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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Nov. 21, 1955
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
Don't Risk Lives In Holiday Traffic
The first snow of the season is almost gone. However, light as it was, it resulted in one traffic death in the Lawrence area. It is just a preview of what is to come.
The situation here is probably worse than any other city in the state when bad weather strikes. Steep hills covered with sleet and snow, coupled with the naturally sloppy driving habits of many University students make Lawrence an extremely dangerous place for drivers and pedestrians
In Douglas County last year, eight persons were killed in car wrecks. So far this year, the total has reached four. The time remaining from now until the first of the year is a critical period, however, with bad weather and heavy traffic from two holidays arriving together.
Last year, traffic accidents killed 36,000 Americans. Of this total, 7,800 were of college age. In the state of Kansas last year 616 persons lost their lives on the highways. So far this year a total of 493 Kansans have been killed on the state's highways. For the same period last year the total was 532.
Here at the University, every student should stop and think about this. Tuesday afternoon the highways leading out of Lawrence will be packed with students on their way home. Weather conditions could well be bad.
Too many University students, as well as drivers of all ages, have a tendency to cut the safety corners when they are driving. Cars today are capable of reaching speeds far above the safety factor of the present highways. In Kansas, where there is no posted speed limit, the incentive to drive fast is greater than in other states.
With slick roads and bad visibility due to be a common occurrence for the next few months, we should all stop and consider the risks we are taking before we step on the gas a little more, pass a car on a hill, or cut the wheels sharply on an icy highway.
After all, whenever you start to try something foolish like passing a car on a hill, stop and consider that the guy coming over the hill from the opposite side might be just as foolish as you are. If we all keep this in mind, maybe we can help make the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays safe.
I am very glad to see that I "have the bigness to meet this challenge" of Flanagan about football. I hope you are too.
We Shouldn't Look Rich Alums In Teeth
Through a mistaken desire to look at the college football issue squarely and reasonably, Flanagan underminds school spirit. He may be right in what he says, but he is radical. There is probably something wrong with his morales.
Second, if the people of Kansas want to have good football and are willing to support their team all out, why shouldn't they?
Third, if some school-spirited people who have proved the value of a good education by making financial successes of themselves, want to support the team, should we, in the face of that help, look them in the teeth? Never bite the hand that feeds you.
First of all, what would we do with the stadium?
And fifth and most important, what is a university for anyway.?
Fourth, any college administrator worth his salt would quickly lose his head if he tried to cut off the University from its grass roots—its real rooters.
To serve mankind anyway it can. Football is another of the great services the University provides the people. How small can you get, asking which people? You'll never fill the stadium with that kind of hoity-toity choosiness!
Hand choke, Rock Chalk, shift!
'SHE'S IN ONE OF MY CLASSES —RATHER DISTRACTING ISN'T SHE?'
Archibald Dome
A worried English farmer called a veterinarian recently, when he discovered five of his cows sprawled outside his door, snoring loudly. The veterinarian was puzzled until he got a whiff of the cows' breaths—they were all drunk. The bovines had eaten some fermented apples.
... Letters
Editor:
In reference to Mr. Weaver's letter of Nov. 17, may I add my complete support to his grievance. I have been on the student payroll of the University for three years and each month the business office and I play "paycheck, paycheck, who's got the paycheck?"
This sad state does not apply to students only, for civil service paychecks (at least those of the employees outside of the business office) are not available until, at the earliest, the fifth day of the month.
The question is—what's the trouble? Is it in the inefficiency of the business office or, as the latter claims, in Topeka? It cannot be ignored that either gross negligence or incompetence causes this prolonged delay of paychecks. Why doesn't someone with authority do something about it?
Since we employees receive our paycheeks from the business office, then our voice of complaint is justifiably directed to it. If Topeka is to blame, then it's up to the business office to put the pressure on 'Topeka'.
At Dr. Sickmund Deepsole's request, Mrs. Wispy and I have done our bit as psychological observers; a brief, though vital contribution to the one-day study (involving a $2.10 Public Health Service grant) on how much college seniors and their activities are influenced by the size of dummies in "Lost Tackle" ceremonies.
The students now pay higher enrollment rates, the charge for exchange of 1D cards has been increased 300 per cent, and parking fines seem to have followed the inflationary trend. The University requires punctuality in the payment of student fees, and penalties for late enrollment are diligently collected.
Yet the University appears to have no requirements for itself being punctual providing the very undernourished student paychecks. It seems to me, the duty of the University to undernourish its student employees on time.
Georgana Reardor Lawrence junior
Editor:
My job was to note the behavior of each player as he awaited his charge at the dummy. Even "sneezes and the scratching of a line" were significant, the good doctor said.
