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University Daily Kansan Thursday, May 17, 1956.
How The Parties Stand On Economy
(The following article is the fourth in a series evaluating the major political issues of the 1956 presidential campaign.)
In the 1956 elections, economic issues will be the most decisive factors. On this point both Democrats and Republicans agree. They also agree that in the November campaign a new clarity in the contrast between their respective economic creeds will be seen.
In order to curb the Democrat's control of Congress and advantages in state governorships, the Republicans believe that they must widen President Eisenhower's doctrine of progressive moderation in economic affairs.
The Democrats claim to be the defenders of the faith in economic freedom. They believe the free enterprise system is the best move possible toward new heights of economic accomplishment. They contend that the stabilizers—from unemployment insurance to farm price supports-provide a more sound footing for prosperity.
The Democrats believe in a far-sighted blending of private and public policies, that by 1960 would boost living standards by 20 per cent.
The party contends that the nation's budget can be protected against red ink by protecting the economy first. They believe that a balanced economy, secure against excessive drops, is the most sensible method for achieving a balanced budget and keeping it that way.
In face of falling farm prices, the Democrats have presented figures showing that farm prices have sagged 17 per cent since the Republican administration began and are still skidding. To help the farmers regain high prices, the Democrats support a farm bill which would provide the farmers with high parity price levels.
The Republicans contend that the way to make economic freedom work is to work through the way of economic freedom. The government's economic functions, according to the Republicans, should therefore be performed to help the individual help himself. To achieve this economic freedom, the Republicans believe that the people must have confidence in their economic prospects.
The GOP contends that the nation is enjoying increasing prosperity. The Republicans say that this increase is due to the new era of good feeling, the trust in government action, and the optimism about the future under the present administration.
They believe that the present prosperity has been achieved without inflation. The party states that the gains in earnings are real, not fictional as under the Demcorats.
The Republicans contend that they represent a percept of fair play for all economic groups. Labor is regarded on an even par with business. They believe that it was the Republican prosperity that enabled labor unions to establish guaranteed annual wages.
feed annual wages.
On agriculture, the GOP states that two thirds of the decline in farm prices occurred in the 21 months before the Eisenhower administration took office. They say that the Korean war helped conceal the underlying conditions and made the Republican administration look bad.
The GOP introduced a flexible price support system for the farmers and state that the program is already stabilizing prices in some regions of the country.
Darvl Hall
A Farewell Tribute To The Seniors
June 4,1956.
Just a date to many of us. But to the seniors who have worked for four years, some even longer, it has a great meaning. For they will receive their diplomas and become alumni of the University of Kansas.
To some it will mean finally getting the tiresome job to education over with. Others will see it as a springboard of opportunity and still others will go on to do graduate work.
But whatever the fears, hopes, dreams and afterthoughts, the graduating seniors hold them in themselves and we as underclassmen will have to wait until '57, '58 or '59 to experience and understand.
The sorrows and the joys of graduation are the sole property of these seniors, who after a near lifetime of schooling are stepping out into the world. Many will have to serve in the armed forces first, others will become engineers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, scientists, journalists and housewives.
An estimated 1,835 seniors will take part in the commencement exercises this spring. When they
leave there will be 1,835 personalities missed on the campus next fall. In their place will be a much larger number of freshmen who will strive to shape their personalities in much the same way the class of '56 has done.
Most seniors will remember the good times over the bad. How about the rallies which marked the Kansas trip to second place behind Indiana in the 1953 NCAA basketball playoffs?
And the tug-of-wars between the lawyers and engineers. The after-game free-for-alls following the 1954 Kansas State and Missouri football games. The many dances and beer busts, Lone Star and the river. And of course, there were the long nights burning the midnight oil for final exams. Just think, no more finals.
As underclassmen, we may at times have thought of you as "overgrown windbags," but seriously, we'll miss you. The new freshmen will be an inadequate substitute for the wonderful friendships and associations we will lose.
There is really little we can say except that we have enjoyed being your classmates and best of luck to all of you.
—Larry Stroup
Summer Camp Is Chance To Get Experience
As school nears an end, one group of male students is preparing for a summer that will be different from any other yet experienced.
Members of the ROTC detachments-Air Force, Army, Marine, and Navy-will report for summer training assignments.
To these cadets and midshipmen, the summer promises excitement, hard work, new places to visit and new things to see.
But for the mothers of these students, only anxious moments will be the results of their son having to go to summer training. The recent "death march" episode in the Marine Corps has not helped the situation.
Air Force cadets from the University will be sent to various bases in Arizona, Texas, California, Florida, and Virginia. Many will be taken up for a "spin" in a jet. The mothers of these cadets will constantly think of such things. But wouldn't it be much better for them if they thought instead about how much fun their son would have on the way to camp and on the way back.
Suppose the cadet is going to an Arizona base. On the way to the base he could visit the Royal Gorge, or the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, or even visit Mexico. He has a chance to visit places he may not have been before and to gain invaluable experiences.
It won't all be fun. Getting up at 4:45 a.m. every day won't be easy—especially after a long, full schedule the day before. But that is one of the reasons for summer training—to make it tough, so that the future officers will learn how to take orders as well as to give them.
Midshipmen have even a greater scope, since their ships will be visiting the Scandinavian countries this summer. The Marines will go to Quantico, Va., and the Army cadets to Ft. Riley.
Many of the cadets and midshipmen will never again undergo quite the same training that they will be exposed to this summer. However, they will get a taste of how the enlisted men under them "live" and will be better able to share their views and problems.
Summer camps and cruises offer opportunities and experiences which a cadet or midshipman may never receive again, or at least won't be exposed to for a long time.
The fun, the hard work, and the sweat will all make a great impression on these future officers.
Most of them look forward to this summer with great enthusiasm. So their parents should be glad that their son is receiving summer training and not worry while he is at summer camp.
—Louis Stroup
. . Short Ones .
See where a dog was successful in a campus election at the University of British Columbia. Perhaps it might be a good idea, for no one could accuse 'the dog of illegal campaigning, and at that, he might be a better officer than some KU politicians.
The Panhellenic Council has changed the rules for sorority rush week again, which is fine with us, because we never could understand them anyway.
Thank heavens for the ROTC. We were afraid that there weren't going to be any more queen contests this year, and consequently no more pictures of pretty girls with which to decorate the front page.
Today's issue features a section on bridal traditions, etc. Looks like something of even more value would be a section advising graduating senior women on how to trap a man before the good old days of the three-to-one ratio are gone forever.
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