TWO SUMMER SESSION KANSAN FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931 Summer Session Kansan X1 Address All Communications to THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN Editor-in-Chef ELIZABETH MOODY Business Manager GERALD PIPES Telephones Business Office K.U. 60 BUSINESS OFFICE K.U. 65 Night Connection 2701K3 FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931 LAWRENCE AND VICINITY Although the time here is short and students in summer session have little spare time, points of interest in Lawrence and vicinity should not be neglected. Not seeing them is the same as not seeing Lawrence. Lawrence, a town more than seventy-five years old, has its historical as well as its modern attractions. The Eldridge hotel occupies the site on which the old Eldridge house stood when it was burned during the guerilla warfare. The Wakarusa valley to the south of the campus was the scene of several minor skirmishes of that conflict. Along the south side of the river to the north-west is the little town of Lecompton, where the state was given one of its first constitutions, and farther on is Tecumseh. Scenes along the road, including one large lake, are worthwhile. Other attractions are the broadcasting station, WREN, the Bowersock mill, with its water power equipment, boating on the Kaw, Brown's grove several miles to the southwest, Jayhawk plunge, and the old brick pit down by the Santa Fe. If the museums, athletic facilities, and other places around the campus are named the list will include as much as busy summer students can hope to put on their programs. Our vote for the best gag man in the world would go to the fellow who named "College Humor." CAMPUS MUSE Soft summer nights, canoe rides up the river, and leisurely walks beneath the trees all should serve as sufficient inspiration for some people to burst forth into poetry. Writing poetry is fun if you have any gift for it, and there is a column in this paper to which any who wish are invited to contribute. Under the heading of Campus Muse we print poems both serious and humorous. If, under the spell of magical nights and warm sunny afternoons, the muse sends an inspiration, send the results to the office of the Summer Session Kansan, and let it be considered for the column. Contributions may be printed anonymously if the writer will make himself known to a member of the staff. Price of Old Rags Drops—Headline. Most of us thought the rappicker would be the one person the business depression benefit. MOVIES Movies have a certain function in the collegian's life. Good or bad, they are a diversion, and that is what the student needs after long, tortuous hours in the classroom. To the student, the show may be classified from two different angles and still be "good." It might be really good drama or comedy. These, the collegian says, are good shows. - The other angle is this. The show may be so rotten that he will have just as good a time panning it as he would if the movie had reached the peak of melodramatic perfection. One who has heard college students go after a show knows that they have it down to a fine art, and it seems to be a lot of fun. The Kansas student has plenty of chances to see different types of movies, although local managers have a habit of experimenting on students. One doesn't always have his choice in types of entertainment. Regardless of local movie conditions however, a show is something to do when all else fails. Good or bad it is a diversion, and it is cool in the summertime. When Bryan Untiedt returns to Colorado with a rifle and an automatic shotgun, the home folks may think he went to Chicago instead of Washington. HOW TO KEEP COOL A brassy sun, scorching cement and melting asphalt combine to try the souls of those in pursuit of knowledge. The heat pours down in almost visible sheets, and is reflected back by pavements. There ought to be a way to keep cool. A nice walk in shady places, if there are any shady places not inhabited by chiggers and mosquitoes, should solve the problem. A swimming pool is cool if it is indoors but blisters and scorches the neophyte if it is out-of-doors. There is tennis, a game that takes the energy of a dynamo, the strength of a titan, and the endurance of a marathon runner. If one cares for that sort of thing, there is golf in which the aforementioned chiggers usually score marvelous records, old Sol takes his toll of tender flesh and the rough exacts its count of lost balls. As a last resort, one might try studying in a stuffy room with the radio next door wafting soft dance music on the sultry air. There ought to be a way to keep cool, and there is one. Take the first boat to Alaska. Just for curiosity a lot of us would like to see the June grade slips of those editorial writers who told us all about how to study for exams. But to see it in a still more enchanting mood, one should walk across it in the early morning while the cool night breezes are still moving across the valley. The beauty of our campus is known far and wide. And right now is the time when it is most beautiful. Yes, it is wonderful to be out among the beauties of Mt. Oread in the early morning, but still we are somewhat inclined to agree with the old bugler's tune, "It's nicer to lie in bed." EARLY MORNING ON MT. OREAD One student on the Hill estimates that in the past four years he has eaten one hundred yards of bologna. Some of us take that much in a day's conversation. What is needed most here is a dictionary to help the bad speller find the word he wants to spell. The World war is forgotten. No one has cried, "Fokker, the pro-German." Hit by a Canoe on Street—Headline in an Emporia paper. And the towns of Kansas are supposed to be bone dry. How can we be expected to have any faith when the scientists tell us that even the sun is going to desert us? The Campus Muse MORPHEUS Within the realm of hidden thoughts I lie, A divine monarch to the hearts of men, And when the restless Psyche moves me, then I proudly spread my gorgeous wings and fly 10 mystic scenes beyond the clouds on high. 1. roam in alien shores, in haunts of kings. And when I'm filled and overburdened. To gather me the joys and griefs of men. I homeward set my faithful weary wines. At last, when Rest lends open hands to me. Bringing with me the frail gossamer things. I steal or stroll along the narrow lane Which leads into the inner eyes of men. I thrust into their minds, in vacancy, Both ashen gems and pearly vagary. —P. C. Morantte. (Mr. Morante is a Philipino student enrolled in the regular winter session). Kansas City Star Phone 17 723 Mass. 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