TWO
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1931
SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
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TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1931
ANOTHER FOURTH
Noise, firecrackers, potato chips and lemonade—the Fourth of July is over for another year. It is a good old day, and commemorates the sturdy independence of a handful of colonists who fearlessly defied the old country and took on their shoulders the responsibility of building a new nation founded on principles unlike those which had sustained other states.
The pessimist, in the light of the palpable failures of democracy, in the midst of depression, unemployment, crime waves and abuses growing out of prohibition, might easily grow eloquent on the misplaced idealism of those fiery patriots who had such a blind faith in the ideals which they expounded. The pessimist would undoubtedly have much to substantiate him in his unhappy meditations. The predictions of those patriots have never been realized; the ideals for which they fought have been distorted, and some have proved impractical.
Sadder, we are waking up to the emptiness of the phrases and the futility of making the world a Utopia. Wiser, we are beginning to see the building of nations is a science, delicate and exacting. The science that will find America's way out will be one in which the understanding of men and their motives is a cornerstone. Knowledge of people and of human institutions will build solid constructive plans for the future of a nation that will not be perfect, but will meet the needs of the individuals which make it up.
Noise, firecrackers, and Fourth of July orations are over for another year.
The futility of such a holiday is too obvious to need statement. The optimistic note in the whole situation is that people are becoming disillusioned after a too much patriotic, high sounding exposition of what our nation should be ideally. After such disillusionment comes the realization that America needs the practical guidance of leaders who understand conditions. Fourth of July "hooey" will be replaced by sane and sensible handling of affairs. Such sense and discretion is a long way off, but every Fourth of July anniversary brings it nearer. May heaven speed the day when the exactness of a scientific attitude is brought to bear on the problems which confront us in politics and social reconstruction.
THANK YOU!
Just when the heat seemed most unbearable, and when everyone was beginning to think that one more day would see him in a state of collapse, came a nice rain and then, just to show that a cooling shower was really valuable, Old Sol stepped out from behind the clouds and beamed down so smilingly that the thermometers began to make new altitude records.
'The citizenry looked forward to a
long, hot, dusty day for the Fourth of July picnic, and then the weather man grew jovial and sent a rain that really cooled things off for a while. Parched grass and dry ground soaked in the pouring rain, and even picnickers joked about having to eat in their cars while the rain came down. Even those whose plans it spoiled welcomed it. It can't last, this blessed coolness, but it is most welcome, and we toss a grateful bouquet to the weather man who gave us a little respite from the heat.
CHILDREN MUST PLAY
In an excess of childish energy some college playboy decided to have some fun at the all-University party. He spent hard-earned cash in times of depression for some large deafening firecrackers.
He did not think that there was a fire hazard in setting off the crackers in the room, that there was further danger of injuries to dancers and their clothes, and that his performance was a little ridiculous besides being dangerous.
In a ballroom where no smoking is allowed because of the fire hazard of the burlap ceiling hangings, he gleefully started lighting and throwing the crackers out on the dance floor.
With each explosion, a few girls screamed daintily, and the men tried to appear blase and conduct themselves in fitting accord with the state of fright of their lady friends. Most people who were not frightened were annoyed.
Such childish playfullness should have been left back in the good old school days, and packed away in moth balls along with knee-length pants.
CAMPUS VIEWS
Do students appreciate the campus? Some visiting students from the University of Oklahoma are commenting on the beautiful view to be had from the second floor of Watson library. How many summer session students have noticed it? In the rush of studies, too many neglect to look about and see the beauty of the campus. It might be well to pause each day for a few minutes to enjoy the attractiveness of the surroundings without waiting for students from another campus to call attention to them.
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Campus Opinion
Editor Daily Kansan:
I believe everyone has remarked how well-attended and well supported the party at the Memorial Union building was Friday night. The entire student body was well-represented in spite of the fact that it was a night preceding a holiday and many students had gone home for a vacation.
The atmosphere was friendly and informal, and the party served as a get together for all students, strangers and oldtime Jayhawkers alike. Everybody who went seems to want another party or so, and so here is a suggestion that might very well be used to good advantage.
The fact that the party was free might have made a few people come, but most of the crowd there would have paid for the evening's entertainment gladly. If the committee in charge of social activities in the summer could arrange another dance with an admission charge which would cover the cost of the uses of the building, the orchestra and some punch, the indications are that a large crowd would attend. The cost of course should not be made prohibitive, but such a project might even be made into a mony-making proposition for a worthy organization.
The time seems to be ripe for an attempt at such a project, and it seems that student opinion would support such a party.
M. M.
Plain Tales
Sam Carter, secretary of the University Y.M.C.A. has a pet wasp which visits at his office every afternoon. He threatens students who would happen in at such times to be careful of their conduct or he will "sick" his small friend onto them.
Preview of "Viking" Is Shown
Preview of Viking Is Snow
A preview showing of "The Viking" was held Sunday afternoon for a number of invited guests of the local theater management. Last March the members of the moving picture cast were wrecked on the New Foundland banks while taking the picture aboard a sealing ship. The accident resulted in the loss of several lives.
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