But Hallelujah had it rougher. Her role was to record grimaces and utterances at the moment of impact between tackler and dummy. Unfortunately for her, one sonnet's spirit outdid his aim, and failing to distinguish between the all too similar forms of the dummy
and Hallelujah, he sailed into the latter.
In a way Dr. Deepsole feels responsible and at the hospital this afternoon told Hallelujah how sorry he was. Little of note occurred during our visit, though I do recall that I scratched my left ear twice and bumped once—events which Deepsole (as if by instinct) quickly recorded in his notebook.
Mr. Wispy
P. S.: The Lost Tackle ceremony consists of a spirited leap at the tackling dummy and a cold shower (in that order, of course). This year only graduating football players were accorded the honor, but it is hoped that in the future, loyal spectators will also be allowed to take part, thus widening Dr. Deepseel's statistical scope.
After playing three outstanding seasons of football for KU, and in view of the fact that it was his last game in a KU uniform, it seemed to me that Ralph Moody deserved to play more than 20 seconds of the fourth quarter against Missouri.
I felt that Coach Mather showed rather poor judgment in keeping Ralph on the bench for all but the closing seconds of the game.
Editor:
Kansas City, Kan. senior
John Quarrier
The library has any book you might ever want, even if it isn't used very often. Charles Eyman, Wichita senior, checked out a book this week that was last used in 1933, the year he was born.
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Presidential Hopefuls
Aggressive Knight Not A Nixon Backer
(This is the fifth in a series of 1956 presidential candidate possibilities.)
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By SAM L. JONES
Shortly after President Eisenhower suffered his heart attack, the Republican party leadership placed a moratorium on public mention of who should succeed the President.
One of the first to throw aside the directive was "Goodie" Knight, governor of California.
The volatile Goodwin Jess Knight let it be known who he thought would make outstanding candidates for the presidency. Conspicuous by its absence from the list was the name of Vice President Richard Nixon. As an afterthought, Gov. Knight added, "Oh sure, he should be on it."
Now 58, Gov. Knight was born in Utah. The Knight family moved to Los Angeles when he was eight. Public schools, Stanford and Cornell Universities were attended by Mr. Knight. Without a law degree, he passed the state bar examinations.
At 38, Mr. Knight looked to new fields, and turned to politics. In 1934, he delivered the keynote speech at the state Republican convention. Soon thereafter he allied himself with the highly "conservative" faction of the state party.
However, President Eisenhower inadvertently solved Mr. Knight's problem when he appointed Gov. Warren chief justice of the Supreme Court. In October 1953, Mr. Knight succeeded to his ambition, and became governor. In 1954, he was renamed governor by 500,000 votes.
As a result, he was appointed by Gov. Frank Merriam to a vacant judgeship. Elected to the same post in 1936 and 1942. Mr. Knight spent 12 years on the bench. With higher ambitions, Mr. Knight's opportunity came in 1946, when, with the backing of Gov. Earl Warren, he ws elected lieutenant governor by 330,000 votes.
In that job, Mr. Knight did not bother to conceal his confident expectation that the next step would be the governorship. But in 1950, he had to be content with re-election as lieutenant governor.
Last May, Gov. Knight visited Washington, spending considerable time consulting with national labor leaders, conspicuously not cultivating the big men of the Republican party.
Since becoming governor, Mr. Knight in general has followed the policies laid down by Mr. Warren. He also disappointed his previous "conservative" followers by becoming friendly with labor leaders.
Gov. Knight presently controls the 70-vote delegation to the Republican convention next year, which, insiders say, he will use to keep the nomination from Mr. Nixon.
As the lovely queen and her attendant reigned during the game, the Jayhawkers triumphed over the Tigers for the first time since 1951. Thirty thousand spectators cheered their teams with traditional rivalry, and the Jayhawkers proved they could outrun, outcharge, and outfight Missouri.
Homecoming—the much anticipated event has come and passed. Alumni and students filled the crowed streets and enthusiasm reached a high pitch as the week end progressed. The weather was perfect, and the house decorations depicted the annual battle against ole Mizzou.
Homecoming Capped By Football Victory
This victory in itself not only made Homecoming complete, but turned an unsuccessful season into a moderately successful one. Missouri, instead of Kansas went into the conference cellar.
Homecoming is traditionally a time for rivalry among sororities and fraternities and independent houses for house decoration trophies. It is also a time of rivalry among queen candidates for the coveted Homecoming crown.
But the most outstanding rivalry is the heated battle on the field. The team did it, and we're proud of it. The Jayhawkers proved they wanted to win and could win.
Marion McCoy