret June Gray

One of the most important
actions we, as students,
can take to promote peace
is to get a clear perspec-
tive of the problem. Too
many people participate in
peace action without a suf-=
ficient reason for doing
soe Because peace is deep=
er than political action
or economic change, al-=
though those are very fun-
damental it is very neces-
sary to develop a kind of
philosophy of life that
will thoroughly undergird
our peace action. Effec-
tive peace work must grow
out of a way of life that
is entirely inconsistent
with human slaughter and
ruthless destruction. It
is a method of conduct that
comes from the compulsion
of good will, friendship,
and justice,

In order to operate
effectively for peace, we
should be well informed on
what is taking place in the
world. Our attitudes
should be based on facts
which are proved. Then,
after carefully thinking
through our personal posi-
tion on the question, we
should identify ourselves
with some peace action
group and work for the
cause of world peace, We
should help groups get
reliable information, urge
them to action, and develop
a comradeship within the
groups that will be a
source of strength to its
members.

This sumer over one hundred

young people of college age wor-
-ked in communities in the mid-
western part of the United States,
Cuba, and Mexico to promote the
cause of peace by positive action.
Instead of trying to tear down the
institution of war directly they
endeavored to change the condi-
tions in their own personalities
and in their own communities which
_ they believed contributed to the
cause of ware Through lectures
and study groups they sought a
way to keep America out of war.
They tried to develop an apprecia-
tion for the contributions of mino-
rities. By personal contact they
united individuals who are deter-
mined not to approve of or parti-
cipate in war. By means of social
service projects (such as build-
ing school houses in Mexico) they
worked for political and economic
changes essential to an enduring
peace.

Soon youll

FRESHMAN COMMISSION
Mary Ewers
Earnest Klema

The University of Kansas
is a community--a community
in which you are to live
for four yearse At first
you have the struggle of
moving ine Then you want
to go out to acquaint your-
self with the place only to
find that all 5,000 of the
inhabitants close in upon

“you at once, This will

never d0e

You join the Y. You
attend Freshman Commission
an find there your friends
that will be with you for
your four years ahead. To-
gether you conquer common
problems that keep cropping
upe Unconsciously you have
been developing your lead-=
ership abilities, and sud-
denly you find yourself a
leader in your chosen
field.

Now you are ready for
moree The Freshman Com-=
mission visits each other
commission. Within one
of these commissions you
find your future interests.
Now you know what the Y
as a whole stands for, and
to your nucleus of friends
you have added a widened
circle which is contin=
ually growinge

The Y, then, does three
things for youe First it
acquaints you with your
surroundingse This helps
you with your classwork
and promotes more student
teacher understanding.
Second it acquaints you
with your fellow students.
This makes you have a much
more enjoyable life while
at the University and after-
wards tooe Third it
acquaints you with broader
avenues of thinkinge
Freshman Commission is
your commission to do
with what you will.

 

recognize this campus scene!

SOCIAL ACTION COMMISSION
Margaret June Gray
George Kettner

This year the Social
Action Commission will be a
joint commission open to
both girls and fellows.
Two meetings of each month
will be devoted to discus-
sion by the whole group
on various topics of cur=
rent interest. Several
times during the year we
will take field trips over
this part of the state and
visit places of interest
pertaining to the topics
of our discussions.

The other meeting, out of
the three that we have each
month, will be spent in
planning and carrying out
concretely some of the
ideas that we develop in
the discussion meet*ngs.
For example if you are in-
terested in social work,
you will have an oppor-
tunity to assist ina
recreation program for some
of the young people of Law-=
rence. Or, if you are
interested in working Girl
Reserve groups, your time
and suggestions would be
appreciated by Betty Hohl
in her work among the
Haskell Girl Reserve groupe

Do you want to keep us
out of war? Are you eager
to learn more about what
you, individually, can do
in the present crisis? We
have some ideas on that,
but we need yours, t006.
There will also be a small
discussion and action group
on race, Helen Edlin and
Wallace Dooley, who dir-
ected activities in the
race group last year, will
be eager to hear your
suggestions and ideas.

This commission will also
sponsor the weekly Town Hall
Meetings of the Air, and if you
just love to give,talks, there
may be an opportunity for dep-
utation teams.

Anyway, if you are interes-
ted in any or all of these
activities we hope to see
you at Henley House, Monday
October 7 at 4:30.

Who has not found the
heaven below

Will fail of it above.
--Emily Dickinson