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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 18, 1955
a bit o' blarney By FLANAGAN
Tomorrow Kansas plays the Homecoming game against Missouri. While the football team hasn't been any overwhelming success, it has shown progress.
College football is overemphasized and it is the fault of sports writers, college administrators, and alumni, in reverse order.
It is their fault because (1) sports writers give football too much publicity; (2) college administrators ignore monetary recruiting by alumni, thus condoning it; and (3) alumni are misguided in their school loyalty.
It is a field game played by two contesting teams who try to cross the other's goal.
We congratulate the team for its improvement, even though the conference title wasn't won. With continued improvement, that title may not be too distant.
There are two key words in this definition, "game" and "played." A game is a sport for fun; to engage in this sport is playing it.
With this in mind, we would like to propose, and at the same time answer the question, "What is football?"
Sorry to say, there is little, if any, college football that is fun. It is work, and hard work at that.
These parties have lost sight of a basic fact—football, like any other college activity, is FOR the student. It is NOT for alumni and well-wishers who want to brag about how they "own" the star tackle.
Does college football meet the meaning of these two words? It does not.
We, as others who have hammered on this subject, have a solution.
First, the Football Writers Association should discontinue rating teams and picking All-Americans. There isn't a writer in the country who can rate teams nationally while only seeing a handful. Opinion can only be justified by facts, and the knowledge of the facts is sadly lacking in both instances.
Second, every college administrator should face the problem and take vigorous measures to enforce stringent regulations against monetary recruiting by alumni
The slightest indication of outside monetary aid to players should cause them to be dropped from the squad. This is harsh, but it's the only way to put teeth into the regulations. And EVERY administrator should take this action.
Third, alumni should stop "buying" players for their alma maters. If they have money which they want to use for the betterment of the university, it should be contributed to an all-university endowment fund. All gate receipts should go into the same fund.
We challenge these parties to face and correct this overemphasis and return football to the students. We have offered a solution. Perhaps there is a better one; if so, use it. Now let's see if these parties have the bigness to meet this challenge.
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Presidential Hopefuls
Controversy Arises Over Stevenson
(This is the fourth in a series on 1956 presidential candidate possibilities.)
Adalai E. Stevenson tossed his hat into the 1956 presidential ring Tuesday.
By TED BLANKENSHIP
Those who would criticize the man from Illinois would say it was a wonder that he had decided exactly when to make the announcement. Mr. Stevenson is often portrayed as a brooding man, tortured by indecision. There are those who think the picture does not fit.
In 1952 Mr. Stevenson was defeated by President Eisenhower, but he got 27.3 million votes, the third highest vote in the history of the United States.
Some who voted for Mr. Eisenhower in 1952 have high regard for Mr. Stevenson, but some who supported the Democrat in '52 now doubt him.
Their chief criticism is that he is indecisive. Some insist he is not a man who can't make up his mind, but one who spends much time pondering problems.
When he examines a problem, he often finds complications that cannot be seen by others. He goes to great lengths to seek advice from others and weighs both sides of a question before making a decision.
Mr. Stevenson often makes involved statements which lay him open for misinterpretation. In a recent statement he said he doubted that 90 per cent parity supports were "good enough" to solve the farm problem. Later, he sent a statement to a Democratic conference saying he believed 90 per cent parity supports should be restored. This gave many people the impression that he had yielded to farm pressure.
Stevenson denied this, pointing to a sentence which followed his plea. The sentence: "But such price supports by themselves do not constitute a complete farm program."
Insiders size up Stevenson's thinking this way:
He considers himself a Democratic moderate and he believes the times call for realistic moderation. He is aware that this opens him to criticism from both the liberal and conservative wings of the Democratic party. He hopes however, that he can unify all but the extremists in both wings before the convention.
How Do Students Like Closing Hours?
Should KU students have closing hours? This pertinent question was answered by 14 students whose opinions were evenly divided.
Some of the answers were:
William Dixon, Beloit, Wis., senior: "I see no reason for closing hours as they serve no real purpose."
Shirley Baker, Garden City junior: "I don't think there should be any closing hours. The student should govern when his activities should end in the evening, not the University."
Allan Kauffman, Arlington, Va. senior: "I believe closing hours should be for freshman women only."
Shirley Griffith, Hamilton sophomore: "I don't think there should be any closing hours. A person should be able to take care of himself by the time he reaches 18."
Mary Smith, Kansas City, Kan., freshman: "If individuals aren't old enough to take care of themselves by the time they reach college, they shouldn't be here. Anyone who isn't mature enough to regulate her closing hours to do her studies wouldn't be here long anyway."
Harwood Peach, Independence junior: "I certainly believe there should be closing hours. It would be a good idea to have a late night once in a while though."
Otto Payton, Tulsa, Okla. senior: "I don't believe there should be any. If a person is not mature enough to regulate his own affairs, he doesn't belong in college. Most college students would show this maturity if it were required of them."
Gaynor Sue Garrison, Omaha, Neb., freshman: "Yes, I believe KU should have closing hours so students can study for their assignments for the next day. I think they're fine now."
Helen Staves, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore: "I believe there should be closing hours. I think think they're okay as they are. They are a lot more lenient than some schools I know."
Sue Guest, Coffeyville sophomore: "They should have closing hours. If we didn't, every night would be like the night before the KU-K-State game."
Youssef Mebed, Cairo, Egypt, sophomore: "I don't think there's any sense in it."
Kenneth Velharticky, Salina freshman: "If a person is old enough to go to college, then he should be old enough to take care of himself."
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